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1.
Hong Kong (1960–1961)
Episode:
Colonel Cat
(1960)
60 min | Adventure
When Japanese war criminal Colonel Okumara slips into Hong Kong to recover stolen treasure he appropriated during the war, he soon leaves a trail of murder behind him for Glenn Evans to follow.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Rod Taylor, Lloyd Bochner, W.T. Chang, Kathryn Givney
Votes: 13
2.
The Rifleman (1958–1963)
Episode:
Stopover
(1961)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
Lucas and Mark are in the barn. Outside a snowstorm is raging and the wind is howling. After they reach the house, they hear Scotty, the driver on a stagecoach. He asks to spend the night. ... See full summary »
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix, Adam West
Votes: 161
3.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
Desert Flight
(1960)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Mike Brenner is a wily bank robber. In an effort to lose a posse, he leads his cohorts into the desert.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Dick Powell, James Coburn, Ben Cooper, John Pickard
Votes: 30
4. The Rifleman (1958–1963)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
The adventures of a Wild West rancher, wielding a customized rapid-fire Winchester rifle, and his son.
Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix, Joe Benson
Votes: 5,020
5.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
South of Horror Flats
(1961)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
A ghost-plagued woman hires a detective to take her and her fortune to San Francisco.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: John Lupton, Jocelyn Somers, Tom Fadden, Stephen Ellsworth
Votes: 31
6.
Public Defender (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Last Appeal
(1954)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A young man is about to be executed and his priest makes one final attempt to prove his innocence by going to the Public Defender with the story.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Reed Hadley, Richard Jaeckel, Robert Armstrong, Emile Meyer
Votes: 17
7.
Maverick (1957–1962)
Episode:
According to Hoyle
(1957)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
After Samantha Crawford cleans him out--twice--Bret suggests they partner up to take down a crooked casino owner.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: James Garner, Diane Brewster, Leo Gordon, Jay Novello
Votes: 185
8.
Public Defender (1954–1955)
Episode:
Think No Evil
(1954)
Crime, Drama
A young man is arrested for robbery but claims he's innocent. The public defender's office goes to Las Vegas, where the man claims he was, to check up on his story. They find some disturbing news.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Reed Hadley, Hugh Beaumont, Jimmy Lydon, Helen Ford
Votes: 11
9.
Public Defender (1954–1955)
Episode:
Out of the Past
(1954)
30 min | Crime, Drama
After many years, an escaped convict's past catches up with him.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Reed Hadley, Robert Osterloh, Kasey Rogers, Jeri Lou James
Votes: 16
10. Hong Kong (1960–1961)
60 min | Adventure
Glenn Evans, a two-fisted journalist in Hong Kong, follows up stories involving smugglers, spies, murderers, and beautiful women in distress, with the help of his friend Chief Inspector Neil Campbell.
Stars: Rod Taylor, Lloyd Bochner, Jack Kruschen, Gerald Jann
Votes: 180
11. E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998– )
30 min | Documentary
Hollywood's most notorious scandals exposed through interviews and re-enactments.
Stars: A.J. Benza, A.C. Lyles, Marc Wanamaker, Bob Thomas
Votes: 317
12.
Maverick (1957–1962)
Episode:
War of the Silver Kings
(1957)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Bret rides into town looking for poker game to make some money. He finds one, but it's crooked, and he decides to get revenge, and also save the small mining town from the evil clutches of Phineas King.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: James Garner, Edmund Lowe, John Litel, Leo Gordon
Votes: 234
13.
Public Defender (1954–1955)
Episode:
Return of the Dead
(1954)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A teenage girl is charged with the attempted murder of a gangland figure. Her mother has also been shot. To further complicate matters, the girl's father, who went missing in action in the War fifteen years ago, has suddenly reappeared.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Reed Hadley, Gladys Holland, Natalie Wood, Steven Geray
Votes: 14
14.
Public Defender (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Prize Fighter Story
(1954)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Davey Davis is an up-and-coming young boxer, managed by Soapy Moore. Moore gets involved with gangland figure B.G. Worden, who threatens Soapy if he doesn't get Davey to take a dive in a ... See full summary »
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Reed Hadley, Richard Jaeckel, Tom Brown, Ben Welden
Votes: 14
15. Maverick (1957–1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Bret and Bart Maverick are well-dressed gamblers who migrate from town to town always looking for a good game.
Stars: Jack Kelly, James Garner, Roger Moore, Lane Chandler
Votes: 3,628
16.
Public Defender (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Hobo Story
(1954)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A hobo is accused of kidnapping and beating a little girl he had befriended.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Reed Hadley, Jeri Lou James, Peter Whitney, Denver Pyle
Votes: 11
17.
