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51.
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963–1967)
Episode:
To Sleep, Perchance to Scream
(1967)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Private detective Adam Steels looks into the death of a friend who worked for a millionaire Hollywood businessman. His investigation leads him to believe that his friend's former boss is somehow linked to the murder.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Bob Hope, Ricardo Montalban, Pat Hingle, Joanne Dru
Votes: 9
52.
Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)
Episode:
From Nigeria with Love
(1965)
30 min | Drama
Flying all the way from Nigeria, stubborn anthropologist and author Felix Holman is admitted to Blair suffering from an undetermined pulmonary infection which is proving strangely difficult to treat. First of four parts.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey, Darren McGavin, Patricia Barry
Votes: 10
53.
Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)
Episode:
In the Roman Candle's Bright Glare
(1965)
30 min | Drama
Due to Holman's still delicate condition and their tendency to argue, his devoted missionary assistant is asked to not visit him until he recovers further. Meanwhile Kildare becomes ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey, Darren McGavin, Patricia Barry
Votes: 10
54.
Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)
Episode:
With This Ring
(1965)
30 min | Drama
The cause of Holman's condition is determined, leading him to propose to Lydia; Lois admits her real motives to Kildare. Conclusion of four-part story.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Raymond Massey, Darren McGavin, Patricia Barry
Votes: 10
55.
The Felony Squad (1966–1969)
Episode:
A Walk to Oblivion
(1966)
30 min | Crime, Drama
The clock is ticking down for death-row inmate Joe Caslin. After he hears about a robbery and murder similar to what he was condemned for, he pleads with Sam and Jim to look into the recent... See full summary »
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Howard Duff, Ben Alexander, Dennis Cole, Larry D. Mann
Votes: 13
56.
The Felony Squad (1966–1969)
Episode:
Miss Reilly's Revenge
(1966)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Sam manages to get the abused girlfriend of extortionist Gorley to help put him away.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Howard Duff, Ben Alexander, Dennis Cole, Richard Bull
Votes: 11
57.
The Felony Squad (1966–1969)
Episode:
The Streets Are Paved with Quicksand
(1966)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Stone and Briggs are on the scene when a fight breaks out between a valet and high-powered attorney Leslie Gorman. The lawyer tries to foist money onto Jim to make him overlook everything, ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Howard Duff, Ben Alexander, Dennis Cole, Darren McGavin
Votes: 22
58.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1968)
Episode:
The Nowhere Affair
(1966)
TV-G | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Solo, on the verge of capture by Thrush, takes Capsule B, which induces amnesia.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll, Diana Hyland
Votes: 83
59.
The Outsider (1968–1969)
Episode:
The Twenty Thousand Dollar Carrot
(1968)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Ross takes an assignment to investigate the death of a beautiful young girl's boyfriend. His investigation reveals that not only is the boyfriend not dead, but that he staged a huge ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Darren McGavin, Bonnie Beecher, Conlan Carter, Delton Cook
60.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Andrew Johnson
(1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1860 Andrew Johnson is a US Senator from Tennessee. He desperately tries to keep his home state from seceding from the Union, risking his reputation, his political future, and his life.
Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Walter Matthau, Alfred Ryder, Paul Fix, Conlan Carter
Votes: 6
61.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Anne Hutchinson
(1965)
30 min | Biography, Drama, History
In early Boston, midwife Anne Hutchinson is put on trial for preaching her unorthodox religious beliefs and criticizing the local ministers.
Director: Cyril Ritchard | Stars: Wendy Hiller, Donald Harron, Rhys Williams, Michael Pate
Votes: 8
62.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Charles Evans Hughes
(1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1920 the New York Legislature threatens to expel 5 members who are in the Socialist Party. Since they were legally elected and part of a recognized political party , Supreme Court ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Kent Smith, Harry Bellaver, Kevin Hagen, Richard Rust
63.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Daniel Webster
(1965)
30 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1850 Daniel Webster is a US Senator from Massachusetts and an outspoken abolitionist. Fearing the breaking up of the Union, he risks his reputation and his political career when he considers supporting the Missouri Compromise.
