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Season
2 (NBC) (1962-63)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
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########### The Dick Powell Show #############
############# season 2 1962-63 ###############
############## (final season) ################
NBC Tuesdays 9:30-10:30pm Eastern
2.01 [31] The Dick Powell Show: SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT
25Sep62 NBC Tue
Written by Bob O'Brien and Ben Starr
Directed by Don Taylor
guest stars
Dick Powell ......... Paul Martin
June Allyson ........ Jeri Brenner
Edgar Bergen ........ Eugene Swanson
Frances Bergen ...... Hilda Swanson
Jackie Cooper ....... Judd Rogers
Lloyd Nolan ......... Vernon Clay
Mickey Rooney ....... Putt-Putt Higgins
Barbara Stanwyck .... Irene Phillips
Synopsis:
A dying millionaire hires attorney Paul Martin to investigate his potential beneficiaries. [RF]
2.02 [32] The Dick Powell Show: TOMORROW THE MAN
02Oct62 NBC Tue
Written by Bob Barbash
Directed by Don Medford
guest stars
Eli Wallach ......... Manny Jacobs
Kim Hunter .......... Ruth Jacobs
Larry Blyden ........ Lou Marks
Susan Kohner ........ Miriam Marks
Peter Lazer ......... Davey Jacobs
Judson Laire ........ Donovan
Synopsis:
A sensitive boy, embittered by his father's death, prepares for his bar mitzvah. [RF]
2.03 [33] The Dick Powell Show: RUN TILL IT'S DARK (verified
on film)
09Oct62NBC Tue
Executive Producer Dick Powell
Produced by Aaron Spelling / Associate Producer Richard Newton
Written by Turnley Walker
Directed by Robert Ellis Miller
Hosted by Dick Powell (Not Starring)
Starring:
Tuesday Weld ........ Stacy Palmer
Special Guest Star:
Fabian .............. Jake Cobb
*
Guest Cast: (end credits)(screen order)
Paul Newlan ........... Driver
Larry Blake ........... Pit Boss
Jess Kirkpatrick ...... Gaffer
Frank Scannell ........ Car Proprietor
Paul Sorenson ......... Patrolman #2
Joe Scott ............. Croupier
Don Gazzaniga ......... Patrolman #3
Jill Jackson .......... Woman Proprietor
Will J. White ......... Patrolman #1
And:
Bert Freed as Henderson
*
Production Supervisor, Jack Sonntag
Editorial Supervisor, Bernard Burton
Supervising Art Director, Bill Ross
*
Director of Photography, Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Art Director, Gibson Holley
Production Manager, Barry Crane
Assistant Director, Michael Salamunovich
Story Editor, Bud Kay
*
Edited by Les Orlebeck
Set Decorator, John Burton
Sound Effects, Norval Crutcher, Jr.
Music Editor, Aubrey Lind
Make-Up, Grimwood
Sound, Thomas N. Thompson
Wardrobe, Robert B. Harris
Casting, Robert Walker
*
Music Supervision, Herschel Burke Gilbert
Music Score by Joseph Mullendore
Synopsis:
In desperate flight from a man, Stacy Palmer tries to lose herself in the crowd
at
a Las Vegas casino. Young Jake Cobb, out on one last fling before his marriage, is attracted to Stacy. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Young Jake Cobb is attracted to Stacy Palmer, a thrill-seeking teenager on the run from a mysterious pursuer. [RF]
2.04 [34] The Dick Powell Show: THE DOOMSDAY BOYS
16Oct62 NBC Tue
Written by Richard Alan Simmons
Directed by Elliot Silverstein
Hostess June Allyson
guest stars
Dick Powell ......... Vincent T. Malloy
Alejandro Rey ....... Ysidro Astouga
Peter Falk .......... Dr. Alan Keegan
John Larch .......... Sam Baker
Anthony Barr ........ Nick Orsini
John Damler ......... Fletcher
Joseph Mell ......... Lucky
Synopsis:
A prison becomes the focal point of a daring experiment when a cynical lifer volunteers to test a hepatitis serum.
