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1. Funny Face (1957)

Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

An impromptu fashion shoot at a book store brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk.

Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson, Michel Auclair

Votes: 32,999

2. Hot Blood (1956)

Approved | 85 min | Drama, Musical

Stephen Torino (Wilde), who is tricked by his brother Marco (Adler) into an arranged marriage with tempestuous Annie Caldash (Russell). Annie is willing to give the union a go, but Torino wants none of it.

Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Jane Russell, Cornel Wilde, Luther Adler, Joseph Calleia

Votes: 607

3. Crossroads (1955–1957)
Episode: The Mountain Angel (1956)

Drama

A minister finds it difficult to convince the people of the Tennessee hills the value of modern medicine.

Director: Jack Gage | Stars: Noah Beery Jr., Howard Duff, Edward Earle, Donald MacDonald

4. Crossroads (1955–1957)

30 min | Drama

The anthology series dramatized the lives of clergymen of all faiths and the problems they faced in both their professional and personal lives.

Stars: Ray Teal, Robert Carson, Frank J. Scannell, Douglass Dumbrille

Votes: 92

5. Brave Eagle (1955–1956)

30 min | Western

Reflecting the Native American viewpoint in the settlement of the American West, This was the first series where an American Indian was the lead character.

Stars: Keith Larsen, Anthony Numkena, Kim Winona, Bert Wheeler

Votes: 81

6. Cavalcade of America (1952–1957)
Episode: Man on the Beat (1955)

Not Rated | Drama

Typical incidents in the daily life of a city patrolman illuminate the role of the police force in protecting citizens and maintaining order in the community.

Director: Wilhelm Thiele | Stars: Hal Baylor, Paul Bryar, William Campbell, Richard Crane

7. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Ricky's European Booking (1955)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Ricky can't take Lucy on his European tour, so Lucy and Ethel hold a raffle to earn money so they can go.

Director: James V. Kern | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 290

8. Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1959)
Episode: Meet Mr. Justice (1955)

30 min | Comedy, Drama

A small town postmaster, storekeeper and justice of the peace has his hands full when a young eloping couple attempts to "borrow" gasoline from his locked pump.

Director: Justus Addiss | Stars: John Baer, Robert Bice, Joe E. Brown, Kathleen Crowley

9. Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1959)
Episode: Visa for X (1955)

30 min | Comedy, Drama

A member of the British Civil Service whose job it is to produce identity cards for the War Office, is tempted to use his skills for illegitimate purposes when his son becomes a fugitive.

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Patrick Aherne, Edit Angold, Lovyss Bradley, Tom Duggan

10. Brave Eagle (1955–1956)
Episode: Search for the Sun (1955)

26 min | Western

Keena discovers that renegade Indians are trading stolen gold for guns. In order to prevent a war, he leads Brave Eagle to the renegades' camp.

Director: Paul Landres | Stars: Keith Larsen, Anthony Numkena, Bert Wheeler, Kim Winona

11. Public Defender (1954–1955)
Episode: The Jockey and the Nun (1955)

30 min | Crime, Drama

Joey leaves his orphanage to be a jockey when an encounter with hotel owner Mr. Barry gets him returned. But after the hotel is burned Joey is arrested. Only Sister Anthony continues to believe him during the trial.

Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Reed Hadley, Glen Vernon, Louise Lewis, Nora Marlowe

Votes: 10

12. Public Defender (1954–1955)

30 min | Crime, Drama

Bart Matthews defends the poor and others who cannot afford an attorney. All episodes are based on actual cases from across the country.

Stars: Reed Hadley, John Close, Herschel Graham, Brick Sullivan

Votes: 112

13. Cavalcade of America (1952–1957)
Episode: Night Strike (1953)

Not Rated | Drama

John Paul Jones undertakes the first hostile invasion of England since 1066 as he endeavors to prove to all the world that the American Navy and the American government are to be reckoned with.

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Glenn Langan, Richard Garrick, James Best, Russell Simpson

14. Cavalcade of America (1952–1957)

Not Rated | 60 min | Drama

"Cavalcade of America" documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds.

Stars: James Seay, Robert Foulk, Richard Gaines, Raymond Greenleaf

Votes: 97

15. All Star Revue (1950– )
Episode: Host: Jimmy Durante; Guests: Frank Sinatra, Fifi D'Orsay, Candy Candido, Eddie Jackson, Jack Roth, Jules Buffano, Roy Bargy & his Orchestra; Sheilah Graham (1952)

Comedy

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Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Jimmy Durante, Jimmy Ames, Roy Bargy, Jules Buffano

16. 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: 28,903

17. 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

18. Little Egypt (1951)

Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Drama

A belly dancer causes a scandal with her "suggestive" and "immoral" dancing at a Worlds Fair exhibition at the turn of the 20th century.

Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Mark Stevens, Rhonda Fleming, Nancy Guild, Charles Drake

Votes: 59

19. Three Husbands (1950)

Approved | 78 min | Comedy

When a recently deceased playboy gets to heaven and is granted one wish--granted to all newcomers--he requests that he be able to see the reactions of three husbands.

Director: Irving Reis | Stars: Eve Arden, Ruth Warrick, Vanessa Brown, Howard Da Silva

Votes: 333

20. All Star Revue (1950– )

60 min | Comedy

This early comedy program started off with a rotating cast of four famous comedians, each of whom would take turns hosting the show. The program format was similar to that of a Vaudeville ... See full summary »

Stars: Jimmy Durante, Eddie Jackson, Jack Roth, Danny Thomas

Votes: 169

21. Crack-Up (1946)

Approved | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which may not have actually happened. Is he cracking up, or the victim of a wicked plot?

Director: Irving Reis | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Claire Trevor, Herbert Marshall, Ray Collins

Votes: 1,628

22. The Gay Sisters (1942)

Passed | 110 min | Drama, Romance

Three wealthy orphans attempt to defend their ownership of their family's property, but financial and romantic problems set in.

Director: Irving Rapper | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp

Votes: 821

23. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

Approved | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History

Humble Abraham Lincoln gains the respect of his Illinois neighbors, growing in stature and respect until he is elected President in 1860 and departs for Washington.

Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon, Mary Howard

Votes: 2,060

24. The Captain Is a Lady (1940)

65 min | Comedy

Because of a bad investment, Captain and Mrs. Peabody are evicted from their home. Mrs. Peabody finds lodging at a retirement home, but as only single women are allowed, the Captain has to ... See full summary »

Director: Robert B. Sinclair | Stars: Charles Coburn, Beulah Bondi, Virginia Grey, Helen Broderick

Votes: 187

25. Invisible Stripes (1939)

Passed | 81 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An ex-con who wants to go straight has difficulties trying to reintegrate into society while on parole.

Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: George Raft, Jane Bryan, William Holden, Humphrey Bogart

Votes: 1,921 | Gross: $0.11M

26. They All Come Out (1939)

Passed | 70 min | Crime, Drama

A "Crime Doesn't Pay" morality drama about a young man sentenced to a prison term and attempts by the system to rehabilitate jailed criminals.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Rita Johnson, Tom Neal, Bernard Nedell, Edward Gargan

Votes: 315

27. Within the Law (1939)

Passed | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Shopgirl Mary Turner, sentenced to prison for someone else's theft, is released and takes revenge upon those who wronged her in powerful but lawful ways.

Director: Gustav Machatý | Stars: Ruth Hussey, Tom Neal, Paul Kelly, William Gargan

Votes: 332

28. The Night of Nights (1939)

Approved | 86 min | Drama

Dan O'Farrell and Barry Keith Trimble, two actors, prepare for the opening night of Laughter , a new play written by Dan, by getting drunk at the Lambs Club. By the time they go on stage, ... See full synopsis »

Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Olympe Bradna, Roland Young, Reginald Gardiner

Votes: 40

29. Three Comrades (1938)

Passed | 98 min | Drama, Romance

The close friendship of three German soldiers is strengthened by their shared love for the same woman, who is dying of tuberculosis.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Robert Taylor, Margaret Sullavan, Franchot Tone, Robert Young

Votes: 2,077

30. Dramatic School (1938)

Passed | 80 min | Drama, Romance

Aspiring actress Louise Mauban attends the prestigious Paris School of Drama during the day and works at a dreary factory assembling gas meters at night. She daydreams and "acts" her way ... See full summary »

Director: Robert B. Sinclair | Stars: Luise Rainer, Paulette Goddard, Alan Marshal, Lana Turner

Votes: 476

31. The Arkansas Traveler (1938)

Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A folksy drifter (Bob Burns) helps an old friend's widow (Fay Bainter) and daughter (Jean Parker) save their newspaper.

Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Bob Burns, Fay Bainter, John Beal, Jean Parker

Votes: 75

32. The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)

Approved | 89 min | Drama, History, Romance

A male Polish secret agent and a female Russian secret-police spy smuggle messages to St. Petersburg in candlesticks. While chasing after stolen candlesticks they discover each other's identity and fall in love.

Director: George Fitzmaurice | Stars: William Powell, Luise Rainer, Robert Young, Maureen O'Sullivan

Votes: 830

33. Fury (1936)

Not Rated | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

When a wrongly-accused prisoner barely survives a lynch-mob attack and is presumed dead, he vindictively decides to fake his death and frame the mob for his supposed murder.

Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, Spencer Tracy, Walter Abel, Bruce Cabot

Votes: 13,725

34. Postal Inspector (1936)

Approved | 58 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Postal inspectors track down money stolen from a railroad car.

