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51. Listen Lester (1924)

Passed | 60 min | Comedy, Drama

Colonel Dodge, a gay old widower, goes to Florida with his daughter, Mary, when Miss Arbutus Quilty, one of his former flames, threatens him with a breach-of-promise suit. He hires Miss ... See full summary »

Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Louise Fazenda, Harry Myers, Eva Novak, George O'Hara

52. Innocent Husbands (1925)

TV-G | 21 min | Comedy, Short

Despite his faithfulness, Melvin is always under suspicion by wife Mame. Complications erupt when a woman from a party across the hall passes out in Melvin's bedroom just before Mame returns.

Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Charley Chase, Katherine Grant, Jane Sherman, Lucien Littlefield

Votes: 197

53. Come Closer, Folks (1936)

Passed | 61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A fast-talking Pitchman,Jim Keene, working the con-games on the streets, works himself up into an executive position of a large department store, with the aide of his shill, Mae. But the ... See full summary »

Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: James Dunn, Marian Marsh, Wynne Gibson, George McKay

Votes: 28

54. Young Ironsides (1932)

20 min | Short, Comedy, Romance

Harry is hired by a rich family to stop their daughter from entering a beauty contest.

Director: James Parrott | Stars: Charley Chase, Muriel Evans, Clarence Wilson, Heinie Conklin

Votes: 85

55. Fifteen Wives (1934)

Approved | 65 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Shortly after his arrival from South America to New York, Steven Humbolt is found dead in his apartment at the Savoia Hotel. Inspector Decker Dawes investigates the case and although the ... See full summary »

Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Conway Tearle, Natalie Moorhead, Raymond Hatton, Noel Francis

56. Dollar Dizzy (1930)

Passed | 26 min | Short, Action, Comedy

Charley and Thelma are millionaires, each trying to elude suitors who are trying to marry them for their money.

Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Charley Chase, Thelma Todd, Edgar Kennedy, James Finlayson

Votes: 130

57. One Day in Hollywood (1924)

18 min | Short, Comedy

A philandering husband at the beach with his wife finds himself driven to distraction by several bathing beauties, who have their eyes on a dimwitted lifeguard.

Director: John Frederick Caldwell | Stars: Hank Mann, Gale Henry, John Frederick Caldwell, Buddy the Dog

Votes: 13

58. A Maid Made Mad (1943)

Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Short

Andy is left alone to mind the clothing store while his wife goes to the Amazon Hotel for Women to practice rolling bandages for the Red Cross. A woman comes in to buy a pair of shoes and ... See full summary »

Director: Del Lord | Stars: Andy Clyde, Barbara Pepper, Gwen Kenyon, Mabel Forrest

Votes: 16

59. Seeing Double (1923)

Short, Comedy

A prince's assistant notices a lookalike on the street and switches them for the formal dinner party, setting up a series of comedic complications.

Director: Eddie Lyons | Star: Eddie Lyons

Votes: 10

60. Sherlock's Home (1924)

Short, Comedy

Gladys falls for a prizefighter who has invited his entire hometown to watch his fight in New York City. However, he gets crazy jealous when he sees Gladys at the fight sitting next to ... See full summary »

Director: Malcolm St. Clair | Stars: Alberta Vaughn, Gertrude Short, Edward Hearn, Al Cooke

Votes: 24

61. Dancing Shoes (1949)

G | 7 min | Animation, Short

Salesmen Heckle and Jeckle set up shop in a hotel lobby selling mechanical shoes - they do the walking for you - and the hotel detective, an irritable and irascible dog with no tolerance ... See full summary »

Director: Mannie Davis | Star: Dayton Allen

Votes: 26

62. Gem-Jams (1943)

Approved | 18 min | Short, Comedy

Leon tells his wife that he has to leave to meet a client--unaware that the client is a beautiful woman and that his wife is suspicious.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Leon Errol, Dorothy Christy, Dorothy Granger, William Gould

Votes: 50

63. A Returned Engagement (1935)

Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy

In an attempt to prevent his son from marrying a manicurist, Ford confronts the girl who he discovers to be an old flame of his. He endeavors to hide her in his hotel room but gets in a jam with his wife and the hotel detective.

Director: Leigh Jason | Stars: Ford Sterling, Marjorie Gateson, Tom Kennedy, Dorothea Kent

64. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Andy and Barney in the Big City (1962)

TV-G | 26 min | Comedy, Family

Andy and Barney travel to Raleigh on business and help catch a jewel thief in their hotel.

Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 374

65. Fallen Angels (1993–1996)
Episode: I'll Be Waiting (1993)

30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Eve Cressy hides in a fancy hotel awaiting the return of her vengeful gangster ex-lover from prison. She meets Tony Reseck, the hotel dick, whose attempt to protect her ends in violence.

Director: Tom Hanks | Stars: Bruno Kirby, Marg Helgenberger, Jon Polito, Dan Hedaya

Votes: 49

66. Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode: Widow, Weep for Me (1985)

TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Jessica masquerades as a wealthy widow at a luxurious tropical hotel in order to trap a murderer.

Director: Michael A. Hoey | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou, Cyd Charisse, Mel Ferrer

Votes: 582

67. Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode: The Wrong 'Un (1983)

TV-14 | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

Helmut Weinrich is a German businessman who has just closed a successful deal in Coventry. Feeling very satisfied and now alone for the evening, he impulsively picks up the bar tab of a ... See full summary »

Director: Leonard Lewis | Stars: Andrew Ray, Lucy Gutteridge, Constantine Gregory, Elspeth March

Votes: 179

68. Mike Hammer (1958–1959)
Episode: Letter Edged in Blackmail (1958)

26 min | Action, Crime, Drama

While eating in a hotel restaurant, Mike spots a man take a package from a woman's table. Even though the package contains a necklace with a broken clasp as the man claimed, Mike smells ... See full summary »

Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Darren McGavin, Angie Dickinson, Fay Baker, Herbert Rudley

Votes: 31

69. The Resort (2022– )
Episode: A History of Forgetting (2022)

TV-MA | 39 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

Baltasar Frias explains his side of the story as Emma and Noah gain a deeper understanding of this complex mystery.

Director: Ben Sinclair | Stars: Cristin Milioti, William Jackson Harper, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Skyler Gisondo

Votes: 435

70. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: Murdoch Takes Manhattan (2014)

TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

During their honeymoon in New York, Murdoch and Ogden uncover a deadly conspiracy threatening U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt, while Brackenreid and Dr. Grace investigate a murder by motorcar back in Toronto.

Director: Sudz Sutherland | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy, Jonny Harris

Votes: 325

71. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: 8 Footsteps (2017)

TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A recording device made by Alexander Graham Bell assists in the investigation of a murder at a dinner honoring Helen Keller.

Director: Laurie Lynd | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris

Votes: 286

72. The Deuce (2017–2019)
Episode: This Trust Thing (2019)

TV-MA | 63 min | Drama

In the wake of a personal loss, Candy finds the emotional core of her latest movie; Abby confronts Vincent after she makes an alarming discovery; Paul turns to activism as the AIDS epidemic continues to ravage New York's gay community.

Director: James Franco | Stars: James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Bauer, Chris Coy

Votes: 602