Maverick (1957–1962)
Episode:
Point Blank
(1957)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Bret arrives in Bent Forks after being run out of the last town by posse, and gets a job as a spotter. But it's a set-up by a scheming couple so they can get out of town with the money they've stolen.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: James Garner, Karen Steele, Mike Connors, Richard Garland
Votes: 201
18. Of Mice and Men (1939)
Passed | 106 min | Adventure, Drama
A mentally disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.
Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Burgess Meredith, Betty Field, Charles Bickford
Votes: 6,861
19. Biography (1987– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.
Stars: Jack Perkins, Peter Graves, Harry Smith, Robert J. Thompson
Votes: 2,088
20.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
Ambush
(1961)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Union Army Col. Blackburn commands a squad of mercenary soldiers whose current mission is to get vital papers through Confederate lines. There's an air of mutiny as the mercenaries complain about the dangerous duty.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Dick Powell, Don Dubbins, Jack Elam, Arch Johnson
Votes: 22
21. The More the Merrier (1943)
Passed | 104 min | Comedy
During the World War II housing shortage in Washington, two men and a woman share a single apartment and the older man plays Cupid to the other two.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn, Richard Gaines
Votes: 7,480
22. Public Defender (1954–1955)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Bart Matthews defends the poor and others who cannot afford an attorney. All episodes are based on actual cases from across the country.
Stars: Reed Hadley, John Close, Herschel Graham, Brick Sullivan
Votes: 112
23. Cinéma, de notre temps (1989– )
Documentary
"Cinema of Our Time" is a documentary series about contemporary filmmakers from around the world, created by Janine Bazin and André S. Labarthe, as a follow-up to the acclaimed initial series "Filmmakers of Our Time" (1964-1972).
Stars: Jean-Claude Dauphin, André S. Labarthe, Jean-François Stévenin, Jean Douchet
Votes: 188
24. Los años Arruza (1996)
57 min | Documentary
Director: Emilio Maillé | Stars: Mary Carmen Arruza, Budd Boetticher, Elsa Cárdenas, François Marthouret
Votes: 10
25.
Cinéma, de notre temps (1989– )
Episode:
Boetticher Rides Again
(1995)
60 min | Documentary
Directors: Philippe Garnier, Claude Ventura | Stars: Budd Boetticher, Mary Chelde, Burt Kennedy, Robert Stack
Votes: 8
26. Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
Western stories and legends based, and filmed, in and around Death Valley, California. One of the longest-running Western series, originating on radio in the 1930s. The continuing sponsor was "20 Mule Team" Borax, a product formerly mined in Death Valley.
Stars: Stanley Andrews, Robert Taylor, Ronald Reagan, Dale Robertson
Votes: 1,047
27. Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
An anthology based (earlier more so than later) on the novels and stories of Zane Grey. Dick Powell was often the star, as well as the host.
Stars: Dick Powell, Walter Sande, Denver Pyle, Bill Erwin
Votes: 582
28. The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)
30 min | Adventure, Family
A TV series adaptated from the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the ... See full summary »
Stars: George Dolenz, Nick Cravat, Robert Cawdron, Henry Corden
Votes: 65
29. Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary, Biography
Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks.
Director: Jeffrey Schwarz | Stars: Forrest J. Ackerman, John Badham, Diane Baker, Sidney D. Balkin
Votes: 685
30. General Electric Summer Originals (1956– )
30 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
An anthology series broadcast by ABC during the summer of 1956. It featured parts of dramatic films which were previously unavailable for television. The series included performances by ... See full summary »
Stars: Herb Vigran, Ronald Reagan, Joe E. Brown, Hugh Beaumont
Votes: 30
31. 7 Men from Now (1956)
Approved | 78 min | Western
A former sheriff blames himself for his wife's death during a Wells Fargo robbery and vows to track down and kill the seven men responsible.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Randolph Scott, Gail Russell, Lee Marvin, Walter Reed
Votes: 5,998
32. Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (1997 TV Movie)
94 min | Documentary
Director: Len Morris | Stars: James Garner, Tom Selleck, Clint Eastwood, Daniel Stern
Votes: 109
33. The Tall T (1957)
Approved | 78 min | Western
An independent former ranch foreman is kidnapped along with an heiress, who is being held for ransom by trio of ruthless outlaws.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Sullivan, Arthur Hunnicutt
Votes: 6,159
34. Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 86 min | Documentary, Biography
A profile of the filmmaker ("The Tall T," "Seven Men from Now") who, notes narrator Ed Harris, "made his mark in one of America's greatest art forms.the Western movie." Included: comments by admiring colleagues
Director: Bruce Ricker | Stars: Ed Harris, Peter Bogdanovich, Larry Cohen, Andrew Sarris
Votes: 207
35.