[RF]
2.05.[35] The Dick Powell Show: THE SEA WITCH (verified on film)
230ct62 NBC Tue
Executive Producer Dick Powell
Produced by Aaron Spelling / Associate Producer
Richard Newton
Written by Allen H. Miner and Cecil Smith
Directed by John Peyser
Hosted by Dick Powell (NOT starring)
guest stars
Carolyn Jones ....... Cleo Plowright
Harry Guardino ....... Joe Maglie
John Ericson ....... Fitz
*
Guest Cast: (end credits)
Gerald Mohr ......... Jerry Plowright
Rex Ingram .......... Yanko
John Dierkes ........ Red
Fay Nuell ........... Juanita
Michael Mikler ...... Mano
Buddy Garion ........ Salvatore
Sid Kane ............ Barman
Alex Bookston ....... Maitre "D"
And:
Ralph Manza ......... Emile
*
Director of Photography, Arch R. Dalzell
Art Director, Gibson Holley
Production Manager, Barry Crane
Assistant Director, Michael Salamunovich
Story Editor, Bud Kay
*
Edited by Arthur Hilton
Set Decorator, John Burton
Sound Effects, Norval Crutcher, Jr.
Music Editor, Aubrey Lind
Make-Up, Sid Perell
Sound, Thomas N. Thompson
Wardrobe, Robert B. Harris
Casting, Robert Walker
*
Music Supervision, Herschel Burke Gilbert
Music Score by Joseph Mullendore
Synopsis:
A woman killed her drunken husband takes refuge on a tuna boat, where her growing
love for the skipper threatens
to spark a mutiny. [RF]
2.06 [36] The Dick Powell Show: THE GREAT ANATOLE
30Oct62 NBC Tue
Written by Richard Alan Simmons
Directed by Buzz Kulik
Guest host David Niven
guest stars
Curt Jurgens ........ Anatole Respighi
Dana Wynter ......... Barbara Bellamore
Lee Phillips ........ Sam Asher
Leonid Kinskey ...... Max
Oscar Beregi ........ Emile Turgot
Synopsis:
The search for a missing nuclear scientist leads to magician Anatole Respighi
--- the last person to see the scientist alive.
[RF]
2.07 [37] The Dick Powell Show: DAYS OF GLORY (verified on film)
13Nov62 NBC Tue
Executive Producer Dick Powell
Produced by Richard Alan Simmons/ Associate Producer Richard Newton
Written by Richard Alan Simmons
Directed by Marc Daniels
Hosted by Dick Powell (NOT starring)
** Hostess June Allyson (other source)
Starring:
Charles Boyer ....... Carlos Morell
and:
Suzanne Pleshette ... Marta Van Meer
with:
Lloyd Bochner ....... Colonel Juan Valera
*
Guest Cast: (end credits)
Wolfe Barzell .......... Uncle
Ben H. Wright .......... Sandoval
Valentin De Vargas ..... The Captain
Lili Valenty ........... The Old Woman
Athan Karras ........... The Teacher
Paul Dubov ............. Colonel Marco
Walter Kray ............ General Strada
And:
John Abbott ............ Colonel Pepe Campos
*
Production Supervisor, Jack Sonntag
Editorial Supervisor, Bernard Burton
Supervising Art Director, Bill Ross
*
Director of Photography, George E. Diskant, A.S.C.
*
Art Director, J. M. Van Tamelen
Production Manager, Lloyd Allen
Assistant Director, Nate Barrager
Set Decorator, Frank Wade
*
Edited by Arthur D. Hilton
Make-Up, Burris Grimwood
Sound Effects, Norval Crutcher, Jr.
