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1. 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
2. Suspense (1949–1954)
25 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Live plays featuring people who were in dangerous and threatening situations.
Stars: Rex Marshall, Robert Emhardt, Robert H. Harris, John Baragrey
Votes: 358
3. For the People (1965)
60 min | Crime, Drama
David Koster is an obsessive New York City assistant district attorney who gets into trouble because of his passion for justice. His boss, Anthony Celese, tries to keep him under control ... See full summary »
Stars: William Shatner, Howard Da Silva, Lonny Chapman, Jessica Walter
Votes: 62
4. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Live dramatic shows featuring Hollywood stars, adaptations of motion pictures, and a host accompanying. The host would introduce each act, and would conduct an interview with the stars at the end of the play.
Stars: Ken Carpenter, Jay Jackson, Otto Kruger, Gordon MacRae
Votes: 153
5. 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: 132
6. Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
60 min | Drama
The show featured original plays plus plays adapted from works.
Stars: Walter Matthau, David White, Constance Ford, Kim Stanley
Votes: 111
7. The Iceman Cometh (1960 TV Movie)
240 min | Drama
Theodore Hickman, a hardware salesman, makes by-yearly visits to Harry Hope's 1910-era waterfront bar for his periodical drinking binges. But on this visit he has decided to try to save the bar's patrons from their "lying pipe dreams."
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Jason Robards, Myron McCormick, Tom Pedi, James Broderick
Votes: 385
8. 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
9. The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
60 min | Drama
This live dramatic series featured original stories and adaptations of novels, plays, etc., during its eight-year run. During the first year, the show was sponsored by the Actor's Equity ... See full summary »
Stars: Bert Lytell, Jay Jackson, Bob Stanton, E.G. Marshall
Votes: 137
10. King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1969)
185 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Follows Martin Luther King's life and decades-long civil rights activism.
Directors: Sidney Lumet, Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Ben Gazzara, Charlton Heston
Votes: 625
11. Encounter (1952–1961)
60 min | Drama
An anthology television series aired from Toronto, Canada, and carried by both CBC and ABC. In Canada, the series was known as "General Motors Presents". The one-hour dramas were either ... See full summary »
Stars: Austin Willis, Barry Morse, Katharine Blake, James Doohan
Votes: 46
12. Espionage (1963–1964)
48 min | Drama, War
An anthology series telling different and unrelated stories of espionage set in many countries and historical periods.
Stars: Victor Platt, Martin Lyder, Maxwell Shaw, Alan Tilvern
Votes: 80
13. The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series based in New York City which attracted a high caliber group of actors, often Broadway stars. Stories were both drama and comedies, some original but others adaptions of films and plays.
Stars: William Brower, Biff McGuire, Ernest Truex, Ruth McDevitt
Votes: 67
14. The Bell Telephone Hour (1959–1968)
60 min | Music
The long-running television version of the long-running NBC radio series devoted to classical music as well as Broadway composers.
Stars: The Bell Telephone Orchestra, Mel Brandt, Donald Voorhees, The Buster Davis Singers
Votes: 49
15. 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: 161
16. Project Twenty (1954–1970)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Alexander Scourby, Bob Hope, Walter Brennan, Howard Lindsay
Votes: 29
17. Wide Wide World (1955–1958)
90 min | Documentary
Using 40 cameras and 12 mobile vans, this live Sunday afternoon program broadcast events in North America, the Caribbean and Europe. The show alternated with other programs during its run. ... See full summary »
Stars: Dave Garroway, Gary Cooper, Ira Hayes, Maria Tallchief
Votes: 23
19. American Inventory (1951–1955)
30 min | Drama
Made with the intention of being an on-air "adult education" course, each epsiode of this program was an in-depth look at some aspect of American and world culture. Some of the featured ... See full summary »
Stars: Donald Foster, Luis Van Rooten, Crahan Denton, Maurice Copeland
20. In Search of Man (1965 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Eugene S. Jones | Star: Van Heflin
21. The World of Sophia Loren (1962 TV Special)
Documentary
NBC special examines the life and artistry of actress Sophia Loren, visiting her on the set of the film 'Five Miles to Midnight'. Interviews with her co-star Anthony Perkins and director Anatole Litvak are featured.
