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1. The Lone Ranger (1949–1957)

TV-G | 30 min | Western

The adventures of the masked hero and his Native American partner.

Stars: Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore, John Hart, Bill Ward

Votes: 2,884

2. Father Knows Best (1954–1960)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

The popular radio show comes to life in this hit sitcom about a wise family man, Jim Anderson, his common-sense wife Margaret and their children Betty, Bud and Kathy.

Stars: Robert Young, Lauren Chapin, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray

Votes: 2,644

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: 2,371

4. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

After a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he's not mistaken.

Director: George Seaton | Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Gene Lockhart

Votes: 54,953 | Gross: $2.65M

5. The Glenn Miller Story (1954)

Approved | 115 min | Biography, Drama, Music

Biography of bandleader Glenn Miller from his beginnings to his death over the English Channel in December 1944.

Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: James Stewart, June Allyson, Harry Morgan, Charles Drake

Votes: 9,721

6. Lust for Life (1956)

Approved | 122 min | Biography, Drama

The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh.

Directors: Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald, Pamela Brown

Votes: 12,520 | Gross: $3.48M

7. Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)

Approved | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Myrna Loy plays the wife of the persnickety father of her 12 children, Clifton Webb, who has uniquely humorous methods for dealing with the ordeals such an unwieldy family undoubtedly encounters.

Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Clifton Webb, Myrna Loy, Jeanne Crain, Betty Lynn

Votes: 5,684 | Gross: $9.65M

8. 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

9. It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)

Passed | 116 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.

Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charles Ruggles, Victor Moore

Votes: 6,303

10. The Life of Riley (1953–1958)

30 min | Comedy

Riley worked in an aircraft plant in California, but viewers usually saw him at home, cheerfully disrupting life with his malapropisms and ill timed intervention into minor problems.

Stars: William Bendix, Marjorie Reynolds, Wesley Morgan, Tom D'Andrea

Votes: 448

11. Reign of Terror (1949)

Approved | 89 min | History, Romance, Thriller

Robespierrre, a powerful figure in the French revolution, is desperately looking for his black book, a death list of those marked for the guillotine.

Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Robert Cummings, Richard Basehart, Richard Hart, Arlene Dahl

Votes: 2,127

12. Topper (1953–1955)

30 min | Fantasy, Comedy

A somewhat grumpy and uptight banker, Cosmo Topper, and the ghosts which only he could see or hear, George and Marion Kerby. The Kerbys would often try to get Cosmo to loosen up and enjoy life, but more often they would complicate it.

Stars: Anne Jeffreys, Robert Sterling, Leo G. Carroll, Buck

Votes: 573

13. Hopalong Cassidy (1952–1954)

TV-PG | 60 min | Western

Hopalong and his horse Topper catch bad guys with Red Connors for comic relief.

Stars: William Boyd, Edgar Buchanan, George D. Wallace, Rick Vallin

Votes: 393

14. Sitting Pretty (1948)

Approved | 83 min | Comedy, Family

A family that hires a live-in babysitter is surprised when he turns out to be a man who's a quirky genius.

Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara, Clifton Webb, Richard Haydn

Votes: 2,732

15. Medic (1954–1956)

30 min | Drama

Highlights the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors and surgeons headed by Dr. Konrad Styner. One of the first medical shows on TV that paid strict attention to detail, and... See full summary »

Stars: Richard Boone, Mary Stewart, Robert Stevenson, Robert Bray

Votes: 182

16. This Is the Life (1952–1988)

30 min | Drama, Family

Long-running religious series featuring dramatizations of contemporary problems and how they were resolved using a Christian solution.

Stars: Nelson Leigh, Forrest Taylor, Onslow Stevens, Nan Boardman

Votes: 84

17. The Stu Erwin Show (1950–1955)

30 min | Comedy

Stu Erwin played a mild-mannered high-school principal, with June Collyer as his wife.

Stars: Stuart Erwin, June Collyer, Ann E. Todd, Sheila James Kuehl

Votes: 136

18. 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

19. Producers' Showcase (1954–1957)

90 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy

This program aired once every fourth week, and was one of the most costly live shows of the 1950s. Many stars appeared on this show.

Stars: Cyril Ritchard, Claire Bloom, Mary Martin, David Wayne

Votes: 186

20. Omnibus (1952–1961)

55 min | Drama, History, Music

Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest. This level of programing excellence has not been achieved again.

Stars: Alistair Cooke, Leonard Bernstein, Joseph N. Welch, Helen Hayes

Votes: 218

21. Song of Love (1947)

Approved | 119 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Composer Robert Schumann struggles to compose his symphonies while his loving wife Clara offers her support. Also helping the Schumanns is their lifelong friend, composer Johannes Brahms.

Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Paul Henreid, Robert Walker, Henry Daniell

Votes: 1,150

22. Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951–1958)

30 min | Family, Western

Hickok rode Buckshot while 300-pound Jingles rode Joker. Jingles described Hickok as "the bravest, strongest, fightingest U.S. Marshal in the whole West." And that's about it: he beat up all the bad guys and somehow kept his good looks.

Stars: Guy Madison, Andy Devine, Sam Flint, William Haade

Votes: 232

23. Cavalcade of America (1952–1957)

Not Rated | 60 min | Drama

"Cavalcade of America" documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds.

Stars: James Seay, Robert Foulk, Richard Gaines, Raymond Greenleaf

Votes: 98

24. Belles on Their Toes (1952)

Approved | 89 min | Comedy, Family

The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet without her husband's income, while Anne, Martha, and even Ernestine find romance.

Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Jeanne Crain, Myrna Loy, Debra Paget, Jeffrey Hunter

Votes: 1,114 | Gross: $4.36M

25. Shadow on the Wall (1950)

Passed | 84 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A woman impulsively murders her sister after discovering she has been having an affair with her fiancé, and later plans on killing the little girl who may have witnessed the crime.

Director: Pat Jackson | Stars: Ann Sothern, Zachary Scott, Gigi Perreau, Nancy Reagan

Votes: 1,432

26. Fireside Theatre (1949–1955)

30 min | Drama

An anthology series which became the first successful filmed series on American television.

Stars: Gene Raymond, John Warburton, Nolan Leary, Dabbs Greer

Votes: 97

27. It's a Joke, Son! (1947)

Passed | 63 min | Comedy

When the Daughters of Dixie nominate a candidate for State Senator, the local political machine run by Northerners fears its candidate will be defeated, and chooses her husband as a candidate in order to split the anti-machine vote.

Director: Benjamin Stoloff | Stars: Kenny Delmar, Una Merkel, June Lockhart, Kenneth Farrell

Votes: 295

28. Claudia and David (1946)

78 min | Comedy, Drama

The follow-up to the hit film "Claudia" (1943) finds the title character (Dorothy McGuire) and husband David (Robert Young) dealing with the ups and downs of marriage and parenthood in ... See full summary »

Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Mary Astor, John Sutton

Votes: 246

29. The Lady Says No (1951)

Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Romance

A woman writes a best-selling book for women warning them about the "dangers" of men. A handsome photographer for a national magazine arrives in her town to do a feature story on her. Complications ensue.

Director: Frank Ross | Stars: Joan Caulfield, David Niven, James Robertson Justice, Lenore Lonergan

Votes: 454

30. Canon City (1948)

Approved | 82 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Twelve inmates plan a prison break from the Colorado State Penitentiary but one of them reluctantly joins the group.

Director: Crane Wilbur | Stars: Scott Brady, Jeff Corey, Whit Bissell, Stanley Clements

Votes: 443

31. Driftwood (1947)

Approved | 88 min | Drama

Six-year-old Jenny rescues a collie dog, the only survivor of a plane wreck. A tag on the dog's neck states that it is en route to a medical laboratory where its blood will be used for ... See full summary »

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Ruth Warrick, Walter Brennan, Dean Jagger, Charlotte Greenwood

Votes: 422

32. Chicken Every Sunday (1949)

Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A rueful wife (circa 1910) recalls 20 years of her husband's financial fumbles, as she keeps a boarding house to support the family.

Director: George Seaton | Stars: Dan Dailey, Celeste Holm, Colleen Townsend, Alan Young

Votes: 291

33. Gunsmoke in Tucson (1958)

Approved | 80 min | Western

Two brothers on opposite sides of the law become involved in a range war between farmers and cattlemen in Arizona.

Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: Mark Stevens, Forrest Tucker, Gale Robbins, Vaughn Taylor

Votes: 207

34. Ellis in Freedomland (1952)

Not Rated | 82 min

Westinghouse claims its electric appliances "freed women from the drudgery of housework." The first half involves a dream salesman at work; the second half is focused on the "Spring Sales Event," called "Freedomland."

Director: Abby Berlin | Stars: Betty Furness, Edward Arnold, James Mason, Percy Kilbride

Votes: 16

35. Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946)

Passed | 65 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

Following World War II, three discharged U. S. Air Corps fighter pilots decide to stay together and go into business for themselves. They form a company to operate a one-airplane freight ... See full summary »

Director: Benjamin Stoloff | Stars: Richard Crane, Faye Marlowe, Martha Stewart, Charles Russell

Votes: 17

36. General Electric Summer Originals (1956– )

30 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

An anthology series broadcast by ABC during the summer of 1956. It featured parts of dramatic films which were previously unavailable for television. The series included performances by ... See full summary »

Stars: Herb Vigran, Ronald Reagan, Joe E. Brown, Hugh Beaumont

Votes: 30

37. Producers' Showcase (1954–1957)
Episode: Our Town (1955)

90 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy

Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning, and nobody locks their front doors.

Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Harvey B. Dunn, Shelley Fabares, Sylvia Field, Paul Hartman

Votes: 34

38. Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951–1958)
Episode: Indian Pony Express (1951)

30 min | Family, Western

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Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: Guy Madison, Andy Devine, David Sharpe, Wendy Waldron

39. Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951–1958)
Episode: Lost Indian Mine (1952)

30 min | Family, Western

A dishonest assayer tries to convince an elderly protector that his claim is worthless so he can take over the valuable mine. It's up to Wild Bill and Jingles to get to the truth.

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Guy Madison, Andy Devine, Guy Beach, James Bush

40. Cavalcade of America (1952–1957)
Episode: G for Goldberger (1954)

Not Rated | 30 min | Drama

Dr. Joseph Goldberger fights disbelief and prejudice to conquer the dreaded disease, pellagra.

Director: Wilhelm Thiele | Stars: Walter Coy, Emlen Davies, King Donovan, William Fawcett

41. Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode: The Big Constitution (1957)

TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Tom Masters, Erik Nielsen

42. Fireside Theatre (1949–1955)
Episode: White Violet (1951)

30 min | Drama

The poems of an anonymous poetess attract unexpected attention.

Director: Frank Wisbar | Stars: Howland Chamberlain, Jim Davis, Dick Elliott, Eve Miller

43. Hopalong Cassidy (1952–1954)
Episode: Don't Believe in Ghosts (1953)

TV-PG | 26 min | Western

An exhausted boy arrives at the Bar 20 with a tale of his father's disappearance and, although Hoppy presumes the father is dead, goes to the boy's home where evidence of the father's presence unnerves a stepmother and a housekeeper.

Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: William Boyd, Edgar Buchanan, Anthony Sydes, Aline Towne

Votes: 27

44. The Loretta Young Show (1953–1961)
Episode: Dickie (1955)

30 min | Drama

True story of a Depression-era mother's efforts to redirect her talented little boy's creative projects to more practical pursuits -- and who this boy turns out to be is the twist, as Ms. ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Morris | Stars: Loretta Young, Richard Eyer, Bruce Cowling, Ann Doran

Votes: 10

45. The Life of Riley (1953–1958)
Episode: Riley Gets Engaged (1953)

Comedy

At the laundromat Chester meets an attractive French miss upset over her visa expiration. The lady explains that if it appears that she's to be married she can stay. Riley becomes engaged to her but explaining to wife Peg is difficult.

Director: Abby Berlin | Stars: William Bendix, Marjorie Reynolds, Tom D'Andrea, Lugene Sanders

46. The Lone Ranger (1949–1957)
Episode: Gold Town (1954)

TV-G | 30 min | Western

The death of a prospector leads to the Lone Ranger inheriting half the value of a gold mine. Bandits kidnap the other person to inherit the money and attempt to impersonate him.

Director: Oscar Rudolph | Stars: Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels, Edward Ashley, James Craven

Votes: 39

47. Medic (1954–1956)
Episode: Never Comes Sunday (1955)

26 min | Drama

The blow to a child's head causes not only brain damage, but a dysfunctional family, as the members try to cope with the girl's problems.

Director: James E. Moser | Stars: Richard Boone, Cindy Carol, Peggy Webber, Denver Pyle

Votes: 11

48. Omnibus (1952–1961)
Episode: Nothing So Monstrous (1954)

Drama, History, Music

The program has five segments: (1) "Nothing So Monstrous" (dramatized adaptation of a John Steinbeck story), (2) "E=MC2" (celebration of the 15th anniversary of splitting the first uranium ... See full summary »

Directors: Andrew McCullough, Don Hewitt, Harry Horner, Arthur Zegart | Stars: Lew Ayres, Nan Boardman, Alistair Cooke, John R. Dunning

49. Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1959)
Episode: The Schoolmarm (1955)

30 min | Comedy, Drama

A Civil War veteran is eager to teach the ways of peace and democracy to the frontiersmen of the new state of Oregon.

Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: James Mason, Morris Ankrum, Malcolm Atterbury, Trevor Bardette

50. Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1959)
Episode: Well of Anger (1955)

30 min | Comedy, Drama

In the Old West, Ed Sawyer is trying to set up a modest homestead. But a big rancher, Luke Gans, uses violence to keep Sawyer away from the water supply.

Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Bill Williams, Nancy Gates, Walter Sande, Anthony Sydes