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1. Call Northside 777 (1948)
Approved | 112 min | Drama, Film-Noir
Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal re-opens a decade-old murder case.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker
Votes: 10,261
2. The Long Gray Line (1955)
Approved | 138 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
In 1898, Irish immigrant Martin Maher is hired as a civilian employee at West Point where, during a 50-year career, he rises to the rank of NCO and instructor.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Robert Francis, Donald Crisp
Votes: 3,288
3. 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
4. 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: 223
5. 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
6. 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: 154
7. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
60 min | Drama
Actor, Producer, and Director Robert Montgomery introduced each telecast, sometimes interviewing one of the stars, and sometimes appearing in the play.
Stars: Robert Montgomery, John Newland, Vaughn Taylor, Elizabeth Montgomery
Votes: 136
8. Teresa (1951)
Approved | 102 min | Drama
A reluctant soldier, Peter, serves in Italy during WWII. He marries a local girl named Teresa and brings her to the US.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Pier Angeli, John Ericson, Patricia Collinge, Richard Bishop
Votes: 743
9. 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: 113
10. The Criminal Code (1930)
Passed | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
After a failed attempt at running for governor, D.A. Mark Brady is appointed warden of the state prison where many of the criminals he prosecuted are incarcerated.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Walter Huston, Phillips Holmes, Constance Cummings, Boris Karloff
Votes: 1,383
11. 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
12. 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
13. Treasury Men in Action (1950–1955)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A squad of Treasury Department agents, headed by "The Chief", go after counterfeiters and other criminals who commit crimes that fall under the Treasure Department's jurisdiction.
Stars: Walter Greaza, Ross Martin, Tom McKee, John Stephenson
Votes: 73
14. The Big Story (1949–1959)
30 min | Drama
Based on a popular radio series, each show tells a different reporter's Big Story, a true story selected from newspapers across the United States. Comments from the actual reporter open and... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Sloane, Ernest Chappell, Ben Grauer, Burgess Meredith
Votes: 59
15. The Man Behind the Badge (1953–1955)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Stories taken from the files of various law-enforcement agencies, including city, county and state police, park rangers, military police, etc.
Stars: Norman Rose, Charles Bickford, Joel Aldred, Paul Brinegar
Votes: 70
16. The Easiest Way (1931)
Passed | 73 min | Drama, Romance
Growing up in a poor working-class family, Laura decides not to marry the boy-next-door and instead accepts wealthy, older Will Brockton's invitation to move in with him. After falling in ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Constance Bennett, Adolphe Menjou, Robert Montgomery, Anita Page
Votes: 617
17. Native Land (1942)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, History
Paul Robeson narrates a mix of dramatizations and archival footage about the bill of rights being under attack during the 1930s by union busting corporations, their spies and contractors. ... See full summary »
Directors: Leo Hurwitz, Paul Strand | Stars: Paul Robeson, Fred Johnson, Mary George, John Rennick
Votes: 380
18. The Red Buttons Show (1952–1955)
30 min | Comedy
When this show was on CBS it ran in a variety format. When it went to NBC it became a sitcom. Red Buttons was very popular. Red won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
Stars: Red Buttons, Allan Walker, Joe Silver, The Elliot Lawrence Orchestra
Votes: 68
19. Modern Romances (1954– )
15 min
Dramatizations based on modern romance stories. Five chapters comprise each story; casts and authors change weekly.
Stars: Martha Scott, Ross Martin, Lee Remick, Hildy Parks
20. Mother's Cry (1930)
Passed | 76 min | Drama, Romance
A widowed mother must struggle to raise her four children. She insists that the youngest of them, who turns out to be a gifted architect, must leave the family in order to save his career and to avoid a scandal.
Director: Hobart Henley | Stars: Dorothy Peterson, Helen Chandler, David Manners, Edward Woods
Votes: 127
21. Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950–1952)
60 min | Drama
Dramatic anthology series presenting plays adopted from Pulitzer Prize winning stories, plays, novels, et cetera.
