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1. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama, Mystery
Series of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama, and comedy about people of different backgrounds committing murders, suicides, thefts, and other sorts of crime caused by certain motivations, perceived or not.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, John Williams, Patricia Hitchcock
Votes: 19,309
2. Naked City (1958–1963)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The cases of the N.Y.P.D.'s 65th Precinct.
Stars: Harry Bellaver, Horace McMahon, Paul Burke, Nancy Malone
Votes: 1,430
3. The Defenders (1961–1965)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
A father and son lawyer duo take a variety of cases that often deal with the important issues of the day.
Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Polly Rowles, Ossie Davis
Votes: 499
4. Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
60 min | Drama
A well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.
Stars: Ed Herlihy, Vaughn Taylor, Valerie Cossart, Dan Morgan
Votes: 221
5. The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
In this live drama series, over two hundred live plays, covering all aspects of society, were shown.
Stars: Richard Kiley, Betsy Palmer, Edward Andrews, Biff McGuire
Votes: 196
6.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
A Night to Remember
(1956)
60 min | Drama
On its maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.
Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Sandy Ackland, Millette Alexander, Tirrell Barbery, William Becker
Votes: 42
7.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
To Walk in Silence
(1960)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A blue blood Wall Street investment manager witnesses a shooting. Afraid for his reputation,he stubbornly refuses to aid the NYPD in their investigation. After other possible witnesses have... See full summary »
Director: Roger Kay | Stars: Claude Rains, Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Nancy Malone
Votes: 96
8. 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
9. Patterns (1956)
Approved | 83 min | Drama
When Fred Staples is recruited onto the board of a high-powered New York corporation, he finds his ethics and ambition at odds.
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Van Heflin, Everett Sloane, Ed Begley, Beatrice Straight
Votes: 3,533
10. Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
60 min | Drama
The show featured original plays plus plays adapted from works.
Stars: Walter Matthau, David White, Constance Ford, Kim Stanley
Votes: 111
11. Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950–1963)
60 min | Drama
Documentary dramas, plays that were based on true stories, were the forte of Armstrong Circle Theater. Many movie actors and actresses got their start here.
Stars: Douglas Edwards, Sandy Becker, Bob Sherry, John Cameron Swayze
Votes: 123
12.
Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode:
Mary Poppins
(1949)
60 min | Drama
A nanny of special talents is hired by George Banks, an old-fashioned London banker who is trying to raise his two naughty children.
Director: Paul Nickell | Stars: Mary Wickes, E.G. Marshall, Valerie Cossart, Iris Mann
Votes: 14
13. 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: 152
14. The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
60 min | Drama
This live dramatic series featured original stories and adaptations of novels, plays, etc., during its eight-year run. During the first year, the show was sponsored by the Actor's Equity ... See full summary »
Stars: Bert Lytell, Jay Jackson, Bob Stanton, E.G. Marshall
Votes: 136
15. The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series based in New York City which attracted a high caliber group of actors, often Broadway stars. Stories were both drama and comedies, some original but others adaptions of films and plays.
Stars: William Brower, Biff McGuire, Ernest Truex, Ruth McDevitt
Votes: 67
16.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
A Night to Remember
(1956)
60 min | Drama
On its maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.
Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Millette Alexander, Jonathan Anderson, Eddie Applegate, Patricia Bosworth
Votes: 18
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: 328
18. Love of Life (1951–1980)
TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Romance
Initially set in fictional Barrowsville, New York, this serial tells the story of extremely disparate siblings: long-suffering Vanessa Dale and her bitchy sister Meg. After Meg was written ... See full summary »
Stars: Audrey Peters, Ron Tomme, Peggy McCay, Jean McBride
Votes: 114
19. The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948–1950)
30 min | Drama
This was an anthology series which aired live. It often featured adaptations of one-act stage plays.
Stars: Guy Kibbee, Faye Emerson, John Conte, Vicki Cummings
Votes: 52
20. The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1956–1957)
60 min | Drama
Live dramas that were broadcast every other week. The show had covered both light and serious drama and featured both well-known and not so well-known actors and actresses.
Stars: William Shatner, Alexander Scourby, Clint Young, Paul Newman
Votes: 63
21. Pygmalion (1963 TV Movie)
75 min
Can Professor Higgins transform cockney flower girl Eliza Dolittle into a lady by teaching her to speak properly?
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Julie Harris, James Donald, Gladys Cooper, George Rose
Votes: 18
22. Star Tonight (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Dennis Patrick, Doreen Lang, Nancy Coleman, Kathleen Comegys
Votes: 34
23. Starlight Theatre (1950–1951)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Mary Sinclair, Durward Kirby, Alfred Ryder, Virginia Gilmore
Votes: 27
24.
The Defenders (1961–1965)
Episode:
The Accident
(1961)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
When a boy is hit by a car and thus becomes in dire need of surgery, his parents refuse to allow it for religious reasons. The Prestons, who are representing the young woman who hit the boy, work desperately to find a judge who will overrule the parents and allow surgery.
Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Evans Evans, Lonny Chapman
Votes: 22
25. Ponds Theater (1953– )
60 min | Drama
Stars: Valerie Cossart, Harry Townes, Mildred Dunnock, Carmen Mathews
Votes: 51
26. Kitty Foyle (1958– )
30 min | Drama
"Kitty Foyle" was a radio serial for sixteen years before coming to life on the small screen in January, 1958. It's brief run-it was cancelled in June, 1958-was notable primarily for its casting of eleven-year-old Patty Duke.
