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1. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of a master criminal defense attorney, handling the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins
Votes: 10,781
2. Adam-12 (1968–1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama
Two regular police officers patrol Los Angeles.
Stars: Martin Milner, Kent McCord, Shaaron Claridge, William Boyett
Votes: 4,687
3. The Green Berets (1968)
G | 142 min | Drama, War
Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for a mission in South Vietnam. First off is to build and control a camp that is trying to be taken by the enemy the second mission is to kidnap a North Vietnamese General.
Directors: Ray Kellogg, John Wayne, Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: John Wayne, David Janssen, Jim Hutton, Aldo Ray
Votes: 13,533 | Gross: $21.71M
4. 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: 579
5. Scarlet Street (1945)
Approved | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A man in mid-life crisis befriends a young woman, though her fiancé persuades her to con him out of the fortune they mistakenly assume he possesses.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea, Margaret Lindsay
Votes: 18,148
6. Cover Girl (1944)
Passed | 107 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
Rusty Parker wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl; this endangers her romance with dancing mentor Danny.
Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly, Lee Bowman, Phil Silvers
Votes: 5,770
7. The Time of Their Lives (1946)
Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A psychiatrist stays in a mansion haunted by prankish ghosts from the Revolutionary War.
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marjorie Reynolds, Binnie Barnes
Votes: 3,556
8. The Night Walker (1964)
Passed | 86 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A woman is haunted by recurring nightmares, which seem to be instigated by her late husband who supposedly was killed in a fire.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Judi Meredith, Hayden Rorke
Votes: 2,155
9. Take One False Step (1949)
Approved | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
During a conference-trip to L.A., an academic runs into an old-flame and into trouble with the police when she disappears, presumed murdered.
Director: Chester Erskine | Stars: William Powell, Shelley Winters, Marsha Hunt, Dorothy Hart
Votes: 622
10. Science Fiction Theatre (1955–1957)
25 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
In this science-fiction anthology series host Truman Bradley introduces stories extrapolated from actual scientific data available in the 1950's, concentrating on such concepts as space flight, UFO's and mental telepathy.
Stars: Truman Bradley, Michael Fox, Marshall Thompson, Peter Hansen
Votes: 418
11. The Silent Service (1957–1958)
30 min | Action, War
Documentary dramatic anthology about the U.S. Navy's submarine fleet. All stories were based on fact and the realism was heightened by actual use of combat footage from the files of the ... See full summary »
Stars: Thomas M. Dykers, Eric Morris, Robert Knapp, Ron Foster
Votes: 149
12. Reign of Terror (1949)
Approved | 89 min | History, Romance, Thriller
Robespierrre, a powerful figure in the French revolution, is desperately looking for his black book, a death list of those marked for the guillotine.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Robert Cummings, Richard Basehart, Richard Hart, Arlene Dahl
Votes: 2,032
13. Matinee Theatre (1955–1958)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A daily anthology show, featuring original material, as well as adaptations of literary classics.
Stars: John Conte, Sarah Churchill, Peter Hansen, Johnny Crawford
Votes: 122
14. 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: 142
15. Three Bad Sisters (1956)
Approved | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A millionaire dies in an airplane crash, leaving all of his money to be divided among his three daughters. One of the daughters doesn't want to share any of it, so she plans to get rid of her two sisters.
Director: Gilbert Kay | Stars: Marla English, Kathleen Hughes, Sara Shane, John Bromfield
Votes: 239
16. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
Approved | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A railroad man from the city befriends a mountain girl in a Kentucky family feud.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda, Fred MacMurray, Fred Stone
Votes: 1,323
17. Murph the Surf (1975)
PG | 101 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
Based on a true story, details the daring 1964 theft of the J.P. Morgan jewel collection from New York's American Museum of Natural History. Called "The Greatest Jewel Heist of the 20th ... See full summary »
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Robert Conrad, Don Stroud, Donna Mills, Robyn Millan
Votes: 229 | Gross: $0.06M
18. Shack Out on 101 (1955)
Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An isolated diner on California's 101 highway provides the backdrop of the story involving nuclear secrets, foreign spies and federal agents.
Director: Edward Dein | Stars: Terry Moore, Frank Lovejoy, Keenan Wynn, Lee Marvin
Votes: 772
19. Sudden Death (1977)
R | 89 min | Action, Drama
When Ed Neilson's entire family is viciously murdered, he pleads with retired C.I.A. operative Duke Smith (Robert Conrad) to investigate. He refuses, but relents after Neilson too meets an ... See full summary »
Director: Eddie Romero | Stars: Robert Conrad, Don Stroud, Felton Perry, John Ashley
Votes: 173
20. O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971–1972)
60 min | Drama
James O'Hara of the United States Treasury works in several branches to stop illegal activities such as smuggling contraband, tax evasion, and the like.
