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1. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
The comic misadventures of the "skinflint" comedian and his friends.
Stars: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day
Votes: 1,648
2. December Bride (1954–1959)
30 min | Comedy
Charming and wise Lily Ruskin lives with her daughter and son-in- law who, along with her close friend Hilda Crocker, are always trying to find suitable older marriageable companionship for her.
Stars: Spring Byington, Frances Rafferty, Dean Miller, Harry Morgan
Votes: 268
3.
The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode:
Jack Is Kidnapped
(1963)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
Jack is kidnapped and forced to make a $10,000 withdrawal from the bank.
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Dennis Day, George Burns
Votes: 48
4.
The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode:
Modern Prison Sketch
(1962)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
Jack tries to trick Mickey Rooney into appearing for free as a guest star on his show. Jack and Mickey are in a sketch depicting a prison in the future year 1985, wherein all the prisoners are pampered.
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Jack Benny, Mickey Rooney, Don Wilson, Iris Adrian
Votes: 44
5. Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1959)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Originally billed as "Playhouse of the Stars" this long running anthology series was originally presented live from New York City. Irene Dunne was briefly the hostess in 1952, and the show frequently used Broadway performers in classic stories.
Stars: James Mason, Irene Dunne, Robert Paige, Walter Coy
Votes: 338
6. A Star Is Born (1954)
Passed | 154 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A film star helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career on a downward spiral.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford
Votes: 19,685 | Gross: $14.93M
7. Bigger Than Life (1956)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
A seriously-ill schoolteacher becomes dependent on a "miracle" drug that begins to affect his sanity.
Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: James Mason, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau, Robert F. Simon
Votes: 8,149
8. Stage 7 (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
A weekly half-hour anthology series, similar to "Four Star Playhouse".
Stars: Gordon Mills, Dan Barton, Dennis Morgan, Frank Lovejoy
Votes: 39
9.
The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode:
Police Station Show
(1962)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson, Joan Benny
Votes: 15
10.
The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode:
Alexander Hamilton Story
(1962)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
Jack imagines himself as Alexander Hamilton, the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day
Votes: 38
11. Telephone Time (1956–1958)
30 min | Drama
Anthology series originally featured plays by host, John Nesbitt for season one. Beginning in September 1957, works from other authors were presented as well until series ended in April ... See full summary »
Stars: John Nesbitt, Frank Baxter, Maurice Marsac, Florenz Ames
Votes: 249
12.
The Joey Bishop Show (1961–1965)
Episode:
Barney, the Bloodhound
(1961)
30 min | Comedy
When Joey signed a dog food client, he agreed to let them use his likeness. Now they're using it - as the dog - and Joey is expected to make personal appearances.
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Joey Bishop, Warren Berlinger, Madge Blake, Marlo Thomas
Votes: 20
13. The Reckless Moment (1949)
Not Rated | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
Director: Max Ophüls | Stars: James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks, Henry O'Neill
Votes: 5,660
14. The Upturned Glass (1947)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama
A British brain surgeon punishes the murderess of his lover.
Director: Lawrence Huntington | Stars: James Mason, Rosamund John, Pamela Mason, Ann Stephens
Votes: 1,361
15.
Stage 7 (1955–1956)
Episode:
The Greatest Man in the World
(1955)
Drama
Dan Jennings is excited by his new invention, thinking it will make a him a fortune. After the device is rejected by a manufacturer Dan must face the disappointment of his family.
Director: Roy Kellino | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Billy Chapin, Ann Doran, Clancy Cooper
Votes: 12
16. The Man Called X (1956–1957)
30 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
The Man Called X was Agent Ken Thurston who took on dangerous cases in a variety of exotic locations. He was sent all around the world by the Intelligence Bureau to gather information and protect U.S interests. His code name is simply X.
Stars: Barry Sullivan, Byron Keith, Don C. Harvey, Lynn Cartwright
Votes: 38
17. The Joey Bishop Show (1961–1965)
30 min | Comedy
Joey Bishop stars as Joey Barnes, a New York talk show host, in this half-hour filmed series about the misadventures of a Hollywood public-relations man.
Stars: Joey Bishop, Joe Besser, Abby Dalton, Corbett Monica
Votes: 366
18. My Six Convicts (1952)
Approved | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
A psychologist pioneers a research study at a prison. He seeks the help of six savvy inmates including a safe-cracker, a mobster, a pair of armed robbers and psychopath. Could he trust them? What's in it for them?
Director: Hugo Fregonese | Stars: Millard Mitchell, Gilbert Roland, John Beal, Marshall Thompson
Votes: 403
19. Lady Possessed (1952)
Approved | 87 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller
In a London nursing home, Jean Wilson, a happily-married American woman, while in a state of semi-consciousness, hears Jimmy Del Palma angrily berate the hospital management for the ... See full summary »
Directors: Roy Kellino, William Spier | Stars: James Mason, June Havoc, Stephen Dunne, Fay Compton
Votes: 51
20. The King's Thief (1955)
Not Rated | 78 min | Adventure, History
An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.
Directors: Robert Z. Leonard, Hugo Fregonese | Stars: Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, David Niven, George Sanders
Votes: 675
21.
December Bride (1954–1959)
Episode:
The Mickey Rooney Show
(1958)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Spring Byington, Dean Miller, Frances Rafferty, Harry Morgan
22.
Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1959)
Episode:
Guardian of the Clock
(1953)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Jonathan Bigby, an elderly clock keeper, is forcibly retired by his company. Bigby decides to exact an unusual revenge but then finds himself the victim of a larcenous criminal.
Director: Roy Kellino | Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Ludwig Stössel, Una Merkel, Roland Winters
23.
Telephone Time (1956–1958)
Episode:
Harry in Search of Himself
(1956)
30 min | Drama
Director: Peter Godfrey | Stars: John Nesbitt, Philip Bourneuf, Edgar Buchanan, John Harmon
24.
The Man Called X (1956–1957)
Episode:
Australia
(1957)
30 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Director: Lambert Hill | Stars: Barry Sullivan, Charles Gray, Barney Richards, Caroline Lambert