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1. Here's Hollywood (1960–1962)
30 min | Talk-Show
Hollywood celebrities are interviewed, often at their homes.
Stars: Dean Miller, Helen O'Connell, Jack Linkletter, Joanne Jordan
Votes: 169
2. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The wife of a band leader constantly tries to become a star - in spite of her having no talent, and gets herself (along with her best friend) into the funniest predicaments.
Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley
Votes: 28,905
3.
The Millionaire (1955–1960)
Episode:
The Terrence Costigan Story
(1959)
30 min | Drama
Terrance Costigan is sweeping the curbs when Anthony is incapacitated in a traffic accident. He retrieves a check that gets lost in the accident and deposits the check for the recipient. He is then mistaken as the benefactor.
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Marvin Miller, Sue George, Maudie Prickett, Jonathan Hole
Votes: 10
4. Science Fiction Theatre (1955–1957)
25 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
In this science-fiction anthology series host Truman Bradley introduces stories extrapolated from actual scientific data available in the 1950's, concentrating on such concepts as space flight, UFO's and mental telepathy.
Stars: Truman Bradley, Michael Fox, Marshall Thompson, Peter Hansen
Votes: 444
5. I've Got a Secret (1952–1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Family, Game-Show
A group of panelists try to guess a guest's secret.
Stars: Garry Moore, Henry Morgan, Bill Cullen, John Cannon
Votes: 562
6. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.
Stars: Ed Sullivan, The Ray Bloch Orchestra, Ray Bloch, Johnny Wayne
Votes: 1,561
7. The Sheriff of Cochise (1956–1959)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Western
While this sounds like a western, "The Sheriff of Cochise" was a contemporary police drama set in Cochise County, Arizona. Stories seemed strangely similar to "Highway Patrol," emphasizing ... See full summary »
Stars: John Bromfield, Stan Jones, Roy Engel, Joe Kirk
Votes: 100
8. 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: 57
9. The Charles Farrell Show (1956– )
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Charles Farrell, Charles Winninger, Richard Deacon, Leon Askin
Votes: 20
10.
I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode:
Mertz and Kurtz
(1954)
TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Lucy pretends to be Fred and Ethel's maid to impress Fred's old vaudeville partner.
Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley
Votes: 359
11.
The Whistler (1954– )
Episode:
Marriage Contract
(1955)
Mystery
Lawyer Eddie Davis works his way into the trust of millionaire Peter Jackson and is made chief beneficiary in the old man's will. Then Jackson announces he is marrying a much younger woman and Eddie sees his fortune threatened.
Director: Joel Malone | Stars: Charles Winninger, Tom Brown, Toni Gerry, Robert Carson
Votes: 8
12. The Millionaire (1955–1960)
30 min | Drama
In this hit 1950s TV series, a millionaire indulges himself giving away $1 million apiece to persons he has never met.
Stars: Marvin Miller, Paul Frees, Roy Gordon, Russ Conway
Votes: 604
13. 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
14. 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
15. Destry Rides Again (1939)
Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Western
Deputy sheriff Destry tames the town of Bottle Neck, including saloon singer Frenchy.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart, Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger
Votes: 12,547 | Gross: $0.35M
16. Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1955–1958)
30 min | Drama
An anthology series hosted by Jane Wyman.
Stars: Jane Wyman, Paul Bryar, Tim Graham, Simon Scott
Votes: 69
17. Show Boat (1936)
Approved | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson
Votes: 3,692
18.
The Best of Broadway (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Philadelphia Story
(1954)
Comedy, Drama, Musical
When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Mary Astor, Richard Carlson, Dick Foran, Herbert Marshall
Votes: 10
19. The Canadian (1926)
Passed | 80 min | Romance
A couple undergo hardship homesteading in Alberta, where they are plagued by bad weather and financial woes.
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Thomas Meighan, Mona Palma, Wyndham Standing, Dale Fuller
Votes: 50
20.