Music Editor, Aubrey Lind
Wardrobe, Robert B. Harris
Sound, Tommy Thompson
Casting, Marjory McKay & Phil Benjamin
*
Music Supervision, Herschel Burke Gilbert
Music Scored by Joseph Mullendore
Synopsis:
An exiled Latin-American revolutionary leader locked in a power struggle with a former ally. [RF]
2.08 [38] The Dick Powell Show: IN SEARCH OF A SON
20Nov62 NBC Tue
Written by S. Lee Pogostin
Directed by Buzz Kulik
host David Niven
guest stars
Dick Powell ......... Alex Harper
Dean Stockwell ...... Gary Harper
Gladys Cooper ....... Margaret Langdon
Sebastian Cabot ..... Jack Potter
Yvonne Craig ........ Mary Langdon
Jacques Sorel ....... Albert
Eva Norde ........... Ola
Maria Morca ......... Spanish Dancer
Teodora Morca ....... Spanish Dancer
Synopsis:
Alex Harper heads for Spain seeking his son, a sensitive young man whom Harper
shut out of his life after his wife's
death. [RF]
2.09 [39] The Dick Powell Show: BORDERLINE
27Nov62 NBC Tue
Written by Albert Beich and William H. Wright
Directed by Charles Haas
guest stars
John Payne .......... James J. Fitts
Hazel Court ......... Pamela Carter
Michael Davis ....... Mike Munoz
Pamela Curran ....... Jane
Frank Silvera ....... Ordes
Elisha Cook Jr. ..... Lob
Synopsis:
A man with a mysterious past travels to Mexico where he tries to win the favor of a local hotel
owner. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Ne'er-do-well James J. Fitts sees an easy path to wealth when he gets his hands on a bracelet eagerly sought by cops
and robbers. [RF]
2.10 [40] The Dick Powell Show: PERICLES ON 31st STREET
04Dec62 NBC Tue
Written by Harry Mark Petrakis and Sam Peckinpah
Directed by Sam Peckinpah
guest stars
Theodore Bikel ...... Nicholas Simonakis
Carroll O'Connor .... Leonard Barsevick
Arthur O'Connell .... Dan Ryan
Milton Selzer ....... Sol Raidman
Peter Whitney ....... Johnson
Dabbs Greer ......... Gavin
Synopsis:
Peanut vendor Nicholas Simonakis challenges a corrupt politician-landlord's iron-fisted rule of a Chicago
slum district. [RF]
2.11 [41] The Dick Powell Show: THE COURT MARTIAL OF CAPTAIN WYCLIFF
11Dec62 NBC Tue
Written by Julian Fink
Directed by Buzz Kulik
guest stars
Dick Powell ....... Major Ed Clayborn
Robert Webber ....... Captain John Wycliff
Dina Merrill ....... Mrs. Eve Emerson
Edward Andrews .......Colonel John Fuller
Ed Begley ....... Major George Torsett
Robert Keith ....... General Johanson
James MacArthur ....... Jack Doffer
Alexander Scourby ...... General Secour
Charles Ruggles ...... Seals
Martin Brandt ...... Joseph Closter
Synopsis 1:
Before he can carry out his announced plan to defect to the Communists, atomic
scientist Joseph Closter is
murdered by war hero John Wycliff who requests a court-martial. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Atomic scientist Joseph Closter is murdered by war hero John Wycliff. [RF]
2.12 [42] The Dick Powell Show: CRAZY SUNDAY
(verified on film)
18Dec62 NBC Tue
Executive Producer Dick Powell
Produced by Aaron Spelling / Associate Producer Richard Newton
Teleplay by James Poe; From the Story by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Directed by Jeffrey Hayden
Hosted by Dick Powell
Starring:
Dana Andrews ........ Nat Keough
Vera Miles .......... Stella Calman
Rip Torn ............ Joel Coles
Special Guest Star:
Barry Sullivan ...... Miles Calman
Guest Cast: (end credits) (screen order)
King Calder ........... Card Player #2
Noreen Nash ........... Woman #1
Lauren Gilbert ........ Man
Noel Drayton .......... Card Player #1
John Hale ............. Card Player #3
Harold Fong ........... Butler
Lou S. Byrne .......... Woman #2
With:
Ruta Lee ............ Eva Gobel
*
Production Supervisor, Jack Sonntag
Editorial Supervisor, Bernard Burton
Supervising Art Director, Bill Ross
*
Director of Photography, George E. Diskant, A.S.C.
*
Art Director, Gibson Holley
Production Manager, Barry Crane
Assistant Director, Edward Denault
Story Editor, Bud Kay
*
Edited by Arthur D. Hilton
Set Decorator, John Burton
Sound Effects, Norval Crutcher, Jr.
