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1.
The Whistler (1954– )
Episode:
Silent Partner
(1955)
Mystery
Rancher Matt Robertson plots to murder his business partner Wilk Haines and frame a hot-headed young ranch hand for the crime.
Director: Joel Malone | Stars: Charles McGraw, Jon Shepodd, Hugh Sanders, Sally Fraser
Votes: 12
2. 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
3. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Passed | 129 min | Drama
An Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl, joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin
Votes: 100,062 | Gross: $0.06M
4. The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields' boarding house. Lou's girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall. Any premise would lead to slapstick, puns, lots of gimmicks from their movies.
Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Gordon Jones
Votes: 1,351
5.
The Lone Ranger (1949–1957)
Episode:
Backtrail
(1951)
TV-G | Western
Crooked stagecoach express agent Mason directs two henchmen who dress as Paiute braves to rob stage shipments with valuable cargo.
Director: George B. Seitz Jr. | Stars: Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels, Herbert Lytton, Robert Bice
Votes: 51
6. Maverick (1957–1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Bret and Bart Maverick are well-dressed gamblers who migrate from town to town always looking for a good game.
Stars: Jack Kelly, James Garner, Roger Moore, Lane Chandler
Votes: 3,630
7.
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode:
Lineup for Battle
(1959)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
When a man rides into Tombstone with three bullets in him, Earp decides to go alone to arrest Old Man Clanton for stealing the man's horses. A concerned Nellie asks Doc to accompany Wyatt. Emma Clanton shows her feelings for Earp.
Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Douglas Fowley, Randy Stuart, Carol Thurston
Votes: 44
8. Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Agent Jim Hardie splits his life between being an agent helping Wells Fargo cope with bad guys, and owning a ranch near San Francisco, California.
Stars: Dale Robertson, Art Felix, Kit Carson, William Demarest
Votes: 1,235
9. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Romance
A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember, who may hold the key to his downfall.
Director: Max Ophüls | Stars: Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians, Marcel Journet
Votes: 13,652
10. The Whistler (1954– )
30 min | Mystery
Crime anthology series with twist endings; based on the popular radio drama and several B-movies.
Stars: William Forman, Danni Sue Nolan, Arthur Franz, Dorothy Green
Votes: 58
11. Lone Star Raiders (1940)
Approved | 57 min | Drama, Western
Dust storms and drought make herding horses a tough job for the boys. When the new owner of the ranch, Lydia Phelps, shows up, the ranch is in dire financial straits. The Martin Ranch has ... See full summary »
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis, June Johnson
Votes: 30
12.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Paperhangers
(1953)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Mr. Fields forces the boys to hang wallpaper to help pay off their rent.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Sara Haden
Votes: 51
13. The Lone Ranger (1949–1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Western
The adventures of the masked hero and his Native American partner.
Stars: Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore, John Hart, Bill Ward
Votes: 2,883
14.
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode:
Cattle Thieves
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Earp and Judge Tobin are forced to enforce a rustling law they think is too strict. A group of five ranchers have filed a complaint against another rancher but all of them have been guilty. Even Shotgun Gibbs is accused of stealing Roscoe.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Morgan Woodward, Dorothy Green, John Hubbard
Votes: 39
15.
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode:
Command Performance
(1957)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Buffalo Bill Cody and Ned Buntline bring a German Prince through Dodge City. They ask Earp to help fake a robbery to provide excitement for the Prince. He agrees but three outlaws unwittingly turn the incident into a real kidnapping.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Lloyd Corrigan, Ray Kellogg, Steve Rowland
Votes: 42
16.
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode:
Woman Trouble
(1957)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
A group of thieves posing as True Lighter missionaries are stopped outside Dodge City. The leader wants Jennie Brandt to court Earp to learn the time of a Wells Fargo gold shipment. She reluctantly does the job but falls for Earp doing it.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Paul Brinegar, Mason Alan Dinehart, Nancy Hadley
Votes: 39
17.
Maverick (1957–1962)
Episode:
The People's Friend
(1960)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Bart thwarts an assassination attempt on a local politician. With the wounded man unable to run for election, Bart is drafted to take his place on the ballot as a candidate for the Reform ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Jack Kelly, Merry Anders, R.G. Armstrong, Walter Sande
Votes: 76
18.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
Man in the Box
(1957)
TV-14 | 30 min | Western
Jim Hardie and Wells Fargo agents set a trap for the notorious Stillwell gang, but the outlaws manage to outwit the detectives and escape with five thousand dollars. Now all the detectives can do is hope the marked bills appear.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Dale Robertson, Beverly Wills, Bobby Jordan, Lane Bradford
Votes: 64
19. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Loosely based on historical fact, the series portrays the gunslinging Wyatt Earp and his successful determination for law and order.
Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Jimmy Noel, Ethan Laidlaw, Bill Coontz
Votes: 1,114
20. The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Approved | 128 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of the life and career of famed baseball player Lou Gehrig.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth, Walter Brennan
Votes: 12,011
21. Brute Force (1947)
Passed | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
At a tough penitentiary, prisoner Joe Collins plans to rebel against Captain Munsey, the power-mad chief guard.
Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford, Yvonne De Carlo
Votes: 11,562
22. Rough Riders of Cheyenne (1945)
Passed | 56 min | Drama, Western
Sunset returns to find the Carson-Sterling feud still going. Sterling has been killed and it's not long before Andrew Carson is murdered. To end the feud Sunset challenges Martin Sterling ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Mira McKinney, Monte Hale
Votes: 91
23. Shadows on the Sage (1942)
Passed | 55 min | Drama, Western
The Three Mesquiteers, Tucson, Stony, and Lullaby (Dodd's 1st appearance in the series) arrive to help Sheriff Lippy fight the outlaws. But when the gang leader Curly Joe captures Tucson ... See full summary »
Director: Lester Orlebeck | Stars: Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Jimmie Dodd, Cheryl Walker
Votes: 52
24.
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode:
A Wise Calf
(1956)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Bill Slocum is accused by Duke Wilson of rustling. They take him in Wichita with plans to lynch him outside town but Earp stops them. Slocum is put on trial while Earp does some investigation which produces a major surprise for the jury.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, William Henry, Tom Brown, Don Haggerty
Votes: 50
25. The Time of Their Lives (1946)
Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Fantasy, History
A psychiatrist stays in a mansion haunted by prankish ghosts from the Revolutionary War.
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marjorie Reynolds, Binnie Barnes
Votes: 3,681
26. Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal (1955– )
30 min | Drama
Based on Lloyd C. Douglas's 1939 novel of the same title, the widowed Dr. Hudson lives with his daughter and housekeeper; he and his protege deal with a variety of medical (mostly psychological) traumas.
Stars: John Howard, Frances Mercer, Philip Tonge, Marie Blake
Votes: 29
27. Federal Operator 99 (1945)
Passed | 169 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Crime lord Jim Belmont escapes FBI custody and begins a reign of thievery that is thwarted at every turn by Jerry Blake, the FBI's Operator 99.
Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Yakima Canutt, Richard Cherwin, Wallace Grissell | Stars: Marten Lamont, Helen Talbot, George J. Lewis, Lorna Gray
Votes: 78
28. Jefferson Drum (1958–1959)
30 min | Western
A widower with a young son starts a newspaper in a wild Western town.
Stars: Jeff Richards, Eugene Mazzola, Cyril Delevanti, Robert Stevenson
Votes: 31
29. Chevron Hall of Stars (1956)
30 min | Comedy, Drama, Western
A syndicated anthology television series. It was produced by Four Star Productions, and some of the episodes were intended as pilots for potential series. At least one episode was devoted ... See full summary »
Stars: Don Taylor, James Whitmore, Don Rickles, Ted de Corsia
Votes: 33
30. Daredevils of the West (1943)
Passed | 196 min | Western
Director: John English | Stars: Allan Lane, Kay Aldridge, Eddie Acuff, William Haade
Votes: 63
31. 26 Men (1957–1959)
30 min | Western
True stories of the Arizona rangers around 1900.
Stars: Tristram Coffin, Kelo Henderson, Hal Hopper, Jack Riggs
Votes: 129
32. Call of the Rockies (1944)
Passed | 56 min | Western
Sunset Carson's first western and, despite the misleading video box that indicates otherwise, he was billed as Sonny Carson and was billed 2nd behind Smiley Burnette. Republic dropped the "... See full summary »
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Smiley Burnette, Sunset Carson, Harry Woods, Kirk Alyn
Votes: 110
33. Santa Fe Scouts (1943)
Passed | 55 min | Drama, Western
The Three Mersquiteers, Tucson Smith (Bob Steele), Stony Brooke (Tom Tyler) and Lullaby Josline (Jimmie Dodd), run into trouble trying to keep Tim Clay (John James), son of their employer ... See full summary »
Director: Howard Bretherton | Stars: Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Jimmie Dodd, Lois Collier
Votes: 21
34.
The Adventures of Champion (1955–1956)
Episode:
Renegade Stallion
(1955)
Not Rated | 26 min | Western
An elderly prospector searching for gold finally strikes paydirt, but before he can file a claim, he is killed by a pair of drifters who stampede a wild horse herd over the man's body to ... See full summary »
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Champion, Barry Curtis, Jim Bannon, Blaze
Votes: 12
35.
