Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Molly Glessing

1. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)

TV-14 | 25 min | Drama, Mystery

Series of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama, and comedy about people of different backgrounds committing murders, suicides, thefts, and other sorts of crime caused by certain motivations, perceived or not.

Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, Lillian O'Malley, John Williams

Votes: 19,351

2. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

Approved | 129 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.

Director: Henry Levin | Stars: James Mason, Pat Boone, Arlene Dahl, Diane Baker

Votes: 19,601 | Gross: $10.00M

3. Dennis the Menace (1959–1963)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Television episodes built around the same sorts of incidents found in Hank Ketcham's long-running comic strip.

Stars: Herbert Anderson, Jay North, Gloria Henry, Billy Booth

Votes: 2,553

4. The Best of Everything (1959)

Approved | 121 min | Drama, Romance

An expose of the lives and loves of Madison Avenue working girls and their higher ups.

Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Hope Lange, Stephen Boyd, Suzy Parker, Martha Hyer

Votes: 2,361

5. 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: 2,643

6. One Step Beyond (1959–1961)

Approved | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

"One Step Beyond" was a collection of tales about paranormal events, horrifying folklore, and the world of the unknown.

Stars: John Newland, Robert Douglas, Olan Soule, Will J. White

Votes: 1,880

7. Limelight (1952)

G | 137 min | Drama, Music, Romance

A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce, Buster Keaton

Votes: 22,161 | Gross: $1.00M

8. Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)

60 min | Drama

The dramatic relationship between a young medical intern and his surgeon mentor.

Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey, Lee Kurty, Jean Inness

Votes: 993

9. The Time Travelers (1964)

Approved | 84 min | Sci-Fi

In 1964, a group of scientists create a portal that takes them to a barren, mutant inhabited, Earth in the year 2071.

Director: Ib Melchior | Stars: Preston Foster, Philip Carey, Merry Anders, John Hoyt

Votes: 3,211

10. Thriller (1960–1962)

TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Experience the complete series of the show that was hailed as the most frightening ever created for television--now available for the first time.

Stars: Boris Karloff, Richard Peel, Henry Daniell, Lillian O'Malley

Votes: 1,663

11. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy

The comic misadventures of the "skinflint" comedian and his friends.

Stars: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day

Votes: 1,649

12. The Brothers Karamazov (1958)

Approved | 145 min | Drama, Romance

Drama based on Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky's homonymous novel about the proud Karamazov family in 1870s Russia.

Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Claire Bloom, Lee J. Cobb

Votes: 3,059

13. The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)

Not Rated | 78 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Professor Bernard Quatermass' manned rocket ship returns to Earth, but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate.

Director: Val Guest | Stars: Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner, Richard Wordsworth, Margia Dean

Votes: 7,188

14. General Electric Theater (1953–1962)

TV-G | 30 min | Drama

An American anthology series, with a new episode and different actors and actresses each week. Hosted by Ronald Reagan, the series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.

Stars: Ronald Reagan, Don Herbert, Nancy Reagan, Lee Marvin

Votes: 433

15. M Squad (1957–1960)

Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The hard-hitting adventures of tough Lieutenant Frank Ballinger, a member of the Chicago Police Department's M Squad, an elite crime-fighting unit.

Stars: Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Gail Kobe, Morris Ankrum

Votes: 388

16. 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

17. Dangerous When Wet (1953)

Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

With her promoter-trainer and family in tow, Katie Higgins swims her way from the Arkansas Ozarks to foggy London and the English Channel. - SimonJack

Directors: Charles Walters, Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Esther Williams, Fernando Lamas, Jack Carson, Charlotte Greenwood

Votes: 1,149

18. 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

19. Pete and Gladys (1960–1962)

30 min | Comedy

Pete Porter is an insurance salesman and the somewhat-dour straight man to his perky and beautiful but scatterbrained wife Gladys.

Stars: Harry Morgan, Cara Williams, Verna Felton, Shirley Mitchell

Votes: 163

20. Thunder in the East (1952)

Approved | 97 min | Drama, War

In a remote region of post-independence India, the love of a blind British woman pricks the conscience of an arms dealer.

Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Alan Ladd, Deborah Kerr, Charles Boyer, Corinne Calvet

Votes: 413

21. Waterfront (1954–1956)

30 min | Adventure, Crime

John Herrick was the Captain of the tug "Cheryl Ann" in Los Angeles harbor. His family consisted of wife May, Police Detective son Jim, and the crew of the tug, his son Carl, Tip, and ... See full summary »

Stars: Preston Foster, Douglas Dick, Lois Moran, Willie Best

Votes: 114

22. Hong Kong (1960–1961)

60 min | Adventure

Glenn Evans, a two-fisted journalist in Hong Kong, follows up stories involving smugglers, spies, murderers, and beautiful women in distress, with the help of his friend Chief Inspector Neil Campbell.

Stars: Rod Taylor, Lloyd Bochner, Jack Kruschen, Gerald Jann

Votes: 180

23. Outlaws (1960–1962)

60 min | Western

The adventures of a Marshal and his young Deputies in a section of Oklahoma infested with bandit gangs, gunmen, and robbers.

Stars: Don Collier, Barton MacLane, Bruce Yarnell, Slim Pickens

Votes: 94

24. 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

25. The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959–1961)

30 min | Drama

A drama anthology series presented by, and occasionally starring, June Allyson.

Stars: June Allyson, Don Rickles, Naomi Stevens, Dick Powell

Votes: 244

26. 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: 69

27. The Story of Will Rogers (1952)

Approved | 109 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The homespun humorist and social critic starts as a cowboy and goes on to vaudeville, movies, and radio.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Will Rogers Jr., Jane Wyman, Carl Benton Reid, Eve Miller

Votes: 529

28. Hollywood Opening Night (1951–1953)

30 min | Drama

An anthology series of the early 1950s. It was broadcast by CBS from 1951 to 1952, with episodes typically re-using stories from the earlier television series "Stars Over Hollywood". Then ... See full summary »

Stars: Jimmy Fidler, Jimmy Wallington, William Boyett, Jorja Curtright

Votes: 31

29. One Step Beyond (1959–1961)
Episode: The Secret (1959)

Approved | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A young woman is left alone and unloved by her domineering and arrogant husband. She soon invents an imaginary lover who loves and comforts her--then she begins to suspect that her invisible "lover" may not be all that imaginary.

Director: John Newland | Stars: John Newland, Maria Palmer, Robert Douglas, Albert Carrier

Votes: 219

30. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: Back for Christmas (1956)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

Before leaving on a trip to America, a man kills his wife and buries her in the basement. Once in the United States, he receives correspondence. Has he gotten away with his crime?

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, John Williams, Isobel Elsom, Arthur Gould-Porter

Votes: 1,155

31. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: Most Likely to Succeed (1962)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

A seemingly poor man who was supreme in his college class, gets a servant's job from a rich former classmate, where he finds he makes unlawful tax deals, and should be stopped.

Director: Richard Whorf | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Jack Carter, Joanna Moore, Howard Morris

Votes: 446

32. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: Relative Value (1959)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

John Manbridge likes the good things in life, including betting on the horses. With no real means of support, he's taken to forging cheques from his cousin Felix Manbridge's account. Aware ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Almond | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Denholm Elliott, Torin Thatcher, Tom Conway

Votes: 522

33. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: The Impromptu Murder (1958)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

A broker strangles his client when she requests her money he no longer has, buries the body, then impersonates her leaving town and disappearing.

Director: Paul Henreid | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Hume Cronyn, Robert Douglas, Valerie Cossart

Votes: 489

34. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby (1956)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

An antique dealer comes up with a clever way to raise money to pay off a loan. But things won't be as easy for him the second time around...or will they?

Director: James Neilson | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Robert H. Harris, Meg Mundy, Gage Clarke

Votes: 851

35. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: The Silk Petticoat (1962)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

In 1817 London, a silk petticoat belonging to the first wife of a newly remarried husband reveals him to be a very evil man.

Director: John Newland | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Rennie, Antoinette Bower, Jack Livesey

Votes: 424

36. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: The Three Dreams of Mr. Findlater (1957)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

Ernest Findlater is constantly nagged at by his wife so he fantasizes about Lalage, an exotic lover from the South Seas.