Music Editor, Aubrey Lind
Make-Up, Grimwood
Sound, Thomas N. Thompson
Wardrobe, Robert B. Harris
Casting, Robert Walker
*
Music Supervision, Herschel Burke Gilbert
Music Score by Joseph Mullendore
Synopsis:
Joel Coles wants to make it big as a Hollywood writer, but he ignores the advice of old pro Nat Keough. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Aspiring writer Joel Coles arrives in Hollywood with an abundance of talent---but a dearth of common sense. [RF]
2.13 [43] The Dick Powell Show: THE BIG DAY
25Dec62 NBC Tue
written by Max Ehrlich
directed by Robert Florey
Hosted by Everett Sloane
guest stars
Robert Morley ....... Fred Komack
Joan Blondell ........ Emily Komack
Jack Cassidy ....... Roth
Dennis James ........ Brooks
Everett Sloane ...... Hobart
Synopsis:
After 25 years of employment at a department store, Fred Komack is feted ... fired ... and itching for
revenge. [RF]
2.14 [44] The Dick Powell Show: THE HONORABLE ALBERT HIGGINS
01Jan63 NBC Tue
Written by Ben Starr and Bob O'Brien
Directed by Don Taylor
Guest Host Steve McQueen
guest stars
Tom Ewell .......... Congressman Albert Higgins
Barbara Rush ......... Emmy Lou Higgins
Jay Novello ........ Jopur
Vito Scotti ....... Karam
Vaughn Taylor ....... Roberts
Carol Veazie ........ Myra
Carl Benton Reid .... Keller
John Litel .......... Smith
Synopsis:
A newly elected congressman whose penchant for pitching horseshoes perpetrates an international
incident. [RF]
2.15 [45] The Dick Powell Show: PROJECT X
08Jan63 NBC Tue
Written by Collier Young
Directed by Walter Doniger
hosted by Gregory Peck
guest stars
Michael Rennie ........ General Conrad Munday
Gena Rowlands ....... Mrs. Canfield
Steve Forrest .......Roger Canfield
Leon Askin ....... Dr. Hoffman
Paul Lambert ........ Tom Finley
John Newton ........ Doctor
William Pullen ....... Flight Director
Synopsis:
The director of a top-secret space project turns marriage counselor to iron out a problem between a young officer and his
neglected wife. [RF]
2.16 [46] The Dick Powell Show: THE LOSERS
15Jan63 NBC Tue
Written by Bruce Geller
Directed by Sam Peckinpah
hosted by Robert Mitchum
guest stars
Lee Marvin .......... Dave Blassingame
Keenan Wynn ......... Burgundy Smith
Rosemary Clooney .... Melissa
Russ Brown .......... Isaiah
Michael Davis ....... Don
Adam Lazarre ........ Blind Johnny
Mike Mazurki ........ Tim
Synopsis:
Two charming cardsharps scrambling to keep one step ahead of their many victims. [RF]
*Note: This episode is based on the TV series
"The Westerner" with Brian Keith in the role of Dave Blassingame.
2.17 [47] The Dick Powell Show: EVERYBODY LOVES SWEENEY
22Jan63 NBC Tue (rerun 23Jul63)
written by Bill Manhoff
directed by Don Medford
hosted by Frank Sinatra
guest stars
Mickey Rooney ....... Sweeney Tomlin
Joanne Linville .......Aura Tomlin
Ross Martin ....... Vince Baker
Mary Webster ....... Jill
Dennis James ........ Walker
Jack Albertson ...... Gus
Synopsis:
Comedian Sweeney Tomlin knows he's second-rate, but his wife Barbara is
convinced he'll be a top banana someday.
When a TV commentator doesn't share her confidence, Barbara insists he be sued
for making disparaging remarks. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A second-rate comic makes a bid for fame by suing a disparaging TV commentator.
[RF]
2.18 [48] The Dick Powell Show: THE RAGE OF SILENCE
29Jan63 NBC Tue
Written by Ed Spiegel and Jules Maitland
Directed by Don Taylor
hosted by Glenn Ford
guest stars
Peter Falk ....... Martin
Carol Lynley ....... Elise
Fred Beir ....... Don
Fred Essler ........ Mr. Potovsky
Monica Keating ....... Mrs. Scott
Synopsis:
Martin, a deaf-mute, finally overcomes his self-consciousness and enrolls in a
class for lip reading and sign language.
