Leonard Maltin list
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1. Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick (1952)
Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Shy farmboy loves his next-door neighbor, but she dreams of going to the big city. Then she gets mixed up with big-city gangsters.
Director: Claude Binyon | Stars: Alan Young, Dinah Shore, Robert Merrill, Adele Jergens
Votes: 158
2. Abandoned (1949)
Passed | 79 min | Drama, Film-Noir
Newspaperman helps girl find her sister's illegitimate baby, gets mixed up in baby-adoption racket.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Gale Storm, Jeff Chandler, Meg Randall
Votes: 1,021
3. Seven Days from Now (1957)
100 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
A ship's officer finds himself in command of a lifeboat full of survivors of a sunken luxury liner.
Director: Richard Sale | Stars: Tyrone Power, Mai Zetterling, Lloyd Nolan, Stephen Boyd
Votes: 1,928
4. Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Two workmen accidentally launch a space rocket intended for Mars, and find mistakenly landing in New Orleans just the beginning of their misadventures.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Robert Paige, Mari Blanchard
Votes: 3,604
5. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
Approved | 83 min | Comedy
When two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder in order to get him a plum role.
Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Frances Rafferty, Bob Haymes
Votes: 2,396
6. Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
Passed | 80 min | Adventure, Comedy
Two Brooklyn wrestling promoters go to French Algeria in search of a famous Algerian wrestler but accidentally end-up in the French Foreign Legion.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Patricia Medina, Walter Slezak
Votes: 3,119
7. Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
Approved | 70 min | Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Rocky and Puddin' Head are waiting tables at an inn on Tortuga when a letter given them by Lady Jane for delivery to Martingale gets switched with a treasure map. Kidd and Bonney kidnap them to Skull Island to find said treasure.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Charles Laughton, Hillary Brooke
Votes: 2,309
8. Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
Passed | 76 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Two bumbling American cops hunt for the mysterious Mr. Hyde in London, England.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff, Craig Stevens
Votes: 5,000 | Gross: $2.62M
9. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.
Directors: Charles Barton, Walter Lantz | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi
Votes: 19,571 | Gross: $4.80M
10. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Family, Horror
Two bumbling private eyes help a man, wrongly accused of murder who has become invisible, to clear his name.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Nancy Guild, Arthur Franz
Votes: 6,098 | Gross: $3.38M
11. Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Romance
Harry and Willie buy the Edison Movie Studio in the year 1912 from Joseph Gorman, a confidence man. They follow Gorman to Hollywood where, as stunt men, they find him directing movies as Sergei Trumanoff and stealing the studio payroll.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Fred Clark, Lynn Bari
Votes: 2,384
12. Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (1949)
Passed | 84 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
Two employees of a secluded hotel investigate a murder on the premises in which the goofy bellboy is the prime suspect.
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff, Lenore Aubert
Votes: 4,228
13. Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Passed | 79 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two bumbling Americans stumble on the discovery of a lifetime when their search for a mummy leads them to a sacred medallion that holds the key to buried treasure.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marie Windsor, Michael Ansara
Votes: 6,310
14. The Abductors (1957)
Approved | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Two men plot to steal and hold for ransom the remains of President Abraham Lincoln.
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Victor McLaglen, George Macready, Fay Spain, Gavin Muir
Votes: 49
15. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
Approved | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History
Humble Abraham Lincoln gains the respect of his Illinois neighbors, growing in stature and respect until he is elected President in 1860 and departs for Washington.
Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon, Mary Howard
Votes: 2,060
16. Abilene Town (1946)
Approved | 89 min | Western
A sheriff tries to stop homesteader conflicts in the West after the Civil War.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Randolph Scott, Ann Dvorak, Edgar Buchanan, Rhonda Fleming
Votes: 1,308
17. The Abominable Snowman (1957)
85 min | Adventure, Horror
A kindly English botanist and a gruff American scientist lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Forrest Tucker, Peter Cushing, Maureen Connell, Richard Wattis
Votes: 4,963
18. 10, 000 Kids and a Cop (1948)
18 min | Short, Documentary
A documentary showing the constructive approach taken by the Lou Costello, Jr. Youth Foundation in Los Angeles toward prevention of juvenile delinquency. William Bendix, as a neighborhood ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, William Bendix, James Stewart
Votes: 76
19.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Drugstore
(1952)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Bud & Lou get jobs in Mr. Fields' Drugstore.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones
Votes: 114
20.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Dentist's Office
(1952)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Bud takes Lou to a nearsighted dentist.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones
Votes: 93
21.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Jail
(1952)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou is arrested for shooting a hole in his neighbor's bucket.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Sid Fields
Votes: 81
22.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Vacation
(1952)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Bud worries that Mr. Fields will rent their apartment while they're on vacation.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones
Votes: 69
23.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Birthday Party
(1953)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou invites Mr. Fields to his birthday party, but Bud winds up kicking Lou out of his own party.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Sid Fields
Votes: 71
24.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Alaska
(1953)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou's uncle in Alaska discovers a gold mine, so Bud and Lou prepare to head up there to see if they can cash in on it.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Sid Fields
Votes: 68
25.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Vacuum Cleaner Salesman
(1953)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou tries selling vacuum cleaners door-to-door.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones
Votes: 66
26.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Army Story
(1953)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
The boys join the reserves.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones
Votes: 60
27.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Pots and Pans
(1953)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou tries selling pots and pans door-to-door.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones
Votes: 55
28.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Charity Bazaar
(1953)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou spends most of his money at the kissing booth.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Sid Fields
Votes: 58
29.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Western Story
(1953)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Hillary invites the boys to her uncle's dude ranch, there tangle with outlaws.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Sid Fields
Votes: 56
30.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Haunted Castle
(1953)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Bud & Lou keep Hillary company one night in an old house she'll inherit.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Sid Fields
Votes: 71
31.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Peace and Quiet
(1953)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou can't sleep so Bud takes him to a shrink who gives him a sleep inducing record.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Sid Fields
Votes: 58
32.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Hungry
(1953)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
The boys visit two restaurants, one with twin waitresses.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Joe Kirk, Bobby Barber
Votes: 55
33.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Music Lover
(1953)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Hillary's Dad will only allow her to marry a man with musical talent, so Lou goes to a singing teacher.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Sid Fields
Votes: 60
34.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Politician
(1953)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou runs for public office, so Bud brings in Lou's 4th grade teacher for sympathy.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones
Votes: 52
35.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Wrestling Match
(1953)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou & Stinky agree to do a charity wrestling match, but Stinky gets sick, so Lou is forced to wrestle Ivan the Terrible.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones
Votes: 61
36.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Getting a Job
(1953)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
The boys deliver straw hats to the Susquehanna Hat Company and run into crazy guys en route.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Veda Ann Borg
Votes: 58
37.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Bingo
(1953)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou has to get a license for his chimp but accidentally applies for a marriage license.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones
Votes: 53
38.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Hillary's Birthday
(1953)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
The boys plan a surprise party, but the noise angers Mr. Fields.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones
Votes: 53
39.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Television
(1953)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
On the quiz show Hold That Cuckoo, the host puts Lou thru some embarrassing stunts.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones
Votes: 56
40.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Las Vegas
(1953)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
The boys rent a car and drive to Vegas, where they play a violent game of pool.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Sid Fields
Votes: 48
41.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Little Old Lady
(1953)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Bud & Lou raise money to keep an old lady from being evicted but she uses the money to bet on horses.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones
Votes: 44
42.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Actors' Home
(1953)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Thinking it's a counterfeit, bud tears up a $500 bill. When it turns out to be real, he goes nuts and is put in the old actors' home. This episode includes the "Who's On First" Routine.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Gordon Jones
Votes: 69
43.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Police Rookies
(1953)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Mike the Cop helps the boys enroll in the police academy which Lou manages to blow up.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Gordon Jones
Votes: 44
44.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Safari
