The Stacked Deck (TV-1956) DICK POWELL

The GOLDEN AGE of TELEVISION: This episode, originally from season 4 of the anthology series Four Star Playhouse, was first broadcast by CBS on June 28, 1956. Restored and edited by PizzaFLIX with recreated titles.
Stars: Dick Powell, Shirley Patterson, Regis Toomey
Director: Robert Florey
Wille Dante is back! A blackmailer fresh out of prison intends to use Willie's casino to launder his victims' money. To ensure his cooperation, thugs hold one of his waiters hostage. But Dante has a plan to trap the blackmailer as he violates parole.
TRIVIA: Originally created by Blake Edwards for the anthology series Four Star Playhouse in 1953~1955. Eight episodes were produced by and starred Dick Powell as Willie Dante, a former card shark turned nightclub operator with a not-so-secret casino tucked in the back. The show was revisited in 1960 by producer Dick Powell as an actual TV series called "Dante," but this time starred Howard Duff and set in San Francisco instead of Los Angeles.

[@2011littlejohn1]

Very cool movie Dick Powell was great in these hard bitten wisecracking roles.

[@PizzaFLIX]

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Got pushed off FB today by Curtis. Really him or usurped? I closed down all my FB Bunches of bitches on Curtis site. Your friends???? If so, you have very poor taste

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@@jacquelinejanz8466 Who is Curtis and why was that done to you?

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Eye Gotcha hear no evil See no evil Speak no evil

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I love 50s 60s 70s TV show thank you very much DR.PizzaFLix

[@carolynking9536]

"There's a good June Allison movie out." "Who?" What a riot. I loved Dick Powell. Thank you so much for this.

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[@badbag9625]

Thanks for another " saucy " Dick Powell TV story ! You always cook up entertainment for us PIZZAFLIX !

[@BrokebackBob]

June must have been really irked. She divorced him in 1961.

[@sladekinnecott]

@@BrokebackBob They were married until his death

[@deborahleone4351]

Me Three! He was so handsome and smooth!💕🕊💜😘

[@anonagain]

I miss whitewall tires. Yes, I'm old. Thanks PizzaFlix!

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[@richardgornalle4536]

Thank you for this clip. He really was a cool dude. A very watchable actor.

[@terrygillmore5138]

Thanks for the great 1/2 hour of fun!

[@flapjackfae]

This is great! Thanks for posting it!

[@carlesq.]

thanks for sharing

[@kevinvalentinocasanova8416]

Dick Powell was a great actor and singer

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

He sang?

[@alglin6237]

Dick Powell was great as a tough, rough guy with a heart of gold. As good as Humphrey Bogart.. OK, Bogart was more smooth, but Dick Powell could sing and dance...

[@lousteinberg5624]

Great role for Dick. He could have been the next James Bond.(ls)

[@loisrossi841]

Thank you.

[@lisamcmillon3743]

Excellent, as usual!

[@garymckee8857]

Thanks Pizza Flix, these old 📺 shows were entertaining.

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Thank you very much for posting.

[@Paladin1873]

Love the inside jokes.

[@tonyshort1623]

Dick Powell what a great singer and actor he had class, he left way too soon in his career!!!

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

Nice ending

[@RetiredSchoolCook]

THANK YOU GOOD STORY

[@Boogaboioringale]

Excellent as always. Reference to smoking hot June Allison icing on the cake.

[@thankthelord4536]

Smoking hot? Very average motherly looking woman to me.

[@MOGGS1942]

I never found her attractive. All a matter of personal taste, of course.

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Cool movie thanks for sharing my compliments

[@Geronimo122]

Good one!

[@martinmcglone8456]

class

[@patriciahaskins1956]

Awesome! Really loving these Dante shows! 🌈🌈🌈

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

I love them too until I get pushed off these too. Not welcome anywhere Guess we are doomed Tried to keep the Faith Past tense

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

Are you happy Myra? You’re crazy to stay with someone who doesn’t love you. Fool

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Loved it x

[@orchidlilly7518]

This was a golden age i am just now learning of, wowsville, great, thanks Pixxamix! May the sauce be with you*

[@melvina628]

Regis Toomey!

[@jacquelinejanz8466]

My kind of guy. He’s down right up right ! 👍👍‼️

[@Ndlanding]

Great stuff! I'm bit worried, though, about Betty, who was played by a guy named Shawn. Good makeup!

[@INDYOSKARS]

LOVE MR. THORNDYKE.

[@piehound]

Interesting that the introductory lettering is sharp and clear. Yet the video quality is fuzzy and unclear. Now why is that ? Wait don't tell me. The lettering was computer generated and added many years later. Amirite ?

[@WowJustWow37]

Ah! That was so fun!! Wish there were more

[@rickhinojosa5455]

Can't go wrong with dick powell.

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✌😘

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Lesson #1 NEVER GIVE IN TO BLACKMAIL Pi$$ ON THEM !

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Don won/magpie

[@lucindamendiola8642]

The bad guy sound like he can be an evil puppet his voice Creeps me out.