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1.
The Great Adventure (1963–1964)
Episode:
Go Down, Moses
(1963)
60 min | Drama
The excellent Ruby Dee plays the escaped slave Harriet Tubman and her attempts to rescue enslaved family members and friends through the pre-Civil War Underground Railroad.
Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: Ruby Dee, Brock Peters, Ossie Davis, Ethel Waters
Votes: 12
2.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
My Dinner with Kingsfield
(1984)
60 min | Drama
A snowstorm strands Kingsfield on his way to the airport. When he knocks on the nearest door to use the phone, it is Hart's apartment. When they learn the airport is closed, Kingsfield ... See full summary »
Director: Corey Allen | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 23
3.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Graduation
(1986)
Drama
As Hart and the other 3Ls graduate, Hart learns what others think of him: friend Ford, Professor Tyler, and Kingsfield, who has final lessons to teach Hart. Hart sums up his relationship with Kingsfield in his commencement address.
Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 18
4.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Paper Chase
(1978)
60 min | Drama
Ill-prepared for his first class, novice law student James Hart incurs the wrath of Professor Kingsfield, who declares Hart "dead" regarding his continued participation. Hart then tries to find a way back into the professor's good graces.
Director: Joseph Hardy | Stars: John Houseman, K.C. Ligon, Tom Fitzsimmons, Robert Ginty
Votes: 38
5.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Limits
(1984)
60 min | Drama
A distinguished and popular professor of trial law is afflicted with "senility." No one has noticed this except his students, perhaps because his symptoms are worse under the pressure of a ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 18
6.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Birthday Party
(1983)
60 min | Drama
Hart and the others want to do something special to mark Professor Kingsfield's 80th birthday, against the advice of Mrs. Nottingham and Kinsgfield himself. Meanwhile, why is the U.S. Attorney General paying a midnight visit to Kingsfield?
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 19
7.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Moot Court
(1978)
60 min | Drama
The students pair off (via random draw) for 'Moot Court', a courtroom-like competition. Hart lucks out, as his partner is close friend and fellow study group member Logan. Bell is not so ... See full summary »
Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, Robert Ginty
Votes: 28
8.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Tables Down at Ernie's
(1979)
60 min | Drama
Kingsfield's character and background are further developed in this episode: his own days as a student at the law school, hanging out at Ernie's in the 1930's, and his friendship, then, ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, Robert Ginty
Votes: 24
9. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" was a continuation of the dramatic anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) hosted by the Master of Suspense and Mystery.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Hinton Pope, Jimmy Joyce, Lew Brown
Votes: 5,161
10. The Great Adventure (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
A filmed series of one-hour dramatizations of the lives of famous historical people, as well as important historical events.
Stars: Russell Johnson, Van Heflin, Eddie Little Sky, Kent Smith
Votes: 136
11.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
An Unlocked Window
(1965)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A serial killer is in the area where some private nurses have locked themselves in a large house, except for one basement window.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Dana Wynter, T.C. Jones, Louise Latham
Votes: 923
12.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Scavenger Hunt
(1979)
60 min | Drama
Professor Kingsfield unleashes his first-year students in the campus-wide annual scavenger hunt. In an effort to find the answers to more questions than any other study group, everyone is ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, Robert Ginty
Votes: 21
13. Flight (1958–1959)
30 min | Adventure
Hosted by well known General George Kenney, the show was an anthology featuring the importance of aviation. Frequently war stories, it also dealt with the practical uses of civilian air as in severe weather conditions.
Stars: George C. Kenney, Joe Flynn, Forrest Compton, John Pickard
Votes: 62
14.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Day Kingsfield Missed Class
(1985)
60 min | Drama
For the first time in 40 years, Kingsfield doesn't show up for work or class - all day. Everyone is flabbergasted, then worried. Nottingham has kittens. However, there is a logical explanation: remember, Kingsfield is always teaching.
Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 18
15.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Decisions: Part 1
(1985)
60 min | Drama
Although part of "The Third Year" this episode takes as Hart's second year of law school winds down. Golden is interviewing for a clerkship at the Supreme Court but I struggling to get on ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 14
16.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Apprentice
(1979)
60 min | Drama
Hart is chosen by Kingsfield to assist him and a third-year student to prepare for a case in New York City. The 3-L, nearing graduation, is busy seeking future employment, and dumps the ... See full summary »
Director: Kenneth Gilbert | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, Robert Ginty
Votes: 20
17.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
The Jar
(1964)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Charlie Hill is mesmerized by a strange jar at a carnival sideshow. He buys it from the owner, but his wife Thedy Sue is frightened and wants it thrown out. The townspeople come from miles to see it and Charlie becomes a local celebrity.
