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1.
Breaking Point (1963–1964)
Episode:
Millions of Faces
(1963)
60 min | Drama
A mental ward attendant poses as a psychiatrist and is caught by an unforgiving nurse.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Paul Richards, Eduard Franz, Jim Boles, Susan Harrison
Votes: 9
2.
For the People (1965)
Episode:
Any Benevolent Purpose
(1965)
60 min | Crime, Drama
After minor league con-artist Fred Rice finds himself facing arrest and prosecution, he offers to expose the leader of a charitable organization that is bilking the public each for year for... See full summary »
Director: Howard Da Silva | Stars: William Shatner, Howard Da Silva, Lonny Chapman, Jessica Walter
Votes: 9
3.
The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1955–1959)
Episode:
The De Santre Story
(1956)
30 min | Crime
The wife of a member of the French Academy is charged with the murder of a gossip columnist. She testifies that she had to kill him to save her husband from being blackmailed.
Stars: Joseph Cotten, Robert Cornthwaite, Joan Fontaine, Eduard Franz
Votes: 16
4. The Magnificent Yankee (1965 TV Movie)
Biography
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Ion Berger, Jordan Charney, Dennis Cooney, Grover Dale
Votes: 14
5. 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
6. Markham (1959–1960)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A private investigator, who had been a successful lawyer, solves crimes almost anywhere in the world, although he is based in New York City.
Stars: Ray Milland, Simon Scott, Henry Corden, Barney Phillips
Votes: 87
7.
The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode:
Tissue of Hate
(1963)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
A plastic surgeon receives an unusual request.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Charles Boyer, Henry Fonda, Polly Bergen, Gloria Vanderbilt
Votes: 28
8.
A Man Called Shenandoah (1965–1966)
Episode:
Macauley's Cure
(1966)
30 min | Western
Seeking a cure for his amnesia, Shenandoah is treated by the kindly Dr. Macaulay. The good doctor uses hypnosis to reveal some strikingly, deep dark secrets from Shenandoah's lost past. ... See full summary »
Director: Murray Golden | Stars: Robert Horton, Eduard Franz, Gary Merrill, Virginia Christine
Votes: 15
9.
The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Tables Down at Ernie's
(1979)
60 min | Drama
Kingsfield's character and background are further developed in this episode: his own days as a student at the law school, hanging out at Ernie's in the 1930's, and his friendship, then, ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, Robert Ginty
Votes: 24
10.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
In Performance of Duty
(1974)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
An elderly circuit judge comes to Dodge to take care of its court docket, only to run into a group of old enemies -- outlaws who rob and kill people in their paths. No one has ever lived to... See full summary »
Director: Gunnar Hellström | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Ken Curtis, Buck Taylor
Votes: 153
11. Have Gun - Will Travel (1957–1963)
Approved | 25 min | Western
The adventures of a gentlemanly gunfighter-for-hire.
Stars: Richard Boone, Kam Tong, Hal Needham, Stewart East
Votes: 3,335
12. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.
Stars: Richard Joy, Paul Lambert, Helen Kleeb, Charles Bickford
Votes: 419
13. Panic! (1957– )
30 min | Thriller
A short-lived anthology series narrated by Westbrook Van Voorhis. Each episode tells its own thriller story and featured its own unique cast.
Stars: Westbrook Van Voorhis, Bill Erwin, Norman Alden, Robert Anderson
Votes: 61
14. The David Niven Show (1959)
30 min | Drama
David Niven introduced the dramas which made up this summer anthology, but he starred in only one of them.
Stars: David Niven, Dorothy Green, Stacy Harris, Wright King
Votes: 46
15.
Rawhide (1959–1965)
Episode:
A Woman's Place
(1962)
Not Rated | 51 min | Western
Harv's chest is crushed by a wagon. The closest doctor is female who the men don't trust. Complicating the situation a quack in the town is plotting to have her run out of town to save his business.
Director: Justus Addiss | Stars: Eric Fleming, Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, Charles H. Gray
Votes: 103
16. Zorro (1957–1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Don Diego de la Vega opposes the corrupt tyrants of Spanish California as the masked swordsman, Zorro.
Stars: Guy Williams, Gene Sheldon, Henry Calvin, Don Diamond
Votes: 4,158
17. Cavalcade of America (1952–1957)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama
"Cavalcade of America" documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds.
Stars: James Seay, Robert Foulk, Richard Gaines, Raymond Greenleaf
Votes: 98
18.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Abel Duncan's Dying Wish
(1962)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
Abel Duncan is dying and his last request is for an ordained minister to preside over his funeral. His friends create a touchy situation when both a rabbi and a priest are brought to town ... See full summary »
Director: Nat Perrin | Stars: Eduard Franz, Walter Sande, Michael Hinn, Robert Sorrells
Votes: 20
19.
