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1. 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: 1,563
2. What's My Line? (1950–1967)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
Stars: John Daly, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf, Dorothy Kilgallen
Votes: 1,769
3. 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: 324
4. 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
5. Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Sport
Knockout performances by Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney and Julie Harris highlight this hard-hitting drama of corruption in the ring. Featuring Muhammad Ali.
Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris
Votes: 4,841
6. I've Got a Secret (1952–1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Family, Game-Show
A group of panelists try to guess a guest's secret.
Stars: Garry Moore, John Cannon, Henry Morgan, Bill Cullen
Votes: 566
7. This Is Your Life (1950–1993)
30 min | Biography, Family, Reality-TV
Each week, an unsuspecting celebrity would be lured by some ruse to a location near the studio. The celebrity would then be surprised with the news that they are to be the featured guest. ... See full summary »
Stars: Ralph Edwards, Bob Warren, Eddie Cantor, Bob Hope
Votes: 314
8. 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
9. The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1957–1962)
105 min | Comedy, Family, Talk-Show
Originally airing during late-night, Tonight Starring Jack Paar was an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under the Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. After 1959, it was officially known as The Jack Paar Show.
Stars: Hugh Downs, Jose Melis, Jack Paar, Cliff Arquette
Votes: 324
10. Parkinson (1971–2007)
50 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Journalist Michael Parkinson interviews a broad range of the most famous people in the world.
Stars: Michael Parkinson, Marian Montgomery, Billy Connolly, Barry Humphries
Votes: 804
11. The Milton Berle Show (1948–1956)
60 min | Comedy, Family
The Texaco Star Theatre was one of the most popular shows in the history of television. In the first year, Milton Berle was not the permanent emcee, but once he replaced the rotation, the ... See full summary »
Stars: Milton Berle, Sid Stone, Jimmy Nelson, Arnold Stang
Votes: 165
12. ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961–1997)
90 min | Sport
ABC's weekend extravaganzas about everything that can be called a sports event.
Stars: Jim McKay, Howard Cosell, Muhammad Ali, Angelo Dundee
Votes: 223
13. Off Limits (1952)
Passed | 89 min | Comedy
Two Army buddies fight, as one falls in love with the other's aunt, a nightclub singer.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney, Marilyn Maxwell, Eddie Mayehoff
Votes: 421
14. The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
Passed | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
An ex-sailor turned boxer finds romance and gets a shot at the heavyweight title.
Directors: W.S. Van Dyke, Howard Hawks | Stars: Myrna Loy, Max Baer, Primo Carnera, Jack Dempsey
Votes: 1,072
15. The Big Wheel (1949)
Approved | 92 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A brash young midget car race driver lives in the shadow of his famous father, a drunken womanizer, who was killed in an accident years earlier.
Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Michael O'Shea, Mary Hatcher
Votes: 637
16. The All New Truth or Consequences (1950–1988)
30 min | Game-Show
Contestants must perform an embarrassing stunt if they fail to answer a question correctly.
Stars: Bob Barker, Jack Bailey, Ralph Edwards, Jerry Lawrence
Votes: 98
17. World of Sport (1964–1985)
News, Sport
Weekly sports coverage extravaganza. Featuring previews and results of the weekend football. Famously including coverage of British professional wrestling.
Stars: Kent Walton, Giant Haystacks, Big Daddy, Dickie Davies
Votes: 44
18. Dempsey (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 144 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
True story about Jack Dempsey, one of the most famous professional US boxers who made his name in the 1920's as the world heavyweight champion and media sensation.
Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: Treat Williams, Sam Waterston, Sally Kellerman, Victoria Tennant
Votes: 220
19. The Ken Murray Show (1950–1953)
30 min | Comedy, Music
A 1950s variety show sponsored by Anheuser-Busch. The host was Ken Murray, who had previously hosted variety theatrical shows and variety radio programs. The show had a large regular cast ... See full summary »
Stars: Ken Murray, Jane Bergmeier, Darla Hood, Jack Mulhall
Votes: 35
20. The Tonight Show (1962)
TV-14 | 105 min | Talk-Show
Interim version of the talk show that aired between the departure of Jack Paar and the arrival of Johnny Carson.