Stars: David Janssen, Paul Picerni, Stacy Harris, Joe E. Tata
Votes: 160
21. Keep Your Powder Dry (1945)
Passed | 93 min | Drama, Music, War
A disparate group of women try to adjust to their new lives after enlisting in the Women's Army Corps.
Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Lana Turner, Laraine Day, Susan Peters, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 552
22. The Milkman (1950)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy
Roger Bradley, son of a milk magnate, isn't allowed to work for his dad's company because of a lingering war trauma: in moments of stress he quacks like a duck. Desperate to escape from ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Donald O'Connor, Jimmy Durante, Piper Laurie, Joyce Holden
Votes: 246
23. The Whistler (1954– )
30 min | Mystery
Crime anthology series with twist endings; based on the popular radio drama and several B-movies.
Stars: William Forman, Danni Sue Nolan, Arthur Franz, Dorothy Green
Votes: 51
24. Kentucky Rifle (1955)
Approved | 84 min | Drama, Western
While the wagon train forges ahead, a few people stay behind to repair a disabled rifle-filled wagon but they have to contend with one another's ego and with aggressive Comanches who demand the rifles as payment for safe passage.
Director: Carl K. Hittleman | Stars: Chill Wills, Lance Fuller, Cathy Downs, Sterling Holloway
Votes: 277
25. The Man Behind the Badge (1953–1955)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Stories taken from the files of various law-enforcement agencies, including city, county and state police, park rangers, military police, etc.
Stars: Norman Rose, Charles Bickford, Joel Aldred, Paul Brinegar
Votes: 64
26. 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: 29
27. Government Girl (1943)
Passed | 94 min | Romance
The secretary of a newly appointed government official strives to make him a success in spite of his shortcomings.
Director: Dudley Nichols | Stars: Olivia de Havilland, Anne Shirley, Sonny Tufts, Jess Barker
Votes: 617
28. The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1950–1956)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ellery Queen was a mystery writer who assisted his father, a detective with the New York Police Department, in solving murders. Queen's methods were arcane and intellectual rather than ... See full summary »
Stars: Florenz Ames, Lee Bowman, Rex Marshall, Hugh Marlowe
Votes: 60
29. The Joe Palooka Story (1954– )
Comedy
Joe Palooka is a mild mannered boxer who is in love with Anne and goes about life in a gentle way. This syndicated series was based on a narrative first popular as a comic book, then a radio show.
Stars: Joe Kirkwood Jr., Cathy Downs, Maxie Rosenbloom, Luis Van Rooten
Votes: 28
30. The Daltons Ride Again (1945)
Passed | 72 min | Drama, Western
The four Dalton brothers learn that a friend of their father has been murdered by a group of land-grabbers and swindlers. They clean up the gang leaders and members, and then proceed to rob... See full summary »
Director: Ray Taylor | Stars: Alan Curtis, Lon Chaney Jr., Kent Taylor, Noah Beery Jr.
Votes: 80
31. This Love of Ours (1945)
Approved | 90 min | Drama, Romance
At a convention, medical researcher Michel Touzac goes with colleagues to see stage caricaturist Targel, whose assistant Florence recognizes him--and attempts suicide. Saved by Touzac's new... See full summary »
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Merle Oberon, Charles Korvin, Claude Rains, Carl Esmond
Votes: 149
32. Adventures of the Falcon (1954– )
30 min | Adventure
Stories of an Espionage Agent.
Stars: Charles McGraw, James Flavin, G. Pat Collins, Douglas Kennedy
Votes: 34
33. The Peacemaker (1956)
82 min | Western
A former gunfighter who went to prison but then took up religion arrives in a western town as the new preacher. There he finds a feud between the ranchers and the farmers. The Railroad ... See full summary »
Director: Ted Post | Stars: James Mitchell, Rosemarie Stack, Jan Merlin, Jess Barker
Votes: 112
34. Dragonfly Squadron (1954)
Approved | 82 min | Drama, War
In Pusan, shortly before the start of the Korean War, American flight instructors teach South Korean pilots how to fly US-made warplanes.
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: John Hodiak, Barbara Britton, Bruce Bennett, Jess Barker
Votes: 158
35. Girl on the Spot (1946)
Approved | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Eleven Gilbert & Sullivan numbers are melded within the murder-mystery plot of "Girl on the Spot", with a result that either G&S and/or the plot are always seemingly on stage-wait or in the... See full summary »
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Lois Collier, Jess Barker, George Dolenz, Fuzzy Knight
Votes: 31
36. Jam Session (1944)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Terry Baxter is a never-say-die Hollywood newcomer from Waterfall Kansas, determined to make it big. And does she have talent. Filled, of course, with lots of musical numbers that showcase her many talents.
