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1.
Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Big Cast
(1952)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Friday begins to question Henry Ross, a suspect in a man's disappearance, which Friday believes is actually a murder. Ross coolly and calmly denies any involvement in the disappearance, but... See full summary »
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Barney Phillips, Lee Marvin, George Fenneman
Votes: 154
2.
Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Big Phone Call
(1952)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Friday and Jacobs question a jeweler regarding the robbery of a colleague. The man takes offense at being questioned about the incident, but as the detectives begin to amass evidence, the ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Barney Phillips, Vic Perrin, Dennis Weaver
Votes: 90
3.
Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Big September Man
(1952)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Someone murdered a secretary late at night in her office. She was beaten to death with a metal pipe wrapped in newspaper. Could it be the drunk found three blocks away beating his head against a wall?
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Barney Phillips, Stacy Harris, George Sawaya
Votes: 114
4.
Racket Squad (1950–1953)
Episode:
Accidentally on Purpose
(1952)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A young couple buys a used car from a slick salesman, but soon afterwards the car's brakes fail, and the resulting accident nearly causes their death. Capt. Braddock begins to suspect that ... See full summary »
Director: George Blair | Stars: Reed Hadley, James Bell, Emily Heath, Ray Montgomery
Votes: 27
5.
Racket Squad (1950–1953)
Episode:
Anyone Can Be a Sucker
(1952)
Crime, Drama
In order to prevent a murder, small-time crook Smiley Gibbons squeals on a major gangster who's running a gambling ring, thereby putting his own life in danger.
Director: James Flood | Stars: Reed Hadley, Nancy Valentine, James Flavin, Louis Jean Heydt
Votes: 19
6.
Racket Squad (1950–1953)
Episode:
The Case of the Hearse Chaser
(1952)
30 min | Crime, Drama
An ex-convict's sudden interest in the details of a deceased man's life arouses the interest of Capt. Braddock, who believes that the man's former cellmate, an artist who is now a washed-up... See full summary »
Director: James Tinling | Stars: Reed Hadley, Adele Jergens, Jack La Rue, Roy Regnier
Votes: 29
7.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
Superman on Earth
(1952)
TV-G | 28 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Jor-El, Krypton's leading scientist, sends his infant son to Earth in a rocket just as the planet explodes. The rocket is found by Eben and Sarah Kent and Eben gets the infant out before ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 392
8.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
The Haunted Lighthouse
(1952)
TV-G | 26 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
While visiting his aunt and cousin on Moose Island, Jimmy is alarmed by their suspicious behavior. After being warned to stay away from a lighthouse that is said to be haunted, he calls Clark for help in his investigation.
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 293
9.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
The Case of the Talkative Dummy
(1952)
TV-G | 26 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Clark, Lois, and Jimmy attend a ventriloquist act that goes wrong when the dummy appears to talk by itself. Upon further investigation, they link what the dummy appears to have said to a series of armored car hijackings.
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 242
10.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
Mystery of the Broken Statues
(1952)
TV-G | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A notorious con artist and his thugs are going to all the antique shops in town, buying cheap figurines, and smashing them. Clark and Lois assume that they are looking for something hidden inside the figurines, so they investigate.
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 238
11.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
The Monkey Mystery
(1952)
TV-G | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The daughter of an Eastern European scientist flees to the United States to give a secret formula to the president before the communists who killed her father can get to it, and Lois ... See full summary »
Directors: Thomas Carr, Lee Sholem | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 227
12.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
Night of Terror
(1952)
TV-G | 26 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
While on vacation, Lois stumbles upon a ring of criminals who are smuggling fugitives into Canada. She and the innkeeper's wife are captured, and it is up to Jimmy and Superman to save them.
Director: Lee Sholem | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 237
13.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
The Birthday Letter
(1952)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A crippled young girl writes Superman a letter asking him to take her to the fair for her birthday, but before he arrives she is kidnapped by a group of counterfeiters who need information that she has been given by mistake.
Director: Lee Sholem | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 222
14.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
The Mind Machine
(1952)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A mobster kidnaps a scientist and takes possession of his invention. The crook uses the device to damage the minds of people testifying before an investigative committee. The victims die a ... See full summary »
Director: Lee Sholem | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 212
15.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
Rescue
(1952)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
While Lois is in Carbide, Pennsylvania, gathering information for a story about the town's mining system, an old prospector is trapped in a cave-in. Lois attempts to rescue him, but when ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 194
16.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
The Secret of Superman
(1952)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Dr. H.L. Ort is using an advanced version of a truth serum to hypnotize employees of the Daily Planet in an attempt to discover Superman's secret identity.