The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
Episode:
The Plague Merchant
(1966)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A chemist, facing escalating medical bills because his daughter may lose her leg, steals flasks he thinks contains a new lotion. In reality, he has taken a powerful bacteria that will wipe ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, Stephen Brooks, Arthur Hill
Votes: 26
20. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.
Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 8,763
21. The Fugitive (1963–1967)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A doctor, wrongly convicted for a murder he didn't commit, escapes custody and must stay ahead of the police to find the real killer.
Stars: David Janssen, William Conrad, Barry Morse, Paul Birch
Votes: 4,698
22. 12 O'Clock High (1964–1967)
60 min | Drama, War
A WWII bomb group commander must fill the shoes of his predecessor and get the performance rating up to snuff. He struggles with his own men, until he is able to develop pride in the group and win the men over, but at a cost to him.
Stars: Frank Overton, Paul Burke, Chris Robinson, Robert Lansing
Votes: 1,489
23. The Paper Chase (1978–1986)
60 min | Drama
The trials of a group of law students under the tutelage of a strict professor.
Stars: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane
Votes: 1,087
24. Wide Country (1962–1963)
60 min | Drama, Sport, Western
Mitch Guthrie is a champion bronco rider in the rodeo who tries to keep his kid brother, Andy, from pursuing the same life.
Stars: Earl Holliman, Andrew Prine, Slim Pickens, Ray Teal
Votes: 94
25. The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1960– )
30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Robin Scott is a wealthy, Oxford-educated freelance insurance investigator, skilled in karate and judo, who travels all over the world investigating claims made against insurance companies,... See full summary »
Stars: Jean Blake Fleming, Rick Jason, Walter Reed, Merry Anders
Votes: 57
26.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Les Rand Story
(1957)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Les Rand, just released from prison for murder, goes back home to kill the man he held responsible; his father, the doctor. Meanwhile, Flint is there to fetch the doctor to help someone injured. Les vows that no one will stand in his way.
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Ward Bond, Robert Horton, Sterling Hayden, Sallie Brophy
Votes: 130
27. The Invaders (1967–1968)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The Aliens are here, posing as human, and not friendly. David Vincent has seen them land and now must evade them and convince others of their presence while not being put in the booby hatch.
Stars: Roy Thinnes, Kent Smith, Max Kleven, William Windom
Votes: 3,435
28. Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958–1961)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
A Civil War veteran with a sawed-off rifle as a holstered weapon makes a living as a bounty hunter in the Wild West of the 1870s.
Stars: Steve McQueen, Wright King, Olan Soule, Mort Mills
Votes: 2,778
29. Adam's Rib (1973)
30 min | Comedy
Adam Bonner is a young assistant district attorney and his wife Amanda is a junior partner in a law firm. That puts them in conflict within the courtroom and, by extension, at home. Amanda is also a fierce crusader for women's rights.
Stars: Ken Howard, Blythe Danner, Ron Rifkin, Dena Dietrich
Votes: 54
30.
Ben Casey (1961–1966)
Episode:
For This Relief, Much Thanks
(1963)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
Following a fall at his father's restaurant, clarinetist Jason Landros, dressed in a Nazi uniform, is admitted to Neurosurgery.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Vince Edwards, Sam Jaffe, Eduard Franz, Oscar Homolka
Votes: 8
31.
The Invaders (1967–1968)
Episode:
Summit Meeting: Part II
(1967)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
David's learned from an alien that the purpose of the summit's to murder all of Earth's leaders. But he can't convince Thor Halvorsen. Halvorsen knows the aliens are here, but believes ... See full summary »
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Roy Thinnes, William Windom, Eduard Franz, Michael Rennie
Votes: 184
32.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Call for Michael Shayne
(1960)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Mike is hired to investigate a suspicious death that the police have already ruled as accidental. When his activities threaten the election campaign of a would-be state attorney, the career... See full summary »
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley
Votes: 14
33. The Ten Commandments (1956)
G | 220 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson
Votes: 77,920 | Gross: $93.74M
34. Rawhide (1959–1965)
TV-PG | 50 min | Western
Gil Favor is trail boss of a continuous cattle drive. He is assisted by Rowdy Yates. The crew runs into characters and adventures along the way.
Stars: Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, Steve Raines, Eric Fleming
Votes: 4,617
35.
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959–1961)
Episode:
The Test
(1960)
30 min | Drama
After a quantity of diamonds go missing from a jewelry firm, the boss's secretary is the only member of staff to refuse to take a lie-detector test, and refuses to divulge the reason.
Director: David Alexander | Stars: June Allyson, Eduard Franz, Robert Knapp, Vaughn Taylor
Votes: 10
36.