Public Defender (1954–1955)
Episode:
Step Child
(1954)
30 min | Crime, Drama
After her stepdaughter accuses her of cutting her and locking her in a closet, the arrested woman the public defender the story behind the accusations.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Reed Hadley, Barbara Whiting, Michael Hall, Argentina Brunetti
Votes: 15
36. A Chump at Oxford (1940)
Approved | 62 min | Comedy, Family
As a reward for capturing a bank robber, Stan and Ollie get scholarship to Oxford, but are met with resentment by other students.
Director: Alfred J. Goulding | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Forrester Harvey, Wilfred Lucas
Votes: 4,308
37.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
Ransom
(1960)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Comanche Indians raid sheep herders, killing all but the one who is named Dundee. He feels lucky to have been spared and sold to another white man until he realizes what the man has in store for him.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Claude Akins, Aneta Corsaut, Ed Nelson
Votes: 23
38. Ride Lonesome (1959)
Approved | 73 min | Western
A bounty hunter (Randolph Scott) escorts a killer (James Best) to be tried for murder, but allows the man's outlaw brother (Lee Van Cleef) to catch up with them to have a showdown over a previous shocking murder.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts, James Best
Votes: 6,609
39. Alias Mike Hercules (1956– )
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stars: Hugh Beaumont, Reginald Denny, Anne Kimbell, Marie Windsor
Votes: 17
40. Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
GP | 116 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
When a former Civil War soldier saves a nun from a gang of bandits, they team up to help the Mexicans in their war against the French.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Shirley MacLaine, Manolo Fábregas, Alberto Morin
Votes: 30,590 | Gross: $11.50M
41. Comanche Station (1960)
Approved | 73 min | Drama, Western
A man saves a woman who had been kidnapped by Comanches, then struggles to get both of them home alive.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Randolph Scott, Nancy Gates, Claude Akins, Skip Homeier
Votes: 4,427
42. As muxicas (2002)
17 min | Drama, Mystery, Short
Director: Carlos Alberto Alonso | Stars: Fely Manzano, Antonio Lagares, Manuel Lourenzo
Votes: 22
43.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
The Last Bugle
(1960)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Charles Gatewood is determined to meet with Geronimo to convince him to surrender.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Robert Cummings, Michael Pate, Rodd Redwing, Jerry Oddo
Votes: 19
44.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
The Long Shadow
(1961)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Major Will Sinclair is delivering the possessions of a soldier that has died under his command. On his way someone tries to ambush him and his companion. When he arrives at the boy's house, he is not well received.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan, Scott Marlowe, Roberta Shore
Votes: 33
45. Decision at Sundown (1957)
Approved | 77 min | Western
Bart Allison and sidekick Sam arrive in the town of Sundown on the wedding day of town boss Tate Kimbrough, whom Allison blames for his wife's death years earlier.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Randolph Scott, John Carroll, Karen Steele, Valerie French
Votes: 3,474
46. Blood and Sand (1941)
Approved | 125 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Illiterate peasant Juan Gallardo rises meteorically to fame and fortune in the bullfight arena only to sow the seeds of his own fall.
Director: Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Rita Hayworth, Alla Nazimova
Votes: 3,139 | Gross: $5.92M
47. Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)
Approved | 80 min | Drama, Western
Texan Tom Buchanan is heading back home with enough money to start his own ranch, but when he stops in the crooked town of Agry, he's robbed and framed for murder.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Randolph Scott, Craig Stevens, Barry Kelley, Tol Avery
Votes: 3,230
48. Bullfighter and the Lady (1951)
Approved | 87 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Hoping to impress a beautiful senorita, an American visiting Mexico trains with a famous Mexican bullfighter and becomes a competing bullfighter himself.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Robert Stack, Joy Page, Gilbert Roland, Virginia Grey
Votes: 677
49. Arruza (1972)
PG | 77 min | Documentary, Biography
The biography of bullfighter Carlos Arruza who tragically died in a car accident in May1966.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Carlos Arruza, Anthony Quinn, Maria del Carmen Arruza, Carlos Arruza Jr.
Votes: 55
50. My Kingdom for... (1995)
85 min | Documentary, Sport
When Robert and Rosemarie Stack (Robert starred in Boetticher's "Bullfighter and the Lady") visit Mary and Budd Boetticher to attend the Boettichers' showing of their exquisite Portuguese ... See full summary »
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Budd Boetticher, Mary Chelde, Robert Stack, Rosemarie Stack
Votes: 26