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51. The Door in the Wall (1990)
19 min | Animation, Short, Drama
The hero of the film, Wallace, is trying to reconcile the dream of a world of beautiful souls and human relationships with the reality of a prosperous bourgeois.
Director: Boris Akulinichev | Stars: Natalya Romashenko, Vladimir Soshalsky, E. Zinkovskiy, Tatyana Sergeeva
Votes: 11
52. Ann Veronica (1964– )
45 min | Drama
Stars: Rosemary Nicols, Gay Cameron, Laurence Hardy, Gillian Lind
53. Görünmeyen adam Istanbul'da (1955)
Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A man who works in a chemistry lab, learns that his wife deceives himself. He uses invisibility serum to revenge from his wife and wife's lover.
Director: Lütfi Ö. Akad | Stars: Turan Seyfioglu, Nese Yulaç, Abdurrahman Palay, Atif Kaptan
Votes: 30
54. The Tonic (1928)
27 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Ivor Montagu | Stars: Elsa Lanchester, Renee De Vaux, Charles Laughton
Votes: 23
55. The History of Mr. Polly (1959– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Emrys Jones, Mary Mackenzie, Daphne Anderson, Richard Caldicot
56. The Man Who Knew How to Work Miracles (1969)
10 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Director: Efrem Pruzhanskiy | Star: Yakov Kozlov
Votes: 12
57. Kipps (1960– )
30 min | Drama
A boy is stock clerk until a young man. After being fired, he learns of an inheritance. Uncomfortable with his wealth he makes poor decisions. He later meets his childhood sweetheart. In ... See full summary »
Stars: Robin Wentworth, Philip Locke, Diana Fairfax, John Stratton
58. Love and Mr Lewisham (1972– )
45 min | Drama
Stars: Brian Deacon, Carolyn Courage, Hilary Mason, Jane Lapotaire
59. The Passionate Friends (1922)
70 min | Drama, Romance
An armament king's wife kills herself to save her MP lover from a divorce scandal.
Director: Maurice Elvey | Stars: Milton Rosmer, Valia, Fred Raynham, Madge Stuart
60. Love and Mr Lewisham (1959)
30 min | Drama
A BBC adaptation of the novel by H.G. Wells about a very young couple in 19th century Britain.
Stars: Alec McCowen, Sheila Shand Gibbs, Annette Carell, Willoughby Goddard
61. Dr. Jekyll Meets the Invisible Man (1977)
10 min | Short, Horror
When Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Henry Jekyll meets H. G. Wells' Invisible Man, all hell breaks loose.
Director: Scott Allen Nollen | Stars: Todd Jacobsen, Scott Allen Nollen, Pat Schliesman
Votes: 13
62. The Truth About Pyecraft (1959 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Hugh Burden, John Sharp, Ruth Holden
63. The Wheels of Chance (1922)
Comedy, Drama
A clerk on a bicycle tour saves a girl from eloping with a bully.
Director: Harold M. Shaw | Stars: George K. Arthur, Olwen Roose, Gordon Parker, Bertie Wright
Votes: 17
65. Il giustiziere invisibile (1916)
Short
Director: Mario Roncoroni | Stars: Arnaldo Arnaldi, Valeria Creti, Vasco Creti, Armando Fineschi
66. Nová metoda malíre Smithe (1973 TV Movie)
41 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
A certain Mr. Smith comes to a small boarding house where two painters live. He pretends to be a painter who has a special method - he paints at night. His object of interest is a nearby ... See full summary »
Director: Josef Vondrácek | Stars: Vladimír Mensík, Josef Dvorák, Eduard Cupák, Josef Kemr
67. Kipps (1921)
Comedy
A sacked clerk inherits £3,000 a year, tries society, and returns to his working-class sweetheart.
Director: Harold M. Shaw | Stars: George K. Arthur, Edna Flugrath, Christine Rayner, Teddy Arundell
68. Das Land der Blinden oder Von einem der auszog (1976 TV Movie)
85 min
Director: Pete Ariel | Stars: Rainer Langhans, Fred Stillkrauth, Jutta Winkelmann
69. Marriage (1927)
56 min | Drama
Marjorie Pope, who is engaged to Magnet, a wealthy suitor whom she does not love, elopes with Trafford, an inventor, after his airplane crashes on the grounds of her parents' rural home. ... See full summary »
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Virginia Valli, Allan Durant, Gladys McConnell, Lawford Davidson
70. Übergewicht (1961 TV Movie)
40 min | Drama
Director: Ernst-Ludwig Freisewinkel | Stars: Ruth Pera, Paul Dättel, Horst Tappert, Herbert Weissbach
72.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Days to Come
(1966)
95 min | Drama
Set in the future where people live in peace in a sealed bubble, they are divided into four levels - Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and deviants who cannot conform to the society. Elizabeth is from a ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Bridges | Stars: Judi Dench, Dinsdale Landen, Bernard Archard, Michael Gough
Votes: 15
73.
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
The Wonderful Visit
(1952)
Drama
Stars: Margaret Barton, Kathleen Boutall, Margery Bryce, Jean Cadell
74.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode:
The Magic Shop
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
After a little boy vanishes in a magic shop, he comes back later with supernatural powers and evil intentions.
Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Leslie Nielsen, Peggy McCay, John Megna
Votes: 507
75.
