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The Dick Powell Show

Season 1 · 30 episodes · Sep 26, 1961

  1. Episode 1

    Who Killed Julie Greer?

    Sep 26, 1961

    Aspiring 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. Episode 2

    Ricochet

    Oct 3, 1961

  3. Episode 3

    Killer In The House

    Oct 10, 1961

    Escaped convict Sid Williams shows up at the home of his brother Paul.

  4. Episode 4

    John J. Diggs

    Oct 17, 1961

  5. Episode 5

    Doyle Against The House

    Oct 24, 1961

    Blackjack 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. Episode 6

    Out Of The Night

    Oct 31, 1961

    American flier Collin Shatner's plane is hit during a bombing mission near the end of World War 2.

  7. Episode 7

    Somebody's Waiting

    Nov 7, 1961

  8. Episode 8

    The Geetas Box

    Nov 14, 1961

  9. Episode 9

    Goodbye Hannah

    Nov 21, 1961

  10. Episode 10

    Up Jumped The Devil

    Nov 28, 1961

    Toy 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. Episode 11

    Three Soldiers

    Dec 5, 1961

    In Southeast Asia, two professional soldiers reflect on their encounters with their sergeant, a tough infantryman captured by the enemy.

  12. Episode 12

    A Swiss Affair

    Dec 12, 1961

  13. Episode 13

    The Fifth Caller

    Dec 19, 1961

  14. Episode 14

    Open Season

    Dec 26, 1961

    A crooked politician doesn't want his wife to get a Mexican divorce, because then she can testify against him.

  15. Episode 15

    Death In A Village

    Jan 2, 1962

  16. Episode 16

    A Time To Die

    Jan 9, 1962

    Mob 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. Episode 17

    The Price of Tomatoes

    Jan 16, 1962

    Story of a Greek tomato delivery truck driver whose schedule is interrupted when he picks up a pregnant hitchhiker.

  18. Episode 18

    Obituary For Mr. X

    Jan 23, 1962

    Police 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. Episode 19

    Squadron

    Jan 30, 1962

  20. Episode 20

    The Prison

    Feb 6, 1962

  21. Episode 21

    Seeds of April

    Feb 13, 1962

    Attorney Robert Thatcher tells the police that he was seeing the murder victim while his wife was in a mental hospital.

  22. Episode 22

    The Legend

    Feb 20, 1962

    An alcoholic newspaperman uses a partially blind ex-prizefighter to expose a boxing-racket boss.

  23. Episode 23

    The Hook

    Mar 6, 1962

    When underworld boss MacThane is released from prison, the California stakes turn even higher.

  24. Episode 24

    View from the Eiffel Tower

    Mar 13, 1962

    Inspector 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. Episode 25

    330 Independence SW

    Mar 20, 1962

  26. Episode 26

    The Clocks

    Mar 27, 1962

  27. Episode 27

    Safari

    Apr 3, 1962

    When World War I breaks out, a strange couple seeks to escape from German East Africa.

  28. Episode 28

    The Boston Terrier

    Apr 10, 1962

  29. Episode 29

    No Strings Attached

    Apr 24, 1962

  30. Episode 30

    Savage Sunday

    May 1, 1962