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1. Great Performances (1971– )
TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
Stars: Julie Andrews, Scott Yoo, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo
Votes: 894
2. Studio One (1948–1958)
60 min | Drama
A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS.
Stars: Betty Furness, Paul Branson, Charlton Heston, Mary Sinclair
Votes: 328
3. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson
Votes: 412
4. P.J. (1967)
Approved | 109 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
A down-on-his-luck New York private eye takes a bodyguard job for the death-threatened mistress of a shady millionaire and gets involved in conspiracy and murder.
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: George Peppard, Raymond Burr, Gayle Hunnicutt, Brock Peters
Votes: 534
5. Shane (1966)
60 min | Western
Shane works for the Starett family, a young widow, her son, and her aging father-in-law, protecting them against the anti-sodbuster rancher Ryker and other perils plaguing the Old West.
Stars: David Carradine, Jill Ireland, Tom Tully, Christopher Shea
Votes: 210
6. Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
60 min | Drama
A well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.
Stars: Ed Herlihy, Vaughn Taylor, Valerie Cossart, Dan Morgan
Votes: 221
7. 'Way Out (1961)
25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"'Way Out" was a drama in the macabre genre was broadcast each week hosted by Roald Dahl.
Stars: Roald Dahl, Paul Tremaine, Richard Morse, George Turner
Votes: 191
8. The Trials of O'Brien (1965–1966)
60 min | Drama
A flamboyant, Shakespeare-quoting, New York City defense attorney always seems to get into trouble.
Stars: Peter Falk, Joanna Barnes, Elaine Stritch, David Burns
Votes: 110
9. Short Walk to Daylight (1972 TV Movie)
73 min | Drama
Eight people are trapped in a New York City subway after an earthquake, and try to find their way out.
Director: Barry Shear | Stars: James Brolin, Don Mitchell, James McEachin, Abbey Lincoln
Votes: 247
10. Lincoln (1974–1976)
300 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Abraham Lincoln is told in episodic parts.
Stars: Hal Holbrook, Sada Thompson, Michael Cristofer, James Carroll Jordan
Votes: 116
11. The Adams Chronicles (1976)
50 min | Drama, History
This ambitious multi-part PBS production brings to life five generations of one of America's leading political and historical families, tracing their lives from John Adams' years as a ... See full summary »
Stars: Pamela Payton-Wright, George Hearn, Michael Tolan, William Daniels
Votes: 213
12. East Side/West Side (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
In this weekly drama show, George C. Scott plays a dedicated social worker trying to solve the problems of his clients in the fascinating mix of cultures that makes up New York City.
Stars: George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, Linden Chiles
Votes: 205
13. The Tattooed Stranger (1950)
Passed | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The body of a Jane Doe turns up in an abandoned car in New York and the police's only clue revolves around the tattoo she has on her arm, and the fact that someone tried to destroy the corpse to erase the fingerprints.
Director: Edward Montagne | Stars: John Miles, Patricia Barry, Walter Kinsella, Frank Tweddell
Votes: 1,108
14. Producers' Showcase (1954–1957)
90 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy
This program aired once every fourth week, and was one of the most costly live shows of the 1950s. Many stars appeared on this show.
Stars: Cyril Ritchard, Claire Bloom, Mary Martin, David Wayne
Votes: 185
15. All the Way Home (1963)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Romance
Mary Follet, a wife and mother in 1915 Tennessee, copes with the loss of her husband and the necessity of raising their children alone.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Jean Simmons, Robert Preston, Pat Hingle, Aline MacMahon
Votes: 462
16. Man Against Crime (1949–1954)
30 min | Action, Drama, Crime
Mike Barnett is the title character, a bright and tough private detective in New York. This very violent show was broadcast live until 1952.
Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Nita Talbot, Henry Lascoe, Jack Warden
Votes: 108
17. The DuPont Show of the Week (1961–1964)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
An anthology weekly drama series.
Stars: Walter Matthau, Frank McGee, Art Carney, Gene Wilder
Votes: 184
18. The Twentieth Century (1957–1968)
30 min | Documentary, History
A long-running documentary series concerning the news and cultural events which shaped the 20th century. It also offered interpretations of the meaning of certain events, and placed wars ... See full summary »
Stars: Walter Cronkite, Daniel Schorr, Winston Burdett, Peter Kalischer
Votes: 85
19. Ten Little Indians (1959 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Agatha Christie mystery in which one of ten suspects in an isolated island mansion is a killer. Who is It?
