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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: 1,562
2. The Defenders (1961–1965)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
A father and son lawyer duo take a variety of cases that often deal with the important issues of the day.
Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Polly Rowles, Ossie Davis
Votes: 503
3. 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
4. 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
5. Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
60 min | Drama
A well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.
Stars: Ed Herlihy, Vaughn Taylor, Valerie Cossart, Dan Morgan
Votes: 223
6. The Outrage (1964)
Approved | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Western
Travelers in the 1870s Southwest discuss a recent murder trial in which all the principals told differing stories about the events.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Paul Newman, Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom, Edward G. Robinson
Votes: 2,525 | Gross: $3.92M
7. The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
In this live drama series, over two hundred live plays, covering all aspects of society, were shown.
Stars: Richard Kiley, Betsy Palmer, Edward Andrews, Biff McGuire
Votes: 198
8. Mister Peepers (1952–1955)
30 min | Comedy
Mr. Peepers is a shy science teacher at Jefferson Junior High. He is always faced with problems but is never outwitted.
Stars: Wally Cox, Patricia Benoit, Tony Randall, Marion Lorne
Votes: 166
9. Romanoff and Juliet (1961)
Approved | 103 min | Comedy
A tiny, otherwise, inconsequential and powerless European country called Concordia holds the deciding vote in a crucial United Nations resolution. As the U.S. and Soviet Union try to ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Ustinov | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Sandra Dee, John Gavin, Akim Tamiroff
Votes: 523
10. The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, History
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
11. Danger (1950–1955)
30 min | Drama
Live psychological and murder mystery dramas, and one of the first U.S. television dramas to make effective use of background music.
Stars: Dick Stark, Edward Binns, Richard Kiley, Joseph Anthony
Votes: 102
12. Play of the Week (1959–1961)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
This syndicated anthology series staged a different play every week covering all genres, dramas, comedies, musicals, fantasies, mysteries, et al, utilizing some of the best talent appearing on Broadway.
Stars: Myron McCormick, Cathleen Nesbitt, Frank Conroy, Tim O'Connor
Votes: 80
13. All the Way Home (1963)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Romance
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: 462
14. The Love Specialist (1957)
102 min | Comedy, Romance
A Texan girl wins a quiz show jackpot, and uses her winnings for a trip to Italy. Her car breaks down near Siena where she meets a handsome Italian prince. He thinks that she must be rich, ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Zampa | Stars: Diana Dors, Vittorio Gassman, Franca Valeri, Bruce Cabot
Votes: 116
15. The Web (1950–1954)
30 min | Drama
Live dramas based on stories by members of the Mystery Writers of America
Stars: John Shellie, Tom Gorman, E.G. Marshall, Audra Lindley
Votes: 57
16. The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (1958–1959)
60 min | Drama
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: George Nader, Les Tremayne, Lee Philips, Ruth Warrick
Votes: 38
17. Anything Can Happen (1952)
Approved | 107 min | Comedy, Romance
Giorgi, a man of character, emigrates from Georgia, U.S.S.R. to the U.S. He and other Georgian immigrants there support one another while struggling to find work and become U.S. citizens. Giorgi falls for a cute reporter interested in his case.
Director: George Seaton | Stars: José Ferrer, Kim Hunter, Kurt Kasznar, Eugenie Leontovich
Votes: 163
18. Puritan Passions (1923)
70 min | Drama
Goody Rickby conspires with Satan to avenge herself when Gillead Wingate refuses to acknowledge their illegitimate child. Years pass, and Wingate becomes a powerful figure in his Salem, ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Glenn Hunter, Mary Astor, Osgood Perkins, Maude Hill
Votes: 16
19. The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936)
Unrated | 25 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
This documentary is about what happened to the Great Plains of the United States when a combination of farming practices and environmental factors led to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.
Director: Pare Lorentz | Stars: Thomas Chalmers, Bam White
Votes: 753
20. Rendezvous (1957– )
30 min | Drama
An anthology series of short stories told to acquaintances by a man named John Burden.
Stars: Charles Drake, Gordon Tanner, Gaylord Cavallaro, Paul Massie
Votes: 33
21. The Roots of Happiness (1953)
25 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Henwar Rodakiewicz | Star: Thomas Chalmers
22. The River (1938)
Unrated | 31 min | Documentary, Short, History
This documentary short film looks at the devastating and costly problems, including seasonal flooding and erosion of precious topsoil, associated with the Mississippi River system and promotes more Federal projects to remedy the situation.
Director: Pare Lorentz | Star: Thomas Chalmers
Votes: 669
23. CBS Television Workshop (1952– )
30 min | Drama
A short-lived American anthology series, lasting for about 3 months. Its first episode was an adaptation of the novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes. The show featured early ... See full summary »
Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Sidney Poitier
Votes: 64
24. The Farmer's Daughter (1962 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy
A country girl comes to the big city to work as a congressman's maid and falls in love with him.
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Lee Remick, Peter Lawford, Charles Bickford, Cornelia Otis Skinner
Votes: 11
25. Theatre '62 (1961–1962)
60 min | Drama
A series of abridged versions of films previously produced by David O. Selznick.
Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Maureen O'Hara, James Mason, Lee Remick
Votes: 23
26. Blind Alleys (1927)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Merchant marine Captain Dan Kirby arrives in New York City with his Cuban bride, María. Leaving his hotel to buy flowers, Dan forgets his billfold but meets Julio Lachados, a former admirer... See full summary »
Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Thomas Meighan, Evelyn Brent, Greta Nissen, Hugh Miller
27. The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928)
11 min | Comedy, Short
Dr. Benchley lectures the women's club on the unusual but important title-topic.
Director: Thomas Chalmers | Star: Robert Benchley
Votes: 338
28. American Frontier (1953)
27 min | Short
A school teacher/wheat farmer is solicited by several oil companies for the rights to drill on his family's farm. After accepting an offer he realizes that North Dakota is again a new frontier in America.
Director: Willard Van Dyke | Stars: Thomas Chalmers, Archie Smith
29. Power for Defense (1941)
10 min | Short, Documentary
Documentary demonstrating how power developed by the dams and power plants of the Tennessee Valley is used to support defense plants throughout the country.
Directors: Guy Bolte, George Gercke | Star: Thomas Chalmers
30. The Actor's Advice to His Son (1928)
7 min | Short, Drama
Director: Thomas Chalmers | Star: Lionel Atwill
31. Lesson No. 1 (1929)
18 min | Comedy, Short
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Robert Benchley, Ed Brady
32. Furnace Trouble (1929)
18 min | Comedy, Short
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Robert Benchley, Marguerite Churchill, Paul Nicholson, Ethel Wales
Votes: 12
33. The Knife (1929)
Short, Drama
Director: Thomas Chalmers | Stars: Lionel Atwill, Violet Heming, Lester Vail
34. The White Faced Fool (1928)
7 min | Short, Drama
Director: Thomas Chalmers | Star: Lionel Atwill
35. Stewed, Fried and Boiled (1929)
18 min | Short, Comedy
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Robert Benchley, Sylvia Field, Virginia Sale, Ed Brady
36. The Treasurer's Report (1928)
10 min | Comedy, Short
Assistant Treasurer Benchley reports on the annual expenditures of the club for its home for "boys between the ages of 14", and other projects.
Director: Thomas Chalmers | Star: Robert Benchley
Votes: 65
38.
CBS Television Workshop (1952– )
Episode:
The Sound Machine
(1952)
Drama
Stars: Thomas Chalmers, Richard Purdy
39.
Danger (1950–1955)
Episode:
The Hanging Judge
(1952)
Drama
A judge brings peace to a small Western town.
Stars: Thomas Chalmers, Walter Slezak
40.
The Defenders (1961–1965)
Episode:
Blood County
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Lawrence and Kenneth Preston go to Blood County, Pennsylvania, to represent a hunter who has been coerced into confessing to a killing he didn't commit. They find that local law enforcement... See full summary »
Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: E.G. Marshall, Robert Reed, Sorrell Booke, James Broderick
Votes: 11
41.
The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1961)
Episode:
The Human Comedy
(1959)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family, while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: R.G. Armstrong, Macdonald Carey, Thomas Chalmers, Russell Collins
42.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Material Witness
(1958)
60 min | Drama
An average citizen witnesses a murder. His family then faces intimidation from the killer.
Director: Don Medford | Stars: Bea Arthur, Milton Berle, Thomas Chalmers, Tim Hovey
43.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams: Moony's Kid Don't Cry/The Last of My Solid Gold Watches/This Property Is Condemned
(1958)
60 min | Drama
Todays theme is a Three Plays by Tennessee Williams: Moony's Kid Don't Cry/The Last of My Solid Gold Watches/This Property Is Condemned.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Zina Bethune, Alonzo Bozan, Thomas Chalmers, Ben Gazzara
Votes: 46
44.
Play of the Week (1959–1961)
Episode:
Four by Tennessee
(1961)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
The four Tennessee Williams plays are: "I Rise in Flame, Cried the Phoenix", "Hello from Bertha", "The Lady of Larkspur Lotion" and "The Purification".
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Thomas Chalmers, Eileen Heckart, Salome Jens, Mike Kellin
45.
Rendezvous (1957– )
Episode:
In an Early Winter
(1958)
30 min | Drama
A young bride is welcomed by her husband's parents, but soon begins to discover things about him that put her in fear of her life.
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Charles Drake, Kim Hunter, Pat Hingle, Isobel Elsom
46.
Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode:
The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus
(1952)
60 min | Drama
The birth of Jesus and the serene Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Robert Shaw Chorale, Betty Furness, Lloyd Bochner, John Cannon
Votes: 40
47.
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
Episode:
Episode #14.34
(1961)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
Director: John Moffitt | Stars: Ed Sullivan, The Armandis, Thomas Chalmers, Colleen Dewhurst
48.
The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963)
Episode:
Farewell to Innocence
(1962)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Tom Donovan | Stars: John Beal, Thomas Chalmers, Vicki Cummings, Jeff Donnell
49.
The Web (1950–1954)
Episode:
Hear Footsteps
(1952)
Drama
Director: Lela Swift | Stars: Jean Castro, Thomas Chalmers, Kathleen Comegys, Peter Cookson
50.
You Are There (1953–1972)
Episode:
The Death of Stonewall Jackson (May 10, 1863)
(1955)
30 min | Drama, History
On May 10, 1863_during the heat of battle General Stonewalling Jackson is fatally wounded by his own soldiers. Concern grows as his fellow officers work to keep up morale after the grievous loss.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Walter Cronkite, Andrew Duggan, Frank Overton, Rusty Lane