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1.
Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Big Betty
(1953)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A gang of con artists checks the obituary section of the daily newspaper, then uses the information they gather to prey on the grief-stricken families of those who have recently died.
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Gloria Saunders, Allene Roberts
Votes: 94
2.
Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Big Break
(1953)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Friday leads a team in a raid on the house of a very dangerous armed robber, which results in a bloody shootout.
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Clarence Cassell, Eddie Firestone
Votes: 79
3.
Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Big Frank
(1953)
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man is pulled from his car, beaten and robbed. The criminal apparently makes his escape in the man's car. Friday and Smith have to find him.
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Jack Kruschen, Ralph Moody
Votes: 60
4.
Racket Squad (1950–1953)
Episode:
The Case of the Dancing Lady
(1953)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A newlywed couple complains to Capt. Braddock that a dance studio has swindled them out of money. Braddock investigates.
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Reed Hadley, Jan Clayton, Hugh Beaumont, Anthony Caruso
Votes: 17
5.
Racket Squad (1950–1953)
Episode:
Sting of Fate
(1953)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A man and woman team of confidence operators fake injuries in hotels in order to extort money. They use wasp stings to simulate the swelling of a real sprain, but a hotel employee helps Braddock expose the con and break the case.
Director: Arnold Laven | Stars: Reed Hadley, Catherine McLeod, Steve Brodie, Thomas Browne Henry
Votes: 14
6.
Racket Squad (1950–1953)
Episode:
The System
(1953)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Capt. Braddock investigates reports of a con artist selling a system "guaranteed" to pick winners at the race track.
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Reed Hadley, Lola Albright, William Ching, Pierre Watkin
Votes: 22
7.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
Mystery in Wax
(1953)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Madame Selena and her husband own a wax museum in Metropolis. She claims to have visions that prominent people will die within six months. And indeed, the people do appear to commit suicide. Madame's latest vision: Perry White will die.
Directors: Lee Sholem, Thomas Carr | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 206
8.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
The Runaway Robot
(1953)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The inventor of a robot is kidnapped by burglars who intend to use his robot for robberies. Meanwhile, the police are looking for the inventor, who they believe to be responsible for the ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 198
9.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
Drums of Death
(1953)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
When Jimmy and Perry White's sister go missing in Haiti while filming voodoo practitioners, Perry and Clark go looking for them.
Directors: Lee Sholem, Thomas Carr | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 173
10.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
The Evil Three
(1953)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Perry White and Jimmy Olsen, while on a fishing trip, end up staying at a rundown hotel. It has only three occupants -- two men who are trying to kill each other and a wheelchair-bound old ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 196
11.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
The Riddle of the Chinese Jade
(1953)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Harry Wong, manager of Lu Song's antique store, decides to help thief John Greer steal a priceless jade statue from Song. Although no one is supposed to get hurt, the plan changes when ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 182
12.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
The Human Bomb
(1953)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
"Bet A Million" Butler, who will "bet on anything," wages $100,000 he can keep Superman under his control for 30 minutes. He shows up at the Daily Planet and abducts Lois Lane, forcing her ... See full summary »
Director: Lee Sholem | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 177
13.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
Czar of the Underworld
(1953)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A movie is being filmed about mobster Luigi Dinelli. The film is based on a series of articles that Clark Kent wrote for the Daily Planet. Dinelli is more than displeased. He orders a hit ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 177
14.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
Ghost Wolf
(1953)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The Lone Pine Timber Company, which is owned by the "Daily Planet" and supplies it with the pulp wood to make its paper, is in danger of shutting down after a series of mishaps. When the ... See full summary »
Directors: Lee Sholem, Thomas Carr | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 183
15.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
Crime Wave
(1953)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
As a massive crime wave unfolds, Superman vows to put top mobsters behind bars. His ultimate target is the mysterious "No. 1 man." The top criminal devises a trap for the Man of Steel.
