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1. The Silent Service (1957–1958)
30 min | Action, War
Documentary dramatic anthology about the US Navy's submarine fleet. All stories were based on fact and the realism was heightened by actual use of combat footage from the files of the Navy.
Stars: Thomas M. Dykers, Eric Morris, Robert Knapp, Ron Foster
Votes: 162
2. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.
Stars: Richard Joy, Paul Lambert, Helen Kleeb, Charles Bickford
Votes: 419
3. 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
4.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Mary Halstead Story
(1957)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Mary Halstead is in search of a son she gave up a long time ago. With months to live, she comes west on the trail of someone who could be her son, but he may also turn out to be a notorious outlaw.
Director: Justus Addiss | Stars: Ward Bond, Robert Horton, Agnes Moorehead, Tom Pittman
Votes: 127
5. M Squad (1957–1960)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The hard-hitting adventures of tough Lieutenant Frank Ballinger, a member of the Chicago Police Department's M Squad, an elite crime-fighting unit.
Stars: Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Gail Kobe, Morris Ankrum
Votes: 389
6.
The Silent Service (1957–1958)
Episode:
The Nautilus Story
(1957)
30 min | Action, War
The Nautilus is assigned to observation duty at Tarawa and caught between U.S. and Japanese fire.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Thomas M. Dykers, Ross Elliott, Simon Scott, Ray Stricklyn
Votes: 10
7.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Jose Maria Moran Story
(1959)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
The Major and party find a Pawnee Indian strung up and left to die. Back at the wagon train they find he is not who he appears to be. The mystery deepens as the Shoshonees, who hung him there, are still after him and getting closer.
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Ward Bond, Robert Horton, Robert Loggia, Audrey Dalton
Votes: 86
8. Lux Playhouse (1958–1959)
30 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance
This filmed series of light comedies, romances and melodramas alternated on Friday nights with the "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" between October 1958 and September 1959.
Stars: Alice Backes, Charles Keane, Nesdon Booth, Michael Rennie
Votes: 61
9.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
The Quiet Village
(1959)
TV-14 | 30 min | Western
Jim Hardie arrives in Kimball as a man forces the Wells Fargo agent into the office to rob him. He wounds the agent and kills another man. Several clues come in but one sounds right except the suspect has helped turn the life of a widow.
Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Dale Robertson, Tom Laughlin, Katherine Squire, John Anderson
Votes: 53
10.
The Silent Service (1957–1958)
Episode:
The Salmon Swims Upstream
(1957)
30 min | Action, War
October, 1944. 100 miles off Japan. Salmon is damaged in a depth charge attack and must remain surfaced.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Thomas M. Dykers, Harry Landers, Tom Laughlin, Don Haggerty
Votes: 11
11. Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Agent Jim Hardie splits his life between being an agent helping Wells Fargo cope with bad guys, and owning a ranch near San Francisco, California.
Stars: Dale Robertson, Art Felix, Kit Carson, William Demarest
Votes: 1,236
12. Navy Log (1955–1958)
30 min | History, War
Showed featured dramatic reenactments of true Naval events taken from the files of the Defense Department. The episodes generally featured little known actors although better known performers sometimes hosted.
Stars: Robert Carson, Robert Shayne, George Conrad, Joel Smith
Votes: 135
13. The Millionaire (1955–1960)
30 min | Drama
In this hit 1950s TV series, a millionaire indulges himself giving away $1 million apiece to persons he has never met.
Stars: Marvin Miller, Paul Frees, Roy Gordon, Russ Conway
Votes: 606
14.
The Millionaire (1955–1960)
Episode:
The Joey Diamond Story
(1956)
30 min | Drama
An older teen from the edgy streets uses his money to buy a business so he can marry the neighbor girl, but old associations could derail his path to reform.
Director: John Brahm | Stars: Marvin Miller, Vic Morrow, Judith Braun, Aaron Spelling
Votes: 18
15.
Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
Episode:
The Last Tycoon
(1957)
74 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A movie producer is slowly working himself to death.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Richard Joy, Jack Palance, Keenan Wynn, Peter Lorre
Votes: 18
16. Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995)
95 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary exploring the career of noted film directer William A. Wellman.
Director: Todd Robinson | Stars: Alec Baldwin, James Cagney, Mike Connors, Dorothy Coonan Wellman
Votes: 256
17.
Navy Log (1955–1958)
Episode:
The Pollywog of Yosu
(1955)
24 min | History, War
A specialist team of navy divers are sent behind enemy lines to conduct demolition operations. It is made clear to the team they can expect no help, and the team is expendable in the navy's eyes.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Jimmy Murphy, Alan Hale Jr., Patrick Waltz, Britt Lomond
Votes: 10
18.
