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1.
I Married Joan (1952–1955)
Episode:
Masquerade
(1954)
Not Rated | Comedy
Joan and her friends are invited to a costume party which leads to a dilemma. The husbands disagree with the wives concerning outfits with the result being the men wearing the feminine clothes, the women the masculine.
Stars: Joan Davis, Jim Backus, El Brendel, Geraldine Carr
Votes: 11
2.
I Married Joan (1952–1955)
Episode:
Pop Retires
(1954)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
Pop thinks he is invited to retire and move in with his daughter,Joan.
Stars: Joan Davis, Jim Backus, El Brendel, Beverly Wills
Votes: 11
3. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The trials of a master criminal defense attorney handling the most difficult cases in support of the innocent.
Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins
Votes: 11,889
4. Born to Fight (1932)
Drama, Romance, Western
Director: Walter Mayo | Stars: El Brendel, Janet Chandler, Onslow Stevens, Mitchell Harris
Votes: 5
5.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Borrowed Baby
(1962)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Perry and Della find a baby in his office leading Della to be a mom and Perry trying to find the mother. He finds another man is also trying to sell information about the baby. When he is found dead, the mother looks to be guilty.
Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 277
6.
I Married Joan (1952–1955)
Episode:
Get Rich Quick
(1954)
Not Rated | Comedy
Joan and her father invest in a South American uranium mining company.
Stars: Joan Davis, Jim Backus, El Brendel, Jack Mulhall
Votes: 11
7. The People's Choice (1955–1958)
30 min | Comedy
Socrates "Sock" Miller joins the city council, clashing with the mayor John Peoples. Sock dates then marries his daughter Mandy complicating things. Sock has a basset named Cleo who shares her thoughts and best friend Rollo.
Stars: Jackie Cooper, Patricia Breslin, Bernadette, Mary Jane Croft
Votes: 186
8. The Comedy Spot (1960–1962)
30 min | Comedy
Summer replacement series for "The Red Skeleton Show" during their annual hiatus from 1960-1962, this series featured unsold pilots for comedy series as well as reruns from other comedy anthology series.
Stars: Nancy Kulp, Margaret O'Brien, Doug McClure, Carl Reiner
Votes: 31
9. Handle with Care (1932)
Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Bill Gordon (James Dunn), whose lot-in-life is rising, falls in love with Helen Barlow (Boots Mallory), who is raising two cute motherless children who nearly wreck her romance when they ... See full summary »
Director: David Butler | Stars: James Dunn, Boots Mallory, El Brendel, Victor Jory
Votes: 18
10.
My Little Margie (1952–1955)
Episode:
Corpus Delicti
(1955)
26 min | Comedy
Margie and Freddie track a murderer to a mysterious mansion. Two things Margie doesn't know: The man is a client of her father, and he's never murdered anyone.
Director: Hal Yates | Stars: Gale Storm, Charles Farrell, Don Hayden, Michael Fox
Votes: 22
11. The Bob Cummings Show (1955–1959)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
The romantic misadventures of Bob Collins, a suave, sophisticated bachelor and photographer operating in Hollywood, California. The show is centered around his womanizing ways with his models, and his sister's attempts to make him settle down.
Stars: Robert Cummings, Ann B. Davis, Rosemary DeCamp, Dwayne Hickman
Votes: 473
12. I Married Joan (1952–1955)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
The adventures of the scatterbrained wife of a respected city judge.
Stars: Joan Davis, Jim Backus, Geraldine Carr, Beverly Wills
Votes: 402
13.
Racket Squad (1950–1953)
Episode:
Sting of Fate
(1953)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A man and woman team of confidence operators fake injuries in hotels in order to extort money. They use wasp stings to simulate the swelling of a real sprain, but a hotel employee helps Braddock expose the con and break the case.