Martin has a hard time learning, and only his teacher's encouragement persuades
him to keep trying. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A deaf student whose unrequited love for his pretty young teacher slowly reveals
a violently jealous nature. [RF]
2.19 [49] The Dick Powell Show: THE JUDGE
05Feb63 NBC Tue
Written by Bruce Geller and Harry Mark Petrakis
Directed by Bernard Kowalski
hosted by Jack Lemmon
guest stars
Richard Basehart ....... Judge Zachary
Edward Binns ....... Matthew Connors
Mary Murphy ....... Karen Holm
Otto Kruger ....... Justice Caleb Cooke
Elisha Cook Jr. ....... Moxie
Robert Crawford Jr. ....... Dave Zachary
Robert Bolger ....... Tony Figlia
Nico Minardos ...... Parole Officer
Synopsis:
Although he wants to commute a death sentence, Judge Daniel Zachary is afraid
that the action would be misinterpreted
- his former law partner has been bragging that he could influence Zachary to
issue the commutation. [RF]
2.20 [50] The Dick Powell Show: LUXURY LINER
12Feb63 NBC Tue
Written by Christopher Knopf
Directed by Paul Wendkos
hosted by James Stewart
guest stars
Rory Calhoun ........ Captain Victor Kilhgren
Carroll O'Connor ........ Dr. Lyman Savage
Jan Sterling ....... Selena Royce
Ludwig Donath ....... Jan Veltman
Oscar Beregi ..... LaGuerre
Michael Davis ....... Digo
Edward Kemmer ....... Sam Barrett
Danny Scholl ...... Mr. Mann
Synopsis:
Selena Royce is expecting an ocean voyage on which her only companions
will be her bitterness and her whisky bottles - until
a stowaway, a young Spanish boy named Digo, enters her life.
*Note: This was a projected pilot for the fall. [RF]
2.21 [51] The Dick Powell Theatre (not Show):
APPLES DON'T FALL FAR (verified on film)
19Feb63 NBC Tue (copyright date 19Feb63)
Executive Producer Dick Powell
Produced by Josef Leytes
Teleplay by Les Pine; From the Story by Beatrice A. Dresher & Josef Leytes
Directed by Josef Leytes
*
Hosted by David Niven
Starring:
Michael Kane ........ Mark Brill
Co-Starring:
Johnny Crawford ..... Pete Johnson
Joe de Santos
Special Guest Star:
David Wayne ......... Alex Johnson
*
Guest Cast: (end credits)
Sallie Brophy ........ Mrs. Fielder
Bernard Kates ........ Dr. Levin
Frank Puglia ......... Elder Alvarez
Ann Loos ............. Miss Korwin
David Winters ........ Chino Inmate
Donald Diamond ....... Chino Inmate
Richard Bull ......... Chino Inmate
Richard Angarola ..... Younger Alvarez
James du Priest ...... Pratt
*
Production Supervisor, Jack Sonntag
Editorial Supervisor, Bernard Burton
Supervising Art Director, Bill Ross
*
Director of Photography, George E. Diskant, A.S.C.
*
Art Director, Gibson Holley
Production Manager, Barry Crane
Assistant Director, Mike Salamunovich
Story Consultant, Beatrice A. Dresher
*
Edited by Arthur D. Hilton
Set Decorator, John Burton
Sound Effects, Joe Kavigan
Music Editor, Aubrey Lind
Make-Up, Grimwood
Sound, Thomas N. Thompson
Wardrobe, Robert B. Harris
Casting, Robert Walker
*
Music Supervision, Herschel Burke Gilbert
Music Score by Joseph Mullendore
*
Filmed with the approval of and in co-operation with:
"The Department of Corrections, Youth and Adult
Corrections Agency, State of California"
Synopsis:
Pete Johnson wants to know who his father is and where he's been all these
years, so parole officer Mark Brill tells
the boy the truth - Alex Johnson is in prison on a murder rap. [RF]
2.22 [52] The Dick Powell Show: TISSUE OF HATE
26Feb63 NBC Tue
Written by Tony Barrett
Directed by Marc Daniels
Hosted by Dean Martin
guest stars
Henry Fonda ........ Dr. Victor Fallon
Polly Bergen ..... Paula Miles
Gloria Vanderbilt ...... Connie Carmichael
Eduard Franz ........ Dr. Bert Jacobson
Elisabeth Fraser .........Annie
John Larkin ......... Dr. Eli Bell
Liam Sullivan ........ Dr. Kurtz
Booth Colman ......... Warden
Synopsis:
Dr. Victor Fallon's talents as a plastic surgeon are spent catering to the whims
of society ladies and movie stars.
