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1969
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It's hard to believe that the producers of Green Acres could come up with fourth-season episodes that are even crazier than...
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1968
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Season three of Green Acres begins as attorney Oliver Wendell Douglas (Eddie Albert) is nominated for the political post of...
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1967
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City slickers Oliver and Lisa Douglas (Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor) make the best of another year of "farm livin'" in bucolic...
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1966
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The third of producer Paul Henning's enormously successful "rustic" comedies of the 1960s, Green Acres made its CBS bow on...
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1965
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City-bred attorney Oliver Wendell Douglas (Eddie Albert) and his chic, sophisticated wife, Lisa (Eva Gabor), undergo quite a...
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1965
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Kate (Bea Benadaret) invites her pregnant friend Elsie (Olive Sturgess) to stay at the Shady Rest until the baby comes....
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1964
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Hooterville has always prided itself on being the first community in its state to file election returns. All this may soon...
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1964
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Toward the end of Jerry Lewis's Paramount studio period, Lewis slapped together this bitter comedy about Hollywood phoniness...
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1964
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In the final episode of Petticoat Junction's first season, Kate (Bea Benadaret) braces herself for a visit from her former...
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1964
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1964
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Dean Martin stars in this once-controversial comedy as Dino, a Las Vegas crooner, alcoholic, and celebrity playboy. Dino...
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1964
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With this all-star Cinerama epic, producer/director Stanley Kramer vowed to make "the comedy that would end all comedies."...
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1963
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This frantic comedy finds Raymond (Jerry Lewis) working in a department store. Mr. Tuttle (John McGiver) is the watchful...
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1963
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This episode opens with an apparent murder in a college classroom--which turns out to be a staged event, dreamed up by...
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1963
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Produced by Stanley Kramer, A Child is Waiting is set in an institution for the mentally handicapped, with many actual...
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1963
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After rescuing several children from a burning school bus, a seriously injured Kimble (David Janssen)--alias "George...
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1963
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When her gangster uncle is gunned down in the soup kitchen where "Untouchable" Rossi (Nick Georgiade) is working undercover,...
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1962
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Meredith Wilson's hit 1957 Broadway musical was transferred to the screen in larger-than-life fashion in 1962....
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1962
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Jerry Lewis stars in this broad slapstick comedy as Lester March, a TV repairman who dreams of some day being a private...
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1962
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Astrologer Samuel H. Keel (Richard Boone) has predicted that someone named Seth Carter is destined to win a $500,000 lottery....
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1962
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Nearly bankrupt because of his wife's gambling debts, ad executive Herman Albright (Erik Rhodes) tries to forget his problems...
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1961
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Now working as a health club instructor, former college athletic star Ward Nichols (Ed Nelson) hopes to marry Casey Daniels...
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1961
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Hoping to capture narcotics boss Alexander Raeder (Joseph Ruskin) during a "business transaction" at a Chicago amusement...
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1961
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1958
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A Marine drill instructor (d.i. for short), Sgt. Jim Moore (Jack Webb) is responsible for the rigorous training of his...
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1957
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While their husbands are otherwise occupied, Lucy (Lucille Ball) and Ethel (Vivian Vance) take a bus sightseeing tour of Los...
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Woman on Bus
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1955
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Young at Heart is a soft-pedaled, musicalized remake of 1938's Four Daughters. Robert Keith takes over the Claude Rains role...
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1954
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It's the Ricardos' 13th wedding anniversary, and Lucy (Lucille Ball) and Ricky (Desi Arnaz) are looking forward to...
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Party Guest
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1954
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With Lucy (Lucille Ball) about to give birth at any minute, Ricky (Desi Arnaz) is determined that her trip to the hospital...
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Nurse
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1953
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More sensitive than usual -- if such a thing is possible -- Lucy (Lucille Ball) becomes convinced that everyone has forgotten...
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Friend of the Friendless
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1953
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Brief and very much to the point, Inferno is a grim, fascinating tale of survival. Breaking his leg on a vacation trip,...
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1953
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Not to be confused with a 1942 20th Century-Fox aviation actioner with the same title, Thunderbirds is a Republic Pictures...
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1952
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Ricky (Desi Arnaz) develops laryngitis just when he is slated to stage an elaborate floor show for the reopening of the...
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Chorus Girl
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1952
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After a night of fun and conviviality at the Ricardo house, Fred (William Frawley) and Ethel (Vivian Vance) bid good night to...
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Jam Session Guest
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1952
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Lucy (Lucille Ball) and Ethel (Vivian Vance) think they've gotten a real bargain when they purchase a freezer for only 50...
