Dick Powell

Dick Powell

Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss. 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. He recorded a number of records with Davis and on his own, for the Vocalion label in the late 1920s. Powell moved to Pittsburgh, where he found great local success as the Master of Ceremonies at the Enright Theater and the Stanley Theater. In April 1930, Warner Bros. bought up Brunswick Records which at that time owned Vocalion. Warner Bros. was sufficiently impressed by Powell's singing and stage presence to offer him a film contract in 1932. He made his film debut as a singing bandleader in Blessed Event. He went on to star as a boyish crooner in movie musicals such as 42nd Street, Footlight Parade, Gold Diggers of 1933, Dames, Flirtation Walk, and On the Avenue, often appearing opposite Ruby Keeler and Joan Blondell. Powell desperately wanted to expand his range but Warner Bros. wouldn't allow him to do so, although they did (mis)cast him in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) as Lysander. This was to be Powell's only Shakespearean role and one he did not want to play, feeling that he was completely wrong for the part. Finally, reaching his forties and knowing that his young romantic leading man days were behind him he lobbied to play the lead in Double Indemnity. He lost out to Fred MacMurray, another Hollywood nice guy. MacMurray’s success, however, fueled Powell’s resolve to pursue projects with greater range and in 1944, he was cast in the first of a series of films noir, as private detective Philip Marlowe in Murder, My Sweet, directed by Edward Dmytryk. The film was a big hit and Powell had successfully reinvented himself as a dramatic actor. The following year Dmytryk and Powell re-teamed to make Cornered, a gripping, post-WWII thriller that helped define the film noir style. He became a popular "tough guy" lead appearing in movies such as Johnny O'Clock and Cry Danger. But 1948 saw him step out of the brutish type when he starred in Pitfall, a film noir that sees a bored insurance company worker fall for an innocent but dangerous femme fatale, played by Lizabeth Scott. Even when he appeared in lighter fare such as The Reformer and the Redhead and Susan Slept Here (1954) he never sang in his later roles. The latter, his final onscreen appearance in a feature film, did include a dance number with costar Debbie Reynolds. From 1949-1953, Powell played the lead role in the National Broadcasting Company radio theater production Richard Diamond, Private Detective. His character in the 30-minute weekly was a likable private detective with a quick wit. When Richard Diamond came to television in 1957, the lead role was portrayed by David Janssen.

  • Загаловак: Dick Powell
  • Папулярнасць: 12.262
  • Вядомы: Acting
  • Дзень нараджэння: 1904-11-14
  • Месца нараджэння: Mountain View, Arkansas, USA
  • Хатняя старонка:
  • Таксама вядомы як: Richard Ewing Powell, Дик Пауэлл, Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell
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Dick Powell Фільмы

  • 1933
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    42nd Street

    42nd Street

    6.9 1933 HD

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  • 1944
    imgФільмы

    Murder, My Sweet

    Murder, My Sweet

    7.2 1944 HD

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  • 1944
    imgФільмы

    It Happened Tomorrow

    It Happened Tomorrow

    6.7 1944 HD

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  • 1933
    imgФільмы

    Gold Diggers of 1933

    Gold Diggers of 1933

    7.163 1933 HD

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  • 1952
    imgФільмы

    The Bad and the Beautiful

    The Bad and the Beautiful

    7.319 1952 HD

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  • 1948
    imgФільмы

    Pitfall

    Pitfall

    6.8 1948 HD

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  • 1951
    imgФільмы

    Cry Danger

    Cry Danger

    6.7 1951 HD

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  • 1941
    imgФільмы

    In the Navy

    In the Navy

    6.3 1941 HD

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  • 1951
    imgФільмы

    The Tall Target

    The Tall Target

    6.9 1951 HD

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  • 1940
    imgФільмы

    Christmas in July

    Christmas in July

    7 1940 HD

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  • 1933
    imgФільмы

    Footlight Parade

    Footlight Parade

    6.9 1933 HD

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  • 1945
    imgФільмы

    Cornered

    Cornered

    6 1945 HD

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  • 1948
    imgФільмы

    Station West

    Station West

    6.1 1948 HD

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  • 1932
    imgФільмы

    Blessed Event

    Blessed Event

    6.5 1932 HD

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  • 1935
    imgФільмы

    Broadway Gondolier

    Broadway Gondolier

    5.4 1935 HD

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  • 1938
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    Hollywood Hotel

