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1. The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)

TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Ordinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.

Stars: Rod Serling, Robert McCord, Jay Overholts, James Turley

Votes: 93,510

2. T.H.E. Cat (1966–1967)
Episode: The Ring of Anasis (1966)

30 min | Adventure, Drama

Cat is hired to protect an antique collector who has been marked for death.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Robert Loggia, William Daniels, Michele Carey, Ross Hagen

Votes: 12

3. Cinéma de minuit (1976– )

TV program devoted to classic cinema; always broadcasts around midnight. Films are shown in their original version and format, with French subtitles. Usually grouped into cycles ("British Cinema" cycle, "Short Film" cycle, etc.).

Star: Patrick Brion

Votes: 12

4. The Alaskans (1959–1960)

60 min | Adventure

A pair of adventurers are intent on swindling travellers bound for the Yukon Territories during the height of the Klondike Gold Rush.

Stars: Roger Moore, Dorothy Provine, Jeff York, Ray Danton

Votes: 93

5. The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960–1961)
Episode: The Mink Coat (1960)

30 min | Drama

While her husband was still alive, Syd Charing enjoyed her life as a well-to-do socialite. Since his death, she has fallen on hard times. Now all she has left to remind of her of her halcyon days is a mink coat.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Stephen McNally, Tenen Holtz, Lewis Martin

Votes: 45

6. T.H.E. Cat (1966–1967)

30 min | Adventure, Drama

A former circus aerialist, and reformed cat burglar, offers his services as a professional bodyguard.

Stars: Robert Loggia, Robert Carricart, R.G. Armstrong, Robert Duvall

Votes: 289

7. Adventures in Paradise (1959–1962)

60 min | Adventure

The adventures of the Tiki III and crew as they sailed from island to island through the South Pacific, carrying cargo and the odd passenger from one drama to another.

Stars: Gardner McKay, James Holden, Lani Kai, Guy Stockwell

Votes: 404

8. The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode: Night Call (1964)

TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Telephone calls begin to haunt a disabled elderly woman.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Gladys Cooper, Nora Marlowe, Martine Bartlett, Rod Serling

Votes: 2,531

9. Out of the Past (1947)

Approved | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses, and duplicitous dames.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming

Votes: 40,979

10. The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960–1961)
Episode: The Choice (1961)

30 min | Drama

Past closing time at an out of the way nightclub, the woman that runs it waits for the last customer to leave, then hears on the radio of an escaped killer mental patient is in the area. ... See full summary »

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Horton, James Best, Jimmy Lydon

Votes: 38

11. A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

Not Rated | 128 min | Drama, History, Romance

A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amidst the turmoil of the French Revolution.

Directors: Jack Conway, Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Ronald Colman, Elizabeth Allan, Edna May Oliver, Reginald Owen

Votes: 6,326

12. 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

13. Studio 57 (1954–1958)

30 min | Drama, Family

This dramatic anthology series went into open syndication when the DuMont Television Network ceased operations.

Stars: Joel Aldrich, Tim Graham, Jean Byron, Marguerite Chapman

Votes: 244

14. Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1955–1958)

30 min | Drama

An anthology series hosted by Jane Wyman.

Stars: Jane Wyman, Paul Bryar, Tim Graham, Simon Scott

Votes: 69

15. The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960–1961)
Episode: Frightened Doll (1961)

30 min | Drama

Hazel Wexley, a downcast woman, is befriended by a mobster who makes her happy. But after his unexpected death she is left with a mysterious briefcase.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Wallace Ford, Harold J. Stone, Rex Holman

Votes: 34

16. General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode: Into the Night (1955)

TV-G | 30 min | Drama

A husband and wife are driving on a trip to Palm Springs. They stop for gas and are kidnapped by a pair of criminals, who have just killed a store clerk during a robbery. They plan to flee ... See full summary »

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Eddie Albert, Ruth Roman, Dane Clark, Robert Armstrong

Votes: 28

17. Curse of the Demon (1957)

Approved | 96 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

American professor John Holden arrives in London for a parapsychology conference, only to find himself investigating the mysterious actions of Devil-worshipper Julian Karswell.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, Niall MacGinnis, Maurice Denham

Votes: 15,535

18. Stars in My Crown (1950)

Approved | 89 min | Family, Western

In 1865, the small Southern town of Walsburg has become so dangerous that Parson Josiah Doziah Gray gives his sermons while holding a gun.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Joel McCrea, Ellen Drew, Dean Stockwell, Alan Hale

Votes: 2,510

19. Follow the Sun (1961–1962)

60 min | Adventure

The show follows the adventures of two free-lance magazine writers based in Hawaii.