Director: Arnold Laven | Stars: Reed Hadley, Catherine McLeod, Steve Brodie, Thomas Browne Henry
Votes: 14
14. My Little Margie (1952–1955)
30 min | Comedy
Margie lives with her father Vern and her crazy schemes get him into trouble especially with his boss Mr. Honeywell. She frequently involves Charlie and Mrs. Odetts in her plans. Freddie is her boyfriend while Roberta likes Vern.
Stars: Gale Storm, Charles Farrell, Clarence Kolb, Don Hayden
Votes: 449
15. Destry (1964)
60 min | Western
Young Harrison Destry, son of legendary lawman Tom Destry, had been a sheriff himself until he was framed and sent to prison. Now he roams about looking for the hombres that did him wrong. ... See full summary »
Stars: John Gavin, Ken Mayer, Bill Coontz, Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Votes: 84
16. Vacation Playhouse (1963–1967)
30 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime
Summer replacement show featuring pilot programs that had not been sold.
Stars: Darryl Hickman, Dwayne Hickman, Pat Crowley, Soupy Sales
Votes: 64
17. Racket Squad (1950–1953)
30 min | Crime, Drama
This series dramatizes confidence games which fall under the jurisdiction of Captain John Braddock.
Stars: Reed Hadley, Hugh Beaumont, Keith Richards, Griff Barnett
Votes: 155
18. McKeever and the Colonel (1962–1963)
30 min | Comedy
A young cadet at a boys' military academy is always getting into trouble and driving his superior officer crazy.
Stars: Allyn Joslyn, Scott Lane, Jackie Coogan, Johnny Eimen
Votes: 67
19. Wings (1927)
PG-13 | 144 min | Drama, Romance, War
Two young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I.
Directors: William A. Wellman, Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast | Stars: Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Richard Arlen, Jobyna Ralston
Votes: 14,561 | Gross: $6.59M
20. The George Gobel Show (1954–1960)
30 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
For Gobel's half-hour series, he used a successful comedy format of a monologue segment, followed by a story set up segment, then a musical interlude with the show's girl singer, then the main skit with the guest performers.
Stars: George Gobel, Jeff Donnell, John Scott Trotter, Peggy King
Votes: 84
21. The Big Trail (1930)
Passed | 125 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Breck Coleman leads hundreds of settlers in covered wagons from the Mississippi River to their destiny out West.
Directors: Raoul Walsh, Louis R. Loeffler | Stars: John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, El Brendel, Tully Marshall
Votes: 4,435
22. Mr. Lemon of Orange (1931)
Passed | 70 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Director: John G. Blystone | Stars: El Brendel, Fifi D'Orsay, William Collier Sr., Ruth Warren
Votes: 25
23. Her Golden Calf (1930)
Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Marybelle Cobb, a plain and old-fashioned girl, is secretary to commercial illustrator Philip Homer, with whom she is secretly in love.
Director: Millard Webb | Stars: Jack Mulhall, Sue Carol, El Brendel, Marjorie White
Votes: 30
24.
The Danny Thomas Show (1953–1965)
Episode:
The Saints Come Marching In
(1958)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Family
After encountering a group of wayward young men, who possess huge musical talent, Danny intervenes with school authorities to put them on the straight and narrow, with a view towards launching their show business career.
Director: Sheldon Leonard | Stars: Danny Thomas, Marjorie Lord, Rusty Hamer, Angela Cartwright
Votes: 18
25. The Danny Thomas Show (1953–1965)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Danny is a New York entertainer. Between his co-stars at the nightclub where he performs and his wife and kids, he has dilemmas galore, which he somehow manages to resolve and still laugh.
Stars: Danny Thomas, Rusty Hamer, Marjorie Lord, Angela Cartwright
Votes: 1,252
26. New Movietone Follies of 1930 (1930)
84 min | Musical
Rich young Conrad Sterling (William Collier Jr.) is in love with struggling actress Mary Mason (Miriam Seeger). To prove his love, he hires Mary and the entire company of the show in which ... See full summary »
Director: Benjamin Stoloff | Stars: El Brendel, Marjorie White, Frank Richardson, Noel Francis
Votes: 33
27. The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954–1959)
30 min | Family, Western
Rusty was orphaned in an Indian raid. He and his dog Rin Tin Tin were adopted by the troops at Fort Apache in Arizona, and helped establish law and order in and around Mesa Grande.
