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1. Rope (1948)
Approved | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger, Dick Hogan
Votes: 153,534
2. Humoresque (1946)
Approved | 125 min | Drama, Music, Mystery
A classical musician from the slums is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Joan Crawford, John Garfield, Oscar Levant, J. Carrol Naish
Votes: 4,950 | Gross: $2.28M
3. 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
4. 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: 357
5. Omnibus (1952–1961)
55 min | Drama, History, Music
Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest. This level of programing excellence has not been achieved again.
Stars: Alistair Cooke, Leonard Bernstein, Joseph N. Welch, Helen Hayes
Votes: 218
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. Lamp Unto My Feet (1948–1979)
60 min | Talk-Show
One of Television's earliest religious series providing inspirational drama and readings. Aired usually on Sunday mornings.
Stars: Lyman Bryson, George Crothers, Abby Lewis, Arnold Moss
Votes: 28
10. Actor's Studio (1948–1950)
30 min | Drama
Produced by the ABC as its television network was just getting off the ground, this program was one of the first dramatic series television to attract top-name actors and actresses. ... See full summary »
Stars: Marc Connelly, George Keane, Don Hanmer, Nancy Franklin
Votes: 93
11. Tallahassee 7000 (1961– )
30 min | Crime, Drama
Special Agent Lex Rogers of the Florida Sheriff's Bureau travels the state to assist local police departments fight crime in their jurisdiction.
Stars: Walter Matthau, Wallace Rooney, Robert Sorrells, Rosemary Day
Votes: 34
12. Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (1950–1951)
30 min | Drama
A short-lived attempt to adapt the works of the veteran British writer William Somerset Maugham for a television audience. Introductions and epilogues often depicted the writer himself, and... See full summary »
Stars: W. Somerset Maugham, Robert H. Harris, Ross Martin, John Baragrey
Votes: 42
13. Starlight Theatre (1950–1951)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Mary Sinclair, Durward Kirby, Alfred Ryder, Virginia Gilmore
Votes: 27
14. 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
15. 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
16. Celanese Theatre (1951–1952)
60 min | Drama
This program consisted of adaptations of high-quality plays written by leading playwrights.
Stars: Ralph Morgan, Philip Coolidge, John Seymour, Wendell Corey
Votes: 49
17.
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950–1963)
Episode:
A Different World
(1951)
30 min | Drama
A young bride has difficulty adjusting to marriage.
Stars: Tom Avera, Nelson Case, Joan Chandler, Dorothy Francis
18.
Celanese Theatre (1951–1952)
Episode:
Winterset
(1951)
Drama
Immigrant radical Bartolomeo Romagna is falsely condemned and executed for a payroll robbery. Years later, his son Mio sets out to find the truth of the crime and to bring to account the gangster Trock Estrella.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Richard Carlyle, Joan Chandler, Eduardo Ciannelli, Royal Dano
19.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
The House of the Seven Gables
(1949)
Drama
Fighting over an inheritance, one Pyncheon brother frames the other for murder.
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: Joan Chandler, Peter Cookson, Helen Carew, Mary Alice Moore
20.
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950–1952)
Episode:
Detour
(1951)
60 min | Drama
Helen Hardy has toiled for twenty years by her husband's side on their farm. She holds out hope for a brighter future. When she gives birth to a daughter, she is determined that the child will have all the things she had done without.
Director: Frank Telford | Stars: Joan Chandler, Elmer Davis, Dorothy Gish, William Harrigan
21.
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950–1952)
Episode:
The Magnificent Ambersons
(1950)
Drama
The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Joan Chandler, Elmer Davis, Melvyn Douglas, Florence Eldridge
22.
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950–1952)
Episode:
The Silver Cord
(1951)
Drama
A domineering matriarch is less than happy when her son brings home his new bride. She immediately sets to work at sabotaging their marriage as well as the engagement of her younger and weaker son.
Stars: Elmer Davis, Judith Anderson, Joan Chandler, Joanne Dru
23.
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950–1952)
Episode:
Years of Grace
(1952)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Joan Chandler, Elmer Davis, Ann Harding, Lucile Watson
24.
