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1. The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Passed | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Three men attempt to make a living in Prohibitionist America after returning home from fighting together in World War I.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla Lane, Gladys George
Votes: 15,544
2. The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Approved | 71 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Two fishermen pick up a psychopathic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.
Director: Ida Lupino | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman, José Torvay
Votes: 10,531
3. Jet Pilot (1957)
Approved | 113 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Air Force Colonel Jim Shannon is tasked to escort a defecting Soviet pilot who is scheming to lure Shannon to the USSR.
Director: Josef von Sternberg | Stars: John Wayne, Janet Leigh, Jay C. Flippen, Paul Fix
Votes: 2,719
4. Circus Boy (1956–1958)
30 min | Family, Western
12-year-old Corky has been adopted by a traveling circus owned by Big Tim Champion. He is water boy to baby elephant Bimbo and otherwise participates in the behind-the-scenes life of the circus.
Stars: Micky Dolenz, Noah Beery Jr., Robert Lowery, Bimbo the Elephant
Votes: 265
5. Marked Woman (1937)
Approved | 96 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
A crusading district attorney persuades a clip joint hostess to testify against her mobster boss after her innocent sister is accidentally murdered during one of his unsavory parties.
Directors: Lloyd Bacon, Michael Curtiz | Stars: Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Lola Lane, Isabel Jewell
Votes: 4,839
6. The Joey Bishop Show (1961–1965)
30 min | Comedy
Joey Bishop stars as Joey Barnes, a New York talk show host, in this half-hour filmed series about the misadventures of a Hollywood public-relations man.
Stars: Joey Bishop, Joe Besser, Abby Dalton, Corbett Monica
Votes: 366
7. The Caddy (1953)
Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Musical, Sport
Although gifted golfer Harvey Miller is too nervous to golf in public tournaments, he acts as coach and caddy for friend Joe Anthony.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Donna Reed, Barbara Bates
Votes: 2,379
8. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A novelist aided by his future father-in-law conspires to frame himself for the murder of a burlesque dancer as part of an effort to ban capital punishment.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer, Arthur Franz
Votes: 5,903
9. I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
Passed | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring - by robbing a resort hotel.
Director: Stuart Heisler | Stars: Jack Palance, Shelley Winters, Lori Nelson, Lee Marvin
Votes: 1,622
10. Hollywood or Bust (1956)
Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Musical
A singer who can't pay his bookie joins a nerdy, star-struck movie fan and his Great Dane in a cross-country convertible ride to Hollywood.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Pat Crowley, Maxie Rosenbloom
Votes: 2,358
11. The Square Jungle (1955)
Approved | 86 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Sport
A grocery store clerk turns prizefighter to win prize money to bail his drunken father out of jail.
Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: Tony Curtis, Pat Crowley, Ernest Borgnine, Paul Kelly
Votes: 410
12. Three Faces West (1940)
Approved | 79 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Austrian refugees Dr Braun and his daughter Leni join the town's plan to relocate to Oregon. The town leader falls for Leni, but she is betrothed to the man who helped them escape from the Third Reich.
Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: John Wayne, Sigrid Gurie, Charles Coburn, Spencer Charters
Votes: 967
13. Four Wives (1939)
Approved | 110 min | Drama, Romance
Three of the four musically inclined daughters of Adam Lemp, the Dean of the Briarwood Music Foundation, are settling into their lives as wives, but not all is well. Thea Lemp has long ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane, Gale Page
Votes: 730 | Gross: $0.36M
14. Money from Home (1953)
Approved | 100 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
When Herman promises the mob to fix a racing horse in order to pay off his debts, he selects his veterinarian cousin as a patsy to help him but things go awry.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Marjie Millar, Pat Crowley
Votes: 918
15. The Big Shot (1942)
Approved | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Fearing life in prison for a fourth offense, convict Duke Berne pulls out of an armored car robbery, planned by his crooked lawyer, but he is framed for the robbery anyway.
Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Irene Manning, Richard Travis, Susan Peters
Votes: 1,340
16. Let's Make a Deal (1963–2003)
TV-G | 30 min | Family, Game-Show
Audience contestants picked at random, dressed in ridiculous costumes, try to win cash or prizes by choosing curtain number 1, 2 or 3. Hilarious situations occur, from winning a rotten prize to jackpot.
Stars: Monty Hall, Carol Merrill, Jay Stewart, Wendell Niles
Votes: 502
17. A Strange Adventure (1956)
Passed | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A trio of thieves make their getaway by kidnapping a young hot-rodder, and take over a mountain cabin for a hideout after overpowering its occupants.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Joan Evans, Ben Cooper, Marla English, Jan Merlin
Votes: 218
18. The Masked Marvel (1943)
Passed | 197 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A mysterious detective called The Masked Marvel battles Japanese saboteurs intent on blowing up America.