Directors: Paul Bogart, Philip F. Falcone, Leo Farrenkopf, Dan Zampino | Stars: Nina Foch, Barry Jones, Romney Brent, Peter Bathurst
Votes: 180
20. Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950–1963)
60 min | Drama
Documentary dramas, plays that were based on true stories, were the forte of Armstrong Circle Theater. Many movie actors and actresses got their start here.
Stars: Douglas Edwards, Sandy Becker, Bob Sherry, John Cameron Swayze
Votes: 123
21. The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The award winning bing play of Mary Chase came to television in 1958. It tells the story of Elwood P. Dowd (Art Carney), a personable chap who drinks a little, and befriends a "pookah", a ... See full summary »
Stars: Tim O'Connor, James Valentine, Hurd Hatfield, John Colicos
Votes: 103
22. Hedda Gabler (1962 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
A scheming woman marries a nice but dimwitted intellectual out of convenience. She hears that her old lover is back in town. She decides to destroy his life, jealous of his love affair with another.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Trevor Howard
Votes: 394
23. A Very Missing Person (1972 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An ex-schoolteacher is asked by the police to help locate a missing heiress.
Director: Russ Mayberry | Stars: Eve Arden, James Gregory, Julie Newmar, Ray Danton
Votes: 115
24. I Spy (1955– )
30 min | Thriller
Raymond Massey is host and narrator for this anthology series featuring tales of espionage.
Stars: Raymond Massey, Louis Edmonds, Marcel Hillaire, John Holland
Votes: 28
25. The Andros Targets (1977– )
60 min | Crime, Drama
Crusading reporter Mike Andros fights for justice!
Stars: James Sutorius, Pamela Reed, Alan Mixon, Ted Beniades
Votes: 49
26. Sunday Showcase (1959–1961)
60 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A show featuring various specials. Some specials were comedy, and others were serious drama by famous authors.
Stars: Robert Emhardt, Milton Berle, Jimmy Durante, Bob Hope
Votes: 160
27. Great Ghost Tales (1961)
30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The last regularly scheduled television series to be broadcast live in the U.S. was hosted by Frank Gallop, and featured dramatizations of ghost stories and other tales of the supernatural,... See full summary »
Stars: Frank Gallop, Robert Duvall, Lee Grant, Walter Matthau
Votes: 54
28. The Ransom of Red Chief (1959 TV Movie)
Comedy
Based upon a famous O. Henry short story, two crooks think they have an opportunity to make a quick buck by kidnapping a rich man's son. Ironically, the hostage takers become the hostages ... See full summary »
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: William Bendix, Russell Collins, Hans Conried, Teddy Rooney
Votes: 32
29. The American Parade (1974–1976)
Drama
Also known as "We the Women," it concerns the final front in the fight for women's suffrage in the US in August 1920: the Tennessee Legislature. It stars Geraldine Fitzgerald as Carrie Chapman Catt.
Stars: Frederick Rolf, Vinnette Carroll, Robert Cessna, Robert Dryden
Votes: 15
30. The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1956–1957)
60 min | Drama
Live dramas that were broadcast every other week. The show had covered both light and serious drama and featured both well-known and not so well-known actors and actresses.
Stars: William Shatner, Alexander Scourby, Clint Young, Paul Newman
Votes: 63
31. The Private History of a Campaign That Failed (1981 TV Movie)
89 min | Comedy, Drama
Mark Twain tale of cowardly Confederate soldiers.
Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Joseph Adams, Gary McCleery, Roy Cockrum, Harry Crosby
Votes: 51
32. Special Delivery (1955)
Approved | 86 min | Comedy
The Pacific Rim's best bonded courier is tasked with delivering a bratty 15-year-old to her mother in the U.S. amid a bitter custody battle and escalating stakes.
