TV Shows released in 1955

Wonderama

85/100

It was a children's variety show on every Sunday. It had a live children's audience and it was on Channel 5 in New York, which was WNEW, a local station before FOX. Sandy Becker was the ... See full summary »

Orson Welles' Sketch Book

80/100

Orson Welles recounts various stories from his life while drawing sketches of the events.

Matinee Theatre

81/100

A daily anthology show, featuring original material, as well as adaptations of literary classics.

Soldiers of Fortune

78/100

Soldiers of Fortune is a 1955 syndicated half hour American television adventure series. It starred John Russell as Tim Kelly and Chick Chandler as his sidekick Toubo Smith who were ... See full summary »

Judge Roy Bean

75/100

Western set in the Texas town of Langtry, named after Lillie Langtry. When storekeeper Roy Bean becomes fed up with the lawlessness in the town, he establishes himself as a judge and introduces a system of law and order.

Crossroads

77/100

The anthology series dramatized the lives of clergymen of all faiths and the problems they faced in both their professional and personal lives.

Buffalo Bill, Jr.

75/100

Buffalo Bill Jr. and his kid sister Calamity are raised under the watchful eye of Judge Ben 'Fair and Square" Wiley. Together this dynamic trio keep law and order in small town of Wileyville, Arizona.

Crackerjack!

71/100

The shows were broadcast live in front of an audience largely of children, originally at the King's Theatre on Hammersmith Road until 1963, then at the BBC Television Theatre (now the ... See full summary »

The Alcoa Hour

71/100

This live series featured adaptations of other works (novels, plays, et cetera) plus original works for the show. It was primarily dramas, but a few musicals also were presented. The show ... See full summary »

Brave Eagle

83/100

Reflecting the Native American viewpoint in the settlement of the American West, This was the first series where an American Indian was the lead character.

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.

Was bin ich?

84/100

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.

ITV News

62/100

ITN news bulletins separate from the fixed time slots of their flagship programmes.

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 »

Adventures of Noddy

27/100

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.