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Woman in Butcher Shop
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1952
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1950
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Raymond Burr stars as Roger Lewis, the ruthless publisher of a Confidential-style scandal magazine. For a fee, Lewis will...
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1950
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In this musical comedy with dramatic touches, Jack and Molly Moran (Dan Dailey and Betty Grable) are a show business couple...
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1950
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"A woman loses her mind and is confined to a mental institution." That's the usual TV-listing encapsulation of The Snake Pit...
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1948
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In this mystery, the Crime Doctor, an amnesiac ex-crook, takes on yet another intriguing psychological murder case. This...
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1947
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1946
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In this WW II drama, American POWs aboard a Japanese ship revolt when they learn that their vessel is to used as a decoy for...
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1945
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Fabric designer Harry Quincey (George Sanders) has the unhappy task of caring for his tiresome unmarried sisters, Lettie...
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1945
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Abbott and Costello's The Naughty Nineties offers a million laughs and a nickel's worth of plot. Most of the film takes place...
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1945
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1945
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Though it comes on much too strong at times, Murder, He Says fully justifies its present "cult" status. Professional pollster...
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1945
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1944
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1944
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1944
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Bumbling high schooler Henry Aldrich (Jimmy Lydon) finds himself in hot water once more when he offends school principal Mr....
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1944
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1944
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So This is Washington is one of the better entries in the "Lum 'N' Abner" film series. Chester Lauck and Norris Goff...
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1943
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In this unique murder mystery, that reveals the killer at the beginning of the film. The story concerns some women living in...
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Ruth
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1943
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Let's Face It is adapted from the Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was based on the old Norma Mitchell/...
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1943
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Star-Spangled Rhythm is a typical wartime all-star musical-comedy melange, this time from Paramount Pictures. The slender...
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1942
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Among the few wartime comedies that are still genuinely funny today, Monogram's One Thrilling Night (aka Horace Takes Over)....
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Dottie
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1942
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Produced by silent-film comedian Harold Lloyd, My Favorite Spy is a vehicle for bespectacled bandleader Kay Kyser, who...
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1942
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Fresh from his contract-player duties at Warner Bros., future TV "Superman" George Reeves heads the cast of 20th...
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1941
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Manpower was Warner Bros' latest reworking of 1932's Tiger Shark, with power-company linemen substituting for tuna fisherman....
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1941
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Rather shaky as history, Birth of the Blues delivers the goods in terms of entertainment, thanks to the unbeatable star...
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1941
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Out of the Fog is the film version of the Irwin Shaw play The Gentle People, refashioned to mollify the Hollywood censors by...
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1941
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An entertaining amalgam of Universal contract players, leftover sets and stock footage, South of Tahiti stars Brian Donlevy,...
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1941
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This Buck Privates knockoff concerns the misadventures of the three Patterson brothers: Charley (Wayne Morris), Eddie (Tom...
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1941
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Fourteen scriptwriters spent five years toiling over a movie adaptation of war correspondent Vincent Sheehan's...
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1940
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An innocent young woman is accused of murder by her wicked stepmother. The poor lass ends up in prison. Fortunately, a...
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1940
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Reporter Albertson works to solve a murder case in order to clear his name and get a great story for his paper. ~ Rovi...
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1940
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The sailor in this entertaining 20th Century-Fox programmer is Danny Malone (Jon Hall), while the lady is Sally Gilroy...
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1940
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1940
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Musical comedy favorite Elsie Janis, who gained renown in WW1 as "The Sweetheart of the AEF", returned to the screen after a...
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1940
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This Technicolor sequel to 1939's Jesse James does without the services of the earlier film's star Tyrone Power, who after...
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1940
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This 1939 film version of John Steinbeck's classic novel was a surprising choice for comedy producer Hal Roach; in fact,...
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1939
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They Made Me a Criminal opens in New York, depicting the latest victory in the ring for Johnny Bradfield (John Garfield), a...
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1939
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In this drama, a New York physician takes a much-needed vacation down South. Unfortunately, he encounters a nurse working in...
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1939
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Pat O'Brien is his usual likably obnoxious self in the Warner Bros. newspaper yarn Off the Record. While trying to smash a...
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1939
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In this high-flying drama, a foolhardy, free-spirited pilot throws his responsibilities as a mail pilot to the wind when he...
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1939
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Gene Autry goes up against another "protection" racket in this tuneful series entry, which also features country & western...
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Ginger Bixby
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1939
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Ginger Rogers slipped off her dancing shoes to play one of her best comic roles as Polly Parish, a salesgirl at a large...
