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1. The Fugitive (1963–1967)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A doctor, wrongly convicted for a murder he didn't commit, escapes custody and must stay ahead of the police to find the real killer.
Stars: David Janssen, William Conrad, Barry Morse, Paul Birch
Votes: 4,701
2. My Dream Is Yours (1949)
Passed | 101 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
An agent must search for a new personality to replace a popular singer who refuses to renew his radio contract. He finds one in the form of a single mother, but complications soon occur.
Directors: Michael Curtiz, Friz Freleng | Stars: Jack Carson, Doris Day, Lee Bowman, Adolphe Menjou
Votes: 1,679
3. 77 Sunset Strip (1958–1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama.
Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, Jacqueline Beer
Votes: 1,636
4. Love Affair (1939)
Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Maria Ouspenskaya, Lee Bowman
Votes: 6,431
5. Tonight and Every Night (1945)
Approved | 92 min | Drama, Musical, War
The theater in which this film is set was called The Windmill and performers there refused to be deterred by the blitz that was leveling much of London at the time.
Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Lee Bowman, Janet Blair, Marc Platt
Votes: 1,131
6. Cover Girl (1944)
Passed | 107 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
Rusty Parker wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl; this endangers her romance with dancing mentor Danny.
Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly, Lee Bowman, Phil Silvers
Votes: 5,947
7. The Loretta Young Show (1953–1961)
30 min | Drama
A drama anthology series hosted by actress Loretta Young. In addition to hosting the series, she played the lead in various episodes.
Stars: Loretta Young, John Milton Kennedy, John Newland, Robert Foulk
Votes: 304
8. Bataan (1943)
Approved | 114 min | Drama, History, War
In 1942, in the Bataan peninsula of the Philippines, a ragtag American unit commanded by Sergeant Bill Dane attempts to blow-up a bridge in order to slow the Japanese advance.
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Lloyd Nolan, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 2,708
9. Studio One (1948–1958)
60 min | Drama
A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS.
Stars: Betty Furness, Paul Branson, Charlton Heston, Mary Sinclair
Votes: 329
10. Suspicion (1957–1958)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The show consisted of forty episodes, half of which were live and half of which were filmed. The shows, which often involved murder, were intended to confuse and mystify the audience.
Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Mike Ragan, Cris Roberts, David Armstrong
Votes: 520
11. Buck Privates (1941)
Passed | 84 min | Comedy, Musical, War
Two sidewalk salesman enlist in the army in order to avoid jail, only to find that their drill instructor is the police officer who tried having them imprisoned.
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lee Bowman, Jane Frazee
Votes: 4,732 | Gross: $4.00M
12. You Are There (1953–1972)
30 min | Drama, History
Walter Cronkite hosted the reenactments of historical events. Shows included "The Landing of the Hindenburg", "The Salem Witchcraft Trials", "The Gettysburg Address", "The Fall of Troy", and "The Scuttling of the Graf Spee".
Stars: Walter Cronkite, Todd Hunter, Paul Birch, Harlow Wilcox
Votes: 206
13. House by the River (1950)
Approved | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A deranged writer murders a maid after she resists his advances. The writer engages his brother's help in hiding the body, causing unexpected problems for both of them.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman, Jane Wyatt, Dorothy Patrick
Votes: 4,173
14. Easy Living (1937)
Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
When a wealthy banker throws his wife's expensive fur coat off a roof and it lands on the head of a stenographer, everyone assumes she is his mistress and has access to his millions.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold, Ray Milland, Luis Alberni
Votes: 4,173
15. Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1959)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Originally billed as "Playhouse of the Stars" this long running anthology series was originally presented live from New York City. Irene Dunne was briefly the hostess in 1952, and the show frequently used Broadway performers in classic stories.
Stars: James Mason, Irene Dunne, Robert Paige, Walter Coy
Votes: 338
16. Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A successful nightclub singer weds a struggling songwriter, but when his fame eclipses hers, she delves into alcoholism.
Director: Stuart Heisler | Stars: Susan Hayward, Lee Bowman, Marsha Hunt, Eddie Albert
Votes: 1,702
17. Judd for the Defense (1967–1969)
60 min | Drama
High-priced Houston lawyer Clinton Judd and his assistant Ben Caldwell take cases throughout the U.S. The program dealt with then-taboo subjects.
Stars: Carl Betz, Stephen Young, Walter Brooke, John Dehner
Votes: 262
18. The Lie (1954 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 65 min | Drama, Mystery
A man who owns a diamond importing business goes out for a night on the town with his girlfriend, her brother and her brother's fiancé. The group stops by a circus to see the act of a ... See full summary »
Director: Harold Young | Stars: Lee Bowman, Ramsay Ames, Harald Maresch, Joachim Brennecke
Votes: 46
19. Your Show of Shows (1950–1954)
90 min | Comedy
Best remembered by its posterior title, Your Show of Shows, this live variety show included comedy sketches with TV pioneers Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca.