Stars: Barry Coe, Brett Halsey, Jay Lanin, Gary Lockwood

Votes: 81

20. The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960–1961)

30 min | Drama

An anthology series usually starring Miss Stanwyck with her character either facing difficulties or overcoming peril. Several of the episodes were pilots, none of them turned into series.

Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Anna May Wong, Arthur Gould-Porter, James Chandler

Votes: 227

21. The Californians (1957–1959)
Episode: Cat's Paw (1959)

30 min | Western

Matt deputizes Wilma Fansler to help him solve a strange murder.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Richard Coogan, Carole Mathews, Lorraine Miller, Don Haggerty

Votes: 10

22. The Californians (1957–1959)
Episode: Deadly Tintype (1959)

30 min | Western

A defrauded insurance company asks Matt to work on a case of maritime larceny.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Richard Coogan, Art Fleming, Charity Grace, Vito Scotti

Votes: 11

23. The Californians (1957–1959)
Episode: One Ton of Peppercorns (1959)

30 min | Western

James Coburn plays Matt Wayne's gullible cousin, who is victimized by a swindler as soon as he gets to town.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Richard Coogan, James Coburn, Marjorie Bennett, John McNamara

Votes: 13

24. Bonanza (1959–1973)

TV-PG | 49 min | Western

The Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.

Stars: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts

Votes: 11,046

25. Marie Antoinette (1938)

Passed | 149 min | Biography, Drama, History

The tragic life of Marie Antoinette, who became queen of France in her late teens.

Directors: W.S. Van Dyke, Julien Duvivier | Stars: Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power, John Barrymore, Robert Morley

Votes: 3,288

26. Adventures in Paradise (1959–1962)
Episode: A Bride for the Captain (1962)

48 min | Adventure

Three war buddies of Adam Troy try to get him married to the girl next door.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Gardner McKay, Guy Stockwell, Ray Walston, J. Pat O'Malley

Votes: 13

27. The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960–1961)
Episode: Confession (1961)

30 min | Drama

Her overbearing and jealous husband drives a woman to leave him and seek a divorce with a sleazy lawyer. They begin an affair and the plan grows into a plot to frame the husband for her ... See full summary »

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Lee Marvin, Josephine Hutchinson, James Chandler

Votes: 36

28. The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960–1961)
Episode: Dear Charlie (1961)

30 min | Drama

Two wealthy old spinster sisters put an ad in the paper for a man to board with them, and it's answered by a grifter named Charlie. They fall for him, and soon are jealously vying for his ... See full summary »

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Milton Berle, Katherine Squire, Lurene Tuttle

Votes: 31

29. Cat People (1942)

Not Rated | 73 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

An American man marries a Serbian immigrant who fears that she will turn into the cat person of her homeland's fables if they are intimate together.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Simone Simon, Tom Conway, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph

Votes: 26,045 | Gross: $4.00M

30. The Walter Winchell File (1957–1959)

30 min | Crime, Drama

Crime stories that Walter Winchell had covered while working with the New York City Police Department.

Stars: Walter Winchell, John Larch, George Cisar, Robert Anderson

Votes: 45

31. Directed by Jacques Tourneur (1978 TV Movie)

30 min | Documentary

Interview with Jacques Tourneur in his french country house in 1977. This is the only existing television interview of Jacques Tourneur. It has been directed for the french TV channel "FR3".

Director: Jacques Manlay | Stars: Jacques Tourneur, Jacques Manlay, Jean Ricaud

Votes: 19

32. The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960–1961)
Episode: Ironbark's Bride (1960)

30 min | Drama

Crusty old farmer and wealthiest man in town, Ironbank, sends for a bride and draws a middle aged woman and teen aged son. The boy gives him cool reception, and repeatedly displeases him. ... See full summary »

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Charles Bickford, Gerald Mohr, David Kent

Votes: 40

33. The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960–1961)
Episode: Sign of the Zodiac (1961)

30 min | Drama

After the death of her husband, Madge Terry goes to a psychic accompanied by her sister-in-law Helene. Pierre claims to be in touch with the deceased's spirit, which Madge fears will reveal something she wants kept secret.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Dan Duryea, Joan Blondell, Helene Hatch

Votes: 37

34. The Californians (1957–1959)
Episode: The Bell Tolls (1959)

30 min | Western

The vigilantes insist on lynching a man accused of murdering the Attorney General.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Richard Coogan, Art Fleming, Sean McClory, Mike Connors

Votes: 13

35. Northwest Passage (1958–1959)
Episode: Break Out (1958)

30 min | Adventure

Maj. Rogers, Sgt. Marriner and Ens. Towne are captured by a French patrol and thrown into a prison stockade. There they are subject to inhuman conditions and brutal torture by the sadistic French commander, Maj. Marten.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Keith Larsen, Buddy Ebsen, Don Burnett, Adam Williams