Director: Robert Crist | Stars: Morris Ankrum, Malcolm Atterbury, Barry Atwater, Martine Bartlett
64.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Edmund G. Ross
(1965)
30 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1868 President Andrew Johnson appoints General Thomas to replace Edwin Stanton as Secretary of War, against the wishes of Congress. This leads to his impeachment trial. Kansas Senator Edmund G. Ross will cast the deciding vote.
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Bradford Dillman, Barry Morse, Simon Oakland, James Westerfield
Votes: 10
65.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Frederick Douglass
(1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave who fled to the North in the days before the Civil War. Douglass decided to use his writing and oratorical skills to lead the fight to ... See full summary »
Director: Sherman Marks | Stars: Robert Hooks, Lillian Bronson, Isabel Cooley, James Edwards
Votes: 10
66.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
General Alexander William Doniphan
(1965)
30 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1838 tensions are rising between the Mormons and the other settlers of Missouri. General Alexander W. Doniphan faces a moral dilemma when he is ordered to go to war against the Mormons.
Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: Peter Lawford, Simon Oakland, Michael Constantine, Tim O'Connor
Votes: 7
67.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
George W. Norris
(1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1917 a lame duck US House of Representatives passes the Armed Ships Bill. Nebraskan Senator George W. Norris, calling it an indirect declaration of war, leads a filibuster against the bill.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Tom Bosley, Peter Whitney, Dan Tobin, Frank Ferguson
68.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Governor John M. Slaton
(1964)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Gov. John Slaton of Georgia, who in the early 1900s pardoned Leo Frank, who had been convicted of and sentenced to death for raping and murdering a young girl. Slaton believed ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Gist | Stars: Walter Matthau, Betsy Jones-Moreland, Alan Baxter, Charles Alvin Bell
Votes: 6
69.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Grover Cleveland
(1965)
30 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1887 President Grover Cleveland goes up against the GAR when he threatens to veto the Veterans Dependent Pensions bill. He also supports lowering a popular tariff, risking further condemnation.
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, George Macready, Barbara Feldon, Paul Lambert
Votes: 6
70.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Hamilton Fish
(1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1869 Cuba is struggling for its independence from Spain. Secretary of State, Hamilton Fish, working against the corrupt administration of President Grant and the public's desire for war, continues to seek a diplomatic solution.
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Edward Asner, Howard Caine, Crahan Denton, Robert Emhardt
71.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
John Adams
(1964)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
As a young lawyer and politician, John Adams takes on the unpopular task of defending in court the British soldiers who fired on a crowd in the so-called Boston Massacre of 1770.
Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: David McCallum, Andrew Prine, Torin Thatcher, Gene Lyons
Votes: 6
72.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
John Marshall
(1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1807 Aaron Burr is on trial for treason. President Jefferson and the majority of Americans are certain of his guilt. Presiding over the case is Chief Justice John Marshall who wants a fair and constitutional trial for Burr.
Director: Joseph Anthony | Stars: Gary Merrill, Murray Matheson, Christopher Dark, Alan Hewitt
73.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
John Peter Altgeld
(1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
Illinois Governor, John Peter Altgeld, reviews the cases of the men convicted in the Haymarket Riots. When he becomes convinced that they did not receive a fair trial he considers granting an unpopular pardon.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Burgess Meredith, Curt Conway, Bert Remsen, Bill Zuckert
Votes: 7
74.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
John Quincy Adams
(1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1807 British warships are raiding US vessels and conscripting US sailors. Thomas Jefferson asks Senator John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts to help pass an embargo that might devastate the economy of the Senator's home state.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Douglas Campbell, Nancy Wickwire, Parley Baer, Laurence Naismith
Votes: 6
75.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Mary S. McDowell
(1964)
30 min | Biography, Drama, History
Mary S. McDowell is a Brooklyn school teacher at the outbreak of WWI. As a Quaker she is reluctant to support a war in any manner, including signing a loyalty oath demanded by the school board.
