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First was the popular singer who sang songs in flashy depression era busby berkeley directed films such as forty second street and mervin leroys gold diggers of 1933, which costarred joan blondell and ruby. Allysons girl next door image was solidified during the mid1940s. In another starmaking turn, dick powell is peggys leading man a role he would fill for keeler in several other musicals. Well cast, well directed, well acted, interesting shows, parts for actors of all ages gladys cooper, charlie ruggles and charles bickford, all in. Classic tv, television, 1954, 1950s, anthology, anthology series, four star playhouse, dick. Tv shows ive seen a list of 318 titles created 04 dec 2017 warren oates. Dick powell s zane grey theatre would eventually become a solid ratings hit this anthology form also made perfect business sense because it afforded powell the chance to let each episode, in a sense, perform as a potential pilot a fact borne. A broadway producer puts on a show at his alma mater.
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The dick powell show is an american anthology series that ran on nbc from 1961 to 1963, primarily sponsored by the reynolds metals company. October 7, 1917 july 8, 2006 was an american stage, film, and television actress, dancer, and singer allyson began her career in 1937 as a dancer in short subject films and on broadway in 1938. Season 1, episode 1 october 5, 1956 on the run from the law, a man maintains his innocence while searching for the real killer. This episode was written and directed by blake edwards and produced by dick powell. It was hosted by longtime film star dick powell until his death from lung cancer on january 2, 1963, then by a series of guest hosts under the revised title the dick powell theater until the series ended.
Its episodes ranged anywhere from surreal mysteries, such as the man on the train, to light comedies, such as the lost silk hat. Dick powell was a musical actor in the 1930s who transitioned into a noir actor in the 40s and then a tv producer in the 50s. Rent dick powell movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray dvd. Actor dick powell with his wife actress joan blondell. The dick powell theatre tv series 19611963 the dick. She signed with mgm in 1943, and rose to fame the following year in two girls and a sailor. Quotes on being 100% natural in every film to the point where hes always himself which is boring to the audience and boring to me.
Powells background does show in murder my sweetfarewell my lovely. Steve appeared on one episode in which he introduced the featured story, thunder in a forgotten town. After receiving an education in drama, boyer started on the stage, but he found his success in american films. The dick powell theatre 1963 the dick powell theatre was a series which featured different weekly dramas. June allyson was an american stage, film, and television actress, dancer, and singer. Zane grey theatre western tv series has five episodes that were developed into other western series trackdown from badge of honor starring robert culp. Born in mountain view, the seat of stone county in northern arkansas, powell attended the former little rock college in the state capital, before he started his entertainment career as a singer with the charlie davis orchestra, based in the midwest. Dick powells zane grey theatre series and episode guides. Once 5 october 1956 on the run from the law a man maintains his innocence while searching for the real killer.
The awardwinning dick powell theatre is a 24carat gem from the golden age of television. This busby berkeleychoreographed tale sees a theatre company take out a huge insurance policy on their ageing producer who they then try to make sick in order to rescue the business. Richard ewing powell november 14, 1904 january 2, 1963 was an american singer, actor, voice actor, film producer, film director and studio head. Police reporter based on true crime stories, the police reporter was a fifteen minute dramatic series syndicated by radio release limited. Dick powell s zane grey theater, sometimes simply called zane grey theater, is an american western anthology series which ran on cbs from 1956 to 1961. Classic tv old uk tv show ratings 1960s fiftiesweb. Learn more about gene barry at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. Dick powell was a logical man, and although he cared deeply for marion, the relationship with joan seemed more realistic. Dick powell, charles boyer, rosalind russell, and joel mccrea. Four star playhouse is an american television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956. Hosted by the three producers, dick powell, david niven, and charles boyer and later joined by ida lupino, four star featured many upandcoming actors. Richard ewing dick powell november 14, 1904 january 2, 1963 was an american singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss. More than seventy episodes of this series were produced by dick powell s four star television and filmed at the desiluculver studio. The series was itself a spinoff of powell s anthology series.
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This set features four appearances by powell, now at the end of his career but showing what he had learned in hollywood over two decades. With dick powell, june allyson, david niven, oscar beregi jr powell served as host and, in early shows at least, occasional. Complete season one, a fourdisc, 29episode collection of the first 19561957 season of this wellremembered cbs hit. Four star playhouse was owned by four star international. Born on november 14, 1904, in arkansas, dick powell starred in many of warner bros. Powell was the son of ewing powell and sallie rowena thompson. It was his last television series and contained his last filmed acting episode. Learn more about peter barton at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more.
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