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Episode Guide

version 14.0 November 2007

(Ep 3.9)

compiled

by

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with contributions by:

Rina Fox (all episodes)

references:

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TV Guide

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DUPONT SHOW OF THE WEEK

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Various Production Companies

for

NBC (Sundays 10:00-11:00 pm EST)

US dramatic/musical/documentary anthology series

1961-64 71? episodes x 60 min

(17Sep61-30Aug64)

Premise:

This anthology series presents a panorama of programs, such as musical

variety, dramatic shows, documentaries, and special projects.

########## DuPont Show Of The Week ###########

############## season 1 1961-62 ############## ##############################################

NBC Sundays 10:00 pm Eastern (hour long)

Ep 1.01 DuPont Show Of The Week:  LAUGHTER U.S.A.

17Sep1961 NBC Sun

written by Richard Hanser & Rod Reed

directed by Donald B. Hyatt

musical score composed by Robert Russell Bennett

produced by Don Hyatt

Host/Narrator: George Burns.

Opening quote by George Burns:

"Why, they even say that old Ben Franklin wasn't allowed to write

the Declaration of Independence for fear he'd put a joke in it."

Performers: Phil Silvers, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Eddie Cantor,

Burns and Allen, Ben Turpin, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin,

Keystone Kops, Rudy Vallee, Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Laurel and Hardy,

W.C. Fields, Marx Brothers, Jack Paar.

*

Acts and Performances:

Stuck Hands ........... Phil Silvers

Vaudeville Teams ........ Harrigan and Hart, Gallagher and Shean,

Weber and Fields, Clark and McCullough

Berlin Monologue ................ Bob Hope

"Curse of An Aching Heart" ................ Eddie Cantor

"Lost Chord" .............. Jimmy Durante

"Steamboat Willie" Scene ................ Buster Keaton

Backyard Circus ............... Burns and Allen

Asparagus ............. Ben Turpin

Charlie Chaplin ............. Tramp

Keystone Kops ........... Chase (TV guide spelling of Cops)

Home Town ............... Fred Allen

Upper Berth ............. Laurel and Hardy

Golf ................ W.C. Fields

Hotel Clerk ................. Groucho Marx

Palladium Story .............. Jack Benny

Synopsis:

Main stops on this historical tour: tall stories and Davy Crockett; the

satire that created Uncle Sam; rural comedy and the "Toby" tent

shows; cartoons of Lincoln; wartime humor from the Civil War to World

War II; vaudeville; silent films; radio comedians; and the new comics

such as Shelley Berman and Jonathan Winters.

Summary:

This program presents a look at American humor, from slapstick to

satire, from Ben Franklin to Jack Benny and what makes people laugh.

It features scenes from movie comedies and television programs,

performances by famous comedians, and sketches with George Burns. [RF]

Ep 1.02 DuPont Show Of The Week:  HAPPY WITH THE BLUES

24Sep1961 NBC Sun

written by George Foster

directed by Bill Colleran

Narrator Bing Crosby

Performers:

Harold Arlen, Peggy Lee, Vic Damone, Joanie Sommers, La Vern Baker,

Paul Weston & Orchestra.

*

Highlights

"Any Place I Hang My Hat" ............... Arlen, Strauss

"Get Happy" ............ Chorus

"Come Rain or Come Shine" ............. Peggy Lee

"Paper Moon" ........... Joanie Sommers

"Got the World On A String" ........... Peggy Lee

"Black Magic" .......... Vic Damone

"Got A Right to Sing the Blues" ........... La Vern Baker

"Two Ladies" ............ Peggy Lee

"House of Flowers", "Jamaica" .......... Dancers

"One For My Baby" ............ Vic Damone

"Down With Love" ............. Joanie Sommers

"Ill Wind", "Stormy Weather" ............ La Vern Baker

"Man That Got Away" ............ Peggy Lee

"Blues in the Night" ............ Dancers, Chorus

"Happy With the Blues", "Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe",

"Accentuate the Positive", "Over the Rainbow" ................ All

"Little Drops of Rain" ................ Harold Arlen

"Hooray For Love", "Hit the Road" ............ All

Summary:

"Who is Harold Arlen?" That's what the cab driver (Robert Strauss) who

drives Arlen to the studio wants to know.

