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1.
Panic! (1957– )
Episode:
The Subway
(1957)
Thriller
While riding the subway late at night, a man sees 2 mobsters sitting next to a witness they have just murdered.
Director: Maurice Geraghty | Stars: Eduard Franz, Barbara Billingsley, John Doucette, Frank Richards
Votes: 6
2.
Alcoa Theatre (1957–1960)
Episode:
The Town Budget
(1958)
30 min | Drama
Excellent character study of a small town lawman who risks his life despite the qualms of his pregnant wife and a town council that refuses to give him a small raise.
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: James Whitmore, Marilyn Erskine, Timothy Carey, Arthur Batanides
Votes: 11
3.
N.Y.P.D. (1967–1969)
Episode:
Deadly Circle of Violence
(1968)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Militant students blame a southerner for the bombing of a black church
Director: David Pressman | Stars: Jack Warden, Robert Hooks, Frank Converse, Al Pacino
Votes: 47
4.
Coronado 9 (1960–1961)
Episode:
The Day Chivalry Died
(1960)
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime
Dan Adams steps in to save a marriage and a military career by interceding when the torch-carrying former lover of his friend's wife shows up determined to win back his lost love at any cost.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Rod Cameron, Patricia Medina, Robert Lowery, John Reach
Votes: 13
5.
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956–1960)
Episode:
Picture of Fear
(1957)
30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
While on a fishing vacation, Diamond has a date with a beautiful woman who is being pursued by two mysterious hunters who she photographed earlier. They will stop at nothing to get the film, sensing danger Diamond offers his assistance.
Director: Oscar Rudolph | Stars: David Janssen, Judith Braun, James Nolan, George N. Neise
Votes: 49
6.
Suspense (1949–1954)
Episode:
The Kiss-Off
(1953)
30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Tom Walker, an ex-convict who was wrongly convicted and just released, holds up a tax office and leaves behind an obvious clue as to his identity. He gives the bag of money to his patient ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Jack Palance, Virginia Baker, Peter Hobbs, Victor Thorley
Votes: 34
7.
Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Cool One
(1955)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Tom Novak (Stephen McNally) journeys to the Dakotas to find a wife and a ranch site. Although he finds them, another man asserts prior claim to both.
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: John Banner, Paul Birch, Herbert Heyes, Paul Langton
8.
Code 3 (1957)
Episode:
The Sniper
(1957)
26 min | Crime, Drama
A sniper has been targeting and shooting women in the Los Angeles area, and so far has racked up seven victims. When the police investigate the sniper's latest shooting, they begin to ... See full summary »
Director: George Waggner | Stars: Richard Travis, Osa Massen, Ron Randell, Peter Adams
Votes: 28
9.
State Trooper (1956–1959)
Episode:
This One'll Kill Ya
(1959)
30 min | Drama
Blake investigates the murder of a woman found dead in her car in Reno. His prime suspect is the woman's ex-husband.
Director: Ray Nazarro | Stars: Rod Cameron, Robert Armstrong, Buddy Lester, Joey Forman
Votes: 10
10.
The Third Man (1959–1965)
Episode:
The Big Kill
(1964)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A woman calls Harry's office with a warning that her husband, who is about to be freed from prison, has sworn to kill Harry.
Director: Paul Henreid | Stars: Michael Rennie, Jonathan Harris, Jean Allison, Henry Beckman
11.
Crusader (1955–1956)
Episode:
The Cop Killer
(1956)
30 min | Drama
Director: Brian Keith | Stars: Brian Keith, Rusty Lane, Paul Smith, Anne Barton
12.
M Squad (1957–1960)
Episode:
The Watchdog
(1957)
Not Rated | 24 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Lt. Ballinger and the squad are out to catch a burglar, but there's another pressing reason for his quick capture--he may have rabies.
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Lee Marvin, Peggy Webber, Paul Newlan, Gail Kobe
Votes: 38
13.
Adventures in Paradise (1959–1962)
Episode:
The Amazon
(1960)
60 min | Adventure
Director: Joseph Lejtes | Stars: Gardner McKay, Lizabeth Scott, Claude Akins, Tom Drake
14.