Stars: Elmer Davis, Charles Dingle, Richard Bishop, Joan Chandler
Votes: 50
22. Campbell Summer Soundstage (1952–1954)
30 min | Drama
A Friday night series lasting 2 seasons, of 30 minute playlets, interrupted by cute ads on the value of eating canned soup.
Stars: Georgann Johnson, Parker Fennelly, James Dean, Don Hanmer
Votes: 40
23. Police Story (1952– )
30 min | Crime, Drama
This live program consisted of dramatic incidents drawn from actual police files around the country.
Stars: Norman Rose, James Gregory, Brian Keith, Ross Martin
Votes: 23
24. Many a Slip (1931)
64 min | Comedy, Romance
Comedy centering on the question of whether a man's wife is or isn't pregnant.
Director: Vin Moore | Stars: Joan Bennett, Lew Ayres, Slim Summerville, Ben Alexander
Votes: 24
25. Short Short Dramas (1952–1953)
15 min | Comedy, Drama
Model Ruth Woods hosted this anthology series of twice-weekly one act plays. The stories could be either dramatic or light comedy with a different cast for each episode. The series ran for only the 1952-53 season.
Stars: Henry Jones, June Dayton, Ruth Woods, Bernard Burke
Votes: 28
26. Finger Prints (1931)
Passed | 210 min | Action, Adventure
The Secret Service sets out to break up a smuggling ring.
Director: Ray Taylor | Stars: Kenneth Harlan, Edna Murphy, Gayne Whitman, Gertrude Astor
Votes: 37
27. Stocks and Blondes (1938)
Approved | 19 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart, Marie Hartman, Loretta Sayers
28. You Said It, Sailor (1930)
18 min | Comedy, Short
Director: Jo Van Ronkel | Stars: Tom O'Brien, Hallam Cooley, Sam Hardy, Henry A. Barrows
29. The Cohens and the Kellys in Africa (1930)
70 min | Comedy
Cohen and Kelly families go to Africa to buy elephant tusks.
Director: Vin Moore | Stars: George Sidney, Charles Murray, Vera Gordon, Kate Price
Votes: 22
30.
The Best of Broadway (1954–1955)
Episode:
Arsenic and Old Lace
(1955)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A drama critic learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are homicidal maniacs, and that insanity runs in his family.
Director: Herbert B. Swope Jr. | Stars: John Alexander, Orson Bean, Richard Bishop, Patricia Breslin
Votes: 17
31.
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950–1963)
Episode:
Fairy Tale
(1952)
30 min | Drama
A young woman dreams of finding her Prince Charming and doesn't realize that her dear friend is that man.
Director: Ted Post | Stars: David L. Ross, Pat Crowley, Jack Manning, Richard Bishop
32.
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950–1963)
Episode:
Give and Take
(1950)
30 min | Drama
Two families, the Stones and the Martins, have been good neighbors for 15 years, until an argument over boundary lines causes a rift. A surveyor solves the problem and reunited the families.
Director: Hal Keith | Stars: Frank Albertson, Richard Bishop, Jack Sheehan, Harriet E. MacGibbon
33.
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950–1963)
Episode:
Super Highway
(1951)
30 min | Drama
Complications arise when it becomes clear that the son of a foreman with 20 years of experience in road building is better qualified for the foreman's job than his father is.
Stars: Ed Begley, Richard Bishop, Richard Carlyle, Jim Drum
34.
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950–1963)
Episode:
The Snow Deer
(1952)
30 min | Drama
A married couple learn a lesson about love during a blizzard.
Director: Ted Post | Stars: Richard Bishop, George Cooper, Harrison Dowd, Dorothy Francis
35.
Campbell Summer Soundstage (1952–1954)
Episode:
One Swell Guy
(1953)
Drama
Director: Garry Simpson | Stars: Richard Bishop, Michael V. Gazzo, Bruce Gordon, Georgann Johnson
36.
