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1. Rheingold Theatre (1953–1957)
23 min | Drama
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. narrated, produced, and frequently starred in this anthology series, which presented everything from drama to mystery to farce.
Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Christopher Lee, Ron Randell, Barbara Mullen
Votes: 75
2. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 67
3. Night and the City (1950)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
A small-time grifter and nightclub tout takes advantage of some fortuitous circumstances and tries to become a big-time player as a wrestling promoter.
Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers, Hugh Marlowe
Votes: 15,237 | Gross: $3.60M
4. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
5. Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
60 min | Drama
This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.
Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Billie Whitelaw, Neil McCallum
Votes: 244
6.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
The Greatest Man in the World
(1958)
57 min | Drama
Just after a young unknown American becomes the first on the Moon returns, he dies in an accident. He's laid to rest with full honours, but only the president and a few high officials know just what sort of a man their hero was.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Donald Pleasence, Wensley Pithey, Jon Sullivan
Votes: 25
7. Never Take Candy from A Stranger (1960)
Approved | 81 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Peter Carter meets official resistance when he finds that his 9-year-old daughter has been the victim of the pedophile patriarch of the town's most powerful family.
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: Gwen Watford, Patrick Allen, Felix Aylmer, Niall MacGinnis
Votes: 1,977
8. The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)
30 min | Adventure, Family
A TV series adaptated from the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the ... See full summary »
Stars: George Dolenz, Nick Cravat, Robert Cawdron, Henry Corden
Votes: 65
9. Summertime (1955)
Approved | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An American spinster's dream of romance finally becomes a bittersweet reality when she meets a handsome--but married--Italian man while vacationing in Venice.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, Isa Miranda, Darren McGavin
Votes: 9,967
10. ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.
Stars: Derek Francis, Alfred Burke, Arthur Hewlett, Esther Lawrence
Votes: 92
11. 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
12. A King in New York (1957)
G | 105 min | Comedy, Drama
A recently-deposed European monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity and is later wrongly accused of being a Communist.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Maxine Audley, Jerry Desmonde, Oliver Johnston
Votes: 8,869
13. The Mouse That Roared (1959)
Approved | 83 min | Comedy
An impoverished backward nation declares a war on the United States of America, hoping to lose, but things don't go according to plan.
Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Peter Sellers, Jean Seberg, William Hartnell, David Kossoff
Votes: 9,439
14. Hell, Heaven or Hoboken (1958)
101 min | Drama, History, War
During World War II, a British actor impersonates Field Marshal Montgomery in order to confuse German intelligence.
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: M.E. Clifton James, John Mills, Cecil Parker, Patrick Allen
Votes: 1,641
15.
Rheingold Theatre (1953–1957)
Episode:
Border Incident
(1955)
Drama
A thwarted attempt to steal a passport leads to the meeting of three strange people in a French border town: Hank who lives only for himself, Tommy, a criminal desperate to get an American passport and Teresa, a beautiful Italian girl.
Director: Derek N. Twist | Stars: William Sylvester, Balbina, Paul Carpenter, Richard Molinas
Votes: 7
16. The Good Die Young (1954)
Approved | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In London, three otherwise law-abiding good men and their unscrupulous leader are about to commit a serious crime, but for different reasons.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Laurence Harvey, Gloria Grahame, Richard Basehart, Joan Collins
Votes: 1,503
17. A Touch of Larceny (1960)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy
Royal Navy Commander Max Easton fakes his defection to the Soviets in order to sue the slandering newspapers for the money he needs to woo a fancy American woman.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: James Mason, George Sanders, Vera Miles, Oliver Johnston
Votes: 656
18. The Battle of the Sexes (1960)
84 min | Comedy
Angela Barrows, an accomplished business analyst from the US, attempts to contemporise the late MacPherson's tweed factory, shaking the very foundation of a men-only company.
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Peter Sellers, Robert Morley, Constance Cummings, Jameson Clark
Votes: 1,729
19.
The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)
Episode:
The Texas Affair
(1956)
Adventure, Family
An emissary from Texas arrives in France, seeking recognition for his new country. He's attacked by men paid by the Mexican government, but is then defended by the Count of Monte Cristo.
