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1. Batman (1966–1968)

TV-G | 25 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy

The Caped Crusader and his young ward battle evildoers in Gotham City.

Stars: Adam West, Burt Ward, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton

Votes: 26,202

2. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Passed | 152 min | Drama, War

A German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.

Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray, Arnold Lucy

Votes: 67,755 | Gross: $3.27M

3. 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: 2,370

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. Shall We Dance (1937)

Approved | 109 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.

Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore

Votes: 7,867

6. 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

7. 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

8. The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)

60 min | Comedy, Romance

This was a Colgate-sponsored comedy hour that featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars.

Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Al Goodman, Eddie Cantor

Votes: 591

9. The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932)

Not Rated | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Molly Louvain's plans for a respectable marriage with her sweetheart Ralph fall through so she takes to the road with a two-bit crook and becomes wanted by the police in connection with a high-profile crime.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Ann Dvorak, Lee Tracy, Richard Cromwell, Guy Kibbee

Votes: 588

10. Once to Every Woman (1934)

Passed | 70 min | Drama

During a number of bizarre cases, a dedicated nurse finds love with one doctor while she resents another new doctor who is extremely talented.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Fay Wray, Walter Connolly, Walter Byron

Votes: 202

11. The Felony Squad (1966–1969)

30 min | Crime, Drama

Twenty-year veteran Detective Sergeant Sam Stone is paired with rookie Briggs in a large Western metropolis. The tough-as-nails desk Sergeant is the father of young Briggs, and helps the ... See full summary »

Stars: Howard Duff, Ben Alexander, Dennis Cole, Frank Maxwell

Votes: 173

12. Dragnet (1954)

Approved | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Two homicide detectives investigate the brutal shotgun murder of a crime syndicate member.

Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Richard Boone, Ann Robinson

Votes: 1,138

13. Man in the Shadow (I) (1957)

Approved | 80 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Virgil Renchler owns most of the town, providing a thriving economy. When his men go too far and kill one of his migrant workmen, the sheriff goes after him, even if it means his job and everyone else's.

Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Jeff Chandler, Orson Welles, Colleen Miller, Ben Alexander

Votes: 1,228

14. High Pressure (1932)

Passed | 73 min | Comedy

Gar Evans is a "high pressure" promoter who tends to be unrealistically optimistic about his projects and exaggerates the chance of success. He sets up the "Golden Gate Artificial Rubber ... See full summary »

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: William Powell, Evelyn Brent, George Sidney, John Wray

Votes: 681

15. Flirtation (1934)

Approved | 58 min | Drama, Music, Romance

A precode romantic melodrama about a burlesque dancer and a country boy who must pretend to be married.

Director: Leo Birinsky | Stars: Jeanette Loff, Ben Alexander, Arthur Tracy, Emma Dunn

Votes: 74

16. Convict's Code (1939)

62 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A man is framed and sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. When he is let out on limited parole, he sets out to clear his name and find the real criminals.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Robert Kent, Anne Nagel, Sidney Blackmer, Victor Kilian

Votes: 287

17. The Divine Lady (1928)

Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, History, Romance

The story of the romance between Emma, Lady Hamilton, and British war hero Admiral Horatio Nelson.

Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Corinne Griffith, Victor Varconi, H.B. Warner, Ian Keith

Votes: 939

18. The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1955–1959)

30 min | Crime

An anthology series hosted by and occasionally starring Joseph Cotten. The show often included court trials or individual's personal trials. The show was technically only "On Trial" but was popularly known as The Joseph Cotten Show.

Stars: Joseph Cotten, Robert Middleton, Everett Sloane, Frank Gerstle

Votes: 166

19. 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

20. Hearts of the World (1918)

TV-PG | 117 min | Drama, War

Young lovers in a French village are torn apart with the coming of the Great War.

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, Robert Harron, Adolph Lestina

Votes: 1,108

21. The Little American (1917)

Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, Romance, War

A young American has her ship torpedoed by a German U-boat but makes it back to ancestral home in France, where she witnesses German brutality firsthand.

Directors: Cecil B. DeMille, Joseph Levering | Stars: Mary Pickford, Jack Holt, Raymond Hatton, Hobart Bosworth

Votes: 730

22. The Outer Gate (1937)

Approved | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Bob Terry is in love with Lois Borden the daughter of his employer, John Borden. When some bonds are missing from the office, Bob is accused and because of Borden's strong sense of ... See full summary »

Director: Raymond Cannon | Stars: Ralph Morgan, Kay Linaker, Ben Alexander, Eddie Acuff

Votes: 100

23. The Lady of the Dugout (1918)

60 min | Drama, Western

Real life outlaw Al Jennings tells a "real" story about how he came to the aid of a woman who was abused by her alcoholic husband.

Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Al J. Jennings, Frank Jennings, Corinne Grant, Ben Alexander

Votes: 155

24. Splendor (1935)

Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Romance

The once-great Lorrimore family faces bankruptcy unless older son Brighton marries wealthy Edith Gilbert. When Brighton instead returns from a trip with his new wife Phyllis, she receives a... See full summary »

Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: Miriam Hopkins, Joel McCrea, Paul Cavanagh, Helen Westley

Votes: 339

25. The Wet Parade (1932)

Passed | 118 min | Drama, History, Romance

The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich Chilcote family.

Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Dorothy Jordan, Lewis Stone, Neil Hamilton, Emma Dunn

Votes: 584

26. This Day and Age (1933)

Passed | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

High school students band together to dispense vigilante justice against a vicious gangland boss.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Charles Bickford, Judith Allen, Richard Cromwell, Harry Green

Votes: 238

27. Annapolis Farewell (1935)

Approved | 75 min | Drama

Commodore Fitzhugh, an old retired naval officer, lives at the Annapolis Naval Academy and, unhappy with the "modern" navy, likes to talk about his days in the "old" navy, especially about ... See full summary »

Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Guy Standing, Rosalind Keith, Tom Brown, Richard Cromwell

Votes: 19

28. Macbeth (1916)

80 min | Drama, History

Shakespeare's tragedy of the Scots nobleman whose ambition leads him to betrayal, murder, and damnation.

Director: John Emerson | Stars: Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Constance Collier, Wilfred Lucas, Spottiswoode Aitken

Votes: 34

29. Hearts in Bondage (1936)

Approved | 72 min | Drama, History, Romance

Best friends Kenneth Reynolds and Raymond Jordan are U.S. Navy officers, and Kenneth is engaged to Raymond's sister. But the eruption of the Civil War divides them.

Director: Lew Ayres | Stars: James Dunn, Mae Clarke, David Manners, Charlotte Henry

Votes: 235

30. It's a Wise Child (1931)

83 min | Comedy

A young woman pretends to be pregnant to avoid an arranged marriage with an old man. The small-town gossips have a field day trying to guess who the father is.

Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Marion Davies, Sidney Blackmer, James Gleason, Polly Moran

Votes: 79

31. Little Orphant Annie (1918)

57 min | Drama

Surrounded by a group of children, poet James Whitcomb Riley narrates the story of Little Orphant Annie, who loses her mother at an early age and is sent to an orphanage. Annie charms the ... See full summary »

Director: Colin Campbell | Stars: Colleen Moore, Tom Santschi, Harry Lonsdale, Eugenie Besserer

Votes: 79

32. Suicide Fleet (1931)

Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, War

Three US sailors fight German U-boats in World War I aboard a decoy ship and try to win Ginger Rogers who works on the Coney Island midway.

Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: William Boyd, Robert Armstrong, James Gleason, Ginger Rogers

Votes: 260

33. Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938)

Passed | 75 min | Comedy

Ellory Bugs has offered a huge donation to his old alma mater, Taylor Tech, which is to be paid only if his son, Jimmie "Doodle" Bugs, becomes a football hero. But "Doodle" tips the scales ... See full summary »

Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Joe Penner, June Travis, Richard Lane, Ben Alexander

Votes: 73

34. Are These Our Children (1931)

Passed | 84 min | Drama

A good kid with no record commits a robbery, kills an old man and winds up on death row. The authorities try to figure out why he went bad.

Directors: Wesley Ruggles, Howard Estabrook | Stars: Eric Linden, Beryl Mercer, Billy Butts, Rochelle Hudson

Votes: 222

35. The Life of the Party (1937)

Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Dr. Molnac and his musical troupe; Beggs, the manager; Mitzi Martos, a singer; Mitzi's agent Pauline; society scion Barry Saunders and his "keeper" Oliver Goodwin, are en route to Santa ... See full summary »

Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Joe Penner, Gene Raymond, Harry Einstein, Harriet Nelson

Votes: 202

36. The D.A.'s Man (1959– )

30 min | Crime

Ex-private eye Shannon works his way into New York mob operations, reporting his findings to the District Attorney's office through Asst. D. A. Bonacorsi.

