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1. BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
60 min | Drama
BBC Sunday-Night Play is the anthology drama series which replaced Sunday Night Theatre in 1960.
Stars: Brian Rix, Joby Blanshard, Cyril Luckham, John Bennett
Votes: 131
2. Rheingold Theatre (1953–1957)
23 min | Drama
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. narrated, produced, and frequently starred in this anthology series, which presented everything from drama to mystery to farce.
Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Christopher Lee, Ron Randell, Barbara Mullen
Votes: 75
3. The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1957–1962)
105 min | Comedy, Family, Talk-Show
Originally airing during late-night, Tonight Starring Jack Paar was an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under the Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. After 1959, it was officially known as The Jack Paar Show.
Stars: Hugh Downs, Jose Melis, Jack Paar, Cliff Arquette
Votes: 324
4. American Masters (1985– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett
Votes: 1,168
5.
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1974)
Episode:
Long Day's Journey Into Night
(1973)
161 min | Drama
On a day in the summer of 1912, the family of retired matinee idol James Tyrone grapples with the morphine addiction of Tyrone's wife Mary, the illness of their youngest son Edmund, and the... See full summary »
Director: Peter Wood | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Constance Cummings, Denis Quilley, Ronald Pickup
Votes: 86
6. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 67
7. Looks Familiar (1970– )
Family, Game-Show, Talk-Show
Nostalgia based panel chat show.
Stars: Denis Norden, Bob Monkhouse, Arthur Askey, Ted Ray
Votes: 29
8.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Wings
(1983)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Former aviatrix Emily Stilson suffers a stroke and is plunged into a world of disorientation and grief. Memories flood in between painful attempts to re-learn the basic functions of everyday life.
Stars: Constance Cummings, Mary-Joan Negro, Holgie Forrester, Frances Bay
Votes: 15
9. Menace (1970–1973)
75 min | Thriller
This is a series of thrillers designed to keep the audience on the edge of their seats.
Stars: David Wood, John Wentworth, Sheila Hancock, Anne Kristen
Votes: 23
10.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
(1989)
TV-G | 105 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.
Stars: Harold Lloyd, Lindsay Anderson, David Chasman, Jack Lemmon
Votes: 282
11. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
12.
Reputations (1994–2002)
Episode:
Hitch: Alfred the Great
(1999)
60 min | Documentary
First episode of a two-part profile on the life and films of Alfred Hitchcock.
Director: Tim Kirby | Stars: Denis Lawson, Jim Forster, Ronald Markham, Matthew Smart
Votes: 71
13.
Jemima Shore Investigates (1983– )
Episode:
The Crime of the Dancing Duchess
(1983)
Crime, Drama
The Duchess has killed a man - a burglar, she says, whom she slew in self-defense. And that's that, case closed. But Jemima gradually traces an unlikely connection between duchess and felon.
Director: Robert Tronson | Stars: Patricia Hodge, Constance Cummings, Hugh Burden, Brian Oulton
Votes: 9
14. 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
15. 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: 152
16. Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
60 min | Drama
This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.
Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Billie Whitelaw, Neil McCallum
Votes: 245
17. Love Song (1985 TV Movie)
104 min | Drama, Romance
The life of a successful student couple at Cambridge University is told.
Director: Rodney Bennett | Stars: Maurice Denham, Michael Kitchen, Constance Cummings, Diana Hardcastle
Votes: 43
18. American Madness (1932)
Passed | 75 min | Drama, Mystery
Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused for robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair...all during the same day.
Directors: Frank Capra, Allan Dwan, Roy William Neill | Stars: Walter Huston, Pat O'Brien, Kay Johnson, Constance Cummings
Votes: 2,259
19. 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
20. The Last Parade (1931)
Passed | 82 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The first film produced by Harry Cohn's brother Jack, and a version of this film's plot was used in 1937's "End of the Trail" that also starred Jack Holt as the good-man-gone-wrong who is ... See full summary »
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Jack Holt, Tom Moore, Constance Cummings, Robert Ellis
Votes: 25
21. Reputations (1994–2002)
50 min | Documentary
Documentary profiles examining well-known figures from the world of entertainment and history.
