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51. The Elgin Hour (1954–1955)

60 min | Drama

7.1

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A drama series that ran every other week, attracted top notch actors and actresses, and was broadcast from New York City.

Stars: John Cassavetes, William Redfield, Polly Bergen, E.G. Marshall

Votes: 51

52. Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948–1967)

60 min | Music

7.6

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Perry Como was an American Singer, who got his start on NBC Radio. In 1948, Because of his popularity, The cameras were simply brought into the radio studio to televise the radio broadcast ... See full summary »

Stars: Perry Como, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, The Ray Charles Singers, Mitchell Ayres

Votes: 120

53. All the Way Home (1963)

Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Romance

7.2

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Mary Follet, a wife and mother in 1915 Tennessee, copes with the loss of her husband and the necessity of raising their children alone.

Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Jean Simmons, Robert Preston, Pat Hingle, Aline MacMahon

Votes: 463

54. Night of 100 Stars (1982 TV Special)

180 min | Comedy, Family, Music

7.1

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All-star variety special celebrating the centennial of the Actors' Fund of America.

Director: Clark Jones | Stars: Jane Alexander, Peter Allen, Steve Allen, June Allyson

Votes: 348

55. The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1961)

90 min | Comedy, Drama, History

7.1

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The award winning bing play of Mary Chase came to television in 1958. It tells the story of Elwood P. Dowd (Art Carney), a personable chap who drinks a little, and befriends a "pookah", a ... See full summary »

Stars: Tim O'Connor, James Valentine, Hurd Hatfield, John Colicos

Votes: 105

56. The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956–1963)

60 min | Music

8.1

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Dinah hosted this hour-long weekly for seven years. It featured Dinah and guest stars in a variety of songs, skits, production numbers. Also featured: her "See the USA in your Chevrolet" song and her warm kiss to all in conclusion.

Stars: Dinah Shore, Joel Aldred, Janet Blair, John Raitt

Votes: 242

57. Man Against Crime (1949–1954)

30 min | Action, Drama, Crime

7.3

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Mike Barnett is the title character, a bright and tough private detective in New York. This very violent show was broadcast live until 1952.

Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Nita Talbot, Henry Lascoe, Jack Warden

Votes: 109

58. Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)

Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Music

6.6

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A Paramount Studios security guard who was a major actor during the silent film era must carry out the illusion that he is still a big deal when his sailor son comes to visit.

Directors: George Marshall, A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Fred MacMurray, Franchot Tone

Votes: 672 | Gross: $0.60M

59. Big City (1948)

103 min | Drama

6.2

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Margaret O'Brien sings, dances and keeps the faith in this heartwarming musical drama co-starring Robert Preston, Danny Thomas and George Murphy.

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Margaret O'Brien, Robert Preston, Danny Thomas, George Murphy

Votes: 308

60. September Gun (1983 TV Movie)

Unrated | 92 min | Comedy, Western

5.7

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Ben Sunday, a long-in-the-tooth gunfighter forms an uneasy alliance with a Catholic nun. The single-minded sister wants to erect a sanctuary for a group of Apache orphans. Ben Sunday picks ... See full summary »

Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Robert Preston, Patty Duke, Geoffrey Lewis, Sally Kellerman

Votes: 86

61. The Alcoa Hour (1955–1957)

60 min | Drama

7.3

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This live series featured adaptations of other works (novels, plays, et cetera) plus original works for the show. It was primarily dramas, but a few musicals also were presented. The show ... See full summary »

Stars: Luis Van Rooten, Robert Emhardt, Loïs Bolton, Robert Dryden

Votes: 98

62. The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955–1957)

60 min | Drama

7.2

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An anthology of mini-features, new productions largely consisting of hasty retreads of successful 20th Century Fox movies.

Stars: Joseph Cotten, Jesse White, Carl Benton Reid, Grandon Rhodes

Votes: 235

63. My Father's House (1975 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama

7.7

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While recuperating from a heart attack--brought about in part by his job as a hard-charging but highly paid executive--a man begins to reflect on his life and the simpler time when he was growing up.

Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Robert Preston, Eileen Brennan, Rosemary Forsyth

Votes: 71

64. Island of Love (1963)

Approved | 101 min | Comedy, Romance

5.1

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A con man named Steve Blair enlists out-of-work, drunk writer Paul Ferris to write a fictitious screenplay he hopes will be funded by a rich, but unethical producer, Tony Dallas. Blair then plans to scam the money from Dallas.

