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1. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,243
2. Hell's Angels (1930)
Passed | 127 min | Drama, War
Brothers Monte and Ray leave Oxford to join the Royal Flying Corps. Ray loves Helen; Helen enjoys an affair with Monte; before they leave on their mission over Germany they find her in still another man's arms.
Directors: Howard Hughes, Edmund Goulding, James Whale | Stars: Ben Lyon, James Hall, Jean Harlow, John Darrow
Votes: 5,977 | Gross: $5.45M
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: 323
4. Night Nurse (1931)
Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan Blondell, Clark Gable
Votes: 4,498
5. 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
6. 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: 803
7. My Past (1931)
Approved | 72 min | Drama, Romance
Young man and an older man fall for a stage actress.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Bebe Daniels, Lewis Stone, Ben Lyon, Joan Blondell
Votes: 303
8. Flaming Youth (1923)
Passed | 90 min | Drama
An ingenue becomes a bob-haired flapper and enters into a ménage-à-trois with her mother's lover amid the sexual revolution of the Jazz Age.
Director: John Francis Dillon | Stars: Colleen Moore, Milton Sills, Elliott Dexter, Sylvia Breamer
Votes: 103
9. Hollywood (1980)
676 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The history of the American film industry in Hollywood during the Silent era.
Stars: James Mason, Colleen Moore, Byron Haskin, Viola Dana
Votes: 855
10. What's My Line (1951–1964)
30 min | Game-Show
A panel of celebrities trying to guess what a person does for a living, or figure out who a mystery guest is. This is the version for the United Kingdom.
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Isobel Barnett, Gilbert Harding, Barbara Kelly
Votes: 71
11. The Stolen Jools (1931)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Comedy
The boys and a Los Angeles police detective investigate the theft of actress Norma Shearer's jewelry.
Directors: William C. McGann, John G. Adolfi, Thomas Atkins, Harold S. Bucquet, Victor Heerman, Russell Mack | Stars: Norma Shearer, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Wallace Beery
Votes: 1,194
12. I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
Approved | 72 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.
Director: James Cruze | Stars: Ben Lyon, Claudette Colbert, Ernest Torrence, Hobart Cavanaugh
Votes: 775
13. The Crooked Circle (1932)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Mystery
A group of amateur detectives sets out to expose The Crooked Circle, a secretive group of hooded occultists.
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: Zasu Pitts, James Gleason, Ben Lyon, Irene Purcell
Votes: 381
14. Indiscreet (1931)
Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A young woman jeopardizes the relationship with the man she loves when a no-account from her past shows up.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Gloria Swanson, Ben Lyon, Monroe Owsley, Barbara Kent
Votes: 1,552
15. The Dark Tower (1943)
Approved | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
A struggling circus finds salvation in the form of an exciting new twist on their high-wire act.
Director: John Harlow | Stars: Ben Lyon, Anne Crawford, David Farrar, Herbert Lom
Votes: 444
16. Girl Missing (1933)
Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Two sassy gold-diggers stranded in Palm Beach become involved in the case of a fellow chorine who goes missing on her wedding night.
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Glenda Farrell, Ben Lyon, Mary Brian, Lyle Talbot
Votes: 503
17. 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
18. Bought! (1931)
92 min | Drama, Romance
Working-class girl Stephanie Dale dreams of living a better life and a chance to break into high society is more important than anything else for her.
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Constance Bennett, Ben Lyon, Richard Bennett, Dorothy Peterson
Votes: 89
19. For the Love of Mike (1927)
75 min | Drama, Romance
Three men join forces to raise an adopted son.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Ben Lyon, George Sidney, Ford Sterling
Votes: 83
20. Winds of Chance (1925)
122 min | Adventure, Drama
A love triangle set against the turn-of-the-century gold rush.
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Anna Q. Nilsson, Ben Lyon, Viola Dana, Hobart Bosworth
Votes: 66
21. The Perfect Sap (1927)
60 min | Comedy, Mystery
Wealthy young Herbert Alden, a would-be detective, is practicing housebreaking with his valet, an ex-convict, when he meets George and Polly, two real thieves; they are discovered and, ... See full summary »
Director: Howard Higgin | Stars: Ben Lyon, Virginia Lee Corbin, Lloyd Whitlock, Diana Kane
22. Lummox (1930)
88 min | Drama
The story of Bertha, a young immigrant woman who cleans the homes of the rich and is largely ignored by them, except for a young poet who considers her a muse.
