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51. Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Irish colleen Nellie is in love with handsome Jerry Kelly, even though her father objects. Nellie and Jerry soon marry and announce plans to move to New York, which again angers Nellie's ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Judy Garland, George Murphy, Charles Winninger, Douglas McPhail
Votes: 720
52. 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: 93
53. Play of the Week (1959–1961)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
This syndicated anthology series staged a different play every week covering all genres, dramas, comedies, musicals, fantasies, mysteries, et al, utilizing some of the best talent appearing on Broadway.
Stars: Myron McCormick, Cathleen Nesbitt, Frank Conroy, Tim O'Connor
Votes: 80
54. Tap Roots (1948)
TV-PG | 109 min | Drama, Romance, War
In 1860s Mississippi, the Dabneys, founders of the Dabney plantation in Levington, experience tragedy and turmoil when they refuse to join either side of the American Civil War.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Van Heflin, Susan Hayward, Boris Karloff, Julie London
Votes: 432
55. Night of the Quarter Moon (1959)
96 min | Drama
A young man returns to San Francisco and his wealthy family with a new bride. His family objects to his marriage as his wife is mixed race and his mother is determined to have it annulled.
Director: Hugo Haas | Stars: Julie London, John Drew Barrymore, Anna Kashfi, Dean Jones
Votes: 110
56. The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)
Approved | 88 min | Biography, Music, Musical
The Dorsey Brothers bandleaders' lives traced from childhood music insisting father to fame rise eventual split furthering careers propelling with their music.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Janet Blair, Paul Whiteman
Votes: 644
57. Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957)
Unrated | 71 min | Fantasy, Horror
A young woman discovers she is the daughter of the infamous Dr. Jekyll, and begins to believe that she may also have a split personality, one of whom is a ruthless killer.
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: John Agar, Gloria Talbott, Arthur Shields, John Dierkes
Votes: 660
58. Top o' the Morning (1949)
Approved | 100 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A singing insurance investigator comes to Ireland to recover the stolen Blarney Stone...and romance the local policeman's daughter.
Director: David Miller | Stars: Bing Crosby, Ann Blyth, Barry Fitzgerald, Hume Cronyn
Votes: 304
59. The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)
Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
In the late 1800s, Miss Pilgrim, a young typist, becomes the first female employee at a Boston shipping office. Although the men object to her at first, she soon charms them all, especially... See full summary »
Directors: George Seaton, Edmund Goulding, John M. Stahl | Stars: Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, Anne Revere, Allyn Joslyn
Votes: 506 | Gross: $2.73M
60. Harrigan and Son (1960– )
30 min | Comedy
James Harrigan and his son run a law firm, but have different ways of proving their clients' innocence.
Stars: Roger Perry, Pat O'Brien, Georgine Darcy, Helen Kleeb
Votes: 68
61. Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947)
Passed | 64 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller
A mystery writer gets caught up in a real mystery when he accepts a bet to write a book at Baldpate, a remote inn.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Phillip Terry, Jacqueline White, Eduardo Ciannelli, Margaret Lindsay
Votes: 445
62. Roughly Speaking (1945)
Approved | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Determined to overcome poverty, Louise Randall attends business school and weds Rodney Crane. Her driven nature leads to marital breakdown. She navigates career growth and family life with new spouse Harold, striving for a better future.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Jack Carson, Robert Hutton, Jean Sullivan
Votes: 880
63. Challenge to Lassie (1949)
G | 76 min | Drama, Family
When Lassie's master dies, an old friend tries to convince a judge that the dog's life should be spared.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Donald Crisp, Geraldine Brooks, Reginald Owen
Votes: 666
64. Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal (1955– )
30 min | Drama
Based on Lloyd C. Douglas's 1939 novel of the same title, the widowed Dr. Hudson lives with his daughter and housekeeper; he and his protege deal with a variety of medical (mostly psychological) traumas.
Stars: John Howard, Frances Mercer, Philip Tonge, Marie Blake
Votes: 29
65. Sealed Cargo (1951)
Approved | 90 min | Drama, Romance, War
In 1943, an American fishing boat has a fateful encounter with a seriously damaged Danish schooner off of Canada's Atlantic coast.
Director: Alfred L. Werker | Stars: Dana Andrews, Carla Balenda, Claude Rains, Philip Dorn
Votes: 978
66. Confirm or Deny (1941)
74 min | Drama, War
Newsman Mitch and teletype operator Jennifer, whose job is to see he doesn't send inappropriate stuff out of the country, dodge bombs during the blitz of London while falling in love.
Directors: Archie Mayo, Fritz Lang | Stars: Don Ameche, Joan Bennett, Roddy McDowall, John Loder
Votes: 311
67. The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)
Approved | 103 min | Comedy, War
In 1944, two American spies, posing as priests, infiltrate German occupied Rome to relay information to HQ but can only communicate via pigeons due to the imposed radio silence.