    Hollywood Hotel

    5.4 1938 HD

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  • 1935
    imgФільмы

    Gold Diggers of 1935

    Gold Diggers of 1935

    6.426 1935 HD

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  • 1934
    imgФільмы

    Dames

    Dames

    6.3 1934 HD

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  • 1950
    imgФільмы

    The Reformer and the Redhead

    The Reformer and the Redhead

    6.3 1950 HD

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  • 1938
    imgФільмы

    Going Places

    Going Places

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1948
    imgФільмы

    To the Ends of the Earth

    To the Ends of the Earth

    5.6 1948 HD

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  • 1947
    imgФільмы

    Johnny O'Clock

    Johnny O'Clock

    6.1 1947 HD

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  • 1935
    imgФільмы

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    6.4 1935 HD

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  • 1954
    imgФільмы

    Susan Slept Here

    Susan Slept Here

    6.1 1954 HD

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  • 1934
    imgФільмы

    Flirtation Walk

    Flirtation Walk

    5.3 1934 HD

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  • 1936
    imgФільмы

    Gold Diggers of 1937

    Gold Diggers of 1937

    5.8 1936 HD

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  • 1944
    imgФільмы

    Meet the People

    Meet the People

    5 1944 HD

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  • 1942
    imgФільмы

    Star Spangled Rhythm

    Star Spangled Rhythm

    5.9 1942 HD

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  • 1937
    imgФільмы

    On the Avenue

    On the Avenue

    6.7 1937 HD

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  • 1934
    imgФільмы

    Twenty Million Sweethearts

    Twenty Million Sweethearts

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1935
    imgФільмы

    Thanks a Million

    Thanks a Million

    5.8 1935 HD

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  • 1936
    imgФільмы

    Colleen

    Colleen

    5.3 1936 HD

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  • 1951
    imgФільмы

    You Never Can Tell

    You Never Can Tell

    6.4 1951 HD

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  • 1934
    imgФільмы

    Happiness Ahead

    Happiness Ahead

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1934
    imgФільмы

    Wonder Bar

    Wonder Bar

    6.2 1934 HD

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  • 1933
    imgФільмы

    The King's Vacation

    The King's Vacation

    5 1933 HD

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  • 1937
    imgФільмы

    Varsity Show

    Varsity Show

    5.75 1937 HD

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  • 1938
    imgФільмы

    Cowboy from Brooklyn

    Cowboy from Brooklyn

    4 1938 HD

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  • 1933
    imgФільмы

    College Coach

    College Coach

    4.3 1933 HD

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  • 1943
    imgФільмы

    Happy Go Lucky

    Happy Go Lucky

    4 1943 HD

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  • 1933
    imgФільмы

    The Road Is Open Again

    The Road Is Open Again

    1 1933 HD

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  • 1936
    imgФільмы

    Hearts Divided

    Hearts Divided

    5 1936 HD

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  • 1935
    imgФільмы

    Page Miss Glory

    Page Miss Glory

    6.3 1935 HD

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  • 1983
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    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    6.5 1983 HD

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  • 1935
    imgФільмы

    Shipmates Forever

    Shipmates Forever

    6.5 1935 HD

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  • 1950
    imgФільмы

    Right Cross

    Right Cross

    6.6 1950 HD

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  • 1936
    imgФільмы

    Stage Struck

    Stage Struck

    4 1936 HD

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  • 1933
    imgФільмы

    Just Around the Corner

    Just Around the Corner

    6 1933 HD

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  • 1943
    imgФільмы

    Riding High

    Riding High

    4 1943 HD

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  • 1940
    imgФільмы

    I Want a Divorce

    I Want a Divorce

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1939
    imgФільмы

    Naughty But Nice

    Naughty But Nice

    6.2 1939 HD

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  • 1937
    imgФільмы

    The Singing Marine

    The Singing Marine

    4 1937 HD

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  • 1938
    imgФільмы

    Hard to Get

    Hard to Get

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1943
    imgФільмы

    True to Life

    True to Life

    6 1943 HD

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  • 1948
    imgФільмы

    Rogues' Regiment

    Rogues' Regiment

    6.5 1948 HD

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  • 1933
    imgФільмы

    Convention City

    Convention City

    3.5 1933 HD

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  • 1939
    imgФільмы

    Hollywood Hobbies

    Hollywood Hobbies

    5.6 1939 HD

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  • 2006
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    42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

    42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

    6 2006 HD

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  • 1984
    imgФільмы

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

    10 1984 HD

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  • 2013
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    Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

    Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

    5.5 2013 HD

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  • 1941
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    Model Wife

    Model Wife

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1932
    imgФільмы

    Too Busy to Work

    Too Busy to Work

    4 1932 HD

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  • 1961
    imgФільмы

    Who Killed Julie Greer?

    Who Killed Julie Greer?

