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1. Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–1978)
Comedy, Drama
Probably the longest-running anthology series on television, the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" has been presenting television dramatizations of famous plays and books, as well as original programs especially written for the series, since 1951.
Stars: Sarah Churchill, Howard Wierum, Frank Daly, Robert Daggett
Votes: 337
2. 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
3. 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
4. Starlight Theatre (1950–1951)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Mary Sinclair, Durward Kirby, Alfred Ryder, Virginia Gilmore
Votes: 28
5. 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
6. The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
60 min | Drama
An anthology series based in New York City which attracted a high caliber group of actors, often Broadway stars. Stories were both drama and comedies, some original but others adaptions of films and plays.
Stars: William Brower, Biff McGuire, Ernest Truex, Ruth McDevitt
Votes: 67
7. 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
8. The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948–1950)
30 min | Drama
This was an anthology series which aired live. It often featured adaptations of one-act stage plays.
Stars: Guy Kibbee, Faye Emerson, John Conte, Vicki Cummings
Votes: 52
9. 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: 154
10. 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
11. Faith Baldwin Romance Theatre (1951– )
30 min | Drama
Dramatic, anthology series hosted by writer Faith Baldwin shown on Saturday afternoons. Initially, the show was on weekly but starting with episode 1.4, it was shown biweekly.
Stars: Russell Nype, Logan Field, John Carradine, Coleen Gray
Votes: 12
12. Danger (1950–1955)
30 min | Drama
Live psychological and murder mystery dramas, and one of the first U.S. television dramas to make effective use of background music.
Stars: Dick Stark, Edward Binns, Richard Kiley, Joseph Anthony
Votes: 102
13. The Web (1950–1954)
30 min | Drama
Live dramas based on stories by members of the Mystery Writers of America
Stars: John Shellie, Tom Gorman, E.G. Marshall, Audra Lindley
Votes: 57
14. 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: 358
15. Escape (1950– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Hanna Landy, Jack Lescoulie, Klock Ryder, Lee Marvin
Votes: 15
16. The Clock (1949–1952)
30 min | Drama, Mystery
Suspense/Anthology series based on an ABC radio series which ran from 1946-48. The half-hour series mostly consisted of original dramas concerning murder, mayhem or insanity. Series ... See full summary »
Stars: Larry Semon, Oliver Thorndike, Parker McCormick, Frankie Thomas
Votes: 60
17. The Sign of the Cross (1932)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama, History
A Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Fredric March, Claudette Colbert, Elissa Landi, Charles Laughton
Votes: 2,701 | Gross: $5.97M
18. Unconquered (1947)
Passed | 146 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Intrepid frontiersman Chris Holden foils the political and personal ambitions of renegade Martin Garth in the Ohio Valley following the French and Indian War.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Howard Da Silva, Boris Karloff
Votes: 2,890
19. The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
Passed | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When the U.S. forces withdraw from Java, ahead of the Japanese invasion, U.S. Navy doctor Corydon M. Wassell coordinates the remaining wounded servicemen and leads them to safety towards the last Allied evacuation points.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso, Dennis O'Keefe
Votes: 1,102
20. Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947)
Passed | 70 min | Mystery
"Bulldog" Drummond is vacationing in his country home in England, and his house if rifled by two thieves. After they leave he finds a card marked with some mysterious letters. Doris ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Ron Randell, Anita Louise, Patrick O'Moore, Terry Kilburn
Votes: 69
21. The Plymouth Playhouse (1953– )
30 min | Drama
ABC, which had a reputation for producing shows that were not as good as their competitors CBS and NBC, used this program to audtition possible series in the hope of gaining sponsorship for... See full summary »
Stars: Donald Cook, Boris Karloff, Wendell Corey, Wanda Hendrix
Votes: 33
22. Colgate Theatre (1949–1950)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Neva Patterson, Mary K. Wells, Norma Jane Marlow, William Post Jr.
Votes: 13
23. The Boris Karloff Mystery Playhouse (1949)
30 min | Drama
"The Boris Karloff Mystery Playhouse" was a 30-minute US television mystery anthology series, probably produced live. Boris Karloff hosted twelve episodes that aired from September to December 1949. All but five titles appear to be lost.
Stars: Boris Karloff, Mildred Natwick, Roberta Haynes, Harry Bellaver
Votes: 22
24.
Suspense (1949–1954)
Episode:
Vacancy for Death
(1953)
Not Rated | 30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Clara and Sam Warren own a run-down boarding house which acts as a front for their real business: arranging for their boarders to have "accidents." One particular evening, Sam and a partner... See full summary »
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Joan Blondell, Steven Elliott, Dorothy Hart, Oliver Thorndike
Votes: 32
25. The Revlon Mirror Theater (1953)
30 min | Drama
Also known as 'Mirror Theater', this was an American anthology drama television series.
Stars: Robin Chandler, Ellen Corby, Glenn Langan, Ralph Meeker
Votes: 159
26. Laughter in Paris (1946 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: Michael Rosenberg, Arnold Stang, Haskell Coffin, Lawrence Dobkin
27. The Harp of Erin (1953 TV Movie)
Director: Albert McCleery | Stars: Dennis Patrick, Malcolm Lee Beggs, Neil Fitzgerald, Ellen Humphrey
28.
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950–1963)
Episode:
Dismal Swamp
(1952)
30 min | Drama
A fisherman believes one of his friends is trying to seduce his wife.
