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1. Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
An anthology based (earlier more so than later) on the novels and stories of Zane Grey. Dick Powell was often the star, as well as the host.
Stars: Dick Powell, Walter Sande, Denver Pyle, Bill Erwin
Votes: 583
2. Hee Haw (1969–1997)
60 min | Comedy, Music
Televised comedy/variety show with a country bent.
Stars: Roy Clark, Gunilla Hutton, Buck Owens, Grandpa Jones
Votes: 1,788
3. The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Mike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.
Stars: Mike Douglas, Ellie Frankel, Ellie Frankel Sextet, Stan Kann
Votes: 579
4. The Rebel (1959–1961)
Approved | 30 min | Western
After the end of the Civil War, a former Confederate Army private roams the Wild West, and, as a rogue drifter, gets involved in helping out various settlers threatened by various bad guys.
Stars: Nick Adams, Chuck Hamilton, Sid Troy, Ross Sturlin
Votes: 654
5. Apache Ambush (1955)
68 min | Western
After the Civil War, government envoys organize a cattle drive from Texas to Kansas but Mexican bandits and Apache renegades plan to steal the cattle and a secret shipment of Henry repeating rifles.
Director: Fred F. Sears | Stars: Bill Williams, Richard Jaeckel, Alex Montoya, Movita
Votes: 229
6. The Porter Wagoner Show (1961–2016)
Comedy, Music
Porter Wagoner's long-running musical variety show that launched the career of Dolly Parton.
Stars: Porter Wagoner, Speck Rhodes, Mack Magaha, Don Howser
Votes: 83
7. The Dick Cavett Show (1968–1988)
TV-G | 90 min | Music, Talk-Show
This particular series combines several "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC: ABC This Morning/The Dick Cavett Show ABC Daytime March 1968 - January 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Primetime May 1969 - September 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night December 1969 - January 1975 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night September - December 1986
Stars: Dick Cavett, Bobby Rosengarden, Fred Foy, Mort Sahl
Votes: 944
8. Shotgun Slade (1959–1961)
30 min | Western
A late entry in the late-1950s television Western boom that featured a lead unlike other show heroes. Slade wasn't a Marshal, Sheriff, or gunfighter for hire; he was a private detective ... See full summary »
Stars: Scott Brady, Frank Ferguson, Monica Lewis, Gregg Palmer
Votes: 128
9. The Johnny Cash Show (1969–1971)
60 min | Music
Johnny Cash and his wife, June Carter Cash, were hosts of this Country and Western themed variety show. Comedians Hope, Crosby, Minnie Pearl, and others perform skits. Musical acts as diverse as Louis Armstrong to The Monkees perform.
Stars: Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, The Statler Brothers, The Tennessee Three
Votes: 280
10. Startime (I) (1959–1961)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
The Ford Motor Company sponsored this hour-long program which rotated between variety shows, dramatic productions, and musical comedies. One of the offerings was turned into a regular series, Sing Along with Mitch (1961).
Stars: Ethel Merman, Dean Martin, William Hickey, Alice Backes
Votes: 230
11. Studio 57 (1954–1958)
30 min | Drama, Family
This dramatic anthology series went into open syndication when the DuMont Television Network ceased operations.
Stars: Joel Aldrich, Tim Graham, Jean Byron, Marguerite Chapman
Votes: 244
12. The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
90 min | Talk-Show
American show featuring the popular British talk show host.
Stars: David Frost, Gerri Granger, Tiny Tim, Dana Valery
Votes: 248
13. Marked for Murder (1945)
Passed | 58 min | Western
Rangers Dave and Panhandle arrive and are joined by Lawyer Tex to try and stop the range war between the ranchers and the sheep men. After they jail the ranchers for attacking the sheep men... See full summary »
Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Marilyn McConnell
Votes: 83
14. Arizona Days (1937)
Passed | 57 min | Drama, Music, Western
Tex and sidekick Grass join McGill's traveling show. When Price has McGill's wagons burned, Tex becomes the county tax collector to earn money. This leads to trouble as one of those owing money is Price who says he will not pay.
