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1. 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
2. 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
3.
The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963)
Episode:
P.O.W.
(1953)
Comedy, Drama
American prisoners of war in Korea have a hard time of it.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Gary Merrill, Phyllis Kirk, Richard Kiley, Brian Keith
Votes: 9
4. 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: 223
5. 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: 198
6. Death of a Salesman (1966 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
An abridged award-winning television adaptation of a famous play about an aging travelling salesman who's on the verge of a nervous breakdown. His job is gone, and his family hates him for never being there. He tries mending things with them.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Mildred Dunnock, James Farentino, Albert Dekker
Votes: 683
7.
Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
Episode:
A Marriage of Strangers
(1959)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Jerry and Louise are two shy types who meet and wed through a lonely hearts club. They soon learn that being a married couple is not like the movies or romance novels.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Red Buttons, Diana Lynn, Joan Blondell, Malcolm Atterbury
Votes: 13
8. My Father's House (1975 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
While recuperating from a heart attack--brought about in part by his job as a hard-charging but highly paid executive--a man begins to reflect on his life and the simpler time when he was growing up.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Robert Preston, Eileen Brennan, Rosemary Forsyth
Votes: 71
9. Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976–1977)
TV-PG | 120 min | Drama
This is the sequel to the mini-series, RICH MAN, POOR MAN. It begins with Rudy Jordache apprehending the man who killed his brother, Falconetti. He then also takes in his nephew, Wesley. He... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Strauss, Gregg Henry, James Carroll Jordan, Susan Sullivan
Votes: 851
10. Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963–1967)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Legendary entertainer Bob Hope hosted, and occasionally starred in, one of the last major anthology series on network television, featuring many of Hollywood's top names, including quite a few who didn't do much television otherwise
Stars: Bob Hope, Jack Weston, Jack Kelly, John Francis
Votes: 239
11. The Crucible (1967 TV Movie)
135 min | Drama, History
In the Puritan New England town of Salem, Massachusetts, a group of girls go dancing in the forest with a black slave named Tituba. While dancing, they are caught by the local minister, ... See full synopsis »
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: George C. Scott, Colleen Dewhurst, Fritz Weaver, Henry Jones
Votes: 142
12. This Is Your Life (1970–1973)
30 min | Biography, Reality-TV
Stars: Ralph Edwards, Nanette Fabray, Bette Davis, Peter Graves
Votes: 197
13.
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976–1977)
Episode:
Chapter II
(1976)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Rudy travels to war-torn Vietnam to investigate Calderwood's missing electronics shipments, learning that a company called Tricorp has sabotaged deliveries. Here he runs into Julie, and the... See full summary »
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Peter Strauss, James Carroll Jordan, Gregg Henry, John Anderson
Votes: 29
14. No Time for Sergeants (1958)
Approved | 119 min | Comedy, War
Will Stockdale is a country bumpkin drafted into the Air Force and too dumb to realize he's driving everyone around him crazy, no one more than Sergeant King.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Andy Griffith, Myron McCormick, Nick Adams, Murray Hamilton
Votes: 4,442
15.
Alcoa Premiere (1961–1963)
Episode:
People Need People
(1961)
60 min | Drama
A drama about the rehabilitation of psychologically disturbed.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Fred Astaire, Lee Marvin, James Gregory, Arthur Kennedy
Votes: 9
16. The Doctors and the Nurses (1962–1965)
60 min | Drama
The story takes place in a large hospital and revolves around two nurses, Liz Thorpe (Shirl Conway), the older head nurse, and Gail Lucas, the naive student nurse. The two nurses were ... See full summary »
Stars: Shirl Conway, Zina Bethune, Michael Tolan, Joseph Campanella
Votes: 113
17. ABC Stage 67 (1966–1967)
51 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A weekly anthology of one-hour plays, both original and adapted from literary sources.
Stars: Lee Grant, Arthur Kennedy, The Doodletown Pipers, Diahann Carroll
Votes: 110
18. Producers' Showcase (1954–1957)
90 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy
This program aired once every fourth week, and was one of the most costly live shows of the 1950s. Many stars appeared on this show.
