TV Shows released in 1955

The $64,000 Question

64/100

Among the most influential of the big-money quiz shows, and the undisputed king of the genre of the 1950s, contestants answer questions in a specific field in an attempt to win $64,000.

ITV Play of the Week

77/100

An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.

Ford Star Jubilee

70/100

Casablanca

60/100

This was the first attempt by Warner Brothers to make the.movie classic into a.series. it was part of a revolving group of shows that included Kings Row on a show called Warner Brothers Presents.

The Scarlet Pimpernel

65/100

Sir Percy Blakeney, Baronet, is a notorious fop and hedonistic member of the Prince Regent's court, but he is secretly "the Scarlet Pimpernel", a mysterious figure who rescues innocents ... See full summary »

Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre

79/100

An anthology series hosted by Jane Wyman.

Captain Z-Ro

68/100

From his secret laboratory, Captain Z-Ro and his associates use their time machine, the ZX-99, to learn from the past and plan for the future.

Camera Three

80/100

An examination of the arts and literature. A weekly program on Sunday mornings when there was more likely to be an audience interested in such matters and there was less competition for ratings.

ITV Television Playhouse

81/100

Crusader

84/100

In revenge for the Communist government in Poland having sent his mother to a concentration camp where she died, Matt Anders devotes himself to freeing others from totalitarian countries.

The Star and the Story

74/100

Damon Runyon Theater

80/100

An anthology, the episodes of which were based mostly on the original short stories of Daymon Runyan.

Frontier

79/100

An unglamorized look at the settling of the American West with pioneers dealing with the elements, beset with nefarious characters and other problems that test their fortitude.

TV Reader's Digest

77/100

Family-oriented stories from the pages of "Reader's Digest" were dramatized on film.

Kings Row

80/100

Playwrights '56

68/100

Celebrity Playhouse

84/100

The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater

81/100

Warner Brothers Presents

82/100

This show featured three rotating series, "Kings Row", "Cheyenne" and "Casablanca". The last 15 minutes was devoted to promoting Warner Brothers movies but this was dropped along with "... See full summary »

Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium

78/100

Appointment with Adventure

72/100

Filmed live each week, this program gave viewers a glimpse of drama and adventure from around the world and from the distant and not-so-distant past. Subjects of the weekly plays included ... See full summary »

Star Tonight

85/100

The Children's Corner

85/100

En votre âme et conscience

89/100

Front Row Center

84/100

Broadway plays were presented live in condensed one hour versions.