Directors: Thomas Carr, Lee Sholem | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 208
16.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
Murder on the Midway
(1953)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Pam and Jerry run into an old war buddy who is visiting his mother on the midway of a traveling carnival. Problems surface when the crooked stepfather (Joe Vitale) is involved in a plot to ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Richard Denning, Barbara Britton, Francis De Sales, Gladys George
Votes: 20
17.
I'm the Law (1953– )
Episode:
The Killer
(1953)
Action, Crime, Drama
Lt. George Kirby and his men have their sights on a mobster who they believe is behind various criminal activities. But lacking hard evidence they can't bring the racketeer to justice until a break in the case.
Director: Robert G. Walker | Stars: George Raft, Lawrence Dobkin, Nestor Paiva, June Vincent
18.
Four Star Playhouse (1952–1956)
Episode:
The Gift
(1953)
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Businessman Carl Baxter is a good boss for 364 days a year, but his memories of his estrangement with his son causes his mood to change at Christmas.
Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Charles Boyer, Maureen O'Sullivan, Dan Tobin, Joan Camden
Votes: 59
19.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Dear Teacher
(1953)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
New schoolteacher arrives, keeps unruly students in line with her sweet demeanor and sharpshooting skills. One vindictive female student and some town busybodies try to get her run out of town.
Director: Stuart E. McGowan | Stars: Nancy Hale, Donna Corcoran, Michael Moore, Paul McGuire
Votes: 63
20.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Sego Lilies
(1953)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
A young woman has trouble adjusting to the rough prairie after her Mormon husband is called to settle a new "Zion" away from Salt Lake City. The longer she stays there, the more she wants ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart E. McGowan | Stars: Robert Hutton, Sally Mansfield, Ella Ethridge, John Dierkes
Votes: 70
21.
I'm the Law (1953– )
Episode:
The Cowboy and the Blind Man Story
(1953)
30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A friend from the west asks Kirby to investigate a threat to a girl in a nightclub sharpshooting act, which leads to a creepy blind song plugger, blackmail and a few murders.
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: George Raft, Rochelle Hudson, Gordon Jones, Percy Helton
Votes: 9
22.
I'm the Law (1953– )
Episode:
O Sole Mio
(1953)
Action, Crime, Drama
When a boy's father is murdered before his eyes in Central Park, Kirby takes a special interest in him. It turns out the victim was an unscrupulous book keeper with clients in an illegal gambling ring.
Director: Robert G. Walker | Stars: George Raft, Tim Considine, Joseph Sargent, Frank Yaconelli
Votes: 13
23.
I'm the Law (1953– )
Episode:
The Trucking Story
(1953)
Action, Crime, Drama
Lt. Kirby goes undercover on the waterfront to investigate the death of a dockworker. He discovers that the owner of a trucking company is engaged in some shady business, involving evading customs and shipping illegal cargo to China.
Director: Robert G. Walker | Stars: George Raft, Helen Parrish, John Doucette, John Harmon
Votes: 11
24.
Man Against Crime (1949–1954)
Episode:
Ferry Boat
(1953)
Action, Drama, Crime
Barnnet gets a strange phone call asking for him to meet at the Staten Island Ferry. The caller explains he has important information about a communist spy ring active in New York.
Director: Paul Alter | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Jacques Aubuchon, Shirley Standlee, Jack Warden
Votes: 17
25.
Man Against Crime (1949–1954)
Episode:
The Silken Touch
(1953)
Action, Drama, Crime
While investigating theft at a trucking company Barnnet is kidnapped when he gets too close to the truth. It takes all his wits and courage to stay alive and get the authorities involved.
Director: Paul Alter | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Lee Krieger, Philip Kenneally, Don De Leo
Votes: 15
26.
Man Against Crime (1949–1954)
Episode:
The Iceman
(1953)
Action, Drama, Crime
Mike goes after a pair of thieves who specialize in robbing the rooms of hotel guests.
Director: Edward Montagne | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Scott McKay, Patricia Ferris, Joe Boland
Votes: 17
27.
Man Against Crime (1949–1954)
Episode:
Fraternity of Five
(1953)
Action, Drama, Crime
Mike Barnett is accused of stealing diamonds by four smugglers and killing their partner. Barnett gets the smugglers to second guess each other. He finally determines who is the killer and thief is.
