About this season
The Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily sponsored by the Reynolds Metals Company. It was hosted by longtime film star Dick Powell until his death from lymphatic cancer on January 2, 1963, then by a series of guest hosts until the series ended. The first of these was Gregory Peck, who began the January 8 program with a tribute to Powell, recognizing him as "a great and good friend to our industry." Peck was followed by fellow actors such as Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Glenn Ford, Charles Boyer, Jackie Cooper, Rock Hudson, Milton Berle, Jack Lemmon, Dean Martin, Robert Taylor, Steve McQueen, David Niven, Danny Thomas, Robert Wagner and John Wayne.
Episodes (30)
1. Special Assignment
Aired 25 September 1962 • 60 min
2. Tomorrow the Man
Aired 2 October 1962 • 60 min
3. Run Till It's Dark
Aired 9 October 1962 • 60 min
Stacy Palmer is on the run and tries to lose herself in a crowd at a Las Vegas casino. Young Jake Cobb, out on one last fling before his marriage, is attracted to Stacy.
4. The Doomsday Boys
Aired 16 October 1962 • 60 min
5. The Sea Witch
Aired 23 October 1962 • 60 min
6. The Great Anatole
Aired 30 October 1962 • 60 min
7. The Honorable Albert Higgins
Aired 6 November 1962 • 60 min
8. Days of Glory
Aired 13 November 1962 • 60 min
9. In Search of a Son
Aired 20 November 1962 • 60 min
10. Borderline
Aired 27 November 1962 • 60 min
11. Pericles on 31st Street
Aired 4 December 1962 • 60 min
12. The Court Martial of Captain Wycliff
Aired 11 December 1962 • 60 min
13. Crazy Sunday
Aired 18 December 1962 • 60 min
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.
14. The Big Day
Aired 25 December 1962 • 60 min
15. Project X
Aired 8 January 1963 • 60 min
16. The Losers
Aired 15 January 1963 • 60 min
17. Everybody Loves Sweeney
Aired 22 January 1963 • 60 min
18. The Rage of Silence
Aired 29 January 1963 • 60 min
Carol Lynley plays a deaf woman who teaches at a school for the deaf. Peter Falk also plays a deaf character who is smitten with her, and misinterprets her kindness toward him as affection. Falk is unable to communicate with her and is completely helpless and frustrated by the hearing world. This frustration eventually erupts into an act of violence that shatters everyone's lives.
19. The Judge
Aired 5 February 1963 • 60 min
20. Luxury Liner
Aired 12 February 1963 • 60 min
21. Apples Don't Fall Far
Aired 19 February 1963 • 60 min
22. Tissue of Hate
Aired 26 February 1963 • 60 min
23. Thunder In A Forgotten Town
Aired 5 March 1963 • 60 min
Ten years as a prisoner of the Chinese Reds hasn't made the folks in John Reardon's home town feel any differently about him - they still remember when he was the town hellion. (Several well known stars made cameo appearances.
24. Colossus
Aired 12 March 1963 • 60 min
In 1912, immigrants Eric Tegman and John Michael Reardon purchase some land in California's San Fernando Valley - infuriating native son Dan Corbett, who wanted the property for his ranch.
25. Charlie's Duet
Aired 19 March 1963 • 60 min
Night-club owner Charlie Harris is in love with singer Linda Baxter, but that means trouble for her --- gambling king Louis Samson is threatening her life as a way of cutting himself in on Charlie's business.
26. The Third Side of a Coin
Aired 26 March 1963 • 60 min
27. Epilogue
Aired 2 April 1963 • 60 min
28. The Last of the Big Spenders
Aired 16 April 1963 • 60 min
Paul Oakland is uneasily reunited with his long-unseen son, Nick.
29. The Old Man and the City
Aired 23 April 1963 • 60 min
30. The Last of the Private Eyes
Aired 30 April 1963 • 60 min