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1. Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode: The Multiplicity of Herbert Konish (1962)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Mild-mannered Herbert Konish is living multiple simultaneous and separate lives, stumping the detectives who are trying to figure out exactly who he is and what crimes he may have committed.

Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Nancy Malone

Votes: 84

2. Victoria Regina (1961 TV Movie)

77 min | Biography, Drama, History

Julie Harris portrays the famed Queen Victoria over a 60 year span, from the age of 18 through her romance with Prince Albert through her diamond jubilee in 1897.

Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Julie Harris, James Donald, Basil Rathbone, Pamela Brown

Votes: 37

3. The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1961)
Episode: The Prisoner of Zenda (1961)

90 min | Comedy, Drama, History

An Englishman vacationing in a Ruritarian kingdom is recruited to impersonate his cousin, the soon-to-be-crowned king when the monarch is drugged and kidnapped.

Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Roberts Blossom, Philip Bosco, John Call, Francis Compton

Votes: 14

4. Naked City (1958–1963)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The cases of the N.Y.P.D.'s 65th Precinct.

Stars: Harry Bellaver, Horace McMahon, Paul Burke, Nancy Malone

Votes: 1,432

5. The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1961)
Episode: A Tale of Two Cities (1958)

90 min | Comedy, Drama, History

A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution.

Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Max Adrian, Douglas Campbell, Francis Compton, James Donald

Votes: 16

6. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Approved | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester

Votes: 137,799 | Gross: $8.18M

7. Mayerling (1957)

85 min | History, Romance, War

Archduke Rudolph, unhappy with his marriage, is a classic drunken womanizing playboy, until he accidentally meets the young Maria Vetsera. The chance meeting blossoms into a clandestine romance that soon has all of Vienna gossiping.

Directors: Kirk Browning, Anatole Litvak | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, David Atkinson, Laurinda Barrett, Francis Compton

Votes: 27

8. Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot (1957)

37 min | Short, Drama, History

This is a 37-minute orientation film, filmed in the spring of 1956, for visitors to historic Colonial Williamsburg, and photographed in the area restored by the Rockefeller Foundation. The ... See full summary »

Director: George Seaton | Stars: Jack Lord, Leora Dana, Margery Maude, Richard Striker

Votes: 158

9. The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1961)

90 min | Comedy, Drama, History

The award winning bing play of Mary Chase came to television in 1958. It tells the story of Elwood P. Dowd (Art Carney), a personable chap who drinks a little, and befriends a "pookah", a ... See full summary »

Stars: Tim O'Connor, James Valentine, Hurd Hatfield, John Colicos

Votes: 104

10. Producers' Showcase (1954–1957)
Episode: Mayerling (1957)

90 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy

Mayerling is the name of a notorious Austrian village linked to a romantic tragedy. At a royal hunting lodge there, in 1889, Crown Prince Rudolf--desperate over his father's command to put ... See full summary »

Directors: Kirk Browning, Anatole Litvak | Stars: Mel Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn, Lorne Greene, Diana Wynyard

Votes: 130

11. The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963)
Episode: The Bottle Imp (1957)

Comedy, Drama

A man buys a bottle with an imp inside that grants wishes. However, the bottle is cursed; if the holder dies bearing it, his or her soul is forfeited to hell.

Stars: Francis Compton, Thayer David, Robert Fortin, Farley Granger

12. Producers' Showcase (1954–1957)
Episode: Caesar and Cleopatra (1956)

90 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy

Julius Caesar's advance into Egypt is halted when he meets Cleopatra, the sister of the boy pharaoh.

Director: Kirk Browning | Stars: Claire Bloom, Cedric Hardwicke, Jack Hawkins, Judith Anderson

13. The Alcoa Hour (1955–1957)

60 min | Drama

This live series featured adaptations of other works (novels, plays, et cetera) plus original works for the show. It was primarily dramas, but a few musicals also were presented. The show ... See full summary »

Stars: Luis Van Rooten, Robert Emhardt, Loïs Bolton, Robert Dryden

Votes: 98

14. The Alcoa Hour (1955–1957)
Episode: The Small Servant (1955)

60 min | Drama

A young girl becomes the servant of the proprietor of an old curiosity shop and falls for the man who lives above the shop.

Stars: Diane Cilento, Francis Compton, Brenda Forbes, Laurence Harvey

15. Producers' Showcase (1954–1957)

90 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy

This program aired once every fourth week, and was one of the most costly live shows of the 1950s. Many stars appeared on this show.