Dr. Bert Jacobson, an old classmate of Fallon's draws his patients from another
social level. Jacobson is conducting
experiments at a women's prison to see if correcting facial deformities can
speed up the rehabilitation of the inmates
- and he'd like Fallon's help. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A famous plastic surgeon who becomes emotionally involved with a hardened woman
prisoner from whom he removed
a disfiguring facial scar. [RF]
2.23 [53] The Dick Powell Theatre: THUNDER IN A FORGOTTEN
TOWN [verified on film] ****
05Mar63 NBC Tue (copyright date 5Mar63)
Four Star Television/ Executive Producer, Dick Powell
A Jackie Cooper Productions, Inc. Film /Associate Producer, E. W. Swackhamer
Teleplay by Richard Carr and Irving J. McCarthy; Story by Irving J. McCarthy
Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski
*
Hosted by David Niven
Starring:
Jackie Cooper ....... John Reardon
Also Starring:
Dewey Martin ........ Sheriff Baird
Susan Oliver ........ Annie Williams
Robert Emhardt ...... Ad Wiley
*
With Special Guest Stars (in Alphabetical Order)
Edie Adams .......... Model
Milton Berle ........ BlackJack Dealer
Joey Bishop ......... Waiter
David Janssen ....... Ken Morgan
Pat O'Brien ......... Hotel Clerk
*
With: (end credits)
Jackie Coogan ....... Shopkeeper
Gary Crosby ......... Politician's Aide
*
William Schallert ... Sammy
Ellen Corby ......... Emma
Harry Whishner ...... Taxi Driver
and:
Alan Reed ........... Mr. Bannfield
*
Production Supervisor, Jack Sonntag
Editorial Supervisor, Bernard Burton
Supervising Art Director, Bill Ross
*
Director of Photography, Chas. E. Burke
Art Director, Gibson Holley
Production Manager, Lloyd Allen
Assistant Director, Dick Moder
Story Editor, Bud Kay
*
Set Decorator, Frank G. Wade
Sound Effects, Norval Crutcher, Jr.
Music Editor, Aubrey Lind
Make-Up, Grimwood
Sound, Woodruff H. Clarke
Wardrobe, Robert B. Harris
Casting, Phil Benjamin
*
Music Supervision, Herschel Burke Gilbert
Music Score by Joseph Mullendore
Synopsis:
John Reardon, missing in action and presumed dead, has returned to his home town
- after 10 years as a prisoner of the
Chinese Communists. Mayor Kenneth Morgan, John's old friend, greets him warmly,
but not the townsfolk. They question
Reardon's loyalty when they see that he has come through the years of captivity
unscathed. Fed up with the hostile reception,
Reardon goes to Las Vegas for a fling.
*Note: Milton Berle recreates the character of the Blackjack dealer which won
him an Emmy nomination in the first season. [RF]
2.24 [54] The Dick Powell Show: THE INFERNAL SEASON
aka COLOSSUS
12Mar63 NBC Tue
(Unsold Pilot for Colossus)
Written by Richard Alan Simmons
Directed by Don Medford
hosted by Robert Taylor
guest stars
William Shatner ......... Eric Tegman
Robert Brown ......... John Michael Reardon (listed in TV Guide as Robert E. Brown)
Frank Overton ......... Dan Corbett
Geraldine Brooks ........ Ruth Corbett
Joan Staley .......... Kathy Quine
Lee Van Cleef ......... Salty
Will Kuluva ......... Santella
Oscar Beregi
Jerry Hausner
John Newton ........ Assistant Director
Charles Seel
Valentin De Vargas
David Renard
Synopsis:
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. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A landowner wants to buy up a spread, but is thwarted by two immigrants.