Director: John English | Stars: Tex Ritter, Syd Saylor, White Flash, Ethelind Terry
Votes: 182
15. The Jimmy Dean Show (1963–1966)
60 min | Comedy, Music
Country music star Jimmy Dean hosts a comedy-variety show with help from his puppet sidekick, Rowlf the Dog.
Stars: Jimmy Dean, Jim Henson, Chuck Cassey Singers, Rowlf
Votes: 66
16. Trouble in Texas (1937)
Passed | 63 min | Drama, Music, Western
Rodeo stars are being killed with poisoned needles, and Tex Ritter is next on the list.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: Tex Ritter, Rita Hayworth, White Flash, Earl Dwire
Votes: 301
17. The Kraft Music Hall (1967–1971)
60 min | Music
A few years after Perry Como left as host, "The Kraft Music Hall" was revived as a regular series from 1967-71. There was no set host during this period, and various guest hosts, usually a ... See full summary »
Stars: Ed Herlihy, Alan King, Eddy Arnold, Anne Meara
Votes: 131
18. The Drifter (1965–1966)
30 min | Drama, Music, Western
A roving cowboy drifts from place to place earning his keep by singing songs and spinning yarns.
Stars: Marty Robbins, Don Winters, Bobby Sykes, Quinine Gumstump
Votes: 11
19. Nashville Rebel (1966)
Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Down a dusty road in the deep South, wanders a young man, Arlin Grove, with a guitar and his earthly belongings on his back, just released from the U.S. Army, with no place to go. When a ... See full summary »
Director: Jay Sheridan | Stars: Waylon Jennings, Mary Frann, Tex Ritter, Sonny James
Votes: 126
20. Sing, Cowboy, Sing (1937)
Passed | 59 min | Western
Kalmus is after the freight contract held by Summers. When his gang kill Summers, Tex and Duke step in to help Madge keep the freight line going. When they foil the gang's further attempts, Kalmus gets the Judge to jail the two.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: Tex Ritter, Karl Hackett, White Flash, Louise Stanley
Votes: 189
21. The Christophers (1952– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Jack Haley, Gigi Perreau, Dean Jagger, Barbara Stanwyck
Votes: 46
22. Oklahoma Raiders (1944)
Passed | 57 min | Drama, Music, Western
Oklahoma Raiders is yet one more Betty Burbridge re-working of an original Bennett Cohen story ("Come on Danger,1932", "The Renegade Ranger, 1938", "Come On Danger, 1942" and "Alias Billy ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Dennis Moore, Jennifer Holt
Votes: 81
23. The First Bad Man (1955)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The first Texas bad man come running into town a million years B.C.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Ritter, Tex Avery, June Foray
Votes: 452
24. The Marshal of Windy Hollow (1972)
85 min | Drama, Western
The Texas Rangers are called in to investigate a string of attacks on wagon trains.
Director: Jerry Whittington | Stars: Sunset Carson, Ken Maynard, Tex Ritter, Tex Barr
Votes: 16
25. Town Hall Party (1952–1962)
Not Rated | 60 min | Music
An hourly country & western variety music and barn dance show, originating from Los Angeles and featuring live performances from many of the top country performers of the 1950's.
Stars: Johnny Cash, Luther Perkins, Marshall Grant, Eddie Dean
Votes: 15
26. Sing a Country Song (1973)
90 min | Music
Director: Jack McCallum | Stars: Sonny Curtis, Duane Eddy, Tex Ritter, Billy Joe Shaver
Votes: 12
27. The Old Chisholm Trail (1942)
Approved | 61 min | Western
Dusty Gardner, bringing a herd up the Chisholm Trail, is looking for water. Belle Turner has water but wants an exorbitant price for it. When Dusty and his men start a well, Belle and her men set out to stop them.
Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: Johnny Mack Brown, Mady Correll, Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight
Votes: 126
28. The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953 TV Special)
113 min
The 25th Academy Awards and the first time the ceremony is broadcast on television. Held on March 19th, 1953 at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, it is hosted by Bob Hope and honors the films of 1952.
