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1.
Judd for the Defense (1967–1969)
Episode:
Fall of a Skylark: The Trial - Part 1
(1968)
60 min | Drama
Judd defends the playboy son of a millionaire hotel owner who has been charged with the murder of the hotel's bookmaker, whom he was in debt to.
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Carl Betz, Stephen Young, Bradford Dillman, Diana Hyland
Votes: 8
2.
Judd for the Defense (1967–1969)
Episode:
Fall of a Skylark: The Appeal - Part 2
(1968)
60 min | Drama
After his client Bruzzy Burke is convicted, Judd continues to work to try to appeal the conviction, even though he is fired by Bruzzy's millionaire father. His first step is to discredit ... See full summary »
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Carl Betz, Stephen Young, Bradford Dillman, Diana Hyland
Votes: 8
3. Your Show of Shows (1950–1954)
90 min | Comedy
Best remembered by its posterior title, Your Show of Shows, this live variety show included comedy sketches with TV pioneers Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca.
Stars: Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Felisa Vanoff, Carl Reiner
Votes: 368
4. You Are There (1953–1972)
30 min | Drama, History
Walter Cronkite hosted the reenactments of historical events. Shows included "The Landing of the Hindenburg", "The Salem Witchcraft Trials", "The Gettysburg Address", "The Fall of Troy", and "The Scuttling of the Graf Spee".
Stars: Walter Cronkite, Todd Hunter, Paul Birch, Harlow Wilcox
Votes: 206
5. Suspicion (1957–1958)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The show consisted of forty episodes, half of which were live and half of which were filmed. The shows, which often involved murder, were intended to confuse and mystify the audience.
Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Mike Ragan, Cris Roberts, David Armstrong
Votes: 520
6.
Suspicion (1957–1958)
Episode:
Someone Is After Me
(1958)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A paranoid woman, frightened since she witnessed a violent crime, fears for her life.
Director: David Greene | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Edward Andrews, Lee Bowman, Mary James
Votes: 13
7. The Fugitive (1963–1967)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A doctor, wrongly convicted for a murder he didn't commit, escapes custody and must stay ahead of the police to find the real killer.
Stars: David Janssen, William Conrad, Barry Morse, Paul Birch
Votes: 4,698
8. The Desert Song (1955 TV Movie)
90 min | Musical
From the Golden Age of Television, a live TV performance of the famed operetta, more faithful to the original than either the 1943 or 1953 film versions.
Director: Max Liebman | Stars: Nelson Eddy, Gale Sherwood, Rod Alexander, Salvatore Baccaloni
Votes: 39
9. Lady in the Dark (1954 TV Movie)
85 min | Musical
Fashion magazine executive becomes unable to make decisions both at work and in her personal life. She skeptically seeks psychological help, where she recalls her musical dreams featuring people in her life, past and present.
Director: Max Liebman | Stars: Ann Sothern, James Daly, Luella Gear, Paul McGrath
Votes: 27
10.
77 Sunset Strip (1958–1964)
Episode:
The Raiders
(1962)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Stu Bailey goes undercover to help a small town chief of police nail the kingpin of a gambling syndicate.
Director: Robert Sparr | Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Roger Smith, Virginia Gregg, Jacques Aubuchon
Votes: 36
11.
Max Liebman Spectaculars (1954– )
Episode:
Best Foot Forward
(1954)
90 min | Music, Musical
A student convinces a fading movie star to accompany him to his junior prom. The woman is recognized and nearly stripped of all her clothes by students seeking souvenirs. She retreats to a ... See full summary »
Director: Max Liebman | Stars: Marilyn Maxwell, Robert Cummings, Charlie Applewhite, Pat Carroll
Votes: 8
12. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
60 min | Drama
Actor, Producer, and Director Robert Montgomery introduced each telecast, sometimes interviewing one of the stars, and sometimes appearing in the play.
Stars: Robert Montgomery, John Newland, Vaughn Taylor, Elizabeth Montgomery
Votes: 136
13. Starlight Theatre (1950–1951)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Mary Sinclair, Durward Kirby, Alfred Ryder, Virginia Gilmore
Votes: 28
14. 77 Sunset Strip (1958–1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama.
Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, Jacqueline Beer
Votes: 1,636
15. Judd for the Defense (1967–1969)
60 min | Drama
High-priced Houston lawyer Clinton Judd and his assistant Ben Caldwell take cases throughout the U.S. The program dealt with then-taboo subjects.
Stars: Carl Betz, Stephen Young, Walter Brooke, John Dehner
Votes: 262
16. Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1959)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Originally billed as "Playhouse of the Stars" this long running anthology series was originally presented live from New York City. Irene Dunne was briefly the hostess in 1952, and the show frequently used Broadway performers in classic stories.
Stars: James Mason, Irene Dunne, Robert Paige, Walter Coy
Votes: 338
17. Studio One (1948–1958)
60 min | Drama
A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS.