Stars: Cyril Ritchard, Claire Bloom, Mary Martin, David Wayne
Votes: 186
19. The Alcoa Hour (1955–1957)
60 min | Drama
This live series featured adaptations of other works (novels, plays, et cetera) plus original works for the show. It was primarily dramas, but a few musicals also were presented. The show ... See full summary »
Stars: Luis Van Rooten, Robert Emhardt, Loïs Bolton, Robert Dryden
Votes: 98
20. Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950–1952)
60 min | Drama
Dramatic anthology series presenting plays adopted from Pulitzer Prize winning stories, plays, novels, et cetera.
Stars: Elmer Davis, Charles Dingle, Richard Bishop, Joan Chandler
Votes: 50
21. All the Way Home (1963)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Romance
Mary Follet, a wife and mother in 1915 Tennessee, copes with the loss of her husband and the necessity of raising their children alone.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Jean Simmons, Robert Preston, Pat Hingle, Aline MacMahon
Votes: 462
22.
Producers' Showcase (1954–1957)
Episode:
Bloomer Girl
(1956)
Drama, Musical, Comedy
A musical set before Civil War that centers around Evalina Applegate, daughter of a hoop skirt manufacturer, who sides with her Aunt Dolly Bloomer, an avid suffragette, and falls in love with a handsome slave owner, Jefferson Calhoun.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Barbara Cook, Keith Andes, Carmen Mathews, Paul Ford
Votes: 16
23.
Celanese Theatre (1951–1952)
Episode:
Anna Christie
(1952)
30 min | Drama
A young woman reunites with her estranged father and falls in love with a sailor, but struggles to tell them about her dark past.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Richard Burton, June Havoc, John Qualen, Doris Rich
Votes: 32
24. The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The award winning bing play of Mary Chase came to television in 1958. It tells the story of Elwood P. Dowd (Art Carney), a personable chap who drinks a little, and befriends a "pookah", a ... See full summary »
Stars: Tim O'Connor, James Valentine, Hurd Hatfield, John Colicos
Votes: 105
25. Alcoa Premiere (1961–1963)
60 min | Drama
Hosted by famous dancer and actor Fred Astaire, this series presented a new drama with each week's episode. Unlike some of the earlier drama series, which tended either toward classics or ... See full summary »
Stars: Fred Astaire, Keir Dullea, Brian Eliot, Paul Comi
Votes: 141
26.
The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963)
Episode:
The Rack
(1955)
Comedy, Drama
A decorated Korean War hero inexplicably collaborates with the enemy while interred in a POW camp and is court-martialed.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Wendell Corey, Keenan Wynn, Marshall Thompson, Nicholas Joy
Votes: 17
27. Actor's Studio (1948–1950)
30 min | Drama
Produced by the ABC as its television network was just getting off the ground, this program was one of the first dramatic series television to attract top-name actors and actresses. ... See full summary »
Stars: Marc Connelly, George Keane, Don Hanmer, Nancy Franklin
Votes: 94
28. Hedda Gabler (1962 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
A scheming woman marries a nice but dimwitted intellectual out of convenience. She hears that her old lover is back in town. She decides to destroy his life, jealous of his love affair with another.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Trevor Howard
Votes: 394
29. Our American Heritage (1959–1961)
60 min | Biography, History
Stars: Lowell Thomas, Howard St. John, Ralph Bellamy, Arthur Kennedy
Votes: 13
30. Celanese Theatre (1951–1952)
60 min | Drama
This program consisted of adaptations of high-quality plays written by leading playwrights.
Stars: Ralph Morgan, Philip Coolidge, John Seymour, Wendell Corey
Votes: 49
31.
The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963)
Episode:
Hedda Gabler
(1954)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
A scheming woman marries a nice but dimwitted intellectual out of convenience. She hears that her old lover is back in town. She decides to destroy his life, jealous of his love affair with another.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Luther Adler, Tallulah Bankhead, John Baragrey, Marie Corell
Votes: 12
32. Ransom! (1956)
Approved | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After the child of wealthy parents gets abducted, the police and a member of the press intervene to assist the parents in their search but end up complicating their impending decisions.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, Leslie Nielsen, Juano Hernandez
Votes: 2,330
33. The Diary of Anne Frank (1967 TV Movie)
124 min | Drama
During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Diana Davila, Max von Sydow, Viveca Lindfors, Peter Beiger
Votes: 123
34. Certain Honorable Men (1968 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
The protégé of a powerful congressman discovers his boss's corruption.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Van Heflin, Peter Fonda, Hiram Sherman, Alexandra Isles
Votes: 31
35.
