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51. Barbra in Movieland (1968)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Short documentary showing the making of the "Don't Rain On My Parade" sequence from the film "Funny Girl".
Stars: Anne Francis, Isobel Lennart, Herbert Ross, Omar Sharif
Votes: 60
52.
AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode:
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire
(1981)
120 min | Documentary
A Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to dancer Fred Astaire by the AFI featuring highlights from his films and reminiscences from his co-workers.
Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Fred Astaire, David Niven, Mikhail Baryshnikov, James Cagney
Votes: 229
53. Dead End (1937)
Approved | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The lives of a young man, a young woman, an notorious gangster, and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, Joel McCrea, Humphrey Bogart, Wendy Barrie
Votes: 8,598
54. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (I) (1923)
Passed | 133 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
In 15th-century Paris, the brother of the archdeacon plots with the gypsy king to foment a peasant revolt. Meanwhile, a freakish hunchback falls in love with a gypsy dancer.
Director: Wallace Worsley | Stars: Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller, Norman Kerry, Kate Lester
Votes: 6,110 | Gross: $2.22M
55. Hell's Heroes (1929)
Passed | 68 min | Western
Three bank robbers on the run happen across a woman about to give birth in an abandoned covered wagon. Before she dies, she names the three bandits as her newborn son's godfathers.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Charles Bickford, Raymond Hatton, Fred Kohler, Fritzi Ridgeway
Votes: 967
56. Cinépanorama (1956–1966)
Documentary
Stars: François Chalais, France Roche, Yves Montand, Martine Carol
Votes: 63
57. The Fighting Lady (1944)
Passed | 61 min | Documentary, History, War
An in-depth look at aircraft carrier combat operations during World War II. Real combat footage. Very strong and compelling.
Directors: Edward Steichen, William Wyler | Stars: Robert Taylor, Charles Boyer, Joseph J. Clark, Dixie Kiefer
Votes: 617
58.
AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode:
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Ford
(1973)
75 min | Documentary
Shortly before his death in 1973, John Ford was given the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award by the AFI while friends and co-workers shared reminiscences.
Stars: John Ford, Charles Bronson, Yul Brynner, Gary Collins
Votes: 227
59. The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress - The Restoration (2018)
45 min | Documentary
Director: William Wyler
Votes: 23
60. Come and Get It (1936)
Passed | 99 min | Drama, Romance
An ambitious lumberjack abandons his saloon girl lover so that he can marry into wealth, but years later becomes infatuated with the woman's daughter.
Directors: Howard Hawks, William Wyler, Richard Rosson | Stars: Edward Arnold, Joel McCrea, Frances Farmer, Walter Brennan
Votes: 2,388
61. Cannes Film Festival (1952– )
News
A festival for international movies, which give each year the Palme d'Or.
Stars: Bjorn Jiskoot Jr., Isabelle Huppert, Pedro Almodóvar, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 119
62. A House Divided (1931)
70 min | Drama
In a small Pacific village, a widowed fisherman marries a girl young enough to be his daughter. Complications ensue when the new wife falls in love with her husband's son.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Walter Huston, Douglass Montgomery, Helen Chandler, Mary Foy
Votes: 262
64. The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A successful African American businessman has a quarrel with a white policeman, suspecting that he is having an affair with his wife. The policeman's colleagues are seeking to avoid publicity.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Anthony Zerbe, Roscoe Lee Browne, Lola Falana
Votes: 1,174
65. Running Time (1997)
70 min | Crime, Thriller
Carl is released from jail after serving a 5-year term and immediately sets about executing his next heist. The plan is relatively simple but time is critical. However, he doesn't factor in bad luck or the incompetence of his accomplices.
Director: Josh Becker | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Jeremy Roberts, Anita Barone, William Stanford Davis
Votes: 1,745 | Gross: $0.00M
66. The Gay Deception (1935)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Mirabel wins a $5, 000 lottery which will enable her to live like a queen in New York. There she meets Sandro, a bellboy who is really a prince, so she does get to be a queen after all.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Francis Lederer, Frances Dee, Benita Hume, Alan Mowbray
Votes: 461
68. This Is Streisand (1968)
5 min | Documentary, Short
Short documentary profiling Barbra Streisand. Explaining her background and introducing her to the world of cinema.