In this tribute to Harold Arlen, singers perform many of his popular

tunes. Arlen appears in a brief introductory segment. In the second .

half of the show, Bing Crosby recounts highlights of Arlen's career.

At the end, Arlen plays and sings some of his music. [RF]

Ep 1.03 DuPont Show Of The Week:  HEMINGWAY

01Oct1961 NBC Sun

written by Julian Claman

directed by Julian Claman

Voice: Andrew Duggan as Ernest Hemingway

This episode presents an exploration of the life of Ernest Hemingway

from his boyhood, through his years as a journalist and novelist,

until his death. Major literary and artistic personalities of the

20th century are seen. Footage documents the turbulent times in

which he lived and took active part including World Wars I and II

and the Spanish Civil War. [RF]

Ep 1.04 DuPont Show Of The Week:  USO -- WHEREVER THEY GO!

08Oct1961 NBC Sun

written by George Foster

Performers: Dick Powell, Jack Benny, Marilyn Monroe

Debbie Reynolds, Lena Horne

Summary:

In 1942 the late Al Jolson led the first USO unit overseas to entertain the troops.

Films of that trip and many others that followed are highlights of this hour-long tribute

and a number of USO headliners are on hand to talk about their experiences.

*

Dick Powell comments on films taken aboard the carrier Intrepid, where the audience

 is listening to a crooner named Dick Powell. Marilyn Monroe narrates clips of her

tour of Korea, Jack Benny remarks on his rendition of "Love in Bloom", Merle Oberon,

Debbie Reynolds, Danny Thomas, Joe E. Brown and Danny Kaye talk about trips

during World War II and the Korean War. Frances Langford recalls her stint with the

Bob Hope troupe, Bob himself is on hand to view himself in such activities as a duet

with Bing Crosby of "Mairzy Doats" and Steve Lawrence and Edyie Gorme recollect

their recent journey to Berlin and discuss the shows and services of the USO Today.
*
Also seen on this filmed memoir,
Gary Cooper, Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Dinah Shore, Edward G. Robinson,

Leo Durocher, Martha Raye, Ray Bolger, Kay Kyser, James Cagney, Mickey Rooney,

Jane Russell and Marlene Dietrich singing at a night club in liberated Paris.
*
Former Presidents Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower appear briefly

to applaud the patriotic spirit of show people.
*
This episode presents a tribute to the USO on its 20th anniversary

and to those of the entertainment world who have given their time

and performed for the American armed forces at bases at home and

abroad, in peace and war. [RF]

Ep 1.05 DuPont Show Of The Week:  THE BALLET OF THE PAPER BULLETS

15Oct1961 NBC Sun

written by Henry Misrock

directed by Lela Swift

starring

Frank Lovejoy ........... Major Gesner

Cesar Romero .......... Lukas

Jerry Lester ............ Janusz

Russell Collins ........... Viertal

Enzo Stuarti .............. Girard

Summary:

This episode presents an historically authentic drama of secret

intelligence in Nazi Germany during World War II. The story is about

a Nazi plot to win the war by flooding the free world with counterfeit

English and American money. Major Ludwig Gesner conceives the idea

and gains the approval of Hitler and Himmler. He selects seven

prisoners of war to carry out his plan. They are promised their

freedom once they have finished, but they think they will be killed

so they delay the project as long as they can. By the time they have

finally prepared the counterfeit money, the Americans have liberated

their camp. [RF]

Ep 1.06 DuPont Show Of The Week:  MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

22Oct1961 NBC Sun

written by Philip Reisman Jr.

directed by Robert C. Bendick

produced by Bob Bendick
music by Robert Russell Bennett

narrator: Groucho Marx.

