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1. Dragnet (1951–1959)
TV-14 | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners methodically investigate crimes in Los Angeles.
Stars: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Olan Soule, Vic Perrin
Votes: 2,376
2. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.
Stars: Ed Sullivan, The Ray Bloch Orchestra, Ray Bloch, Johnny Wayne
Votes: 1,568
3. The Tonight Show (1953–1957)
TV-PG | 105 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
The show originated as a local New York City late night program in June 1953 and went onto the network in September 1954. Throughout the summer of 1956, Steve Allen was the only host. When ... See full summary »
Stars: Skitch Henderson, Gene Rayburn, Steve Allen, Steve Lawrence
Votes: 227
4. Beware, My Lovely (1952)
Approved | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A mentally disturbed handyman on the run, for reasons even he doesn't understand, takes a job at the house of a lonely war widow in 1918.
Director: Harry Horner | Stars: Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Taylor Holmes, Barbara Whiting
Votes: 2,354
5. City Across the River (1949)
Approved | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The macho head of an urban community center tries to reform juvenile delinquents.
Director: Maxwell Shane | Stars: Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter, Luis Van Rooten, Jeff Corey
Votes: 465
6. Public Defender (1954–1955)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Bart Matthews defends the poor and others who cannot afford an attorney. All episodes are based on actual cases from across the country.
Stars: Reed Hadley, John Close, Herschel Graham, Brick Sullivan
Votes: 113
7. Centennial Summer (1946)
Approved | 102 min | History, Music, Romance
In 1876 Philadelphia, two sisters vie for the affections of a Frenchman who's come to town to prepare the French pavilion for the Centennial exposition.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Jeanne Crain, Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell, William Eythe
Votes: 430
8. Men of Annapolis (1957– )
30 min | Drama
An anthology series about the happenings and experiences of midshipmen attending the US Naval Academy. Sometimes humorous as in kidnapping school mascots but more often the difficulties facing future officers.
Stars: Art Gilmore, Mason Alan Dinehart, Bill Swan, Doug McClure
Votes: 42
9. Home, Sweet Homicide (1946)
Passed | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A mystery writer's three children confuse a police detective working on a murder.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Peggy Ann Garner, Randolph Scott, Lynn Bari, Dean Stockwell
Votes: 363
10. Dangerous When Wet (1953)
Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
With her promoter-trainer and family in tow, Katie Higgins swims her way from the Arkansas Ozarks to foggy London and the English Channel. - SimonJack
Directors: Charles Walters, Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Esther Williams, Fernando Lamas, Jack Carson, Charlotte Greenwood
Votes: 1,151
11. Fireside Theatre (1949–1955)
30 min | Drama
An anthology series which became the first successful filmed series on American television.
Stars: Gene Raymond, John Warburton, Nolan Leary, Dabbs Greer
Votes: 97
12. I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
Approved | 91 min | Drama, Romance
A ruthless fashion designer steps on everyone in her way in order to reach the top of her profession. Eventually she is forced to choose between her ambition and the man she loves.
Director: Michael Gordon | Stars: Susan Hayward, Dan Dailey, George Sanders, Sam Jaffe
Votes: 583
13. TV Reader's Digest (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Family-oriented stories from the pages of "Reader's Digest" were dramatized on film.
Stars: Hugh Reilly, Gene Raymond, Richard Reeves, Helen Mowery
Votes: 60
14. The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1956–1961)
30 min | Comedy, Music
Hosted by Tennessee Ernie Ford, the likeable singer, comedian, entertainer received his own variety show sponsored by the Ford Motor Company which gave Ernie the venue to entertain millions... See full summary »
Stars: Tennessee Ernie Ford, The Top Twenty, The Voices of Walter Schumann, Cliff Arquette
Votes: 70
15. Carnival in Costa Rica (1947)
Passed | 97 min | Music, Romance
Two pairs of lovers try to thwart an arranged marriage at Costa Rican fiesta time.
Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: Dick Haymes, Vera-Ellen, Cesar Romero, Celeste Holm
Votes: 196
16. Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (1952)
78 min | Musical
Two singers (Frankie Laine, Billy Daniels) step in to help an aspiring actress (Charlotte Austin) whose grandmother opposes her bid to launch a show-business career.
Director: Richard Quine | Stars: Frankie Laine, Billy Daniels, Charlotte Austin, Arthur Franz
Votes: 143
17. Junior Miss (1945)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
A New York teenager gets involved in everyone's lives by playing cupid. She turns the household upside down and gets her father fired by fixing up her uncle with the boss's daughter.
