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1.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Vincent Price
(1993)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
All about the actor and artist Vincent Price.
Stars: Tim Burton, Roger Corman, Hazel Court, David Del Valle
Votes: 106
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: 19,350
3. 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
4. Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–1975)
TV-PG | 51 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Carl Kolchak is a reporter for a Chicago newspaper. Through more accident than design he ends up investigating homicides, many of which involve supernatural forces. Ultimately, rather than reporting on the crimes, he solves them.
Stars: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Jack Grinnage, Ruth McDevitt
Votes: 6,255
5.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Nothing Ever Happens in Linvale
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A sheriff investigates the disappearance of the wife of a man who has been acting suspiciously.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Gary Merrill, Phyllis Thaxter, Fess Parker
Votes: 559
6.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
A Home Away from Home
(1963)
TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A patient at a mental hospital kills the head doctor and takes over, replacing the staff with fellow patients. Things get complicated when the niece of the real doctor makes an unexpected visit.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Ray Milland, Claire Griswold, Mary LaRoche
Votes: 560
7.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
The Jar
(1964)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Charlie Hill is mesmerized by a strange jar at a carnival sideshow. He buys it from the owner, but his wife Thedy Sue is frightened and wants it thrown out. The townspeople come from miles to see it and Charlie becomes a local celebrity.
Director: Norman Lloyd | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Pat Buttram, Collin Wilcox Paxton, William Marshall
Votes: 772
8. Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005 Video)
233 min | Documentary
Director: Ray Harryhausen | Stars: Ray Harryhausen, Forrest J. Ackerman, Jim Aupperle, Rick Baker
Votes: 110
9.
Kung Fu (1972–1975)
Episode:
The Forbidden Kingdom
(1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
The dramatic events that forced Shaolin priest Kwai Chang Caine to flee China unfold again as Caine relives his desperate attempt to escape the Emperor's revenge.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: David Carradine, James Shigeta, Keye Luke, Adele Yoshioka
Votes: 71
10.
Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
Episode:
The Cruel Fountain
(1966)
60 min | Drama
Paul attempts to help two crippled women.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Kathryn Hays, Murray Hamilton, Robert Pine
Votes: 10
11.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Behind the Locked Door
(1964)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Dave Snowden elopes with wealthy Bonnie Daniels, and Mr. Spencer sees them break into the abandoned old estate where Bonnie lived until age six. Mr. Spencer informs Bonnie's mother, Mrs. ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Douglas | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Gloria Swanson, James MacArthur, Lynn Loring
Votes: 462
12.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Final Escape
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A convict at a state prison work camp plans a clever escape with the help of the aging, alcoholic fellow prisoner who's in charge of making coffins and burying the camp's deceased.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Stephen McNally, Robert Keith, Edd Byrnes
Votes: 527
13.
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
14.
CHiPs (1977–1983)
Episode:
High Flyer
(1978)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ponch and Jon pick up the trail of an auto theft ring. A fatherless teenage girl has a crush on Jon. Ponch is running out of excuses to avoid going up on patrol in the CHP helicopter.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Larry Wilcox, Erik Estrada, Robert Pine, Mary Louise Weller
Votes: 100
15.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–1975)
Episode:
The Spanish Moss Murders
(1974)
TV-PG | 52 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A research experiment in dream deprivation produces a corporeal Cajun boogeyman covered in Spanish moss.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Keenan Wynn, Severn Darden
Votes: 545
16.
Kung Fu (1972–1975)
Episode:
Ambush
(1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Kwai Chang Caine (DAVID CARRADINE) assists blind preacher Serenity Johnson (JOHN CARRADINE) to swindle the most dangerous man in Arizona.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: David Carradine, Rhonda Fleming, Timothy Carey, Pat Morita
Votes: 71
17.
Lucas Tanner (1974–1975)
Episode:
A Matter of Love
(1974)
60 min | Drama, Sport
Lucas tries to convince a student of his from dropping out of school and in the meantime has to deal with her growing crush on him.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: David Hartman, Rosemary Murphy, Lee Purcell, Julie Adams
Votes: 11
18. The Equalizer (1985–1989)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A retired Intelligence Agent turned private detective helps various threatened clients to equalize the odds.