Science Fiction Theatre (1955–1957)
Episode:
The Magic Suitcase
(1957)
30 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
An old man and his grandson invite a lost hitchhiker to stay the night at their vacation cabin. The stranger disappears, but leaves behind a suitcase that generates huge amounts of ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Guilfoyle | Stars: Truman Bradley, Charles Winninger, James Seay, Rachel Ames
Votes: 21
21. State Fair (1945)
Passed | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Each member of the Frake clan has his/her own reason for attending the annual Iowa State Fair.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blaine
Votes: 4,494
22. Night Nurse (1931)
Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan Blondell, Clark Gable
Votes: 4,491
23. Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (1944)
Approved | 85 min | Drama, Romance, War
A poor family in Florida saves all the money they can in order to plan something special for the soldier they've invited to Sunday dinner. They don't realize that their request to invite ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Anne Baxter, Charles Winninger, John Hodiak, Anne Revere
Votes: 365
24. The Best of Broadway (1954–1955)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
The Best of Broadway is a 60-minute live television anthology series that aired on CBS Television on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time from September 15, 1954, to May 4, 1955, for... See full summary »
Stars: Betty Furness, Claudette Colbert, Margaret Hamilton, Helen Hayes
Votes: 49
25. Flesh and Fantasy (1943)
Approved | 94 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
An anthology of three loosely connected occult tales, with ironic and romantic twists.
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Charles Boyer, Barbara Stanwyck, Betty Field
Votes: 1,151
26. The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Western
William Pittman Priest has to use all his wiles to retain his position as judge in his Kentucky hometown, while continuing to be a voice for the town's underclass and for democratic values.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Charles Winninger, Arleen Whelan, John Russell, Stepin Fetchit
Votes: 1,811
27. Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939)
Unrated | 90 min | Comedy, Musical
Three sisters believe life is going to be easy now that their parents are back together, but then one sister falls in love with another's fiancé and the youngest plays matchmaker.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Charles Winninger, Nan Grey, Helen Parrish
Votes: 429
28. Social Register (1934)
Passed | 71 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Chorus-girl Patsy Shaw crashes a high-society party and meets playboy Charlie Breen; they fall in love and are soon on their merry way to wedded bliss. However, Charlie's snobbish mother ... See full summary »
Director: Marshall Neilan | Stars: Colleen Moore, Charles Winninger, Pauline Frederick, Alexander Kirkland
Votes: 65
29. Raymie (1960)
72 min | Drama
Raymie (David Ladd), a nine-year-old boy and an avid fisherman, dreams of catching a legendary giant barracuda know as Old Moe. When he finally accomplishes the feat of landing Old Moe, he ... See full summary »
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: David Ladd, Julie Adams, John Agar, Charles Winninger
Votes: 59
30. Nothing Sacred (1937)
Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
An eccentric woman learns she is not dying of radium poisoning as earlier assumed, but when she meets a reporter looking for a story, she feigns sickness again for her own profit.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Carole Lombard, Fredric March, Charles Winninger, Walter Connolly
Votes: 7,254
31. Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
Passed | 132 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
In the 1920s, three women become performers in the renowned Broadway show the Ziegfeld Follies, where they find fame, love, and tragedy.
Directors: Busby Berkeley, Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner
Votes: 3,453
32. Father Is a Bachelor (1950)
Passed | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
William Holden plays a drifter who comes to a small town and discovers a cabin in the forest where five kids: January, February, March, April and May are living without parents. Their ... See full summary »
Directors: Abby Berlin, Norman Foster | Stars: William Holden, Coleen Gray, Mary Jane Saunders, Charles Winninger
Votes: 526
33. Hard to Get (1938)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Romance
When spoiled young heiress Maggie Richards (Olivia de Havilland) tries to charge some gasoline at an auto camp run by Bill Davis (Dick Powell), he makes her work out her bill by making beds... See full summary »
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Dick Powell, Olivia de Havilland, Charles Winninger, Allen Jenkins
Votes: 710
34. The Inside Story (1948)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A collection agent arrives in a small town with $1000 for a local farmer. Whilst waiting for the farmer to arrive the money is put in a safe at a hotel for safe keeping. However, it is ... See full summary »
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Marsha Hunt, William Lundigan, Charles Winninger, Gail Patrick
Votes: 299
35. The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)
Passed | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Out of jail for a crime she did not commit, Madelon turns to prostitution and thievery to send her illegitimate son to medical school.
Director: Edgar Selwyn | Stars: Helen Hayes, Lewis Stone, Neil Hamilton, Robert Young
Votes: 1,130
36. Three Smart Girls (1936)
Approved | 84 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Three sisters scheme to reunite their divorced parents before their wealthy father marries a conniving gold digger.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Binnie Barnes, Charles Winninger, Alice Brady, Ray Milland
Votes: 1,528 | Gross: $3.00M
37. Café Metropole (1937)
Approved | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In Paris, a young American is in debt to a nightclub owner who forces him to woo an heiress in hopes of reaping her fortune.