Stars: Herbert Ross, Omar Sharif, Ray Stark, Barbra Streisand
Votes: 80
69.
AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode:
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Stewart
(1980)
71 min | Documentary
The American Film Institute gives its eighth Lifetime Achievment Award to James (Jimmy) Stewart in a ceremony hosted by his long-time friend Henry Fonda.
Stars: James Stewart, Lindsay Bloom, Don Brodie, Kathryn Grant
Votes: 242
70. The Merv Griffin Show (1962–1986)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Merv Griffin invites a series of actors, actresses, writers, and directors to discuss the progressive work they have done and current culture, arts, and entertainment surrounding the numerous projects.
Stars: Merv Griffin, Mort Lindsey, Mort Lindsey Orchestra, Arthur Treacher
Votes: 608
71. The Shakedown (1929)
Passed | 65 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Dave Roberts is a professional boxer better at losing in fixed matches than in knocking out his opponents. He turns up in towns and is part of a group who sets up corrupt boxing matches. ... See full summary »
Director: William Wyler | Stars: James Murray, Barbara Kent, George Kotsonaros, Wheeler Oakman
Votes: 318
72. Martin of the Mounted (1926)
20 min | Short, Western
It looks as though the heroine's father is in league with fur thieves, but he is not and he emerges with a clean bill of health at the end. Also the chief villain, not content with robbing ... See full summary »
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Fred Gilman, Marie Torpie, Edmund Cobb, Janet Gaynor
Votes: 16
74. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield
Votes: 323
75. The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Approved | 91 min | Western
A lonely socialite masquerades as a maid and meets an unpretentious, plain-spoken cowboy who is unaware of her true identity.
Directors: H.C. Potter, Stuart Heisler, William Wyler | Stars: Gary Cooper, Merle Oberon, Patsy Kelly, Walter Brennan
Votes: 1,821
76. Thunderbolt (1947)
Approved | 44 min | Documentary, Short, History
A WW2 documentary on the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter/bomber pilots in missions (Operation Strangle) from their base in Corsica to Northern Italy in 1944, destroying railroads, bridges, trains, vehicles and hard targets.
Directors: William Wyler, John Sturges | Stars: James Stewart, John K. Cannon, Ira C. Eaker, Howard Hickok
Votes: 697
77. The Love Trap (1929)
Passed | 71 min | Comedy
A chorus girl loses her job and thus the room she owes back rent on, and ends up being rescued from the street by a dashing rich man. But his family isn't over-accepting of chorus girls joining their family.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Laura La Plante, Neil Hamilton, Robert Ellis, Jocelyn Lee
Votes: 239
78. The Home Trail (1927)
Short, Western
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Fred Gilman, Rhea Mitchell
Votes: 22
79. Raffles (1939)
Approved | 72 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Man about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. Meeting Gwen from his schooldays and falling in love all over again, he spends the weekend... See full summary »
Directors: Sam Wood, William Wyler | Stars: David Niven, Olivia de Havilland, May Whitty, Dudley Digges
Votes: 1,221 | Gross: $0.09M
80. Cinema (1964–1975)
30 min | Documentary
Weekly film magazine, featuring film reviews, interviews with celebrities and historical lookbacks.
Stars: Michael Scott, Michael Parkinson, Brian Trueman, Clive James
Votes: 121
81. Tom Brown of Culver (1932)
Passed | 82 min | Drama
Boy who thought his father a war hero finds he was really a deserter.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Tom Brown, Slim Summerville, Richard Cromwell, H.B. Warner
Votes: 179
82. Tenderfoot Courage (1927)
Short, Western
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Fred Gilman, Alma Rayford
Votes: 20
83. Omaggio a Roma (2009)
20 min | Short
The magic of the city, suspended between the past and the future through the images of the great director.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Monica Bellucci, Andrea Bocelli
Votes: 90
84. The Screen Director (1951)
Approved | 9 min | Short
A behind-the-scenes look at all the responsibilities (and headaches) a director assumes when making a motion picture.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Richard L. Bare, Edward Biby, Frank Capra, Phyllis Coates
Votes: 81
85. The Horse Trader (1927)
20 min | Short, Western
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Fred Gilman, Nancy Drexel, Janet Gaynor
Votes: 25
86. History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle (2011)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary
History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle features the most famous documentary to emerge from WWII and three other films in vivid high definition. Shot in 1943 and directed by Academy Award ... See full summary »
Director: William Wyler
Votes: 13
87. The Irv Kupcinet Show (1953–1984)
Talk-Show
First talk show that featured interviews with celebrities from the worlds of politics, media and sports. Ran from 1953 to 1980, and hosted by newspaper columnist Irv Kupcinet, who became a pioneer in the television talk show genre.