Stars: Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Felisa Vanoff, Carl Reiner
Votes: 368
20. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Live dramatic shows featuring Hollywood stars, adaptations of motion pictures, and a host accompanying. The host would introduce each act, and would conduct an interview with the stars at the end of the play.
Stars: Ken Carpenter, Jay Jackson, Otto Kruger, Gordon MacRae
Votes: 154
21. She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Romance
Susan Lane is a gifted psychiatrist, grounded in self-control. Before returning by train to her practice in Chicago, she spends time back East with war veterans, building their self-esteem,... See full summary »
Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Lee Bowman, Adele Jergens, Charles Winninger
Votes: 578
22. Internes Can't Take Money (1937)
Passed | 78 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In his first film, young Dr. Kildare helps a female ex-con find her child.
Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Lloyd Nolan, Stanley Ridges
Votes: 784
23. Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A hair-dresser stranded in Panama moves in with an ex-soldier and his hypochondriac roommate; she and the former fall in love, but their romance is threatened by success and the arrival of his old flame.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Charles Butterworth, Jean Dixon
Votes: 904
24. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
60 min | Drama
Actor, Producer, and Director Robert Montgomery introduced each telecast, sometimes interviewing one of the stars, and sometimes appearing in the play.
Stars: Robert Montgomery, John Newland, Vaughn Taylor, Elizabeth Montgomery
Votes: 136
25. Miracles for Sale (1939)
Not Rated | 71 min | Crime, Mystery
Retired performer Mike Morgan sells original illusions to fellow magicians, and although he believes in the supernatural, likes to expose sham psychics. This involves him in some mysterious murders.
Director: Tod Browning | Stars: Robert Young, Florence Rice, Frank Craven, Henry Hull
Votes: 845
26. Youngblood Hawke (1964)
Unrated | 137 min | Drama
Arthur Hawke works as a coal truck driver in Kentucky, he in the process trying to protect his widowed mother Sarah Hawke's property rights against his wealthy and cutthroat paternal uncles... See full summary »
Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: James Franciscus, Suzanne Pleshette, Geneviève Page, Eva Gabor
Votes: 443
27. The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1950–1956)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ellery Queen was a mystery writer who assisted his father, a detective with the New York Police Department, in solving murders. Queen's methods were arcane and intellectual rather than ... See full summary »
Stars: Florenz Ames, Lee Bowman, Rex Marshall, Hugh Marlowe
Votes: 65
28. The Impatient Years (1944)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
To rekindle their love, a divorce judge orders a couple whose marriage is on the rocks to re-enact their four-day breakneck courtship.
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Jean Arthur, Lee Bowman, Charles Coburn, Edgar Buchanan
Votes: 434
29. We Were Dancing (1942)
Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
Two titled aristocrats support themselves by being professional house guests in the homes of star-struck American nouveau riche.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Norma Shearer, Melvyn Douglas, Gail Patrick, Lee Bowman
Votes: 528
30. Dancing Co-Ed (1939)
Passed | 84 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
After discovering his star dancer is expecting and can't perform, film producer H.W. Workman and his publicist concoct a scheme to stage a college dance contest to find a new star.
Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Lana Turner, Richard Carlson, Artie Shaw and His Orchestra, Artie Shaw
Votes: 534
31. Lady in the Dark (1954 TV Movie)
85 min | Musical
Fashion magazine executive becomes unable to make decisions both at work and in her personal life. She skeptically seeks psychological help, where she recalls her musical dreams featuring people in her life, past and present.
Director: Max Liebman | Stars: Ann Sothern, James Daly, Luella Gear, Paul McGrath
Votes: 27
32. Design for Scandal (1941)
Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Romance
To save his job, newsman Jeff Sherman offers to help his boss get out of a swingeing alimony settlement. But his devious plan to compromise Cornelia Porter, the judge on the case, while she... See full summary »
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Walter Pidgeon, Edward Arnold, Lee Bowman
Votes: 521
33. Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Maisie Ravier finds herself stranded in an Arizona ghost town with a family of migrant dust bowl refugees. The ghost town, it turns out, may have a gold mine.