Stars: Jancis Robinson, Veronika Hyks, Denis Lawson, Josette Simon
Votes: 23
22. Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Presented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed directors and featuring well-known performers. The stories ranged from musicals to comedies and dramas.
Stars: Arthur Q. Bryan, Bill Erwin, George Sanders, Macdonald Carey
Votes: 173
23. A Boy Ten Feet Tall (1963)
G | 118 min | Adventure
Ten year old Sammy travels 4500 miles on his own from the Suez Canal to Durban, South Africa.
Director: Alexander Mackendrick | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Fergus McClelland, Constance Cummings, Harry H. Corbett
Votes: 648
24. Jemima Shore Investigates (1983– )
60 min | Crime, Drama
Jemima Shore is a TV presenter and journalist but also an amateur sleuth solving crimes beyond the TV studio.
Stars: Patricia Hodge, Sally Watts, Ian Hendry, Norman Jones
Votes: 64
25. Movie Crazy (1932)
Passed | 84 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
After a mix-up with his application photograph, an aspiring actor is invited to a test screening and goes off to Hollywood.
Directors: Clyde Bruckman, Harold Lloyd | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Constance Cummings, Kenneth Thomson, Louise Closser Hale
Votes: 1,669 | Gross: $1.44M
26. 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: 45
27. Blithe Spirit (1945)
96 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A man and his second wife are haunted by the ghost of his first wife.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond, Margaret Rutherford
Votes: 7,993
28. ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.
Stars: Derek Francis, Alfred Burke, Arthur Hewlett, Esther Lawrence
Votes: 93
29. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 87
30. 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: 1,373
31. Somewhere in France (1942)
Approved | 87 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In 1940, a British engineer goes to France to retrieve specialized armaments machinery, loaned to the French, before the invading Nazi armies can capture it.
Director: Charles Frend | Stars: Tommy Trinder, Constance Cummings, Clifford Evans, Robert Morley
Votes: 400
32. Night After Night (1932)
Passed | 73 min | Comedy, Drama
A successful ex-boxer opens a high-class speakeasy in what once was the childhood home of a formerly rich society girl.
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: George Raft, Constance Cummings, Wynne Gibson, Mae West
Votes: 1,062
33. Remember Last Night? (1935)
Passed | 81 min | Comedy, Mystery
After a night of wild partying at a friend's house, a couple wake up to discover the party's host has been murdered in his bed. A detective is called in to investigate, but his ... See full summary »
Director: James Whale | Stars: Edward Arnold, Robert Young, Constance Cummings, Sally Eilers
Votes: 603
34. Doomed Cargo (1936)
Not Rated | 67 min | Crime, Thriller
A wise cracking American P.I. traveling abroad with his love interest and sidekick, stumbles on to a dead body. After it disappears again, he starts to unravel a devious crime ring.
Director: Albert de Courville | Stars: Edmund Lowe, Constance Cummings, Thomy Bourdelle, Henry Oscar
Votes: 420
35. The Guilty Generation (1931)
Approved | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A Romeo and Juliet love story between the son of a brutal Italian bootlegger and the daughter of his bitter ex-partner, who is engaged in a blood feud with his one-time friend.
Director: Rowland V. Lee | Stars: Leo Carrillo, Constance Cummings, Robert Young, Boris Karloff
Votes: 294
36. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield
Votes: 323
37. The Battle of the Sexes (1960)
84 min | Comedy
Angela Barrows, an accomplished business analyst from the US, attempts to contemporise the late MacPherson's tweed factory, shaking the very foundation of a men-only company.
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Peter Sellers, Robert Morley, Constance Cummings, Jameson Clark
Votes: 1,731
38. John and Julie (1955)
82 min | Family, Comedy
A charming, heartwarming story about two children who run away to London because they are determined to visit the Queen.
