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The Dick Powell Show

Powell hosted and occasionally starred in this dramatic anthology series, which concluded with his final television role in "The Court-Martial of Captain Wycliff."

Episodes:

Episode 2 Ricochet

2. Ricochet

Aired: Oct 3, 1961

An army sergeant blames himself for causing a rookie's death during training.

Episode 3 Killer in the House

3. Killer in the House

Aired: Oct 10, 1961

A man on the run hides out at his brother's house - something the brother and...

Episode 4 John J. Diggs

4. John J. Diggs

Aired: Oct 17, 1961

John J. Diggs appears to be a derelict, scrounging from tourists in a Mexican...

Episode 6 Out of the Night

6. Out of the Night

Aired: Oct 30, 1961

In 1944, a revenge-obsessed pilot bombs a village to kill one man - who escapes.

Episode 7 Somebody's Waiting

7. Somebody's Waiting

Aired: Nov 6, 1961

Augie, a sailor on shore leave, is just looking for his buddies. But there ar...

Episode 8 The Geetas Box

8. The Geetas Box

Aired: Nov 13, 1961

A couple of linemen from the telephone company plan a robbery with a safe-cra...

Episode 9 Goodbye, Hannah

9. Goodbye, Hannah

Aired: Nov 20, 1961

Tasked with finding Hannah Cole (missing for a year),Lt. Smith of the Missin...

Episode 10 Up Jumped the Devil

10. Up Jumped the Devil

Aired: Nov 27, 1961

When ambitious executive Jack Farmer hits a winning streak with his compulsiv...

Episode 11 Three Soldiers

11. Three Soldiers

Aired: Dec 4, 1961

After the controversial Sgt. Marius is captured by the enemy in an Asian war ...

Episode 12 A Swiss Affair

12. A Swiss Affair

Aired: Dec 11, 1961

A scientist aboard a Swiss train is pursued by the spies of three nations, al...

Episode 13 The Fifth Caller

13. The Fifth Caller

Aired: Dec 18, 1961

A nurse, Anna Bardessy, is found with her wrists cut (but still alive) under ...

Episode 14 Open Season

14. Open Season

Aired: Dec 25, 1961

Devery Shay is most anxious to prevent his wife from getting a quickie Mexica...

Episode 15 Death in a Village

15. Death in a Village

Aired: Jan 1, 1962

An aged priest arrives at a Spanish village which is under constant threat fr...

Episode 16 A Time to Die

16. A Time to Die

Aired: Jan 8, 1962

A bizarre black comedy in which Burton Stevens, injured in a bad car crash, i...

Episode 17 Price of Tomatoes

17. Price of Tomatoes

Aired: Jan 15, 1962

A truck driver on a very tight schedule stops to give a lift to a pregnant hi...

Episode 19 Squadron

19. Squadron

Aired: Jan 29, 1962

The actions of a US bomber crew in WWII endanger the rest of the squadron.

Episode 20 The Prison

20. The Prison

Aired: Feb 5, 1962

A curious relationship develops between a political prisoner and his guard.

Episode 21 Seeds of April

21. Seeds of April

Aired: Feb 12, 1962

Lawyer Robert Thatcher would rather his wife didn't find out he was seeing an...

Episode 22 The Legend

22. The Legend

Aired: Feb 19, 1962

A reporter enlists the help of a one-eyed prizefighter to expose a boxing rac...

Episode 23 The Hook

23. The Hook

Aired: Mar 5, 1962

When McThane, a big-time gangster, gets out of prison, things get very danger...

Episode 26 The Clocks

26. The Clocks

Aired: Mar 26, 1962

A widow planning to re-marry insists she is being haunted - by the ghost of h...

Episode 27 Safari

27. Safari

Aired: Apr 2, 1962

The leading characters from "The African Queen", but in a new story-line.

Episode 28 The Boston Terrier

28. The Boston Terrier

Aired: Apr 9, 1962

An upper-crust Boston sleuth uses the very latest in scientific gadgetry when...

Episode 29 No Strings Attached

29. No Strings Attached

Aired: Apr 23, 1962

On a point of principle, a top-flight attorney agrees to represent a stripper...

Episode 30 Savage Sunday

30. Savage Sunday

Aired: May 1, 1962

In the newspaper business, Sunday is usually a rather easy day - but, this pa...

Main Cast

Info about The Dick Powell Show

Seasons: 2

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Production Country: United States

Genres:Comedy, Drama