Stars: John Compton, Ralph Manza, Alfred Shelly, Herbert Ellis

Votes: 20

37. The Legion of Missing Men (1937)

Approved | 62 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

Bob Carter, a member of the Foreign Legion, is glad to see his brother, Don, for the first time in ten years but is sorry that Don has joined the Legion. Bob, Don and Bob's buddies, Muggsy ... See full summary »

Director: Hamilton MacFadden | Stars: Ralph Forbes, Ben Alexander, Hala Linda, Paul Hurst

Votes: 112

38. The Leather Pushers (1940)

Approved | 64 min | Comedy

A shifty boxing promoter places an amateur in fixed fights, then hands his contract over to an suspicious female investigative reporter as a raffle prize. He later regrets his actions, however, when the boxer becomes an honest champion.

Director: John Rawlins | Stars: Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Astrid Allwyn, Douglas Fowley

Votes: 33

39. Buried Alive (1939)

Approved | 62 min | Drama, Thriller

A prison trustee rescues a despondent executioner from a bar-room brawl, and is blamed for the fight by a tabloid reporter who actually started it, and loses parole, becomes embittered, and gets blamed for murder of guard.

Director: Victor Halperin | Stars: Beverly Roberts, Robert Wilcox, Paul McVey, Ted Osborne

Votes: 222

40. Shattered Idols (1922)

60 min | Drama

Lieutenant Walter Hurst, called out with his regiment to quell an uprising against British rule, is killed. His wife has just given birth to a son, David, whose sickly and sensitive nature ... See full summary »

Director: Edward Sloman | Stars: Marguerite De La Motte, William V. Mong, James Morrison, Frankie Lee

41. Tom Brown of Culver (1932)

Passed | 82 min | Drama

Boy who thought his father a war hero finds he was really a deserter.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Tom Brown, Slim Summerville, Richard Cromwell, H.B. Warner

Votes: 179

42. About Faces (1959– )

30 min | Game-Show

About Faces is an American game show.

Stars: Ben Alexander, Tom Kennedy, José Ferrer, Tuesday Weld

Votes: 18

43. Broadcasting (1922)

Comedy, Short

Johnny and his pals succeed by means of their radio sets in apprehending a bank robber.

Director: Mason N. Litson | Stars: Edward Peil Jr., Gertrude Messinger, Ben Alexander, Kenneth Green

44. Stage Mother (1933)

Approved | 85 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

A vaudeville star has to leave her daughter with her dead husband's stuffy Boston parents while she makes a living. But when the daughter shows some talent, the mother become a stage mother... See full summary »

Director: Charles Brabin | Stars: Alice Brady, Maureen O'Sullivan, Franchot Tone, Phillips Holmes

Votes: 260

45. What Price Innocence? (1933)

Approved | 64 min | Drama, Romance

A young woman has to pay the price for fooling around with men.

Director: Willard Mack | Stars: Jean Parker, Minna Gombell, Willard Mack, Betty Grable

Votes: 27

46. The Life of Vergie Winters (1934)

Passed | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Promising politician John Shadwell is married to Laura but in love with Vergie Winters, a milliner from his hometown. As Shadwell's political career blooms, gossip and rumors begin to cause... See full summary »

Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Ann Harding, John Boles, Helen Vinson, Betty Furness

Votes: 291

47. The Vanishing Frontier (1932)

Passed | 65 min | Romance, Western

Its 1850 and California is under ruthless military rule. Kirby Tornell's rancho has been taken over by soldiers and when two of Kirby's men are captured, he goes there to free them. He ... See full summary »

Director: Phil Rosen | Stars: Johnny Mack Brown, Evalyn Knapp, Zasu Pitts, Raymond Hatton

Votes: 32

48. A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954 TV Movie)

30 min | News

Included on the DVD release of "A Star is Born" (1954), this is a live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Academy Awards.

Stars: George Fisher, Rosemarie Stack, Paula Raymond, Amanda Blake

Votes: 205

49. The Big Scoop (1922)

Comedy, Short

Johnny is the editor of a little local paper full of scintillating gossip called "The Whisper," and Gertrude is the society editor. Everyone in town is saying that it has more news than "... See full summary »

Director: Mason N. Litson | Stars: Edward Peil Jr., Gertrude Messinger, Ben Alexander, Kenneth Green

50. Penrod and Sam (1923)

84 min | Comedy, Drama

Penrod and his gang don't want to let neighborhood "goodie-goodie" Georgie Bassett into their club, but Penrod's father pressures him to allow the boy in because his parents are wealthy and... See full summary »

Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Ben Alexander, Joe Butterworth, Buddy Messinger, Newton Hall

Votes: 74