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1. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama, Mystery
Series of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama, and comedy about people of different backgrounds committing murders, suicides, thefts, and other sorts of crime caused by certain motivations, perceived or not.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, John Williams, Patricia Hitchcock
Votes: 19,318
2. Suspicion (1957–1958)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The show consisted of forty episodes, half of which were live and half of which were filmed. The shows, which often involved murder, were intended to confuse and mystify the audience.
Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Mike Ragan, Cris Roberts, David Armstrong
Votes: 520
3. A Quiet Conspiracy (1989)
240 min | Thriller
A retired journalist finds that his life is in danger when he uncovers details of a secret NATO project.
Stars: Joss Ackland, Hartmut Becker, Sarah Winman, Stuart Milligan
Votes: 10
4.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Murder Game
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The detectives are shocked when one of their mentors, a highly respected attorney and legal scholar now terminally ill, summons them to his home, along with six other people whom he once ... See full summary »
Director: Douglas Heyes | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, John Williams
Votes: 14
5.
Suspicion (1957–1958)
Episode:
The Eye of Truth
(1958)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A lawyer attempts to save his son when the young man's arrested for a hit-and-run murder by an intricate blackmail scheme.
Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Joseph Cotten, George Peppard, Leora Dana, Philip Van Zandt
Votes: 15
6. Television Theater (1953– )
Drama
Series of television plays.
Stars: Jerzy Trela, Krzysztof Globisz, Krystyna Janda, Jan Englert
Votes: 90
7. 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: 222
8. A Night to Remember (1958)
Not Rated | 123 min | Drama, History
On her maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titanic strikes an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres, Honor Blackman
Votes: 17,147
9.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
To the Best of My Recollection
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Paul Stewart | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Laraine Day
Votes: 16
10. Oliver Twist (1948)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
In Charles Dickens' classic tale, an orphan wends his way from cruel apprenticeship to den of thieves in search of a true home.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Robert Newton, Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Francis L. Sullivan
Votes: 13,651
11. Kraft Mystery Theater (1961–1963)
60 min | Crime, Mystery
A successor to Kraft Television Theater with a change of focus away from straight drama. The high productions remained along with the ability to attract well known talent.
Stars: Frank Gallop, Keir Dullea, John Ericson, Richard Anderson
Votes: 78
12.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
Don't Believe a Word She Says
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Checkmate has more than one mystery to solve when they are hired by an unknown client to protect an unknown victim from an unknown killer at Felicia Royden's remote estate. Jed and Dr. ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Mona Freeman
Votes: 15
13.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
Runaway
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A girl shows up at Corey's apartment, claiming that she is running from someone who is trying to kill her. However, the detectives all find that nothing she has said checks out, including ... See full summary »
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Anna Maria Alberghetti
Votes: 19
14.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
Lady on the Brink
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A witness set to testify in a murder trial seeks the help of Checkmate fearing someone is attempting to discredit her testimony by making it appear that she is mentally unstable.
Director: Frank Arrigo | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Jane Wyman
Votes: 22
15.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
One for the Book
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Audrey Meadows stars as a writer of a scandalous, best-selling novel based on an unsolved twenty-year old murder in her small town. She is writing a sequel that reveals the killer and hires... See full summary »
Director: John English | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Audrey Meadows
Votes: 18
16.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
Referendum on Murder
(1962)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Checkmate is hired by the wife of a newspaper editor whose life is threatened because he opposes a local referendum that would legalize gambling.
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Jack Betts, Dan O'Herlihy
Votes: 12
17.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
Voyage Into Fear
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Joan Fontaine plays a woman who claims her husband is trying to kill her. Corey accompanied her on a cruise ship to protect her but her odd behavior raises doubts. Also onboard watching her... See full summary »
Director: Jules Bricken | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Joan Fontaine
Votes: 33
18. Checkmate (1960–1962)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Don Corey and Jed Sills operate Checkmate, Inc., a very high-priced detective agency in San Francisco. Helping them protect the lives of their clients is British criminologist (once an Oxford professor) Carl Hyatt.
Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Ken Lynch
Votes: 316
19.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
Portrait of a Man Running
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Elliot Silverstein | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Ralph Bellamy
Votes: 19
20.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
Tight as a Drum
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Dan Duryea
Votes: 19
21. The Cruel Sea (1953)
Approved | 126 min | Drama, War
The World War II adventures of a British convoy escort ship and its officers.
Director: Charles Frend | Stars: Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, John Stratton, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 5,402
22.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
Laugh Till I Die
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Checkmate boys have their hands full in protecting their client Danny Whitman from racketeer Frank Marsdon when Danny starts a one-man crusade against the crime king-pin and his wife. ... See full summary »
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Dick Shawn
Votes: 17
23.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
Phantom Lover
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Robert Lansing
Votes: 12
24. The Passionate Friends (1949)
Approved | 95 min | Drama, Romance
A woman meets a man whose love she rejected years ago.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Ann Todd, Trevor Howard, Claude Rains, Betty Ann Davies
Votes: 3,032
25. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern
Votes: 293
26.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to the Game
(1962)
48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jack Bowen (basically Jack Benny playing himself) is Grand Marshal of the Pioneer Bowl. After he finds a time bomb in his briefcase, he calls Checkmate to help him. *SPOILER ALERT* Midwest wins the Pioneer Bowl 42-0.
Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Jack Benny
Votes: 16
27.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
Between Two Guns
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Checkmate team has big trouble when Joe Farrell and his gang of hoods take them hostage at gunpoint. Farrell wants Don Corey to bring his estranged wife Jean and some stolen money he ... See full summary »
Director: John English | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Jack Warden
Votes: 11
28.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
Death Runs Wild
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When wealthy widow Beatrice Martin Kipp hires Checkmate, Jed and Dr. Hyatt must travel with her to her ranch to discover who is trying to kill her.
Director: Jules Bricken | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Anne Baxter
Votes: 26
29.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
Face in the Window
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A well respected archaeologist is about to murder a mysterious man, supposedly dead for many years. The doctor's fiancée hires the Checkmate team to stop the murder.
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Joseph Cotten
Votes: 23
30.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Star System
(1962)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Movie star Vicky Page is accused of trying to murder an actress who's having an affair with her boyfriend. Jed Sills is hired by the studio for public relations and to keep an eye on the suicidal actress.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Elizabeth Montgomery
Votes: 15
31.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Button Down Break
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Paul Stewart | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Tony Randall
Votes: 14
32.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Cyanide Touch
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dean Stockwell guest stars as a college student out to avenge the death of his fraternity brother who was killed by a car thief.
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Dean Stockwell
Votes: 21
33.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Dark Divide
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Barbara Rush plays a dual role as the inhibited Margaret Russell and the wild, heartless Nikki Garnett who feels no remorse for robbing a casino that results in the death of an accomplice. ... See full summary »
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Barbara Rush
Votes: 12
34.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
Will the Real Killer Please Stand Up?
(1962)
48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Three brothers due to inherit an equal split of $40 million hire Checkmate to prevent themselves from killing each other.
Director: Ron Winston | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Ilka Windish
Votes: 12
35. Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Not Rated | 178 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by officer Fletcher Christian.
Directors: Lewis Milestone, Carol Reed, George Seaton | Stars: Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris, Hugh Griffith
Votes: 17,874 | Gross: $13.68M
36. The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
Passed | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Mystery writer Cornelius Leyden becomes intrigued after the murdered body of a vicious career criminal washes up in the Bosphorus.
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson
Votes: 3,961
37.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
Interrupted Honeymoon
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A desperate criminal, intending to flee the country, kidnaps a newly-wed bridegroom and takes his place, but not before the bride calls in Checkmate for help.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Inger Stevens
Votes: 28
38.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
Moment of Truth
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While on vacation in Tijuana, Don and Jed become involved in a murder investigation when Jed becomes the principal suspect.
Director: Walter Doniger | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Richard Conte
Votes: 16
39.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
Remembrance of Crimes Past
(1962)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Checkmate tries to prevent a woman who was convicted and jailed for treason from returning to her former crimes.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Angie Dickinson
Votes: 14
40.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
So Beats My Plastic Heart
(1962)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A wealthy art patroness who runs s home for struggling artists asks Checkmste to investigate when she receives death threats. Suspicion falls upon her three boarders.
Director: Bernard Girard | Stars: Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Jack Betts, Celeste Holm
Votes: 12
41.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Human Touch
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Alonzo Pace Graham, freed from prison after 15 years, seeks revenge on Dr. Carl Hyatt. Graham devises an elaborate plot intended not only to kill Hyatt but ruin his reputation as well. ... See full summary »
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Peter Lorre
Votes: 46
42.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Sound of Nervous Laughter
(1962)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A theatrical actress consults Checkmate after her husband and stage star is nearly killed in an apparent accident during a rehearsal.
Director: Paul Stewart | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, George Sanders
Votes: 16
43.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
Waiting for Jocko
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After Dr. Hyatt labels him a "constitutional psychopathic inferior" before the parole board, "Jocko" Townsend (Hunter) receives a sentence extension of five years. When he's released, he ... See full summary »
Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Jeffrey Hunter
Votes: 22
44. Alcoa Premiere (1961–1963)
60 min | Drama
Hosted by famous dancer and actor Fred Astaire, this series presented a new drama with each week's episode. Unlike some of the earlier drama series, which tended either toward classics or ... See full summary »
Stars: Fred Astaire, Keir Dullea, Brian Eliot, Paul Comi
Votes: 141
45. Special Collector's Edition (2010–2015)
9 min | Comedy, History
A Special Collector's Edition.
Stars: David Díaz, Luis Rodrigo, Gabriel Fernández-Gil, Daniel Retuerta
Votes: 106
46. The New Lot (1943)
43 min | Short, Drama, War
During World War II, five civilians from different backgrounds become reluctant conscripts in the British Army.
Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Eric Ambler, Ivor Barnard, Robert Donat, Ian Fleming
Votes: 139
47.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
Goodbye, Griff
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Allen H. Miner | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Julie London
Votes: 16
48.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Deadly Silence
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Gangsters chase a deaf schoolteacher who has read their lips and so learned of their plan to bring fellow mobster Antonio Lucas into the country from Cuba.
Director: Paul Stewart | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Diana Lynn
Votes: 15
49.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Renaissance of Gussie Hill
(1962)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A worker at a luxury women's spa is threatened when her former boyfriend is released from prison.
Director: Ron Winston | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Jack Betts
Votes: 11
50.
Checkmate (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Thrill Seeker
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Susan Oliver
Votes: 14