Stars: Cyril Ritchard, Claire Bloom, Mary Martin, David Wayne

Votes: 186

16. Inner Sanctum (1954)

27 min | Horror, Mystery

"Inner Sanctum" was a hosted horror and mystery anthology series hosted by Paul McGrath, and later by House Jameson as "Your Host".

Stars: Paul McGrath, House Jameson, Warren Stevens, Edward Binns

Votes: 65

17. Inner Sanctum (1954)
Episode: The Silent Bride (1954)

Horror, Mystery

A young woman is surprised to learn that her new job has involved her with murder.

Stars: Katharine Bard, Barbara Baxley, Francis Compton, Rusty Lane

18. Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode: The Scarlet Letter (1954)

60 min | Drama

In the seventeenth century, in Massachusetts, a young woman is forced to wear a scarlet "A" on her dress for bearing a child out of wedlock.

Stars: Kim Stanley, Leslie Nielsen, Bramwell Fletcher, Margaret Wycherly

19. Omnibus (1952–1961)
Episode: The Apollo of Bellac (1954)

Drama, History, Music

The program has three segments: (1) "The Apollo of Bellac" (adaptation of a Jean Giraudoux play, (2) "Omnibus in Retrospect" (featuring highlights from Omnibus' second season), and (3) "The Phoenix Project" (looking at the preservation of food by radiation).

Directors: Bob Banner, Peter Glushanok | Stars: Francis Compton, Alistair Cooke, Doris Dalton, Claude Dauphin

20. The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode: The Hangman in the Fog (1954)

Drama

An American newspaperman in London believes that he is being pursued by agents from across the Iron Curtain.

Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Dane Clark, Francis Compton, Neil Fitzgerald, Michael Gorrin

21. Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode: A Favor for a Friend (1954)

60 min | Drama

An accountant meets an aged millionaire, who appoints him executor of a trust fund for the millionaire's dog, Shaftsbury.

Director: Paul Nickell | Stars: Francis Compton, Sylvia Field, Betty Furness, Georgann Johnson

22. The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

In this live drama series, over two hundred live plays, covering all aspects of society, were shown.

Stars: Richard Kiley, Betsy Palmer, Edward Andrews, Biff McGuire

Votes: 196

23. Ponds Theater (1953– )

60 min | Drama

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Stars: Valerie Cossart, Harry Townes, Mildred Dunnock, Carmen Mathews

Votes: 52

24. Ponds Theater (1953– )
Episode: The White Carnation (1953)

60 min | Drama

A deceased stockbroker refuses to believe he's been dead for seven years.

Stars: Francis Compton, Valerie Cossart, Ian Keith

25. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
Episode: Breakdown (1953)

Drama

Scientist Philip Armstrong returns to England to conduct tests on a top secret government weapon. Dr. Allen, whom he doesn't know, is assigned to work with him. The doctor confides that ... See full summary »

Director: Norman Felton | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Brian Aherne, Horace Braham, Francis Compton

26. The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963)
Episode: The Man in Possession (1953)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

The sudden reappearance of charming scoundrel Raymond Dabnet annoys his relatives.

Stars: Francis Compton, Robert Coote, Brenda Forbes, Rex Harrison

27. Omnibus (1952–1961)

55 min | Drama, History, Music

Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest. This level of programing excellence has not been achieved again.

Stars: Alistair Cooke, Leonard Bernstein, Joseph N. Welch, Helen Hayes

Votes: 218

28. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
Episode: King of the Castle (1952)

Drama

In this dramatic comedy, the last in a long line of Scottish lords goes to great measures to avoid the family curse.

Stars: Robert Montgomery, Leslie Barrie, Francis Compton, Melville Cooper

29. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
Episode: The Law-Abiding (1952)

60 min | Drama

An operative of the U.S. government has the task of spying on Dr. Anton Radjak, a Czech scientist, who's snooping around London. He's very interested in stealing the new discovery made by U.S. and Great Britain scientists.

Director: Norman Felton | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Faith Brook, Francis Compton, Kurt Katch

30. Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode: Jane Eyre (1952)

60 min | Drama

After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house to care for his young daughter.