2.25 [55] The Dick Powell Show: CHARLIE'S DUET
19Mar63 NBC Tue
Written by Richard Carr
Directed by Don Taylor
hosted by Milton Berle
guest stars
Julie London ........ Linda Baxter
Cesar Romero .......... Louis Samson
Jim Backus .......... Monte
Anthony Franciosa ......... Charlie Harris
Zsa Zsa Gabor ........ Diva
Richard LePore ......... Eddie
Jules Munshin .......... Jackson
Army Archerd ....... Casino Teller
James Gregory ........ Gambler
Henry Slate .......... Hoodlum
Synopsis:
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. [RF]
2.26 [56] The Dick Powell Show: THE THIRD SIDE OF A COIN
26Mar63 NBC Tue
Written S. Lee Pogostin
Directed by Marc Daniels
hosted by John Wayne
guest stars
June Allyson ........ Rosalind Cramer
John Forsythe ....... Peter Kent
Hugh Marlowe ........ William Kent
Jeanne Bal .......... Miriam Kent
Marta Kristen ....... Joan Kent
Donald Losby ........ John Kent
Synopsis:
Rosalind Cramer has been dating her married boss, publisher William Kent, and
now she demands $25,000 from him.
Kent calls it blackmail, but Rosalind uses another word: compensation. [RF]
2.27 [57] The Dick Powell Show: EPILOGUE
02Apr63 NBC Tue
Written by Bruce Geller
Directed by Bernard Kowalski
hosted by Pat Boone
guest stars
Lee Marvin ........... Finn
Ricardo Montalban .... Stephen Baird
Claude Akins ......... Police Lieutenant
Patricia Breslin ..... Susan Baird
Robert Crawford Jr. .. Ted Baird
Synopsis:
An ex-Marine tells his former captain, Stephen Baird, that he hasn't forgotten
the art of killing: He keeps in trim by murdering acquitted criminals who deserved punishment. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Finn, a psychotic ex-marine hasn't forgotten the art of killing:
he keeps in trim by murdering acquitted
criminals. [RF]
2.28 [58] The Dick Powell Show: THE LAST OF THE BIG SPENDERS
16Apr63 NBC Tue
Written by Richard Alan Simmons
Directed by Robert Gist
hosted by Jackie Cooper
guest stars
Dana Andrews ......... Paul Oakland
Robert Redford ........... Nick Oakland
Inger Stevens ........... Adele Hughes
Herschel Bernardi ...........Christopher Burton
Norman Fell ............ Dr. Joseph Greer
Synopsis:
A serious heart condition may end the life of novelist Paul Oakland at any time
- so he decides to get acquainted with the son he hasn't seen for 20 years. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A dying novelist tries to re-establish communications with
the embittered son he deserted 17 years before. [RF]
2.29 [59] The Dick Powell Show: THE OLD MAN AND THE CITY
23Apr63 NBC Tue
Written John Pickard and Frank Provo
Directed by William A. Graham
hosted by June Allyson
guest stars
Charles Bickford ........ Big Jack Hollander
Charles Ruggles .......... Judge Fairbrother
Edward Binns ......... Deke Barron
John Larkin ......... Joe Dominic
Dennis Morgan ........ Dr. Clay Maitland
Kenneth Tobey ......... Burke O'Hara
Gene Raymond ....... Ben Solomon
Joan Blackman
Bruce Dern
Alex Nicol
Synopsis:
The people of Adamsburg learns that their only industry has been bought out
by a tycoon who intends to close the plant - and the
town. [RF]
*Note: This was the pilot for an unrealized series called `Adamsburg USA'.
2.30 [60] The Dick Powell Show: THE LAST OF THE PRIVATE EYES
30Apr63 NBC Tue (last show of the series)
Written by Richard Carr and Robert L. Jacks
Directed by Marc Daniels
hosted by Ronald Reagan
guest stars
Bob Cummings ........... J.F. Kelly
William Bendix ......... George Lane
Macdonald Carey .......... Lt. Duff Peterson
Linda Christian ......... Susan Lane
Jeanne Crain ........ Elsie
William Lundigan ........ Frank Jeffers
Lawrence Dobkin .......... Paul the Butler
Janis Paige ........ Lavern
Arnold Stang ..... Donald Joe
Keenan Wynn (cameo)
Jay C. Flippen (cameo)
Eddie Rochester Anderson (cameo)
Sebastian Cabot (cameo)
Victor Buono (cameo)
Synopsis:
This free-wheeling parody of private eye yarns has all the standard ingredients.
There's devil-may-care detective J.F. Kelly,
he's been summoned by wealthy George Lane to track down the blackmailer who
threatened Lane's seductive wife. In the
background are sinister thugs and of course, a lurking butler. "It's a dirty
business," says Kelly as he reluctantly
accepts the case. Now all he has to do is find Louis Dixon, the suspect. [RF]
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