Stars: Skitch Henderson, Hugh Downs, Ed Herlihy, Merv Griffin
Votes: 140
21. Big City (1937)
Passed | 80 min | Drama, Romance
To avoid a taxi war, city officials blame a gang bombing on driver Joe Benton's wife Anna and put her on a ship to deport her. The mayor is speaker at a boxers' banquet where Joe pleads for... See full summary »
Directors: Frank Borzage, George B. Seitz | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Luise Rainer, Charley Grapewin, Janet Beecher
Votes: 645
22. The Eamonn Andrews Show (1964–1969)
Talk-Show
A 45-minute late-night chat and music program from ABC hosted by the genial Irishman in which a collection of guests, some daring, some downright boring, had Eamonn's forehead in an even greater lather than usual.
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Spike Milligan, Sandie Shaw, Peter Cook
Votes: 57
23. Daredevil Jack (1920)
Passed | 330 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Jack Derry accidentally becomes involved in a mystery surrounding Glory Billings, when fate makes him her rescuer in a kidnapping episode.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Jack Dempsey, Josie Sedgwick, Herschel Mayall, Albert R. Cody
Votes: 42
24. Mr. Broadway (1933)
63 min | Comedy
Ed Sullivan shows night spots all over New York in this movie, joking and listening to stories the patrons tell.
Directors: Johnnie Walker, Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Ed Sullivan, Jack Dempsey, Ruth Etting, Bert Lahr
Votes: 27
25. The Name's the Same (1951–1955)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Guests who have the same name as famous persons, fictional characters, or things, are quizzed by celebrity panelists who try to determine their name.
Stars: Joan Alexander, Robert Q. Lewis, Gene Rayburn, Roger Price
Votes: 98
26. Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 (II) (1933)
8 min | Short
Director: Louis Lewyn | Stars: Betty Alexander, Max Baer, Richard Barthelmess, Bruce Cabot
Votes: 10
27. Masquerade Party (1952–1960)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
A panel of celebrities met with another celebrity who was in heavy make-up and/or costume; this disguise would always provide clues to the celebrity's actual identity. The panel asked ... See full summary »
Stars: Johnny Olson, Bert Parks, Audrey Meadows, Sam Levenson
Votes: 26
28. Bring Him In (1924)
20 min | Short, Drama, Sport
For his untiring work in keeping the members of the San Francisco police force in perfect condition, "Tiger" Jack O'Day, World's Champion Heavyweight, is made an honorary member of the ... See full summary »
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Jack Dempsey, Hayden Stevenson, George Ovey, Frank Hagney
29. The Town Hall to-Night (1924)
20 min | Short, Drama, Sport
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Star: Jack Dempsey
30. We, the People (1948–1952)
30 min | Talk-Show
The host interviewed entertainers, politicians and average Americans to discuss important events in their lives.
Stars: The Oscar Bradley Orchestra, Lee Vines, Dan Seymour, Dwight Weist
Votes: 20
31. A Society Knockout (1924)
Short, Drama, Sport
An open-air battle in the rain. This is for charity on a place willed Jack, which is an orphanage. When Jack discovers that his opponent, instead of the amateur society boxer, is the ... See full summary »
Director: Jess Robbins | Stars: Jack Dempsey, Esther Ralston, Hayden Stevenson
32. West of the Water Bucket (1924)
20 min | Short, Drama, Sport
Jack O'Day and his orphans are on a farm in a small town. He takes them to a visiting circus and there engages in a ring encounter with a fakir who holds himself up as the real champ. Jack ... See full summary »
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Jack Dempsey, Maxine Tabnac
33. The Title Holder (1924)
20 min | Short, Drama, Sport
Chuck, an unscrupulous training-camp hanger-on, and a would-be Follies queen, plot to have the latter photographed with the Champion for publicity's sake. Meanwhile, Jack's pants having ... See full summary »
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Jack Dempsey, Esther Ralston, Hayden Stevenson, George Ovey
34. Fight of the Century (1971 TV Special)
64 min | Sport
World championship heavyweight boxing live from Madison Square Garden in New York City as the defending champion, Joe Frazier, takes on the undefeated challenger, Muhammad Ali.