Director: Jules Bricken | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, John Williams, Barbara Baxley, Isobel Elsom

Votes: 604

37. The Californians (1957–1959)
Episode: Overland Mail (1958)

30 min | Western

When a series of stage holdups occurs, Matt is sworn in as a US marshal so he can take the case.

Director: Paul Henreid | Stars: Richard Coogan, Art Fleming, Carole Mathews, Russell Johnson

Votes: 13

38. Dennis the Menace (1959–1963)
Episode: Best Neighbor (1961)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Mr. Wilson takes Dennis camping on a cold and windy mountainside, so that Dennis will be able to join the Junior Pathfinders and Mr. Wilson will improve his own odds of winning a Best Citizen award.

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Jay North, Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry, Lillian Culver

Votes: 32

39. Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)
Episode: The Pack Rat and the Prima Donna (1963)

60 min | Drama

Kildare is assigned to work with the highly frugal, penny-pinching veteran central supply nurse to clean out obsolete equipment. But the nurse doesn't think most of the equipment in the "... See full summary »

Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey, Celeste Holm, Ed Nelson

Votes: 12

40. The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959–1961)
Episode: The Lie (1960)

30 min | Drama

A handsome young beach-bum worms his way into a family on vacation, but is not all he seems.

Director: Paul Henreid | Stars: June Allyson, Mark Damon, Judson Pratt, Carol Eve Rossen

Votes: 10

41. General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode: Letters from Cairo (1958)

TV-G | 30 min | Drama

A happily married couple is separated when the husband is called to Cairo on a business trip. His letters tell her constantly of his devotion, and she lives for his return.

Director: Jules Bricken | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Jorja Curtright, Richard Denning, Molly Glessing

42. General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode: The Victorian Chaise Longue (1957)

TV-G | 30 min | Drama

Todays theme is The Victorian Chaise Longue.

Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Joan Fontaine, Marian Seldes, Bruce Lester, Sydney Smith

Votes: 27

43. Hollywood Opening Night (1951–1953)
Episode: My Boss and I (1953)

Drama

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Director: William Corrigan | Stars: Mabel Albertson, Chucky Bradley, Richard Carlson, Marguerite Chapman

44. Hollywood Opening Night (1951–1953)
Episode: Uncle Fred Flits By (1953)

Drama

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Director: William Corrigan | Stars: Dawn Addams, Margaret Dumont, Jimmy Fidler, Molly Glessing

45. Hong Kong (1960–1961)
Episode: With Deadly Sorrow (1961)

60 min | Adventure

Chief Inspector Campbell strikes up an unusual and unexpected friendship with visiting chanteuse Mary Moore, who is appearing at Ching Mei's Golden Dragon supper club. Campbell is later ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Henreid | Stars: Rod Taylor, Lloyd Bochner, Anne Francis, Mary Murphy

Votes: 11

46. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode: Autolight (1959)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy

This show is a spoof of the famous Ingrid Bergman vehicle Gaslight, for which Bergman won her Academy Award, with Jack taking Charles Boyer's job trying to drive his wife crazy. There is ... See full summary »

Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day

Votes: 25

47. The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965)
Episode: Gaslight (1952)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy

In a spoof of the movie, Gaslight, Jack portrays a notorious jewel thief, who is trying to convince his wife, played by Barbara Stanwyck, that she's losing her mind. Bob Crosby appears as a police detective trying to nab Benny's character.

Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day

Votes: 20

48. M Squad (1957–1960)
Episode: The Chicago Bluebeard (1958)

Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A woman dies. Ballinger investigates.

Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Lee Marvin, Vaughn Taylor, Bart Burns, Amzie Strickland

Votes: 23

49. Outlaws (1960–1962)
Episode: Outrage at Pawnee Bend (1961)

Western

In an episode with a lighter touch, two meek but frustrated railroad employees determine a way to rob the train of a million dollars by making an entire boxcar disappear.

Stars: Don Collier, Barton MacLane, Paul Ford, Frank McHugh

50. Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1959)
Episode: A Contest of Ladies (1958)

30 min | Comedy, Drama

A British movie star finds himself in a miserable situation: All he wants to do is rest, but he's forced to judge a beauty contest, and the participants don't give him a moment's peace.

Director: Paul Henreid | Stars: Richard Aherne, Jacqueline Beer, Ingrid Dittmar, Lester Fletcher