Director: Edward H. Griffith | Stars: Loretta Young, Tyrone Power, Adolphe Menjou, Gregory Ratoff
Votes: 707
38. Children of Dreams (1931)
78 min | Musical
While picking apples in her father's orchard, Molly Standing and her girl friend, Gertie, meet Tommy Melville and Gus Schultz. Molly and Tommy fall in love, as do Gus and Gertie. Wealthy ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Margaret Schilling, Paul Gregory, Tom Patricola, Bruce Winston
Votes: 21
39. Husband's Holiday (1931)
70 min | Drama
A stuffy family man cheats on his wife, but she refuses him a divorce at first; meanwhile, his mistress resents her second-class status.
Director: Robert Milton | Stars: Clive Brook, Vivienne Osborne, Charles Ruggles, Juliette Compton
Votes: 30
40. Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
Approved | 84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The ghosts of three elderly industrialists killed in an airplane crash return to Earth to help reunite a young couple they initially brought together.
Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith, Charles Winninger, Alex Melesh
Votes: 2,334
41. Something in the Wind (1947)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, who once dated the grandfather.
Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Donald O'Connor, John Dall, Charles Winninger
Votes: 535
42. Woman Chases Man (1937)
Passed | 71 min | Comedy, Romance
Former millionaire B.J. Nolan is useless with money, having lost most of his fortune on crazy schemes. His son, Kenneth, has the opposite problem thanks to good sense and a large ... See full summary »
Director: John G. Blystone | Stars: Miriam Hopkins, Joel McCrea, Charles Winninger, Erik Rhodes
Votes: 479
43. Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Irish colleen Nellie is in love with handsome Jerry Kelly, even though her father objects. Nellie and Jerry soon marry and announce plans to move to New York, which again angers Nellie's ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Judy Garland, George Murphy, Charles Winninger, Douglas McPhail
Votes: 718
44. The Miracle of the White Reindeer (1960)
60 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Martin Nosseck | Stars: Charles Winninger, Fritz Feld, Dennis Holmes, Ruthie Robinson
Votes: 13
45. The Go Getter (1937)
Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Romance
Billy Austin served on the crew of the USN airship Macon until it crashed at sea during a storm. In the hospital, the captain has given him a watch with the motto of the crew 'It Shall Be ... See full summary »
Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: George Brent, Anita Louise, Charles Winninger, John Eldredge
Votes: 246
46. Coney Island (1943)
Passed | 96 min | Comedy
Set at the turn of the century, smooth talking con man Eddie Johnson weasels his way into a job at friend and rival Joe Rocco's Coney Island night spot. Eddie meets the club's star ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Betty Grable, George Montgomery, Cesar Romero, Charles Winninger
Votes: 531 | Gross: $3.50M
47. Babes in Arms (1939)
Unrated | 94 min | Comedy, Musical
A group of vaudevillians struggling to compete with talkies hits the road hoping for a comeback. Frustrated to be left behind, all of their kids put on a show themselves to raise money for the families and to prove they've got talent, too.
Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Charles Winninger, Guy Kibbee
Votes: 2,849
48. A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
Passed | 86 min | Comedy, Romance, Western
Facing forty, a NYC spinster on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her unsuitable city suitors.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Jean Arthur, John Wayne, Charles Winninger, Phil Silvers
Votes: 1,457
49. You Can't Have Everything (1937)
Passed | 100 min | Comedy, Music, Mystery
Starving playwright Judith Wells meets playboy writer of musicals George Macrae over a plate of stolen spaghetti. He persuades producer Sam Gordon to buy her ridiculous play "North Winds" ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Alice Faye, The Ritz Brothers, Don Ameche, Charles Winninger
Votes: 275
50. My Love Came Back (1940)
Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Amelia is a gifted violinist who is in danger of quitting the Brissac Academy of Music. Julius arranges to have a scholarship given to her through his employee Tony so Julius can escort ... See full summary »
Director: Curtis Bernhardt | Stars: Olivia de Havilland, Jeffrey Lynn, Eddie Albert, Jane Wyman
Votes: 518