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983–1986)
Episode:
Nevada Gas
(1983)
Action, Crime, Mystery
Mops Parisi is out of the joint and out for revenge. First on the list is his crooked lawyer, Hugo Candless, then the ex-cop who arrested him, one Philip Marlowe. It comes as a surprise ... See full summary »
Director: David Wickes | Stars: Powers Boothe, Kathryn Leigh Scott, John Terry, Billy Kearns
Votes: 40
15.
Climax! (1954–1958)
Episode:
An Error in Chemistry
(1954)
Unrated | Drama
A carnival huckster ingratiates himself with an elderly farmer and his naïve daughter; she soon falls for her new suitor and marries him, only to wind up dead shortly afterwards, the husband quick to confess.
Director: William H. Brown Jr. | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Lon Chaney Jr., Douglas Kennedy, Tommy Ivo
Votes: 22
16.
77 Sunset Strip (1958–1964)
Episode:
The Silent Caper
(1960)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Stripper Jingle Bells, key witness in a mob trial, is kidnapped to keep her from testifying. Jeff spots her being held in an apartment, then identifies her when he finds one of her ... See full summary »
Director: George Waggner | Stars: Roger Smith, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Louis Quinn, Dale Van Sickel
Votes: 63
17.
Fabio Montale (2001– )
Episode:
Total Khéops
(2002)
Action, Crime, Drama
Director: José Pinheiro | Stars: Alain Delon, Cédric Chevalme, Elena Sofia Ricci, Eric Defosse
Votes: 44
18.
Four Star Playhouse (1952–1956)
Episode:
House for Sale
(1953)
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A woman visits an isolated house expecting to meet with the realtor. Instead, she encounters a murderer who's escaped from a mental hospital. When a couple drops in to tour the home, she ... See full summary »
Director: Jules Bricken | Stars: Ida Lupino, George Macready, Thomas Browne Henry, Helen Brown
Votes: 51
19. Brenner (1959–1964)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Roy is a hardened twenty year cop with the NYPD; his son Ernie is an idealistic rookie. Together they face and learn from their different views of life and work.
Stars: Edward Binns, James Broderick, Dick O'Neill, Crahan Denton
Votes: 52
20.
T.H.E. Cat (1966–1967)
Episode:
The Ring of Anasis
(1966)
30 min | Adventure, Drama
Cat is hired to protect an antique collector who has been marked for death.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Robert Loggia, William Daniels, Michele Carey, Ross Hagen
Votes: 12
21.
Cavalcade of America (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Frightened Witness
(1957)
Not Rated | 30 min | Drama
Leaving his shop,a butcher witnesses a car run down a man on the street, but before he can give the police a description, he's threatened by a gangster.The victim was a crime investigator, ... See full summary »
Director: Anton Leader | Stars: Dan Duryea, Harold J. Stone, Barbara Billingsley, Herbert Rudley
Votes: 19
22. Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983–1986)
60 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Private detective Philip Marlowe solves many crimes in Los Angeles during the 1930s.
Stars: Powers Boothe, Billy Kearns, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Ken Pogue
Votes: 483
23. Peter Gunn (1958–1961)
TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Peter Gunn is a private detective with a knack for finding trouble. His cases often mean he runs into the shadiest characters, most vicious thugs and the most powerful crime bosses. Cool and resourceful, he always gets the guilty party.
Stars: Craig Stevens, Herschel Bernardi, Lola Albright, Bill Chadney
Votes: 1,656
24. Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Michael Shayne is a private detective who solves crimes in Miami, Florida.
Stars: Richard Denning, Herbert Rudley, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue
Votes: 105
25.
The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Payoff
(1956)
30 min | Drama
A private investigator is hired by a pretty blonde to collect an envelope at a boxing match and deliver it to her the next day. What's in the envelope causes some inconvenience.
Director: John Meredyth Lucas | Stars: Howard Duff, Janet Blair, Michael Fox, John Daheim
Votes: 29
26.
General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
Episode:
Into the Night
(1955)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
A husband and wife are driving on a trip to Palm Springs. They stop for gas and are kidnapped by a pair of criminals, who have just killed a store clerk during a robbery. They plan to flee ... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Eddie Albert, Ruth Roman, Dane Clark, Robert Armstrong
Votes: 28
27.
