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1.
For the People (1965)
Episode:
Guilt Shall Not Escape Nor Innocence Suffer
(1965)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Dave Koster thinks he has a slam dunk case against drunken vagrant Samuel Chaplin who is arrested for burglary and assaulting police officer Dutka. Although Chaplin admits to hitting Dutka,... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: William Shatner, Howard Da Silva, Lonny Chapman, Jessica Walter
Votes: 10
2. Voice in Exile (1984)
Not Rated | 31 min | Drama, Short
Voice in Exile is a dramatic film journey into the mind and emotions of Alan Woodward, a seventeen year old stutterer. Seeing the world, both imagined and real, through Alan's eyes, we ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Allan Kaplan | Stars: Tim Bartell, Sandra Bertelle, Ben Bottoms, Debra Christopher
Votes: 21
3. Joe & Mabel (1956– )
30 min | Comedy
Joe's a big city cab driver, and Mabel is his steady gal. Joe plans on marrying Mabel "someday", but Mabel is looking for something a little sooner. Mabel and her mother spend their time ... See full summary »
Stars: Nita Talbot, Norman Fell, Larry Blyden, Oscar Homolka
Votes: 7
4.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1976)
Episode:
Fun and Games and Michael Ambrose
(1970)
TV-G | 60 min | Drama
A diabetic threatens to stop taking his insulin shots to get even with his father, whom he blames for his mother's suffering.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Robert Young, James Brolin, Elena Verdugo, John McMartin
Votes: 20
5.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
John Peter Altgeld
(1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
Illinois Governor, John Peter Altgeld, reviews the cases of the men convicted in the Haymarket Riots. When he becomes convinced that they did not receive a fair trial he considers granting an unpopular pardon.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Burgess Meredith, Curt Conway, Bert Remsen, Bill Zuckert
Votes: 7
6.
Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1976)
Biography, Drama, Romance
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: David Huffman, Mackenzie Phillips, Lilia Skala, Ed Flanders
Votes: 9
7.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1976)
Episode:
Don't Kid a Kidder
(1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Drama
Problems occur after Dr. Welby helps a blind woman arrange plastic surgery for her big-eared son.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Robert Young, James Brolin, Elena Verdugo, Steven Benson
Votes: 10
8.
Medical Center (1969–1976)
Episode:
Brink of Doom
(1970)
60 min | Drama
A doctor knows he is exhibiting the symptoms of multiple sclerosis, but is hoping to postpone diagnosis until after he performs necessary surgery on his patient, a young man suffering from ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Chad Everett, James Daly, George Grizzard, James Shigeta
Votes: 18
9.
Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1976)
200 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: David Huffman, Mackenzie Phillips, Lilia Skala, Ed Flanders
Votes: 8
10. East Side/West Side (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
In this weekly drama show, George C. Scott plays a dedicated social worker trying to solve the problems of his clients in the fascinating mix of cultures that makes up New York City.
Stars: George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, Linden Chiles
Votes: 206
11. The Man and the City (1971–1972)
60 min | Drama
Thomas Acala is the longtime mayor of a rapidly growing city in Southwest United States. He handles the constant challenges with the help of his chief aide Andy Hays and secretary Marian Crane.
Stars: Anthony Quinn, Mike Farrell, William Schallert, Mala Powers
Votes: 161
12.
Medical Center (1969–1976)
Episode:
24 Hours
(1969)
60 min | Drama
Gannon comes to the aid of a student nurse who is efficient but resented by some for taking her own initiative too often. When a bus crash brings in a couple dozen patients, it puts her even more to the test.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Chad Everett, James Daly, Belinda Montgomery, Bettye Ackerman
Votes: 17
13.
Medical Center (1969–1976)
Episode:
Conspiracy
(1971)
60 min | Drama
Joe Gannon must choose between jeopardizing a long-standing friendship or violating the confidence of a patient.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Chad Everett, James Daly, Leslie Nielsen, Suzanne Pleshette
Votes: 15
14.
Medical Center (1969–1976)
Episode:
Undercurrent
(1970)
60 min | Drama
A doctor's new drug may be the last hope for a young woman stricken with leukemia. But that hope may be dashed by rumors that the doctor is a homosexual, which have been delivered to ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Chad Everett, James Daly, Paul Burke, Salome Jens
Votes: 16
15.