Director: Melville Shavelson | Stars: Charlton Heston, Elsa Martinelli, Harry Guardino, Salvatore Baccaloni
Votes: 475
68. Apache Drums (1951)
Approved | 76 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A gambler is thrown out of a western town, but returns when the town is suddenly threatened by a band of marauding Apaches.
Director: Hugo Fregonese | Stars: Stephen McNally, Coleen Gray, Willard Parker, Arthur Shields
Votes: 942
69. Youth Runs Wild (1944)
Passed | 67 min | Drama
The teens of a defense-plant town hop on the road to juvenile delinquency while their parents are busy with the war.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Bonita Granville, Kent Smith, Jean Brooks, Glen Vernon
Votes: 467
70. Scandal at Scourie (1953)
Passed | 90 min | Drama
After their orphanage burns down, a group of children are being transported west by train to Manitoba. All of them are available for adoption and at a stop at Scourie, Ontario little Patsy ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Agnes Moorehead, Donna Corcoran
Votes: 590
71. Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Dr. Gillespie's health is failing, and the hospital is urging him to get a new assistant that he doesn't want. So, he poses a stumper in class to discourage all the bright young students. ... See full summary »
Director: Willis Goldbeck | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Van Johnson, Susan Peters, Richard Quine
Votes: 248
72. The Fighting O'Flynn (1949)
Approved | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
A swashbuckling Irishman opposes French agents during the Napoleonic wars.
Director: Arthur Pierson | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Helena Carter, Richard Greene, Patricia Medina
Votes: 143
73. The Man from Down Under (1943)
Approved | 103 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A crusty old Sergeant of the Queen's Australian army in World War I befriends a small orphaned boy and his tiny sister on the night he is to go back to Australia. The Sergeant emotionally ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Charles Laughton, Binnie Barnes, Richard Carlson, Donna Reed
Votes: 250
74. Nightmare (1942)
Approved | 81 min | Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance
An ex-gambler helps a beautiful widow, and becomes involved with a murder, secret agents, and saboteurs.
Director: Tim Whelan | Stars: Diana Barrymore, Brian Donlevy, Henry Daniell, Eustace Wyatt
Votes: 195
75. Gallant Journey (1946)
Passed | 85 min | Biography, Drama, History
This historical drama is a biopic of the U.S. aviation pioneer John J. Montgomery who was the first American to fly a glider in 1883.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Glenn Ford, Janet Blair, Charles Ruggles, Henry Travers
Votes: 289
76. Your Show Time (1949)
30 min | Drama
Filmed dramas of famous literary short stories by authors such as Guy de Maupassant, Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry James, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, etc.
Stars: Arthur Shields, Leif Erickson, Selena Royle, Maria Palmer
Votes: 32
77. Enchanted Island (1958)
93 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Two 19th-century sailors jump ship only to discover their tropical paradise is a cannibal stronghold.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Dana Andrews, Jane Powell, Don Dubbins, Arthur Shields
Votes: 371
78. The Plough and the Stars (1936)
Approved | 72 min | Drama
A husband clashes with his wife over his membership to the Irish citizen army.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster, Barry Fitzgerald, Denis O'Dea
Votes: 650
79. Main Street to Broadway (1953)
Approved | 103 min | Music, Romance
In New York City, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspiration when his agent convinces a ... See full summary »
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Tommy Morton, Mary Murphy, Agnes Moorehead, Herb Shriner
Votes: 116
80. Dr. Renault's Secret (1942)
Passed | 58 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
Dr. Larry Forbes visits the château of Dr. Robert Renault, uncle of his fiancée Madelon, who is idolized by Renault's assistant, a strange émigré from Java.
Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: J. Carrol Naish, Shepperd Strudwick, Lynne Roberts, George Zucco
Votes: 547
81. The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942)
Approved | 67 min | Biography, Drama
Edgar Allan Poe led an unhappy childhood, broken only by the unceasing devotion of his foster mother, Mrs. Frances Allan, whose loving ministrations gave him courage to carry out his desire... See full summary »
Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Linda Darnell, Shepperd Strudwick, Virginia Gilmore, Jane Darwell
Votes: 229
82. Dr. Christian (1956– )
30 min | Drama
Based on several films released between 1939 and 1941 starring Jean Hersholt as Dr. Paul Christian, this series picks up with his retirement and as he turns his practice over to his nephew, Dr. Mark Christian.
Stars: Macdonald Carey, Jan Shepard, Jack Hogan, Peter Hansen
Votes: 52
83. Broadway (1942)
Approved | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Music
George Raft, playing himself, recalls his days on Broadway, where he acquired a reputation as a great dancer--and also one as a brawler, a ladies man and an associate of some of the city's most notorious gangsters.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Janet Blair, Broderick Crawford
Votes: 132
84. Pride of the Blue Grass (1954)
Approved | 71 min | Drama
A girl owns a horse, and hires a boy as a trainer. The horse (Gypsy Prince) enters a race and is injured. The boy takes job at another stable and is semi-seduced by the stable siren. The ... See full summary »
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Vera Miles, Margaret Sheridan, Arthur Shields
Votes: 49
85. A Wonderful Life (1950)
Approved | 43 min | Short, Biography, Drama
Sponsored by The Protestant Film Commission, this religiously-affiliated tale centers around citizen Henry Wood (played by Oscar winner James Dunn from "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"), who ... See full summary »
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: James Dunn, Allene Roberts, Isabel Withers, Arthur Shields
Votes: 38
86. For the Love of Mike (1960)
87 min | Drama, Family, Western
A young Indian boy trains a horse for an important race, hoping to win enough money to build a shrine for his village.