The David Niven Show (1959)
Episode:
The Vengeance
(1959)
30 min | Drama
A small-town police officer acts as bait to recapture an escaped murderer he helped to convict several years ago.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Dan Duryea, Dorothy Green, Adam Williams, Robin Warga
Votes: 9
28.
Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode:
Nightfall
(1951)
60 min | Drama
The cops, his girlfriend and his gang members are wondering why Vanning won't leave his room, especially since he's sitting on $300,000.
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Betty Furness, Margaret Hayes, John McQuade, Herbert Rudley
29. 87th Precinct (1961–1962)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Manhattan's 87th precinct forms the backdrop for this grim and gritty police drama based on the long-running series of novels by Ed McBain. Storylines focus on neighborhood crime, and the ... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Lansing, Ron Harper, Gregory Walcott, Norman Fell
Votes: 196
30.
The Third Man (1959–1965)
Episode:
The Third Medallion
(1959)
26 min | Crime, Drama
Harry searches for the only man who knows the location of a Free-French freighter that was sank in World War II with a half-billion dollars of gold in its hold. His only clue is the man carries a gold medallion.
Director: Paul Stanley | Stars: Michael Rennie, Jonathan Harris, Nehemiah Persoff, Werner Klemperer
Votes: 14
31. Dexter (2006–2013)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
He's smart. He's lovable. He's Dexter Morgan, America's favorite serial killer, who spends his days solving crimes and nights committing them.
Stars: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, David Zayas, James Remar
Votes: 767,188
32.
Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode:
The Glass Key
(1949)
60 min | Drama
When his boss, a corrupt politician, is accused of murder, a man hunts the real killer, avoiding amorous advances from his boss' fiancee and attacks from gangsters along the way.
Director: George Zachary | Stars: Donald Briggs, Lawrence Fletcher, Jean Carson, Betty Furness
Votes: 21
33.
The Lawless Years (1959–1961)
Episode:
The Morrison Story
(1959)
Crime, Drama
Ruditsky investigates a crooked judge.
Director: Allen H. Miner | Stars: James Gregory, Philip Coolidge, Rebecca Welles, George Mitchell
Votes: 13
34.
Highway Patrol (1955–1959)
Episode:
Prison Break
(1955)
TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A vicious, unpredictable prison escapee abandons his injured partner, ambushes a highway patrolman, and uses the patrolman's uniform and gun to hijack a school bus in a daring attempt to escape his pursuers.
Director: Herbert L. Strock | Stars: Broderick Crawford, Robert Stevenson, Fritz Ford, Harry Cody
Votes: 148
35. Mickey Spillane's 'Mike Hammer!' (1954 TV Movie)
26 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Brian Keith, Robert Bice, Virginia Lee, Donald Randolph
Votes: 31
36.
Hawaiian Eye (1959–1963)
Episode:
Two Million Too Much
(1963)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An armored car en route to the bank is robbed of two million dollars in cash; but the only people who knew the route beforehand were Tom Lopaka, Greg MacKenzie, and Mokie Richardson.
Director: Robert Sparr | Stars: Robert Conrad, Troy Donahue, Grant Williams, Connie Stevens
Votes: 21
37.
It's Dark Outside (1964–1965)
Episode:
More Ways of Killing a Cat
(1964)
Drama
A parcel bomb arrives for Detective Swift, it has a live detonator with a dummy explosive - the first of nine.
Director: Gerard Dynevor | Stars: William Mervyn, Keith Barron, June Tobin, Kenneth Colley
Votes: 5
38.
Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Big Rod
(1954)
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A pregnant woman is run down by teens out joyriding leaving Sgt Friday and his fellow officer Smith to track down those responsible. They find that kids are uncooperative, refusing to inform on their friends.
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Diane Jergens, Jimmy Ogg
Votes: 69
39.
The New Breed (1961–1962)
Episode:
Lady Killer
(1961)
60 min | Drama
The Metropolitan Squad pursues a man who killed a housewife. The killer tricked the housewife to letting him in her house, making her believe he was a friend of her husband. The killer ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Martin Balsam, Robert Redford, Anne Francis
Votes: 12
40.