Director: Charles Bennett | Stars: George Dolenz, Nick Cravat, Robert Cawdron, MacDonald Parke
Votes: 6
20. Yellow Canary (1943)
Approved | 84 min | Drama, Thriller
A woman wrongfully accused of being a Nazi sympathizer is forced to move to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Director: Herbert Wilcox | Stars: Anna Neagle, Richard Greene, Nova Pilbeam, Albert Lieven
Votes: 743
21. Shipyard Sally (1939)
77 min | Musical, Comedy
A music hall performer manages the saloon her father bought. The clientèle includes unemployed shipyard workers who she entertains and helps.
Director: Monty Banks | Stars: Gracie Fields, Sydney Howard, Morton Selten, Norma Varden
Votes: 62
22. The Paris Express (1952)
Approved | 82 min | Crime, Drama
A Dutch company's owner bankrupts his own company, burns the incriminating ledgers and plans to run to Paris with the company funds but he is caught in the act by his accountant who challenges his actions, leading to a reversal of roles.
Director: Harold French | Stars: Claude Rains, Michael Nightingale, Felix Aylmer, Herbert Lom
Votes: 707
23. John Paul Jones (1959)
126 min | Action, Biography, History
The career of Revolutionary War naval hero from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.
Director: John Farrow | Stars: Robert Stack, Marisa Pavan, Charles Coburn, Erin O'Brien
Votes: 1,434
24. The New Adventures of Martin Kane (1957– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: William Gargan, Brian Reece, Robert Beatty, Lee Patterson
Votes: 16
25. Candlelight in Algeria (1943)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Mystery, War
An American sculptress in wartime Algiers gets mixed up with a British agent and a Nazi spy who knows that a top-secret meeting of Allied military leaders will be taking place in Algeria--... See full summary »
Director: George King | Stars: James Mason, Carla Lehmann, Raymond Lovell, Enid Stamp-Taylor
Votes: 474
26. Wings and the Woman (1942)
Approved | 94 min | Biography, Drama
The story of flyer Amy Johnson who won the hearts of the British public in the 1930s with her record-breaking solo flights around the world. Her marriage to fellow aviator Jim Mallison was less noteworthy.
Director: Herbert Wilcox | Stars: Anna Neagle, Robert Newton, Edward Chapman, Nora Swinburne
Votes: 249
27. Island of Desire (1952)
Approved | 93 min | Adventure, Romance, War
In 1943, an Allied hospital ship is sunk by the Japanese in the South Pacific where a nurse and a Marine become marooned on an island abandoned by natives.
Director: Stuart Heisler | Stars: Linda Darnell, Tab Hunter, Donald Gray, John Laurie
Votes: 276
28. No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948)
Approved | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
John Blandish is worth $100 million. His heiress daughter is soon to be wed to Foster Harvey, who believes she's a cold, unfeeling woman, despite loving her. Her cold emotional state is in ... See full summary »
Director: St. John Legh Clowes | Stars: Jack La Rue, Hugh McDermott, Linden Travers, Walter Crisham
Votes: 757
29. Penny Princess (1952)
Passed | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
An ordinary young American woman learns that she has become the owner of a tiny European country.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Yolande Donlan, Dirk Bogarde, A.E. Matthews, Reginald Beckwith
Votes: 309
30. Her Man Gilbey (1944)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Romance, War
While bird-fancier Lady Christabel Beauclark (Dame Margaret Rutherford) scurries around demanding certain territorial rights for British birds from other countries, Her Ladyship's niece is ... See full summary »
Director: Harold French | Stars: Michael Wilding, Margaret Rutherford, Penelope Dudley-Ward, Lilli Palmer
Votes: 345
31. Hey! Hey! U.S.A! (1938)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy
Dr Twist has to pose on a liner as a famous professor and is asked to tutor Bernie, the son of a millionaire. To avoid awkward US immigration questions, Twist enlists the help of a gangster... See full summary »
Director: Marcel Varnel | Stars: Will Hay, Edgar Kennedy, David Burns, Edmon Ryan
Votes: 243
32. Broken Journey (1948)
Approved | 89 min | Drama
A plane crashes on a Swiss glacier. With the radio broken and food limited, the survivors debate whether to stay put and await uncertain rescue or embark into harsh conditions toward civilization.