Campbell Summer Soundstage (1952–1954)
Episode:
The Happy Headline
(1953)
Drama
Directors: Don Appell, Garry Simpson | Stars: Richard Bishop, James Costigan
37.
Goodyear Playhouse (1951–1957)
Episode:
Thunder of Silence
(1954)
Drama
A troubled teenager and her father wind up moving in with a farmer and his family.
Stars: Herbert Berghof, Richard Bishop, Paul Newman, Albert Paulsen
Votes: 7
38.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Keep Our Honor Bright
(1953)
60 min | Drama
A college student faces embarrassment and expulsion for having cheated on an exam. Her fiance is a member of the university's undergraduate honor board and could quietly make the matter "... See full summary »
Director: Maury Holland | Stars: Michael Higgins, Joan Potter, Larry Fletcher, James Dean
Votes: 23
39.
Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
Ten Days to Forever
(1953)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Richard Goode | Stars: Richard Bishop, Bart Burns, Jay Jackson, Lloyd Knight
40.
Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
The Foggy, Foggy Dew
(1952)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Richard Goode | Stars: James Barton, Richard Bishop, James Dean, Jay Jackson
41.
The Man Behind the Badge (1953–1955)
Episode:
The Case of the Jinxed Circus
(1954)
Crime, Drama
The policeman of the Hammond Circus becomes suspicious after a series of so-called "accidents" befall the performers. Someone is trying to prove that the circus is jinxed
Stars: Richard Bishop, Ralph Dunn, Lynn Loring, Henrietta Moore
42.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
Ramshackle Inn
(1949)
Drama
An old maid librarian has saved her money for twenty years, in order to buy a hotel where she can meet interesting people. She purchases a strange rundown place near the ocean and gets what she bargains for.
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: Richard Bishop, Lewis Charles, Don De Leo, Joe Downing
43.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
The Education of a Fullback
(1951)
60 min | Drama
A comedy on the foibles of campus activities about a professor who can't understand why a football hero shouldn't be given an unsatisfactory grade especially when he slept thru the classes.
Stars: Richard Bishop, Joseph Buloff, Logan Field, Vinton Hayworth
44.
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950–1952)
Episode:
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(1950)
Drama
Humble Abraham Lincoln gains the respect of his Illinois neighbors, growing in stature and respect until he is elected President in 1860 and departs for Washington.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Casey Allen, Gus Aubrey, Richard Bishop, Elmer Davis
45.
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950–1952)
Episode:
Portrait of a President
(1951)
60 min | Drama
Focus is on Andrew Jackson's presidential campaign and his stand against the United States Bank for its refusal to make credit accessible to more citizens.
Stars: Fay Bainter, Richard Bishop, Matt Briggs, Russ Brown
46.
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950–1952)
Episode:
The Canton Story
(1950)
Drama
The editor of the Canton (Ohio) Daily News wages war on organized crime. He considers it his duty to expose wrong-doing, but worries for the safety of his family.
Director: Frank Telford | Stars: Richard Bishop, Donald Briggs, Richard Carlson, Royal Dano
47.
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950–1952)
Episode:
The End Game
(1950)
Drama
A rigid colonel wants his two sons to go to West Point. One son is just like his father; the other also wants a life on the side. Conflict develops when the father orders his son to drop his girlfriend and concentrate only on the military.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Richard Bishop, Elmer Davis, Richard Derr, Richard Kiley
48.
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950–1952)
Episode:
The Stolen City
(1951)
Drama
Stars: Joseph Allen, Richard Bishop, Sam Bonnell, Heywood Hale Broun
49.
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
Episode:
Our Town
(1950)
Drama
Life is simple in the small town of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire. The story examines the circle of life of the town's residents who are born there, live their lives, and then pass away.
Director: Norman Felton | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Richard Bishop, Helen Carew, Jean Gillespie
50.
Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1959)
Episode:
Lady with a Will
(1952)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
A millionaire leaves his riches to his spinster sister, and the town's corrupt politicians try to gain control of the estate.
Stars: Richard Bishop, Russell Collins, Robert Emhardt, Nancy Franklin