Summary:

This episode presents a documentary combining sociology with humor,

telling the story and history of the automobile. The program depicts

America's love affair with the car. It traces the development of

the automobile from its pioneer days through the era of the

"tin Lizzie" to 1961's traffic and shows how the car has affected

the social life, customs, entertainment, and daily labors of the

country. Archival footage is included  [RF]

Synopsis:
The automobile - once described as a noisy, smoky, stink-wagon and its struggle

for respectability is the subject of this hour long taped and filmed show.
Groucho Marx, one of the few men who can talk with his tongue in his cheek and

a cigar in his mouth, is the on- and off-screen narrator for this view of Americans

getting off their high horses and into critterless carriages.
How the automobile was opposed by everyone from farmers ("the sight of one is enough

to dry up a whole dairy herd"), to moralists and social reformers, its acceptance after

Henry Ford suited the Nation's driving needs to a T, and its subsequent cultural and moral

impact are some of the highlights.
Seen in a nostalgic chase sequence, with a score by Skitch Henderson, are such

freewheelers as the Keystone Kops, Will Rogers and Ben Turpin. [RF]

Ep 1.07 DuPont Show Of The Week:  THE ZIEGFELD TOUCH 

29Oct1961 NBC

written by William Nichols

directed by James Elson

host Joan Crawford

starring

Barbara Cook

Jack Irwin

Marilyn Lovell

Danny Meehan

Summary:

His touch transformed the American girl, displaying her in extravagant, exotic surroundings.

The girls and comics of his Follies delighted the pleasure-seeking public of the boom

years following World War I. Present day performers taking part in this on-hour

tribute to impresario Florenz Ziegfeld include, Barbara Cook, Marilynn Lovell, Danny

Meehan and Jack Irwin and dancer Jayne Turner. There are film clips of performances

by such Follies stars as Marilyn Miller, Fanny Brice, Eddie Cantor, Will Rogers and W.C. Fields.
Synopsis:

This episode is a musical variety show telling the story of

Florenz Ziegfeld and his Ziegfeld Follies and includes portrayals

of some of the famous stars of that show, such as Anna Held,

Mademoiselle Dazie and her Salome Dancers, Nora Bayes, and the

Dolly Sisters. Joan Crawford hosts the show and the performers

recreate scenes and numbers from the Ziegfeld Follies. There are

film clips of Follies performers, such as Dolores, Paulette Goddard,

Justine Johnson, Marion Davies, and Billie Dove.  [RF]

*

Highlights
"Rio Rita" medley ...Lowell, Irwin, Meehan and Cook
"Play With Me", "Look For the Silver Lining"...Cook
"Salome Dance" ...Turner
"Bumble Bee"...Cook, Meehan
"Hello, Frisco"...Irwin
"On the Beach at Honolulu", "Makin' Whoopee"...Meehan
"Make Believe"...Cook, Irwin
"Bill"...Lovell
"Pretty Girl", "Mandy"...All

Ep 1.08 DuPont Show Of The Week:  AMERICA'S MUSIC OF THE THIRTIES

05Nov1961 NBC

written by William Nichols

directed by Bill Colleran

Performers:

Count Basie, John Bubbles, Blossom Dearie, Bill Hayes, Dorothy Loudon.

Synopsis:

This episode presents a documentary exploring the golden age of

popular music. The program recreates some of the hit musical numbers

of the the thirties and includes original recordings and archival

footage. The program explores Broadway musicals, the growth of the

radio audience, the advent of the film musical, the jukebox craze,

and the coming of swing and the big bands and includes the songs of

Gershwin, Berlin, Kern, Porter, Arlen, Ellington, Schwartz, Rodgers,

and others. [RF]

Ep 1.09 DuPont Show Of The Week:  THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF TOYS

12Nov1961 NBC

written by George Foster

directed by Richard Barstow

Hosts: Harpo Marx and Carol Burnett.

Performers:

Carol Burnett, Edie Adams, Merv Griffin, Paterson, New Jersey East

Side High School Band.

