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1. Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 5 (1938)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
This entry in Columbia's long-running Screen Snapshots' series opens in Hollywood with numerous movie stars playing a goofy new game that is the (then) current rage of the film capitol. It ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Ralph Staub, George Murphy, Nan Grey, Chester Morris
Votes: 125
2.
The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode:
Price of Tomatoes
(1962)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
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
3.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
Honor Bright
(1961)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Danny Thomas plays an ex-convict who vows to get revenge on the man who almost married his daughter (played by Marlo Thomas) - and helped to cause her death.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: Danny Thomas, Ed Nelson, Robert Warwick, Grace Lee Whitney
Votes: 40
4.
The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode:
Epilogue
(1963)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
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
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
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.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
The Sharpshooter
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
This is the pilot for the series "The Rifleman". Lucas and Mark McCain enter the town of North Fork, hoping to buy a small ranch, but they encounter trouble from a shady businessman and a young punk gunfighter.
Director: Arnold Laven | Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Leif Erickson, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 21
8. 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: 1,649
9.
The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode:
Tissue of Hate
(1963)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
A plastic surgeon receives an unusual request.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Charles Boyer, Henry Fonda, Polly Bergen, Gloria Vanderbilt
Votes: 28
10.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
Desert Flight
(1960)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Mike Brenner is a wily bank robber. In an effort to lose a posse, he leads his cohorts into the desert.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Dick Powell, James Coburn, Ben Cooper, John Pickard
Votes: 30
11.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
Miss Jenny
(1960)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
A young man gets the drop on Jenny Breckenridge and her husband, but he's not interested in their money.
Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Vera Miles, Ben Cooper, Adam Williams, Jack Elam
Votes: 24
12. What's My Line? (1950–1967)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
Stars: John Daly, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf, Dorothy Kilgallen
Votes: 1,770
13. G.E. True (1962–1963)
30 min | Adventure, Drama
Episodes based on stories from "True" magazine.
Stars: Jack Webb, Felix Reinsch, Kurt Kreuger, Charles H. Radilak
Votes: 35
14.
The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode:
Pericles on 31st Street
(1962)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
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
15.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
Knife of Hate
(1960)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Jack Hoyt wants to marry Susan Pittman but her father - Dr. Pittman is determined not to let that happen.
Director: Otto Lang | Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Susan Oliver, Robert Harland, Vladimir Sokoloff
Votes: 21
16. The Forsaken Westerns (2017– )
30 min | Western
Rare unsold western TV show pilots, anthology and western series episodes. Neglected for years some never transferred to digital format until now. Hundreds of shows are being rescued for this series.
Stars: Bob Terry, Stuart Randall
Votes: 64
17. The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1957–1962)
105 min | Comedy, Family, Talk-Show
Originally airing during late-night, Tonight Starring Jack Paar was an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under the Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. After 1959, it was officially known as The Jack Paar Show.
Stars: Hugh Downs, Jose Melis, Jack Paar, Cliff Arquette
Votes: 324
18.
The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode:
Seeds of April
(1962)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
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
19.
Four Star Playhouse (1952–1956)
Episode:
Bourbon Street
(1954)
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Jeff Ward is a musician who got out of his Bourbon Street neighborhood, but lost his wife to Danny Paris. Three years later, his ex-wife is dead, and Jeff comes back intending to kill Danny for what he's done.
Director: Roy Kellino | Stars: King Donovan, Beverly Garland, William F. Leicester, Clarence Muse
Votes: 12
20.
The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode:
The Jam Session Show
(1954)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
Jack invites some celebrity friends over to the house for one of his weekly jam sessions. This week's session includes Dan Dailey, Kirk Douglas, Fred MacMurray, Tony Martin, and Dick Powell.
Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Jack Benny, Dan Dailey, Kirk Douglas, Fred MacMurray
Votes: 63
21.
What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode:
Joseph Cotten
(1959)
Family, Game-Show
Guest host Dick Powell joins the panel on tonight's show. The first challenger is the warden of Washington State penitentiary, followed by a woman from Omaha, Nebraska who is a masseuse. ... See full summary »
Director: Franklin Heller | Stars: Arlene Francis, Dick Powell, Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf
Votes: 25
22.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
Shadow of a Dead Man
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Logan Wheeler tries to bring Raney Benson in for a bank robbery in which Wheeler's father lost all his savings. But the tables are turned, in more ways than one, when Logan is bitten by a ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Gordon | Stars: Barry Sullivan, Carl Benton Reid, Whitney Blake, DeForest Kelley
Votes: 23
23.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
The Lonely Gun
(1959)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
An outlaw returns home to see his brother. He finds that his brother is dead. His nephew has sold the ranch to pay debts and is about to set out on a life of getting rich fast.
Director: André De Toth | Stars: Barry Sullivan, Patricia Donahue, Wayne Rogers, Stacy Harris
Votes: 30
24.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
The Sunday Man
(1960)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
A young deputy is determined to enforce the law even when it means going up against one of the most powerful ranchers in the territory.
Director: William D. Faralla | Stars: Brian Donlevy, Leif Erickson, Dean Jones, Ross Elliott
Votes: 22
25. Person to Person (1953–1961)
30 min | Documentary, News, Talk-Show
Interviews with figures from public life.
Stars: Edward R. Murrow, Charles Collingwood, Jayne Meadows, Jerry Lewis
Votes: 223
26.
The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode:
Doyle Against the House
(1961)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
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
27.
The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode:
No Strings Attached
(1962)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
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
28.
The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode:
Special Assignment
(1962)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
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
29.
