Sort by IMDb Rating - Highest Rated Movies and TV Shows With Richard Fantl
- Job Types
- Movies or TV
- Genres
- Keywords
- IMDb Rating
- Instant Watch Options
- In Theaters
- Release Year
1.
Alcoa Theatre (1957–1960)
Episode:
Eddie
(1958)
30 min | Drama
Eddie prides himself on his wheeling-dealing skills, but he has to raise an awful lot of money in a very short time - or else.
Director: Jack Smight | Star: Mickey Rooney
Votes: 9
2.
Goodyear Theatre (1957–1960)
Episode:
Cristabel (The Secret Life of John Monroe)
(1959)
30 min | Drama
A father refuses to allow his daughter to have a dog because he feels she is irresponsible. When he finally consents, the dog his daughter has fallen in love with dies.
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Arthur O'Connell, Georgann Johnson, Susan Gordon, Charles Herbert
Votes: 8
3.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Short Wave
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud buys a shortwave radio and, while showing it off to the family, hears a distress call. A family had become caught in a tropical storm while offshore in their cabin cruiser, and the ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 82
4.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
An Evening to Remember
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Cornel Wilde has a car accident while traveling through Springfield. The person who hit his car just happens to be a client of Jim Anderson. Due to a mix up with Jim's secretary, Cornel ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 52
5.
Goodyear Theatre (1957–1960)
Episode:
Curtain Call
(1958)
30 min | Drama
Actor feigns insanity to beat murder charge.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: Jackie Cooper, Barry Atwater, Donald Randolph, Sue George
Votes: 7
6.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Persistent Guest
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud has a new friend who helps tutor him in classes. When the friend stays over at the Andersons, he never seems to want to go home. The Andersons find out the boy is homeless and has no money.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 78
7.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Mister Beal Meets His Match
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Betty reads a story she wrote for school involving her family. In the story a devil named Harry Beal is trying to get the children's souls, Jim fights him and agrees his soul in exchange ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 50
8.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Follow the Leader
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud is extremely excited for the new school year to start. He is, however, shocked to find a very popular teacher has not returned but has been replaced by a Mr. Beckman. The rest of the ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 51
9. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.
Stars: Richard Joy, Paul Lambert, Helen Kleeb, Charles Bickford
Votes: 419
10.
Goodyear Theatre (1957–1960)
Episode:
Points Beyond
(1958)
30 min | Drama
An adaptation of the science fiction short story "Of Missing Persons" by Jack Finney (author of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS) about a travel agency that sells tickets to a halcyon, unspoilt planet to customers who are weary of life.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: Sterling Hayden, Julie Adams, Raymond Greenleaf, Joseph Holland
Votes: 9
11.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Spelling Bee
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Kathy is nervous about the school spelling bee, so Betty gives her a penny and convinces her that it has special powers.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 48
12.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Good Neighbor
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Margaret receives the title deeds to a second property; Jim suggests she take responsibility for cleaning and renting out the property. They meet the neighbor, Mr. Boomhauer, who is a very ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 38
13.
The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1957)
Episode:
Segment
(1954)
30 min | Drama
During a convention in a large city, a visiting family consisting of a man, his wife and daughter checks into a hotel. When the girl leaves, the wife's incessant nagging pushes the man into... See full summary »
Director: Fred F. Sears | Stars: William Bendix, Ward Bond, Joanne Woodward, Rosemary DeCamp
Votes: 11
14. Tales of the Texas Rangers (1955–1959)
30 min | Family, Western
Typical western with a twist. The two stars appeared as Texas Rangers but in a different scenario each program. One week, they might be Rangers in the 1840s and the next week they would be ... See full summary »
Stars: Willard Parker, Harry Lauter, William Boyett, Stanley Andrews
Votes: 115
15. Cavalcade of America (1952–1957)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama
"Cavalcade of America" documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds.
Stars: James Seay, Robert Foulk, Richard Gaines, Raymond Greenleaf
Votes: 98
16.
Alcoa Theatre (1957–1960)
Episode:
The Town Budget
(1958)
30 min | Drama
Excellent character study of a small town lawman who risks his life despite the qualms of his pregnant wife and a town council that refuses to give him a small raise.
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: James Whitmore, Marilyn Erskine, Timothy Carey, Arthur Batanides
Votes: 11
17.