The New Breed (1961–1962)
Episode:
The Deadlier Sex
(1962)
60 min | Drama
Several women are suspects when the body of a notorious bank robber is discovered behind the wheel of his getaway car.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Judi Meredith, Betsy Jones-Moreland, James Doohan
41.
N.O.P.D. (1955– )
Episode:
The Case of the Missing Cigars
(1957)
26 min | Crime, Drama
Director: John Sledge | Stars: Stacy Harris, Louis Sirgo
42.
The Whistler (1954– )
Episode:
The Big Jump
(1954)
Mystery
In San Fransisco, a man legally dead, running from his past, is blackmailed by a crook who forces him to participate in crimes. He realizes that he's also on the lam, so he tries to ... See full summary »
Director: Will Jason | Stars: John Ireland, Tina Carver, Robert Osterloh, Harry Tyler
Votes: 9
43.
The Aquanauts (1960–1961)
Episode:
The Double Adventure
(1961)
60 min | Adventure
Ralph D'Amico is threatened with murder unless he continues to pay his father's blackmailer a thousand dollars a month. When he refuses to pay, two racketeers find a killer who looks ... See full summary »
Director: John Peyser | Stars: Ron Ely, Jeremy Slate, Peter Falk, Carroll O'Connor
44. The Debt (2003 TV Movie)
120 min | Crime, Thriller
An ex-robber reluctantly agrees to do one last job in order to protect his family.
Director: Jon Jones | Stars: Warren Clarke, Hugo Speer, Lee Williams, Orla Brady
Votes: 277
45.
Adventures of the Falcon (1954– )
Episode:
Snake Eyes
(1954)
Adventure
Director: Robert G. Walker | Stars: Charles McGraw, Lawrence Dobkin, William F. Leicester, Barry Regan
46.
The Brothers Brannagan (1960– )
Episode:
The Key of Jade
(1960)
26 min | Crime, Drama
Bob travels to San Francisco to help an old Chinese friend. His son, Joey, has been accused of swindling families by telling them he got sneak relatives out of Communist China and spending ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Stephen Dunne, Mark Roberts, Philip Ahn, Lisa Lu
47.
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953–1955)
Episode:
The Ragged Stranger
(1953)
30 min | Drama
A middle-aged man heading home talks a hitch-hiker into helping him regain his wife's affection. All the traveler has to do is come into the house and pretend to rob them, and the husband ... See full summary »
Director: Robert G. Walker | Stars: Michael Hall, Hayden Rorke, Joanne Davis, Natalie Schafer
48. The Restless Gun (1957–1959)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
The adventures of Vint Bonner, a cowboy in the post Civil War era.
Stars: John Payne, Leonard P. Geer, Dan Blocker, Jeanne Bates
Votes: 290
49.
Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1955–1958)
Episode:
Prime Suspect
(1958)
30 min | Drama
A police captain is assigned to track down an elusive schizophrenic terrorizing the blonde women of the town. During his investigation, the captain, who was unhappily married to a blonde ... See full summary »
Director: Allen H. Miner | Stars: Jane Wyman, William Bendix, Nita Talbot, Claude Akins
Votes: 9
50.
The Law and Mr. Jones (1960–1962)
Episode:
A Very Special Citizen
(1961)
30 min | Drama
This time it is C.E.'s turn to have an old friend show up in trouble, when a doctor served with a $100,000 malpractice suit needs Jones's help to protect his trusted status.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: James Whitmore, Janet De Gore, Conlan Carter, Vic Morrow
Votes: 8
51.
Lou Grant (1977–1982)
Episode:
Suspect
(1982)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama
Lance stumbles onto a fatal biking accident and the more he learns about it, the more it doesn't seem like an accident any more. Lou is dating interior designer Jessica but finds out she's been keeping a secret from him.
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: Edward Asner, Robert Walden, Linda Kelsey, Mason Adams
Votes: 19
52.