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Ann Miller, Jess Barker, Charles D. Brown, Eddie Kane
Votes: 161
37. Captain David Grief (1957–1960)
30 min | Adventure
Captain Grief was a South Sea Trader and his adventures aboard his boat, "The Rattler," were based on stories by adventure writer Jack London.
Stars: Maxwell Reed, Tudor Owen, Mickey Simpson, Mel Prestidge
Votes: 15
38. Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943)
Approved | 70 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Military Academy instructor Oliver Yates is 4-F and losing the respect of his students. He quits to join up but ends up working in a shipyard. His rival Charlie for girlfriend Ruth uses the... See full summary »
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Claire Trevor, Jess Barker, Edgar Buchanan, Tom Neal
Votes: 98
39. Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson (1952– )
30 min | Drama
An American weekly anthology series, hosted by veteran actress Gloria Swanson. The show was created for New York City's television market and was broadcast by local television station WPIX.... See full summary »
Stars: Gloria Swanson, William Boyett, Jim Hayward, Barbara Wooddell
Votes: 52
40. Senorita from the West (1945)
Passed | 63 min | Comedy, Music, Western
Determined to become a radio singer, a young girl runs away from her family. She hooks up with a man who is actually the real voice of a famous radio crooner, who actually can't sing at all.
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Allan Jones, Bonita Granville, Jess Barker, George Cleveland
Votes: 24
41. Idea Girl (1946)
Approved | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Larry Brewster, partner in the music publishing firm of Brewster and Crow, returns from a trip to find that his partner, J.C. Crow has hired Pat O'Rourke as a song plugger. Larry doesn't ... See full summary »
Director: Will Jason | Stars: Jess Barker, Julie Bishop, Alan Mowbray, George Dolenz
Votes: 20
42. She's a Soldier Too (1944)
Passed | 67 min | Drama
Wartime workers deal with homefront dramatics.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Beulah Bondi, Nina Foch, Jess Barker, Percy Kilbride
Votes: 71
43. Screen Snapshots: Hopalong in Hoppy Land (1951)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short
Ralph Staub and the Screen Snapshots camera films William Boyd, in his 'Hopalong Cassidy" guise, as he presides over the Grand Opening of his "Hoppyland" amusement park in Venice, ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Ralph Staub, William Boyd, Pat O'Brien, Don DeFore
45.
Adam-12 (1968–1975)
Episode:
The Tip
(1972)
TV-PG | 25 min | Crime, Drama
Malloy and Reed are on a stake out for an armored truck robbery but the thieves make a clean escape. A call to the bus station about a potential rattlesnake in a suitcase turns out to be an... See full summary »
Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Martin Milner, Kent McCord, Eddie Quillan, Larry Linville
Votes: 83
46.
The Man Behind the Badge (1953–1955)
Episode:
The Case of Operation Sabotage
(1955)
Crime, Drama
Capt. Osborn, Aircraft Commander of a B-47 Strategic Air Command, found that loyalty was the key to a dangerous mission.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Charles Bickford, Jess Barker, Joyce Holden, Roy Engel
Votes: 11
47.
Matinee Theatre (1955–1958)
Episode:
The Hollow Woman
(1956)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young woman hides her sensitivity about not being attractive to men behind a facade of sophistication and sarcasm. Her elderly aunt, once a musical-comedy star, tries to help the girl break away from her domineering mother.
Stars: John Conte, Jess Barker, Ellen Corby, Sara Haden
48.
The Millionaire (1955–1960)
Episode:
The Mildred Milliken Story
(1955)
30 min | Drama
Millie who makes a meager living renting rooms is incautiously desperate to marry when she receives her million so she can adopt a group of orphans.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Marvin Miller, Hildy Parks, Del Moore, Jess Barker
Votes: 7
49.
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971–1972)
Episode:
Operation: White Fire
(1972)
60 min | Drama
O'Hara accompanies a diamond broker (Joseph Wiseman) to Africa to investigate his claim that he is a pawn in a smuggling scheme, however he has a suspicion that he is being set up.
Director: Alan Crosland Jr. | Stars: David Janssen, John Abbott, Jess Barker, Robert DoQui
Votes: 10
50.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Injured Innocent
(1961)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Walter Eastman is putting money behind the development of a rotary engine and it has yet to prove itself on the racetrack. The young Italian test driver deliberately crashes the car, and later ends up dead. Perry has to defend Eastman.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 247