The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963)
Episode:
No Time for Sergeants
(1955)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Will Stockdale is a country bumpkin drafted into the Air Force and too dumb to realize he's driving everyone around him crazy -- no one more than Sgt. King.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Andy Griffith, Joe Brown Jr., Alexander Clark, Harry Clark
Votes: 143
36.
Celanese Theatre (1951–1952)
Episode:
On Borrowed Time
(1952)
Drama
Young Pud is orphaned and left in the care of his aged grandparents. The boy and his cantankerous old grandfather become inseparable friends. But Gramps is concerned for his grandson's ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Ralph Morgan, Melville Cooper, Mildred Dunnock, Philip Coolidge
Votes: 8
37. Campbell Summer Soundstage (1952–1954)
30 min | Drama
A Friday night series lasting 2 seasons, of 30 minute playlets, interrupted by cute ads on the value of eating canned soup.
Stars: Georgann Johnson, Parker Fennelly, James Dean, Don Hanmer
Votes: 40
38.
The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1961)
Episode:
The Winslow Boy
(1958)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, History
In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Peter Bathurst, Florence Eldridge, Denholm Elliott, Norah Howard
Votes: 11
39. The Lie (1973 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama
An Ingmar Bergman script. Produced for Swedish Television as "Reservatet" (1970) and for BBC as "The Lie" (1971). An American couple is trapped in their marriage and way of life. Locked up in their bourgeois inferno.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: George Segal, Shirley Knight, Robert Culp, Victor Buono
Votes: 45
40. The Kate Smith Evening Hour (1951–1952)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Live weekly variety show with stars from Hollywood and Broadway in comedy, musical and other skits.
Stars: Kate Smith, Peg Lynch, Alan Bunce, Bob Warren
Votes: 24
41. The Boris Karloff Mystery Playhouse (1949)
30 min | Drama
"The Boris Karloff Mystery Playhouse" was a 30-minute US television mystery anthology series, probably produced live. Boris Karloff hosted twelve episodes that aired from September to December 1949. All but five titles appear to be lost.
Stars: Boris Karloff, Mildred Natwick, Roberta Haynes, Harry Bellaver
Votes: 22
42. The Story of David (1976 TV Movie)
PG | 191 min | Drama
He was the chosen king who loved God and committed the acts of sin.
Directors: David Lowell Rich, Alex Segal | Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Anthony Quayle, Norman Rodway, Oded Teomi
Votes: 194
43. To Confuse the Angel (1970 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Tony Call, Lee J. Cobb, Blythe Danner, Stefan Gierasch
Votes: 9
44. Joy in the Morning (1965)
GP | 103 min | Drama, Romance
In 1927, Carl Brown marries Annie McGairy and goes to college, but taking his young wife with him creates difficult challenges for both of them, for their parents back home, and for the campus faculty.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Yvette Mimieux, Arthur Kennedy, Oscar Homolka
Votes: 373
45.
The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1961)
Episode:
The Prisoner of Zenda
(1961)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, History
An Englishman vacationing in a Ruritarian kingdom is recruited to impersonate his cousin, the soon-to-be-crowned king when the monarch is drugged and kidnapped.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Roberts Blossom, Philip Bosco, John Call, Francis Compton
Votes: 14
46. Harlow (II) (1965)
109 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Loosely based biography of 1930s star Jean Harlow as she begins her climb to stardom.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Carol Lynley, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Ginger Rogers, Barry Sullivan
Votes: 261
47. Sunday Showcase (1959–1961)
60 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A show featuring various specials. Some specials were comedy, and others were serious drama by famous authors.
Stars: Robert Emhardt, Milton Berle, Jimmy Durante, Bob Hope
Votes: 161
48. Volume One (1949– )
30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Short lived (six weeks) show featuring horror and suspense stories.
Stars: Wyllis Cooper, Nancy Sheridan, Anne Seymour, Edgar Stehli
Votes: 11
49. Decisions! Decisions! (1971 TV Movie)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
The misadventures of a salesman (Newhart) and a sexologist (Simmons) with the audience deciding on the various separate plots
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Jean Simmons, Bob Newhart, Jill St. John, Lou Jacobi
Votes: 16
50. Penthouse Party (1950–1951)
30 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Actress and socialite Betty Furness opened her chic apartment to NYC entertainment world. She generally asked gentle questions and got her guests to reveal unexpected talents like unique cooking skills or an unusual dance.
Stars: Betty Furness, Elsa Maxwell, Don Cherry, Buddy Weed