Director: William Berke | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Morton Stevens, Robert F. Simon, John C. Becher
Votes: 11
28.
Man Against Crime (1949–1954)
Episode:
Cube Root of Evil
(1953)
Action, Drama, Crime
A drunken conventioneer looking for "a good time" gets lured to a private party with the promise of a high-takes dice game, but winds up getting beaten up and robbed.
Director: Edward Montagne | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Stewart Bradley, Lewis Charles, Jack Albertson
Votes: 18
29.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
House Behind the Wall
(1953)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
During a driving rainstorm, the Norths' car gets a flat tire, leaving them stranded in the woods. They spot a seemingly deserted house nearby, when suddenly they hear a woman scream. ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Richard Denning, Barbara Britton, Francis De Sales, Barbara Brown
Votes: 32
30.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
Salt in His Blood
(1953)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Chuck Walker, a North family friend, is discharged from the Navy for being underage. Planning to rejoin on the West Coast under another name, he needs some money for the trip. After being ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Barbara Britton, Richard Denning, Francis De Sales, Sara Haden
Votes: 29
31.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
Two Faced
(1953)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The manicurist at Jerry's favorite barber shop recognizes a customer as a wanted murderer, but instead of phoning the police, she devises a plan to blackmail him. However, her scheme goes awry, with deadly results.
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Barbara Britton, Richard Denning, Francis De Sales, Peggy Knudsen
Votes: 29
32.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
The Man Who Came to Murder
(1953)
Not Rated | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The secrets of the Honey Moon Inn come to the surface during the North's fifth anniversary visit to the hideaway. Inn owner Margaret is surprised by a marriage proposal from a ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Richard Denning, Barbara Britton, Francis De Sales, George Givot
Votes: 28
33.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
Hot Mink
(1953)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Pam is disappointed when the fur she thought was her birthday present is retrieved by a store representative; the man says it was delivered to her by mistake. It turns out that a con man, ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Barbara Britton, Richard Denning, Francis De Sales, Jeanne Cagney
Votes: 25
34.
Martin Kane (1949–1954)
Episode:
The Comic Strip Killer
(1953)
30 min | Crime, Drama
The artist of a comic strip bases his latest story on an unsolved murder mystery where he claims he will provide the identity of the killer in the last cartoon. Before he inks the ... See full summary »
Director: Edgar C. Kahn | Stars: Walter Kinsella, King Calder, Michael Garrett, Beverly Whitney
Votes: 14
35.
Racket Squad (1950–1953)
Episode:
His Brother's Keeper
(1953)
30 min | Crime, Drama
When Longshot, a likable panhandler and compulsive gambler, stumbles onto a bunco game and informs Captain Braddock, the racketeers take their revenge.
Director: Howard Bretherton | Stars: Reed Hadley, James Gleason, Don Garner, Henry Kulky
Votes: 21
36.
Racket Squad (1950–1953)
Episode:
Take a Little, Leave a Little
(1953)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A pleasant man moves to a small town. He gives himself out as being a famous geologist, an expert in locating oil-deposits by signs in the surface of the landscape. Soon he is introduced ... See full summary »
Directors: Erle C. Kenton, James Tinling | Stars: Reed Hadley, Jackson Halliday, June Wurster, Harry Tyler
Votes: 19
37.
Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Big Little Jesus
(1953)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
It's Christmas Eve when Father Rojas at the Old Mission Plaza Church in Los Angeles discovers that the statue of the Infant Jesus is stolen from the crib. The statue's worth is only a few ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Harry Bartell, Joe Carioca Jr.
Votes: 118
38.
Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Big Grandma
(1953)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Friday and Jacobs look for an elderly woman who has been passing bad checks just three different months a year for nearly 10 years.
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Gwen Delano, Bert Holland
Votes: 69
39.
Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Big Show
(1953)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A lady reports an abandoned baby at a bus depot. Officers Friday and Smith investigate, and realize her story doesn't quite hold water.
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Virginia Gregg, Clarence Cassell
Votes: 92
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