Directors: Ken Annakin, Michael C. Chorlton | Stars: Phyllis Calvert, Margot Grahame, James Donald, Francis L. Sullivan
Votes: 283
33. Beyond Mombasa (1956)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
An American travels to East Africa, where he tries to find out how his brother died.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Donna Reed, Leo Genn, Ron Randell
Votes: 412
34. Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary (1953)
80 min | Comedy
An American soldier stationed in England is ready to go on his honeymoon with his new wife when his ex-wife, a gorgeous blonde, shows up and insists that they're still married. His two ... See full summary »
Director: Maurice Elvey | Stars: Bonar Colleano, Diana Decker, David Tomlinson, Diana Dors
Votes: 170
35. Teheran (1946)
86 min | Drama
A British intelligence officer discovers a plot to assassinate the President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Tehran Conference during World War II.
Directors: William Freshman, Giacomo Gentilomo | Stars: Derek Farr, Marta Labarr, Manning Whiley, Pamela Stirling
Votes: 38
36. The Six Men (1951)
65 min | Crime, Drama
A crime gang "The Six Men" is tracked down by Scotland Yard, and finally killed by one of its own members.
Director: Michael Law | Stars: Harold Warrender, Olga Edwardes, Peter Bull, Michael Evans
Votes: 104
37. A Tale of Five Women (1951)
86 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
1951. Drama. Stars, Bonar Colleano, Barbara Kelly, Eva Bartok, and Gina Lollobrigida. When an Englishman leaves America to enlist in the RAF, his grueling combat experiences result in a loss of memory.
Directors: Romolo Marcellini, Emil E. Reinert, Wolfgang Staudte, Montgomery Tully, Géza von Cziffra, Irma von Cube | Stars: Bonar Colleano, Lana Morris, Barbara Kelly, Karin Himboldt
Votes: 139
38. Three's Company (1953)
78 min | Drama, Horror
Compilation of 3 episodes of the TV series "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents ..." (i)"The Surgeon" (ii)"Take A Number" (iii)"The Scream".
Directors: Terence Fisher, Charles Saunders | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Basil Sydney, Elizabeth Sellars, Andrew Osborn
Votes: 17
39. The March Hare (1956)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy
Sir Charles Hare, a young Irish baronet, gambles his all on one of his horses at Ascot. But the horse is 'pulled', and Sir Charles is forced to sell his Irish estate. His aunt, however, has some surprises in store for him.
Director: George More O'Ferrall | Stars: Terence Morgan, Martita Hunt, Bernard Rook, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Votes: 122
40. Babes in Bagdad (1952)
Approved | 79 min | Comedy
Hassan, the Kadi of Bagdad, has a harem housing twelve beauties, but concentrates his attention on Zohara. A newcomer, Kyra, introduces rebellion into the by the unheard of act of ... See full summary »
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Paulette Goddard, Gypsy Rose Lee, Richard Ney, John Boles
Votes: 131
41. The Fool and the Princess (1949)
72 min | Drama, Romance
Director: William C. Hammond | Stars: Bruce Lester, Lesley Brook, Adina Mandlová, Murray Matheson
Votes: 25
42. The Man Who Came to Dinner (1947 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Sheridan Whiteside, famous as an author, broadcaster and expert on just about everything, is invited to dinner by a pompous small-town businessman - and stays rather longer than anyone anticipated.
Stars: Robert Berkeley, June Clyde, Felicity Gower, Alan Keith
43. European Assignment (1950)
58 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Ben R. Hart | Stars: Lionel Murton, Pamela Deeming, Ivan Craig, MacDonald Parke
45. Mourning Becomes Electra (1947– )
180 min | Drama
Stars: Kenneth More, Ralph Michael, Mark Dignam, Basil Langton
46. The Gentle People (1949 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
Stars: Robert Ayres, Robert Cawdron, Paul Demel, Ernest Jay
47. The Adventures of Brigadier Wellington-Bull (1959)
30 min | Comedy
Stars: Alexander Gauge, Valerie Singleton, Donald Hewlett, Paul Eddington
48. The Granville Melodramas (1955– )
Drama
Long Lost British Anthology Series.
Stars: Hattie Jacques, Erik Chitty, Helen Shingler, John Bailey
49. The Front Page (1948 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Earl Williams is due to be hanged tomorrow, and he's innocent. When Earl escapes from his cell, journalist Hildy Johnson seems likely to land the scoop of the century - but all he wants is to leave town.
Stars: Sidney James, Henry Gilbert, Bill Harding, Loyd Brydon
50. Trilby (1947 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Stars: Sally Rogers, Abraham Sofaer, Bryan Coleman, Jack Lambert