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The Dick Powell Theatre Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
30 Episodes 1962 - 1963
Episode 1
Special Assignment
Tue, Sep 25, 196260 mins
A dying millionaire gives a New York lawyer an unusual assignment - to find out which of six possible candidates actually deserves to inherit his $30,000,000 fortune.
Episode 2
Tomorrow, the Man
Tue, Oct 2, 196260 mins
Young Davey is quite exceptionally bright, and his father has big dreams for him.
Episode 3
Run Till It's Dark
Tue, Oct 9, 196260 mins
Why is Stacy on the run? And who is the mystery man who comes after her when she tries to hide out in Las Vegas?
Episode 4
The Doomsday Boys
Tue, Oct 16, 196230 mins
Long-term inmates at a prison volunteer as guinea-pigs to test a new vaccine.
Episode 5
The Sea Witch
Tue, Oct 23, 196260 mins
When Cleo kills her husband on board ship, a mutiny seems likely.
Episode 6
The Great Anatole
Tue, Oct 30, 196260 mins
Anatole, the great magician, is a man of mystery - but just how mysterious really is he? Might he be a missing atom scientist?
Episode 7
Days of Glory
Tue, Nov 13, 196260 mins
When revolution overthrows a dictatorship in a South American country, Carlos Morell returns in triumph as the new President; but he is soon being plotted against by former allies.
Episode 8
In Search of a Son
Tue, Nov 20, 196260 mins
Widower Alex Harper tries to mend his relationship with his son.
Episode 9
Borderline
Tue, Nov 27, 196260 mins
Pamela manages a small Tijuana hotel, and becomes very intrigued by the attentions paid her by a mystery man, John Fitts.
Episode 10
Pericles on 31st Street
Thu, Apr 12, 196260 mins
The residents of 31st Street are too frightened of their landlord to say anything about rent increases and poor repairs. The arrival of a Greek pushcart seller with some notions of dignity and rights shows them a new way forward in life.
Episode 11
The Court Martial of Captain Wycliff
Tue, Dec 11, 196260 mins
A war hero is put on trial after killing a top scientist.
Episode 12
Crazy Sunday
Tue, Dec 18, 196260 mins
Tyro 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.
Episode 13
The Big Day
Tue, Dec 25, 196260 mins
Fred is the longest-serving employee of a big department store, and new management has decided it's time for him to go.
Episode 14
The Honorable Albert Higgins
Tue, Jan 1, 196360 mins
The Hon. Albert Higgins prides himself on being a man of integrity - but maybe he's not as squeaky-clean as he seems?
Episode 15
Project X
Tue, Jan 8, 196360 mins
Test pilot Roger Canfield finds he is being driven to the edge of a breakdown by his preparations for a top-secret air force project.
Episode 16
The Losers
Tue, Jan 15, 196360 mins
A couple of hard-drinking cardsharp drifters find themselves in the unlikely situation of having to play Cupid.
Episode 17
Everybody Loves Sweeney
Tue, Jan 22, 196360 mins
If truth be known, Sweeney is a second-rate sort of comedian. But his wife Aura believes in him - maybe a bit too much.
Episode 18
The Rage of Silence
Tue, Jan 29, 196360 mins
A deaf-mute falls in love with a teacher.
Episode 19
The Judge
Tue, Feb 5, 196360 mins
A judge runs the risk of being compromised when he seeks to commute a death sentence.
Episode 20
Luxury Liner
Tue, Feb 12, 196360 mins
The captain of a luxury liner has quite a few problems to sort out.
Episode 21
Apples Don't Fall Far
Tue, Feb 19, 196360 mins
A teenage boy, fostered in infancy, searches for his true father.
Episode 22
Tissue of Hate
Tue, Feb 26, 196360 mins
A plastic surgeon receives an unusual request.
Episode 23
Thunder in a Forgotten Town
Tue, Mar 5, 196360 mins
After ten years in a Red Chinese POW camp, John Reardon returns home.
Episode 24
Colossus
Tue, Mar 12, 196360 mins
Two impoverished men fight back when a millionaire tries to humiliate them.
Episode 25
Charlie's Duet
Tue, Mar 19, 196360 mins
Nightclub-owner Charlie resists the attempts of a big-time gangster to take him over, but fears for the life of the girl he loves.
Episode 26
The Third Side of a Coin
Tue, Mar 26, 196360 mins
As blackmailers go, Rosalind is a most unusual one.
Episode 27
Epilogue
Tue, Apr 2, 196360 mins
An attorney is involved in a duel of wits with a psychopath.
Episode 28
The Last of the Big Spenders
Tue, Apr 16, 196360 mins
Paul Oakland is uneasily reunited with his long-unseen son, Nick.
Episode 29
The Old Man and the City
Tue, Apr 23, 196360 mins
A ruthless millionaire threatens the future of a township.
Episode 30
Last of the Private Eyes
Tue, Apr 30, 196360 mins
Kelly, a former cinema usher, wants to be a private eye; and he finds that life is just like the movies.