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1. Cool Breeze (1972)
R | 101 min | Crime, Drama
Thalmus is the leader for a group of criminals who gather in L.A. to rob a bank. Their goal is to find a new bank.
Director: Barry Pollack | Stars: Thalmus Rasulala, Judy Pace, Julian Christopher, Lincoln Kilpatrick
Votes: 415 | Gross: $1.18M
2. Stiletto (1969)
R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he's a professional hitman for the mob . When he decides it's time to retire, he finds his former employers don't like the idea of someone who... See full summary »
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: Alex Cord, Britt Ekland, Patrick O'Neal, Joseph Wiseman
Votes: 302
3. Ice Station Zebra (1968)
G | 148 min | Adventure, Thriller
USN nuclear sub USS Tigerfish must rush to the North Pole to rescue the staff of Drift Ice Station Zebra weather station.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan, Jim Brown
Votes: 11,889
4.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Stronghold
(1968)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Joe is in charge of selling a herd in Dry Wells to the Farrell brothers but he is swindled out of the cashier's check. Joe returns with Candy and Dude to take back what is his.
Director: Leon Benson | Stars: Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Michael Witney
Votes: 92
5. Off to See the Wizard (1967–1968)
60 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Family-oriented TV series, produced by MGM, in which guest hosts and animated versions of the "Wizard of Oz" characters were used as wrap-arounds to introduce various family-oriented films ... See full summary »
Stars: Daws Butler, Mel Blanc, June Foray, Vito Scotti
Votes: 77
6. The Jackals (1967)
96 min | Adventure, Western
Bad bank robber falls in love with granddaughter of miner he and his men planned to rob of gold, has change of heart.
Director: Robert D. Webb | Stars: Vincent Price, Diana Ivarson, Robert Gunner, Bob Courtney
Votes: 317
7.
Off to See the Wizard (1967–1968)
Episode:
Hell Cats
(1967)
60 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Daws Butler, Mel Blanc, June Foray, Richard Petty
8.
The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode:
The Fortress
(1967)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
The Virginian takes a herd to a town on the border with Canada but the bank is robbed making his bank draft worthless. He tracks the robbers into Canada to recover the $100,000 but they work for the buyer of the beef at his empire.
Director: Abner Biberman | Stars: Charles Bickford, Doug McClure, Clu Gulager, Don Quine
Votes: 68
9. The Legend of Jesse James (1965–1966)
30 min | Western
In a surprising twist, Jesse and Frank James come across as good guys as they go about their outlaw ways. Jesse is a devilish scoundrel with an eye for the ladies while Frank concerns himself with more practical matters.
Stars: Christopher Jones, Allen Case, David Richards, Robert J. Wilke
Votes: 107
10.
The Legend of Jesse James (1965–1966)
Episode:
Manhunt
(1965)
30 min | Western
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Christopher Jones, Allen Case, John Marley, Zeme North
11. The Great Escape (1963)
Approved | 172 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson
Votes: 259,105 | Gross: $12.10M
12. 4 for Texas (1963)
Approved | 124 min | Comedy, Western
Zack Thomas is a tough guy who hooks up with Joe Jarrett to open a casino.
Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, Ursula Andress
Votes: 3,659
13. Cairo (1963)
91 min | Crime, Drama
An assortment of international criminals plans to steal priceless Egyptian artifacts from a Cairo museum.
Director: Wolf Rilla | Stars: George Sanders, Richard Johnson, Faten Hamamah, John Meillon
Votes: 412
14. The Virginian (1962–1971)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Personable Western series based in Wyoming from the 1890s onward.
Stars: Doug McClure, James Drury, Lee J. Cobb, Sara Lane
Votes: 3,164
15. Sergeants 3 (1962)
Approved | 112 min | Comedy, Western
Three cavalry officers and a bugler work together to thwart a Native American chief intent on uniting local tribes against the white man.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford
Votes: 1,334
16. The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Captain Gus Hornochek and Sergeant Danny Keller are members of a special force dedicated to eliminating criminal elements. Taking place in an unnamed Midwestern city, the two officers report to Commissioner Matt Gower.
Stars: Jack Warden, Arch Johnson, William Smith, Dallas Mitchell
Votes: 87
17. The Lawbreakers (1961)
79 min | Crime, Drama
The story of a scheme to double-cross and steal money from the syndicate, and a police commissioner's efforts to investigate homicides in the city of corruption.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Jack Warden, Vera Miles, Robert Douglas, Arch Johnson
Votes: 61
18.