Director: Norman Lloyd | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Pat Buttram, Collin Wilcox Paxton, William Marshall
Votes: 772
18.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Return of Verge Likens
(1964)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
After his father is murdered by a politician who gets away with it, a young man becomes determined to get revenge.
Director: Arnold Laven | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Peter Fonda, Robert Emhardt, George Lindsey
Votes: 483
19.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
A Day in the Life of...
(1978)
60 min | Drama
Hart asks Kingsfield to answer a question before he thoroughly researched the case himself. As a penalty, Kingsfield gives Hart additional research that is due the following morning. Hart ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, Robert Ginty
Votes: 30
20.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Man Who Would Be King
(1978)
60 min | Drama
Anderson pushes Hart to run for the first-year slot on the Law School Council. Elsewhere, Ford's father and sister come for a visit. Ford's father is an alumnus of the school, and his very ... See full summary »
Director: Gwen Arner | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, Robert Ginty
Votes: 26
21.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
It's Only a Show
(1985)
60 min | Drama
Bell directs a law school themed show put on by the law students. Kingsfield attends a law convention in Los Angeles.
Director: Lynn Roth | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 15
22. The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
60 min | Drama
The trials of a group of law students under the tutelage of a strict professor.
Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 1,088
23.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Bed of Roses
(1964)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A married man finds his beautiful mistress murdered and flees without reporting it, only to become the victim of blackmail.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Patrick O'Neal, Kathie Browne, Torin Thatcher
Votes: 426
24.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Once More with Feeling
(1979)
60 min | Drama
A professor likes to give the female students some extra 'tutoring'. Logan is offended by his advances, and attempts to do something about it, which proves to be futile without witnesses.
Director: Marvin Kupfer | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, Robert Ginty
Votes: 24
25.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Plague of Locusts
(1983)
60 min | Drama
The annual influx of law firm recruiters invades the campus, and Ford's father seems to be leading the charge. Ford Senior's tactics cause Junior to re-evaluate his opinion of his father, ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 18
26.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Advocates
(1984)
60 min | Drama
Hart and Harriman are locking horns (again), this time as opponents in the Moot Court finals. Others are cashing in on their rivalry. Bell is taking bets on the winner, and Golden is happy ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 14
27.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Clay Footed Idol
(1979)
60 min | Drama
Each study group must find and report on an 'interesting' case, with the best to be presented orally in class. Our favorite study group stumbles upon (completely by accident) a decades-old ... See full summary »
Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, Robert Ginty
Votes: 22
28.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Great Expectations
(1978)
60 min | Drama
The study group plans a weekend getaway picnic to blow off steam, but Professor Kingsfield assigns a lot of work at the last minute, causing the group to drop the getaway and just have an ... See full summary »
Director: Harvey S. Laidman | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, Robert Ginty
Votes: 30
29.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Free Advice
(1985)
60 min | Drama
A guy whom Hart and Ford know shows up looking for them. They're not there but Tom is. He tells Tom that he's having problems with his landlord. Tom suggests that he not pay the rent. Later... See full summary »
Director: Gilbert Moses | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 13
30.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Source
(1985)
60 min | Drama
Hart notices a respected judge has inconsistent rulings and goes to talk with his clerk, (an alumni). The clerk is reluctant to being openly named as a source revealing that the judge has been dishonest with his rulings.
Director: Georg Stanford Brown | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 13
31.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Outline Fever
(1983)
60 min | Drama
The second year begins with Hart and Ford moving to an off-campus apartment, while Bell is still at the dorm as the advisor for the 1-L students. Some of the 1-L students hound Hart for his... See full summary »
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 17
32.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Death Scene
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Auto mechanic Leo Manfred fixes a limousine owned by Gavin Revere, a famed, retired and wheelchair-bound Hollywood director. Gavin's beautiful daughter Nicky catches Leo's eye, so he offers... See full summary »
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Vera Miles, John Carradine, James Farentino
Votes: 432
33.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Power of Attorney
(1965)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A clever con man makes a living by preying on women by having them invest their life savings into non-existent stocks.