Director: George Seaton | Stars: Peggy Ann Garner, Stephen Dunne, Allyn Joslyn, Faye Marlowe
Votes: 210
18. Paris Follies of 1956 (1955)
Approved | 72 min | Musical
With just one night to prove that he's worth the investment, aspiring businessman Dan Bradley (Forest Tucker) does his best to put on an amazing musical at Hollywood's famed Moulin Rouge nightclub.
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Forrest Tucker, Margaret Whiting, Dick Wesson, Martha Hyer
Votes: 95
19. Your Jeweler's Showcase (1952–1953)
30 min | Drama
American television anthology drama series. At least 21 episodes aired on CBS from November 11, 1952 to August 30, 1953. From January 6, 1953 to May 26, 1953 it alternated weekly with Demi-Tasse Tales.
Stars: Sheldon Leonard, Barbara Whiting, Bob Sweeney, Ford Rainey
Votes: 23
20. The Sergeant and the Lady (1958 TV Movie)
Comedy
Director: Harold D. Schuster | Stars: Peggie Castle, Jack Lord, Barbara Whiting, Vaughn Taylor
21. Starlight Theatre (1950–1951)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Mary Sinclair, Durward Kirby, Alfred Ryder, Virginia Gilmore
Votes: 28
22. Dateline: Disneyland (1955 TV Special)
Unrated | 73 min | Family, Music, Documentary
A live television special on the opening day of Disneyland.
Directors: Wilfred Jackson, Stu Phelps, John Rich | Stars: Art Linkletter, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan, Fess Parker
Votes: 116
23. The Jimmy Durante Show (1954–1956)
30 min | Comedy, Music
A half-hour variety show, hosted by the veteran vaudevillian Jimmy Durante. The show aired on NBC from October 1954, to June 1956.
Stars: Jimmy Durante, Eddie Jackson, Jack Roth, Jules Buffano
Votes: 45
24. The Bigelow Theatre (1950–1951)
30 min | Drama, Family
A live CBS half-hour dramatic anthology series, but on two networks in its second season (as "Bigelow-Sanford Theater"); Sunday evenings over CBS and Thursday evenings over DuMont.
Stars: Don DeFore, William Frawley, Jeffrey Silver, Ann Dvorak
Votes: 59
25. Those Whiting Girls (1955–1957)
30 min | Comedy
The 1955 show concerned sisters Margaret and Barbara Whiting, a coed at UCLA, who lived at home with their mother in Los Angeles, California. The series concerned the adventures of the two ... See full summary »
Stars: Margaret Whiting, Barbara Whiting, Mabel Albertson, Jerry Paris
Votes: 20
26. The Wizard of Oz (1991)
24 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
This whaked out anime short pulls out all the stops, making fun of every aspect of the story and filmmaking in general. Britain Dunham speaks like Arnold Schwarzenegger as "The Tinmanator" ... See full summary »
Stars: Norma MacMillan, Lee Tockar, Christine Lippa, Scott McNeil
Votes: 32
27. The Jackie Rae Show (1955–1957)
30 min | Music, Comedy
Stars: Frank Peppiatt, Peggy Karfilis, Margaret Whiting, Dorothy Collins
28.
Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Big Poison
(1954)
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stars: Jack Webb, Sam Edwards, Ron Hargrave, Ralph Moody
29.
Fireside Theatre (1949–1955)
Episode:
The Poachers
(1955)
30 min | Drama
A game warden is not permitted to carry a gun, but still is able to regain his local prestige due to a daring apprehension of two bank robbers.
Director: Frank Wisbar | Stars: Dan Barton, Ernest Borgnine, Dean Cromer, Robert Griffin
30.
Men of Annapolis (1957– )
Episode:
Miss Fire
(1957)
30 min | Drama
A midshipman is very unhappy when his outstanding record is shattered by a girl.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Judson Pratt, Barbara Whiting, Darryl Hickman, Richard Tretter
31.
Public Defender (1954–1955)
Episode:
A Call in the Night
(1954)
Crime, Drama
Teenagers from several "good families" are arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon. The parents are dumbfounded, wondering how good kids could get into so much trouble. One ... See full summary »
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Reed Hadley, Barbara Whiting, James Flavin, Ruth Lee
Votes: 15
32.
Public Defender (1954–1955)
Episode:
Step Child
(1954)
30 min | Crime, Drama
After her stepdaughter accuses her of cutting her and locking her in a closet, the arrested woman the public defender the story behind the accusations.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Reed Hadley, Barbara Whiting, Michael Hall, Argentina Brunetti
Votes: 15
33.
