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The Dick Powell Theatre (1961)

Comedy · Drama

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.

IMDb rating
7.4 (231 votes)
Seasons
2
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1961)

7.20 avg 27 episodes 7.5 → 7.8 60 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 61 votesEp 2: 6.8 · 11 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 12 votesEp 4: 6.6 · 16 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 21 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 21 votesEp 7: 7.2 · 19 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 17 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 23 votesEp 11: 5.5 · 18 votesEp 12: 6.9 · 23 votesEp 13: 6.5 · 27 votesEp 14: 6.0 · 16 votesEp 15: 5.5 · 16 votesEp 16: 7.8 · 23 votesEp 17: 9.1 · 105 votesEp 18: 7.1 · 20 votesEp 19: 7.1 · 23 votesEp 20: 6.6 · 13 votesEp 21: 8.2 · 12 votesEp 22: 7.8 · 12 votesEp 24: 6.5 · 18 votesEp 25: 6.3 · 14 votesEp 26: 7.8 · 43 votesEp 27: 6.9 · 16 votesEp 28: 6.7 · 21 votesEp 29: 7.8 · 16 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Who Killed Julie Greer?7.561
2Ricochet6.811
3Killer in the House8.312
4John J. Diggs6.616
5Doyle Against the House8.221
6Out of the Night7.321
7Somebody's Waiting7.219
9Goodbye, Hannah7.817
10Up Jumped the Devil8.623
11Three Soldiers5.518
12A Swiss Affair6.923
13The Fifth Caller6.527
14Open Season6.016
15Death in a Village5.516
16A Time to Die7.823
17Price of Tomatoes9.1105
18Obituary for Mr.X7.120
19Squadron7.123
20The Prison6.613
21Seeds of April8.212
22The Legend7.812
24View from the Eiffel Tower6.518
25330 Independence S.W.6.314
26The Clocks7.843
27Safari6.916
28The Boston Terrier6.721
29No Strings Attached7.816

Season 2 (1962)

7.75 avg 26 episodes 8.2 → 7.8 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 31 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 11 votesEp 3: 7.2 · 23 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 11 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 12 votesEp 8: 6.5 · 18 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 13 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 34 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 14 votesEp 12: 7.5 · 20 votesEp 13: 9.0 · 19 votesEp 14: 8.4 · 10 votesEp 15: 7.6 · 17 votesEp 16: 7.3 · 56 votesEp 18: 7.6 · 16 votesEp 19: 7.8 · 11 votesEp 20: 6.9 · 17 votesEp 21: 8.3 · 14 votesEp 22: 8.6 · 29 votesEp 23: 6.1 · 14 votesEp 24: 7.1 · 22 votesEp 25: 8.2 · 15 votesEp 26: 7.0 · 15 votesEp 27: 8.9 · 16 votesEp 28: 6.8 · 13 votesEp 30: 7.8 · 10 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Special Assignment8.231
2Tomorrow, the Man8.211
3Run Till It's Dark7.223
5The Sea Witch8.211
7Days of Glory8.212
8In Search of a Son6.518
9Borderline8.013
10Pericles on 31st Street8.434
11The Court Martial of Captain Wycliff7.814
12Crazy Sunday7.520
13The Big Day9.019
14The Honorable Albert Higgins8.410
15Project X7.617
16The Losers7.356
18The Rage of Silence7.616
19The Judge7.811
20Luxury Liner6.917
21Apples Don't Fall Far8.314
22Tissue of Hate8.629
23Thunder in a Forgotten Town6.114
24Colossus7.122
25Charlie's Duet8.215
26The Third Side of a Coin7.015
27Epilogue8.916
28The Last of the Big Spenders6.813
30Last of the Private Eyes7.810