Director: José Quintero | Stars: Rosemary Harris, Audrey Christie, Albert Salmi, Ralph Williams
76.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Oscar W. Underwood
(1964)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
A finely study of a relatively obscure figure, Oscar W. Underwood, and a probe of his fight against the Ku Klux Klan at the Democratic Party convention of 1924, which cost him the presidential nomination.
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Sidney Blackmer, Victor Jory, Tol Avery, Lamont Johnson
77.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Prudence Crandall
(1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1833, Prudence Crandall runs a girls boarding school in Canterbury CT. Trouble ensues when she accepts the application of Sarah Anderson, an African American.
Director: Andrew Singer | Stars: Janice Rule, John Ericson, King Donovan, Ena Hartman
78.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Richard T. Ely
(1964)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1894, Richard T. Ely is a professor at the University of Wisconsin. When the politically appointed school superintendent attacks his character and his method of teaching Professor Ely stands up for the principles of academic freedom.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Dan O'Herlihy, Marsha Hunt, Edward Asner, Ford Rainey
Votes: 8
79.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Robert A. Taft
(1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1946 many Nazis are sentenced to death at the Nuremberg trials. Senator Robert A Taft of Ohio questions the legality of these trials since the men have no chance for appeal and since their crimes were enacted after the fact.
Director: José Quintero | Stars: Lee Tracy, David Opatoshu, Lou Frizzell, George Furth
Votes: 10
80.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Sam Houston
(1964)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
Gov. Sam Houston's losing battle to keep Texas in the Union during the secession crisis.
Director: Sherman Marks | Stars: J.D. Cannon, Ken Drake, Peter Duryea, Richard Hale
Votes: 11
81.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Thomas Corwin
(1965)
30 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of U.S. Senator Thomas Corwin, a rising star in the Whig party in the 1840s who was one of the few political leaders to oppose the US-Mexican War initiated by the administration of President James Polk.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: George Rose, Robert Carson, John Colicos, Harold Gould
Votes: 6
82.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Thomas Hart Benton
(1964)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1850 Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri hopes for California statehood. Knowing it will not be admitted as a slave state he fights Senator Calhoun's bill that would forbid Congress from voting against slavery in the Territories.
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Jim Boles, Richard Bull, Russell Collins, Gene Darfler
Votes: 6
83.
Profiles in Courage (1964–1965)
Episode:
Woodrow Wilson
(1965)
60 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1916 Woodrow Wilson nominates Judge Louis D. Brandeis to the US Supreme Court. As a Jew and as a judge who has stood up to special interests, Judge Brandeis faces intense opposition.
Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Whit Bissell, John McMartin, Paul Stewart, Oliver McGowan
Votes: 7
84.
Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
Episode:
Better World Next Time
(1967)
60 min | Drama
Paul must locate a Colonel who thinks he is still in Vietnam after escaping from an American hospital.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Martin Milner, Leonard Stone, Michael Pataki
Votes: 11
85.
Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
Episode:
Cry Hard, Cry Fast: Part 1
(1967)
60 min | Drama
A fatal car crash causes a bank robber to lose his loot.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Ben Gazzara, James Farentino, Charles Aidman, Jack Albertson
86.
Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
Episode:
Cry Hard, Cry Fast: Part 2
(1967)
60 min | Drama
A fatal car crash involving Paul causes a bank robber to lose his loot.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Ben Gazzara, James Farentino, Charles Aidman, Jack Albertson
87.
Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
Episode:
Hang Down Your Head and Laugh
(1966)
60 min | Drama
Whilst traveling greyhound, Paul crosses paths with Tina, an abrasive yet enigmatic fifteen-year-old. However, their journey is shortly interrupted by a breakdown, forcing the two to ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Kim Darby, Jacqueline Scott, Larry Ward
Votes: 16
88.
Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
Episode:
I Am the Late Diana Hays
(1966)
60 min | Drama
Paul meets a woman whose sculptor husband is serving time in prison for her murder.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Jack Palance, Diana Hyland, Anthony Eisley
Votes: 13
89.
Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
Episode:
The Company of Scoundrels
(1967)
60 min | Drama
While leading a movement to constitutionally outlaw gambling Paul encounters mobsters.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Pat Hingle, Robert Yuro, Len Wayland
Votes: 9
90.
Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
Episode:
The List of Alice McKenna
(1967)
60 min | Drama
After her release from prison, a woman wants Paul to clear her of the murder of her husband.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Geraldine Brooks, William Windom, Mario Alcalde
Votes: 11
91.
Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
Episode:
The Man Who Had No Enemies
(1966)
60 min | Drama
Paul Bryan and Neil Trotter are en route to Trinidad to pick up a crew for a sailboat race in Rio when the autopilot they are testing breaks down and forces them to land in Bonaire. When ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Kurt Kasznar, Victoria Shaw, Nancy Malone
Votes: 12
92.
Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
Episode:
The Naked Half-Truth
(1967)
60 min | Drama
Paul and his friend Ramon work to free an American millionaire's daughter held captive in Andorra.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Fernando Lamas, Edward Andrews, Letícia Román
Votes: 10
93.
Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
Episode:
Time and a Half on Christmas Eve
(1966)
60 min | Drama
In this Christmas themed episode, Paul Bryan gets stranded when his plane takes an emergency landing and the other passengers grab all the rental cars to get home for the holiday. He ends ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Ernest Borgnine, Charles McGraw, Melanie Alexander
Votes: 16
94.
Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
Episode:
Who's Che Guevara?
(1967)
60 min | Drama
A soldier of fortune commandeers Paul's plane to rescue an anti-Castro prisoner held in Cuba.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Rita Moreno, Nico Minardos, Victor Millan
Votes: 12
95.
The Survivors (1969–1970)
Episode:
Chapter One
(1969)
60 min | Drama
Carlyle family patriarch Baylor learns that his son-in-law Philip Hastings has been embezzling money from the family's bank and demands his resignation. Philip and Tracy, Baylor's daughter,... See full summary »
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Lana Turner, Ralph Bellamy, Richard Eastham, George Hamilton
96.
The Survivors (1969–1970)
Episode:
Chapter Two
(1969)
60 min | Drama
After learning that he has only months left to live, Baylor realizes that son Duncan needs to settle down and take his rightful place in the family's banking empire. Duncan considers ... See full summary »
Directors: Paul Henreid, Michael Ritchie | Stars: Lana Turner, Kevin McCarthy, Jan-Michael Vincent, Ralph Bellamy
97.
Omnibus (1952–1961)
Episode:
The Trial of St. Joan
(1955)
Drama, History, Music
The program has four segments: (1) "The Trial of St. Joan" (based on George Bernard Shaw's play), (2) "Balance" (an architect illustrates the history of architecture), (3) "The Chick" (film short on the incubation of a chicken's egg), and (4) "Kitimat" (short feature on hydroelectric power facilities for the aluminum smelting industry in British Columbia).
Directors: Seymour Robbie, Tad Danielewski, Michael Ritchie | Stars: Alistair Cooke, Jay Barney, Romney Brent, Robert Flemyng
98.
Modern Marvels (1993– )
Episode:
Television: Window to the World
(1999)
TV-14 | 48 min | Documentary, History
Modern Marvels looks at the history of television from its invention by Philo Farnsworth to its popularization by David Sarnoff.
Stars: John Logie Baird, Alexander Graham Bell, Laurence Bergreen, Milton Berle
Votes: 29
99.
L'encyclopédie audio-visuelle (1992– )
Episode:
Albert Einstein
(1993)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Thibault Damour, David Merman, Richard Price, Kip Thorne