Appearing:

Rube Goldberg, Milton Berle, Eva Gabor, Elsa Maxwell, Audrey Meadows.

Synopsis:

In this episode, Harpo Marx acts as silent guide and Carol Burnett

acts as narrator through toyland. There are also performances.

Rube Goldberg interviews several children about scientific toys.

Musical highlights include, "Autumn Leaves," by Harpo Marx. [RF]

Ep 1.10 DuPont Show Of The Week:  FRED WARING AND THE PENNSYLVANIANS - THE UNFORGETTABLES

19Nov1961 NBC

written by George Foster

directed by Clark Jones

Performers: Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians

Synopsis:

This episode presents a special Christmas program of all-time

favorites from the repertoire of Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians.

In Christmas settings, Waring and his 53-member glee club,

orchestra, choir, vocal groups, and soloists perform unforgettable

songs, including America the beautiful, Stars and stripes forever

and Heritage and concluding with 'Twas the night before Christmas,

Silent night and Battle hymn. [RF]

Ep 1.11 DuPont Show Of The Week:  AMERICA'S MUSIC CHICAGO AND ALL THAT JAZZ

26Nov1961 NBC

director, James Elson

producer and writer, William Nichols

hosted by Garry Moore

Performers:

Red Allen, Louis Armstrong, Buster Bailey, Mae Barnes, Eddie Condon,

Bud Freeman, Johnny Guarnieri, Bob Haggart, Gene Krupa,

Meade Lux Lewis, Jack Teagarden.

Synopsis:

* Chicago and All That Jazz.VJC-2002. This is a tape of the Dupont

Show of the Week telecast on NBC on November 26, 1961, with Garry

Moore as the host. The show consists of several segments that feature

several artists such as Eddie Condon, Bud Freeman, Pee Wee Russell

and Jimmy McPartland who were from Chicago and/or contributed to the

Chicago style of jazz. Bill Challis acted as consultant and wrote

several of the orchestral arrangements. There are two magnificent

tributes, one to Bix and one to Louis Armstrong. The Bix tribute has

two parts. In one, the soundtrack plays Frankie Trumbauer's seminal

1927 recording of Singin' the Blues while silent footage of Bix and

several of Jean Goldkette's sideman is seen on video.

*

The second part has Johny Guarneri playing In a Mist.

The Louis tribute also consists of two parts. In the first, we hear

Louis' 1927 landmark recording of West End Blues while still

photographs and film footage are displayed on the screen.

The second consists of a film of Louis Armstrong and his orchestra

playing Dippermouth Blues. The people responsible for making the

choices of what to include in the show were quite insightful.

Undoubtedly, the two most important jazz recordings of all times are

Singin' the Blues and West End Blues. The contrast between Bix's

lyrical solo in Singin' the Blues and Louis' virtuoso solo in West

End Blues is worthy of notice. [RF]

Ep 1.12 DuPont Show Of The Week:  TRICK OR TREASON

17Dec1961 NBC

written by Leon Tokatyan

directed by Leonard Horn

starring

Martin Gabel ......... DiLuca

Monique van Vooren ............ Krys

Tom Hellmore ............. Osborne

Russell Collins ........... Struycken

Randy Kraft ............. Carlin

Synopsis:

This episode presents a drama of espionage during World War II.

To catch a Dutch spy and mislead the Nazis, an operation for an

invasion through Holland is fed to the Germans to throw them off

from the actual invasion on the Normandy coast. DiLuca, an American

OSS captain, falls in love with Krys, the Dutch spy. Her perfidy

almost costs him his life when he learns she is a spy and tries to

stop her from revealing what he thinks is true information to the

Nazis. He does not succeed and the erroneous invasion plans confuse

and divert the Nazis. [RF]

Ep 1.13 DuPont Show Of The Week:  HOLLYWOOD - MY HOME TOWN

07Jan1962 NBC

written by Royal Foster

directed by William Martin

narrated by Ken Murray

footage of Tom Mix, Will Rogers, John Barrymore,

Jean Harlow, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford

Synopsis:

This episode consists of the home movies taken by Ken Murray,

entertainer and amateur cameraman, of Hollywood celebrities from

1927 to the present. Approximately 75 of Hollywood's top stars

are seen. The show is divided loosely into five parts:

Hollywood in the 20's; Hollywood revisited; Playtime in Hollywood;

Hollywood goes to war; and Hollywood today. [RF]

Ep 1.14 DuPont Show Of The Week:  CIRCUS

21Jan1962 NBC

written by Richard Hanser & Bill Ballantine

directed by Donald B. Hyatt

Narrator: Emmett Kelly.

Performers: The Great Wallendas, La Norma.

Synopsis:

This episode explores the appeal of the circus and traces its

history from the Roman Circus Maximus through P.T. Barnum to today.

There is archival footage of famous circus performers, such as

Bird Millman and Alfredo Codona, and circus parades.Circus acts

are seen performing. Setting and taking down the circus tents are

shown as well as the Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus and the

Florida State University training center. [RF]

Ep 1.15 DuPont Show Of The Week:  THE FORGERY

04Feb1962 NBC

written by Gordon Russell

directed by Jack Smight

starring

Arthur Kennedy as Hans Maasdijk

Robert Burr as Police Commissioner Stryker

Thayer David as Gerald Wolters

John Abbott as Vanderkamp

Gaby Rodgers as Marie Maasdijk

Synopsis:

This episode presents a dramatization of the trial of the Dutch

painter and forger Hans Van Moegeren, who confessed to forging

a dozen paintings of Jan Vermeer, one of which he sold to Field

Marshall Hermann Goering. After the war, he confessed to the

forgeries to establish his innocence of collaboration charges.

Convicted in 1947, he died in jail but he delighted the Dutch by

fooling the art experts. [RF]

Ep 1.16 DuPont Show Of The Week:  POLICE EMERGENCY

18Feb1962 NBC

written by Julian Claman

directed by Julian Claman

narrator Walter Matthau

Synopsis:

This episode presents a documentary that follows two emergency

patrol car officers, Walter Chadwick and Eugene Corcoran, from

the 14th Precinct in New York City as they answer calls throughout

lower Manhattan. Incidents that occur include a race to assist a

heart attack victim; a steam leak with 60 people trapped behind a

wall of steam; an armed robbery of a Western Union office; and a

body floating in the East River being retrieved. Also included

are conversations between the two officers as they travel around

the city. Their backgrounds, interests and families are discussed. [RF]

Ep 1.17 DuPont Show Of The Week:  AMERICA'S MUSIC REGARDS TO GEORGE M. COHAN

04Mar1962 NBC

written by William Nichols

directed by James Elson

starring

Peter Lind Hayes

Dorothy Loudon

Danny Meehan

Paula Hayden

Lester James

Synopsis:

This episode presents the story of George M. Cohan. The program

includes performances of songs by Cohan and scenes from the film

Yankee Doodle Dandy, starring Jimmy Cagney as Cohan. [RF]

Ep 1.18 DuPont Show Of The Week:  COPS AND ROBBERS

18Mar1962 NBC

written Philip Reisman Jr

directed by Donald B. Hyatt

Narrator: Edward G. Robinson

Synopsis:

This episode presents a documentary about crime in America from

pre-Revolutionary days to the present. The program shows a typical

city police headquarters, squad cars, officers on the beat, crime

lab, as well as how the state and federal governments use mobile

forces and long-range strategy in detecting crime. Rare photos of

American criminals, such as John Billington, who was the first

felon in America and was hanged for murder, are shown. Archival

news footage show crime figures such as Al Capone and John Dillinger. [RF]