Directors: Bill Bennington, John Rich | Stars: Bob Hope, Anne Baxter, Edgar Bergen, Jacques Bergerac
Votes: 215
29. Song of the Gringo (1936)
Passed | 62 min | Western
Tex is sent to investigate miners being killed and their mines confiscated. The culprit is Evans and after Tex joins the gang, he is sent to kill two more miners. When Estaban is killed, Tex is put on trial for all three murders.
Director: John P. McCarthy | Stars: Tex Ritter, Ted Adams, White Flash, Joan Woodbury
Votes: 182
30. Hittin' the Trail (1937)
Passed | 58 min | Drama, Music, Western
This was one of the earlier uses of Robert Tansey's favorite plot (only the 3rd time he had trotted it out of the stable, but he got six more films out of it in later years) in which a ... See full summary »
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: Tex Ritter, Earl Dwire, White Flash, Jerry Bergh
Votes: 131
31. Down the Wyoming Trail (1939)
Approved | 56 min | Drama, Music, Western
Tex arrives on the Parker ranch on Christmas eve and is given the job of being Santa Claus. Also dressed as Santa Claus, Blackie robs Parker and kills a man. When Tex is arrested for the ... See full summary »
Director: Albert Herman | Stars: Tex Ritter, White Flash, Horace Murphy, Mary Brodel
Votes: 62
32. Girl from Tobacco Row (1966)
87 min | Comedy, Musical, Western
Prison convict Earl "Snake" Richards seeks stashed stolen cash in a small tobacco town and ends up falling for the preacher's pretty daughter.
Director: Ron Ormond | Stars: Tex Ritter, Rachel Romen, Earl 'Snake' Richards, Gordon Terry
Votes: 86
33. The Marshal's Daughter (1953)
Passed | 71 min | Western
Director: William Berke | Stars: Laurie Anders, Hoot Gibson, Ken Murray, Preston Foster
Votes: 96
34. Deep in the Heart of Texas (I) (1942)
Approved | 62 min | Western
Jim Malloy (Johnny Mack Brown) returns from the Civil War to Texas to find his father, Colonel Malloy (William Franum), leading a band of land grabbers and carpet-baggers during the Reconstruction Era.
Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt
Votes: 88
35. Rainbow Over the Range (1940)
Passed | 60 min | Drama, Music, Western
A U.S. marshal is sent to investigate a gang that is stealing horses from the cavalry.
Director: Albert Herman | Stars: Tex Ritter, Dorothy Fay, Slim Andrews, Gene Alsace
Votes: 33
36. What Am I Bid? (1967)
Approved | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Pat Hubbard (Leroy VanDyke), following his San Diego discharge from the Navy, is on a bus returning to the family ranch in Phoenix Arizona, and has a stop-over in Hollywood. He goes to the ... See full summary »
Director: Gene Nash | Stars: Leroy VanDyke, Kristin Harmon, Stephanie Hill, Bill Craig
Votes: 16
37. Star Route (1964 TV Movie)
26 min | Music
From Toronto, Canada comes, "Star Route" a short-lived 26-week country music TV series hosted by actor Rod Cameron.
Director: Stan Harris | Stars: Rod Cameron, Glen Campbell, Larry Collins, Lorrie Collins
38. The Nashville Sound (1972)
G | 70 min | Documentary, Music
This movie features the music straight from the stage of the Ryman Auditorium during the annual birthday celebration (filmed right from the Opry in October, 1969). It also gives a synopsis of sights around Nashville.
Directors: Robert Elfstrom, David Hoffman | Stars: Roy Acuff, Bill Anderson, The Bluegrass Boys, Randy Boone
Votes: 33
39. North of the Rockies (1942)
Approved | 60 min | Western
Morgan and his gang are smuggling furs across the border. Both the Mounties on the Canadian side and Tex Martin on the American side are after them. When Morgan sets up Tex to be found with... See full summary »
Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Tex Ritter, Lloyd Bridges, Bill Elliott, Frank Mitchell
Votes: 34
40. Westbound Stage (1939)
Passed | 57 min | Drama, Music, Western
A wagon train crossing the plains comes across the remains of other wagon trains that have been attacked by looters. Soon they too are attacked.