Director: William Fairchild | Stars: Colin Gibson, Lesley Dudley, Noelle Middleton, Moira Lister
Votes: 288
39. Aquarius (1970–1977)
39 min | Documentary
An arts magazine programme for ITV, presented by Humphrey Burton. Originally a fortnightly series, it became weekly, while later editions were presented by Peter Hall.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Peter Hall, Russell Harty, Leonard Bernstein
Votes: 30
40. Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932)
TV-G | 79 min | Drama
Button Gwinett Brown is a freshman congressman on a mission to rid Washington of corruption. He quickly runs afoul of the powerful Senator Norton, while falling for the granddaughter of the... See full summary »
Director: James Cruze | Stars: Lee Tracy, Constance Cummings, Walter Connolly, Alan Dinehart
Votes: 179
41. The Mind Reader (1933)
Passed | 70 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Con-man Chandler and his helper Frank decide to create a clairvoyant act for the carny circuit, as a little research reveals that Americans spent $125 million on mind-readers and astrology.... See full summary »
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Warren William, Constance Cummings, Allen Jenkins, Natalie Moorhead
Votes: 563
42. The Billion Dollar Scandal (1933)
81 min | Crime, Drama
"Fingers" Partos, known by fighters for his great massages, is paroled from prison and returns to straighten out his brother, "Babe." Fingers is convinced that Babe should be a classy ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Joe Brown | Stars: Robert Armstrong, Constance Cummings, Olga Baclanova, Frank Morgan
Votes: 40
43. The Charming Deceiver (1933)
Passed | 86 min | Comedy, Music, Mystery
A model inherits a great deal of money and pretends to be a movie star.
Director: Monty Banks | Stars: Constance Cummings, Frank Lawton, Binnie Barnes, Gus McNaughton
Votes: 41
44. Man in the Dinghy (1950)
Approved | 83 min | Comedy
A mysterious stowaway opens the door to adventure for two unsuspecting holidaymakers.
Director: Herbert Wilcox | Stars: Michael Wilding, Odile Versois, Jack Hulbert, Constance Cummings
Votes: 56
45. Lover Come Back (1931)
Passed | 68 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Tempress Vivian Marsh (Betty Bronseon) lures Tom Evans (Jack Mulhall) away from stenographer Connie Lee (Constance Cummings), the girl he really loves. Connie, on the rebound, has an affair... See full summary »
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Betty Bronson, Jack Mulhall, Constance Cummings, Jameson Thomas
Votes: 25
46. Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933)
90 min | Drama, Musical
Racketeer Frank Rocci is smitten with Joan Whelan, a dancer at Texas Guinan's famous Broadway night spot. He uses his influence to help her get a starring role in the show, hoping that it ... See full summary »
Director: Lowell Sherman | Stars: Constance Cummings, Russ Columbo, Paul Kelly, Blossom Seeley
Votes: 241
47. Attorney for the Defense (1932)
Approved | 70 min | Crime, Drama
An ambitious lawyer uses circumstantial evidence to help convict an innocent man then tries to make amends with his family.
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Edmund Lowe, Evelyn Brent, Constance Cummings, Don Dillaway
Votes: 181
48. Hollywood on Parade No. B-8 (1934)
9 min | Short
Director: Louis Lewyn | Stars: George Bancroft, Mary Boland, Leo Carrillo, Claudette Colbert
Votes: 6
49.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
Late Summer
(1963)
Drama
Helga and David travel to a secluded hotel for some alone time. Helga is much older than David and tongues wag among the other guests. The more time they are together. the more their age difference becomes a rift between them.
Director: Reginald Collin | Stars: Constance Cummings, John Stride, Joan Heath, Denis Carey
Votes: 7
50. ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1974)
78 min | Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Balfour, Madoline Thomas, Diane Cilento, Jim Dale
Votes: 98