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The Dick Powell Show
Overview
The Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily sponsored by the Reynolds Metals Company. It was hosted by longtime film star Dick Powell until his death from lymphatic cancer on January 2, 1963, then by a series of guest hosts until the series ended. The first of these was Gregory Peck, who began the January 8 program with a tribute to Powell, recognizing him as "a great and good friend to our industry." Peck was followed by fellow actors such as Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Glenn Ford, Charles Boyer, Jackie Cooper, Rock Hudson, Milton Berle, Jack Lemmon, Dean Martin, Robert Taylor, Steve McQueen, David Niven, Danny Thomas, Robert Wagner and John Wayne.
Key Crew
Producer: Dick Powell
Top Cast
Dick Powell
Self - Host
Seasons
Season 1 (1961)
No overview available.
30 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Who Killed Julie Greer?
1961-09-26Aspiring actress Julie Greer is talking to someone on the phone when there is a knock at the door. She puts the phone down and answers the door. A person, who we don't see but who Julie obviously knows, enters. She tells the person to quit and leave. The person attacks and strangles her. Julie's last words are to repeatedly scream out ""George Townsend"". Julie's body is discovered by her roommate Ann Farmer. Millionaire police captain Amos Burke, with the assistance of fellow officers Phil Winslow and Joe Nolan, investigate the case. A little black book containing the names of many men, whom Julie may have had affairs with and dumped over the years, is found. The names include: Rex, the singing cowboy star of a TV series; Dr. C.Z.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 2: Ricochet
1961-10-03Episode 3: Killer In The House
1961-10-10Escaped convict Sid Williams shows up at the home of his brother Paul.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 4: John J. Diggs
1961-10-17Episode 5: Doyle Against The House
1961-10-24Blackjack dealer Eddie Doyle is good at his job, but his salary is a pittance compared to the sums that cross his table. Doyle needs five grand fast, for an operation for his young daughter, so he and a pal named Victor cook up a plan. Victor plays the game while Eddie deals losing hands for the house.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 6: Out Of The Night
1961-10-31American flier Collin Shatner's plane is hit during a bombing mission near the end of World War 2.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 7: Somebody's Waiting
1961-11-07Episode 8: The Geetas Box
1961-11-14Episode 9: Goodbye Hannah
1961-11-21Episode 10: Up Jumped The Devil
1961-11-28Toy tycoon Chandler Hanford decides that Jack Farmer, the firm's fair-haired boy, is just the person to handle the company's outside investments.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 11: Three Soldiers
1961-12-05In Southeast Asia, two professional soldiers reflect on their encounters with their sergeant, a tough infantryman captured by the enemy.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 12: A Swiss Affair
1961-12-12Episode 13: The Fifth Caller
1961-12-19Episode 14: Open Season
1961-12-26A crooked politician doesn't want his wife to get a Mexican divorce, because then she can testify against him.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 15: Death In A Village
1962-01-02Episode 16: A Time To Die
1962-01-09Mob boss Burton Stevens is seriously injured in a so-called car accident, and will die unless he picks someone to die in his place.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 17: The Price of Tomatoes
1962-01-16Story of a Greek tomato delivery truck driver whose schedule is interrupted when he picks up a pregnant hitchhiker.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 18: Obituary For Mr. X
1962-01-23Police chief Harry Sellers warns Officer Obie Roberts to break off his ""secret"" romance with Carol Manson before he ruins his career and his marriage.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 19: Squadron
1962-01-30Episode 20: The Prison
1962-02-06Episode 21: Seeds of April
1962-02-13Attorney Robert Thatcher tells the police that he was seeing the murder victim while his wife was in a mental hospital.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 22: The Legend
1962-02-20An alcoholic newspaperman uses a partially blind ex-prizefighter to expose a boxing-racket boss.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 23: The Hook
1962-03-06When underworld boss MacThane is released from prison, the California stakes turn even higher.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 24: View from the Eiffel Tower
1962-03-13Inspector Boulanger of the Paris police is keeping a careful eye on the activities of Vincent Powers at the Orly Airport . So instead of picking up that highly valuable valise he came for, he has the porter place it among the luggage of Alice Wood, an American tourist.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 25: 330 Independence SW
1962-03-20Episode 26: The Clocks
1962-03-27Episode 27: Safari
1962-04-03When World War I breaks out, a strange couple seeks to escape from German East Africa.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 28: The Boston Terrier
1962-04-10Episode 29: No Strings Attached
1962-04-24Episode 30: Savage Sunday
1962-05-01Season 2 (1962)
No overview available.
30 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Special Assignment
1962-09-25Episode 2: Tomorrow the Man
1962-10-02Episode 3: Run Till It's Dark
1962-10-09Stacy Palmer is on the run and tries to lose herself in a crowd at a Las Vegas casino. Young Jake Cobb, out on one last fling before his marriage, is attracted to Stacy.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 4: The Doomsday Boys
1962-10-16Episode 5: The Sea Witch
1962-10-23Episode 6: The Great Anatole
1962-10-30Episode 7: The Honorable Albert Higgins
1962-11-06Episode 8: Days of Glory
1962-11-13Episode 9: In Search of a Son
1962-11-20Episode 10: Borderline
1962-11-27Episode 11: Pericles on 31st Street
1962-12-04Episode 12: The Court Martial of Captain Wycliff
1962-12-11Episode 13: Crazy Sunday
1962-12-18Tyro screenwriter Joel Coles makes a fool of himself at a Hollywood party, and finds out a few hard truths about life in the movie business.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 14: The Big Day
1962-12-25Episode 15: Project X
1963-01-08Episode 16: The Losers
1963-01-15Episode 17: Everybody Loves Sweeney
1963-01-22Episode 18: The Rage of Silence
1963-01-29Carol Lynley plays a deaf woman who teaches at a school for the deaf. Peter Falk also plays a deaf character who is smitten with her, and misinterprets her kindness toward him as affection. Falk is unable to communicate with her and is completely helpless and frustrated by the hearing world. This frustration eventually erupts into an act of violence that shatters everyone's lives.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 19: The Judge
1963-02-05Episode 20: Luxury Liner
1963-02-12Episode 21: Apples Don't Fall Far
1963-02-19Episode 22: Tissue of Hate
1963-02-26Episode 23: Thunder In A Forgotten Town
1963-03-05Ten years as a prisoner of the Chinese Reds hasn't made the folks in John Reardon's home town feel any differently about him - they still remember when he was the town hellion. (Several well known stars made cameo appearances.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 24: Colossus
1963-03-12In 1912, immigrants Eric Tegman and John Michael Reardon purchase some land in California's San Fernando Valley - infuriating native son Dan Corbett, who wanted the property for his ranch.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 25: Charlie's Duet
1963-03-19Night-club owner Charlie Harris is in love with singer Linda Baxter, but that means trouble for her --- gambling king Louis Samson is threatening her life as a way of cutting himself in on Charlie's business.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 26: The Third Side of a Coin
1963-03-26Episode 27: Epilogue
1963-04-02Episode 28: The Last of the Big Spenders
1963-04-16Paul Oakland is uneasily reunited with his long-unseen son, Nick.
Runtime: 60 min