Director: Morton DaCosta | Stars: Robert Preston, Tony Randall, Giorgia Moll, Walter Matthau

Votes: 294

65. Outrage! (1986 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

6.7

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After a technicality results in the release of a man being tried for the rape and murder of a young woman, her father murders the man. Admitting his guilt and refusing to use temporary ... See full summary »

Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Robert Preston, Beau Bridges, Burgess Meredith, Linda Purl

Votes: 147

66. The Night of January 16th (1941)

Passed | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

6.2

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The story revolves around three people; Tycoon Bjorn Faulkner, who is being called upon by his board of directors to explain a missing $20,000,000; Kit Lane, his secretary who also has a ... See full summary »

Director: William Clemens | Stars: Robert Preston, Ellen Drew, Nils Asther, Clarence Kolb

Votes: 150

67. You Asked for It (1950–1959)

30 min | Family, Game-Show

7.7

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This show responded to requests from the viewer, e.g., a look into the vaults at Fort Knox, showing $1 million dollars in $1 bills, etc.

Stars: Art Baker, Jack Smith, Jackie Coogan, Lon Chaney Jr.

Votes: 71

68. When I Grow Up (1951)

Approved | 90 min | Drama

8.2

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"When I Grow Up" is an uncharacteristically modest film from producer Sam Spiegel (during his "S. P. Eagle" years). Bobby Driscoll plays a young boy who feels neglected and misunderstood at... See full summary »

Director: Michael Kanin | Stars: Bobby Driscoll, Robert Preston, Martha Scott, Sherry Jackson

Votes: 108

69. My Outlaw Brother (1951)

Passed | 82 min | Drama, Western

5.2

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A young man travels to Mexico in search of his brother, who has become involved with a dangerous gang.

Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Wanda Hendrix, Robert Preston, Robert Stack

Votes: 332

70. Typhoon (1940)

Approved | 70 min | Adventure, Romance

5.7

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Having been marooned on an isolated island as a child, Dea grows to adulthood without human contact, her only companion being the chimp "Koko." Years later, on a South Sea island, Skipper ... See full summary »

Director: Louis King | Stars: Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman, J. Carrol Naish

Votes: 145

71. Pacific Blackout (1941)

Passed | 76 min | Mystery

7.2

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While bombers roar overhead during a practice blackout in a large American West coast city, Robert Draper, is among the prisoners in a police van. The inventor of a new range finder for ... See full summary »

Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Robert Preston, Martha O'Driscoll, Philip Merivale, Eva Gabor

Votes: 78

72. Wild Harvest (1947)

Passed | 92 min | Drama

6.5

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Joe is the head of an itinerant combine crew, working the harvests against rival crew boss Alperson. Joe's buddy Jim joins the crew with startup money. Farmer's niece Fay falls for Joe. He ... See full summary »

Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Alan Ladd, Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, Lloyd Nolan

Votes: 156

73. Looks Familiar (1970– )

Family, Game-Show, Talk-Show

8.0

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Nostalgia based panel chat show.

Stars: Denis Norden, Bob Monkhouse, Arthur Askey, Ted Ray

Votes: 29

74. Cloudburst (1951)

Approved | 83 min | Film-Noir, Mystery

6.6

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A Canadian World War II veteran working for the British Foreign Office scours England for the killer who murdered his wife.

Director: Francis Searle | Stars: Robert Preston, Elizabeth Sellars, Colin Tapley, Sheila Burrell

Votes: 720

75. The Bell Telephone Hour (1959–1968)

60 min | Music

8.0

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The long-running television version of the long-running NBC radio series devoted to classical music as well as Broadway composers.

Stars: The Bell Telephone Orchestra, Mel Brandt, Donald Voorhees, The Buster Davis Singers

Votes: 49

76. Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950–1952)

60 min | Drama

7.3

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Dramatic anthology series presenting plays adopted from Pulitzer Prize winning stories, plays, novels, et cetera.

Stars: Elmer Davis, Charles Dingle, Richard Bishop, Joan Chandler

Votes: 50

77. New York Town (1941)

Passed | 94 min | Comedy, Romance

6.3

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Victor Ballard is a poor but happy-go-lucky New York sidewalk photographer who shares a studio apartment with a painter from Poland, Stefan Janowski. After Victor shoots a photo of ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Mary Martin, Robert Preston, Akim Tamiroff

Votes: 88

78. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (1980 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 37 min | Comedy

6.9

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A mysterious stranger descends on the small town of Hadleyburg to teach its deceitful residents a lesson. Inspired by writer Mark Twain's short story.

Director: Ralph Rosenblum | Stars: Robert Preston, Tom Aldredge, Fred Gwynne, Frances Sternhagen

Votes: 61

79. Parachute Battalion (1941)

Passed | 75 min | Drama, Romance, War

5.8

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Pre-Pearl Harbor propaganda film about young Americans, from various social backgrounds, who undergo parachute training at Fort Benning prior to becoming paratroopers.

Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Robert Preston, Nancy Kelly, Edmond O'Brien, Harry Carey

Votes: 284

80. Illegal Traffic (1938)

Passed | 67 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

6.2

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G-Man Charles Bent Martin is sent out to break up a nationwide racket. A transport company is aiding fugitives making a getaway in exchange for the lion's share of their loot. Through an ... See full summary »

Director: Louis King | Stars: J. Carrol Naish, Mary Carlisle, Robert Preston, Judith Barrett

Votes: 44

81. The Lady from Cheyenne (1941)

Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Western

6.1

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How a liberated teacher brought women's suffrage to Wyoming in 1869.

Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Loretta Young, Robert Preston, Edward Arnold, Frank Craven

Votes: 167

82. Face to Face (1952)

89 min | Western, Drama

6.1

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Two stories. In the first, a sea captain has to conceal a man's presence aboard ship from his crew. In the second, a Wild West lawman has to deal with a troublemaker bent on bloodshed before he can concentrate on matrimony.

Directors: John Brahm, Bretaigne Windust | Stars: James Mason, Gene Lockhart, Michael Pate, Albert Sharpe

Votes: 99

83. Campbell Summer Soundstage (1952–1954)

30 min | Drama

6.8

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A Friday night series lasting 2 seasons, of 30 minute playlets, interrupted by cute ads on the value of eating canned soup.

Stars: Georgann Johnson, Parker Fennelly, James Dean, Don Hanmer

Votes: 40

84. King of Alcatraz (1938)

Approved | 68 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

6.6

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A convict who has just escaped from Alcatraz Prison takes over a passenger ship. Two of the ship's crew hatch a plot to overpower him and rescue the ship's passengers.

Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Gail Patrick, Lloyd Nolan, Harry Carey, J. Carrol Naish

Votes: 115

85. Night of 100 Stars II (1985 TV Special)

180 min | Comedy, Family, Music

7.4

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Stars: Debbie Allen, Peter Allen, Harry Anderson, Ann-Margret

Votes: 120

86. The Bells of St. Mary's (1959 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama

7.7

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The story of a group of nuns at the convent of St. Mary's and their efforts to convince a millionaire to help pay for the repairs to their poorly capitalized and decaying parochial school.

Director: Tom Donovan | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Marc Connelly, Glenda Farrell, Nancy Marchand

Votes: 55

87. Moon Over Burma (1940)

Approved | 76 min | Adventure, Romance

6.6

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The managers of a teak lumber camp in Burma compete for the affections of a beautiful American entertainer who gets stranded in Rangoon.

Director: Louis King | Stars: Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, Preston Foster, Doris Nolan

Votes: 91

88. The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983 TV Special)

News

5.7

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Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of ... See full summary »

Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor, Walter Matthau

Votes: 183

89. Night Plane from Chungking (1943)

Approved | 69 min | Drama

6.5

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Without lights and in a driving rain, a bus is lumbering along the muddy Assam Road en route from Chungking to the Indian border. Passengers include Albert Pasavy (Otto Kruger), a European ... See full summary »

Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Robert Preston, Ellen Drew, Otto Kruger, Steven Geray

Votes: 65

90. The Plymouth Playhouse (1953– )

30 min | Drama

6.5

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ABC, which had a reputation for producing shows that were not as good as their competitors CBS and NBC, used this program to audtition possible series in the hope of gaining sponsorship for... See full summary »

Stars: Donald Cook, Boris Karloff, Wendell Corey, Wanda Hendrix

Votes: 33

91. The Martha Raye Show (1954–1956)

60 min | Comedy

7.0

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Hour-long comedy/variety show which aired live on NBC. It actually began in 1951,under the umbrella title All-Star Revue. Raye began as a monthly replacement for its Host Sid Caesar. Hosted by Martha Raye.

Stars: Martha Raye, Rocky Graziano, Cesar Romero, Paul Lynde

Votes: 21

92. Freedom Spectacular (1964 TV Movie)

90 min | Music

5.7

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All star show in aid of The National Advancement of Colored People Association.

Director: Bill Foster | Stars: Cannonball Adderley, Steve Allen, Toni Basil, Ed Begley

Votes: 15

93. Disbarred (1939)

Approved | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

6.0

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The Bar Association disbars attorney Tyler Cradon when it appears that he was implicated in the murder of a prominent vice crusader. Cradon, not wishing to be without an income and ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Gail Patrick, Robert Preston, Otto Kruger, Sidney Toler

Votes: 55