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1. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" was a continuation of the dramatic anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) hosted by the Master of Suspense and Mystery.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Hinton Pope, Jimmy Joyce, Lew Brown
Votes: 5,163
2. The Untouchables (1959–1963)
50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptable agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.
Stars: Robert Stack, Walter Winchell, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni
Votes: 3,082
3. Naked City (1958–1963)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The cases of the N.Y.P.D.'s 65th Precinct.
Stars: Harry Bellaver, Horace McMahon, Paul Burke, Nancy Malone
Votes: 1,436
4. Inner Sanctum (1948)
Approved | 62 min | Film-Noir, Horror, Mystery
A man fleeing the police after having committed a murder hides out in a boarding house in a small town.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Charles Russell, Mary Beth Hughes, Billy House, Dale Belding
Votes: 1,169
5. Behind Green Lights (1946)
Passed | 64 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
Police lieutenant Sam Carson investigates a political murder after the victim is dumped at the door of police headquarters.
Director: Otto Brower | Stars: Carole Landis, William Gargan, Richard Crane, Mary Anderson
Votes: 1,112
6. The Purple Heart (1944)
Passed | 99 min | Drama, History, War
This is the story of the crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war. Relates the hardships the men endure while in captivity, and their final humiliation: ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Farley Granger, Kevin O'Shea
Votes: 1,077
7. The Late George Apley (1947)
Passed | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
George and Catherine Apley of Boston lead a proper life in the proper social circle, as did the Apleys before them. After grown daughter Eleanor falls in love with Howard (from New York!), ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Ronald Colman, Vanessa Brown, Richard Haydn, Charles Russell
Votes: 943
8. Bombardier (1943)
Passed | 99 min | Drama, War
Major "Chick" Davis is convinced that high-level bombing will win the next war. He convinces the powers-that-be to set up a bombardier school. He efficiently sets about training the USAAF's first generation of high-level bombardiers.
Directors: Richard Wallace, Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Randolph Scott, Anne Shirley, Eddie Albert
Votes: 898
9.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
How to Get Rid of Your Wife
(1963)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Gerald Swinney is a henpecked husband suffering under the constant verbal abuse of his overbearing wife. Gerald devises a plan to rid himself of her and begin his life over again, but the results have unexpected consequences.
Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Newhart, Jane Withers, Joyce Jameson
Votes: 448
10. 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
11.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Terror at Northfield
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A small town is rocked by a series of murders which begins with the killing of a local farmer's son.
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Dick York, Jacqueline Scott, R.G. Armstrong
Votes: 443
12. Breakthrough (1950)
Approved | 91 min | Drama, War
An American infantry unit, from its pre-invasion training to combat in Europe.
Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: David Brian, John Agar, Frank Lovejoy, William Campbell
Votes: 438
13.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Body in the Barn
(1964)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A domineering wife is suspected of murdering her husband when the body of an unrecognizable man is found buried in her barn.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Lillian Gish, Maggie McNamara, Peter Lind Hayes
Votes: 426
14.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
The Cadaver
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A college aide borrows a dead female body from the lab and plants it in his roommate's dorm to try and scare him sober, but the joke becomes disastrous.
Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Parks, Ruth McDevitt, Joby Baker
Votes: 425
15. Adventures in Paradise (1959–1962)
60 min | Adventure
The adventures of the Tiki III and crew as they sailed from island to island through the South Pacific, carrying cargo and the odd passenger from one drama to another.
Stars: Gardner McKay, James Holden, Lani Kai, Guy Stockwell
Votes: 404
16. 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
17. Ladies' Day (1943)
Passed | 62 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
A top baseball pitcher "loses" his pitching skills whenever he falls in love. His teammates try to get him to settle down with one woman so they can start winning some games.
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Lupe Velez, Eddie Albert, Patsy Kelly, Max Baer
Votes: 230
18. 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
19.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Empty Chair
(1959)
52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
With Capone in prison, Frank Nitti tries to grab the open top spot in the empire. But Capone's bookkeeper is giving him a run for his money.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Robert Stack, Barbara Nichols, Bruce Gordon, Betty Garde
Votes: 185
20. Chinatown at Midnight (1949)
Passed | 67 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In San Francisco's Chinatown, a Chinese-speaking Caucasian criminal robs an antiquities shop and murders the owners, leaving the police with one clue, the killer's voice heard on the phone by a switchboard-operator.