Directors: Thomas Carr, Lee Sholem | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 197
17.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
No Holds Barred
(1952)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Bad Luck Brannigan, a wrestler working for a crooked promoter, uses "the paralyzer" to cripple opponents. Clark Kent discovers the promoter has imprisoned an immigrant dubbed "the swami," ... See full summary »
Director: Lee Sholem | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, John Hamilton, Jack Larson
Votes: 198
18.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
The Deserted Village
(1952)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
When Lois has trouble getting her nurse on the telephone, she and Clark drive to the small town of Cliffton to see what the problem is. After arriving, they find that the town is mostly ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 188
19.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
The Stolen Costume
(1952)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A criminal breaks into Clark Kent's apartment, finds a hidden closet and steals Clark's Superman costume. The criminal is fatally wounded but not before he takes the costume to hood Ace and... See full summary »
Director: Lee Sholem | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 259
20.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
Treasure of the Incas
(1952)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
While Lois is on her way to an auction featuring South American items, a man asks her to purchase an Inca tapestry for him. Soon after, the man is killed and the tapestry is stolen from ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 171
21.
Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode:
Double Trouble
(1952)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A man aboard a ship to Metropolis is smuggling something valuable into the country, but when one of his partner's henchmen shows up to help him get the item through customs, the passenger ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 173
22.
Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode:
Plan for Escape
(1952)
59 min | Drama
A crooked club owner's wife witnesses his murder, and has to flee from gangsters.
Director: Paul Nickell | Stars: Peggy Ann Garner, Frank Overton, Jean Carson, Robert Webber
Votes: 77
23.
The Roy Rogers Show (1951–1957)
Episode:
The Knockout
(1952)
30 min | Family, Western
Roy notices strangers digging on an isolated section of his land. When he investigates, he discovers that the handlers for prizefighter Willie "Killer" Conley have set up a training camp ... See full summary »
Director: Robert G. Walker | Stars: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Dale Evans, Pat Brady
Votes: 44
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24.
Mark Saber (1951–1953)
Episode:
The Case of the Hair of the Dog
(1952)
Drama
Saber is on the case when criminal Morrie is found stabbed in a locked room. A suspect is arrested but the inspector finds it too easy. A number of other candidates appear, tied to the case by Lanie Winter's dog and it's fur.
Director: Howard Bretherton | Stars: Tom Conway, James Burke, John Doucette, Larry J. Blake
Votes: 11
25.
Man Against Crime (1949–1954)
Episode:
The Victim Is Venus
(1952)
Action, Drama, Crime
Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Bert Thorn, Patricia Ferris, Rita Colton
26.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
Weekend Murder
(1952)
Not Rated | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Pam and Jerry are invited to spend the weekend at a famous actress' country home, but when they arrive the housekeeper can't be found and there's a dead man in the pantry.
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Barbara Britton, Richard Denning, Francis De Sales, Margo Woode
Votes: 68
27.
Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Big Seventeen
(1952)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Upper middle-class teenagers in Los Angeles are going crazy. They trash a movie theater, beating up the manager and pushing a young man through a plate glass window. Sergeant Friday must get to the bottom of what is causing this to happen.
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Herbert Ellis, Allene Roberts, Willis Bouchey
Votes: 109
28.
Gang Busters (1952– )
Episode:
Dillinger
(1952)
Not Rated | 26 min | Crime, Drama
John Dillinger, a notorious 1930s bank robber, escapes from the state penitentiary using a wooden gun, but makes a critical error when he crosses the state line in a stolen car. That act ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Karn | Stars: Myron Healey, Richard Crane, Darlene Fields, Ann Morriss
Votes: 11
29.
Racket Squad (1950–1953)
Episode:
The Christmas Caper
(1952)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama
Braddock and his men investigate several con artists who use phony street corner Santa Clauses to collect money for poor children and distribute it among themselves.
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Reed Hadley, Lloyd Corrigan, Jackie Coogan, Alan Dexter
Votes: 40
30.
Racket Squad (1950–1953)
Episode:
Blessed Expense
(1952)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A struggling service station owner who has recently learned his wife is pregnant is conned into buying cut-rate health insurance from a pair bunko artists.
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Reed Hadley, Ross Ford, Donna Martell, Andrew Tombes
Votes: 19
31.
The Cases of Eddie Drake (1952– )
Episode:
Shoot the Works
(1952)
25 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A beautiful socialite hires Drake to recover a diamond studded watch that was stolen during a casino robbery.
Director: Paul Garrison | Stars: Lucia Carroll, Sidney Dubin, Shepard Menken, Whit Bissell
Votes: 27
32.