(1953)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Bingo the Chimp is sick and Lou figures he misses his family, so they all go to Africa.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Gordon Jones
Votes: 44
45.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Paperhangers
(1953)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Mr. Fields forces the boys to hang wallpaper to help pay off their rent.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Sara Haden
Votes: 51
46.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Uncle Bozzo's Visit
(1953)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou's uncle, an Italian opera singer, visits, and his singing annoys Mr. Fields.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Fortunio Bonanova, Sid Fields
Votes: 47
47.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
In Society
(1953)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Bud & Lou are hired to pose as British noblemen at a swanky party.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke, Isabel Randolph
Votes: 44
48.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Life Insurance
(1953)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Mr. Fields demands the boys take out life-insurance policies that name him as beneficiary, but neither can pass the physical.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Gordon Jones
Votes: 44
49.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Pest Exterminators
(1953)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
The boys exterminate the ants at a rich lady's house, but she thinks they have killed her aunts.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Gordon Jones
Votes: 44
50.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Killer's Wife
(1953)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
A jealous boxer and his sexy wife rent a nearby apartment and Lou is suspected of carrying on with said sexy wife.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Mary Beth Hughes, Max Baer
Votes: 47
51.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Cheapskates
(1953)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
The boys accidentally buy a crate of roller skates - which contain ill-gotten gems.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Gordon Jones
Votes: 42
52.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
South of Dixie
(1953)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou overhears a man and girl rehearsing a Civil War play and thinks the danger is real. Inspired by Buster Keaton's The General.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Jean Porter, Glenn Langan
Votes: 46
53.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
From Bed to Worse
(1954)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
The boys try to win a prize for having the best backyard garden and wind up angering their neighbor.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Dick Wessel, Sid Fields
Votes: 39
54.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
$1000 TV Prize
(1954)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou answers Mr. Fields' phone and inadvertently wins a thousand-dollar prize.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Gordon Jones, Sid Fields
Votes: 39
55.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Amnesia
(1954)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
When Lou prepares to marry a girl he's only corresponded with, Bud convinces him he has amnesia and has already married a shrew.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Adele Jergens, Sid Fields
Votes: 41
56.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Efficiency Experts
(1954)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
The boys are hired to help control a man's daughters, who spend too much money. But they end up losing their money in a casino.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Jean Willes, Lucille Barkley
Votes: 35
57.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Car Trouble
(1954)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou wins a car in a contest, but it's a lemon, so they drive to Flint for another.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Gordon Jones
Votes: 35
58.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Wife Wanted
(1954)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou tries to marry his old girlfriend so he can inherit $10,000 but she's now dating a jealous wrestler.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, June Vincent, Sid Fields
Votes: 39
59.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Uncle from New Jersey
(1954)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
To avoid eviction, the boys convince Fields that Lou has a millionaire uncle. Lou winds up masquerading as his own uncle.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Gordon Jones
Votes: 38
60.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Private Eye
(1954)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou takes a correspondence course to become a detective, and then tries to help a girl recover some old bonds.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Keith Richards
Votes: 45
61.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Tax Return
(1954)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
The IRS accidentally sends Lou a check for $1,000,000.13. When he and Bud cash it, they are followed home by thugs who witnessed the transaction.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Gordon Jones, Sid Fields
Votes: 44
62.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Public Enemies
(1954)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
When Lou is mistaken for a fellow safecracker, the boys get involved with crooks planning a robbery.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Joe Sawyer, Veda Ann Borg
Votes: 43
63.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Bank Holdup
(1954)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
The boys are hired as bank guards by two robbers masquerading as Brinks guys.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Douglas Fowley, Gordon Jones
Votes: 36
64.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Well Oiled
(1954)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou poses as a millionaire to help Mr. Fields get out of a breach-of-promise suit.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Gordon Jones, Sid Fields
Votes: 36
65.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
The Pigeon
(1954)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou is set up by his sexy neighbor to take the fall for her infidelity, so that Lou is the one who gets killed by her jealous mobster boyfriend.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Gloria Henry, Ted Hecht
Votes: 40
66.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Honeymoon House
(1954)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Lou, Bud, and Mr. Fields try to build a pre-fab house for Lou's fiancée. Inspired by Buster Keaton's One Week.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Karen Sharpe, Renie Riano
Votes: 41
67.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Fencing Master
(1954)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Bud volunteers Lou for a science experiment that makes him immune to pain.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Fortunio Bonanova, Sid Fields
Votes: 35
68.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Beauty Contest
(1954)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
The boys judge the Miss Mud Turtle pageant, in which Mr. Fields' niece is a contestant.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Dick Wessel, Claudia Barrett
Votes: 44
69.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Fall Guy
(1954)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Bud and Lou are hired by a couple of toughs to act as "beards" for their girlfriends to circumvent objections from their eccentric father.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Walter Catlett, Noreen Nash
Votes: 43
70.