The Man Behind the Badge (1953–1955)
Episode:
The Case of the Wholesale Burglaries
(1955)
Crime, Drama
Portland, Oregon police detectives investigate a series of vicious armed robberies that are perpetrated by a pair of gunmen wearing Halloween masks who hold up small shop owners just before... See full summary »
Director: Harold Daniels | Stars: Charles Bickford, Don Haggerty, Strother Martin, Claude Akins
Votes: 7
53.
Shannon (1961–1962)
Episode:
Zendee Report
(1961)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Insurance investigator Joe Shannon employs high-tech surveillance equipment and a gizmo-equipped car to uncover insurance scammers, such as a truck hijacking ring.
Director: Fred Jackman Jr. | Stars: George Nader, Regis Toomey, Jan Arvan, Joseph Rome
Votes: 7
54. The Force of Evil (1977 TV Movie)
100 min | Crime, Thriller
A murderer on parole victimizes a family against whom he holds a grudge.
Director: Richard Lang | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Pat Crowley, Eve Plumb, William Watson
Votes: 192
55. The Lynch Pin (2009– )
Action, Thriller
Stars: Max Baker, Edward Burns, Chris Cereda, Dara Coleman
Votes: 56
56.
Schlitz Playhouse (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Ledge
(1953)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
A young artist who's come to the big city loses heart when he experiences vision problems. Despite reassurance from his doctor that his eyes will improve, he becomes disheartened and climbs... See full summary »
Director: Ted Post | Stars: Skip Homeier, Regis Toomey, Allene Roberts, Herbert Lytton
Votes: 15
57.
Suspicion (1957–1958)
Episode:
Eye for Eye
(1958)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a wife runs away from her vicious husband, the man kidnaps a girl and hires a private detective to find his spouse and tell her he'll kill the captive unless she returns to him.
Director: Jules Bricken | Stars: Ray Milland, Macdonald Carey, Kathleen Crowley, Andrew Duggan
Votes: 21
58.
Studio 57 (1954–1958)
Episode:
Getaway Car
(1958)
30 min | Drama, Family
Jeff Saunders is a Special Enforcement Agent with the California Highway Patrol, where percentage and luck are on their side.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Mike Connors, John McIntire, Wallace Ford, Rick Vallin
Votes: 10
59.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
The Shield
(1959)
TV-14 | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Lt. Muldoon counsels the son of a patrolman who is trying to join the force, despite his mother's wishes that he not follow in his father's footsteps.
Director: John Brahm | Stars: John McIntire, James Franciscus, Jack Klugman, Harry Bellaver
Votes: 65
60.
The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1957)
Episode:
Margin for Fear
(1953)
30 min | Drama
A detective is arrested on a brutality charge.
Director: James Neilson | Stars: Mari Aldon, Robert Anderson, Irving Bacon, Elisha Cook Jr.
61.
Dante (1960–1961)
Episode:
Opening Night
(1960)
30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Cops are swarming at opening night of Dante's Inferno because the D.A. refuses to believe Willie's really gone straight. An out-of-town mobster also figures the nightclub's a front for ... See full summary »
Director: Ida Lupino | Stars: Howard Duff, Alan Mowbray, Tom D'Andrea, Robert F. Simon
Votes: 15
62.
The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode:
Ill Wind
(1966)
TV-PG | 50 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Kimble is captured by Lt. Gerard while traveling with a group of migrant workers. During a violent wind storm, Gerard is badly injured and Kimble has to convince the others to help him save Gerard's life.
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: David Janssen, John McIntire, Jeanette Nolan, Lonny Chapman
Votes: 204
63.
Homicide (1964–1977)
Episode:
Vendetta
(1966)
Action, Crime, Drama
Peter O'Brien breaks out of prison, killing a warden and taking his gun. He sets out to kill the two detectives who put him inside.
Directors: Bruce Ross-Smith, Ian Jones | Stars: Terry McDermott, John Fegan, Leonard Teale, Peter Armstrong
64.
The Detectives (1959–1962)
Episode:
Shuttle
(1960)
30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Capt. Holbrook and Sgt. Ballard are on their way home from vacation when their plane is hijacked.
