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51. Hour Magazine (1980–1989)
60 min | Family, Talk-Show
Award-winning syndicated daytime talk show hosted by Gary Collins, featuring a variety of celebrity guests, current affairs, cooking and popular culture.
Stars: Gary Collins, José Eber, Victoria Principal, Mary Ann Mobley
Votes: 100
52.
Cade's County (1971–1972)
Episode:
Safe Deposit
(1971)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Cade and Arlo are captured and locked in a tower by six men planning a bank robbery.
Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Martin Sheen, Laraine Stephens
Votes: 20
53.
The Family Holvak (1975– )
Episode:
The Long Way Home: Part 1
(1975)
60 min | Drama
Ramey, while on a summer adventure, chances upon a chain gang. When the prisoner Craw escapes Ramey befriends him and hides him at his family's isolated farm.
Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Glenn Ford, Julie Harris, Lance Kerwin, Elizabeth Cheshire
Votes: 17
54.
The Sacketts (1979)
Episode:
Part I
(1979)
TV-PG | 98 min | Drama, Western
Three brothers seek love and fortune in the post-Civil War west.
Director: Robert Totten | Stars: Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, Jeff Osterhage, Glenn Ford
Votes: 57
55. Police Story (1973–1980)
120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Detective Cheng is commissioned by Interpol to destroy the "Empire of Chaiba", a worldwide criminal organization based in Southeast Asia, he initiates an undercover operation to infiltrate the organization.
Stars: Scott Brady, Mel Scott, Don Meredith, Joe Santos
Votes: 1,185
56. The Hollywood Squares (Syndication) (1971–1981)
30 min | Game-Show
This is a prime-time or syndicated version of The Hollywood Squares that originated in 1971 after as successful run of the daytime version. The object of the game is to get 3 in a row ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Marshall, Kenny Williams, Vincent Price, Paul Lynde
Votes: 64
57. The Greatest Gift (1974 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Reverend Holvak, a poor rural preacher in the 1940s, fights against stiff- necked church deacons and a violent, bullying sheriff while struggling to support his family.
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Glenn Ford, Julie Harris, Lance Kerwin, Harris Yulin
Votes: 92
58. Star-Studded Spoof of the New TV Season, G-Rated, with Glamour, Glitter and Gags (1982 TV Special)
60 min | Comedy, Family
Bob Hope is the host of this comedy special that features sketches that spoof the Fall 1982 TV season.
Director: Kip Walton | Stars: Bob Hope, Billy Barty, Milton Berle, Richard Burton
Votes: 40
59.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
My Town
(1986)
Not Rated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Incidents in the lives of the people who attempt to rebuild their lives as seen through the eyes of Amber Wheeler, Wheelerville founder Lucas Wheeler's, granddaughter.
Director: Gwen Arner | Stars: Meredith Salenger, Glenn Ford, Kate Mulgrew, Mary Jackson
Votes: 23
60.
Cade's County (1971–1972)
Episode:
Delegate at Large
(1971)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
While attending a convention in Los Angeles, J.J. recognizes one of two fugitive brothers whom he had dealt with earlier in Madrid. After alerting Cade, he is then taken hostage by the ... See full summary »
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, L.Q. Jones, Dane Clark
Votes: 17
61.
Cade's County (1971–1972)
Episode:
Ragged Edge
(1972)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A little girl is kidnapped in order to force Cade, who is dating the child's widowed mother, into releasing a drug pusher who is in his jail awaiting trial.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Jack Carter, Kathryn Hays
Votes: 14
62.
Cade's County (1971–1972)
Episode:
The Brothers
(1972)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Cade and his deputies know that something is being planned, though their only clues are a stolen barricade, a toy pistol, a syringe, pieces of muzzling, and the theft of a station wagon. ... See full summary »
Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Christopher Stone, Edmond O'Brien
Votes: 15
63.
This Is Your Life (1970–1973)
Episode:
Glenn Ford
(1973)
Biography, Reality-TV
A reunion after 30 years of on again off again lovers
Director: Jim Washburn | Stars: Ralph Edwards, Glenn Ford, Harold Clifton, Hannah Wood Mitchell Ford
Votes: 60
64. Superman (1978)
PG | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando
Votes: 187,607 | Gross: $134.22M
65. Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Approved | 101 min | Crime, Drama
A new English teacher at a violent, unruly inner-city school is determined to do his job, despite resistance from both students and faculty.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Margaret Hayes
Votes: 9,888
66. The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Powell served as host and, in early shows at least, occasional star in this dramatic anthology. It was his last television series and contained his last filmed acting (episode: 'The Court-Martial of Captain Wycliff').