Director: Jack Gage | Stars: Katharine Bard, Eva Leonard Boyne, Hamish Cochrane, Veronica Cole

Votes: 12

31. Suspense (1949–1954)
Episode: All Hallow's Eve (1952)

30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

In 1880s London, Mr. Markheim stabs to death a pawnbroker whose wealth he has long envied. Markheim says he intends take some of the businessman's riches, marry, and become a saintly man. ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Franchot Tone, Romney Brent, Francis Compton, Penny Hayes

Votes: 34

32. Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950–1963)
Episode: Double Exposure (1951)

30 min | Drama

A wife takes second place to her husband's photography hobby.

Stars: Francis Compton, Dulcie Jordan, Ruth Matteson, Edmon Ryan

33. Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950–1963)
Episode: Night Song (1951)

30 min | Drama

A literary critic falls in love with a poet.

Stars: Francis Compton, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Dorothy Peterson, Donald Woods

34. The Ford Theatre Hour (1948–1953)
Episode: The Touchstone (1951)

Drama

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Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Francis Compton, Jerome Cowan, Jacqueline deWit, Paul Kirk Giles

35. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode: A Family Affair (1951)

30 min | Comedy, Drama

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Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: William E. Becker, Francis Compton, Marga Ann Deighton, Isobel Elsom

36. The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode: Marcia Akers (1951)

Drama

A young woman has an unhealthy desire to get ahead, climbing the social ladder and stepping on people along the way. She's set to marry a wealthy man--just what's always wanted--when she finds herself in love with a "regular guy".

Stars: James Baley, Kendall Clark, Russell Collins, Francis Compton

37. The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode: The Dark Corridor (1951)

Drama

The story of the Marr family which is made up of a dominant mother who bates everyone, the vacillating son, his wife, and the blind son. Then a new maid arrives, a maid who has served a term in prison as an accessory to a murder.

Stars: Wesley Addy, Stella Andrew, Philippa Bevans, Francis Compton

38. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
Episode: Stairway to Heaven (1951)

Drama

In this fantasy, a pilot learns that his life has been predetermined to end at a certain time. He temporarily evades his fate because of a snafu on the part of his heavenly emissary and his love of a WAC.

Director: Norman Felton | Stars: Lee Bowman, Robert Montgomery, Richard Greene, Jean Gillespie

39. Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode: A Chance for Happiness (1951)

60 min | Drama

A middle-aged British traveling salesman befriends and eventually marries a displace Pole who is hiding from Russians.

Stars: Francis Compton, Betty Furness, Murray Matheson, Michael McAloney

40. Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode: Colonel Judas (1951)

60 min | Drama

A Czech ballerina, whose family is still trapped behind the Iron Curtain, is blackmailed into trapping a British spy for the Russians, but the spy is really a double agent.

Director: Paul Nickell | Stars: Irja Jensen, Anthony Dawson, Robert H. Harris, Francis Compton

Votes: 10

41. Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode: Mr. Mummery's Suspicion (1951)

60 min | Drama

A female cook is known to have been poisoning her patrons, and Mr. Mummery, an elderly man who doesn't quite trust his young wife, begins to suspect that she has jut hired the killer chef. ... See full summary »

Director: Martin Magner | Stars: Roland Young, Faith Brook, Francis Compton, Josephine Brown

Votes: 20

42. Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode: One Pair of Hands (1951)

60 min | Drama

A bored debutante decides to become a cook, because she once took a French cuisine class. What ensues is a comedic "Upstairs, Downstairs" tale between the wealthy upper class and the servants.

Director: Lela Swift | Stars: Dorothy Blackburn, Francis Compton, Joan Croydon, Denholm Elliott

43. The Web (1950–1954)
Episode: Hand in Glove (1951)

30 min | Drama

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Stars: Bertha Belmore, Bert Bertram, Donald Buka, Francis Compton

44. The Web (1950–1954)
Episode: Wanted, Someone Innocent (1951)

Drama

A woman is pulled into a scam of patsy and prey.

Stars: Francis Compton, Rosalind Ivan, Anna Lee, Diana Olsson

45. 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

46. 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: 153

47. 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

48. 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

49. Nash Airflyte Theatre (1950–1951)

30 min | Drama

Live anthology series featuring a wide format of stories (western, musical comedy, dramatic, et cetera).

Stars: William Gaxton, Frank Sutton, Ralph Riggs, Dane Clark

Votes: 36

50. The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948–1950)
Episode: Highly Recommended (1950)

Drama

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Director: Alan Neuman | Stars: Helen Auerbach, Lynn Bari, Robert Chisholm, Dora Clement