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Richard Johnson, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Fay Bainter
Votes: 400
34.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Suppressed Desires
(1986)
60 min | Drama
A party themed "Supressed Desries" is being thrown, wherein the students get to as something they wish they could be other than a lawyer. When there's an art competition. Kiernan decides to enter but it clashes with her studies.
Director: Lynn Roth | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 13
35.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Judgement Day
(1984)
60 min | Drama
Four professors are up for 2 tenured positions, with various faculty members each jockeying for "their man". Professor Peterson is young, hip, and well-liked by the 3-L students (including ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Havinga | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 14
36.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Laura's Struggle
(1985)
60 min | Drama
Laura is having trouble adjusting to the added time commitments of Law Review while keeping up with her regular courses. All her friends are disturbed by the changes in her personality but ... See full summary »
Director: Sharron Miller | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 17
37.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Pressure
(1985)
60 min | Drama
Pressure causes first year student Williamson to get in serious trouble. Tom Ford defends Williamson before a committee chaired by Kingsfield. Rose dates Soloway's father.
Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 13
38.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Decisions: Part 2
(1985)
60 min | Drama
At the start of the third year, Hart assumes Presidency of Law Review and proposes a controversial approach to the first issue. He also struggles with leadership issues. His problems are ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 15
39.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Tempest in a Pothole
(1984)
60 min | Drama
The hapless Willis Bell takes a spill on his bicycle and breaks an arm, then he sues the city, alleging negligence in street maintenance. He reluctantly subpoenas Kingsfield, who saw the ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Cullingham | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 15
40.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Spreading It Thin
(1983)
60 min | Drama
About Hart's attempting to prove that a popular teacher is a fraud.
Director: Corey Allen | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 15
41. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
TV-PG | 22 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Updated remakes of classic stories from Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962), originally produced by the Master of Suspense. His original opening bits are colorized for re-use here.
Stars: Bernard Behrens, Cynthia Belliveau, David B. Nichols, Kathleen Quinlan
Votes: 3,256
42.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Where the Woodbine Twineth
(1965)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
After Eva Snyder becomes an orphan, she comes to live with the elderly Mississippi riverboat Captain King Snyder and his old-maid daughter Nell. While the Captain is piloting his boat, Nell... See full summary »
Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Margaret Leighton, Carl Benton Reid, Juanita Moore
Votes: 529
43.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Hart Goes Home
(1984)
60 min | Drama
Hart goes home to Minnesota for his sister Vicky's wedding, even though he has extra work due to Kingsfield. Since Golden has assigned Harriman to cover for Hart, Hart spends a lot of time ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 15
44.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Mrs. Hart
(1984)
60 min | Drama
After a 6 month hiatus following episode 7, The Paper Chase is back with some major changes. Three new female regular characters are added, and Connie Lehman is written out of the series. .... See full summary »
Director: Corey Allen | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 16
45.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Not Prince Hamlet
(1984)
60 min | Drama
A father struggles to come to grips with his son's suicide.
Director: Lynn Roth | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 17
46.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
Snow
(1983)
60 min | Drama
As usual, the Law Review is behind schedule, but this time Golden is sidelined with pneumonia. Second-in-command Shaw seizes the opportunity for a power play, but it predictably backfires. ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 17
47.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
An Act of Desperation
(1978)
60 min | Drama
Brooks has fallen behind in his studies, and wants to rejoin the study group. Hart is willing, but the others are reluctant, until Brooks produces some study aids from his 'tutor'. The ... See full summary »
Director: Carl Kugel | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, Robert Ginty
Votes: 23
48.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Man in the Chair
(1979)
60 min | Drama
A disabled transfer student is befriended by, and included in, the study group. As time goes on, he takes advantage of the group's kindness/empathy. His mother, who, as a family friend of ... See full summary »
Director: Robert C. Thompson | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, Robert Ginty
Votes: 19
49.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
(1978)
60 min | Drama
This episode features Elizabeth Logan. Supreme Court Justice Reynolds pays a visit to campus to commemorate a milestone anniversary of women being admitted to the law school. During a ... See full summary »
Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, Robert Ginty
Votes: 24
50. Matinee Theatre (1955–1958)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A daily anthology show, featuring original material, as well as adaptations of literary classics.
Stars: John Conte, Peter Hansen, Sarah Churchill, Johnny Crawford
Votes: 133