The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
Episode:
The Burglary Ring
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Lt. Jensen and Sgt. Keller work to crack the case of a burglary ring, run by a former British army officer, whose heists are so efficient and well planned that they appear to be inside jobs.
Director: Herman Hoffman | Stars: Jack Warden, Arch Johnson, William Smith, Eric Berry
19.
The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
Episode:
The Dark Night
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Gower gets word that a hit has been ordered on mob financier Victor Vanda. He decides to warn Vanda and offer him protection, hoping that will turn him against his mob colleagues and he'll start naming names.
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Jack Warden, Arch Johnson, William Smith, Fritz Weaver
20.
The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
Episode:
The Fighter
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
An ex-boxer in hock to a pair of loan sharks agrees to help them carry out a robbery in exchange for their erasing his debt to them.
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Jack Warden, Norma Crane, William Smith, Gerald S. O'Loughlin
21.
The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
Episode:
The Friendly Gesture
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Honocheck is astounded to find that his friend Lou Gordon may be involved in a ring that steals travelers checks. He risks his reputation and job to clear his friend's name.
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Jack Warden, Arch Johnson, William Smith, Milton Selzer
22.
The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
Episode:
The Gomez Affair
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
A local thug named Joey Minor gets into a shootout with the cops, resulting in him being wounded and an officer being killed. As Gower and his men search for Joey, they discover that ... See full summary »
Director: Herman Hoffman | Stars: Jack Warden, Arch Johnson, William Smith, Ellen Madison
23.
The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
Episode:
The Kidnapping
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Roy Bradley's son is kidnapped, and he borrows the money for the ransom from his friend Alex Meriden. The squad manages to capture three of the four kidnappers and rescue the boy, but the ransom money is nowhere to be found.
Director: Herman Hoffman | Stars: Jack Warden, Arch Johnson, William Smith, Paul Stewart
24.
The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
Episode:
The Lady and the Lawyer
(1961)
51 min | Crime, Drama
The main suspect in the murder of city employee Sam Henry is playboy attorney Allen Bardeman, both of whom appear to have connections to a crime ring.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Jack Warden, Arch Johnson, Douglas Odney, Robert Douglas
Votes: 8
25.
The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
Episode:
The Last Way Out
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
The squad goes after big-time bookie Richie Ashmond, but he's been around too long to let himself get caught easily. However, two women could hold the key to taking Richie down.
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Jack Warden, Arch Johnson, William Smith, John Ireland
26.
The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
Episode:
The McMasters Story
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
An ex-gangster named David McMasters is gunned down by two men. What at first looks to be just another gangland hit could turn out to be something else entirely when Gower discovers that ... See full summary »
Director: Herman Hoffman | Stars: Jack Warden, Arch Johnson, William Smith, Edward Binns
27.
The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
Episode:
The Nine-Twenty Hero
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Shortly after being presented an award for heroism, Detective Bill Dyer goes berserk and shoots a fellow officer.
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Jack Warden, Arch Johnson, William Smith, Skip Homeier
28.
The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
Episode:
The Professor
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Crime boss Doc Stehlemyer gets paroled from prison and goes back to his old haunts with a "foolproof" plan for a million-dollar jewel robbery. Unfortunately for Doc, this foolproof scheme begins to fall apart almost immediately.
Director: Herman Hoffman | Stars: Jack Warden, Arch Johnson, William Smith, Philip Carey
29.
The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
Episode:
The Scott Machine
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Warren Scott, the leader of a neo-Nazi organization, is planning a big rally in the city. Much to the squad's distaste, they're assigned to protect him.
Director: Herman Hoffman | Stars: Jack Warden, Arch Johnson, William Smith, Robert Vaughn
30.
The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
Episode:
The Sniper
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Police flood the area known as a "lover's lane" after a sniper shoots and wounds a young girl. They locate a man holding a rifle who immediately confesses to the crime, but Honochek and ... See full summary »
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Jack Warden, Arch Johnson, William Smith, Leo Penn
31. September Storm (1960)
Unrated | 99 min | Adventure, Drama
A young, handsome man works on the yacht of a Parisian tycoon who happens to be away at the moment. Two nautical layabouts convince the man to take them out looking for the sunken treasure.