Director: John Brahm | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Eva Bartok, Jörg Becker, Robert Cunningham
Votes: 23
33. Project Twenty (1954–1970)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Alexander Scourby, Bob Hope, Walter Brennan, Howard Lindsay
Votes: 29
34. Funny Business (1948)
18 min | Documentary, Short
This edition of Jay Bonafield's "This is America" series for RKO visits several of America's leading comic-stip creators of the era, including Al Capp (Li'l Abner), Harold Gray (Little ... See full summary »
Director: Larry O'Reilly | Stars: Dwight Weist, Al Capp, Ham Fisher, Hal Foster
35. The Hunter (1952– )
30 min | Drama
A Spy series where character Bart Adams is a master of disguise. He uses the cover of being an international businessman to fight Communism abroad.
Stars: Keith Larsen, Barry Nelson, Blair Davies, Steve Gravers
Votes: 12
36. Suspense (1964– )
30 min | Drama, Thriller
Stars: Sebastian Cabot, James Whitmore, Neville Brand, Arthur Kennedy
Votes: 22
37. The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway (1980 TV Movie)
100 min | Comedy, Crime
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: David Kyle, Elissa Leeds, Albert Salmi, Richard Bull
Votes: 16
38. Conquer by the Clock (1942)
10 min | Documentary, Short, War
Time wasted is time given to the enemy...
Director: Slavko Vorkapich
Votes: 79
39. Merrily We Roll Along: The Early Days of the Automobile (1961 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 52 min | History
This historical documentary covers the development of the automobile and roadways from about 1900 to 1939. Narrated by Groucho Marx we see how the horseless carriage supplanted the horse ... See full summary »
Director: Robert L. Bendick | Star: Groucho Marx
Votes: 10
40. This Proud Land (1965– )
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Robert Preston, John Astin, Lee Remick, Joan Fontaine
41. The Wide World of Mystery (TV Series) Suicide Club (1974 TV Movie)
120 min | Mystery
A man (Peter Haskell) joins a card game where the stakes are a matter of life and death. Sensing foul play, he persuades a young woman (Margot Kidder) to help him reveal the operator of the game (Joseh Wiseman) as a card cheater.
Director: Bill Glenn | Stars: Peter Haskell, Margot Kidder, E.J. André, George Coulouris
Votes: 7
42. Kilroy Returns (1949)
Approved | 18 min | Short, History, War
Making use of 'Kilroy," World War II's famous G. I. who was everywhere and left his signature to prove it, this entry in RKO's "This is America" series accompanies "Mr. and Mrs. Kilroy" as ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Montagne | Star: Dwight Weist
43. Jungle Cavalcade (1941)
Approved | 76 min | Documentary, Adventure
"Frank Buck's Jungle Cavalcade" is a compilation film that consists of footage from three previous Frank Buck expedition films: "Bring 'em Back Alive," "Wild Cargo" and "Fang and Claw." ... See full summary »
Directors: William C. Ament, Armand Denis, Clyde E. Elliott | Stars: Frank Buck, Teru Miyata
Votes: 59
45. The MacArthur Story (1952)
16 min | Documentary, Short, War
An entry from the "This Is America" series dealing with the life and times of U.S. Army (Five Star) General Douglas MacArthur, leading up to his being fired, from his position as Armed ... See full summary »
Directors: Larry O'Reilly, Philip H. Reisman Jr. | Stars: Dwight Weist, Douglas MacArthur
46. Streamlined (1940)
9 min | Documentary, Short
An industrial film touting the benefits of the modern, streamlined locomotives and passenger cars at the dawn of the 1940s.
Star: André Baruch
47. Expectant Father (1950)
Approved | 16 min | Comedy, Short
Using radio-personality and cartoon-voice Arnold Stang as the expectant father, this entry in RKO's "This is America" series takes a look at the trials and tribulations faced by a ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Montagne | Star: Arnold Stang
49. Last of the Wild West (1951)
17 min | Documentary, Short, Western
A tour of Big Bend National Park in Texas, including scenes of a petrified forest, deserted forts, ghost towns, and mementos of the Old West.
Director: Larry O'Reilly | Star: Jim Boles
50. Who's Delinquent? (1948)
16 min | Short, Crime, Drama
A newspaper editor begins an investigation on juvenile delinquency in his town after a police officer is run down by two teenagers in a stolen car. His investigation, however, uncovers ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Montagne | Star: Dwight Weist