Sybil (1976)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1976)
TV-14 | 135 min | Biography, Drama
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Sally Field, Brad Davis, Martine Bartlett
Votes: 53
16.
Sybil (1976)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1976)
TV-14 | 135 min | Biography, Drama
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Sally Field, Brad Davis, Martine Bartlett
Votes: 50
17. 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
18. Omnibus (1952–1961)
55 min | Drama, History, Music
Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest. This level of programing excellence has not been achieved again.
Stars: Alistair Cooke, Leonard Bernstein, Joseph N. Welch, Helen Hayes
Votes: 218
19.
The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1961)
Episode:
Oliver Twist
(1959)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, History
An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Tom Clancy, John Colicos, Beulah Garrick, William Hickey
Votes: 15
20.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1976)
Episode:
The Legacy
(1970)
TV-G | 60 min | Drama
Consuelo's mother is diagnosed with a malignant tumor, and although she accepts the doctor's diagnosis, she finds it hard to accept her roommate, a sour woman dealing with a heart condition.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Robert Young, James Brolin, Elena Verdugo, Dolores Del Río
Votes: 24
21. Strange Report (1969–1971)
60 min | Drama, Mystery
Retired Scotland Yard commissioner Adam Strange investigates bizarre mysteries in "Swinging Sixties" London.
Stars: Anthony Quayle, Kaz Garas, Anneke Wills, Charles Lloyd Pack
Votes: 175
22. Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
This anthology series presented episodes in the lives of true-life historical personages who each faced a terrible crisis in their life.
Stars: Jason Wingreen, Ken Drake, Woodrow Parfrey, Len Wayland
Votes: 91
23. Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking (1976 TV Short)
59 min | Short, Biography, Drama
Director: Daniel Petrie | Star: Ed Flanders
Votes: 32
24. Seasons of Love (1999)
240 min | Drama
Thomas Linthorne is a farmer, who, with his bride, Kate, settles a parcel of untilled Midwestern farmland in 1866. Linthorne is a dynamic and driven man who eventually becomes a pillar of ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Strauss, Rachel Ward, Rip Torn, John Finn
Votes: 99
25. Short Short Dramas (1952–1953)
15 min | Comedy, Drama
Model Ruth Woods hosted this anthology series of twice-weekly one act plays. The stories could be either dramatic or light comedy with a different cast for each episode. The series ran for only the 1952-53 season.
Stars: Henry Jones, June Dayton, Ruth Woods, Bernard Burke
Votes: 28
26.
'Way Out (1961)
Episode:
I Heard You Calling Me
(1961)
30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A woman who is about to run off with a married man receives threatening phone calls in her hotel room.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Constance Ford, Anthony Dawson, Angela Thornton, George Turner
Votes: 51
27.
The Defenders (1961–1965)
Episode:
The Benefactor
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
The Prestons defend a doctor arrested by the police for performing illegal abortions.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Robert F. Simon, Judson Laire
Votes: 38
28.
The Interns (1970–1971)
Episode:
An Afternoon in the Fall
(1970)
60 min | Drama
Sam's wife, Bobbie, and a nurse are taken hostage by a psychotic killer.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Stephen Brooks, Christopher Stone, Hal Frederick, Elaine Giftos
Votes: 7
29.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1976)
Episode:
Epidemic
(1970)
TV-G | 60 min | Drama
The efforts of Welby and Kiley to battle a flu epidemic are complicated by a rich hypochondriac.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Robert Young, James Brolin, Elena Verdugo, Michele Lee
Votes: 18
30.
Medical Center (1969–1976)
Episode:
Moment of Decision
(1970)
60 min | Drama
Dr. Paul Lochner (James Daly) must tell his daughter Jennifer (Tyne Daly) that she has a serious arterial condition which may require surgery and possibly delay her upcoming wedding.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Chad Everett, James Daly, Tyne Daly, Robert Gentry
Votes: 19
31.
