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1. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The trials of a master criminal defense attorney handling the most difficult cases in support of the innocent.
Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins
Votes: 11,858
2. Bonanza (1959–1973)
TV-PG | 49 min | Western
The Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.
Stars: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts
Votes: 11,011
3. Ben-Hur (1959)
G | 212 min | Adventure, Drama
After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet
Votes: 253,834 | Gross: $74.70M
4. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Approved | 170 min | Drama, Romance, War
Three World War II veterans, two of them traumatized or disabled, return home to the American midwest to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Fredric March, Teresa Wright
Votes: 70,605 | Gross: $23.65M
5. Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
An anthology based (earlier more so than later) on the novels and stories of Zane Grey. Dick Powell was often the star, as well as the host.
Stars: Dick Powell, Walter Sande, Denver Pyle, Bill Erwin
Votes: 582
6. The Amazing Mr. X (1948)
Passed | 78 min | Film-Noir, Horror, Thriller
On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul calling out of the surf; then meets a tall dark man Alexis, who seems to know all about such things.
Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari, Cathy O'Donnell, Richard Carlson
Votes: 2,224
7. The Man from Laramie (1955)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Western
Newcomer Will Lockhart defies the local cattle baron and his sadistic son by working for one of his oldest rivals.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp, Cathy O'Donnell
Votes: 12,016
8. Detective Story (1951)
Approved | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell
Votes: 9,498
9. They Live by Night (1948)
Passed | 95 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Romance
An escaped convict injured during a robbery falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.
Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva, Jay C. Flippen
Votes: 9,361
10. Sugarfoot (1957–1961)
60 min | Western
Correspondence-school law graduate Tom Brewster travels west to seek his fortune. Unfortunately, his "cowboy" abilities leave a lot to be desired and earn him the nickname "Sugarfoot", which is one step lower than a "Tenderfoot".
Stars: Will Hutchins, Charles Fredericks, Gil Perkins, Don 'Red' Barry
Votes: 457
11. The Rebel (1959–1961)
Approved | 30 min | Western
After the end of the Civil War, a former Confederate Army private roams the Wild West, and, as a rogue drifter, gets involved in helping out various settlers threatened by various bad guys.
Stars: Nick Adams, Chuck Hamilton, Sid Troy, Ross Sturlin
Votes: 654
12. Wonder Man (1945)
Approved | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
After being murdered by gangsters, an exuberant nightclub entertainer returns as a ghost to persuade his meek twin brother to help bring his killers to justice.
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Donald Woods
Votes: 2,492
13. 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
14. Climax! (1954–1958)
Unrated | 60 min | Drama
This was an anthology series that presented a different story and different set of characters on each episode. It ran from 1954 to 1958 and featured Casino Royale of James Bond fame, which led to two theatrical movies of the same name.
Stars: William Lundigan, Art Gilmore, Mary Costa, Michael Rennie
Votes: 260
15. Lights Out (1946–1952)
30 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
"Lights Out" was a US narrated horror short story series.
Stars: Frank Gallop, Jack La Rue, Mercer McLeod, Leslie Nielsen
Votes: 204
16. The Detectives (1959–1962)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Captain Matt Holbrook leads a squad of brave and tough detectives in a large, unnamed city. Instead of leading personal lives, they spend all of their time tracking murderers, thieves, ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Taylor, Tige Andrews, Russell Thorson, Mark Goddard
Votes: 241
17. The Story of Mankind (1957)
Approved | 100 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
The Devil and the Spirit of Man argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.
Director: Irwin Allen | Stars: Ronald Colman, Hedy Lamarr, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx
Votes: 1,523
18. The Deerslayer (1957)
Approved | 78 min | Adventure, War, Western
In colonial America, wanderer Deerslayer gets involved with Tom Hutter, a bigoted trapper, and his two contrasting daughters.
Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: Lex Barker, Rita Moreno, Forrest Tucker, Cathy O'Donnell
Votes: 414
19. Matinee Theatre (1955–1958)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A daily anthology show, featuring original material, as well as adaptations of literary classics.
Stars: John Conte, Peter Hansen, Sarah Churchill, Johnny Crawford
Votes: 133
20. Never Trust a Gambler (1951)
Passed | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A small-time gambler on the run from the law hides in his ex-wife's house, accidentally kills a drunken detective during a fight, and takes his ex-wife hostage during a shootout with the LAPD.
