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1.
Cavalcade of America (1952–1957)
Episode:
In This Crisis
(1952)
Not Rated | 30 min | Drama
John Honeyman, American patriot, pretends to be a Tory in order to gain information that will mean Washingtons victory over the Hessians.
Director: Jules Bricken | Stars: Ann Doran, Richard Gaines, Harry Harvey, John Hoyt
Votes: 19
2. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
TV-14 | 25 min | Drama, Mystery
Series of unrelated short stories covering elements of crime, horror, drama, and comedy about people of different backgrounds committing murders, suicides, thefts, and other sorts of crime caused by certain motivations, perceived or not.
Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Harry Tyler, Lillian O'Malley, John Williams
Votes: 19,352
3. The Gray Ghost (1957– )
30 min | Adventure, War, Western
The Civil War exploits of Confederate cavalry officer John Singleton Mosby, the Gray Ghost, was the basis of this syndicated series. Sgt. Magruder was the only other regular character but actual historic people were occasionally portrayed.
Stars: Tod Andrews, Phil Chambers, Sherwood Price, Jean Willes
Votes: 105
4.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Frantic Flyer
(1960)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Howard Walters and his mistress, Janice Atkins, plan to rob Wade Taylor's company, blame Taylor's son, and fake Walters' death. Janice schemes with Roger Porter to double-cross Howard. Plans go amiss and Taylor's wife is charged with murder.
Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 338
5. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.
Stars: Richard Joy, Paul Lambert, Helen Kleeb, Charles Bickford
Votes: 419
6. Your Jeweler's Showcase (1952–1953)
30 min | Drama
American television anthology drama series. At least 21 episodes aired on CBS from November 11, 1952 to August 30, 1953. From January 6, 1953 to May 26, 1953 it alternated weekly with Demi-Tasse Tales.
Stars: Sheldon Leonard, Barbara Whiting, Bob Sweeney, Ford Rainey
Votes: 23
7. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The trials of a master criminal defense attorney handling the most difficult cases in support of the innocent.
Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins
Votes: 11,887
8. Double Indemnity (1944)
Passed | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A Los Angeles insurance representative lets an alluring housewife seduce him into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, an insurance investigator.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Byron Barr
Votes: 167,675 | Gross: $5.72M
9. 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
10.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Fickle Fortune
(1961)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While conducting an inventory of a home whose owner died intestate, tax official Ralph Duncan comes across $153,000 in very old currency hidden under a drawer. The money is stolen from his briefcase so he consults Perry Mason.
Director: Laslo Benedek | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 300
11.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll
(1959)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Framed for embezzlement by her fiance, Millicent Crest decides to flee. She picks up another woman who causes them to have an accident. The woman is killed, so Millie takes her name but finds she has walked into a scandal.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 357
12.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Rolling Bones
(1958)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Daniel Reed is forcibly placed in a mental sanitarium as incompetent. Mason takes the case to court and wins Reed's freedom on a writ of habeas corpus. Before the writ can be served, however, Reed escapes and is charged with murder.
Director: Roger Kay | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 382
13.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Violent Vest
(1961)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Herman Albright, who has a crush on the model he handles for an agency, asks his wife for a divorce when her gambling debts become too much. He agrees to perform a favor to pay the debt. It results in his murder and the model is charged.
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 306
14. Law of the Plainsman (1959–1960)
30 min | Western
Sam Buckhart, an Apache, rescues a Cavalry officer who later funds his Harvard education. Buckhart becomes a Deputy Marshal in New Mexico under Marshal Morrison. He boards with Martha Commager and had earlier saved orphan Tess Logan.
Stars: Michael Ansara, Gina Gillespie, Dayton Lummis, Nora Marlowe
Votes: 103
15. 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
16.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Singing Skirt
(1960)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In Rowena, CA where draw poker is legal, Manning Ennis pays a casino manager, Slim Marcus, $60,000 to settle his losses. The only witness to the game is the singing cigarette girl, Betty Roberts. When Ennis' wife is killed, she is charged.
Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 278
17. Ace in the Hole (1951)
Approved | 111 min | Drama, Film-Noir
A frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to rekindle his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall
Votes: 39,228 | Gross: $3.97M
18.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Calendar Girl
(1959)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Contractor George Andrews meets with political strongman Wilfred Borden about resolving the arbitrary inspection problems on the job. As he leaves, Andrews sideswipes a car, throwing a young woman into the driveway and Borden is murdered.
Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 337
19.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Wandering Widow
(1960)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Riley Morgan is freed from prison after a seaman comes forth after six years to confirm his alibi for a murder. However, the seaman indirectly tries to use Morgan's situation to blackmail the principals in the case and is murdered.
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins
Votes: 317
20. This Is Alice (1958– )
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
Comedy adventures of pretty 9-year-old Alice Holliday growing up in the small American town of River Glen in Georgia.
Stars: Patty Ann Gerrity, Tommy Farrell, Phyllis Coates, Kathy Garver
Votes: 31
21. Lux Playhouse (1958–1959)
30 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance
This filmed series of light comedies, romances and melodramas alternated on Friday nights with the "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" between October 1958 and September 1959.
Stars: Alice Backes, Charles Keane, Nesdon Booth, Michael Rennie
Votes: 61
22.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Crying Cherub
(1960)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a Matisse painting is stolen from a museum, the finger is pointed at an assistant in the museum whose boyfriend is an artist as well as his estranged wife. The wife tries to blackmail the museum owner but is murdered after a fight.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins
Votes: 304
23.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Lost Last Act
(1959)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An ex-gangster decides to pull out of a play the author is basing on a real-life, mob-related killing. His threatening request is recorded so when the playwright is murdered, he is charged with the murder as Perry sorts out the actors.
Director: Gerd Oswald | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 341
24.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Spanish Cross
(1959)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young delinquent with a criminal record for grand theft, Jimmy Morrow, is believed to have stolen an expensive jeweled cross owned by Curtis Runyon for whom he works. When Runyon is found dead, Jimmy is charged and Perry defends him.
Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 339
25.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Wary Wildcatter
(1960)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man is caught on camera killing his wife by pushing her over a cliff in a car. The photographer blackmails the man, bleeding him dry, as the man cons others by overselling ownership in a wildcat well. The con man is then murdered.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 315
26. The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953–1955)
30 min | Drama
An anthology series with episodes split between comedies and drama. Anita Colby and Arlene Dahl shared hosting duties the first season that was originally filmed live but switched to film. ... See full summary »
Stars: Polly Bergen, Arlene Dahl, Anita Colby, Dorothy Green
Votes: 65
27.
Law of the Plainsman (1959–1960)
Episode:
Passenger to Mescalero
(1959)
30 min | Western
Sam is transporting Johnny Q to Mescaleno where he will spend 15 years in jail for robbery. During the stagecoach ride, they are held up by some of Johnny's friends. Sam must find a way to ... See full summary »
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Michael Ansara, Gina Gillespie, Brian G. Hutton, Richard Gaines
Votes: 16
28.
The Rebel (1959–1961)
Episode:
Mission--Varina
(1961)
Approved | 25 min | Western
Because he had been a member of secret group during the war, Yuma is asked by Jefferson Davis' wife to ensure her husband's safety upon his prison release. But one of the members of the group means to kill both Davis and Yuma.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: Nick Adams, Frieda Inescort, Richard Gaines, William Schallert
Votes: 32
29. The Millionaire (1955–1960)
30 min | Drama
In this hit 1950s TV series, a millionaire indulges himself giving away $1 million apiece to persons he has never met.
Stars: Marvin Miller, Paul Frees, Roy Gordon, Russ Conway
Votes: 606
30. The Rebel (1959–1961)
Approved | 30 min | Western
After the end of the Civil War, a former Confederate Army private roams the Wild West, and, as a rogue drifter, gets involved in helping out various settlers threatened by various bad guys.
Stars: Nick Adams, Chuck Hamilton, Sid Troy, Ross Sturlin
Votes: 657
31.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Married Moonlighter
(1958)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Danny Harrison, a schoolteacher, holds a second job at Luke Hickey's diner to make ends meet. Frank Curran comes to the diner flashing a wad of cash, which is tempting to Danny. When Curran is robbed and killed, Danny is charged.
Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 346
32. Sky King (1951–1962)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Fly plane... Bust bad guys... Fuss with niece and nephew... Eat Peter Pan Peanut Butter... Dat's it!
Stars: Kirby Grant, Gloria Winters, Ewing Mitchell, Ron Hagerthy
Votes: 563
33.
