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1. The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956–1963)
60 min | Music
Dinah hosted this hour-long weekly for seven years. It featured Dinah and guest stars in a variety of songs, skits, production numbers. Also featured: her "See the USA in your Chevrolet" song and her warm kiss to all in conclusion.
Stars: Dinah Shore, Joel Aldred, Janet Blair, John Raitt
Votes: 241
2. I've Got a Secret (1952–1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Family, Game-Show
A group of panelists try to guess a guest's secret.
Stars: Garry Moore, Henry Morgan, Bill Cullen, John Cannon
Votes: 562
3. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.
Stars: Ed Sullivan, The Ray Bloch Orchestra, Ray Bloch, Johnny Wayne
Votes: 1,561
4. The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
60 min | Comedy, Romance
This was a Colgate-sponsored comedy hour that featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars.
Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Al Goodman, Eddie Cantor
Votes: 588
5. White Christmas (1954)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen
Votes: 51,122 | Gross: $30.00M
6. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Live dramatic shows featuring Hollywood stars, adaptations of motion pictures, and a host accompanying. The host would introduce each act, and would conduct an interview with the stars at the end of the play.
Stars: Ken Carpenter, Jay Jackson, Otto Kruger, Gordon MacRae
Votes: 153
7. Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948–1967)
60 min | Music
Perry Como was an American Singer, who got his start on NBC Radio. In 1948, Because of his popularity, The cameras were simply brought into the radio studio to televise the radio broadcast ... See full summary »
Stars: Perry Como, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, The Ray Charles Singers, Mitchell Ayres
Votes: 120
8. Film Fanfare (1956)
Talk-Show
The goings on within the film industry.
Stars: Peter Noble, Paul Carpenter, John Fitzgerald, John Parsons
Votes: 13
9. The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1957)
30 min | Drama
This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to Hollywood, California, where Hollywood actors and actresses headed the cast.
Stars: Philip Carey, Laraine Day, Willis Bouchey, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 276
10. 24th Annual Academy Awards (1952 TV Movie)
Music, News
The 24th Academy Awards honored the best in film in 1951, as recognized by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Best Picture was awarded to An American in Paris, which,... See full summary »
Stars: Danny Kaye, Paul Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Lucille Ball
Votes: 26
11. On the Town (1949)
Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly | Stars: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller
Votes: 18,775
12. A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954 TV Movie)
30 min | News
Included on the DVD release of "A Star is Born" (1954), this is a live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Academy Awards.
Stars: George Fisher, Rosemarie Stack, Paula Raymond, Amanda Blake
Votes: 205
13. Three Little Words (1950)
Passed | 102 min | Biography, Comedy, Musical
The story of the successful Tin Pan Alley songwriting team of Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby is told loosely and lightheartedly.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen, Red Skelton, Arlene Dahl
Votes: 2,057 | Gross: $2.80M
14. Wonder Man (1945)
Approved | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
After being murdered by gangsters, an exuberant nightclub entertainer returns as a ghost to persuade his meek twin brother to help bring his killers to justice.
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Donald Woods
Votes: 2,494
15. Call Me Madam (1953)
Approved | 114 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen, George Sanders
Votes: 1,463
16. The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
Approved | 113 min | Comedy, Sport
After a timid milkman knocks unconscious a boxing champion who was accosting his sister, he decides to take up boxing himself in order to impress a beautiful nightclub singer.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Steve Cochran
Votes: 1,286
17. Happy Go Lovely (1951)
Approved | 97 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A chorus girl gets a ride from millionaire Bruno's driver. The cash-strapped theater director thinks, she's Bruno's girlfriend and makes her the lead. She meets Bruno, thinking he's a reporter. More confusion follows.
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: David Niven, Vera-Ellen, Cesar Romero, Bobby Howes
Votes: 876
18. Words and Music (1948)
Approved | 121 min | Biography, Comedy, Musical
Musical biography chronicling the songwriting partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Tom Drake, June Allyson, Perry Como
Votes: 1,452
19. Three Little Girls in Blue (1946)
Approved | 100 min | Musical
A reworking of the movie "Three Blind Mice" (1938) based on the play of the same name, which in turn led to the remake, "Moon Over Miami" (1941). This version is set during the turn of the ... See full summary »
Directors: H. Bruce Humberstone, John Brahm | Stars: June Haver, George Montgomery, Vivian Blaine, Celeste Holm
Votes: 314
20. The Belle of New York (1952)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Playboy Charlie Hill meets beautiful Angela Bonfils, a mission house worker in the Bowery. He genuinely falls in love, so, dedicated to winning her over, Charlie cleans up his act and even gets a job as a driver to impress her.
Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen, Marjorie Main, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 1,107
21. Big Leaguer (1953)
Approved | 71 min | Drama, Family, Sport
John Lobert runs a training camp in Florida for the New York Giants. Every year, he evaluates the hopefuls to pick the best for a minor league contract. They all have dreams and talent, but... See full summary »
Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Vera-Ellen, Jeff Richards, Richard Jaeckel
Votes: 446
22. Carnival in Costa Rica (1947)
Passed | 97 min | Music, Romance
Two pairs of lovers try to thwart an arranged marriage at Costa Rican fiesta time.
Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: Dick Haymes, Vera-Ellen, Cesar Romero, Celeste Holm
Votes: 195
23. Love Happy (1949)
Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls while thwarting diamond thieves.
Director: David Miller | Stars: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Ilona Massey
Votes: 3,077
24.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Debut of The Colgate Variety Hour with host Charlton Heston
(1955)
60 min | Comedy, Romance
Tonight's program offers a salute to the Air Age, featuring scenes from motion pictures about the earliest and the latest in aviation developments.
Director: Bill Miller | Stars: Charlton Heston, Richard Arlen, John Brascia, The Chadulis
Votes: 20
25. Let's Be Happy (1957)
107 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
An American salesman pursues an heiress from Vermont, who is in turn being wooed by a Scottish lord in financial need.
Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Vera-Ellen, Tony Martin, Robert Flemyng, Zena Marshall
Votes: 254
26. The 28th Annual Academy Awards (1956 TV Special)
Family
The 28th Academy Awards, held on March 21th, 1956 to honor the films of 1955. Airing from the RKO Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, California, it is the first time Jerry Lewis hosting the show, replacing Bob Hope.
Directors: George Seaton, Bill Bennington, Dick Schneider | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Jerry Lewis, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Jean-Pierre Aumont
Votes: 94
27. Washington Square (1956– )
60 min | Comedy, Music
Ray Bolger is a Greenwich Village based Talent Agent (who also happens to dance pretty well). Elaine Stritch serves as hostess.
Stars: Ray Bolger, Kay Armen, Stubby Kaye, Elaine Stritch
28.
The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Man Across the Hall
(1957)
30 min | Drama
Director: James Neilson | Stars: Marjorie Bennett, Marga Ann Deighton, Eddie Ryder, Robert Sterling
29.
Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
Imperfect Lady
(1954)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Richard Goode | Stars: Colin Campbell, Ken Carpenter, Henry Daniell, Arthur Gould-Porter
30.
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
Episode:
Episode #9.39
(1956)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
Director: John Moffitt | Stars: Ed Sullivan, Charlie Applewhite, Charles Bain, Hal Boyle
31.
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956–1963)
Episode:
Guest Host Tony Martin; Guest Stars: Nat 'King' Cole, George Gobel, Vera-Ellen, Maria Tallchief, The Wiere Brothers
(1957)
Music
Directors: Frank Bunetta, Paul Weston | Stars: Tony Martin, Joel Aldred, Red Buttons, Nat 'King' Cole
32.
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956–1963)
Episode:
Episode #3.20
(1959)
Music
Director: Dean Whitmore | Stars: Dinah Shore, Steve Allen, George Gobel, André Previn
33.
I've Got a Secret (1952–1967)
Episode:
Vera-Ellen
(1957)
TV-G | Family, Game-Show
Stars: Garry Moore, Vera-Ellen, John Cannon, Bill Cullen
34.
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948–1967)
Episode:
Vera-Ellen, Dorothy Collins, Jimmie Rodgers, Harry Warren
(1958)
60 min | Music
Director: Clark Jones | Stars: Perry Como, Mitchell Ayres, Jack Brown, Dorothy Collins
35.
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948–1967)
Episode:
Henry Fonda, Anne Francis, Vera-Ellen, The Platters, Paul Winchell & Jerry Mahoney
(1956)
60 min | Music
Stars: Perry Como, Vera-Ellen, Paul Winchell, Jerry Mahoney
36.
Washington Square (1956– )
Episode:
Episode #1.12
(1957)
60 min | Comedy, Music
Stars: Kay Armen, Bea Arthur, Ray Bolger, George Gobel
37.
Film Fanfare (1956)
Episode:
Episode #1.23
(1956)
30 min | Talk-Show
'Film Fanfare' begins with 'Film Gossip.' Followed by John Parsons meeting the stars at a London airport. Adele Lee performs an aria. John Fitzgerald reveals his latest film reviews. Finishes off with 'Film Fanfare's' movie quiz.
Director: Bill Skinner | Stars: MacDonald Hobley, Peter Noble, Paul Carpenter, John Fitzgerald
38.
Film Fanfare (1956)
Episode:
Episode #1.30
(1956)
30 min | Talk-Show
Peter Noble interviews Sally Anne Howes. We then go to Elstree to see how the dubbing theatre works. John Parsons then meets a number of stars, including Richard Burton and Joan Collins ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Burton, Joan Collins, John Fitzgerald, Robert Flemming