Riverboat (1959–1961)
Episode:
The Fight Back
(1959)
49 min | Adventure, Western
Seeking cargo for his riverboat, Captain Holden docks in the town of Hampton and discovers that Fowler, the town boss, won't allow the farmers to ship their crops. Desperate for work, ... See full summary »
Director: Jules Bricken | Stars: Darren McGavin, Burt Reynolds, John Ireland, Joan O'Brien
Votes: 15
19. 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: 330
20. 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
21. 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
22. The Proper Time (1962)
75 min | Drama
A college boy with a speech impediment learns the hard way about love and heartbreak in this low-budget drama.
Director: Tom Laughlin | Stars: Tom Laughlin, Nyra Monsour, Norma Quine, Richard Shannon
Votes: 17
23. Wagon Train (1957–1965)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Stories of the journeys of a wagon train as it leaves post-Civil War Missouri on its way to California through the plains, deserts, and Rocky Mountains.
Stars: Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson, Robert Horton, John McIntire
Votes: 3,756
24. Front Row Center (1955–1956)
60 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Broadway plays were presented live in condensed one hour versions.
Stars: Robert Sterling, Fletcher Markle, James Daly, Olive Sturgess
Votes: 34
25. Riverboat (1959–1961)
60 min | Adventure, Western
Grey Holden wins a river boat in a poker game, which he then pilots, along with his crew, in various adventures along the Mississippi River. This action series is set in the nineteenth century.
Stars: Darren McGavin, Dick Wessel, Jack Lambert, Burt Reynolds
Votes: 228
26.
M Squad (1957–1960)
Episode:
The Teacher
(1959)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Young hoodlums use a trade school for criminal purposes.
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Tom Laughlin, Sue George
Votes: 21
27. Tea and Sympathy (1956)
Approved | 122 min | Drama
A new senior at a boy's prep school, finds himself harassed by the machismo culture of his classmates and the unfeelingly behavior by his father, only being treated with decency by his roommate and with affection by the coach's wife.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Deborah Kerr, John Kerr, Leif Erickson, Edward Andrews
Votes: 3,221
28. Man with a Camera (1958–1960)
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama
Former combat cameraman Mike Kovac is now a freelance photographer in New York City, specializing in difficult and dangerous assignments where he can get the kinds of pictures that other ... See full summary »
Stars: Charles Bronson, James Flavin, Ludwig Stössel, Michael Harris
Votes: 297
29.
The Deputy (1959–1961)
Episode:
Like Father, -
(1959)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Ches Vantage, an ex-convict gone straight, is anxiously awaiting the arrival of his son, newly certified as a veterinarian. Ches doesn't realize that his son learned his trade while in ... See full summary »
Director: David Butler | Stars: Henry Fonda, Allen Case, Wallace Ford, Betty Lou Keim
Votes: 30
30. The Walter Winchell File (1957–1959)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Crime stories that Walter Winchell had covered while working with the New York City Police Department.
Stars: Walter Winchell, John Larch, George Cisar, Robert Anderson
Votes: 45
31.
Man with a Camera (1958–1960)
Episode:
Second Avenue Assassin
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama
Mike grew up with a moody boxer who, now a big time professional, is more vulnerable than it seems, and he needs Mike's help.
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Charles Bronson, Tom Laughlin, Theodore Marcuse, Ruta Lee
Votes: 71
32. The Deputy (1959–1961)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Clay McCord is who often helped Chief Marshal Simon Fry in 1880's Arizona territory. McCord eventually becomes Fry's Chief Deputy assigned to Silver City. Fry and McCord are assisted by Sergeant Hapgood Tasker Army cavalry Sergeant.
Stars: Henry Fonda, Allen Case, Read Morgan, Wallace Ford
Votes: 404
33. The Littlest Horse Thieves (1976)
G | 104 min | Drama, Family
Three young chldren set about rescuing unwanted pit ponies that are due to be sent to a slaughter house.
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Alastair Sim, Peter Barkworth, Maurice Colbourne, Susan Tebbs
Votes: 458
34.
Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode:
Kurishiki Incident
(1958)
60 min | Drama
A GI kills a boy that he thought was stealing government property and is court martialed and acquitted of the crime. The boy's sister and uncle confront him and he seeks to make amends.
Director: Tom Donovan | Stars: John Cassavetes, Sessue Hayakawa, Michi Kobi, Jack Mullaney
Votes: 19
35. South Pacific (1958)
Approved | 157 min | Musical, Romance, War
On a South Pacific island during World War II, love blooms between a young nurse and a secretive Frenchman who's being courted for a dangerous military mission.