Stars: Dick Powell, David Niven, June Allyson, Oscar Beregi Jr.
Votes: 210
67. The Bob Hope Show (1950– )
60 min | Comedy, Family, Talk-Show
The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope.
Stars: Bob Hope, Les Brown, Les Brown and His Band of Renown, Peter Leeds
Votes: 263
68. Shower of Stars (1954–1958)
60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A CBS variety show that ran monthly from 1954-1958, broadcast in color. Stars appearing included Betty Grable, Mario Lanza, Jack Benny, Basil Rathbone, Fredric March, Shirley MacLaine, and ... See full summary »
Stars: William Lundigan, Jack Benny, Art Gilmore, Mary Costa
Votes: 84
69. Funny You Should Ask (1968–1969)
30 min | Game-Show
A "Which celebrity said this?" type of game.
Stars: Lloyd Thaxton, Kenny Williams, Stu Gilliam, Jan Murray
Votes: 15
70. Howdy (1970 TV Movie)
60 min | Comedy, Music
Director: Seymour Berns | Stars: Eddie Albert, Sidney Blackmer, Pat Buttram, Jimmy Durante
Votes: 18
71.
Cade's County (1971–1972)
Episode:
Gray Wolf
(1971)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Cade searches for two escaped prisoners, one of them John Grey Wolf, a ruthless killer who once served as Cade's deputy. A young Indian tracker is asked to assist Cade in the search, even though he admits to being sympathetic to Grey Wolf.
Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Taylor Lacher, Cameron Mitchell
Votes: 17
72.
Cade's County (1971–1972)
Episode:
The Witness
(1972)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An old Indian witnesses a ruthless trapper killing a man, but refuses to identify the killer, fearing it will only lead to more violence. He still maintains this belief even after the trapper tries to kill him.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Chief Dan George, Eric Braeden
Votes: 19
73. Experiment in Terror (1962)
Not Rated | 123 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Glenn Ford, Lee Remick, Stefanie Powers, Roy Poole
Votes: 6,641
74. The Family Holvak (1975– )
60 min | Drama
Rev. Holvak and his brood struggle to get by in 1930s Tennessee.
Stars: Glenn Ford, Julie Harris, Lance Kerwin, Elizabeth Cheshire
Votes: 69
75.
Cade's County (1971–1972)
Episode:
Shakedown
(1972)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
J.J. is shot and seriously wounded after he stops a motorist and discovers that he is transporting a shipment of gold. Cade goes undercover as the insurance investigator who found both men,... See full summary »
Director: Lee Madden | Stars: Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Judy Carne, Anthony Zerbe
Votes: 16
76.
The Sacketts (1979)
Episode:
Part II
(1979)
TV-PG | 94 min | Drama, Western
Three brothers seek love and fortune in the post-Civil War west.
Director: Robert Totten | Stars: Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, Jeff Osterhage, Glenn Ford
Votes: 53
77. A Stolen Life (1946)
Passed | 109 min | Drama
When a woman's twin sister is drowned, she assumes her identity in order to be close to the man she feels her sister took from her years before.
Director: Curtis Bernhardt | Stars: Bette Davis, Glenn Ford, Dane Clark, Walter Brennan
Votes: 4,090
78. Dear Heart (1964)
Approved | 114 min | Comedy, Family
Bubbly, middle-aged Evie Jackson has been single and alone for quite some time. When she attends a postmasters' convention at a New York City hotel, she meets rakish greeting card salesman Harry Mork and falls in love.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Glenn Ford, Geraldine Page, Angela Lansbury, Michael Anderson Jr.
Votes: 1,843
79. The Joey Bishop Show (1967–1969)
90 min | Talk-Show
American talk show that had its first broadcast on ABC on April 17, 1967. It was hosted by Joey Bishop and featured Regis Philbin in his first ongoing role with national television exposure, as Bishop's sidekick/announcer.
Stars: Regis Philbin, Joey Bishop, Norm Crosby, Jan Murray
Votes: 222
80. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001 TV Special)
89 min | Documentary
A look at the 100 most thrilling films in over 100 years of American cinema.
Director: Gary Smith | Stars: Anne Archer, Linda Blair, Ernest Borgnine, Sandra Bullock
Votes: 543
81.
Cade's County (1971–1972)
Episode:
A Gun for Billy
(1971)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Sheriff Sam Cade and his deputies track down a convict out on parole who has delusions that he is Billy the Kid. He acts out his fantasy by committing the same types of crimes that the ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Bobby Darin, Linda Cristal
Votes: 32
82.