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: William Forrest, Louise Currie, Johnny Arthur, Rod Bacon
Votes: 207
19. Sh! The Octopus (1937)
Approved | 54 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Comedy-mystery finds Detectives Kelly and Dempsey trapped in a deserted lighthouse with a group of strangers who are being terrorized by a killer octopus AND a mysterious crime figure named... See full summary »
Director: William C. McGann | Stars: Hugh Herbert, Allen Jenkins, Marcia Ralston, John Eldredge
Votes: 663
20. 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: 589
21. 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
22. A Man Betrayed (1941)
Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A small-town attorney comes to the city to investigate the murder of a friend and falls in love with the daughter of the head of the crime ring he hopes to expose.
Director: John H. Auer | Stars: John Wayne, Frances Dee, Edward Ellis, Wallace Ford
Votes: 625
23. My Friend Irma Goes West (1950)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
En route to Hollywood, singer Steve, his partner Seymour and fiancée Jane, Jane's airheaded roommate Irma, and Irma's con artist fiancé Al have a series of misadventures and end up involved with a murderous gang.
Director: Hal Walker | Stars: John Lund, Marie Wilson, Diana Lynn, Dean Martin
Votes: 738
24. The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969)
90 min | Talk-Show
American talk show that had its first broadcast on ABC on April 17, 1967. It was hosted by Joey Bishop and featured Regis Philbin in his first ongoing role with national television exposure, as Bishop's sidekick/announcer.
Stars: Regis Philbin, Joey Bishop, Norm Crosby, Jan Murray
Votes: 222
25. The Crowd Roars (1932)
Passed | 85 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Race car driver becomes overprotective of his brother when he decides to become a racer as well.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak, Eric Linden
Votes: 1,476 | Gross: $1.14M
26. Ring of Fear (1954)
Approved | 93 min | Adventure, Mystery
The Clyde Beatty Circus seems jinxed, falling victim again and again to apparent accidents which are actually the acts of a murderous saboteur. Mystery writer Mickey Spillane comes on the scene to solve the case.
Directors: James Edward Grant, William A. Wellman | Stars: Clyde Beatty, Pat O'Brien, Mickey Spillane, Sean McClory
Votes: 396
27. Sensations of 1945 (1944)
Approved | 86 min | Music, Romance
Father and son press agents fail to see things eye to eye, in the final screen appearance of comedian W.C. Fields.
Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: Eleanor Powell, Dennis O'Keefe, C. Aubrey Smith, Eugene Pallette
Votes: 185
28. 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
29. Espionage Agent (1939)
Approved | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplomatic service to go undercover to root out an espionage ring planning to destroy American industrial capability.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Joel McCrea, Brenda Marshall, Jeffrey Lynn, George Bancroft
Votes: 467
30. Wings for the Eagle (1942)
Approved | 84 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Aircraft workers during during World War II become involved in a love triangle.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, George Tobias
Votes: 333
31. Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938)
Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
An actor can only get a radio job if he can prove that he's an authentic cowboy.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Dick Powell, Pat O'Brien, Priscilla Lane, Dick Foran
Votes: 329
32. Ever Since Eve (1937)
Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Romance
Lecherous bosses make it difficult for an attractive secretary to keep jobs, so she decides to appear considerably more homely in hopes of holding onto work.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Marion Davies, Robert Montgomery, Frank McHugh, Patsy Kelly
Votes: 1,577
33. Indianapolis Speedway (1939)
Approved | 85 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Joe is the three-time Indy champion who still races to put young Eddie through college. Joe wants a better life for Eddie, and he explodes when he finds out that Eddie quit school for a ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien, John Payne, Gale Page
Votes: 254
34. Street Corner (1948)
73 min | Drama
Naive small-town girl gets pregnant on her prom night, and winds up in the clutches of the local abortionist.
Director: Albert H. Kelley | Stars: Joseph Crehan, Marcia Mae Jones, Jean Fenwick, Don Brodie
Votes: 121
35. Harmon of Michigan (1941)
Passed | 65 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Tom Harmon (ol' # 98 for the Michigan Wolverines, husband of actress Elyse Knox and father of Mark Harmon and Kelly Harmon) took a back seat to no one on the football field (except the ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Tom Harmon, Anita Louise, Forest Evashevski, Oscar O'Shea
Votes: 69
36. Cured Duck (1945)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Comedy, Animation
Donald visits Daisy. When he can't open a window, he flies into a rage and practically destroys her house. She won't see him again until he takes care of that temper. He orders a mail-order... See full summary »
Director: Jack King | Stars: Frank Graham, Gloria Blondell, Ruth Clifford, Clarence Nash
Votes: 598
37. A Tragedy at Midnight (1942)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
This Republic murder mystery starts with a radio broadcast by Greg Sherman who solves cases on the air that the local police cannot solve. As he names the perpetrator of a recent murder we ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: John Howard, Margaret Lindsay, Roscoe Karns, Mona Barrie
Votes: 163
38. Tear Gas Squad (1940)
Approved | 55 min | Drama, Music
Nightclub singer becomes police cadet to impress blond female from police family, ends up with her current dating partner as his cadet trainer.