Director: Alvin Ganzer | Stars: Robert Taylor, Mark Goddard, Tige Andrews, Russell Thorson
Votes: 7
65.
I Led 3 Lives (1953–1956)
Episode:
The Spy
(1953)
30 min | Drama
Herb is given an assignment by a high party official to surreptitiously determine the level of loyalty and dedication of a party member who is being considered for a higher-level position within the party.
Director: Eddie Davis | Stars: Richard Carlson, Virginia Stefan, Robert Clarke, Peggy O'Connor
Votes: 11
66.
The Westerner (1960– )
Episode:
School Days
(1960)
30 min | Western
Dave shoots Frank Ritchie just after he has killed a schoolteacher. But then he takes the dying Ritchie to the nearest house---where his two brothers live. They plan to pass of Dave as the killer of the teacher and their brother.
Director: André De Toth | Stars: Brian Keith, R.G. Armstrong, Margaret Field, John Anderson
Votes: 75
67.
Manhunt (1959–1961)
Episode:
Matinee Mobster
(1960)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A man is burglarizing homes during the afternoon when the housewives are out. When some of the housewives return home and catch him in the act, the man violently attacks them.
Director: Fred Jackman Jr. | Stars: Victor Jory, Patrick McVey, Chuck Henderson, Gail Russell
Votes: 10
68.
Suspense (1949–1954)
Episode:
Nightmare at Ground Zero
(1953)
Not Rated | 30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The Nevada Proving Ground is set for another nuclear bomb blast at 4 AM. A harried artist is rushing to finish the mannequins he's been hired to construct that will populate a house at ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: O.Z. Whitehead, Louise Larabee, Calvin Thomas, Lonny Chapman
Votes: 83
69.
The Whistler (1954– )
Episode:
Cancelled Flight
(1955)
Mystery
Pilot Lloyd Adams has a lucrative career as a smuggler but when his partner Matt Bannion gets cold feet, his mind turns to plans of murder.
Director: Will Jason | Stars: Richard Arlen, Barbara Wooddell, Walter Sande, William Pullen
Votes: 9
70.
Peter Gunn (1958–1961)
Episode:
The Heiress
(1960)
TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Gunn's job is to remove a gangster from a wealthy man's mansion. The millionaire's wacky daughter had an ex-mob boss paroled to her and now he is using the estate as a base of operations to rub out his enemies and regain power.
Director: Robert Gist | Stars: Craig Stevens, Lola Albright, Herschel Bernardi, Gage Clarke
Votes: 76
71.
Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Big No Rain
(1955)
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Joe and Frank try to find out who badly assaulted a woman in the street. Their two suspects are her husband and a mentally ill man. The woman can't help them because she is in a coma.
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Anthony Lawrence, Roy Lennert
Votes: 34
72.
The Telltale Clue (1954– )
Episode:
The Case of the Talking Garden
(1954)
Approved | Crime, Drama
A drifter kills a wealthy businessman's wife. However, it turns out that the "drifter" may not be a drifter after all, and it may not be quite the random murder it appears to be.
Director: Charles Martin | Stars: Anthony Ross, Darren McGavin, Phyllis Hill, Patricia Breslin
73.
Hong Kong (1960–1961)
Episode:
Double Jeopardy
(1961)
60 min | Adventure
Beautiful but dangerous identical twins Madge and Mary Johnson lure Glenn into a murder case when one of the two sisters visits him about the recent slaying of a man and an unsolved bank ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Rod Taylor, Lloyd Bochner, Felicia Farr, Frank DeKova
74.
Adventures of the Falcon (1954– )
Episode:
The Guilty Stamps
(1954)
30 min | Adventure
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Charles McGraw, Sally Blane, Douglas Kennedy, Paul Fix
75.
The Detectives (1959–1962)
Episode:
The Bodyguards
(1960)
30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Capt. Holbrook must guard a man who they know has committed crimes but always evades conviction.
Director: James P. Yarbrough | Stars: Robert Taylor, Russell Thorson, Tige Andrews, Lee Farr
Votes: 7
76.
The Whistler (1954– )
Episode:
The Glass Dime
(1955)
Mystery
Con man Harry is hired to steal a valuable coin from his rich uncle's collection; things go wrong and he heads to his ex-wife Edith to con her into making the deal for him.
