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1. Fibber McGee and Molly (1959–1960)
30 min | Comedy
Fibber McGee and Molly was the finest husband and wife comedy team. It ran on the radio from 1935 to 1959 then switched to television in 1959. Its running gags and characters inspired many imitators.
Stars: Bob Sweeney, Cathy Lewis, Pat McGeehan, Paul Smith
Votes: 43
2.
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
3.
The Real McCoys (1957–1963)
Episode:
Go Fight City Hall
(1959)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Grampa defies the city road commissioner when he decides to take matters into his own hands, by fixing a pesky hole in the road in front of his house.
Director: Hy Averback | Stars: Walter Brennan, Richard Crenna, Kathleen Nolan, Tony Martinez
Votes: 20
4.
Fibber McGee and Molly (1959–1960)
Episode:
The Good Neighbor
(1959)
26 min | Comedy
On the fifth anniversary of the McGees and the Norris' becoming neighbors, instead of celebrating Fibber and Roy have a falling out over who owns an apple tree that grows between their ... See full summary »
Director: William Asher | Stars: Bob Sweeney, Cathy Lewis, Paul Smith, Elisabeth Fraser
Votes: 5
5.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
A Day in the Country
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The family prepares for a trip to a family reunion. Jim finds a shortcut on a map they can travel to Margaret's family home. Alas, it is a rarely traveled road and their car breaks down. Jim walks to a small town and tries to find help.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 44
6. The Blob (1958)
Approved | 86 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
An alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows.
Directors: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., Russell S. Doughten Jr. | Stars: Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, Olin Howland
Votes: 29,401
7.
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956–1958)
Episode:
Up the Creek
(1958)
30 min | Adventure, Western
A family of backwoods grifters capture Bowie and convince him to pay them a dowry in exchange for not marrying the family's daughter. Bowie and his cousin try to recoup the money but their plan goes awry.
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Scott Forbes, Barbara Lawrence, Manning Ross, Olin Howland
Votes: 15
8.
The Real McCoys (1957–1963)
Episode:
Time to Retire
(1958)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The retirement of the postman convinces Luke and Kate that Grandpa Amos should take it easier. It backfires when Grandpa instead works too hard and ends up bedridden.
Director: Hy Averback | Stars: Walter Brennan, Richard Crenna, Kathleen Nolan, Tony Martinez
Votes: 25
9.
The Real McCoys (1957–1963)
Episode:
New Doctor in Town
(1958)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Grampa has a cold, but he doesn't trust the new doctor - or any doctor, for that matter.
Director: Hy Averback | Stars: Walter Brennan, Richard Crenna, Kathleen Nolan, Lydia Reed
Votes: 24
10.
The Real McCoys (1957–1963)
Episode:
When a Fellow Needs a Friend
(1958)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Grampa is in desperate need of character witnesses to testify on his behalf at his parking ticket trial.
Director: Hy Averback | Stars: Walter Brennan, Richard Crenna, Kathleen Nolan, Tony Martinez
Votes: 19
11.
The Real McCoys (1957–1963)
Episode:
The Perfect Swine
(1958)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Grampa schemes to pass off a prized pig as his own at the county fair.
Director: Hy Averback | Stars: Walter Brennan, Richard Crenna, Kathleen Nolan, Tony Martinez
Votes: 19
12. The Real McCoys (1957–1963)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Family
From the hills of West Virginia, Amos McCoy moves his family to an inherited farm in California. Grandpa Amos is quick to give advice to his three grandchildren and wonders how his neighbors ever managed without him around.
Stars: Walter Brennan, Richard Crenna, Kathleen Nolan, Tony Martinez
Votes: 1,298
13. The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Approved | 135 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: James Stewart, Murray Hamilton, Patricia Smith, Bartlett Robinson
Votes: 8,615
14. The Californians (1957–1959)
30 min | Western
San Franciscans during the goldrush of the 1850s attempt to maintain law and order in their wild city. Newly arrived Matthew Wayne becomes sheriff, then marshal, and organizes the city police force.
Stars: Richard Coogan, Sean McClory, Adam Kennedy, Nan Leslie
Votes: 137
15. Bombers B-52 (1957)
Passed | 106 min | Drama, Romance, War
Sgt. Chuck Brennan always disliked playboy and hotshot, Col. Jim Herlihy. Now Chuck has even more reason to, Jim is dating his daughter, Lois.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Marsha Hunt, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Votes: 919
16. The Storm Rider (1957)
Passed | 72 min | Western
Smaller ranchers hire a gunman (Scott Brady) to lead them against the big ranchers.