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode:
Call Me Your Honor
(1957)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Mayor Hoover declines to run for mayor, so Judge Tobin with Earp's support asks Jim Kelley to run against Slip Madigan. The key issue in the election is the retention of Earp as marshal. Earp decides to resign to ensure Kelley's election.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Paul Brinegar, Damian O'Flynn, Ralph Sanford
Votes: 45
36.
Maverick (1957–1962)
Episode:
A State of Siege
(1961)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Finding himself delayed in New Mexico, Bart decides to visit a recent acquaintance at a nearby hacienda. However, the hospitality he expected quickly turns dangerous when the hacienda is ... See full summary »
Director: Robert B. Sinclair | Stars: Jack Kelly, Lisa Gaye, Joe De Santis, Raoul De Leon
Votes: 64
37.
The Roy Rogers Show (1951–1957)
Episode:
The Young Defenders
(1954)
30 min | Family, Western
Outlaws kidnap a fur trapper trying to get his valuable pelts. Meanwhile, his two children are left, alone and frightened, in a mountain cabin.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Dale Evans, Pat Brady
Votes: 21
38. Fury (1955–1960)
30 min | Drama, Family, Western
A horse and the boy who loved him.
Stars: Peter Graves, William Fawcett, Bobby Diamond, Highland Dale
Votes: 576
39. A Foreign Affair (1948)
Approved | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich, John Lund, Millard Mitchell
Votes: 8,563
40. Another Part of the Forest (1948)
Approved | 107 min | Drama, Romance
This 'prequel' to The Little Foxes tells how the ruthless members of the old-South Hubbard family got that way.
Director: Michael Gordon | Stars: Fredric March, Dan Duryea, Edmond O'Brien, Ann Blyth
Votes: 646
41. The Adventures of Champion (1955–1956)
30 min | Western
The exploits of Champion, a wild stallion who befriends twelve year-old Ricky North in the American Southwest in the 1880's. Although Ricky, who lived on his Uncle Sandy's ranch, had a ... See full summary »
Stars: Champion, Barry Curtis, Jim Bannon, Blaze
Votes: 178
42. Santa Fe Saddlemates (1945)
Approved | 58 min | Drama, Western
Governor Price sends Sunset Carson to investigate a smuggling ring which is baffling the Border Patrol. Newspaper woman Ann Morton is working incognito in the saloon waiting for a break on ... See full summary »
Directors: Thomas Carr, Yakima Canutt | Stars: Sunset Carson, Linda Stirling, Olin Howland, Roy Barcroft
Votes: 65
43. Oregon Trail (1945)
Passed | 55 min | Western
Escaping the law, Jim Parker arrives in a town and is appointed Sheriff. When he causes problems for the corrupt officials who appointed him, they try to kill him, and he wants revenge.
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Frank Jaquet, John Merton
Votes: 106
44. The Trail Blazers (1940)
Approved | 58 min | Western
The Continental Telegraph Co. is putting a telegraph line to the town and the fort. They know that the telegraph is needed to stop the activities of the outlaws, but only the outlaws can ... See full summary »
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis, Pauline Moore
Votes: 34
45.
Fury (1955–1960)
Episode:
The Feud
(1957)
30 min | Drama, Family, Western
Joey gets caught in the middle of a ranchers feud. Mr. Hayes (Francis McDonald) and Mr. Brennan (Paul Burns) used to be friends and partners, but now they're enemies. Jim and Pete work to ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Peter Graves, Bobby Diamond, William Fawcett, Francis McDonald
Votes: 9
46.
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode:
Behan's Double Game
(1960)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Earp learns Old Man Clanton is moving some of his stolen silver. Earp catches two of the gang and silver but in Tombstone Sheriff Behan releases the men saying they escaped. It is time for a showdown between Earp and Behan over the issue.
Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Douglas Fowley, Morgan Woodward, Lash La Rue
Votes: 40
47. Calamity Jane (1953)
Passed | 101 min | Musical, Romance, Western
The story of Calamity Jane, her saloon, and her romance with Wild Bill Hickok.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn Ann McLerie, Philip Carey
Votes: 10,863
48. A Hatful of Rain (1957)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama
A Korean War veteran's morphine addiction wreaks havoc upon his family.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Eva Marie Saint, Don Murray, Anthony Franciosa, Lloyd Nolan
Votes: 1,497
49. A Chump at Oxford (1940)
Approved | 62 min | Comedy, Family
As a reward for capturing a bank robber, Stan and Ollie get scholarships to Oxford, but are met with resentment by other students.
Director: Alfred J. Goulding | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Forrester Harvey, Wilfred Lucas
Votes: 4,308
50. White Tie and Tails (1946)
Passed | 81 min | Comedy
A wealthy family goes on vacation, leaving their butler in charge of their house. The butler meets a beautiful woman, and soon gets himself in all sorts of trouble.
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Dan Duryea, Ella Raines, William Bendix, Frank Jenks
Votes: 99