Casey Jones (1957–1958)
Episode:
The Trackwalker
(1957)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
A track-walker saves the Cannonball from certain disaster, so Casey offers him a job, but he has a secret past . Russell Johnson plays the track-walker, 7 years before he and Alan Hale Jnr. would be stranded on Gilligan's Island.
Director: Abby Berlin | Stars: Alan Hale Jr., Bobby Clark, Eddy Waller, George Berkeley
Votes: 19
18.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Brief Holiday
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Margaret gets tired of all the housework and demands of the children, expecting her to do their every whim. She decides to take a day off and go into town. She browses the stores and has her picture drawn by a street artist.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 51
19.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Kathy's Big Chance
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Kathy's class has to write a civil war essay. The essays will be entered in a contest and the winner will meet Greer Garson who is in town for the premier of her period-piece civil war movie. Kathy is convinced she will win.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 50
20.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Christmas Story
(1954)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Upset with his children's materialistic approach to the holiday season, Jim insists his family drive to the mountains to chop down their Christmas tree. His wish for a simple family ... See full summary »
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 88
21.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Woman in the House
(1955)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Virge, an old friend of Jim's visits Jim at work and announces he and his wife have moved to Springfield. Jim & Margaret invite the couple to dinner. While Virge is well liked and enjoyed, his wife is not so pleasant.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 60
22.
Goodyear Theatre (1957–1960)
Episode:
The Chain and the River
(1958)
30 min | Drama
A farmer is bitten by a skunk that may have been rabid. While his wife seeks help, he remains at the farm with his young daughter and chains himself to a tree, should he become hydrophobic.
Director: David Greene | Stars: Patty McCormack, Paul Douglas, Maurine McCormack, Claudia Bryar
Votes: 8
23.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Family Reunion
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Margaret's family is planning a reunion. While Margaret is excited, Jim and the children are not. They make excuses to not go because it is boring.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 45
24.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Betty's Birthday
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
It's Betty's 18th birthday, and she doesn't want any presents.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 42
25.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Carnival
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud joins the carnival, and he learns that a sucker is born every minute.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 47
26.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Bud, the Caretaker
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud is given charge of watching a neighbor's car while he is out of town. Bud is only to start the car every few days and not drive it around town. Alas, he drives it and the car gets scratched.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 43
27.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Angel's Sweater
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Kathy is certain that the Andersons' Christmas Eve will be ruined by the visit of spinsterish Aunt Neva, but she learns a valuable lesson when she stops pouting long enough to listen to a Christmas story told by an elderly repairman.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 55
28.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Big Test
(1955)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud studies a lot for a big test. For once, he knows the material and does well on the test. Since this is a change from his previous tests, the teacher assumes he must have cheated.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 55
29.
The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1957)
Episode:
Too Old for Dolls
(1955)
30 min | Drama
Parents are concerned that their teen-aged daughter doesn't have a date for her school's formal dance. She assures them she has a boy named Al all lined up. Recalling that "Al" was the name... See full summary »
Director: Fred F. Sears | Stars: Laraine Day, Franchot Tone, Natalie Wood, Joyce Coates
Votes: 11
30.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Great Guy
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud and Kippy go to work at a newspaper company. Their boss is a real tough taskmaster.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 42
31.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Betty and the Jet Pilot
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
A jet pilot encounters problems when flying over Springfield and loses his helmet. Bud finds the helmet and the family decides to find the pilot and return it. Betty and the pilot start ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 46
32.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Bud Buys a Car
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud buys a used jalopy with his father's approval but over his mother's objection.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 37
33.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Tell it to Mom
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Betty confides in Margaret that she is hiding skates for a friend. Bud confides in Margaret that he broke a hidden pair of binoculars. Kathy confides in Margaret that she ruined the skates ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 40
34. Behind Closed Doors (1958–1959)
30 min | Drama
The files of Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias were the basis of this series based on American counterespionage from 25 years in naval intelligence. The stories were connected with the Cold ... See full summary »
Stars: Bruce Gordon, Ellis M. Zacharias, John Sutton, Jacques Aubuchon
Votes: 35
35. Adventure Showcase (1959– )
30 min
Intended just to fill an empty slot in CBS's summer lineup, this Tuesday evening program consisted of pilot episodes from various other hopeful adventure and action dramas that had not been... See full summary »
Stars: Joe De Santis, Keith Andes, Ken Clark, Randy Stuart
Votes: 11
36.