Director: Seymour Friedman | Stars: Hurd Hatfield, Jean Willes, Tom Powers, Ray Walker
Votes: 184
21. Captain Eddie (1945)
Approved | 107 min | Biography, Drama
WWI flyer Eddie Rickenbaker remembers his life which brought him from a car salesman, race driver and pilot in WWI, to an important person in the early years of civil airline service, after... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Lynn Bari, Charles Bickford, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 172
22. Wake Up and Dream (1946)
Approved | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A little girl asks her guardians to take her by boat to a nearby swamp believing her older brother, a sailor who recently went M.I.A. in WWII, is somehow there. She finds a grumpy old Crusoe-like hermit, instead, but there's still hope.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: John Payne, June Haver, Charlotte Greenwood, Connie Marshall
Votes: 171
23.
Ford Star Jubilee (1955–1956)
Episode:
Blithe Spirit
(1956)
75 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Adapted from a play by Noel Coward, Charles and his second wife Ruth, are haunted by the ghost of his first wife, Elvira. Medium Madame Arcati tries to help things out by contacting the ghost.
Directors: Noël Coward, Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Lauren Bacall, Claudette Colbert, Noël Coward, Brenda Forbes
Votes: 161
24. Arrest and Trial (1963–1964)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Los Angeles is where Sergeant Nick Anderson and his fellow officers work to keep the streets safe. After the arrest of the accused, attorney John Egan plans their defense, while the prosecution is led by Jerry Miller.
Stars: Chuck Connors, Ben Gazzara, Roger Perry, John Larch
Votes: 155
25. Give My Regards to Broadway (1948)
92 min | Musical
The Norwick family has had a successful run on the vaudeville circuit, but now some of the family want out. Mom is ready to retire on the family's farm, and daughter June wants to quit now ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Dan Dailey, Charles Winninger, Nancy Guild, Charles Ruggles
Votes: 139
26.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Jake Lingle Killing
(1959)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A newspaperman is murdered for double-crossing some mobsters. So a reward-seeking ex-con decides to work with Ness and find the killer.
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Robert Stack, Charles McGraw, Jack Lord, Jerry Paris
Votes: 134
27. Mary Ryan, Detective (1949)
Passed | 68 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Police detective Mary Ryan is given an assignment to break up a gang of jewel thieves and fences. She, using an alias as a convict, is placed in the cell with a suspected member of the gang... See full summary »
Director: Abby Berlin | Stars: Marsha Hunt, John Litel, June Vincent, Harry Shannon
Votes: 131
28.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Noise of Death
(1960)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An aging Mafia chief, Joe Bucco, is being pushed out of the organization in favor of his younger rival. But Bucco doesn't intend to retire without a fight.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Robert Stack, J. Carrol Naish, Henry Silva, Norma Crane
Votes: 127
29. Man Against Crime (1949–1954)
30 min | Action, Drama, Crime
Mike Barnett is the title character, a bright and tough private detective in New York. This very violent show was broadcast live until 1952.
Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Nita Talbot, Henry Lascoe, Jack Warden
Votes: 109
30.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
Mexican Stake-Out
(1959)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Eliot Ness is lured south of the border to retrieve a witness who will help his case. Only it's a set-up...once there, the mobster on trial is planning to have Ness killed.
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Robert Stack, Martin Landau, Vince Edwards, Jerry Paris
Votes: 109
31. Cain's Hundred (1961–1962)
60 min | Crime, Drama
A former underworld lawyer goes to work for the Federal Government, determined to bring 100 top criminals to justice.
Stars: Peter Mark Richman, Gene Coogan, Eddie Hice, Gavin MacLeod
Votes: 108
32. 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
33.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
You Can't Pick the Number
(1959)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Eliot Ness and the Untouchables set their sights shutting down the numbers racket. The numbers are like a lottery where anyone can place a bet of up to one dollar on a three digit number. ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Whorf | Stars: Robert Stack, Jay C. Flippen, Darryl Hickman, Jerry Paris
Votes: 101
34.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
Three Thousand Suspects
(1960)
52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Just as a prisoner is about to turn stool pigeon, he is shot by someone on the inside. So Ness transfers a con from another prison to find the killer.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Robert Stack, Bruce Gordon, Mary Sinclair, Bert Freed
Votes: 98
35.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
A Horse Has a Big Head - Let Him Worry!