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Robert Hutton, Eve Miller, Darlene Fields, Phil Tead
Votes: 10
77.
Peter Gunn (1958–1961)
Episode:
The Passenger
(1960)
TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A sleepy passenger on a late night bus witnesses a man in a second story apartment strangling a woman. When a police investigation finds nothing,the man hires Gunn to find the killer-before the killer finds him.
Director: Alan Crosland Jr. | Stars: Craig Stevens, Lola Albright, Herschel Bernardi, Rhys Williams
Votes: 84
78.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
Fallen Star
(1959)
TV-14 | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young hotel bellhop is mixed up with a gang of card sharps preying upon the convention crowd, and who are responsible for the killing of one of their victims.
Director: John Brahm | Stars: James Franciscus, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Robert Alda
Votes: 54
79.
Adventures of the Falcon (1954– )
Episode:
Murder with Hi Fi
(1954)
Adventure
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Charles McGraw, Barry Kelley, Jean Willes, Gene Wesson
80.
77 Sunset Strip (1958–1964)
Episode:
The Well-Selected Frame
(1958)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Valerie Stacey believes her husband is trying to kill her. So convinced she approaches Bailey and Brynes to investigate and produce enough evidence to take her story to the police.
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Roger Smith, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Edd Byrnes, Peggie Castle
Votes: 66
81.
Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode:
The Other Face of Goodness
(1958)
TV-14 | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
New York City detectives frantically hunt a killer who strangles married disabled women with a coat hanger, in their own homes. As the gumshoes wade through dozens of false confessions and ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: John McIntire, James Franciscus, Harry Bellaver, Arnold Merritt
Votes: 71
82.
Peter Gunn (1958–1961)
Episode:
Breakout
(1959)
TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A phony priest totes a Bible into a prison cell and presents it to a convicted murderer. The hollow book contains a gun, which the killer uses to escape. Soon, Peter Gunn is hired by an ... See full summary »
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Craig Stevens, Lola Albright, Hope Emerson, Herschel Bernardi
Votes: 109
83.
Peter Gunn (1958–1961)
Episode:
The Kill
(1958)
TV-14 | 26 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A gang attempts to extort money from Mother. When she refuses to pay, the gang dynamites her club and critically injures its owner. The police investigation stalls so Gunn goes hunting for the man he holds responsible.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Craig Stevens, Lola Albright, Hope Emerson, Herschel Bernardi
Votes: 268
84.
This Man Dawson (1959– )
Episode:
Fight Game
(1959)
30 min | Crime, Drama
The sport of boxing is rife with corruption and it takes a courageous person to demand fairness. When a clean manager is murdered Dawson is determined to find his murderers and destroy the syndicate organizing fights.
Director: Elliott Lewis | Stars: Keith Andes, Joseph Vitale, John Indrisano, Steve Mitchell
85.
Adventures of the Falcon (1954– )
Episode:
The Furious Lady
(1954)
Adventure
Stars: Stanley Andrews, Robert Boone, John Carlyle, Lisa Golm
86.
For the People (1965)
Episode:
The Influence of Fear
(1965)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Todays theme is the Influence of Fear.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: William Shatner, Howard Da Silva, Lonny Chapman, Jessica Walter
Votes: 12
87.
The Richard Boone Show (1963–1964)
Episode:
Run, Pony, Run
(1964)
Drama
A drug addict shoots a cop while burglarizing a drug store, then hijacks a car with a woman in it. He forces her to her job in a loan office after hours, but can't open the time-locked safe... See full summary »
Director: Robert Gist | Stars: Robert Blake, Lloyd Bochner, Richard Boone, Laura Devon
Votes: 9
88.
The Detectives (1959–1962)
Episode:
Song of the Guilty Heart
(1961)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A night club singer is rescued from committing suicide by Lt. Russo. She was acquitted of killing her husband. Lt. Russo sets out to find the real killer.
Director: Ted Post | Stars: Robert Taylor, Tige Andrews, Mark Goddard, Adam West
Votes: 14
89.