Stars: Betty Furness, Paul Branson, Charlton Heston, Mary Sinclair
Votes: 329
18. The Loretta Young Show (1953–1961)
30 min | Drama
A drama anthology series hosted by actress Loretta Young. In addition to hosting the series, she played the lead in various episodes.
Stars: Loretta Young, John Milton Kennedy, John Newland, Robert Foulk
Votes: 303
19. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Live dramatic shows featuring Hollywood stars, adaptations of motion pictures, and a host accompanying. The host would introduce each act, and would conduct an interview with the stars at the end of the play.
Stars: Ken Carpenter, Jay Jackson, Otto Kruger, Gordon MacRae
Votes: 154
20. There's a Girl in My Heart (1949)
Passed | 79 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A Gay-Nineties musical set in New York City's Bowery and East Side explores the life of its inhabitants--an Irish policeman and his tap-dancing daughter and music-hall wife; a German ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Lee Bowman, Elyse Knox, Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan
Votes: 23
21. Easy Living (1937)
Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
When a wealthy banker throws his wife's expensive fur coat off a roof and it lands on the head of a stenographer, everyone assumes she is his mistress and has access to his millions.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold, Ray Milland, Luis Alberni
Votes: 4,170
22. Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966 TV Movie)
Approved | 100 min | Drama
An investigative reporter looks into the murder of a call girl. His investigation unearths her diary, with the names of many prominent people in it. He sets out to find her killer from among the names contained in it.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Jill St. John, Jack Klugman, George Macready
Votes: 127
23. Stage 7 (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
A weekly half-hour anthology series, similar to "Four Star Playhouse".
Stars: Gordon Mills, Dan Barton, Dennis Morgan, Frank Lovejoy
Votes: 39
24. The Bigelow Theatre (1950–1951)
30 min | Drama, Family
A live CBS half-hour dramatic anthology series, but on two networks in its second season (as "Bigelow-Sanford Theater"); Sunday evenings over CBS and Thursday evenings over DuMont.
Stars: Don DeFore, William Frawley, Jeffrey Silver, Ann Dvorak
Votes: 59
25.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
Detour on a Road Going Nowhere
(1964)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Kimble, on the run again, finds himself stranded on a broken down bus on a remote mountain road. The passengers discover Kimble's true identity and one of them, armed with a gun, is determined to turn him in to the police.
Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: David Janssen, Lee Bowman, Elizabeth Allen, Phyllis Thaxter
Votes: 180
26. Love Affair (1939)
Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Maria Ouspenskaya, Lee Bowman
Votes: 6,430
27. Love Story (1954– )
30 min | Romance, Drama
Stars: James Gregory, Beatrice Straight, Leslie Nielsen, Betty Field
Votes: 17
28. Florian (1940)
91 min | Drama
This film is (very) loosely based on the book by Austrian author Felix Salten. It follows the life of the Lippizaner stallion Florian. Of special notice is the time when he pulled Emperor Franz Joseph's carriage.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Robert Young, Helen Gilbert, Charles Coburn, Lee Bowman
Votes: 100
29.
Miami Undercover (1961)
Episode:
Bet Your Death
(1961)
30 min | Drama
As an international conference of south and central American nations convenes in Miami, Thompson is hired by an agent of one country with volatile political and monetary situations. When it... See full summary »
Director: Howard W. Koch | Stars: Lee Bowman, Rocky Graziano, George N. Neise, Jerry Brandow
Votes: 5
30.
The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1950–1956)
Episode:
Buck Fever
(1954)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
On the first day of hunting season, Queen is accused of manslaughter when another hunter is fatally shot in the woods. Finally released due to lack of evidence, the bullet having passed ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Hart | Stars: Lee Bowman, Richard Carlyle, Rusty Lane, Robert Middleton
Votes: 7
31. Masquerade Party (1952–1960)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
A panel of celebrities met with another celebrity who was in heavy make-up and/or costume; this disguise would always provide clues to the celebrity's actual identity. The panel asked ... See full summary »
Stars: Johnny Olson, Bert Parks, Audrey Meadows, Sam Levenson
Votes: 26
32. Buck Privates (1941)
Passed | 84 min | Comedy, Musical, War
Two sidewalk salesman enlist in the army in order to avoid jail, only to find that their drill instructor is the police officer who tried having them imprisoned.
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lee Bowman, Jane Frazee
Votes: 4,732 | Gross: $4.00M
33. House by the River (1950)
Approved | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A deranged writer murders a maid after she resists his advances. The writer engages his brother's help in hiding the body, causing unexpected problems for both of them.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman, Jane Wyatt, Dorothy Patrick
Votes: 4,172
34. A Man to Remember (1938)
Approved | 79 min | Drama, Romance
Doctor John Abbott is a single parent who settles in the town of Westport with his son Dick, trying to eke out a living for them. He also inherits, by way of his doorstep, an unwanted baby ... See full summary »
Director: Garson Kanin | Stars: Anne Shirley, Edward Ellis, Lee Bowman, William Henry
Votes: 472
35. Babes in Toyland (1954 TV Special)
90 min | Musical
A special, live, television adaptation of Victor Herbert's operetta.
