Most tolerable Movie series
Not franchise-not sequals-not tent poles. No serials- No TV - Title listed is first in the sound-era series...or the first one that has a site picture.
Which one of these series, if you had to watch them all, do you think might be the most tolerable?
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Which one of these series, if you had to watch them all, do you think might be the most tolerable?
Suggested by horn-5.
You may discuss the poll here.
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- DirectorGeorge B. SeitzStarsLewis StoneCecilia ParkerMickey RooneyOn vacation with his family on California's Catalina Island, Andy Hardy falls head over swim fins for a sophisticated young beauty. Judge Hardy warns his son that she is too fast for him.The Hardy Family - 19 films
- DirectorBudd BoetticherStarsChester MorrisJanis CarterWilliam WrightBlackie is enlisted by the police to help recover the Blue Star of the Nile diamond, stolen from a war relief exhibit.Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black - 14 films
- DirectorWallace GrissellStarsBill ElliottGeorge 'Gabby' HayesRobert BlakeIn 1895, a crime wave prevents Blue Springs from becoming county seat but Red Ryder suspects the shady citizens of rival Rockland of being behind it all.Red Ryder - 28 films
- DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsJohnny WeissmullerNeil HamiltonC. Aubrey SmithA trader and his daughter set off in search of the fabled graveyard of the elephants in deepest Africa, only to encounter a wild man raised by apes.Tarzan - 32 films
- DirectorMalcolm St. ClairFrank TuttleStarsWilliam PowellJean ArthurJames HallA beautiful showgirl, nicknamed 'the Canary', is a scheming nightclub singer. Blackmailing is her game and soon ends up dead. But who killed 'the Canary'. All the suspects who knew her had been used by her. The only witness to the crime was also killed. Only one man, debonair detective, Philo Vance, might be able to figure out who silenced 'the Canary'.Philo Vance - 15 films
- DirectorFrank R. StrayerStarsPenny SingletonArthur LakeLarry SimmsBlondie and Dagwood are in charge of operations at a mountain motel. The elderly owners of the establishment are in danger of losing their life savings. Among other things, arson threatens.The Bumstead Family - 28 films
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsSylvia SidneyJoel McCreaHumphrey BogartThe lives of a young man, a young woman, an notorious gangster, and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum.The Dead End Kids - 19 films
- DirectorWilliam BeaudineStarsLeo GorceyHuntz HallDouglass DumbrilleNewly graduated from exterminator college, Slip and the boys open a pest control business. Their first job leads to a doctor who wants to transplant Sach's brain.The Bowery Boys - 46 films
- DirectorEugene FordeStarsLloyd NolanMarjorie WeaverJoan ValerieAfter gumshoe Mike Shayne is hired by a millionaire to keep his daughter away from gambling and gamblers, he becomes involved in the murder of a racetrack tout.Michael Shayne - 12 films
- DirectorEdwin L. MarinStarsRobert YoungAnn SothernRuth HusseyA showgirl stranded in a Wyoming town ends up being hired as a maid at a ranch.Maisie Ravier - 11 films
- DirectorEugene FordeStarsWarner OlandDrue LeytonRay MillandCharlie visits a wealthy country home in England. Suspects in the murder range from a housekeeper, to a stableman, to a lawyer.Charlie Chan - 44 films
- DirectorS. Sylvan SimonStarsRed SkeltonConrad VeidtAnn RutherfordRadio crime show host 'The Fox' along with his fiancée and ex-girlfriend are kidnapped by a larcenous cult who demand that he help them plan a perfect murder.Wally Benton - 3 films
- DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsWilliam PowellMyrna LoyMaureen O'SullivanFormer detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it.Nick and Nora Charles - 5 films
- DirectorLewis D. CollinsStarsHelen TwelvetreesDonald CookBerton ChurchillDetective Ellery Queen's vacation is interrupted when murder strikes next door to his oceanside cabin.Ellery Queen - 9 films
- DirectorAlan CroslandStarsWarren WilliamMary AstorAllen JenkinsAn agitated and desperate man spares no expense in insisting that Mason represent him against a neighbor's howling dog and act as executor of his will.Perry Mason - 6 films
- DirectorArthur LubinStarsDonald O'ConnorPatricia MedinaZasu PittsDuring World War II, a junior American Army officer, Lt. Peter Stirling, gets sent to the psychiatric ward whenever he insists that an Army mule named Francis speaks to him.Francis the Talking Mule - 7 films
- DirectorChester ErskineStarsClaudette ColbertFred MacMurrayMarjorie MainOn their wedding night, Bob reveals to Betty that he has purchased an abandoned chicken farm. Betty struggles to adapt to their new rural lifestyle, especially when a glamorous neighbor seems to set her eyes on Bob.The Kettle Family - 10 films
- DirectorRobert F. HillStarsLeon AmesDennis MooreJoyce BryantAfter being falsely accused of a murder, a group of kids have to find the real killer in order to clear their name.The East Side Kids - 23 films
- DirectorWilliam BerkeStarsJohnny WeissmullerVirginia GreyGeorge ReevesLady scientist, Hilary Parker is searching for a rare drug to help combat polio. Opportunist Bruce Edwards joins the quest but is actually after gold and buried treasure.Jungle Jim - 13 films
- DirectorMichael GordonStarsWarner BaxterMargaret LindsayJohn LitelAmnesia victim, Robert Ordway, becomes the country's leading criminal psychologist. When he is hit on the head (by someone from his past) he suddenly remembers his previous life as a criminal.Dr. Robert Ordway/The Crime Doctor - 10 films
- DirectorFrank McDonaldStarsGlenda FarrellBarton MacLaneWini ShawFemale reporter Torchy Blane teams with her cop boyfriend Lt. Steve McBride to solve the killing of an investor who just bought a popular local nightclub.Torchy Blane - 9 films
- DirectorLynn ShoresStarsRod La RocqueAgnes AndersonJames BlakeleyLamont Cranston assumes his secret identity as "The Shadow", to break up an attempted robbery at an attorney's office. When the police search the scene, Cranston takes on an impersonation of the attorney.The Shadow - 6 films
- DirectorNorman FosterStarsPeter LorreThomas BeckPauline FrederickSeven maps, when found and put together, reveal the location of the treasures of Genghis Khan.Mr. Moto - 10 films
- DirectorWilliam NighStarsBoris KarloffGrant WithersMaxine JenningsSan Francisco Detective Wong is contacted by Dayton, who fears for his life. When Wong arrives at Dayton Chemical Co. the next day, he finds him dead.James Lee Wong - 5 films
- DirectorF. Richard JonesStarsRonald ColmanClaud AllisterLawrence GrantA bored WWI veteran helps out a young woman whose uncle is being held hostage by embezzlers.Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond - 21 films