The Dick Powell Show (1961)
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.
📺 Seasons & Episodes
Season 130 episodes
1. Who Killed Julie Greer?
⏱ 60 minAspiring 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.
2. Ricochet
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
3. Killer In The House
⏱ 60 minEscaped convict Sid Williams shows up at the home of his brother Paul.
4. John J. Diggs
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
5. Doyle Against The House
⏱ 60 minBlackjack 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.
6. Out Of The Night
⏱ 60 minAmerican flier Collin Shatner's plane is hit during a bombing mission near the end of World War 2.
7. Somebody's Waiting
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
8. The Geetas Box
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
9. Goodbye Hannah
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
10. Up Jumped The Devil
⏱ 60 minToy tycoon Chandler Hanford decides that Jack Farmer, the firm's fair-haired boy, is just the person to handle the company's outside investments.
11. Three Soldiers
⏱ 60 minIn Southeast Asia, two professional soldiers reflect on their encounters with their sergeant, a tough infantryman captured by the enemy.
12. A Swiss Affair
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
13. The Fifth Caller
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
14. Open Season
⏱ 60 minA crooked politician doesn't want his wife to get a Mexican divorce, because then she can testify against him.
15. Death In A Village
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
16. A Time To Die
⏱ 60 minMob boss Burton Stevens is seriously injured in a so-called car accident, and will die unless he picks someone to die in his place.
17. The Price of Tomatoes
⏱ 60 minStory of a Greek tomato delivery truck driver whose schedule is interrupted when he picks up a pregnant hitchhiker.
18. Obituary For Mr. X
⏱ 60 minPolice chief Harry Sellers warns Officer Obie Roberts to break off his ""secret"" romance with Carol Manson before he ruins his career and his marriage.
19. Squadron
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
20. The Prison
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
21. Seeds of April
⏱ 60 minAttorney Robert Thatcher tells the police that he was seeing the murder victim while his wife was in a mental hospital.
22. The Legend
⏱ 60 minAn alcoholic newspaperman uses a partially blind ex-prizefighter to expose a boxing-racket boss.
23. The Hook
⏱ 60 minWhen underworld boss MacThane is released from prison, the California stakes turn even higher.
24. View from the Eiffel Tower
⏱ 60 minInspector 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.
25. 330 Independence SW
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
26. The Clocks
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
27. Safari
⏱ 60 minWhen World War I breaks out, a strange couple seeks to escape from German East Africa.
28. The Boston Terrier
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
29. No Strings Attached
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
30. Savage Sunday
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
Season 230 episodes
1. Special Assignment
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
2. Tomorrow the Man
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
3. Run Till It's Dark
⏱ 60 minStacy 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.
4. The Doomsday Boys
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
5. The Sea Witch
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
6. The Great Anatole
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
7. The Honorable Albert Higgins
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
8. Days of Glory
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
9. In Search of a Son
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
10. Borderline
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
11. Pericles on 31st Street
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
12. The Court Martial of Captain Wycliff
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
13. Crazy Sunday
⏱ 60 minTyro 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.
14. The Big Day
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
15. Project X
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
16. The Losers
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
17. Everybody Loves Sweeney
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
18. The Rage of Silence
⏱ 60 minCarol 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.
19. The Judge
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
20. Luxury Liner
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
21. Apples Don't Fall Far
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
22. Tissue of Hate
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
23. Thunder In A Forgotten Town
⏱ 60 minTen 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.
24. Colossus
⏱ 60 minIn 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.
25. Charlie's Duet
⏱ 60 minNight-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.
26. The Third Side of a Coin
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
27. Epilogue
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
28. The Last of the Big Spenders
⏱ 60 minPaul Oakland is uneasily reunited with his long-unseen son, Nick.
29. The Old Man and the City
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
30. The Last of the Private Eyes
⏱ 60 minNo description available.
