The Dick Powell Show
The Dick Powell Show: Season 1
Season 2

Air Date

September 26, 1961

Episodes

30 episodes

The Dick Powell Show

Season 1

Episodes

1. Who Killed Julie Greer?

September 26, 1961
60 min

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. Ricochet

October 3, 1961
60 min

3. Killer In The House

October 10, 1961
60 min

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

4. John J. Diggs

October 17, 1961
60 min

5. Doyle Against The House

October 24, 1961
60 min

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. Out Of The Night

October 31, 1961
60 min

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

7. Somebody's Waiting

November 7, 1961
60 min

8. The Geetas Box

November 14, 1961
60 min

9. Goodbye Hannah

November 21, 1961
60 min

10. Up Jumped The Devil

November 28, 1961
60 min

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. Three Soldiers

December 5, 1961
60 min

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

12. A Swiss Affair

December 12, 1961
60 min

13. The Fifth Caller

December 19, 1961
60 min

14. Open Season

December 26, 1961
60 min

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

15. Death In A Village

January 2, 1962
60 min

16. A Time To Die

January 9, 1962
60 min

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. The Price of Tomatoes

January 16, 1962
60 min

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

18. Obituary For Mr. X

January 23, 1962
60 min

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. Squadron

January 30, 1962
60 min

20. The Prison

February 6, 1962
60 min

21. Seeds of April

February 13, 1962
60 min

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

22. The Legend

February 20, 1962
60 min

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

23. The Hook

March 6, 1962
60 min

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

24. View from the Eiffel Tower

March 13, 1962
60 min

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. 330 Independence SW

March 20, 1962
60 min

26. The Clocks

March 27, 1962
60 min

27. Safari

April 3, 1962
60 min

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

28. The Boston Terrier

April 10, 1962
60 min

29. No Strings Attached

April 24, 1962
60 min

30. Savage Sunday

May 1, 1962
60 min