Cade's County (1971–1972)
Episode:
One Small, Acceptable Death
(1972)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two derelicts are chased after witnessing a major industrialist being transported after suffering a stroke. One of the derelicts is later found dead, and the businessman's associates are ... See full summary »
Director: Irving J. Moore | Stars: Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, David Wayne, William Smithers
Votes: 17
83. Human Desire (1954)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in an affair with a co-worker's wife following a murder on a train where they meet.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford, Edgar Buchanan
Votes: 6,356
84. Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Approved | 136 min | Comedy, Drama
A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Glenn Ford, Bette Davis, Hope Lange, Arthur O'Connell
Votes: 7,969 | Gross: $5.45M
85. The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
Passed | 89 min | Drama, Western
In the western frontier town of Cross Creek, storekeeper George Temple is a polite and soft spoken man with a secret past. When 3 bank robbers on the lam stop in town to change horses, George's past comes back to haunt him.
Director: Russell Rouse | Stars: Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, Broderick Crawford, Russ Tamblyn
Votes: 3,582
86. The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971–1974)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Music
A variety show with comedy skits and musical numbers, performed by a regular cast and special guests.
Stars: Sonny Bono, Cher, Ted Zeigler, Freeman King
Votes: 812
87. Jubal (1956)
Passed | 100 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A new foreman rejects the sexual advances of a frustrated rancher's wife, which leads to conflicts that could get him killed.
Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Rod Steiger, Valerie French
Votes: 4,398
88. The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Mike Douglas, aided by a different celebrity co-host every week, interviews a variety of figures from the world of entertainment.
Stars: Mike Douglas, Ellie Frankel, Ellie Frankel Sextet, Stan Kann
Votes: 579
89. The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Thriller
A successful professor has his life disrupted by a secret from his past - in his college days he became a member of a powerful secret society, and now the society has a job for him.
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Glenn Ford, Rosemary Forsyth, Dean Jagger, Maurice Evans
Votes: 705
90. Dinah! (1974–1980)
90 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured one guest and was more of a home ... See full summary »
Stars: Dinah Shore, Charles Nelson Reilly, Betty White, Norm Crosby
Votes: 312
91. The Mating of Millie (1948)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Romance
Man tries to help a woman trap a husband so she can adopt a child, but he falls for her himself.
Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, Ron Randell, Willard Parker
Votes: 609
92. The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967 TV Special)
News
Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Dunlap | Stars: Bob Hope, Neile Adams, Anouk Aimée, Ann-Margret
Votes: 236
93. 100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994 TV Movie)
91 min | Documentary
Documentry about western movies from the early days with John Wayne to present day and to the end.
Director: Jack Haley Jr. | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Glenn Corbett
Votes: 98
94.
Cade's County (1971–1972)
Episode:
Slay Ride: Part 2
(1972)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Even though Willie Ball has confessed and been sentenced for the murders, Cade does not believe him, feeling that he only confessed to draw attention to the cause of Indian rights. ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Tony Bill, John Schuck
Votes: 18
95.
The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode:
The Rage of Silence
(1963)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
A deaf-mute falls in love with a teacher.
Director: Don Taylor | Stars: David Niven, Peter Falk, Carol Lynley, Fred Beir
Votes: 16
96. Tattletales (1974–1977)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Game-Show
Celebrities & their spouses, playing for sections of the studio audience, try to match answers to questions about their personal lives.
Stars: Bert Convy, Gene Wood, Jack Clark, Bobby Van
Votes: 334
97. This Is Your Life (1950–1987)
30 min | Biography, Family, Reality-TV
Each week, an unsuspecting celebrity would be lured by some ruse to a location near the studio. The celebrity would then be surprised with the news that they are to be the featured guest. ... See full summary »
Stars: Ralph Edwards, Bob Warren, Eddie Cantor, Bob Hope
Votes: 314
98. Cade's County (1971–1972)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The adventures of Sam Cade, sheriff of rural Madrid County.
Stars: Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Taylor Lacher, Victor Campos
Votes: 245
99. Show-Business at War (1943)
17 min | Documentary, Short
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
Director: Louis De Rochemont | Stars: Carole Lombard, Walt Disney, John Ford, Darryl F. Zanuck
Votes: 388
100. The Making of Superman: The Movie (1980 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Ernie Anderson narrates this look at the making of Richard Donner's blockbuster 1978 film. Behind-the-scenes footage, as well as scenes from the film, reveal just how audiences were able to... See full summary »
Director: Iain Johnstone | Stars: Ernie Anderson, Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman
Votes: 158