Man Against Crime (1949–1954)
Episode:
Paradise Lost
(1952)
26 min | Action, Drama, Crime
Barnett becomes involved when a man is found dead and assumed to be a suicide until it is realized some very odd clues are found in the margin of the man's favorite novel "Paradise Lost".
Director: Edward Montagne | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Beverly Dennis, Alan Shayne, Bradford Hunt
Votes: 17
33.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
Where There's a Will
(1952)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The Norths meet their new neighbor, Tommy Clarkson, when he tumbles down the stairs and lands at their feet. He claims someone's been trying to kill him. After Pam's purse gets switched ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Barbara Britton, Richard Denning, Francis De Sales, Raymond Greenleaf
Votes: 28
34.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
Till Death Do Us Part
(1952)
Not Rated | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
While heading out to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary, the Norths receive a package containing bride and groom dolls--and the bride has a bloody dagger stuck in her back. Suddenly,... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Richard Denning, Barbara Britton, Francis De Sales, Donald Randolph
Votes: 44
35.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
Silent Butler
(1952)
Not Rated | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The Norths' new butler, Oliver, comes with a lot of baggage. He's carrying on an affair with the married maid who works next door, and his ex-flame refuses to accept that they're over. The ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Barbara Britton, Richard Denning, Francis De Sales, Kathryn Givney
Votes: 30
36.
Gang Busters (1952– )
Episode:
The Bayless Case
(1952)
Crime, Drama
The work of an observant bank president, a creative flight attendant and state of the art forensics for the time result in the quick apprehension of a bank robber.
Director: Bill Karn | Stars: Jason Johnson, Alan Reynolds, Brad Trumbull, Julie Jordan
Votes: 16
37.
Gang Busters (1952– )
Episode:
The Phantom
(1952)
26 min | Crime, Drama
A masked phantom and his gang commit a series of payroll robberies, and the police can't seem to find a trace of them.
Director: Bill Karn | Stars: Max Palmer, Alan Reynolds, George Diestel, Marie Blake
Votes: 17
38.
Gang Busters (1952– )
Episode:
The Unholy Three
(1952)
26 min | Crime, Drama
Three vicious hoods on a crime rampage take over a church mission as their headquarters, figuring the cops would never look for them there.
Director: Bill Karn | Stars: Tudor Owen, Jim Hayward, Frank Marlowe, Ray Bennett
Votes: 19
39.
Gang Busters (1952– )
Episode:
The Scissors Gang Case
(1952)
26 min | Crime, Drama
State police attempt to apprehend the brutal Scissors Gang, who have committed over 50 armed robberies across Connecticut.
Director: W. Lee Wilder | Stars: John Raven, Lyle Talbot, Peter Davis, Adam Lazarre
Votes: 17
40.
Martin Kane (1949–1954)
Episode:
A Crooner Is Murdered
(1952)
Crime, Drama
Everyone in a nightclub has a grudge against a singer who has just been shot to death.
Director: Frank Burns | Stars: Walter Kinsella, King Calder, Rita Lynn, Harry Worth
Votes: 18
41.
Martin Kane (1949–1954)
Episode:
Black Pearls
(1952)
Crime, Drama
Martin Kane receives an unsigned letter asking him to pose as a reporter. Martin goes to the yacht of Angus Redfield, a wealthy pearl collector, as instructed but finds Angus killed and himself as the chief suspect.
Director: Frank Burns | Stars: Walter Kinsella, King Calder, Mary Alice Moore, Edith King
Votes: 17
42.
Racket Squad (1950–1953)
Episode:
Desperate Money
(1952)
30 min | Crime, Drama
In immigrant tailor is severely beaten by a brutal loan shark. His terrified family turns to Capt. Braddock for help.
Director: James Tinling | Stars: Reed Hadley, Fred Essler, Aline Towne, Frank Gerstle
Votes: 29
43.
Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Big Casing
(1952)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Friday and Jacobs are called to the apartment of a man who phoned in the fatal shooting of his wife. He claims it was suicide, but upon looking at the crime scene and talking to neighbors they begin to wonder if it was murder.
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Barney Phillips, Harry Bartell, Herb Butterfield
Votes: 71
44.
Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas
(1952)
Not Rated | 26 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Friday and Smith search for a missing boy. The first sign that the case is serious is when blood is found. Further probing reveals the boy's parents had purchased him a .22-caliber rifle ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Herbert Ellis, William Johnstone, June Whitley Taylor
Votes: 104
45.
Front Page Detective (1951–1953)
Episode:
Seven Seas to Danger
(1952)
26 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While researching a human interest story on the waterfront, David Chase stumbles upon a smuggling operation and is shot for his troubles.
Director: Arnold Wester | Stars: Edmund Lowe, Paula Drew, Kathryn Card, Lewis L. Russell
Votes: 17
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