Actor's Studio (1948–1950)
Episode:
The Inexperienced Ghost
(1948)
Drama
Stars: Dennis King, Rex O'Malley, Lou Gilbert
76.
The DuPont Show of the Week (1961–1964)
Episode:
The Richest Man in Bogota
(1962)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Juan De Nunez finds himself in South America in a remote mountain village where the people (and the animals) have no eyes. In an old book, which they can neither "see" nor understand but ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: E.J. André, Miriam Colon, Richard Eastman, Jennifer Gillespie
Votes: 12
77.
Suspense (1962–1963)
Episode:
One Step from the Pavement
(1963)
Thriller
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Molly Urquhart, Sonia Graham, David Garth
78.
Tales of Tomorrow (1951–1953)
Episode:
The Crystal Egg
(1951)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A crystal egg reveals live tableaux of the planet Mars. A 19th Century scientist is obsessed with investigating the crystal, but the antique shop owner who came across the seemingly ... See full summary »
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Thomas Mitchell, Edgar Stehli, Josephine Brown, Sally Gracie
Votes: 148
79.
Your Favorite Story (1953–1955)
Episode:
The Bedford House Conspiracy
(1954)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
A senator (Adolphe Menjou) tries to break a Presidential convention deadlock.
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: John Alvin, Marshall Bradford, Ed Cassidy, Charles Evans
80.
Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
Episode:
Ann Veronica
(1957)
Drama
Director: Vivian Milroy | Stars: Joan Greenwood, Robert Urquhart, Margaret Dale, Lionel Burns
81.
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
The History of Mr. Polly
(1950)
104 min | Drama
Stars: Emrys Jones, Erik Chitty, George Woodbridge, Victor Platt
82.
Let's Make a Musical (1977– )
Episode:
Mr. Polly
(1977)
Family, Musical
Stars: Roy Castle, Jean Harrington, Johnny Pearson, Geoff Sanders
83.
La cometa naranja (1974– )
Episode:
Los primeros hombres en la luna
(1974)
Family
Director: Enrique Nicanor | Stars: José Baeza, Adolf Bras, Alberto Fernández Calvo, Juan Gil
84.
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
Ann Veronica
(1952)
Drama
Director: Campbell Logan | Stars: Margaret Lockwood, Malcolm Black, Claude Bonser, Diana Calderwood
85.
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
Love and Mr. Lewisham
(1952)
Drama
Stars: Emrys Jones, Sheila Shand Gibbs, Denis Bedford, Gordon Bell
86.
Matinee Theatre (1955–1958)
Episode:
The Invisible Man
(1957)
Drama, Horror, Mystery
A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.
Director: Alan Hanson | Stars: John Conte, Terence de Marney, Molly Roden, Chet Stratton
87.
Matinee Theatre (1955–1958)
Episode:
Ann Veronica
(1957)
Drama, Horror, Mystery
A rebellious girl wavers between the suitor her family picked for her and the choice of her heart.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: John Conte, Wendy Hiller, Patric Knowles
89.
I giochi del diavolo (1981– )
Episode:
Il sogno dell'altro
(1981)
Fantasy, Horror
Director: Giovanna Gagliardo | Stars: Anna Nogara, Alfredo Pea, Stefano Madia, José Quaglio
Votes: 17
90.
Spine Chillers (1980– )
Episode:
In the Avu Observatory
(1980)
Drama, Family, Fantasy
"In the Avu Observatory" by H. G. Wells, told by Freddie Jones,
Star: Freddie Jones
91.
Spine Chillers (1980– )
Episode:
The Flowering of the Strange Orchid
(1980)
Drama, Family, Fantasy
"The Flowering of the Strange Orchid" by H. G. Wells, told by Freddie Jones.
Star: Freddie Jones
92.
Spine Chillers (1980– )
Episode:
The Red Room
(1980)
Drama, Family, Fantasy
"The Red Room" by H. G. Wells, told by Freddie Jones.
Star: Freddie Jones
93.
Spine Chillers (1980– )
Episode:
The Stolen Bacillus
(1980)
Drama, Family, Fantasy
"The Stolen Bacillus" by H. G. Wells, told by Freddie Jones.
Star: Freddie Jones
94.
Spine Chillers (1980– )
Episode:
The Treasure in the Forest
(1980)
Drama, Family, Fantasy
"The Treasure in the Forest" by H. G. Wells, told by Freddie Jones.
Star: Freddie Jones
95.
Your Favorite Story (1953–1955)
Episode:
Strange Valley
(1954)
Comedy, Drama
Director: Eddie Davis | Stars: Carla Balenda, David Leonard, Ted Mapes, Adolphe Menjou
96.
The Unforeseen (1958–1960)
Episode:
Mr. Brisher's Treasure
(1959)
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Stars: Barbara Alleyn, Walter Balay, Ivor Barry, Elizabeth Cole
97.
First Person (1960–1961)
Episode:
The Truth About Pyecraft
(1960)
Drama
The repellently fat Mr. Pyecraft is a patron of a London club, who usually pesters Mr. Formalyn, to the point that the latter eventually decides to write Pyecraft's true story, for ... See full summary »
Stars: Tony Van Bridge, Gillie Fenwick, Elizabeth Cole, Hedley Mattingly
98.
Television Theater (1953– )
Episode:
Czlowiek, który czynil cuda
(1957)
Drama
Director: Józef Slotwinski