Votes: 25

36. Nightfall (1956)

78 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Through a series of bizarre coincidences, an artist finds himself falsely accused of bank robbery and murder and is pursued by the authorities and the real killers.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Aldo Ray, Anne Bancroft, Brian Keith, Jocelyn Brando

Votes: 4,584

37. Volpone (1941)

94 min | Comedy

Volpone, an elderly Venetian, connives with his money-crazed servant to convince his greedy friends that he is dying, knowing that each will try to curry favor with him in order to be named... See full summary »

Directors: Maurice Tourneur, Jacques de Baroncelli | Stars: Harry Baur, Louis Jouvet, Charles Dullin, Jean Témerson

Votes: 402

38. Scaramouche (1923)

Passed | 124 min | Drama, Romance

When a nobleman murders his best friend, a lawyer becomes a revolutionary with his heart set on vengeance.

Director: Rex Ingram | Stars: Lloyd Ingraham, Alice Terry, Ramon Novarro, Lewis Stone

Votes: 705 | Gross: $0.94M

39. Tell It to the Marines (1926)

Passed | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A gruff Marine sergeant and a handsome new recruit compete for the affection of a nurse.

Director: George W. Hill | Stars: Lon Chaney, William Haines, Eleanor Boardman, Eddie Gribbon

Votes: 1,621 | Gross: $0.74M

40. The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960–1961)
Episode: The Miraculous Journey of Tadpole Chan (1960)

30 min | Drama

Josephine Little stays busy with her business in post war Hong Kong but falls for the charms of a young boy Tadpole, who is homeless. She works to get him stateside clashing with government official Dobson in the process.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Ralph Bellamy, Dick Kay Hong, James Hong

Votes: 41

41. The Californians (1957–1959)
Episode: Crimps' Meat (1959)

30 min | Western

Joe Ryan tips Matt off about a gang that's shanghaiing sailors.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Richard Coogan, Art Fleming, Charles Aidman, Jean Allison

Votes: 11

42. I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

Passed | 69 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A nurse is hired to care for the wife of a sugar plantation owner, who has been acting strangely, on a Caribbean island.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Frances Dee, Tom Conway, James Ellison, Edith Barrett

Votes: 13,683

43. The Trail of '98 (1928)

Passed | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Fortune hunters from all over the country rush to the Klondike in 1897 to seek their fortunes in the gold are tested by hardships of the journey.

Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Dolores Del Río, Ralph Forbes, Karl Dane, Harry Carey

Votes: 446

44. The Californians (1957–1959)
Episode: The Fugitive (1959)

30 min | Western

The first California extradition case conflicts with Matt's efforts to clear an accused murderer.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Richard Coogan, Art Fleming, Booth Colman, Rebecca Welles

Votes: 11

45. The Californians (1957–1959)
Episode: The Painted Lady (1959)

30 min | Western

Is Maude Sorel, owner of an objectionable gambling house, socialite Julie Draton's mother?

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Richard Coogan, Art Fleming, Lurene Tuttle, Dusty Anders

Votes: 11

46. The Californians (1957–1959)
Episode: Wolf's Head (1959)

30 min | Western

Outlaw Charles Savage escapes from jail with one thing in mind - revenge against Matt and Jeremy.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Richard Coogan, Art Fleming, Bruce Gordon, Alexander Campbell

Votes: 11

47. General Electric Theater (1953–1962)

TV-G | 30 min | Drama

An American anthology series, with a new episode and different actors and actresses each week. Hosted by Ronald Reagan, the series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.

Stars: Ronald Reagan, Don Herbert, Nancy Reagan, Lee Marvin

Votes: 433

48. Wichita (1955)

Passed | 81 min | Western

In 1874, after noticing the total lawlessness in Wichita, Wyatt Earp reluctantly accepts the Marshal's job and runs into the worst local troublemakers.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Joel McCrea, Vera Miles, Lloyd Bridges, Wallace Ford

Votes: 2,357

49. Canyon Passage (1946)

Passed | 92 min | Western

Businessman Logan Stuart is torn between his love of two very different women in 1850's Oregon and his loyalty to a compulsive gambler friend who goes over the line.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Dana Andrews, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward, Patricia Roc

Votes: 2,658

50. Northwest Passage (1958–1959)

25 min | Adventure

Major Robert Rogers organized "Rogers Rangers" to search for the alleged waterway across the United States during the French and Indian War (1754-1759). Helping Rogers, an experienced ... See full summary »

Stars: Keith Larsen, Buddy Ebsen, Don Burnett, Philip Tonge

Votes: 121