Director: Terry O. Morse | Stars: Dennis Morgan, John Payne, Gloria Dickson, George Reeves
Votes: 323
39. Hitchhike to Happiness (1945)
Passed | 74 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A famous radio singer takes time off from her career and returns to New York City to visit with old friends, who don't know she's a famous singer (she uses a stage name). She falls in love ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Al Pearce, Dale Evans, Stanley Brown, William Frawley
Votes: 69
40. Puddin' Head (1941)
Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Harold l. Montgomery, the scatterbrain vice-president of the United Broadcasing System, is dismayed when he learns that one-foot of the ground on which the station's imposing new structure ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Judy Canova, Francis Lederer, Raymond Walburn, Slim Summerville
Votes: 73
41. Broadway Musketeers (1938)
Approved | 63 min | Drama, Music
Drama about three girl graduates of an orphanage whose paths cross.
Director: John Farrow | Stars: Margaret Lindsay, Ann Sheridan, Marie Wilson, John Litel
Votes: 230
42. It Could Be You (1956– )
30 min | Game-Show
A game show in which contestants win prizes they had always wanted but were unable to afford, by performing stunts.
Stars: Bill Leyden, Wendell Niles, Vincent Price, Lex Barker
Votes: 10
43. Gaucho Serenade (1940)
Passed | 66 min | Drama, Music, Western
A bunch of businessmen are out to kidnap a former partner's son so he won't squeal on them. Guess who must stop them.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Duncan Renaldo
Votes: 161
44. Fashion Horizons (1940)
20 min | Documentary, Short
B-movie actresses board a TWA flight to Albuquerque, NM, Phoenix, AZ, and Boulder City, NV. The women don new outfits for every activity when staying at a dude ranch and exploring Native American ruins. A narrator comments on their style.
Director: Harry D. Donahue | Stars: Wendell Niles, Dee Lowrance, Mary Martin, Margaret Hayes
Votes: 37
45. The Kid Comes Back (1937)
Passed | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
After defeating a prominent, highly-ranked heavyweight fighter in convincing and sensational fashion, "Gunner" Malone hopes to get a shot at the world-champion title, but is foiled by the ... See full summary »
Director: B. Reeves Eason | Stars: Wayne Morris, Barton MacLane, June Travis, Maxie Rosenbloom
Votes: 71
46. Ladies Must Live (1940)
Approved | 58 min | Comedy, Romance
When actress Pat Halliday gets out of a jam with the help of farmer Corey Lake, she invites him to come see her sometime in the big city. Corey, who is actually a millionaire who dabbles in... See full summary »
Director: Noel M. Smith | Stars: Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane, Lee Patrick, Roscoe Karns
Votes: 97
47. Strange Alibi (1941)
Passed | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
In a pre-arranged set-up, a cop strikes his police-chief, is fired and infiltrates the mob but when the police-chief is murdered, the ex-cop is unable to prove his innocence and is left-out in the cold, on the wrong side of the law.
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Arthur Kennedy, Joan Perry, Jonathan Hale, John Ridgely
Votes: 146
48. Here Comes Elmer (1943)
Passed | 74 min | Comedy
At a mid-Western radio station, after comedian Al Pearce and his troupe finish rehearsing their one-hundredth radio program for sponsor Parrot Finance Co., they learn that Horace Parrot ... See full synopsis »
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Al Pearce, Dale Evans, Frank Albertson, Gloria Stuart
Votes: 48
49. Angels of Mercy (1940)
5 min | Short
Short film in support of the Red Cross showing civilian volunteers'work, radio and movie personalities at a fund-raising gala and encouraging recruitment. Deanna Durbin performs a song dedicated to the nurses.
Stars: Deanna Durbin, Don Ameche, Edward Arnold, Gene Autry
50. Chain Letter (1966– )
30 min | Game-Show
"CHAIN LETTER" is Stefan Hatos-Monty Hall's New Game Show after "LET'S MAKE A DEAL (1963)" Starring Mr. Jan Murray and Wendell Niles, Sr.'s The Announcer for 75 Shows (75 Days = 2 Seasons) ... See full summary »
Stars: Jan Murray, Wendell Niles, Betty White, Hans Conried