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The Best Episodes of The Dick Powell Show Season 1

Every episode of The Dick Powell Show Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Dick Powell Show Season 1!

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...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Who Killed Julie Greer?" is the best rated episode of "The Dick Powell Show" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 56 votes. Directed by Robert Ellis Miller and written by N/A, it aired on 9/26/1961. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Ricochet".

  • Who Killed Julie Greer?
    7.6/1056 votes

    #1 - Who Killed Julie Greer?

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1961

    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.

    Director: Robert Ellis Miller

    Writer: N/A

  • Ricochet
    6.8/1010 votes

    #2 - Ricochet

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1961

    No description available

    Director: Marc Daniels

    Writer: N/A

  • Killer In The House
    8.1/1012 votes

    #3 - Killer In The House

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/1961

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

    Director: David Friedkin

    Writer: N/A

  • John J. Diggs
    6.7/1014 votes

    #4 - John J. Diggs

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1961

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Doyle Against The House
    8.2/1020 votes

    #5 - Doyle Against The House

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/1961

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Out Of The Night
    7.2/1019 votes

    #6 - Out Of The Night

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1961

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Somebody's Waiting
    7.3/1018 votes

    #7 - Somebody's Waiting

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1961

    No description available

    Director: Arthur Hiller

    Writer: N/A

  • The Geetas Box
    NaN/100 votes

    #8 - The Geetas Box

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/1961

    No description available

    Director: Thomas Carr

    Writer: N/A

  • Goodbye Hannah
    7.8/1017 votes

    #9 - Goodbye Hannah

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1961

    No description available

    Director: Marc Daniels

    Writer: N/A

  • Up Jumped The Devil
    8.7/1021 votes

    #10 - Up Jumped The Devil

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1961

    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.

    Director: Otto Lang

    Writer: N/A

  • Three Soldiers
    5.4/1016 votes

    #11 - Three Soldiers

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/1961

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Swiss Affair
    6.9/1020 votes

    #12 - A Swiss Affair

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1961

    No description available

    Director: Robert Ellis Miller

    Writer: N/A

  • The Fifth Caller
    6.4/1025 votes

    #13 - The Fifth Caller

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/19/1961

    No description available

    Director: Robert Butler

    Writer: N/A

  • Open Season
    6.0/1016 votes

    #14 - Open Season

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/26/1961

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Death In A Village
    5.6/1016 votes

    #15 - Death In A Village

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/2/1962

    No description available

    Director: Marc Daniels

    Writer: N/A

  • A Time To Die
    7.6/1022 votes

    #16 - A Time To Die

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/9/1962

    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.

    Director: Marc Daniels

    Writer: N/A

  • The Price of Tomatoes
    9.1/10104 votes

    #17 - The Price of Tomatoes

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/16/1962

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

    Director: David Friedkin

    Writer: N/A

  • Obituary For Mr. X
    7.0/1020 votes

    #18 - Obituary For Mr. X

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/23/1962

    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.

    Director: Harry Keller

    Writer: N/A

  • Squadron
    7.1/1023 votes

    #19 - Squadron

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/30/1962

    No description available

    Director: Walter Doniger

    Writer: N/A

  • The Prison
    6.6/1012 votes

    #20 - The Prison

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/6/1962

    No description available

    Director: Don Medford

    Writer: N/A

  • Seeds of April
    8.3/1012 votes

    #21 - Seeds of April

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/13/1962

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

    Director: Harry Keller

    Writer: N/A

  • The Legend
    7.0/1011 votes

    #22 - The Legend

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/20/1962

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

    Director: Marc Daniels

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hook
    NaN/100 votes

    #23 - The Hook

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/6/1962

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • View from the Eiffel Tower
    6.7/1017 votes

    #24 - View from the Eiffel Tower

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/13/1962

    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.

    Director: Lewis Allen

    Writer: N/A

  • 330 Independence SW
    6.1/1013 votes

    #25 - 330 Independence SW

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/20/1962

    No description available

    Director: Samuel Fuller

    Writer: N/A