Directors: Edwin L. Marin, J. Walter Ruben, Norman Taurog | Stars: Ann Sothern, Lee Bowman, Slim Summerville, Virginia Weidler
Votes: 433
34. Kid Glove Killer (1942)
Passed | 74 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Crime lab expert Gordon McKay uses the latest forensic techniques to solve murders in a city plagued by political corruption and mob rackets.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Van Heflin, Marsha Hunt, Lee Bowman, Samuel S. Hinds
Votes: 1,157
35. Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
Passed | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
A single magazine editor pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleagues, but complications ensue when she meets a potential suitor.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Raymond Walburn, Lee Bowman
Votes: 1,138
36. Wyoming (1940)
Passed | 88 min | Drama, Western
After the Civil War, an ex-Confederate soldier is murdered by cattle-rustlers when he returns home to Wyoming, but a fugitive train-robber steps in to avenge his death and aid his family in their fight against a local land-grabber.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Wallace Beery, Leo Carrillo, Ann Rutherford, Lee Bowman
Votes: 297
37. Having Wonderful Time (1938)
Approved | 70 min | Comedy, Romance
Bored New York office girl Teddy Shaw goes to a camp in the Catskill Mountains for rest and finds Chick Kirkland.
Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Peggy Conklin, Lucille Ball
Votes: 1,001
38. Florian (1940)
91 min | Drama
This film is (very) loosely based on the book by Austrian author Felix Salten. It follows the life of the Lippizaner stallion Florian. Of special notice is the time when he pulled Emperor Franz Joseph's carriage.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Robert Young, Helen Gilbert, Charles Coburn, Lee Bowman
Votes: 100
39. The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
Passed | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The story of seven people: their lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Civil War.
Director: James P. Hogan | Stars: Dorothy Lamour, Lew Ayres, Gilbert Roland, Karen Morley
Votes: 306
40. The Great Victor Herbert (1939)
Approved | 91 min | Biography, Music, Musical
A fictionalized version of famous opera composer Victor Herbert where he witnesses the romance, stardom, parenthood, and troubled experiences of his star singers.
Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: Allan Jones, Mary Martin, Walter Connolly, Lee Bowman
Votes: 133 | Gross: $0.30M
41. Fast and Furious (1939)
Passed | 73 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Rare book dealers Joel and Garda take a summertime jaunt to the seashore where he becomes involved in a beauty pageant as investor and judge - much to her chagrin.
Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: Franchot Tone, Ann Sothern, Ruth Hussey, Lee Bowman
Votes: 876
42. There's a Girl in My Heart (1949)
Passed | 79 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A Gay-Nineties musical set in New York City's Bowery and East Side explores the life of its inhabitants--an Irish policeman and his tap-dancing daughter and music-hall wife; a German ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Lee Bowman, Elyse Knox, Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan
Votes: 23
43. Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966 TV Movie)
Approved | 100 min | Drama
An investigative reporter looks into the murder of a call girl. His investigation unearths her diary, with the names of many prominent people in it. He sets out to find her killer from among the names contained in it.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Jill St. John, Jack Klugman, George Macready
Votes: 127
44. I Met Him in Paris (1937)
Passed | 86 min | Comedy, Romance
Kay Denham, romanced in Paris by friends Gene and George, can't figure out why George disapproves of Gene.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas, Robert Young, Lee Bowman
Votes: 484
45. The Lady and the Mob (1939)
Passed | 66 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Society-lady Hattie Leonard organizes her own band of 'gang-busters' when she discovers a garment she sent to the dry-cleaners had been taxed 25 cents to pay for gang 'protection.' She ... See full summary »
Director: Benjamin Stoloff | Stars: Fay Bainter, Ida Lupino, Lee Bowman, Henry Armetta
Votes: 284
46. Justice (1954–1956)
30 min | Drama
Dramatic show based on cases tried by lawyers of the Legal Aid Society of New York City.
Stars: William Prince, Westbrook Van Voorhis, Gary Merrill, Dane Clark
Votes: 24
47. The First Hundred Years (1937)
Passed | 73 min | Comedy, Drama
David and Lynn are a happily married couple. When David gets his dream job in another state, Lynn, a high-powered executive, doesn't want to leave NYC and her job.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Virginia Bruce, Warren William, Binnie Barnes
Votes: 186
48. Stage 7 (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
A weekly half-hour anthology series, similar to "Four Star Playhouse".
Stars: Gordon Mills, Dan Barton, Dennis Morgan, Frank Lovejoy
Votes: 39
49. Up in Mabel's Room (1944)
Approved | 76 min | Comedy
Newly-married Gary Ainsworth once gave his former sweetheart Mabel a sexy negligee with his initials embroidered in the lacework. It is Gary's unenviable task to retrieve the incriminating undergarment from Mabel's room.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Marjorie Reynolds, Dennis O'Keefe, Gail Patrick, Mischa Auer
Votes: 194
50. Model Wife (1941)
78 min | Comedy
Fred and Joan are a married couple working at the Benson's business. Mrs JJ Benson has a strict policy against married employees, so they keep it a secret while they save every penny as ... See full summary »
Director: Leigh Jason | Stars: Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Charles Ruggles, Lee Bowman
Votes: 111