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Dane Clark, Cathy O'Donnell, Tom Drake, Jeff Corey
Votes: 285
21. Tate (1960)
30 min | Western
The adventures of a one-armed gunfighter (he lost the use of an arm during the Civil War) in the Old West.
Stars: David McLean, Don Wilbanks, Robert Redford, Ted Markland
Votes: 136
22. Side Street (1949)
Passed | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals money from the office of a shady lawyer--with catastrophic consequences.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Farley Granger, Cathy O'Donnell, James Craig, Paul Kelly
Votes: 3,331
23. My World Dies Screaming (1958)
Approved | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
A newlywed is terrified when her husband brings her to live in the old house that figures in her recurring nightmare.
Director: Harold Daniels | Stars: Gerald Mohr, Cathy O'Donnell, William Ching, John Qualen
Votes: 662
24. The Miniver Story (1950)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama
Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon reprise their legendary roles as Mr. and Mrs. Miniver in this lovingly crafted sequel to their Academy Award®-winning hit Mrs. Miniver.
Directors: H.C. Potter, Victor Saville | Stars: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak, Leo Genn
Votes: 923 | Gross: $2.16M
25. Bury Me Dead (1947)
Approved | 68 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Barbara Carlin attends her own funeral and returns home suspecting that her husband, Rod Carlin, had tried to do away with her, and is also (rightfully) curious as to just who was the woman... See full summary »
Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: Cathy O'Donnell, June Lockhart, Hugh Beaumont, Mark Daniels
Votes: 403
26. Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)
Approved | 87 min | Crime, Drama
In post-WW2 England, a taxi driver is ostracized by society after he's accused of murdering a school-girl and his untried lawyer must find the real killer to save his client from the hangman.
Director: Lance Comfort | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Cathy O'Donnell, Derek Farr, Ian Hunter
Votes: 476
27. Loves of Three Queens (1954)
97 min | Drama
At a wedding party involving three beautiful women, a young man should choose the most charming. But a professor intervenes to prevent the verdict, remembering the troubles caused by Paris in a similar situation.
Directors: Marc Allégret, Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Hedy Lamarr, Massimo Serato, Alba Arnova, Elli Parvo
Votes: 100
28. Target (1958)
30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
"Target" was a 30-minute US television horror and suspense anthology series produced by Ziv Television Programs, Inc. for first-run syndication.
Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Troy Melton, Charles Davis, Frank Warren
Votes: 36
29. Man Without a Gun (1957–1959)
30 min | Western
The adventures of Adam MacLean, publisher and chief reporter for the "Yellowstone Sentinel" of Yellowstone, Wyoming in the late 19th century.
Stars: Rex Reason, Mort Mills, Harry Harvey, Forrest Taylor
Votes: 41
30. The Best of Broadway (1954–1955)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
The Best of Broadway is a 60-minute live television anthology series that aired on CBS Television on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time from September 15, 1954, to May 4, 1955, for... See full summary »
Stars: Betty Furness, Claudette Colbert, Margaret Hamilton, Helen Hayes
Votes: 49
31. Mad at the World (1955)
Approved | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The infant baby of Sam and Anne Bennett is critically hurt after being hit by a bottle thrown by a gang of juvenile delinquent hoodlums known as the Wolf Pack. Police Detective Tom Lynn ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Essex | Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Keefe Brasselle, Cathy O'Donnell, Karen Sharpe
Votes: 71
32. The Motorola Television Hour (1953–1954)
60 min | Drama
Motorola Hour was one of many anthology series in the 1950's. It aired every other week on ABC, featuring top ranked talent in original scripts and well known stories.
Stars: Cedric Hardwicke, Jane Wyatt, Patricia Smith, Jack Palance
Votes: 41
33. The Philip Morris Playhouse (1953–1954)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Everett Sloane, John Beal, Donald Cook, Kent Smith
Votes: 33
34. The Woman's Angle (1952)
86 min | Drama, Romance
The head of a family of musicians has a complicated love life.