The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
Episode:
Target of Interest
(1969)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A U.S. diplomat commits suicide rather than continue to be blackmailed by an Eastern Bloc country. The diplomat's death brings the FBI into the case. The bureau has intelligence that the ... See full summary »
Director: William Hale | Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, William Reynolds, Diane Baker
Votes: 20
37.
The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977)
Episode:
Murder by Proxy
(1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An old neighborhood has suddenly seen a huge upsurge in violent crime committed against its homeowners, including murder. Keller and Stone find that it may be tied to the fact that all the ... See full summary »
Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: Karl Malden, Michael Douglas, Bradford Dillman, Sorrell Booke
Votes: 94
38. Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
R | 111 min | Drama, War
During World War I, a patriotic young American is rendered blind, deaf, limbless, and mute by a horrific artillery shell attack. Trapped in what's left of his body, he desperately looks for a way to end his life.
Director: Dalton Trumbo | Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt, Jason Robards
Votes: 18,359 | Gross: $0.55M
39. Stoney Burke (1962–1963)
60 min | Drama, Sport, Western
Stoney Burke is a rodeo rider who wants to win the Golden Buckle, the award to the world's champion saddle bronco rider. He didn't win it, but he encountered a considerable amount of violence along the way.
Stars: Jack Lord, Warren Oates, Robert Dowdell, Bill Hart
Votes: 232
40. The Law and Mr. Jones (1960–1962)
30 min | Drama
Abraham Lincoln Jones is a lawyer assisted by his law clerk, young C. E. Carruthers, and his secretary Marsha Spear. His cases usually did not involve violence but rather "white collar" crime.
Stars: James Whitmore, Janet De Gore, Conlan Carter, Russ Brown
Votes: 72
41. Pursuit (1958–1959)
60 min | Drama
A short-lived anthology series, with a running theme. Each episode focused on a person or group that was being pursued. Charles Russell and Eva Wolas shared the role of the producer, while ... See full summary »
Stars: Joan Bennett, Dennis Hopper, Rip Torn, John Cassavetes
Votes: 50
42.
The Invaders (1967–1968)
Episode:
Summit Meeting: Part I
(1967)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Industrialist Michael Tressider all but kidnaps David from a job site. Tressider has learned of an upcoming summit that many world leaders will attend. They'll discuss rising levels of ... See full summary »
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Roy Thinnes, William Windom, Eduard Franz, Michael Rennie
Votes: 183
43.
The Restless Gun (1957–1959)
Episode:
The Peddler
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
An old widow friend of Bonner's hires him to protect an itinerant peddler who has been harassed by thugs working for a rancher, but the man insists on going through the rancher's land alone.
Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: John Payne, Eduard Franz, Olive Carey, Bob Morgan
Votes: 27
44.
The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode:
Judgement
(1974)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama
A brother and a sister are out for revenge for their father's death. Killing two judges who sentenced him. The Rookies try to prevent a 3rd judge's death.
Director: Phil Bondelli | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Bruce Fairbairn, Kate Jackson
Votes: 28
45.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Zorro Rides Alone
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Diego sets a trap by telling Verdugo that the people bringing the investors' money will be coming to Monterey via the Guadalupe trail, when in fact they are supposed to be using the Camino ... See full summary »
Director: William Witney | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Eduard Franz
Votes: 79
46. A Man Called Shenandoah (1965–1966)
30 min | Western
A man shot and left for dead on the trail is found and revived. With no recollection of his past, he calls himself Shenandoah as he roams the West searching for his identity.
Stars: Robert Horton, Gregory Walcott, John Cliff, James Griffith
Votes: 218
47. 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
48.
The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
Episode:
A Sleeper Wakes
(1967)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An Eastern Bloc nation seeks to prevent the defection of Gerald Salzman, one of its key officials, to the U.S. Salzman's wife has already flown to the U.S. with forged papers. Sylvia Prince... See full summary »
Director: Robert Douglas | Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Philip Abbott, William Reynolds, Viveca Lindfors
Votes: 27
49.
Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode:
Deathrun
(1969)
TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A jeweler whose shop is located near Mannix' detective agency is murdered, and in the crowd outside the murder scene, Mannix runs into Bill Chase, a buddy from his days in the Korean War. ... See full summary »
Directors: Gerald Mayer, Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, Madlyn Rhue, John Milford
Votes: 125
50.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Hiram Winthrop Story
(1962)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Duke quits the wagon train to take up a steady position as Deputy Indian Agent at San Marcos on an Apache reservation under Hiram Winthrope. Hiram is an Easterner with ideas of teaching the nomadic Apache to become farmers.
Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: John McIntire, Robert Horton, Denny Miller, Frank McGrath
Votes: 48