Stars: Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka, Robert Lansing, Mark Margolis
Votes: 5,936
19.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
The Long Silence
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A paralyzed woman is terrified her husband will learn she is recovering.
Director: Robert Douglas | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Rennie, Phyllis Thaxter, Jim McMullan
Votes: 441
20.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
The Magic Shop
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
After a little boy vanishes in a magic shop, he comes back later with supernatural powers and evil intentions.
Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Leslie Nielsen, Peggy McCay, John Megna
Votes: 507
21. Biography (1987– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.
Stars: Jack Perkins, Peter Graves, Harry Smith, Robert J. Thompson
Votes: 2,087
22.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Captive Audience
(1962)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A mystery novelist sends a series of weird audiotapes to his publisher. On the first tape, the author boasts that the publisher won't be able to discern if the story he narrates is the ... See full summary »
Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, James Mason, Angie Dickinson, Arnold Moss
Votes: 580
23.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
The Lonely Hours
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A mother of three notices that her baby son fascinates the lady renting a room in her home.
Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Nancy Kelly, Gena Rowlands, Joyce Van Patten
Votes: 430
24.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
The Trap
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A toy manufacturer's new assistant has an affair with the obnoxious, overbearing businessman's beautiful younger wife. After enduring a rather humiliating interview, the bright college grad... See full summary »
Director: John Brahm | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Anne Francis, Donnelly Rhodes, Robert Strauss
Votes: 421
25.
The Equalizer (1985–1989)
Episode:
Time Present, Time Past
(1989)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Harold Ross is helping Scott McCall with his music. But they are both kidnapped because Harold defected from Bulgaria and now they want him back. Robert now has to help his son and the man he helped to defect.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka, Brian Bedford, Dennis Boutsikaris
Votes: 58
26. Kung Fu (1972–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
The adventures of Shaolin Monk Kwai Chang Caine as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.
Stars: David Carradine, Radames Pera, Keye Luke, Philip Ahn
Votes: 7,269
27. Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
TV-14 | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Short dramas each with a twist of some kind; across the first four seasons most of these are from short stories by Roald Dahl.
Stars: Roald Dahl, Andrew Ray, Forbes Collins, Richard Johnson
Votes: 2,506
28. Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
60 min | Drama
The doctor tells a successful lawyer that he is terminally ill and will die in less than two years.
Stars: Ben Gazzara, Nicholas Colasanto, Jack Krupnick, Fernando Lamas
Votes: 430
29. Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963–1967)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Legendary entertainer Bob Hope hosted, and occasionally starred in, one of the last major anthology series on network television, featuring many of Hollywood's top names, including quite a few who didn't do much television otherwise
Stars: Bob Hope, Jack Weston, Jack Kelly, John Francis
Votes: 239
30. Spencer's Pilots (1976)
49 min | Adventure
Centers on the lives of Cass Garrett and Stan Lewis who are pilots, and they work for Spencer Parish.
Stars: Christopher Stone, Todd Susman, Margie Impert, Britt Leach
Votes: 41
31.
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
32.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Forecast: Low Clouds and Coastal Fog
(1963)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A beautiful young newlywed is wary of her much-older husband's business trip leaving her alone in their beach house. A group of beach boys and a neighboring screenwriter provide her some ... See full summary »
Director: Charles F. Haas | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Inger Stevens, Dan O'Herlihy, Chris Robinson
Votes: 482
33.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
A Matter of Murder
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A notorious but ethical auto thief and his gang steal a Rolls-Royce, unaware that the trunk contains the body of a woman who was murdered by her husband.
Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Darren McGavin, Pat Crowley, Patrick McVey
Votes: 412
34.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Night Caller
(1964)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Marcia Fowler is sunbathing in her backyard when she spots a new neighbor, Roy Bullock, eyeing her. Frightened, she calls the police, who take her to the Bullock house and warn Roy not to ... See full summary »
Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Felicia Farr, Bruce Dern, David White
Votes: 453
35.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
A Piece of the Action
(1962)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Duke Marsden is a compulsive gambler and is about to lose his wife because of it. She gives him an ultimatum to either give up poker or else she's gone. He agrees, but there's one last thing he has to do first.