The Abbott and Costello Show (1952–1957)
Episode:
Barber Lou
(1954)
TV-G | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Mystery
Bud enlists Lou to give him a massage.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Sid Fields, Renie Riano
Votes: 41
71. About Face (1952)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Three friends enter military school together, but 2 of them don't know that the 3rd one is secretly married.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Gordon MacRae, Eddie Bracken, Dick Wesson, Virginia Gibson
Votes: 170
72. About Mrs. Leslie (1954)
Approved | 104 min | Drama, Romance
A rooming-house landlady recalls her past in flashbacks.
Director: Daniel Mann | Stars: Shirley Booth, Robert Ryan, Marjie Millar, Alex Nicol
Votes: 702
73. Above and Beyond (1952)
Approved | 122 min | Biography, Drama, War
Col. Paul Tibbets piloted the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in World War II.
Directors: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama | Stars: Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker, James Whitmore, Larry Keating
Votes: 1,342
74. Above Suspicion (1943)
Passed | 90 min | Drama, Thriller, War
Oxford Professor Richard Myles and his new bride Frances are off on a European honeymoon. It isn't the typical honeymoon: they are on a spying mission for British Intelligence on the eve of World War II.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Joan Crawford, Fred MacMurray, Conrad Veidt, Basil Rathbone
Votes: 2,446
75. Above Us the Waves (1955)
Approved | 92 min | Drama, War
The attack by British submarines on the German battleship "Tirpitz" in a Norwegian fjord during World War II.
Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: John Mills, John Gregson, Donald Sinden, James Robertson Justice
Votes: 1,631
76. Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Passed | 96 min | Biography, Drama, War
An episodic biography of the 16th President of the United States.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Walter Huston, Una Merkel, William L. Thorne, Lucille La Verne
Votes: 1,711
77. A Virgin in Hollywood (1953)
Not Rated | 63 min | Comedy, Music
A young female newspaper reporter is assigned by her editor to investigate the seamier side of Hollywood.
Director: Klaytan W. Kirby | Stars: Dorothy Abbott, Thad Swift, Phil Rhodes, Carol Brewster
Votes: 125
78.
Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Big Grandma
(1953)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Friday and Jacobs look for an elderly woman who has been passing bad checks just three different months a year for nearly 10 years.
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Gwen Delano, Bert Holland
Votes: 69
79.
Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Big Frank
(1953)
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man is pulled from his car, beaten and robbed. The criminal apparently makes his escape in the man's car. Friday and Smith have to find him.
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Jack Kruschen, Ralph Moody
Votes: 60
80.
Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode:
The Big Thief
(1953)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A gang of robbers is calling Los Angeles physicians down to hotels and mugging and robbing them of drugs and valuables. Sergeants Friday and Smith are called in to put a stop to this.
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Dorothy Abbott, Gloria Saunders
Votes: 83
81.
Going My Way (1962–1963)
Episode:
Hear No Evil
(1963)
60 min | Drama, Family
A deaf couple must adjust to the restoration of the wife's hearing.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Gene Kelly, Dick York, Leo G. Carroll, Nydia Westman
Votes: 13
82.
Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963)
Episode:
Beaver, the Caddy
(1963)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Caddy Beaver tries to set things right when golfer Mr. Langley cheats on his scorecard to win a $500.00 bet.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow, Jerry Mathers
Votes: 147
83. A Gathering of Eagles (1963)
Approved | 115 min | Drama, Romance, War
During the Cold War, Air Force Colonel Jim Caldwell shapes up his Strategic Air Command B-52 wing to pass a nuclear war readiness test.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Rock Hudson, Rod Taylor, Mary Peach, Barry Sullivan
Votes: 1,104
84. Lover Come Back (1961)
Approved | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A series of misunderstandings leaves an advertising executive with a campaign for a product which has not yet been invented, while he romances his rival in the guise of its inventor.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Edie Adams
Votes: 8,765 | Gross: $16.94M
85. Sergeants 3 (1962)
Approved | 112 min | Comedy, Western
Three cavalry officers and a bugler work together to thwart a Native American chief intent on uniting local tribes against the white man.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford
Votes: 1,333
86. That Touch of Mink (1962)
Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Romance
A rich businessman and a young woman are attracted to each other, but he only wants an affair while she wants to save herself for marriage.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Cary Grant, Doris Day, Gig Young, Audrey Meadows
Votes: 10,880 | Gross: $14.63M
87.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–1966)
Episode:
David Picks Up the Tab
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
David treats his parents and date to dinner at an upscale restaurant, but it's possible he may not have enough money to cover the tab.