Director: Eugene S. Jones | Stars: Art Buchwald, Anatole Litvak, Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins
22. The World of Benny Goodman (1963 TV Movie)
60 min | Music
Profile of musician Benny Goodman that covers his childhood in Chicago, his rise to fame and his world travels, particularly his 1961 trip to Russia. Comments from his friends and musical collaborators are also featured.
Director: Eugene S. Jones | Stars: Dave Brubeck, Willis Conover, Aaron Copland, Benny Goodman
23. The World of Maurice Chevalier (1963 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Eugene S. Jones | Stars: Maurice Chevalier, Alexander Scourby
24. The Black Forest (1954 TV Movie)
76 min | Drama
A sadistic household is brought to justice by a United States Army officer.
Director: Gene Martel | Stars: Akim Tamiroff, Peggy Ann Garner, Gordon Howard, Wolfgang Büttner
Votes: 13
25.
Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode:
The Scarlet Letter
(1950)
30 min | Drama
In the seventeenth century, in Massachusetts, a young woman is forced to wear a scarlet "A" on her dress for bearing a child out of wedlock.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Mary Sinclair, John Baragrey, Richard Purdy, Betty Furness
Votes: 17
26.
Play of the Week (1959–1961)
Episode:
Night of the Auk
(1960)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Nikos Psacharopoulos | Stars: Warner Anderson, Raymond Edward Johnson, William Kerwin, James MacArthur
Votes: 12
27.
Play of the Week (1959–1961)
Episode:
Waiting for Godot
(1961)
93 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Two derelicts, Vladimir and Estragon, occupy themselves as they wait for 'Godot' to make an appearance on Pozzo's estate.
Director: Alan Schneider | Stars: Burgess Meredith, Zero Mostel, Kurt Kasznar, Alvin Epstein
Votes: 89
28.
Espionage (1963–1964)
Episode:
Some Other Kind of World
(1964)
60 min | Drama, War
When an American jazz band does a cultural exchange performance in Russia, their self-important guitarist defies state department guidelines and goes out with a local girl, leading to arrest by the KGB and charges of spying.
Director: Herbert Hirschman | Stars: Tom Stern, Dora Reisser, Alan Tilvern, George Pastell
29.
The Bell Telephone Hour (1959–1968)
Episode:
Salute to Veteran's Day
(1965)
60 min | Music
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: The Bell Telephone Orchestra, Ralph Bellamy, Anthony Blum, Mel Brandt
30.
The Bell Telephone Hour (1959–1968)
Episode:
The Many Facets of Cole Porter
(1965)
60 min | Music
Director: Clark Jones | Stars: The Bell Telephone Orchestra, Mel Brandt, Doug Crosley, John Davidson
31.
The Bell Telephone Hour (1959–1968)
Episode:
Wayfarer on the Mississippi
(1965)
60 min | Music
Director: Clark Jones | Stars: James Daly, Bob Darch, Rosalind Elias, The Five Pennies
32.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
Cause for Suspicion
(1950)
Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Dean Harens, Louisa Horton, Glenn Langan, Neil Fitzgerald
33.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
Dead on the Vine
(1951)
Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: John Alexander, Bertha Belmore, Peter Brandon, Faith Brook
34.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
Heart of Darkness
(1950)
60 min | Drama
A trading company manager travels up an African river to find a missing outpost head and discovers the depth of evil in humanity's soul.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Faith Brook, Richard Carlson, Richard Purdy, Murvyn Vye
35.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
The Golden Mouth
(1951)
Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Richard Abbott, Anne Bancroft, Carry Bridewell, Frank DeKova
36.
Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
Episode:
The Inward Eye
(1954)
60 min | Drama
Semi-documentary about a blind girl's training with a dog at the Seeing Eye school at Morristown, N.J.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Philip Abbott, Adele Bradley, Dorothy Elder, Steven Hill
37.
Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
To Thine Own Self
(1950)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Richard Goode | Stars: Little Arthur Jr., Roy Baime, Katharine Bard, Walter Burke
38.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
Ann Rutledge
(1950)
60 min | Drama
The short life of a girl loved by the young Abraham Lincoln.
Director: Gordon Duff | Stars: Grace Kelly, Stephen Courtleigh, Jay Jackson
39.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
Bulletin 120
(1951)
Drama
In Mississippi in 1915, Dr. Joseph Goldberger works with a test group of convicts and discovers that pellagra is caused by a dietary deficiency and not infection.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Leslie Barrett, Jack Bittner, Stephen Courtleigh, Ruth Hope
40.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
Little Boy Lost
(1950)
Drama
An English poet searches for his son whom he has never seen. The child disappeared shortly after his mother was killed by the Gestapo.
Director: Gordon Duff | Stars: Isabel Bonner, Maurice Cavell, John Newland, Richard Purdy
41.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
Mist on the Waters
(1949)
Drama
Blackmail terrorizes a couple because of an accident which was a terrible tragedy.
Director: Gordon Duff | Stars: Torin Thatcher, Margaret Phillips, Dan Morgan
42.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
Semmelweis
(1950)
Drama
The factual story of Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis is dramatized. The Hungarian physician saved untold numbers of kids from "childbed fever" (puerperal fever) by the use of disinfectants on hands and equipment around pregnant women and newborns.
Director: Gordon Duff | Stars: Wyrley Birch, John Craven, Pamela Gordon, Robert H. Harris
43.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
Tempest of Tick Creek
(1952)
Drama
The story of two brothers and a missing uncle who returns suddenly bringing with him a chest which the brothers assume contains gold. The brothers want their share but so does the uncle's jilted bride and son.
Director: Vincent J. Donehue | Stars: Harry Bellaver, Crahan Denton, William Hickey, Mildred Natwick
44.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
Tender Age
(1952)
Drama
The tragic aspects of the so-called "lost generation" of the 20's is told.
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: Stella Andrew, Philip Coolidge, Nathaniel Frey, Wright King
45.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
The Best Laid Schemes
(1952)
60 min | Drama
Boy can we relate to this PLOT TWIST from back in the 40's. Doctors are helpless in dealing with an epidemic that hits New York City. The answer is provided by an exterminator.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Wolfe Barzell, Joseph Buloff, Andrew Duggan, Eileen Heckart
46.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
The End Is Known
(1950)
Drama
A department store tycoon comes home and is nearly hit by a falling body. He then learns the suicide jumped from his apartment. A mystery surrounds a suicide.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: William Gibberson, Richard Goode, Bern Hoffman, Jay Jackson
47.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
The Gambler
(1950)
Drama
A scathing denunciation of gambling and feudal aristocrats of the 19th Century, this story relates how Philip, a young medical student, bargains away his career for the unsure success of ... See full summary »
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Alfred Ryder, Ethel Griffies, Philip Coolidge, Anne Crawford
48.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
The Great Escape
(1951)
60 min | Drama
The story of the biggest POW-camp escape of World War II.
Director: Gordon Duff | Stars: John C. Beecher, Horace Braham, John van Dreelen, Stephen Grey
49.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
The Last Tycoon
(1949)
Drama
F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel is brought to life in this story of a movie producer slowly working himself to death.
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: John Baragrey, Leslie Barrett, Frances Hammond, Leueen MacGrath
50.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
The Reluctant Landlord
(1950)
Drama
Georgi, a kindly and honest immigrant from the Georgian area of Russia, experiences many difficulties as he tries to adapt to his adopted country. He works hard to make a place for himself ... See full summary »
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Isabel Bonner, Perry Bruskin, Frank Campanella, Hume Cronyn