Director: Herbert Brenon | Stars: Winifred Westover, Dorothy Janis, Lydia Yeamans Titus, Ida Darling
23. By Whose Hand? (1932)
Passed | 65 min | Mystery
A man (Nat Pendleton) tries to hide aboard a moving train after murdering a jewelry magnate.
Director: Benjamin Stoloff | Stars: Ben Lyon, Barbara Weeks, Kenneth Thomson, Ethel Kenyon
Votes: 214
24. Lady with a Past (1932)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A wealthy, proper society girl finds that she's much more popular with men when she pretends to be a "bad" girl.
Director: Edward H. Griffith | Stars: Constance Bennett, Ben Lyon, David Manners, Don Alvarado
Votes: 407
25. Wine of Youth (1924)
72 min | Comedy, Drama
Unlike earlier generations of Marys who used every trickery to secure husbands, Mary the Third questions the validity of marriage in her search for adventure. Unable to decide between quiet... See full summary »
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Eleanor Boardman, James Morrison, Johnnie Walker, Niles Welch
Votes: 414
26. Wages of Virtue (1924)
70 min | Drama, Romance
Luigi, a traveling-show strongman, saves Carmelita from drowning and persuades her to join him. When Luigi kills his assistant, Giuseppe, in a jealous rage, they flee to Algiers, where ... See full summary »
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Gloria Swanson, Ben Lyon, Norman Trevor, Ivan Linow
Votes: 22 | Gross: $0.24M
27. Hollywood Greats (1977– )
40 min | Documentary, History
Documentary series profiling various Hollywood stars of yesteryear and more recent times.
Stars: Barry Norman, Jonathan Ross, David Thomson, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 178
28. Dee Time (1967–1969)
45 min | Music
Dee Time starred charismatic former BBC Radio 1 DJ Simon Dee in a series of hip talk shows in which he interviewed the big names in the TV and film showbiz-set as well as stars of the world of popular music.
Stars: Simon Dee, The Alyn Ainsworth Orchestra, Leonard Martin, Anita Harris
Votes: 57
29. Alias French Gertie (1930)
Passed | 66 min | Crime
A crook (Daniels) becomes a maid to steal jewelry.
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Daisy Belmore
Votes: 165
30. Mad Movies (1965–1967)
30 min | Family
Bob introduces silent films from the early twentieth century and uses them to explain filming and comedy techniques.
Stars: Bob Monkhouse, Joyce Blair, Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon
Votes: 12
31. Crimson Romance (1934)
Approved | 71 min | Action, Drama, War
After Fred von Bergen, a German immigrant in America, is forced from his job by anti-German hysteria before the Great War, he and his friend Bob Wilson leave America and join the German air force,
Director: David Howard | Stars: Ben Lyon, Sari Maritza, Erich von Stroheim, James Bush
Votes: 184
32. The Hot Heiress (1931)
TV-G | 79 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
He is one of the best riveters in the union, but he is still a day laborer. She comes from money, but when they saw each other, it was love at first sight. They date, they dance, they fall ... See full summary »
Director: Clarence G. Badger | Stars: Ben Lyon, Ona Munson, Walter Pidgeon, Tom Dugan
Votes: 234
33. Dancing Feet (1936)
Approved | 70 min | Comedy, Music, Mystery
Peyton Wells (Ben Lyon) rescues Judy Jones (Joan Marsh) from a very dull young man, at a sedate party given for her by her multi-millionaire grandfather Silas P. Jones (Purnell Pratt.) Judy... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Ben Lyon, Joan Marsh, Edward J. Nugent, Isabel Jewell
Votes: 95
34. So Big (1924)
90 min | Drama
Following the death of Selena's father, she's offered a job as a teacher in a small town, and a new chapter of her life begins.
Director: Charles Brabin | Stars: Colleen Moore, Joseph De Grasse, John Bowers, Ben Lyon
Votes: 28
35. Frost on Saturday (1968– )
40 min | Talk-Show
Mainly concentrated on topical interviews with entertainers and public figures.
Stars: David Frost, Patrick Macnee, Nicol Williamson, Bob Hope
Votes: 13
36. The White Moth (1924)
Passed | 70 min | Drama
The White Moth is a 1924 silent film drama produced and directed by Maurice Tourneur and distributed by First National Pictures. Barbara La Marr was the female lead supported by young Ben ... See full summary »
Director: Maurice Tourneur | Stars: Barbara La Marr, Conway Tearle, Charles de Rochefort, Ben Lyon
Votes: 43
37. What Men Want (1930)
Passed | 65 min | Drama, Romance
A playboy's mistress falls in love with another man. Her younger sister arrives in town. Complications ensue.