    1 1961 HD

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  • 2024
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    The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

    The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

    1 2024 HD

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  • 1961
    imgФільмы

    Ricochet

    Ricochet

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1934
    imgФільмы

    Hollywood Newsreel

    Hollywood Newsreel

    4 1934 HD

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  • 1999
    imgФільмы

    Television: The First Fifty Years

    Television: The First Fifty Years

    1 1999 HD

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  • 2006
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    Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

    Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

    5.5 2006 HD

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  • 1949
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    Mrs. Mike

    Mrs. Mike

    2 1949 HD

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  • 1936
    imgФільмы

    One And One Is One

    One And One Is One

    5 1936 HD

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  • 1932
    imgФільмы

    Big City Blues

    Big City Blues

    5.3 1932 HD

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  • 1938
    imgФільмы

    Breakdowns of 1938

    Breakdowns of 1938

    5 1938 HD

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  • 1943
    imgФільмы

    Three Cheers for the Girls

    Three Cheers for the Girls

    6.2 1943 HD

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  • 1935
    imgФільмы

    Things You Never See on the Screen

    Things You Never See on the Screen

    5 1935 HD

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  • 1935
    imgФільмы

    A Dream Comes True

    A Dream Comes True

    5.5 1935 HD

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  • 1937
    imgФільмы

    Breakdowns of 1937

    Breakdowns of 1937

    6 1937 HD

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  • 1947
    imgФільмы

    Blow-Ups of 1947

    Blow-Ups of 1947

    6.3 1947 HD

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  • 1975
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    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    5.7 1975 HD

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  • 1934
    imgФільмы

    And She Learned About Dames

    And She Learned About Dames

    6 1934 HD

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  • 1936
    imgФільмы

    Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

    6 1936 HD

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  • 1965
    imgФільмы

    The Love Goddesses

    The Love Goddesses

    6.3 1965 HD

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  • 1976
    imgФільмы

    It's Showtime

    It's Showtime

    7 1976 HD

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  • 1985
    imgФільмы

    That's Dancing!

    That's Dancing!

    7 1985 HD

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  • 1934
    imgФільмы

    Studio Highlights

    Studio Highlights

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1956
    imgФільмы

    The Conqueror

    The Conqueror

    3.422 1956 HD

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  • 1953
    imgФільмы

    Split Second

    Split Second

    6.2 1953 HD

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  • 1957
    imgФільмы

    The Enemy Below

    The Enemy Below

    7.006 1957 HD

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  • 1957
    imgФільмы

    The Enemy Below

    The Enemy Below

    7.006 1957 HD

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  • 1958
    imgФільмы

    The Hunters

    The Hunters

    5.7 1958 HD

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  • 1956
    imgФільмы

    You Can't Run Away from It

    You Can't Run Away from It

    4.3 1956 HD

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  • 1958
    imgФільмы

    The Hunters

    The Hunters

    5.7 1958 HD

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  • 1962
    imgФільмы

    Pericles on 31st Street

    Pericles on 31st Street

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1963
    imgФільмы

    The Losers

    The Losers

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1967
    imgФільмы

    Ghostbreakers

    Ghostbreakers

    2 1967 HD

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  • 1956
    imgФільмы

    The Conqueror

    The Conqueror

    3.422 1956 HD

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  • 1951
    imgФільмы

    Cry Danger

    Cry Danger

    6.7 1951 HD

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  • 1961
    imgФільмы

    Who Killed Julie Greer?

    Who Killed Julie Greer?

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1961
    imgФільмы

    Ricochet

    Ricochet

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1973
    imgФільмы

    Paper Moon

    Paper Moon

    7.855 1973 HD

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  • 1936
    imgФільмы

    One And One Is One

    One And One Is One

    5 1936 HD

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  • 1959
    imgФільмы

    Woman on the Run

    Woman on the Run

    4 1959 HD

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  • 1952
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    This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

    6.4 1952 HD

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  • 1954
    imgS4 E37

    Climax!

    Climax!

    2.7 1954 HD

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  • 1961
    imgS3 E21

    The DuPont Show of the Week

    The DuPont Show of the Week

    6 1961 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS2 E27

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    6.3 1959 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

    7.5 1949 HD

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  • 1950
    imgS7 E52

    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    5.5 1950 HD

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  • 1961
    imgS2 E30

    The Dick Powell Show

    The Dick Powell Show

    4.2 1961 HD

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  • 1956
    imgS5 E30

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    5.5 1956 HD

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  • 1959
    imgS2 E27

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    6.3 1959 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgS4 E41

    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

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  • 1948
    imgS24 E26

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.5 1948 HD

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  • 1948
    imgS24 E26

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.5 1948 HD

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  • 1950
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    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    6.6 1950 HD

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  • 1957
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    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    5.7 1957 HD

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  • 1950
    imgS1 E876

    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    6.6 1950 HD

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  • 1970
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    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    4.2 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgS2 E30

    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    4.2 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgS5 E30

    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    5.5 1970 HD

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