Stars: Kathleen Murray, William Redfield, Bob Hastings, Ralph Dunne
Votes: 15
27.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
The Impromptu Murder
(1958)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
A broker strangles his client when she requests her money he no longer has, buries the body, then impersonates her leaving town and disappearing.
Director: Paul Henreid | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Hume Cronyn, Robert Douglas, Valerie Cossart
Votes: 485
28.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
A Christmas Carol
(1948)
Drama
The skinflint Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve.
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: John Baragrey, Eric Burtis, Valerie Cossart, Bing Crosby
Votes: 13
29. The First Hundred Years (1950–1952)
Drama
Attorney Chris and Connie Martin are newlyweds adjusting to married life in New York City. Both sets of parents live nearby to give sage advice and not interfere too much in their children's lives.
Stars: Jimmy Lydon, Robert Armstrong, Nancy Malone, Dan Tobin
Votes: 17
30. 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: 30
31. NBC Presents (1949)
Drama
A short-lived anthology series by the NBC network. It lasted from January to October, 1949.
Stars: Andrew Duggan, Jean Shepherd, Eva Condon, Tom Ewell
Votes: 23
32.
Ponds Theater (1953– )
Episode:
A Christmas Carol
(1953)
60 min | Drama
An old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when he is haunted by three ghosts on Christmas Eve.
Stars: Noel Leslie, Melville Cooper, Valerie Cossart, Denis Greene
Votes: 13
33. Blithe Spirit (1946 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A spiritualist medium holds a seance for a writer suffering from writer's block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife, which leads to an increasingly complex love triangle with his current wife of five years.
Stars: Leonora Corbett, Estelle Winwood, Carol Goodner, Philip Tonge
35. Modern Romances (1954– )
15 min
Dramatizations based on modern romance stories. Five chapters comprise each story; casts and authors change weekly.
Stars: Martha Scott, Ross Martin, Lee Remick, Hildy Parks
36. The Hartmans (1949– )
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Grace Hartman, Paul Hartman, Harold J. Stone, Loring Smith
37.
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950–1963)
Episode:
Pride of Jonathan Craig
(1954)
30 min | Drama
A businessman down on his luck lands a job in sales.
Stars: Bob Sherry, Valerie Cossart, Addison Richards, Byron Russell
38.
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950–1963)
Episode:
Remember, Remember?
(1950)
30 min | Drama
The story of an absent-minded husband.
Stars: Barbara Baines, Nelson Case, Valerie Cossart, Jean Hayworth
39.
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948–1950)
Episode:
Heritage of Wimpole Street
(1949)
Drama
Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.
Director: Gordon Duff | Stars: Leo G. Carroll, Judson Rees, Daisy Atherton, Bertha Belmore
40.
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948–1950)
Episode:
Suppressed Desires
(1949)
Drama
Director: Garry Simpson | Stars: Ilka Chase, Valerie Cossart, Ernest Truex
41.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
Dear Brutus
(1950)
Drama
A man invites a several people to his house for an unusual get-together. Each will have a chance to relive a part of their life. He learns that it's not quite as amusing as he thought it would be.
Stars: Brian Aherne, Valerie Cossart, Mary Malone, Ralph Riggs
42.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
Laburnum Grove
(1950)
Drama
Incapable of earning an honest penny, a kindly English man turns to making counterfeit money instead - so expertly, in fact, that he baffles Scotland Yard for years.
Stars: Francis Compton, Ernest Cossart, Valerie Cossart, Raymond Massey
43.
Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
Episode:
Here's Father
(1954)
Drama
A famous producer-director-actor spends a week with his young son, which is the one week the divorce courts have granted him for each year.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Cyril Ritchard, Van Dyke Parks, Elaine Stritch, Valerie Cossart
44.
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1956–1957)
Episode:
Throw Me a Rope
(1957)
Drama
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Franchot Tone, Roland Winters, Walter Brooke, Valerie Cossart
45.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
A Christmas Carol
(1952)
60 min | Drama
An old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Stars: Eric Berry, Phillip Brady, Eva Condon, Melville Cooper
46.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Accidentally Yours
(1949)
60 min | Drama
Rather than causing frustration, a child-like wife endears herself to others.
Stars: Valerie Cossart, Cloris Leachman, Mercer McLeod
47.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Big Hearted Herbert
(1949)
60 min | Drama
A self-made blowhard prides himself on living plainly and cheaply - and forcing his family to do the same. After making a fool of himself at a dinner held for his daughter's future in-laws,... See full summary »
Stars: Kirk Brown, Valerie Cossart
48.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Double Door
(1947)
60 min | Drama
The internal struggles for power in a family reaches such a fever pitch that a murder seems likely.
Directors: Fred Coe, Stanley Quinn | Stars: Eleanor Wilson, Valerie Cossart, Romola Robb, John Stephen
49.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Duet for Two Hands
(1949)
60 min | Drama
A maimed poet is brought to the remote home of a surgeon who performs a transplant of new hands. The down side: the hands once belonged to a murderer and still behave that way.
Stars: Valerie Cossart, Louisa Horton, Guy Spaull, Rhod Walker
50.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Good Old Charlie Faye
(1956)
60 min | Drama
In a retelling of Arthur Godfrey's downfall, top TV producer Charley Faye hires his old friend "Boom Boom" Cannon to star in a show, and then unceremoniously fires him. The callous move ... See full summary »
Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Lee Bergere, Valerie Cossart, James Daly, Sara Dillon