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Tex Ritter, Nelson McDowell, Muriel Evans, Nolan Willis
Votes: 50
41. The Lone Star Vigilantes (1942)
Approved | 58 min | Western
Just after Rebel soldiers Bill and Tex return to Texas after the Civil war, Northerner Major Clark arrives with troops, declares martial law, and disarms the citizens. Bill eventually ... See full summary »
Director: Wallace Fox | Stars: Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Frank Mitchell, Virginia Carpenter
Votes: 36
42. Rhythm of the Rio Grande (1940)
Passed | 53 min | Drama, Music, Western
Tex Regan (Tex Ritter) arrives at the Crane ranch just as Blackie (Earl Douglas) and Pete (Chick Hannon) are preparing to burn it. He drives them off, but is accused by Ruth Crane (Suzan ... See full summary »
Director: Albert Herman | Stars: Tex Ritter, White Flash, Suzan Dale, Warner Richmond
Votes: 31
43. Roll Wagons Roll (1940)
Passed | 56 min | Drama, Music, Western
Oregon fur traders are attempting to keep pioneers migrating westward out of the territory by inciting the Indians to attack their wagon trains. The U.S. Army sends Tex Masters (Tex Ritter)... See full summary »
Director: Albert Herman | Stars: Tex Ritter, Nelson McDowell, Muriel Evans, Nolan Willis
Votes: 34
44. Little Joe, the Wrangler (1942)
Approved | 60 min | Drama, Music, Western
A mining executive is framed for murder and must convince the local sheriff of his innocence before bringing a gang of gold looters to justice.
Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt
Votes: 68
45. Vengeance of the West (1942)
Passed | 61 min | Western
The last entry in Columbia's series co-starring Bill Elliott and Tex Ritter (who departed for the corrals at Republic and Universal), and a remake of 1931's "The Avenger" with Buck Jones: ... See full summary »
Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Tex Ritter, Bill Elliott, Frank Mitchell, Adele Mara
Votes: 27
46. Bullets for Bandits (1942)
Approved | 55 min | Drama, Music, Western
In a saloon shooting, a cowboy thinks he killed Prince Katey, a man he closely resembles. Cannonball arrives and thinking the cowboy to be Katey, gets him to return to the Katey ranch where... See full summary »
Director: Wallace Fox | Stars: Tex Ritter, Bill Elliott, Frank Mitchell, Dorothy Short
Votes: 32
47. Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts (1937)
Passed | 66 min | Drama, Music, Western
Tex is after the gang that robbed a train of a gold shipment. He suspects Dorman is the culprit and is hiding their gold at his mine. When Stubby sees Dorman's henchman Stark cash in some ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Taylor | Stars: Tex Ritter, Forrest Taylor, White Flash, Marjorie Reynolds
Votes: 99
48. Riders of the Rockies (1937)
Approved | 56 min | Western
Tex and his pals join the Rangers to fight rustlers along the border. When Doc and Pee Wee get framed for rustling and then jailed, Tex deserts the Rangers, crosses the border, and joins up... See full summary »
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: Tex Ritter, White Flash, Louise Stanley, Horace Murphy
Votes: 87
49. The Pioneers (1941)
Approved | 58 min | Drama, Music, Western
A frontiersman leads a group of pioneers to their destination in the Old West and then helps them settle it.
Director: Albert Herman | Stars: Tex Ritter, Karl Hackett, Slim Andrews, Red Foley
Votes: 22
50. Dead or Alive (1944)
Passed | 56 min | Western
The Rangers are after Yackey and his gang. Posing as an outlaw, Dave arrives as Panhandle's prisoner and works his way into the gang. Tex arrives and joins Wright's committee. Tex plans a ... See full summary »
Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Marjorie Clements
Votes: 89