Director: Byron Haskin | Stars: Joanne Dru, Mark Stevens, Robert Strauss, Asher Dann
Votes: 239
32.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
Debt of Honor
(1960)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Murder during a poker game heist, doesn't faze the second biggest loser at the table. It's just hours before his betrothed arrives from Sicily via arranged marriage, but slick gambler Mori ... See full summary »
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Steve Cochran, Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Nancy Malone
Votes: 141
33.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Big Squeeze
(1960)
52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
For Ness, a master bank robber proves a worthy opponent. But robbing banks is not a federal offense, so Ness must get him on another charge.
Director: Roger Kay | Stars: Robert Stack, John Hoyt, Dodie Heath, Dan O'Herlihy
Votes: 93
34. 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: 11,012
35. The Untouchables (1959–1963)
50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptable agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.
Stars: Robert Stack, Walter Winchell, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni
Votes: 3,081
36. The Hangman (1959)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Western
U.S. Marshal Bovard comes to a small border town to identify and arrest a fugitive, but the whole town seems determined to prevent the Marshal from doing his job.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Robert Taylor, Tina Louise, Fess Parker, Jack Lord
Votes: 1,171
37.
77 Sunset Strip (1958–1964)
Episode:
Thanks for Tomorrow
(1959)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Crime syndicate hires a gambler to layoff racetrack bets to out-of-state bookies to keep the odds from diving. The go-between Lonnie Drew is an old pal of Jeff Spencer, whose help is needed... See full summary »
Director: Mark Sandrich Jr. | Stars: Roger Smith, Edd Byrnes, Louis Quinn, Jacqueline Beer
Votes: 56
38. 77 Sunset Strip (1958–1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama.
Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, Jacqueline Beer
Votes: 1,636
39. Naked City (1958–1963)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The cases of the N.Y.P.D.'s 65th Precinct.
Stars: Harry Bellaver, Horace McMahon, Paul Burke, Nancy Malone
Votes: 1,434
40. The Badlanders (1958)
Approved | 85 min | Western
Released from the Yuma Prison in 1898, ex-killer John McBain wants to go straight while ex-robber Peter Van Hoek seeks revenge but their destinies eventually converge in the mining town of Prescott.
Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Alan Ladd, Ernest Borgnine, Katy Jurado, Claire Kelly
Votes: 1,688
41. Short Cut to Hell (1957)
Passed | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A professional hitman is hired by a friend to commit two murders. His friend pays him off in what turns out to be stolen money, and the police soon trace the money to him. On the run, he ... See full summary »
Director: James Cagney | Stars: William Bishop, Robert Ivers, Georgann Johnson, Yvette Vickers
Votes: 313
42. Accused of Murder (1956)
Approved | 74 min | Film-Noir, Mystery
Police detective falls for singer, gets involved with gangster killing.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: David Brian, Vera Ralston, Sidney Blackmer, Virginia Grey
Votes: 395
43.
Studio 57 (1954–1958)
Episode:
Deadline
(1956)
30 min | Drama, Family
A sports columnist decides to investigate a tip that the lightweight boxing champ plans to throw the coming title bout.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Joel Aldrich, John Daheim, Dona Drake, Paul Dubov
44. Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Presented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed directors and featuring well-known performers. The stories ranged from musicals to comedies and dramas.
Stars: Arthur Q. Bryan, Bill Erwin, George Sanders, Macdonald Carey
Votes: 176
45. Illegal (1955)
Approved | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After an overly aggressive district attorney unknowingly sends an innocent man to the chair, he resigns, turns to drinking, and acquires a criminal clientèle.
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe, Jayne Mansfield
Votes: 2,336
46. I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
Passed | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring - by robbing a resort hotel.
Director: Stuart Heisler | Stars: Jack Palance, Shelley Winters, Lori Nelson, Lee Marvin
Votes: 1,623
47. Captain Lightfoot (1955)
Approved | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, History
A pair of Irish rebels have swashbuckling adventures in 1815.
Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Jeff Morrow, Kathleen Ryan
Votes: 891
48.
Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956)
Episode:
Rookie of the Year
(1955)
29 min | Drama
A small town sportswriter attending the World Series recognizes a young ballplayer as the son of former baseball hero who was banned for throwing a game.
Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Patrick Wayne
Votes: 209
49. Night People (1954)
Approved | 93 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
During the Cold War, an American soldier is abducted in West Berlin, sparking a recovery effort led by Colonel Steve Van Dyke.
Director: Nunnally Johnson | Stars: Gregory Peck, Broderick Crawford, Anita Björk, Rita Gam
Votes: 1,513
50. 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