What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode:
June Allyson and Dick Powell
(1954)
Family, Game-Show
Director: Franklin Heller | Stars: Dorothy Kilgallen, Robert Q. Lewis, Fran Allison, Bennett Cerf
Votes: 41
30.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
Cry Hope! Cry Hate!
(1960)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
A young woman has nowhere to go to raise her son so she returns home to her father. Her reputation has preceded her and she wants to convince the town she has changed.
Director: Abner Biberman | Stars: June Allyson, Paul Fix, Brett King, Richard Garland
Votes: 23
31.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
Episode in Darkness
(1957)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Cattleman Ethan Boyan is framed for murder and the only witness is Isabelle Rutledge, who is blind.
Director: John English | Stars: Dewey Martin, Anne Bancroft, Phillip Pine, John Anderson
Votes: 36
32.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
Jericho
(1961)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Amy Schroeder is convicted of killing her husband and sentenced to die. Jericho comes to the condemned woman, supposedly about buying her land. Then he reveals himself-as an agent for the Attorney-General.
Director: Harry Keller | Stars: Guy Madison, Beverly Garland, Claude Akins, Les Tremayne
Votes: 29
33.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
The Law and the Gun
(1959)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
John Welker's new bride is killed by bank robbers. John goes undercover to try and infiltrate the gang.
Director: John English | Stars: Lyle Bettger, Michael Ansara, Paul Carr, Don Diamond
Votes: 28
34.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
A Threat of Violence
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Lawyer Clay Culhane doesn't get the job with the mining company that he was first promised, after they learn he was once a famous gunfighter. But he soon finds a new client, a Mexican ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Gordon | Stars: Cesar Romero, Lyle Bettger, Chris Alcaide, Jorja Curtright
Votes: 26
35.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
Three Days to Death
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
An Easterner comes west to bring the killer of his brother to justice.
Director: Robert Gordon | Stars: Michael Rennie, Chris Alcaide, Earle Hodgins, Tom Brown
Votes: 23
36.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
Trail Incident
(1959)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
A trial boss finds a stranded teen while working on a cattle drive. The boy tells the drovers his father is an important banker and he must get to Wichita ASAP. But the drive must go on and the boy must meet unexpected deadly challenges.
Director: Alvin Ganzer | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, John Ericson, Tim Considine, Dennis Cross
Votes: 24
37. Paper Moon (1973)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, John Hillerman
Votes: 52,521 | Gross: $30.93M
38. The Red Skelton Hour (1951–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy
A comedy-themed variety show, hosted by the popular comedian Red Skelton. It run with no interruption from 1951 to 1971. From 1956 to 1962, the show's head writer was Sherwood Schwartz, who... See full summary »
Stars: Red Skelton, David Rose and His Orchestra, Art Gilmore, Tom Hansen Dancers
Votes: 1,393
39.
The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode:
Borderline
(1962)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
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
40.
The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode:
Charlie's Duet
(1963)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
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
41.
The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode:
Killer in the House
(1961)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
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
42.
The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode:
The Clocks
(1962)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
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
43.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
A Man to Look Up To
(1957)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Lawyer Jud Lester is just arriving in town right after a robbery when he finds one of the robbers hiding in his office wounded. The robber passes out and people in town assume that Jud shot... See full summary »
Director: John English | Stars: Lew Ayres, Will Wright, Willis Bouchey, Diane Brewster
Votes: 28
44.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
Calico Bait
(1960)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
A deputy on the trail of a bandit uses the outlaw's girlfriend as bait to capture him. However, before he realizes it a bond begins to form between him and the woman.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: Robert Culp, Inger Stevens, Burt Douglas, DeForest Kelley
Votes: 19
45.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
Debt of Gratitude
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
When Marshal Tolby learns that Ben Kincaid is wanted for murder, he feels he must arrest him and take him to Prescott for trial, even though Kincaid is regarded as a hero by the townsfolk and beg Tolby to let him go free.
Director: William D. Faralla | Stars: Steve Cochran, James Whitmore, Walter Sande, Robert Ellenstein
Votes: 33
46.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
Man from Everywhere
(1961)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Sheriff Jed Morgan is worried about his prisoner, Tom Bowdry, because the local gentry seems to be getting lynch fever. Morgan hires guide Branch Taylor to hustle Bowdry to the nearby town of Borrego.
Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Cesar Romero, Peter Whitney, Burt Reynolds, Ruta Lee
Votes: 35
47.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
The Accuser
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
A man is found dead by his neighbor. A deputy with a grudge against the neighbor is determined to see the murder is pinned on him.
Director: John English | Stars: David Niven, Chris Alcaide, Malcolm Brodrick, Gail Kobe
Votes: 21
48.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
Trouble at Tres Cruces
(1959)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Dave Blasingame is a drifter who is asked to come visit a friend and see his new gun. When he arrives the friend has been killed and the gun is gone and he wants to find out why. Pilot for TV series "The Westerner".
Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Brian Keith, Neville Brand, Frank Silvera, Michael Pate
Votes: 38
49. I've Got a Secret (1952–1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Family, Game-Show
A group of panelists try to guess a guest's secret.
Stars: John Cannon, Henry Morgan, Bill Cullen, Garry Moore
Votes: 566
50. Mr. Adams and Eve (1957–1958)
30 min | Comedy
Famous Hollywood actors Eve Drake and Howard Adams, a married couple, are shown at home plus at work, usually to comedic effect. They wrangle with studio head J.B. Hafter and deal with their agent, the affable Steve.
Stars: Howard Duff, Ida Lupino, Alan Reed, Olive Carey
Votes: 66