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Richard Basehart, Stuart Erwin, Arthur Shields, Danny Bravo
Votes: 56
87. The Barefoot Mailman (1951)
Approved | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy
A 19th-century con artist flees to the wilds of Florida to elude the law.
Director: Earl McEvoy | Stars: Robert Cummings, Jerome Courtland, Terry Moore, John Russell
Votes: 137
88. The Star and the Story (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Each show features a different star or stars in this dramatic anthology produced by the successful team by Four Star Productions, there are many young actors and actresses that went onto bigger things.
Stars: Henry Fonda, Hugh Sanders, Frank Lovejoy, Hillary Brooke
Votes: 62
89. Captain David Grief (1957–1960)
30 min | Adventure
Captain Grief was a South Sea Trader and his adventures aboard his boat, "The Rattler," were based on stories by adventure writer Jack London.
Stars: Maxwell Reed, Tudor Owen, Mickey Simpson, Mel Prestidge
Votes: 17
90. Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
Approved | 93 min | Action, Biography, Crime
In 1905, a crusading priest tries to help poor newsboys.
Director: Ted Tetzlaff | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Darryl Hickman, Charles Kemper, Una O'Connor
Votes: 234
91. Your Jeweler's Showcase (1952–1953)
30 min | Drama
American television anthology drama series. At least 21 episodes aired on CBS from November 11, 1952 to August 30, 1953. From January 6, 1953 to May 26, 1953 it alternated weekly with Demi-Tasse Tales.
Stars: Sheldon Leonard, Barbara Whiting, Bob Sweeney, Ford Rainey
Votes: 22
92. Too Young to Know (1945)
Approved | 86 min | Romance, War, Drama
In Bombay, India in 1945, American soldier Ira Enright encounters Patsy Weatherby, a former acquaintance, who tells him that his ex-wife Sally had a baby boy shortly after their marriage ... See full synopsis »
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton, Dolores Moran, Harry Davenport
Votes: 73
93. The Dennis Day Show (1952–1954)
30 min | Music, Comedy
Known as The Dennis Day Show, this half-hour comedy-variety show features the talent of tenor and comic Dennis Day and friends.
Stars: Dennis Day, Cliff Arquette, Hal March, Ida Moore
Votes: 28
94. My Own True Love (1949)
84 min | Drama, Romance
An Englishman's (Melvyn Douglas) fiancee (Phyllis Calvert) comforts his son (Philip Friend) who has lost a leg and a family in World War II.
Director: Compton Bennett | Stars: Phyllis Calvert, Melvyn Douglas, Wanda Hendrix, Philip Friend
Votes: 59
95. Lady Scarface (1941)
Approved | 66 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lieutenant Bill Mason (Dennis O'Keefe) pursues a Chicago gang to New York City, unaware that its scar-cheeked leader, Slade (Dame Judith Anderson), is a woman.
Director: Frank Woodruff | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Judith Anderson, Frances E. Neal, Mildred Coles
Votes: 309
96. So This Is Hollywood (1955– )
30 min | Comedy
Two young women try to make it in Hollywood, one as an actress, the other as a stuntwoman.
Stars: Mitzi Green, Virginia Gibson, Jimmy Lydon, Gordon Jones
Votes: 25
97. Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Drama
A film that possibly held the record for the most Irish-descent players in an American-produced movie before "The Quiet Man" was shot on location in Ireland, and that includes "The Informer... See full summary »
Director: John Farrow | Stars: Barry Fitzgerald, Diana Lynn, Sonny Tufts, Dick Foran
Votes: 35
98. Pacific Rendezvous (1942)
Passed | 76 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Anxious to see some naval action in the Pacific during WWII, Lt. Bill Gordon makes the mistake of telling his new girlfriend, ditzy Elaine Carter, that he was an expert in deciphering codes... See full summary »
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Lee Bowman, Jean Rogers, Mona Maris, Carl Esmond
Votes: 192
99. Personal Appearance Theater (1951–1952)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Joseph Schildkraut, Stephen Dunne, Clem Bevans, Robert Clarke
100. Blue Blood (1951)
72 min | Drama
Old, down-on-his-luck race-horse trainer Tim is thumbing his way from San Francisco to Los Angeles when he is given a ride by Eileen and Sue Buchanan, daughters of a wealthy Southen ... See full summary »
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Bill Williams, Jane Nigh, Arthur Shields, Audrey Long
Votes: 34