Director: Ozzie Nelson | Stars: Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ricky Nelson
Votes: 34
88.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–1966)
Episode:
Ricky, the Drummer
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The Tommy Jackson Band is coming to town, and Ricky dreams of sitting in on drums.
Director: Ozzie Nelson | Stars: Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ricky Nelson
Votes: 43
89.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–1966)
Episode:
The Trophy
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The Nelsons compete against other neighborhood families in the Men's Club picnic decathlon.
Director: Ozzie Nelson | Stars: Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ricky Nelson
Votes: 36
90.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–1966)
Episode:
Darby the Practical Joker
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Ozzie and Darby wager on whether Darby can pull a practical joke on Ozzie within one week. With just one day left to go, Ozzie has is guard up, and he decides to attempt to play a practical joke on Darby.
Director: Ozzie Nelson | Stars: Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ricky Nelson
Votes: 20
91.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–1966)
Episode:
The Bachelor
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Ozzie and Harriet play Cupid in their effort to get their actor-friend, inveterate bachelor John Archer, married.
Director: Ozzie Nelson | Stars: Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ricky Nelson
Votes: 34
92.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–1966)
Episode:
The Exploding Book
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Dave and Wally are both dating the same young lady. Dave is invited to the girl's birthday party, but accidentally picks up the box with the wrong gift - a book that will explode when opened.
Director: Ozzie Nelson | Stars: Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ricky Nelson
Votes: 28
93.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–1966)
Episode:
Ozzie Plans a Surprise
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
After learning from his two sons that he talks in his sleep, Ozzie worries he'll reveal Harriet's upcoming birthday surprise. He takes unusual measures to prevent this from happening.
Director: Ozzie Nelson | Stars: Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ricky Nelson
Votes: 19
94.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–1966)
Episode:
The Nelsons Decide to Move
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Dave and Rick are growing up and aren't as home as much as they used to be, so Ozzie and Harriet look into selling the old family house and moving into an apartment.
Director: Ozzie Nelson | Stars: Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ricky Nelson
Votes: 23
95.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–1966)
Episode:
A Weekend Vacation
(1960)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Ozzie & Harriet make plans to go to the lodge at the lake, for the weekend. Harriet happens to mention this to Clara Randolph, who thinks it would be a great idea if she and Joe came along.
Director: Ozzie Nelson | Stars: Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ricky Nelson
Votes: 24
96.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–1966)
Episode:
David's Almost In-Laws
(1960)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When Ozzie and Harriet are invited to Dave's girlfriend's house for dinner, they assume that the two youngsters are about to announce their engagement.
Director: Ozzie Nelson | Stars: Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ricky Nelson
Votes: 33
97.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–1966)
Episode:
A Piano for the Fraternity
(1960)
TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The fraternity wants to buy a piano for the Christmas party, and David and Rick meet a nice older couple with a piano they can afford.
Director: Ozzie Nelson | Stars: Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ricky Nelson
Votes: 36
98.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952–1966)
Episode:
Mr. Kelley's Important Papers
(1961)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Ozzie takes a message from David's new job at the law office concerning some important documents of his boss, Mr. Kelley. But David is not to be found so Harriet and Ozzie track the attorney to a ski lodge to deliver the papers.
Director: Ozzie Nelson | Stars: Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ricky Nelson
Votes: 22
99. Palm Springs Weekend (1963)
Unrated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
College students on spring break in Palm Springs pursue romantic entanglements. Jim falls for Bunny, Biff for Amanda. Gayle poses as a student while Eric courts her. Their coach flirts with a motel owner amid her son's antics.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Troy Donahue, Connie Stevens, Ty Hardin, Stefanie Powers
Votes: 1,193
100. Quick, Before It Melts (1964)
97 min | Comedy
A reporter and a photographer become entwined with women, marriage, and a defecting Russian scientist while on an expedition to Antarctica for their magazine.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: George Maharis, Robert Morse, Anjanette Comer, James Gregory
Votes: 120
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