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1. The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode: Price of Tomatoes (1962)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

9.1
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A truck driver on a very tight schedule stops to give a lift to a pregnant hitch-hiker; and then his life gets very complicated.

Director: David Friedkin | Stars: Dick Powell, Peter Falk, Inger Stevens, William Challee

Votes: 102

2. Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode: The Big Imposter (1952)

TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

9.0
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Add a Plot

Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Victor Rodman, David Stollery

Votes: 29

3. The Detectives (1959–1962)
Episode: Back-Seat Driver (1959)

30 min | Action, Crime, Drama

8.9
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When Detective Russo and his son, while on vacation, are kidnapped by an escaping hoodlum, Russo's colleagues must work fast to prevent murder at the end of the trip.

Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Robert Taylor, Tige Andrews, Lee Farr, Russell Thorson

Votes: 10

4. The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode: Epilogue (1963)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

8.9
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An attorney is involved in a duel of wits with a psychopath.

Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: David Niven, Lee Marvin, Ricardo Montalban, Claude Akins

Votes: 13

5. The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode: The Big Day (1962)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

8.8
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Fred is the longest-serving employee of a big department store, and new management has decided it's time for him to go.

Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Dick Powell, Robert Morley, Joan Blondell, Jack Cassidy

Votes: 18

6. The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode: Up Jumped the Devil (1961)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

8.7
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When ambitious executive Jack Farmer hits a winning streak with his compulsive gambling, he decides to use the money entrusted to him at work by his boss.

Director: Otto Lang | Stars: Dick Powell, Hugh O'Brian, Otto Kruger, Josephine Hutchinson

Votes: 20

7. The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode: Tissue of Hate (1963)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

8.6
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A plastic surgeon receives an unusual request.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Charles Boyer, Henry Fonda, Polly Bergen, Gloria Vanderbilt

Votes: 28

8. Burke's Law (1963–1966)
Episode: Who Killed Holly Howard? (1963)

60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

8.5
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Model Holly Howard is found murdered, and the only clues seem to link a trio of wealthy Texans to her death.

Director: Hy Averback | Stars: Gene Barry, Gary Conway, Regis Toomey, Leon Lontoc

Votes: 79

9. The Rogues (1964–1965)
Episode: A Daring Step Backward (1965)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

8.5
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When Marcel's old flame, Clothilde, has her entire new fashion design line pirated, the family comes together to make the pirate "walk the plank".

Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Charles Boyer, David Niven, Robert Coote, Gladys Cooper

Votes: 13

10. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode: Boots with My Father's Name (1965)

TV-G | 60 min | Western

8.4
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The Barkleys prepare for the unveiling of a statue dedicated to family patriarch Tom, prompting Victoria to visit Heath's birthplace and learn about Tom's secret past.

Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 185

11. The Detectives (1959–1962)
Episode: The Streger Affair (1959)

30 min | Action, Crime, Drama

8.4
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When a burglary goes terribly wrong, Captain Matt Holbrook is faced with a homicide. Apparently Alfred Streger was shot and killed by small-time crook Danny Falto. The ongoing investigation... See full summary »

Director: Arnold Laven | Stars: Robert Taylor, Tige Andrews, Lee Farr, Russell Thorson

Votes: 14

12. The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode: Pericles on 31st Street (1962)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

8.4
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Racial tensions break out on 31st Street, a multi-ethnic community.

Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Dick Powell, Theodore Bikel, Arthur O'Connell, Carroll O'Connor

Votes: 31

13. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode: Palms of Glory (1965)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

8.3
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As the powerful Barkley family and surrounding Valley community face the prospect of losing their land to a ruthless railroad baron, a mysterious stranger arrives with life-changing news for the family.

Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 251

14. Black Saddle (1959–1960)
Episode: Client: Neal Adams (1959)

30 min | Western

8.3
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Neal Adams, an old friend of Clay's, shows up injured and pursued by a bounty hunter for a crime Neal says he didn't commit. He asks Clay for help in proving him innocent of the crime before the bounty hunter finds him and kills him.

Director: William D. Faralla | Stars: Peter Breck, Russell Johnson, Anna-Lisa, James Drury

Votes: 18

15. Burke's Law (1963–1966)
Episode: Who Killed His Royal Highness? (1964)

60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

8.3
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A man claiming to be an exiled Russian prince - not that anyone ever believed that - is murdered.

Director: Don Weis | Stars: Gene Barry, Gary Conway, Regis Toomey, Leon Lontoc

Votes: 49

16. The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode: Seeds of April (1962)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

8.3
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Lawyer Robert Thatcher would rather his wife didn't find out he was seeing another woman while she was in hospital. But then his mistress is murdered.

Director: Harry Keller | Stars: Dick Powell, Gene Barry, Nina Foch, Beverly Garland

Votes: 12

17. The Rogues (1964–1965)
Episode: The Pigeons of Paris (1965)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

8.3
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When Timmy's old school friend is murdered in France, he learns that the old friend was just not a painter but an intelligence agent at which time Timmy and Marcel decide to go Paris to investigate what appears to be unfinished espionage.

Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Charles Boyer, Robert Coote, Gladys Cooper, Jill St. John

Votes: 23

18. The Westerner (1960– )
Episode: Hand on the Gun (1960)

30 min | Western

8.3
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An inexperienced Easterner busts himself into a group of horse catchers. Despite all advice he continues to look at his gun as a fancy accessory, ignores the rules of the men and ... See full summary »

Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Brian Keith, John Pickard, Wayne Tucker, Hank Gobble

Votes: 52

19. The Westerner (1960– )
Episode: Line Camp (1960)

30 min | Western

8.3
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Dave and Brown find a dead man on the trail, who Dave replaces, working in a cattle camp, where not everyone gets along - including Dave and an old friend.

Director: Tom Gries | Stars: Brian Keith, Karl Swenson, Slim Pickens, Hari Rhodes

Votes: 59

20. Oklahoma Renegades (1940)

Approved | 57 min | Western

8.2
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Stony Brooke, Rusty Joslin and Rico, known as The Three Mesquiteers, return to Oklahoma at the close of the Spanish-American War, and are concerned that some of their wounded buddies have ... See full summary »

Director: Nate Watt | Stars: Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton, Duncan Renaldo, Lee 'Lasses' White

Votes: 18

21. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode: Last Train to the Fair (1966)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

8.2
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On a train ride, Audra falls seriously ill and the only doctor available to treat her has a band of ruffians in pursuit for revenge.

Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 124

22. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode: The Brawlers (1965)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

8.2
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The Barkleys find themselves butting heads with a group of Irish settlers who have inadvertently illegally settled on Barkley land due to a fraudulent sale they were duped into.

Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 135

23. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode: The Iron Box (1966)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

8.2
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Nick and Heath, on their way home with a prize bull, are accused of stealing the animal and are sentenced to a brutal work camp - without a trial.

Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 117

24. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode: The Murdered Party (1965)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

8.2
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Jarrod agrees to defend a murder suspect, despite the fact that Heath witnessed the killing. The case involves the defense of a man from a reviled family and the death of a respected benefactor.

Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 131

25. Burke's Law (1963–1966)
Episode: Who Killed Harris Crown? (1963)

50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

8.2
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Burke's investigation of the murder of Harris Crown is complicated by the fact that Mrs. Crown is pregnant - and not by her husband.

Director: Don Weis | Stars: Gene Barry, Gary Conway, Regis Toomey, Leon Lontoc

Votes: 64

26. The Detectives (1959–1962)
Episode: Decoy (1959)

30 min | Action, Crime, Drama

8.2
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When it's learned that there's a mob hit intended for a local gangster, Russo is asked to pose as the man, but he needs the co-operation of his wife.

Director: James Neilson | Stars: Robert Taylor, Tige Andrews, Russell Thorson, Lee Farr

Votes: 8

27. The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode: Doyle Against the House (1961)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

8.2
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Blackjack dealer Eddie Doyle needs money fast. Can he use his skill with the cards to beat the house?

Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Dick Powell, Milton Berle, Jan Sterling, Ludwig Donath

Votes: 20

28. The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode: No Strings Attached (1962)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

8.2
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On a point of principle, a top-flight attorney agrees to represent a stripper who works in a cheap club - something of which his boss does not approve.

Director: Hy Averback | Stars: Dick Powell, Angie Dickinson, Mamie Van Doren, Barbara Nichols

Votes: 14

29. The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode: Special Assignment (1962)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

8.2
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A dying millionaire gives a New York lawyer an unusual assignment - to find out which of six possible candidates actually deserves to inherit his $30,000,000 fortune.

Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Dick Powell, June Allyson, Edgar Bergen, Frances Bergen

Votes: 32

30. The Rogues (1964–1965)
Episode: Bow to a Master (1965)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

8.2
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Tony is robbed of a valuable pearl necklace - that he has just stolen from a crooked jeweler - by The Cat. He plans to recoup his loss by getting involved in The Cat's next caper.

Director: Ida Lupino | Stars: Gig Young, Charles Boyer, Robert Coote, Gladys Cooper

Votes: 14

31. The Rogues (1964–1965)
Episode: Fringe Benefits (1964)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

8.2
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Alec agrees to go to Rio during Carnival to pick up a package for a couple of shady men and finds himself, in a plot twist, working for Scotland Yard.

Director: Hy Averback | Stars: David Niven, Robert Coote, Gladys Cooper, Suzy Parker

Votes: 19

32. The Rogues (1964–1965)
Episode: Hugger-Mugger, by the Sea (1964)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

8.2
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Tony buys an entire lot of 22 ships sold by the US Navy, then offers to sell them to a crooked shipping magnate by convincing the man that on one them, $2 million worth of gold bullion is hidden.

Director: Ida Lupino | Stars: Gig Young, Charles Boyer, Robert Coote, Gladys Cooper

Votes: 13

33. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode: Hide the Children (1966)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

8.1
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After falsely accusing a Gypsy vineyard worker of theft and injuring him in a fight, Nick reluctantly agrees to accompany the man's wife, daughter, and mother-in-law on a journey to the ... See full summary »

Director: Arthur H. Nadel | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 118

34. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode: My Son, My Son (1965)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

8.1
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The sociopathic son of a neighbor, recently returned from away, stirs up serious trouble for the Barclays.