Director: Otto Brower | Stars: Ricardo Cortez, Patricia Ellis, Michael Loring, Bela Lugosi

Votes: 274

35. Paris in Spring (1935)

Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Afraid of marriage, Simone (Mary Ellis) breaks off her long term engagement with her fiancé Paul de Lille (Tullio Carminati). Paul heads to the top of The Eiffel Tower with thoughts of ... See full summary »

Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Mary Ellis, Tullio Carminati, Ida Lupino, Lynne Overman

Votes: 77

36. Vagabond Lady (1935)

Passed | 71 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama

Josephine Spiggins is thinking of marrying John Spear, the stuffed-shirt son of a department store owner. When John's free-spirit brother Tony returns from touring the South Seas in his ... See full summary »

Director: Sam Taylor | Stars: Robert Young, Evelyn Venable, Reginald Denny, Frank Craven

Votes: 190

37. Motive for Revenge (1935)

Approved | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Bank teller Barry Webster is driven to stealing bank funds by his mother-in-law who continually nags him about forcing her daughter Muriel to live in poverty. He is caught and sent to ... See full summary »

Director: Burt P. Lynwood | Stars: Donald Cook, Irene Hervey, Doris Lloyd, Edwin Maxwell

Votes: 61

38. Heir to Trouble (1935)

Passed | 59 min | Western

Cowboy fights to keep his land after oil is discovered on it.

Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Ken Maynard, Joan Perry, Harry Woods, Martin Faust

Votes: 31

39. Reckless Roads (1935)

Approved | 60 min | Drama

Although Edith Adams and her mother are seven weeks late with their rent, Mrs. Adams, living in the more prosperous past, is more concerned with her daughter's inability to meet a man of ... See full summary »

Director: Burt P. Lynwood | Stars: Judith Allen, Regis Toomey, Lloyd Hughes, Ben Alexander

40. The Painted Veil (1934)

Passed | 85 min | Drama, Romance

A wife neglected by her husband, a medical researcher in China, falls in love with a dashing diplomatic attaché.

Director: Richard Boleslawski | Stars: Greta Garbo, Herbert Marshall, George Brent, Warner Oland

Votes: 1,721 | Gross: $1.17M

41. The Scarlet Letter (1934)

G | 69 min | Drama, Romance

In the seventeenth century, in Massachusetts, a young woman is forced to wear a scarlet "A" on her dress for bearing a child out of wedlock.

Director: Robert G. Vignola | Stars: Colleen Moore, Hardie Albright, Henry B. Walthall, Cora Sue Collins

Votes: 499

42. Autobuyography (1934)

20 min | Comedy, Short

Leon trades in his old car for an expensive new car, which promptly begins to fall apart.

Director: Al Boasberg | Stars: Leon Errol, Eddie Kane, Edward Keane, Dorothea Wolbert

Votes: 7

43. The Mayor of Hell (1933)

Passed | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Five members of a teen-age gang, including leader Jimmy Smith, are sent to the state reformatory, presided over by the melodramatically callous Thompson. Soon, Patsy Gargan, a former ... See full summary »

Directors: Archie Mayo, Michael Curtiz | Stars: James Cagney, Madge Evans, Arthur Byron, Allen Jenkins

Votes: 1,842

44. Hallelujah I'm a Bum (1933)

Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

A New York tramp (Jolson) falls in love with the mayor's amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt

Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Al Jolson, Madge Evans, Frank Morgan, Harry Langdon

Votes: 865

45. Child of Manhattan (1933)

Passed | 70 min | Drama, Romance

Paul Vanderkill is extraordinarily wealthy because his grandfather happened to buy farmland in what was to become Midtown Manhattan. The Loveland Dance Hall is one of the tenants of the ... See full summary »

Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Nancy Carroll, John Boles, Buck Jones, Jessie Ralph

Votes: 274

46. The Women in His Life (1933)

Passed | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A brilliant, successful criminal defense attorney's life is turned upside down when he takes on a case of a murdered woman who turns out to be an old flame who left him 10 years ago.

Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Otto Kruger, Una Merkel, Ben Lyon, Isabel Jewell

Votes: 215

47. The Beast of the City (1932)

Passed | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick ruthlessly goes after organized crime and is prepared to use brutal and violent methods to fight it.

Director: Charles Brabin | Stars: Walter Huston, Jean Harlow, Wallace Ford, Jean Hersholt

Votes: 1,420 | Gross: $0.89M

48. Two Seconds (1932)

67 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A condemned murderer, in the process of being executed, relives the events that led to his being sentenced to die in the electric chair.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Vivienne Osborne, Guy Kibbee, Preston Foster

Votes: 1,300

49. The Expert (1932)

Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An old yet spry man comes to Chicago to live with his son and daughter-in-law. Despite the old fellow's good intentions, he becomes a useless irritation to the couple. However, Grandpa ... See full summary »

Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Charles 'Chic' Sale, Dickie Moore, Lois Wilson, Ralf Harolde

Votes: 146

50. The Front Page (1931)

Approved | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A crusading newspaper editor tricks his retiring star reporter into covering one last case.

Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian, Edward Everett Horton

Votes: 3,449