Stars: Floyd Buckley, Lloyd Knight, Joan Morgan, Oliver Thorndike
29.
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948–1950)
Episode:
The Suicide Club
(1949)
Drama
Stars: Bramwell Fletcher, Francis L. Sullivan, Oliver Thorndike
30.
The Clock (1949–1952)
Episode:
Jump, Elbert, Jump
(1950)
Drama, Mystery
A timid man commits murder to escape a domineering woman.
Director: Laurence Schwab Jr. | Stars: Dulcie Jordan, Berry Kroeger, John O'Hare, Ed Peck
31.
The Clock (1949–1952)
Episode:
Lease of Death
(1949)
Drama, Mystery
A mother and her son, who are tenants in a town house for the summer, commit a murder in order to stay on against the wishes of the returning owner.
Director: William Corrigan | Stars: Adelaide Klein, Ed Latimer, Larry Semon, Teena Starr
32.
The Clock (1949–1952)
Episode:
The Web
(1949)
Drama, Mystery
A man is caught in a plot to sabotage his mental stability.
Stars: Moultrie Patten, Larry Semon, Oliver Thorndike, Alfreda Wallace
33.
Danger (1950–1955)
Episode:
Death and the Family Jewels
(1953)
Drama
A private eye for an insurance company is on the lookout for a jewelry swindle.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Robert H. Harris, Cloris Leachman, Gary Merrill, Mildred Natwick
34.
Faith Baldwin Romance Theatre (1951– )
Episode:
Barry and the Beautiful Doll
(1951)
Drama
Stars: John Carradine, Edwin Cooper, Leona Powers, Oliver Thorndike
35.
The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode:
Night Must Fall
(1948)
Drama
When a rich woman on an isolated estates hires an engaging handyman, her niece/companion becomes suspicious of his motives.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Fay Bainter, Mildred Dunnock, Cloris Leachman, Barbara Robbins
36.
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951–1978)
Episode:
The Face of Spain
(1952)
Comedy, Drama
Director: William Corrigan | Stars: Berry Kroeger, Ruth Ford, Victoria Barcelo, Philippa Bevans
37.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Climax
(1949)
60 min | Drama
A love triangle develops behind the facade of a seemingly happy marriage. The situation seems destined for tragedy, but compassion and understanding keep that from happening.
38.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
John Wilkes Booth
(1951)
60 min | Drama
This unusual episode attempts to provide some insight into the president's assassin, written and performed in blank verse. The ghost of Lincoln appears to confront his murderer.
Stars: John Baragrey, Raymond Bramley, Oliver Thorndike
39.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
The Climax
(1951)
60 min | Drama
Children should be seen and not heard, especially when they discover that an "accident" was really a murder.
Stars: Jack Arthur, Olive Deering, Oliver Thorndike
40.
Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
Amo, Amas, Amat
(1952)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Richard Goode | Stars: Jay Jackson, Ralph Meeker, Lizabeth Scott, Harold Shadwell
41.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
An Inspector Calls
(1948)
Drama
In 1912, an upper crust English family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: Walter Abel, Naomi Campbell, George Coulouris, Bert Lytell
42.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
Bethel Merriday
(1950)
Drama
A small-town girl named Bethel Merriday is determined to become an actress.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Grace Kelly, Oliver Thorndike, Warren Stevens, Ralph Longley
43.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
Portrait in Smoke
(1950)
Drama
A debt collector searches for the woman who saved him from an armed holdup; he wants her to have a $1000 reward. As he talks with those who knew her, he learns that she was a siren with a couple of murders to her credit.
Stars: Shepperd Strudwick, Olive Deering, James Daly, Lawrence Fletcher
44.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
The Great Escape
(1951)
60 min | Drama
The story of the biggest POW-camp escape of World War II.
Director: Gordon Duff | Stars: John C. Beecher, Horace Braham, John van Dreelen, Stephen Grey
45.
The Revlon Mirror Theater (1953)
Episode:
The Happy Tingle
(1953)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Robin Chandler, Ralph Meeker, Eva Marie Saint, Oliver Thorndike
46.
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
Episode:
The Greatest Man in the World
(1953)
60 min | Drama
A publicity-loving mechanic causes a sensation when he flies solo around the world. A newspaper reporter is assigned the job of uncovering this unknown person's secretive past.
Stars: Robert Montgomery, Philip Abbott, Edward Binns, Ralph Bunker
47.
Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1959)
Episode:
Exit
(1951)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Baro, a fearless young member of the underground network helps the persecuted flee.
Stars: Coleen Gray, Svea Grunfeld, Ronald Long, John Payne
48.
Starlight Theatre (1950–1951)
Episode:
Her Son
(1950)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Edith Atwater, Neil Hamilton, Mildred Natwick, Oliver Thorndike
49.
The Boris Karloff Mystery Playhouse (1949)
Episode:
The Shop at Sly Corner
(1949)
Drama
Descius Heiss is a French expatriate, and former Devil's Island prisoner, with two passions; driving shrewd bargains in antiques at his Sly Corner Shop, and the care of his motherless, ... See full summary »
Stars: Boris Karloff, Mary Malone, Oliver Thorndike
50.
Suspense (1949–1954)
Episode:
An Affair with a Ghost
(1954)
30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A dead French underground leader returns to save a band of hostages when a Nazi collaborator goes back on his promise.
Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Raymond Bramley, Darren McGavin, Felicia Montealegre, Harold J. Stone