Director: Paul Henreid | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 170

35. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode: Night of the Wolf (1965)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

8.1
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When Nick injures his arm after being bitten by a rabid wolf, after Heath takes care of his injured arm, and takes him to the doctor, he leaves home without explaining himself to his family outside of Heath.

Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 151

36. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode: The Death Merchant (1966)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

8.1
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Everyone except Heath extends a warm welcome to an aging cowboy who killed Tom Barkley's murderer- a result of the Barkley-Railroad War. The man, as it turns out, is a friend to no one, he ... See full summary »

Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 139

37. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode: The Great Safe Robbery (1966)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

8.1
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Victoria and Audra are held hostage by a trio of inept robbers who are stymied by a very well-built and tough safe.

Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 122

38. Burke's Law (1963–1966)
Episode: Who Killed Mr.X? (1963)

50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

8.1
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A body turns up at a merry-go-round. There are no identifying papers on the body and the labels have been removed from the man's clothing. The few clues available point Burke toward an ... See full summary »

Director: Don Weis | Stars: Gene Barry, Gary Conway, Regis Toomey, Leon Lontoc

Votes: 74

39. Burke's Law (1963–1966)
Episode: Who Killed Sweet Betsy ? (1963)

50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

8.1
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One of a set of identical sisters with odd personalities is poisoned with cyanide at the residence of a beach bum and Burke and Tilson uncover a family history of suspicious deaths involving a cast of quirky characters.

Director: Hy Averback | Stars: Gene Barry, Gary Conway, Regis Toomey, Leon Lontoc

Votes: 70

40. The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode: Borderline (1962)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

8.1
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Pamela manages a small Tijuana hotel, and becomes very intrigued by the attentions paid her by a mystery man, John Fitts.

Director: Charles F. Haas | Stars: Dick Powell, John Payne, Hazel Court, Frank Silvera

Votes: 12

41. The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode: Charlie's Duet (1963)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

8.1
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Nightclub-owner Charlie resists the attempts of a big-time gangster to take him over, but fears for the life of the girl he loves.

Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Milton Berle, Anthony Franciosa, Jim Backus, Zsa Zsa Gabor

Votes: 15

42. The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode: Killer in the House (1961)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

8.1
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A man on the run hides out at his brother's house - something the brother and his wife are most uneasy about.

Director: David Friedkin | Stars: Dick Powell, Edmond O'Brien, Earl Holliman, Wallace Ford

Votes: 12

43. The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode: The Clocks (1962)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

8.1
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A widow planning to re-marry insists she is being haunted - by the ghost of her first husband.

Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Joan Fontaine, David Farrar, Wayne Rogers, Addison Richards

Votes: 41

44. Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode: The Big Cast (1952)

Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

8.1
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Friday begins to question Henry Ross, a suspect in a man's disappearance, which Friday believes is actually a murder. Ross coolly and calmly denies any involvement in the disappearance, but... See full summary »

Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Barney Phillips, Lee Marvin, George Fenneman

Votes: 154

45. Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode: The Big Sorrow (1952)

Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

8.1
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Just hours after the sudden death of his partner Ben Romero, Joe must set aside his emotions to help track down a pair of desperate escaped convicts who are headed towards Los Angeles.

Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Herbert Ellis, Dan Riss, Ken Peters

Votes: 48

46. The Rogues (1964–1965)
Episode: The Day They Gave Diamonds Away (1964)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

8.1
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Tony, Marcel and Timmy sell a worthless diamond making machine to a greedy mine owner who hopes to make his own diamonds, thus controlling the market.

Director: Richard Kinon | Stars: Charles Boyer, David Niven, Gig Young, Robert Coote

Votes: 21

47. The Rogues (1964–1965)

50 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

8.0
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Cousins St. Clair and Fleming are con-men so successful they no longer need to con. They can be persuaded, however, to use their skills: in a just cause, where a mark deserves it very, very much.

Stars: Robert Coote, Gig Young, Charles Boyer, David Niven

Votes: 369

48. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode: A Time to Kill (1966)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

8.0
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When an old law school friend of Jarrod comes to visit, a following Secret Service agent tells Jarrod that he is suspects his friend is a counterfeiter.

Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 125

49. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode: Under a Dark Star (1966)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

8.0
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Pardoned after a long imprisonment for a crime he didn't commit, a man has Jarrod's help in adjusting to being free again. The man is hired to work at the ranch and after having doubt ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans

Votes: 126

50. Burke's Law (1963–1966)
Episode: Who Killed Eleanora Davis? (1963)

60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

8.0
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"Professor" Kingston runs a cheap sideshow in a traveling carnival; one of his exhibits is a supposedly genuine electric chair. The girl strapped to it is certainly dead.

Director: Herman Hoffman | Stars: Gene Barry, Gary Conway, Regis Toomey, Leon Lontoc

Votes: 53



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