Director: Joshua Logan | Stars: Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston
Votes: 9,833
36. Callan (1974)
PG | 106 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Greg Callan's cousin David Callan top agent/assassin for the S.I.S., was forced to retire because he had lost his nerve. Now, Callan is called back into service to handle the assassination ... See full summary »
Director: Don Sharp | Stars: Edward Woodward, Eric Porter, Carl Möhner, Catherine Schell
Votes: 836
37. These Wilder Years (1956)
Approved | 91 min | Drama
A middle-aged man tries to reconnect with his illegitimate son, who was given to an orphanage many years ago.
Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: James Cagney, Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Pidgeon, Betty Lou Keim
Votes: 1,101
38. Climax! (1954–1958)
Unrated | 60 min | Drama
This was an anthology series that presented a different story and different set of characters on each episode. It ran from 1954 to 1958 and featured Casino Royale of James Bond fame, which led to two theatrical movies of the same name.
Stars: William Lundigan, Art Gilmore, Mary Costa, Michael Rennie
Votes: 261
39. The Merv Griffin Show (1962–1986)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Merv Griffin invites a series of actors, actresses, writers, and directors to discuss the progressive work they have done and current culture, arts, and entertainment surrounding the numerous projects.
Stars: Merv Griffin, Mort Lindsey, Mort Lindsey Orchestra, Arthur Treacher
Votes: 608
40. Gidget (1959)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young girl discovers surfing and love (in that order) during one transitive summer.
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson, Arthur O'Connell
Votes: 3,828
41. Voyage of the Damned (1976)
PG | 155 min | Drama, War
The tragic 1939 voyage of SS St. Louis carrying hundreds of German Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany that seemingly no nation is willing to save from certain doom.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Faye Dunaway, Oskar Werner, Lee Grant, Sam Wanamaker
Votes: 3,414
42. The Return of Billy Jack (1986)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Billy Jack returns to bring down a child pornography ring headed by the Godfather of Godfathers.
Director: Tom Laughlin | Stars: Tom Laughlin, Rodney Harvey, Teresa Kelly, Charles Mandracchia
Votes: 115
43. Billy Jack (1971)
GP | 114 min | Action, Drama
Ex-Green Beret hapkido expert saves wild horses from being slaughtered for dog food and helps protect a desert "freedom school" for runaway.
Director: Tom Laughlin | Stars: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, Clark Howat, Victor Izay
Votes: 6,611 | Gross: $98.00M
44. Like Father, Like Son (1961)
Approved | 90 min | Drama, Romance
The story of a small-town football star, Chris Wotan, who defies society, morals and his God and gets into so much trouble that he is expelled from school. Told in flashbacks, usually in ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Laughlin | Stars: Tom Laughlin, Stefanie Powers, William Wellman Jr., Robert Fuca
Votes: 77
45. The Born Losers (1967)
PG | 113 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Billy Jack battles a motorcycle gang in a small California beach town.
Director: Tom Laughlin | Stars: Tom Laughlin, Elizabeth James, Jeremy Slate, William Wellman Jr.
Votes: 2,766 | Gross: $26.54M
46. Tall Story (1960)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Sport
A young insecure college sportsman is in trouble. He wants to marry his very straightforward girlfriend, also a student, but has no money. When he is offered a bribe to fix a game, he is torn even more about the matter.
Director: Joshua Logan | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Jane Fonda, Ray Walston, Marc Connelly
Votes: 1,247 | Gross: $12.00M
47. Senior Prom (1958)
82 min | Musical
The story of a student who becomes a disc-star and finds romance.
Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Jill Corey, Paul Hampton, James Komack, Barbara Bostock
Votes: 84
48. Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)
Approved | 86 min | Action, Drama, Romance
In 1942 submarine commander Jeff Conway secretly photographs Japanese aircraft carriers in the Coral Sea but his submarine is damaged and he's forced to surrender.
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Gia Scala, Teru Shimada, Patricia Cutts
Votes: 831
49. Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
Approved | 93 min | Drama, Romance, War
American youth and flying ace flies for France in World War I, meets and loves a French girl and a prostitute.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Tab Hunter, Clint Eastwood, Etchika Choureau, Marcel Dalio
Votes: 932
50. The Delinquents (1957)
Not Rated | 72 min | Drama
A frustrated young man, separated from his younger girlfriend, gets involved in a juvenile gang.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Tom Laughlin, Peter Miller, Richard Bakalyan, Rosemary Howard
Votes: 669 | Gross: $1.00M