Starlight Theatre (1950–1951)
Episode:
The Face Is Familiar... But
(1950)
Drama
Stars: Mary Linn Beller, Edwin Cooper, Robert Lavin, Martin Newman
34.
TV Reader's Digest (1955–1956)
Episode:
Down on the Tennessee
(1956)
30 min | Drama
A young Northerner gets a job as first mate on a Tennessee River cargo boat, but discovers that the pilot is deaf, the fireman is a drunk and the cook is up to something shady.
Director: Paul Landres | Stars: Thurston Hall, Richard Long, Francis McDonald, Gene Raymond
35.
Those Whiting Girls (1955–1957)
Episode:
Barbara Goes to Charm School
(1955)
Comedy
Stars: Margaret Whiting, Barbara Whiting, Mabel Albertson, Joseph Crehan
36.
Those Whiting Girls (1955–1957)
Episode:
Barbara's Best Friend
(1955)
Comedy
Stars: Margaret Whiting, Barbara Whiting, Mabel Albertson, Robert Crosson
37.
Those Whiting Girls (1955–1957)
Episode:
Barbara's Love Song
(1955)
Comedy
Stars: Margaret Whiting, Barbara Whiting, Mabel Albertson, Allyn Joslyn
38.
Those Whiting Girls (1955–1957)
Episode:
Eleanor's Romance
(1957)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Margaret Whiting, Barbara Whiting, Mabel Albertson, Vinton Hayworth
39.
Those Whiting Girls (1955–1957)
Episode:
Family Skelton
(1957)
Comedy
Stars: Margaret Whiting, Barbara Whiting, Mabel Albertson, Charles Bronson
40.
Those Whiting Girls (1955–1957)
Episode:
Mama's Reunion
(1955)
Comedy
Stars: Margaret Whiting, Barbara Whiting, Mabel Albertson, Helen Kleeb
41.
Those Whiting Girls (1955–1957)
Episode:
Margaret Whiting's Sister
(1957)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Margaret Whiting, Barbara Whiting, Mabel Albertson, Francis De Sales
42.
Those Whiting Girls (1955–1957)
Episode:
The Feminine Touch
(1957)
Comedy
Barbara has decided sister Margaret is much too forthright, and if she wants to land a man she must re-do her entire personality. Margaret practices her new clinging vine self on ... See full summary »
Stars: Margaret Whiting, Barbara Whiting, Mabel Albertson, Rodney Bell
43.
Those Whiting Girls (1955–1957)
Episode:
The Jingle
(1957)
Comedy
Barbara is managing her friend Penny's Class President campaign, and recruits Johnny Mercer to write a campaign jingle.
Stars: Margaret Whiting, Barbara Whiting, Mabel Albertson, Johnny Mercer
44.
Those Whiting Girls (1955–1957)
Episode:
The Old Clunker
(1957)
30 min | Comedy
Insisting she needs a car of her own, Barbara childishly makes life miserable for her mother and sister until they buy her one. When nothing works, she buys her own "1958" car, which is ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: Margaret Whiting, Barbara Whiting, Mabel Albertson, Robert Kino
45.
Those Whiting Girls (1955–1957)
Episode:
Vive La France, Vive L'Amour
(1955)
Comedy
Stars: Margaret Whiting, Barbara Whiting, Mabel Albertson, Chalo Alvarado
46.
Those Whiting Girls (1955–1957)
Episode:
What Price Publicity?
(1957)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Margaret Whiting, Barbara Whiting, Mabel Albertson, Jerry Paris
47.
Those Whiting Girls (1955–1957)
Episode:
You're Driving Me Crazy
(1955)
Comedy
After Margaret accidentally tears one of her blouses, Barbara jumps to a wildly misplaced assumption that it was not only done intentionally, but the act has a dark, unconscious meaning as ... See full summary »
Director: James V. Kern | Stars: Margaret Whiting, Barbara Whiting, Mabel Albertson, George D. Wallace
48.
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
Episode:
Episode #2.49
(1949)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
Director: John Moffitt | Stars: Ed Sullivan, Hazel Scott, Sonny Tufts, Ray Bloch
49.
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
Episode:
Dolores Gray, Margaret Whiting, Barbara Whiting, Julius LaRosa, Liberace, Roy Smeck, Nnaci Crompton, Grace Kahn, Joe Howard, Ernie Burnett, Harold Tierney, Jack Norworth
(1954)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
Director: John Moffitt | Stars: Ed Sullivan, Ernie Burnett, Nanci Crompton, Benny Fields
50.
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
Episode:
Episode #9.18
(1956)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
Director: John Moffitt | Stars: Stanley Adams, Ernie Burnett, Cab Calloway, Layla Calloway