The Dick Powell Theatre
Powell served as host and, in early shows at least, occasional star in this dramatic anthology. It was his last television series and contained his last filmed acting (episode: 'The Court-Martial of Captain Wycliff').
- 1961-1963
- 2 seasons
- NBC
- Comedy, Drama
Powell served as host and, in early shows at least, occasional star in this dramatic anthology. It was his last television series and contained his last filmed acting (episode: 'The Court-Martial of Captain Wycliff').
Season 1 Episode Guide
30 Episodes 1961 - 1962
Episode 1
Who Killed Julie Greer?
Tue, Sep 26, 1961 60 mins
Amos Burke is an L.A. cop who's inherited millions and usually arrives at crime scenes in a chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce. Investigating the death of actress Julie Greer, he finds lots of suspects - but the killer's identity surprises him.
Episode 2
Ricochet
Tue, Oct 3, 1961 60 mins
An army sergeant blames himself for causing a rookie's death during training.
Episode 3
Killer in the House
Tue, Oct 10, 1961 60 mins
A man on the run hides out at his brother's house - something the brother and his wife are most uneasy about.
Episode 4
John J. Diggs
Tue, Oct 17, 1961 60 mins
John J. Diggs appears to be a derelict, scrounging from tourists in a Mexican town. But Margo Haley thinks there's more to him than that.
Episode 5
Doyle Against the House
Tue, Oct 24, 1961 60 mins
Widower Doyle is a worn down dealer at a gambling dive run by a heartless, bullying gangster. He badly needs $5000 so his little girl might have an operation to mend her crippled legs. The only way he can get it is to set up a crooked game with an accomplice posing as a customer. It's been tried before, leaving that dealer mangled and brain damaged when the boss got through with him. Unfortunately, he has been tipped off this time as well.
Episode 6
Out of the Night
Tue, Oct 31, 1961 60 mins
In 1944, a revenge-obsessed pilot bombs a village to kill one man - who escapes.
Episode 7
Somebody's Waiting
Tue, Nov 7, 1961 60 mins
Augie, a sailor on shore leave, is just looking for his buddies. But there are two guys with knives who seem to want him hurt.
Episode 8
The Geetas Box
Tue, Nov 14, 1961 60 mins
A couple of linemen from the telephone company plan a robbery with a safe-cracker.
Episode 9
Goodbye, Hannah
Tue, Nov 21, 1961 60 mins
Tasked with finding Hannah Cole (missing for a year), Lt. Smith of the Missing Persons Bureau builds up an intriguing portrait of this woman he has never met.
Episode 10
Up Jumped the Devil
Tue, Nov 28, 1961 60 mins
When ambitious executive Jack Farmer hits a winning streak with his compulsive gambling, he decides to use the money entrusted to him at work by his boss.
Episode 11
Three Soldiers
Tue, Dec 5, 1961 60 mins
After the controversial Sgt. Marius is captured by the enemy in an Asian war zone, two very different soldiers share their memories of working with him.
Episode 12
A Swiss Affair
Tue, Dec 12, 1961 60 mins
A scientist aboard a Swiss train is pursued by the spies of three nations, all anxious to learn the information inside his head. But who's who?
Episode 13
The Fifth Caller
Tue, Dec 19, 1961 60 mins
A nurse, Anna Bardessy, is found with her wrists cut (but still alive) under a pier in an English coastal town. Her employer, the eccentric Dr. Whitehall, has been murdered in London and Inspector Marshall of Scotland Yard investigates.
Episode 14
Open Season
Tue, Dec 26, 1961 60 mins
Devery Shay is most anxious to prevent his wife from getting a quickie Mexican divorce - and even more anxious that she doesn't subsequently testify in court about his crooked activities.
Episode 15
Death in a Village
Tue, Jan 2, 1962 60 mins
An aged priest arrives at a Spanish village which is under constant threat from a bandit and his men.
Episode 16
A Time to Die
Tue, Jan 9, 1962 60 mins
A bizarre black comedy in which Burton Stevens, injured in a bad car crash, is told by mysterious people that he can select someone to die in his place.
Episode 17
Price of Tomatoes
Tue, Jan 16, 1962 60 mins
A truck driver on a very tight schedule stops to give a lift to a pregnant hitch-hiker; and then his life gets very complicated.
Episode 18
Obituary for Mr.X
Tue, Jan 23, 1962 60 mins
A cop's feelings of guilt over an affair leads to tragedy
Episode 19
Squadron
Tue, Jan 30, 1962 60 mins
The actions of a US bomber crew in WWII endanger the rest of the squadron.
Episode 20
The Prison
Tue, Feb 6, 1962 60 mins
A curious relationship develops between a political prisoner and his guard.
Episode 21
Seeds of April
Tue, Feb 13, 1962 60 mins
Lawyer Robert Thatcher would rather his wife didn't find out he was seeing another woman while she was in hospital. But then his mistress is murdered.
Episode 22
The Legend
Tue, Feb 20, 1962 60 mins
A reporter enlists the help of a one-eyed prizefighter to expose a boxing racket.
Episode 23
The Hook
Tue, Mar 6, 1962 60 mins
When McThane, a big-time gangster, gets out of prison, things get very dangerous for a lot of people.
Episode 24
View from the Eiffel Tower
Tue, Mar 13, 1962 60 mins
An American girl visiting Paris for the first time gets unwittingly involved with gun-runners and other dubious types.
Episode 25
330 Independence S.W.
Tue, Mar 20, 1962 60 mins
An investigator goes undercover, posing as a trucker to find out who's being smuggling illegal pep pills.
Episode 26
The Clocks
Tue, Mar 27, 1962 60 mins
A widow planning to re-marry insists she is being haunted - by the ghost of her first husband.
Episode 27
Safari
Tue, Mar 27, 1962 60 mins
The leading characters from "The African Queen", but in a new story-line.
Episode 28
The Boston Terrier
Tue, Apr 10, 1962 60 mins
An upper-crust Boston sleuth uses the very latest in scientific gadgetry when investigating a big-time gangster.
Episode 29
No Strings Attached
Tue, Apr 24, 1962 60 mins
On a point of principle, a top-flight attorney agrees to represent a stripper who works in a cheap club - something of which his boss does not approve.
Episode 30
Savage Sunday
Tue, May 1, 1962 60 mins
In the newspaper business, Sunday is usually a rather easy day - but, this particular Sunday, junior reporter Nick has a very busy time of it.