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Scott Brady, Mala Powers, Bill Williams, John Goddard
Votes: 106
17. Circus Boy (1956–1958)
30 min | Family, Western
12-year-old Corky has been adopted by a traveling circus owned by Big Tim Champion. He is water boy to baby elephant Bimbo and otherwise participates in the behind-the-scenes life of the circus.
Stars: Micky Dolenz, Noah Beery Jr., Robert Lowery, Bimbo the Elephant
Votes: 265
18. The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956–1958)
30 min | Adventure, Western
The adventures of frontier hero Jim Bowie are brought to life in this popular children's television series.
Stars: Scott Forbes, William Schallert, John Laing, Joyce Vanderveen
Votes: 278
19.
Circus Boy (1956–1958)
Episode:
Meet Circus Boy
(1956)
30 min | Family, Western
An evil sollicitor and his boys vows revenge on Big Tim Champion after a brawl. Champion want to send Corky to a school, however his uncle Joey want to take care of him. On the road, they ... See full summary »
Director: Robert G. Walker | Stars: Micky Dolenz, Noah Beery Jr., Robert Lowery, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Votes: 19
20. The McConnell Story (1955)
Approved | 106 min | Drama, Romance, War
A Korean War fighter pilot hero returns home to test fly the new Sabre jets despite his wife's uneasiness regarding his job.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Alan Ladd, June Allyson, James Whitmore, Frank Faylen
Votes: 628
21. Theatre of the West (1955 TV Movie)
25 min | Western
In this pilot for a proposed Western TV series, host Randolph Scott introduces a story called "Officer's Choice," from a story by Ernest Haycox. It involves Sheriff Cliff McLain, who is a ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Randolph Scott, Scott Brady, Paul Kelly, Cathy Downs
22.
I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode:
First Stop
(1955)
TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family
When the gang is traveling through Ohio, they stop at a diner and motel run by a man who takes advantage of them.
Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley
Votes: 435
23.
The Donald O'Connor Show (1954–1955)
Episode:
Episode #1.17
(1955)
Comedy, Music
Director: Sidney Miller | Stars: Donald O'Connor, Joyce Cunning, Hal K. Dawson, Paul Gerrits
24.
The Mickey Rooney Show (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Surplus Store
(1955)
Comedy
Confident of their business ability, Mickey and Freddy buy a war-surplus store.
Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Regis Toomey, Claire Carleton, Joey Forman
25. Them! (1954)
Not Rated | 94 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness
Votes: 24,207
26. Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The popular radio show comes to life in this hit sitcom about a wise family man, Jim Anderson, his common-sense wife Margaret and their children Betty, Bud and Kathy.
Stars: Robert Young, Lauren Chapin, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray
Votes: 2,640
27. A Star Is Born (1954)
Passed | 154 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A film star helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career on a downward spiral.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford
Votes: 19,687 | Gross: $14.93M
28. The Mickey Rooney Show (1954–1955)
30 min | Comedy
The misadventures of an eager but somewhat bumbling young actor who gets a job as a page at a television studio in Hollywood while trying to break into show business.
Stars: Mickey Rooney, Regis Toomey, Claire Carleton, John Hubbard
Votes: 85
29. The Donald O'Connor Show (1954–1955)
30 min | Comedy, Music
Sid and Donald are two young songwriters trying to market their wares. The situations created around this premise primarily enabled them to perform.
Stars: Donald O'Connor, Sidney Miller, Joyce Cunning, Mitzi Gaynor
Votes: 40
30.
The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1957)
Episode:
Wonderful Day for a Wedding
(1954)
30 min | Drama
A bride-to-be changes her mind on her wedding day.
Director: Harry Keller | Stars: Scott Brady, Spring Byington, David Giler, Olin Howland
31.
Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
The Mansion
(1954)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Young Master Lacy must make up his mind between a daughter of the Old South and a Northern hussy.
Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: Ken Carpenter, Jean Howell, Olin Howland, Carole Mathews
32. So This Is Love (1953)
Approved | 101 min | Biography, Music, Musical
Biopic of opera star Grace Moore, who was killed in a plane crash in 1947.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Kathryn Grayson, Merv Griffin, Joan Weldon, Walter Abel
Votes: 258
33.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Old Macdonald Had a Curve
(1953)
60 min | Drama
67-year-old ex-major league player "Lefty" MacDonald regales fellow residents at the rest home with stories of his glory days in baseball. After injuring his arm throwing a horseshoe, "... See full summary »
Director: Harry Herrmann | Stars: Gage Clarke, Owen Coll, Bettie Gibson, Victor Harrison
34.
Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
Tunnel Job
(1953)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Richard Goode | Stars: Brian Donlevy, Griff Evans, Joseph Foley, Olin Howland
35.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
Million Dollar Coffin
(1953)
Not Rated | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Jerry is excited about publishing the personal papers a Revolutionary War figure. He and Pam accompany Nathaniel Sykes III to the small town where his ancestor is buried to retrieve the ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Richard Denning, Barbara Britton, Francis De Sales, Edward Brophy
Votes: 28
36. Hopalong Cassidy (1952–1954)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Hopalong and his horse Topper catch bad guys with Red Connors for comic relief.
Stars: William Boyd, Edgar Buchanan, George D. Wallace, Rick Vallin
Votes: 391
37. The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1957)
30 min | Drama
This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to Hollywood, California, where Hollywood actors and actresses headed the cast.
Stars: Philip Carey, Laraine Day, Willis Bouchey, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 276
38. Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Jerry and Pamela North live in Greenwich Village in New York City. Jerry is a mystery magazine publisher who thinks he is a good amateur detective. He and his wife investigate various crimes and solve them before the police do.
Stars: Richard Denning, Barbara Britton, Francis De Sales, Lowell Gilmore
Votes: 252
39. Gobs and Gals (1952)
Approved | 86 min | Comedy
Salty Conners and Sparks Johnson, two sailors assigned to a Naval weather observation station on a lonely South Pacific island, have worked out a scheme to earn extra money. They attach ... See full synopsis »
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: George Bernard, Bert Bernard, Robert Hutton, Cathy Downs
Votes: 24
40. The Fabulous Senorita (1952)
Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
In Cuba, businessman Jose Rodriguez finds himself in a dilemma when loan officer Senor Gonzales tells him that he will approve his loan only if Gonzales' son Estaban is permitted to marry ... See full summary »
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Estelita Rodriguez, Robert Clarke, Nestor Paiva, Marvin Kaplan
Votes: 66
41.
The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1957)
Episode:
Life, Liberty and Orrin Dooley
(1952)
30 min | Drama
When Orrin Dooley, returning from war, is rejected by a woman for his ignorance, he enters grade school under his G.I. benefits where the woman betrothed to the insensitive principal is the teacher.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Will Rogers Jr., Marguerite Chapman, John Archer, Doreen McCann
Votes: 13
42.
Hopalong Cassidy (1952–1954)
Episode:
The Knife of Carlos Valero
(1952)
Approved | 26 min | Western
When a young Mexican is framed for murder, Hoppy and Red hide him from a lynch mob and attempt to trap the real killer.
Director: Derwin Abrahams | Stars: William Boyd, Edgar Buchanan, Harry Cording, John Crawford
Votes: 30
43.
Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
Song for a Banjo
(1952)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Richard Goode | Stars: Harry Antrim, Gage Clarke, Nat 'King' Cole, Harry Davis
44. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The wife of a band leader constantly tries to become a star - in spite of her having no talent, and gets herself (along with her best friend) into the funniest predicaments.
Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley
Votes: 28,941
45. Santa Fe (1951)
Approved | 87 min | Western
After their service in the Civil War, four brothers go their separate ways, but later find themselves on opposite sides of a final showdown.
Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Randolph Scott, Janis Carter, Jerome Courtland, Peter M. Thompson
Votes: 1,137
46. Fighting Coast Guard (1951)
Approved | 86 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Story of how the Coast Guard trained to help win World War II.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Brian Donlevy, Forrest Tucker, Ella Raines, John Russell
Votes: 126
47. Stage to Tucson (1950)
Passed | 81 min | Western
A group of outlaws posing as Southern sympathizers and led secretly by freight-line owner Jim Maroon are raiding stagecoaches, and this is a threat to the Union communications. Grif ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Rod Cameron, Wayne Morris, Kay Buckley, Sally Eilers
Votes: 272
48. The Nevadan (1950)
Approved | 81 min | Western
A mysterious stranger crosses paths with an outlaw bank robber and a greedy rancher.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Randolph Scott, Dorothy Malone, Forrest Tucker, Frank Faylen
Votes: 1,225
49. A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Western
In 1876 Colorado, the Tomahawk and Western Railroad is expanding through the Rockies but some stagecoach operators, fearing a loss of revenue, plan to sabotage the railroad.
Director: Richard Sale | Stars: Dan Dailey, Anne Baxter, Rory Calhoun, Walter Brennan
Votes: 767
50. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Live dramatic shows featuring Hollywood stars, adaptations of motion pictures, and a host accompanying. The host would introduce each act, and would conduct an interview with the stars at the end of the play.
Stars: Ken Carpenter, Jay Jackson, Otto Kruger, Gordon MacRae
Votes: 154