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
Episode:
The Closed Door
(1952)
60 min | Drama
Detective Peter Handley is in the hospital for treatment of a memory block after his girlfriend is found murdered. He's unable to recall if he did or didn't kill the young woman so he is administered sodium amytal, the "truth serum."
Director: Norman Felton | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Boris Aplon, Joan Chandler, Edward Cullen
25.
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
Episode:
The Wall
(1952)
Drama
Lording over a decaying New England manor, a woman is visited by her brother and his new wife and her devious ex-sister-in-law. A murder soon follows.
Stars: Robert Montgomery, Joe Boland, Joan Chandler, Ann Dere
26.
Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (1950–1951)
Episode:
Of Human Bondage
(1951)
60 min | Drama
A medical student becomes infatuated with a trollop.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: John Baragrey, Victor Beecroft, Cliff Carpenter, Joan Chandler
27.
Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (1950–1951)
Episode:
Smith Serves
(1951)
Drama
Tom Freeman, a South Dakota farmer, travels to his native New York to find a wife. His cousins take him into their cultured circle and he proposes to Emily, although Smith, a maid who ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Eddie Albert, Joan Bennett, Joan Chandler, Jan Davis
28.
Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (1950–1951)
Episode:
The Romantic Young Lady
(1951)
Drama
Stars: William Beach, Joan Chandler, Ethel Everett, Jon Fletcher
29.
Starlight Theatre (1950–1951)
Episode:
The Roman Kid
(1950)
Drama
Stars: Joan Chandler, Henry Lascoe, Barry Nelson, Dorothy Sands
30.
Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode:
Song for a Summer Night
(1956)
60 min | Drama
A man who once played a hot trumpet in a band wants to break away from his successful law practice for a night and hear some good jazz. He and two other friends visit a nightclub and he manages to hit a "high" note of his own.
Director: Karl Genus | Stars: Kenneth Utt, Herbert Nelson, Peggy Feury, Martin Rudy
31.
Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode:
Spectre of Alexander Wolff
(1950)
60 min | Drama
A French newsman returns to Marseilles to relive his killing of a suspected Gestapo agent when he was a member of the French Underground.
Director: Carl Frank | Stars: Paul Branson, Joan Chandler, Betty Furness, Leslie Nielsen
Votes: 14
32.
Suspense (1949–1954)
Episode:
Mikki
(1951)
30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
With the cryptic words "Mikki Knows" from the lips of her dying father, a young socialite hunts down the murderer of her parent.
Stars: Henry Bernard, Joan Chandler, Charles Cooper, Joe Downing
33.
Actor's Studio (1948–1950)
Episode:
Sanctuary in Paris
(1950)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Marc Connelly, Elliott Sullivan, Joan Chandler, Richard Boone
34.
Tallahassee 7000 (1961– )
Episode:
The Men from Tallahassee
(1961)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Arrested for the murder of his girlfriend, Harry Griffold claims he is innocent. Rogers is ordered to determine whether the man is lying.
Director: Oscar Rudolph | Stars: Walter Matthau, William Bryant, Ralph Meeker, William Prince
35.
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950–1963)
Episode:
Anatomy of Betrayal: Dateline Cuba
(1962)
60 min | Drama
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Sorrell Booke, Philip Bourneuf, Joan Chandler, Ron Cochran
36.
Modern Romances (1954– )
Episode:
Episode dated 11 October 1954
(1954)
Stars: Joan Chandler, Richard Derr, Murray Hamilton, Phoebe Mackay
38.
Lamp Unto My Feet (1948–1979)
Episode:
Four Women About One Man
(1960)
Talk-Show
Stars: Joan Chandler, Pat Englund, Nell Harrison, Leona Powers
39.
Omnibus (1952–1961)
Episode:
The Better Half
(1956)
Drama, History, Music
The program has three segments: (1) "The Better Half" (adaptation of Noel Coward play), (2) "The Museum That Jack Built" (exploration of the ideal science museum), and (3) "Something about the Sky" (visual essay on the sky and clouds).
Directors: Charles S. Dubin, Lee Rothberg | Stars: Alistair Cooke, Walter Burke, Joan Chandler, Hume Cronyn