Medical Center (1969–1976)
Episode:
The Fallen Image
(1969)
60 min | Drama
A U.S. ambassador (Walter Pidgeon) has a heart condition that could jeopardize a crucial meeting.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Chad Everett, James Daly, Walter Pidgeon, Linden Chiles
Votes: 20
32. 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: 501
33. A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Approved | 128 min | Drama
A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands
Votes: 9,565
34. 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
35. 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: 222
36. Seaway (1965–1966)
60 min | Adventure, Drama
Nick King, working for a consortium of ship owners, teams up with Admiral Henry Fox in dealing with problems that occur on the St. Lawrence Seaway. Fox is a government official, bringing a legal aspect to bringing things to a conclusion.
Stars: Stephen Young, Austin Willis, Jonathan White, Cec Linder
Votes: 59
37. Eleanor and Franklin (1976– )
203 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, from early youth to his election as President of the United States, as told from Eleanor's point of view.
Stars: David Huffman, Mackenzie Phillips, Lilia Skala, Ed Flanders
Votes: 387
38.
The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1961)
Episode:
The Prince and the Pauper
(1957)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A poor boy and a prince exchange identities and lives while the villainous Captain of the Guard plots to take advantage of this.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Douglas Campbell, John Carradine, Patty Duke, Robert Goodier
Votes: 12
39.
The Name of the Game (1968–1971)
Episode:
The Showdown
(1971)
TV-PG | 75 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Glenn Howard researches the story of one of his ancestors - a colorful Old West character.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Gene Barry, Jessica Walter, Warren Oates, Albert Salmi
Votes: 14
40.
Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958–1961)
Episode:
Rumpelstiltskin
(1958)
30 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
The miller Hanz Franz has bragged to one and all that his daughter Elsa can spin straw into gold. The poor girl is spirited away by the Royal Tax Collector Lord Karsch and locked in a room in the palace of the King.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: John Bleifer, Roy Dean, Jonathan Harris, Kurt Kasznar
Votes: 9
41. Sybil (1976)
TV-14 | 66 min | Biography, Drama
A young woman whose childhood was so harrowing to her that she developed sixteen different personalities is treated by a doctor.
Stars: Joanne Woodward, Sally Field, Brad Davis, Martine Bartlett
Votes: 7,462
42. Banyon (1971–1973)
60 min | Crime, Drama
The adventures of 1930's Los Angeles private eye Miles Banyon.
Stars: Robert Forster, Joan Blondell, Richard Jaeckel, Julie Gregg
Votes: 154
43. Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977 TV Movie)
155 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during their 12-year stay at the White House.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Jane Alexander, Edward Herrmann, Priscilla Pointer, Walter McGinn
Votes: 344
44. Great Ghost Tales (1961)
30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The last regularly scheduled television series to be broadcast live in the U.S. was hosted by Frank Gallop, and featured dramatizations of ghost stories and other tales of the supernatural,... See full summary »
Stars: Frank Gallop, Robert Duvall, Lee Grant, Walter Matthau
Votes: 54
45. The Billy Rose Show (1950–1951)
30 min | Drama
A short-lived anthology series, sponsored by the Hudson Motor Car Company. The host was the theatrical showman and lyricist Billy Rose. The show was canceled due to a decline in the sales ... See full summary »
Stars: Billy Rose, Frank Albertson, Ludwig Donath, Walter Hampden
Votes: 33
46. Hec Ramsey (1972–1974)
90 min | Drama, Mystery, Western
The adventures of Hec Ramsey, a turn-of-the-20th-century detective who prefers to use his brains instead of his guns.
Stars: Richard Boone, Rick Lenz, Harry Morgan, Dennis Rucker
Votes: 431
47. 'Way Out (1961)
25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"'Way Out" was a drama in the macabre genre was broadcast each week hosted by Roald Dahl.
Stars: Roald Dahl, Paul Tremaine, Richard Morse, George Turner
Votes: 191
48. 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
49. 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
50. Pursuit (1958–1959)
60 min | Drama
A short-lived anthology series, with a running theme. Each episode focused on a person or group that was being pursued. Charles Russell and Eva Wolas shared the role of the producer, while ... See full summary »
Stars: Joan Bennett, Dennis Hopper, Rip Torn, John Cassavetes
Votes: 50