Stars: Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Johnny Addie, Woody Allen
Votes: 50
35. New York, New York (1967–1985)
45 min
Stars: Werner Baecker, Otto Preminger, Leontyne Price, Anna Moffo
Votes: 18
36. Sweet Surrender (1935)
Approved | 85 min | Musical, Romance
Arrested when he gets into a fracas, while escorting the girl he has hitherto loved only from afar, noted ballet dancer Delphine, to her car, Danny O'Day, famous radio tenor, is late for ... See full summary »
Director: Monte Brice | Stars: Frank Parker, Tamara, Helen Lynd, Russ Brown
Votes: 22
37. The Official Motion Pictures of the Heavyweight Boxing Contest Between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey (1927)
Sport
Boxing rematch between champion Gene Tunney and challenger Jack Dempsey at Soldier Field stadium in Chicago, Illinois.
Stars: Dave Barry, Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney
38. Stars Over Broadway (1935)
Approved | 89 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Al is a down-on-his-luck promoter who is thinking of taking the final bow when he meets singing porter Jan. He sees something in Jan so he signs him to a contract. Al works odd jobs to pay ... See full summary »
Director: William Keighley | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Jane Froman, James Melton, Jean Muir
Votes: 208
39. ABC's Nightlife (1964–1965)
105 min | Talk-Show
Evening talk show that aimed at entertaining viewers with the outrageous behavior of the host and guests.
Stars: Les Crane, Nipsey Russell, William B. Williams, Louis Nye
Votes: 117
40. K.O. for Cupid (1924)
Short, Drama, Sport
Tiger Jack O'Day returns to his orphanage and finds that he is in love with Holly Malloy and that she is in love with him. Queenie Millard, a Follies queen, is after the champ for publicity... See full summary »
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Jack Dempsey, Esther Ralston, Margaret Quimby, Louise Carver
41. All's Swell on the Ocean (1924)
20 min | Short, Drama, Sport
Homesick for America, Jack and his pals get aboard a ship U. S.-bound disguised as entertainers. As entertainers they're flops, but evoke considerable mirth among the passengers by their ... See full summary »
Directors: Erle C. Kenton, Jess Robbins | Stars: Jack Dempsey, Esther Ralston, Hayden Stevenson, George Ovey
42. Sugar Ray Robinson: Pound for Pound (1970 TV Movie)
98 min | Documentary, Sport
In "Sugar Ray Robinson - Pound for Pound," the champ is profiled, from his early days to his welterweight victories and his five-time winning of the middleweight championship. Show business... See full summary »
Director: Jim Jacobs | Stars: Muhammad Ali, Joseph Archer, Henry Armstrong, Carmen Basilio
Votes: 11
44. The Polo Grounds: Requiem for an Arena (1964 TV Special)
52 min | Sport
Documentary about the history and imminent demise of the Polo Grounds ballpark in New York. Hosted and narrated by actor Horace McMahon, it was filmed during the winter of 1964 at the now ... See full summary »
Director: Lou Volpicelli | Stars: Horace McMahon, Ralph Branca, Jim Crowley, Arthur Daley
45. Manhattan Madness (1925)
60 min | Drama
Steve O'Dare, a western rancher with little use for the effete East, is forced to go to New York on business and wires his club begging the crowd to provide him with a little action. On the... See full summary »
Director: John McDermott | Stars: Jack Dempsey, Estelle Taylor, George Siegmann, Frank Campeau
46. A Dozen Socks (1927)
Comedy, Short
Spike O'Brien, a lowly boxing trainer, must compete for the heart of his beloved Molly Maloney, against tough boxing champion Felix Dugan. Can Spike defeat the champion; win the $500 prize and more importantly Molly's heart?
Directors: Earle Rodney, Larry Semon | Stars: Alice Day, Danny O'Shea, Marjorie Zier, Barney Hellum
Votes: 22
47. So This Is Paris (1924)
20 min | Short, Drama, Sport
Jack and his party, arriving in France, escape the native reporters by disguising in beards. Later, Jack, mistaking an Apache dance for an attack, rescues the dancer's partner from an ... See full summary »
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Jack Dempsey, Hayden Stevenson, Charles Reisner, George Ovey
48. The Health Farm Wallop (1924)
20 min | Short, Drama, Sport
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Jack Dempsey, Florence Lee
49. Building Winners (1924)
Documentary, Short
Stars: Jack Dempsey, Walter Hoover, Aileen Riggin, Gene Sarazen
50. Will He Conquer Dempsey? (1923)
Short, Documentary
A profile of boxer Luis Firpo, who challenged Jack Dempsey for the Heavyweight Championship of the World.
Stars: Luis Firpo, Jack Dempsey