Director: Bernard Girard | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Gig Young, Martha Hyer, Gene Evans
Votes: 708
36.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Three Wives Too Many
(1964)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
One of a bigamist's four wives takes it upon herself to track down and kill the other three women.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Teresa Wright, Dan Duryea, Linda Lawson
Votes: 455
37.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
To Catch a Butterfly
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
At first, a childless young couple are thrilled to relocate for the husband's new executive job, and especially happy with their new home. Is the next-door neighbor boy's cruelty to them ... See full summary »
Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Bradford Dillman, Diana Hyland, Edward Asner
Votes: 469
38.
Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
Episode:
In Search of April
(1966)
60 min | Drama
One night during Mardi Gras is all it takes to obsess Paul with April, a carefree young woman. She vanishes from the French Quarter the next morning, after being spied on by a tiny heckler ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Carol Lynley, Don Rickles, Don Galloway
Votes: 15
39.
Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
Episode:
The Last Safari
(1966)
60 min | Drama
When Paul goes on a trip to Africa, a doctor asks Paul to consult with a terminally ill young woman but finds that the woman is unaware of her circumstance and living with a father with the decision to tell her of her illness.
Director: Abner Biberman | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Leslie Nielsen, Lesley Ann Warren, Louise Latham
Votes: 16
40. Sara (1976)
60 min | Drama, Western
Sara Yarnell leaves her staid existence back east to teach in a one-room school in Independence, Colorado. Her students adore her but she clashes with the school board. Julia Bailey and newspaperman Martin Pope are her friends.
Stars: Brenda Vaccaro, Louise Latham, William Phipps, Bert Kramer
Votes: 43
41.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
The Thirty-First of February
(1963)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
An inquest rules a wife's death as accidental, but when the widower returns to work, it seems someone is tricking him, including a letter accusing him of murder and one of his wife's ... See full summary »
Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, David Wayne, William Conrad, Elizabeth Allen
Votes: 446
42.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Dear Uncle George
(1963)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A neighbor's letter about an unfaithful wife disturbs an advice columnist.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Gene Barry, John Larkin, Patricia Donahue
Votes: 407
43.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
House Guest
(1962)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A young boy named Tony Mitchell is saved from drowning by an unwelcome guest.
Director: Alan Crosland Jr. | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Macdonald Carey, Robert Sterling, Peggy McCay
Votes: 490
44.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
I Saw the Whole Thing
(1962)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
There are five witnesses for a hit-and-run accident at an intersection who all say the car did not stop at the stop sign, but are they all wrong?
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, John Forsythe, Kent Smith, Evans Evans
Votes: 656
45.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow
(1964)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
An elderly woman is locked in an air tight safe with one of her cats by her niece's fiancé when she discovers he is a forger.
Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Patricia Collinge, Jessica Walter, Don Chastain
Votes: 381
46.
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
47.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
Wally the Beard
(1965)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
When a man purchases a wig and a beard, he winds up getting a whole new personality, which also leads to a new girlfriend along with a lot of serious problems that have the very real ... See full summary »
Director: James H. Brown | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Larry Blyden, Kathie Browne, Berkeley Harris
Votes: 356
48.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
Final Arrangements
(1961)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
A man who's fed up with his invalid wife's incessant nagging plans her funeral and prepays for a stylish coffin.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Balsam, Vivian Nathan, O.Z. Whitehead
Votes: 445
49.
CHiPs (1977–1983)
Episode:
Rainy Day
(1978)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The CHP officers are temporarily assigned to patrol cars due to the weather. They investigate a moving casino.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Robert Pine, Herb Edelman
Votes: 101
50.
CHiPs (1977–1983)
Episode:
Wheels of Justice
(1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ponch and Jon try to keep both a dangerous drunk driver and a habitual reckless driver off the streets. A gas main breaks at the hospital. Central takes in an entire maternity ward until the babies can be transported.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Robert Pine, Christine Belford
Votes: 81