Stars: Irv Kupcinet, Patty Duke, Bob Hope, Joan Crawford
Votes: 52
88. The Crook Buster (1925)
20 min | Short, Western
William Wyler directs his first silent short.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Jack Mower, Janet Gaynor
Votes: 22
89. Glamour (1934)
Approved | 74 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A married chorus girl falls in love with a composer.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Paul Lukas, Constance Cummings, Phillip Reed, Joseph Cawthorn
Votes: 73
90. The Look of Stardom (2018)
3 min | Documentary, Short
A promotional film about the casting of Samantha Eggar in William Wyler's THE COLLECTOR.
Director: William Wyler | Star: Samantha Eggar
Votes: 6
91.
Producers' Showcase (1954–1957)
Episode:
The Letter
(1956)
90 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy
The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense; a letter in her own hand may prove her undoing.
Director: Kirk Browning | Stars: Siobhan McKenna, Michael Rennie, John Mills, Anna May Wong
Votes: 32
92. Her First Mate (1933)
Passed | 66 min | Comedy
A peanut and candy butcher on an Albany night boat dreams of owning his own boat.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Slim Summerville, Zasu Pitts, Una Merkel, Warren Hymer
Votes: 93
93. The Border Cavalier (1927)
50 min | Western
Vic Harding, a crooked Eastern land speculator, learns of a proposed railroad spur that will increase the value of the Lawton ranch and conspires with Hank Martin to buy the property.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Fred Humes, Evelyn Pierce, C.E. Anderson, William Barrymore
Votes: 29
94. Don't Shoot (1926)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Adventure, Romance
Nancy Burton, niece of the sheriff, is in love with Deputy Tom Farrell, but she as an aversion to bloodshed. She overhears that he shot and killed an outlaw three years in the past. He ... See full summary »
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Jack Mower, Fay Wray, Janet Gaynor
Votes: 21
95. Daze of the West (1927)
Western, Comedy, Short
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Fred Gilman, Elaine Forrest, Vin Moore
Votes: 22
96. The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976 TV Special)
Family
The 48th Annual Academy Awards offered one of the most acclaimed presentations with Milos Forman's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" earning the top five awards.
Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Goldie Hawn, Gene Kelly, Walter Matthau, George Segal
Votes: 174
97. The Stolen Ranch (1926)
56 min | Drama, Western
Two friends return to America after serving in the Great War. Suffering from shell shock, Frank is helpless and Breezy has become his de facto caregiver. Strangers now run Frank's home, the Wilcox Ranch. Breezy goes to investigate.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Fred Humes, Louise Lorraine, William Bailey, Ralph McCullough
Votes: 100
98. The Ore Raiders (1927)
20 min | Short, Western
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Fred Gilman, Bud Osborne, J.P. Lockney, Barbara Starr
Votes: 21
99. AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Documentary
The Award is the highest honor for a career in film and celebrates an individual whose career has greatly contributed to the enrichment of American culture.
Stars: Carole Bayer Sager, George Stevens Jr., Jack Nicholson, Gregory Peck
Votes: 50
100. Lazy Lightning (1926)
50 min | Western
Rance Lighton, a lazy wanderer, is arrested for vagrancy and taken to the Rogers Ranch, where Dickie Rogers, an invalid child who is confined to a wheelchair, takes a liking to the stranger.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Art Acord, Fay Wray, Robert Gordon, Vin Moore
Votes: 44