Stars: Lee Aaker, James Brown, Rin Tin Tin II, Joe Sawyer
Votes: 858
28.
Cowboy G-Men (1952– )
Episode:
The Sidewinder
(1953)
30 min | Western
The Scourge of the Southwest is an especially ruthless and devious killer dubbed the Sidewinder. When a hapless Cavalryman escorting the criminal falls victim to his tricks, Pat and Sonny set out to track him down and bring him in.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Russell Hayden, Jackie Coogan, Roy Barcroft, Dorothy Patrick
Votes: 7
29. Disorderly Conduct (1932)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy
When motorcycle cop Dick Fay gives a ticket to Phyllis Crawford, her father's graft-fed influence leads to his demotion to foot patrolman. When Fay leads a raid on a gangster's place he ... See full summary »
Director: John W. Considine Jr. | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Sally Eilers, El Brendel, Dickie Moore
Votes: 44
30. His Wedding Scare (1943)
Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Short
El Brendel gets married and his troubles begin. In the Pullman car on his honeymoon, he gets into the wrong berth and has wife trouble; at the hotel, he gets into the wrong room and has ... See full summary »
Director: Del Lord | Stars: El Brendel, Louise Currie, Monte Collins, Vernon Dent
Votes: 9
31. Cowboy G-Men (1952– )
30 min | Western
Pat Gallagher and his sidekick Stoney Crockett are Secret Service agents in the Old West, dispatched by the government to investigate crimes threatening the young nation.
Stars: Russell Hayden, Jackie Coogan, Phil Arnold, X Brands
Votes: 76
32. You Never Know Women (1926)
72 min | Drama
A love triangle in a circus troupe,
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Florence Vidor, Lowell Sherman, Clive Brook, El Brendel
Votes: 163
33. The Ed Wynn Show (1949–1950)
30 min | Comedy, Music
The comedy on The Ed Wynn Show consisted mostly of old vaudeville schtick, with lots of corny jokes and silly sight gags. Each week, the show would end with Ed retiring to his bed, delivering quips as the credits rolled.
Stars: Ed Wynn, Lud Gluskin, Bob LeMond, William Frawley
Votes: 66
34. Arizona Bound (1927)
Passed | 53 min | Western
Dave Saulter (Gary Cooper), a rambling young cowboy drifts into a small western town the day a big gold shipment is leaving by stagecoach. Two different people plan to rob the stagecoach...... See full summary »
Director: John Waters | Stars: Gary Cooper, Betty Jewel, El Brendel, Jack Dougherty
Votes: 41
35. Call a Messenger (1939)
Approved | 65 min | Crime, Drama
A tough street kid attempts to rob a post office and is caught. In order to avoid reform school, he takes a job as a messenger with the post office. He finds that he likes it, and when his ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Robert Armstrong, Mary Carlisle
Votes: 50
36. Little Miss Broadway (1938)
Passed | 72 min | Drama, Family, Musical
An orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show-business people. The hotel's owner doesn't like the entertainers and wants the girl returned to the orphanage.
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Shirley Temple, George Murphy, Jimmy Durante, Phyllis Brooks
Votes: 953
37. Sunny Side Up (1929)
Passed | 121 min | Comedy, Musical
Molly and Bee, sweet young 'working girls,' live in a cheap room over a New York grocery store. Molly's idol, wealthy Jack Cromwell, lives in a Long Island mansion but is markedly less ... See full summary »
Director: David Butler | Stars: Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Marjorie White, El Brendel
Votes: 459
38. Blonde Trouble (1937)
Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Fred Stevens, on his way to New York City with hopes of succeeding as a songwriter, meets and falls in love with Edna Baker, an employee in a dentist's office. In New York, Fred meets Paul ... See full summary »
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Eleanore Whitney, Johnny Downs, Lynne Overman, Terry Walker
Votes: 22
39.