Director: Leslie Arliss | Stars: Ernest Thesiger, Lois Maxwell, Anthony Nicholls, Peter Reynolds
Votes: 58
35. Center Stage (1954)
60 min | Drama
American television anthology series that aired in 1954 on the American Broadcasting Company "ABC" as a summer replacement for The Motorola Television Hour on alternate weeks from June 1, ... See full summary »
Stars: Walter Matthau, Lee Marvin, Margaret Hamilton, Jack Warden
Votes: 21
36. Orient Express (1952–1954)
30 min | Drama
An anthology drama set on the Orient Express.
Stars: Thomas Gallagher, Peter Walker, Karin Himboldt, Gordon Howard
37. The 17th Golden Globe Awards (1960 TV Special)
News
Stars: Jane Powell, Eddie Albert, June Allyson, Eve Arden
38. In Town Today (1951 TV Movie)
30 min
Stars: Edgar Bergen, Lillian Cornell, Peter Donald, Bob Dunn
39.
The Best of Broadway (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Show-Off
(1955)
Comedy, Drama, Musical
Lowly clerk Aubrey Piper has a fondness for exaggerating about himself to impress people. His fantastic tales of visiting China and working as a manager at his place of employment charm his... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Carleton Carpenter, Russell Collins, Alice Ghostley, Jackie Gleason
40.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
The Lila Conrad Story
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Adam and Little Joe try to find a fair trial for a saloon girl accused of theft and murder, hiding her from a corrupt sheriff's lynch mob after she stows away in the back of their supply ... See full summary »
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 124
41.
The Californians (1957–1959)
Episode:
Skeleton in the Closet
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
A blackmailer has been murdered but by which of his victims?
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Richard Coogan, Lurene Tuttle, Cathy O'Donnell, Robert Cabal
Votes: 11
42.
Center Stage (1954)
Episode:
Chivalry at Howling Creek
(1954)
Drama
A courtly, but fast-drawing Colonel comes to Howling Creek after serving in the Confederate Army. He finds a cow-town bride trying to live down her past as a honky-tonk entertainer and comes to her aid.
Stars: Alonzo Bozan, Robert Emmett, Pat Harrington Sr., Henry Hull
43.
Climax! (1954–1958)
Episode:
Flight 951
(1955)
Unrated | 60 min | Drama
A doctor forsakes the medical profession following a court trial where he was the defendant. Now a successful businessman traveling under an assumed name, he must decide between keeping his... See full summary »
Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: Tom Avera, Barbara Britton, Peter Camlin, Booth Colman
44.
The Detectives (1959–1962)
Episode:
The Trap
(1960)
30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A detective goes undercover to capture a cop killer.
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Robert Taylor, Lee Farr, Tige Andrews, Russell Thorson
Votes: 9
45.
Lights Out (1946–1952)
Episode:
To See Ourselves
(1951)
Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Director: William Corrigan | Stars: Henry Barnard, Mercer McLeod, Cathy O'Donnell
46.
Man Without a Gun (1957–1959)
Episode:
Accused
(1959)
30 min | Western
Stars: Rex Reason, Leonard Bell, Patrick Hawley, Peter Leeds
47.
Matinee Theatre (1955–1958)
Episode:
Greybeards and Witches
(1956)
Drama, Horror, Mystery
A mother tries to protect her mentally ill son from the consequences of his behavior.
Stars: John Conte, Louis Lettieri, Agnes Moorehead, Judy Nugent
48.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Fickle Fortune
(1961)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While conducting an inventory of a home whose owner died intestate, tax official Ralph Duncan comes across $153,000 in very old currency hidden under a drawer. The money is stolen from his briefcase so he consults Perry Mason.
Director: Laslo Benedek | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 298
49.
The Philip Morris Playhouse (1953–1954)
Episode:
Up for Parole
(1954)
Drama
A working man goes out to lunch and runs into a gang of masked men fleeing from the police. He has to make one of the most important decisions of his life when one of the bandits thrusts a bagful of money into his hands.
Stars: Dane Clark, Cathy O'Donnell
50.
The Rebel (1959–1961)
Episode:
The Hope Chest
(1960)
Approved | 25 min | Western
Yuma aids Ulysses Bowman in a gun battle and accompanies him back to his camp where Yuma learns that Ulysses is in the habit of offering a chest with two hundred dollars to any man who will marry his daughter Felicity.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: Nick Adams, William Demarest, Cathy O'Donnell, William Harlow
Votes: 44