Casey Jones (1957–1958)
Episode:
President's Special
(1957)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Casey and the Cannonball pull into Midvale and gets an urgent message from Mr. Carter to see him urgently. He is introduced to Bill Maguire, a secret service agent for the President who ... See full summary »
Director: Abby Berlin | Stars: Alan Hale Jr., Bobby Clark, Eddy Waller, Dub Taylor
Votes: 13
37.
The Donna Reed Show (1958–1966)
Episode:
A Very Merry Christmas
(1958)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family
Donna is frantically making last-minute preparations for Christmas and is vexed when no one seems to care for the fruitcakes she is giving for Christmas presents. Her Christmas spirit is ... See full summary »
Director: Oscar Rudolph | Stars: Donna Reed, Carl Betz, Shelley Fabares, Paul Petersen
Votes: 89
38.
The Donna Reed Show (1958–1966)
Episode:
The Mystery Woman
(1960)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
While eating lunch with Mary at a restaurant, a woman approaches Donna as a long-lost friend and invites Donna and Alex to dinner the next day at her home. Donna cannot remember who the woman is.
Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: Donna Reed, Carl Betz, Shelley Fabares, Paul Petersen
Votes: 28
39.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Spaghetti for Margaret
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Margaret wins a raffle: free spaghetti dinner once a week for a year. Also, Jim's friend Harper visits. Harper never finished high school, determined to start enjoying the good life. He has... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 46
40.
Goodyear Theatre (1957–1960)
Episode:
A London Affair
(1959)
30 min | Drama
Giovanna, a woman from a gentle background, attempts to steal a wallet, but is not quite successful. She persuades her victim not to turn her in, but instead to grant her a few free days to visit the daughter she had deserted years before.
Director: Ray Milland | Stars: Ray Milland, Gia Scala, Dayton Lummis, Jack Raine
Votes: 11
41.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Class Prophecy
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
A former college classmate of Jim and Margaret's shows up at the Anderson house - as a salesman. Henry had been voted Man Most Likely to Succeed in college, and had plans to be a doctor. He is not a doctor, and he is not a good salesman.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 47
42.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Bus to Nowhere
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Betty is depressed and finds every day events dull. She is not sure what she is looking for. Betty finds a paper written by Bud about a bus that goes nowhere. This is how she feels. She reads the paper and finds her answer.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 55
43.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Margaret Hires a Gardener
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The Andersons meet a very special gardener named Frank.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 34
44.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
No Apron Strings
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud accidentally makes a date for the same night as his mother's birthday.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 49
45.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
A Friend in Need
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Someone leaves a dog at the Anderson's front door late at night, rings the doorbell, and then leaves the dog. The Anderson's take care of it until they can find the dog's owner.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 47
46. Damon Runyon Theater (1955–1956)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology, the episodes of which were based mostly on the original short stories of Daymon Runyan.
Stars: Donald Woods, Wally Vernon, Allen Jenkins, Clegg Hoyt
Votes: 48
47. The Ed Wynn Show (1958–1959)
30 min | Comedy
Story of John Beamer, a widower and retired businessman living in a small Midwestern college town, and his attempts to raise his orphaned granddaughters.
Stars: Ed Wynn, Jacklyn O'Donnell, Sherry Alberoni, Herb Vigran
Votes: 20
48.
Casey Jones (1957–1958)
Episode:
Night Run
(1957)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Casey pushes the Cannonball through a night of torrential rain till they are stopped by a washed out line, and Casey is forced to wait for permission to switch to another line. As the rain ... See full summary »
Director: George Blair | Stars: Alan Hale Jr., Bobby Clark, Eddy Waller, Dub Taylor
Votes: 13
49.
Casey Jones (1957–1958)
Episode:
The Old Timer
(1957)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
It is Redrock's birthday and he discovers he is to be retired. He is at a complete loss as what to do and starts to make vague plans about starting a ranch to help keep him busy.
Director: George Blair | Stars: Alan Hale Jr., Bobby Clark, Eddy Waller, Dub Taylor
Votes: 16
50.
Decision (1958)
Episode:
The Virginian
(1958)
Drama
Judge Henry asks the Virginian to investigate mysterious setbacks in his efforts to bring a railroad spur branch to his ranch. The Virginian finds logical suspects in the judge's ... See full summary »
Directors: Lamont Johnson, David Lowell Rich | Stars: James Drury, Andrew Duggan, Stephen Joyce, Robert Burton
Votes: 14