Cowboy G-Men (1952– )
Episode:
Ozark Gold
(1952)
Western
Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Russell Hayden, Jackie Coogan, El Brendel, Phil Arnold
Votes: 18
40. West of Broadway (1931)
Passed | 73 min | Drama, Romance, War
Jerry Seevers returns from World War I service broken in health and his doctor tells him he has only six months to live. His fiancée jilts him and he sets out to drink himself to death. In ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Beaumont | Stars: John Gilbert, El Brendel, Lois Moran, Madge Evans
Votes: 646
41.
The Bob Cummings Show (1955–1959)
Episode:
Bob Digs Rock 'N' Roll
(1958)
Not Rated | 25 min | Comedy
Bob tries to help Chuck win back his steady girlfriend, who has fallen for a teen-aged rock and roll performer.
Director: Robert Cummings | Stars: Robert Cummings, Rosemary DeCamp, Ann B. Davis, Dwayne Hickman
Votes: 18
42. Rolled Stockings (1927)
70 min | Drama, Romance
Mr. Treadway is disappointed with son Jim (James Hall) for not making the boat crew at college while his freshman brother, Ralph (Richard Arlen), makes the team and upholds the family ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Rosson | Stars: James Hall, Louise Brooks, Richard Arlen, Nancy Phillips
Votes: 15
43. Gallant Sons (1940)
Approved | 76 min | Mystery
Two childhood friends have a falling out because of their fathers' occupations, which lands one father in jail.
Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, Gene Reynolds, Gail Patrick
Votes: 301
44. The House of Fear (1939)
Approved | 67 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A detective goes undercover as a producer to investigate an actor's murder, which occurred during the performance of a play. The actor's body disappeared shortly after the crime, and his ghost is rumored to be haunting the theater.
Director: Joe May | Stars: William Gargan, Irene Hervey, Dorothy Arnold, Alan Dinehart
Votes: 146
45. Career Woman (1936)
Approved | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A girl accused of killing her father is defended unsuccessfully by a flashy lawyer and successfully by a new, straightforward one.
Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Claire Trevor, Michael Whalen, Isabel Jewell, Eric Linden
Votes: 100
46. Happy Landing (1938)
Approved | 102 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Bandleader (Romero) and manager (Ameche) discover skater (Henie) in Norway. They become rivals after she returns with them to America.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Sonja Henie, Don Ameche, Jean Hersholt, Ethel Merman
Votes: 198
47. Valley of the Giants (1938)
Passed | 79 min | Adventure, Western
A lumberman (Wayne Morris) and a gambling-house lady (Claire Trevor) thwart Easterners eyeing the California Redwoods.
Director: William Keighley | Stars: Wayne Morris, Claire Trevor, Frank McHugh, Alan Hale
Votes: 286
48. Risky Business (1939)
Approved | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Radio commentator Dan Clifford takes desperate chances to save the life of a young girl who has been kidnapped.
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: George Murphy, Dorothea Kent, Eduardo Ciannelli, Leon Ames
Votes: 35
49. The Meanest Gal in Town (1934)
Passed | 62 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A stranded actress turned manicurist affects the lives of people in a small American town.
Director: Russell Mack | Stars: Zasu Pitts, Pert Kelton, El Brendel, James Gleason
Votes: 117
50. Man of the Forest (1926)
60 min | Western
The kidnapping of an heir to a ranch goes awry when the Man of the Forest, mistrusted by the heiress, takes matters into his own hands with the help of his pet cougar.
Director: John Waters | Stars: Jack Holt, Georgia Hale, El Brendel, Warner Oland
Votes: 23