Director: Ernst Laemmle | Stars: Pauline Starke, Ben Lyon, Hallam Cooley, Barbara Kent
Votes: 57
38. Lightning Strikes Twice (1934)
Passed | 63 min | Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
Three apparent murders and a pair of imposters disrupt the lives of an engaged couple.
Director: Ben Holmes | Stars: Ben Lyon, Thelma Todd, Pert Kelton, Laura Hope Crews
Votes: 169
39. Family Affair (1954)
81 min | Comedy
Ben, Bebe, and family move into a new house, but are faced with a problematic landlord.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, Richard Lyon, Barbara Lyon
Votes: 62
40. Bluebeard's Seven Wives (1925)
94 min | Comedy, Romance
Bank clerk John Hart is about to marry Mary Kelly, but she insists that before that happens he must grow a mustache. The idea of that shakes him up so much that he gets distracted at work, ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Ben Lyon, Lois Wilson, Blanche Sweet, Dorothy Sebastian
41. The Transgressor (1918)
80 min | Drama
About Father Conway, a crusading priest, in a world of change. Industrial agitators, politic up-rise, revolutions passing by.
Director: Joseph Levering | Stars: Marian Swayne, Ben Lyon, Inez Ranous, Theodore Friebus
42. Frisco Waterfront (1935)
66 min | Drama
As California gubernatorial candidate Burton is about to cast his vote a truck crashes into the polling booth, critically injuring him and his opponent. A flashback traces his career from ... See full summary »
Directors: Arthur Lubin, Joseph Santley | Stars: Ben Lyon, Helen Twelvetrees, Rod La Rocque, Russell Hopton
Votes: 32
43. Painted People (1924)
70 min | Comedy, Drama
Ellie Byrne and Don Lane grow up together, friends and neighbors, in the shabby section of a factory town. Don worships Stephanie Parrish, the wealthiest girl in town, while Ellie admires ... See full summary »
Director: Clarence G. Badger | Stars: Colleen Moore, Ben Lyon, Charlotte Merriam, Joseph Striker
Votes: 21
44. Misbehaving Ladies (1931)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ellen, a young American girl who married a European prince and moved to his country, is preparing to return to the US, after having paid off all the debts left by her now-deceased husband. ... See full summary »
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Lila Lee, Ben Lyon, Louise Fazenda, Lucien Littlefield
45. Life with the Lyons (1955–1960)
30 min | Comedy
Ben Lyon, wife Bebe plus children Richard and Barbara play themselves handling everyday situations with any crisis taken care of. Aggie is their Scottish housekeeper and Florrie Wainwright their nosy neighbor.
Stars: Ben Lyon, Barbara Lyon, Richard Lyon, Molly Weir
Votes: 17
46. Week Ends Only (1932)
70 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Joan Bennett, Ben Lyon, John Halliday, Halliwell Hobbes
Votes: 32
47. Hi Gang! (1941)
100 min | Comedy, Romance
Bebe and Ben are husband and wife (precisely as in real life), striving for the best scoop for their rival radio broadcasts, amidst troubles caused by Vic Oliver. Bebe, now Miss Liberty for... See full summary »
Director: Marcel Varnel | Stars: Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, Vic Oliver, Moore Marriott
Votes: 60
48. The Lyons Abroad (1955)
81 min | Comedy
Has Ben Lyon forgotten his wedding anniversary? His wife Bebe thinks he has, and can hardly contain her fury. When his son Richard sees him dining with a glamorous French singer he thinks the worst.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Ben Lyon, Bebe Daniels, Barbara Lyon, Richard Lyon
Votes: 44
49. I Spy (1934)
62 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two Americans in England--a wealthy playboy and an actress--join forces to stop international spies.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Sally Eilers, Ben Lyon, Harry Tate, H.F. Maltby
Votes: 48
50. Hat Check Girl (1932)
64 min | Comedy
Gerry Marsh is a hat-check girl in a nightclub surrounded by bootleggers, blackmailers and others before she falls in love with millionaire playboy Buster Collins. Gerry is supported by her girlfriend Jessie.
Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Sally Eilers, Ben Lyon, Ginger Rogers, Monroe Owsley
Votes: 83