The Adventures of McGraw (1957–1958)
Episode:
McGraw in Reno
(1957)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Angie Dickinson, Harry Landers, Charles H. Gray
90.
For the People (1965)
Episode:
Seized, Confined and Detained
(1965)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Todays theme is Seized, Confined and Detained.
Director: Paul Almond | Stars: William Shatner, Howard Da Silva, Lonny Chapman, Jessica Walter
Votes: 12
91.
I Led 3 Lives (1953–1956)
Episode:
Gun Running
(1953)
30 min | Drama
Comrade Elaine instructs Philbrick to tour the city collecting assorted objects from secret contacts. The bits and pieces will be assembled into untraceable guns which the Communists will use on murder missions.
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Richard Carlson, John Zaremba, Vivi Janiss, Ralph Van Nye
Votes: 8
92.
Adventures of the Falcon (1954– )
Episode:
The Big Break
(1954)
Adventure
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Charles McGraw, Robert Armstrong, Linda Stirling, I. Stanford Jolley
93.
The Whistler (1954– )
Episode:
The Pattern
(1955)
Mystery
Mild-mannered bookseller Henry Pettigrew discovers a pattern in a recent wave of violent crimes-and schemes to use the pattern to cover a murder of his own: his fiancée's bullying brother.
Director: Will Jason | Stars: Robert Ellenstein, Ellen Corby, Kenneth Tobey, Milton Frome
Votes: 9
94.
Deutschland 83 (2015)
Episode:
Quantum Jump
(2015)
TV-MA | 47 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Martin Rauch, a young NVA Soldier, shall be recruited to work as a spy in West Germany. His aunt Lenora Rauch, who also works for the NVA, convinces her supervisor to do so. Although Martin refuses he is transferred to West Germany.
Director: Edward Berger | Stars: Jonas Nay, Maria Schrader, Ulrich Noethen, Sylvester Groth
Votes: 636
95.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
A Magnum for Schneider
(1967)
60 min | Drama
The first adventure of David Callan, top agent for the S.I.S. Forcibly "retired" several years earlier because he had lost his nerve, Callan is called back into service to handle the ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Edward Woodward, Joseph Fürst, Ronald Radd, Peter Bowles
Votes: 61
96.
The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode:
First Principles
(1978)
TV-PG | 49 min | Thriller
Neil Burnside is the Director of Operations for the British Secret Service, the SIS. His special operations unit is made up of three agents, known as Sandbaggers, who specialize in covert ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Ferguson | Stars: Roy Marsden, Richard Vernon, Ray Lonnen, Alan MacNaughtan
Votes: 75
97.
Hong Kong (1960–1961)
Episode:
Lady Godiva
(1961)
60 min | Adventure
The murder of dubious newsman Howard Conrad draws the attention of his visiting publisher, Helen Rowan Randolph. Helen quickly falls for Glenn, covering the story, and leads him into a ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Rod Taylor, Lloyd Bochner, Philip Ahn, Peter Chong
98.
Adventures of the Falcon (1954– )
Episode:
Kiss Me Not
(1956)
Adventure
An innocent young girl is in love with a syndicate killer. The Falcon tries to return her home to her worried mother.
Director: Derwin Abrahams | Stars: Charles McGraw, Nancy Gates, John Dehner, Dorothy Adams
99.
The Sandbaggers (1978–1980)
Episode:
A Proper Function of Government
(1978)
TV-PG | 51 min | Thriller
When the SIS station in Vienna reports the presence of Dr. Sir Donald Hopkins, Burnside is afraid that they may have a defector on their hands. Hopkins is the chief scientific advisor ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Ferguson | Stars: Roy Marsden, Richard Vernon, Ray Lonnen, Alan MacNaughtan
Votes: 59
100.
Four Star Playhouse (1952–1956)
Episode:
The Hard Way
(1953)
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Vic breaks the bank at Willie's gambling hall, and Willie unknowingly pays him off with counterfeit money. When Vic threatens him, Willie convinces him that they've both been duped, and they cooperate to track down the real culprit.
Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Dick Powell, Robert Osterloh, Regis Toomey, Elisabeth Fraser
Votes: 25
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