Producers' Showcase (1954–1957)
Episode:
The Petrified Forest
(1955)
90 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy
Gabrielle Maple works in a dusty desert gas station-café, but yearns for the life of an artist in France, knowing there must be something finer than the provincial dead-end she is trapped ... See full summary »
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Henry Fonda, Lauren Bacall, Paul Hartman
Votes: 110
34.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Bartered Bikini
(1959)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A model is charged with murdering a fashion designer after trying to recover documents showing they had an affair. In addition she was found with drawings of the new fashions which are being stolen from the company to make knockoffs.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 286
35. Brute Force (1947)
Passed | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
At a tough penitentiary, prisoner Joe Collins plans to rebel against Captain Munsey, the power-mad chief guard.
Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford, Yvonne De Carlo
Votes: 11,563
36. The More the Merrier (1943)
Passed | 104 min | Comedy
During the World War II housing shortage in Washington, two men and a woman share a single apartment and the older man plays Cupid to the other two.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn, Richard Gaines
Votes: 7,484
37. Four Star Playhouse (1952–1956)
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
This show featured four rotating stars, Charles Boyer, David Niven, Ida Lupino, and Dick Powell in individual episodes consisting of everything from comedy to drama.
Stars: David Niven, Dick Powell, Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino
Votes: 244
38. The Milton Berle Show (1948–1956)
60 min | Comedy, Family
The Texaco Star Theatre was one of the most popular shows in the history of television. In the first year, Milton Berle was not the permanent emcee, but once he replaced the rotation, the ... See full summary »
Stars: Milton Berle, Sid Stone, Jimmy Nelson, Arnold Stang
Votes: 165
39. Studio 57 (1954–1958)
30 min | Drama, Family
This dramatic anthology series went into open syndication when the DuMont Television Network ceased operations.
Stars: Joel Aldrich, Tim Graham, Jean Byron, Marguerite Chapman
Votes: 244
40. Racket Squad (1950–1953)
30 min | Crime, Drama
This series dramatizes confidence games which fall under the jurisdiction of Captain John Braddock.
Stars: Reed Hadley, Hugh Beaumont, Keith Richards, Griff Barnett
Votes: 155
41. The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
Approved | 91 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A plain maid and a wounded war veteran are transformed by their love for each other while residing in an enchanted honeymoon cottage.
Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Herbert Marshall, Mildred Natwick
Votes: 3,532
42. The George Gobel Show (1954–1960)
30 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
For Gobel's half-hour series, he used a successful comedy format of a monologue segment, followed by a story set up segment, then a musical interlude with the show's girl singer, then the main skit with the guest performers.
Stars: George Gobel, Jeff Donnell, John Scott Trotter, Peggy King
Votes: 84
43. Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1955–1958)
30 min | Drama
An anthology series hosted by Jane Wyman.
Stars: Jane Wyman, Paul Bryar, Tim Graham, Simon Scott
Votes: 69
44. Marry Me Again (1953)
73 min | Comedy
A pilot discharged from the Korean War is disappointed to discover that his fiancée has since become independently wealthy thanks to a $1 million inheritance.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Robert Cummings, Marie Wilson, Ray Walker, Mary Costa
Votes: 30
45.
Man with a Camera (1958–1960)
Episode:
The Positive Negative
(1959)
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama
A friend of Mike's who's a nightclub photographer asks his help when she is threatened by gangsters who are looking to get the negative of a picture she took of a wealthy Texan.
Director: Paul Landres | Stars: Charles Bronson, James Flavin, Anthony Caruso, Susan Cummings
Votes: 37
46. The Donna Reed Show (1958–1966)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
A loving mother and wife deals with situations and problems of a middle-class family in the late 1950s and the early 1960s.
Stars: Donna Reed, Paul Petersen, Carl Betz, Shelley Fabares
Votes: 1,896
47. 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
48.
The Donna Reed Show (1958–1966)
Episode:
Sleep No More My Lady
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Donna & Alex fly to New York where Alex will give a speech at a medical convention. Donna is so excited for Alex that she cannot sleep. After going on excitement for a full day, Alex gives her a tranquilizer to help her get some rest.
Director: Oscar Rudolph | Stars: Donna Reed, Carl Betz, Shelley Fabares, Paul Petersen
Votes: 41
49. Humoresque (1946)
Approved | 125 min | Drama, Music, Mystery
A classical musician from the slums is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Joan Crawford, John Garfield, Oscar Levant, J. Carrol Naish
Votes: 4,961 | Gross: $2.28M
50. Man with a Camera (1958–1960)
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama
Former combat cameraman Mike Kovac is now a freelance photographer in New York City, specializing in difficult and dangerous assignments where he can get the kinds of pictures that other ... See full summary »
Stars: Charles Bronson, James Flavin, Ludwig Stössel, Michael Harris
Votes: 297