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An almost-blind young man roams the streets of New York after separating from his class, while his teacher (Diahann Carroll) attempts to convince his parents that the boy can learn to ably ... See full summary »
Director: Denis Sanders | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Nancy Malone
Votes: 93
36.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
Head of Fire: Feet of Clay
(1960)
52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Special agent Ness is worried about his childhood pal - a big, successful boxing promoter who's mixed up with a gangster Ness can never get convicted.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Robert Stack, Nehemiah Persoff, Madlyn Rhue, Jack Warden
Votes: 91
37.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
Bringing Far Places Together
(1963)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An immigrant from Puerto Rico finds that things are not better and in many ways worse since moving to NYC. The inability to speak English has lead to confusion, not being able to find a job... See full summary »
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Alejandro Rey
Votes: 89
38.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
Hold for Gloria Christmas
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The detectives investigate the murder of an alcoholic Greenwich Village poet, reconstructing his final hours in their search for the killer.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Nancy Malone
Votes: 87
39. Ford Star Jubilee (1955–1956)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Stars: Noël Coward, Bing Crosby, Barry Sullivan, Raymond Bailey
Votes: 86
40.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
Prime of Life
(1963)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Flint is ordered to prison to witness the execution of a murderer he helped capture.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Nancy Malone
Votes: 80
41.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
Daughter Am I in My Father's House
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A teenage girl is teased and handled a little roughly by four prankish teenage boys at a movie theater. The girl's father downplays the incident when the NYPD investigates. The father, a ... See full summary »
Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Dan Duryea
Votes: 77
42.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
And by the Sweat of Thy Brow...
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young man with a disfigured face lives in the shadows of the city committing petty crimes until a young woman and Detective Flint show him how his self-worth is tied to his actions, not his looks.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Barbara Barrie
Votes: 76
43.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
Idylls of a Running Back
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Pro football star shot by younger woman when he opens his hotel room door. The press assumes Elvin "Colossus of" Rhodes was cheating on his wife, but Rhodes insists he doesn't even know the... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Nancy Malone
Votes: 72
44.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
Carrier
(1963)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young woman, a carrier of a deadly infectious disease, leaves a self-imposed exile of 14 years on Welfare Island (now called Roosevelt Island) for Manhattan and a "normal" life. The NYPD ... See full summary »
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Sandy Dennis
Votes: 67
45.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
Don't Knock It Till You've Tried It
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two Las Vegas showgirls travel to New York for the purpose of abducting a married psychiatrist with whom one of the women had an affair. The apparent motivation is to force the man to leave his wife for the Las Vegas dancer.
Director: Alex March | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Nancy Malone
Votes: 65
46.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
Kill Me While I'm Young So I Can Die Happy!
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A recently-retired policewoman who is facing her own mortality discovers, with the help of Detective Arcaro, how she has missed so many opportunities for happiness.
Director: Denis Sanders | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Maureen Stapleton
Votes: 64
47.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
Spectre of the Rose Street Gang
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Construction workers unearth the skeleton of a 14-year old boy, dead and buried for about 25 years. The only clue to his identity -- and fate -- is a cigarette lighter with the monogram JLY... See full summary »
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Nancy Malone
Votes: 63
48.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
Goodbye Mama, Hello Auntie Maud
(1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Chauffeur snuffs his employer with roses, by forcing them in her face as the allergic dowager lies ill. Her agoraphobic daughter is ecstatic that now she'll never have to leave the mansion ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Gist | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Salome Jens
Votes: 62
49.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
Robin Hood and Clarence Darrow, They Went Out with Bow and Arrow
(1963)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After a string of liquor store robberies and murders, a liquor store owner plans for retribution when his store is robbed and his friend, the clerk, is killed.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Eddie Albert
Votes: 62
50.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
Barefoot on a Bed of Coals
(1963)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A man who failed to qualify for the NYPD takes to impersonating a uniformed patrolman.His motives have to do with wanting to serve the public and also wanting to attract more desirable ... See full summary »
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Nancy Malone
Votes: 61