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1939
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In this lively programmer a con man hires a character actor to masqueraded as the recently assassinated dictator of a tiny...
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1939
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In this drama, a department store owner is deeply saddened to learn that none of his grown sons are interested in taking...
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1939
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In this crime comedy, a fortune is stolen and every gangster in town is looking for it. They all end up staying at a young...
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1938
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A sleazy lawyer gains clients by showing up at terrible accidents. His boss is determined to stop him so he hires a pretty...
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1938
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Kay Renshaw
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1938
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James Stewart and Ginger Rogers were "an item" when Vivacious Lady was filmed, and their obvious real-life affection for one...
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1938
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Contrary to popular belief, the Nelson Eddy-Jeanette MacDonald Technicolor confection Sweethearts is not based on the 1913...
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1938
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The trials faced by the US Army when it first attempted to trade horses for tanks provides the basis of this actioner. The...
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1938
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Among the best-known of Republic's "B" pictures of the late 1930s, Hollywood Stadium Mystery is a neat and satisfying...
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Althea Ames
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1938
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The Westland Case was the opening volley in Universal's "Crime Club" series. The film was based on Headed for a Hearse, a...
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Miss Hogan
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1937
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The "suspense" in the RKO Radio musical comedy Music for Madame lies in whether or not golden-voiced Operatic tenor...
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1937
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Hotshot attorney Jimmy Hughes (Preston S. Foster) prides himself on never backing down from a dare. Thus, when he is goaded...
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1937
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In this crime drama, a highly superstitious racehorse owner spends his time off the track helping the less fortunate in any...
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1937
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RKO Radio's "Hildegarde Withers" series, based on the mystery stories by Stuart Palmer, ground to a half with 40 Naughty...
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1937
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Former silent-movie matinee idol Rod LaRocque does what he can with the Poverty Row quickie Taming the Wild. LaRocque is cast...
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Hazel
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1937
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Poor Barry Trent (John Morley) has Too Many Wives in this RKO programmer. Actually, Barry starts out with no wife at all,...
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Angela Brown
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1937
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A veterinarian and his wife leave their small burg and move to the Big Apple after he inherits a million dollars. His social...
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1937
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1937
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Outcasts of Poker Flat is an adaptation of Bret Harte's western story of the same name, with elements of Harte's...
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1937
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In this actioner, a tough Coast Guard officer endeavors to marry his lovely daughter to a handsome sailor. The trouble is,...
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1937
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1936
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Marjorie Burns
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1936
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Maxwell Anderson combined the Sacco-Vanzetti story with elements of the still-unsolved disappearance of Judge Crater, and the...
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1936
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Future best-selling novelist Irwin Shaw made his screenwriting bow with the modest RKO Radio sports drama The Big Game. The...
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1936
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Wanted: Jane Turner was inspired by an actual robbery-murder case of 1926. A gang of thieves use the Post Office's...
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1936
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After 25 years, notorious western outlaw Harry Carey is released from prison. He returns to his frontier home town, only to...
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1936
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A woman framed for a bond theft gets out of prison and takes a job at a waterfront cafe, where she witnesses a murder. She...
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1936
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Loosely based on a story by frontier writer Bret Harte, this romantic western drama tells the story of an innocent, carefree...
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1936
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Mary
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1936
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1935
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Produced independently by Edward Small, this surprisingly realistic gangster yarn stars stalwart Richard Arlen as Mal...
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1935
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Ann Rutherford, who would later rise to fame in the Andy Hardy series at M-G-M and in a number of musical roles, made one of...
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Honey
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1935
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Given a title like Sagebrush Troubadour, it virtually went without saying that the star of this 1935 western was singing...
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Joan
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1935
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Frisco Waterfront stars Ben Lyon as California gubernatorial candidate Glenn Burton. A freak election-day accident at the...
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1935
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In her first starring role, 18-year-old Ann Rutherford plays Joan, a singer in a cheap waterfront café. Gambling-ship...
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Gloria
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1935
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In this high-flying mystery set aboard a cross-country flight to New York, some of the passengers are kidnappers who are...
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1935
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Unable to secure Hollywood-studio backing for his Depression-era agrarian drama Our Daily Bread, director King Vidor financed...
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Sally
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1934
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Brooklyn tugboat worker Eddie (Eddie Cantor), bullied and cowed by his tough-guy stepfather and stepbrothers (a la...
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1934
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Easily the best of Eddie Cantor's gargantuan musical comedies for producer Sam Goldwyn, Roman Scandals begins in the...
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1933
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