Director: Max Liebman | Stars: Rod Alexander, The Baird Puppets, Bil Baird, Cora Baird
Votes: 34
36. Bataan (1943)
Approved | 114 min | Drama, History, War
In 1942, in the Bataan peninsula of the Philippines, a ragtag American unit commanded by Sergeant Bill Dane attempts to blow-up a bridge in order to slow the Japanese advance.
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Lloyd Nolan, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 2,707
37. Internes Can't Take Money (1937)
Passed | 78 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In his first film, young Dr. Kildare helps a female ex-con find her child.
Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Lloyd Nolan, Stanley Ridges
Votes: 784
38. Kid Glove Killer (1942)
Passed | 74 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Crime lab expert Gordon McKay uses the latest forensic techniques to solve murders in a city plagued by political corruption and mob rackets.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Van Heflin, Marsha Hunt, Lee Bowman, Samuel S. Hinds
Votes: 1,157
39. Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
Passed | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
A single magazine editor pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleagues, but complications ensue when she meets a potential suitor.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Raymond Walburn, Lee Bowman
Votes: 1,138
40. The 27th Annual Academy Awards (1955 TV Special)
Family
The 27th Academy Awards, held on March 30th, 1955 to honor the best films of 1954. Hosted by Bob Hope at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood with Thelma Ritter hosting from the NBC Century Theatre in New York City.
Directors: Bill Bennington, Grey Lockwood | Stars: Bob Hope, Buddy Adler, Anna Maria Alberghetti, June Allyson
Votes: 260
41. Sophie Lang Goes West (1937)
Approved | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Reformed jewel-thief Sophie Lang, tired of being questioned by the New York City police every time a jewel disappears, decides to head for California, and is hiding in the train-compartment... See full summary »
Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: Gertrude Michael, Lee Bowman, Sandra Storme, Buster Crabbe
Votes: 18
42.
Miami Undercover (1961)
Episode:
School for Girls
(1961)
30 min | Drama
A brazen thief breaks into the dorm rooms of an exclusive girl's school, while the occupants are sleeping. he's stealing only high-value items like fur coats and diamond jewelry. The school... See full summary »
Director: Lee Sholem | Stars: Lee Bowman, Rocky Graziano, Eloise Hardt, Noel Drayton
Votes: 5
43.
The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1950–1956)
Episode:
Death Spins a Wheel
(1951)
25 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police in an upstate New York resort town have declared the death of pianist Bob Dawson a suicide, but his girlfriend, a singer at a local casino isn't convinced - especially because a ... See full summary »
Director: Don Richardson | Stars: Lee Bowman, Florenz Ames, Robert H. Harris, Evelyn Ward
Votes: 10
44. Cover Girl (1944)
Passed | 107 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
Rusty Parker wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl; this endangers her romance with dancing mentor Danny.
Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly, Lee Bowman, Phil Silvers
Votes: 5,944
45. My Dream Is Yours (1949)
Passed | 101 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
An agent must search for a new personality to replace a popular singer who refuses to renew his radio contract. He finds one in the form of a single mother, but complications soon occur.
Directors: Michael Curtiz, Friz Freleng | Stars: Jack Carson, Doris Day, Lee Bowman, Adolphe Menjou
Votes: 1,679
46. The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1950–1956)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ellery Queen was a mystery writer who assisted his father, a detective with the New York Police Department, in solving murders. Queen's methods were arcane and intellectual rather than ... See full summary »
Stars: Florenz Ames, Lee Bowman, Rex Marshall, Hugh Marlowe
Votes: 65
47. Wyoming (1940)
Passed | 88 min | Drama, Western
After the Civil War, an ex-Confederate soldier is murdered by cattle-rustlers when he returns home to Wyoming, but a fugitive train-robber steps in to avenge his death and aid his family in their fight against a local land-grabber.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Wallace Beery, Leo Carrillo, Ann Rutherford, Lee Bowman
Votes: 297
48. The Walls Came Tumbling Down (1946)
Approved | 82 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
Gilbert Archer, a Broadway gossip columnist for a newspaper, learns that his best friend, a priest, has been murdered and one of the suspects is a pretty girl, Patricia Foster. In one of ... See full summary »
Director: Lothar Mendes | Stars: Lee Bowman, Marguerite Chapman, Edgar Buchanan, George Macready
Votes: 104
49. The Silver Theatre (1949–1950)
30 min | Drama, Romance
The teleplays normally concerned the various aspects of romance.
Stars: Conrad Nagel, George Reeves, Don DeFore, Diana Lynn
Votes: 32
50. The Impatient Years (1944)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
To rekindle their love, a divorce judge orders a couple whose marriage is on the rocks to re-enact their four-day breakneck courtship.
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Jean Arthur, Lee Bowman, Charles Coburn, Edgar Buchanan
Votes: 434