Ep 1.19 DuPont Show Of The Week:  THE BEAUTY OF A WOMAN

01Apr1962 NBC

written by Ernest Pendrell

directed by Lynwood King

narrated by Cyril Ritchard

appearing

Richard Brooks, Anita Colby, Ruby Dee, Jimmy Durante, Zsa Zsa Gabor,

Hermoine Gingold, Lillian Gish, Philippe Halsman, Edith Head,

Alexander King, Vincente Minnelli, Katherine Anne Porter,

and Cyril Ritchard

Synopsis:

A discussion on what makes a woman beautiful. Pictures various women

from the early days of history to the movie stars of the twentieth

century and points out why they have been considered beautiful:

examines the use of makeup for creating beauty. [RF]

Ep 1.20 DuPont Show Of The Week:  THE ACTION OF NEW ORLEANS

15Apr1962 NBC

written by Franklyn MacGregor

directed by Jack Smight

starring

Robert Cummings ....... Alabama

Audrey Meadows ....... Constance

Frank McHugh ....... The Hub Tub Kid

Howard St. John ....... Crazy Horse Kid

William Hickey ....... the Clerk

Synopsis:

This episode presents the story of Alabama, a con man who romances

rich widows and leaves them once he has obtained their money.

In New Orleans, he meets an attractive widow, Constance, who is

selling her business. She is aware of his motive but, finding him

attractive, she gives him the money. He "loses" the money in

investments and pockets the money. She informs the police but she

will not press charges if he will marry her. If he does not like

being married to her after two years, he will be free to leave.

Alabama and Constance have been recalling these events after fifteen

happy years of marriage. [RF]

Ep 1.21 DuPont Show Of The Week:  THE WORLD'S GREATEST ROBBERY (Part 1)

29Apr1962 NBC

written by Loring Mandel

directed by Franklin Schaffner

starring

Milton Selzer ....... Billy Noonan

Paul Mazursky ....... Lou Pugliese

Paul Lambert ....... James Cavanaugh

Gerald Price ....... Eugene "Gino" Carbonne

William Phipps ....... William "Whitey" Johnson

Ep 1.22 DuPont Show Of The Week: THE WORLD'S GREATEST ROBBERY (Part 2)

06May1962 NBC

written by Loring Mandel

directed by Franklin Schaffner

starring

Milton Selzer ....... Billy Noonan

Paul Mazursky ....... Lou Pugliese

Paul Lambert ....... James Cavanaugh

Gerald Price ...... Eugene "Gino" Carbonne

William Phipps ...... William "Whitey" Johnson

This episode presents a docudrama based on the armed robbery of the Brink's

Company in Boston on Jan. 17, 1950. This was the largest cash robbery in history,

totaling $2,775,395. This program recounts the aftermath of the robbery. Although the

seven robbers had taken a pledge to kill any member who broke the rules of secrecy,

the brutality, antagonisms and betrayal within the group turned one of its number to the law.

The greatest police search for a criminal did not catch the robbers until 1956 and only $60,000

was recovered. Doonan was cheated out of his share and he revealed everything to the FBI. [RF]

Ep 1.23 DuPont Show Of The Week:  AMERICA'S MUSIC FADS AND FOIBLES

13May1962 NBC

written by William Nichols

directed by Bill Colleran

starring

Eileen Rodgers

Art Carney

Alice Ghostley

James Hurst

John Smolko

Barbara Cook

Synopsis:

This episode presents a musical show exploring a century of fads

and foibles including dance crazes, musical vogues, sports, fashion,

and automobiles in America. Musical selections, commentary,

archival footage, and still photos in action help portray the theme. [RF]

Ep 1.24 DuPont Show Of The Week:  A SOUND OF HUNTING

20May1962 NBC

written by Harry Brown

directed by Seymour M. Robbie

starring

Peter Falk ....... Collucci

Sal Mineo ....... Coke

Robert Lansing ....... Sgt. Mooney

Michael Tolan ....... Carter

Gene Wilder ....... Muller

Synopsis:

This episode presents a World War II drama set in 1944 in Monte Cassino, Italy.

A rifle squad of eight GI's pinned down by German gunfire are ordered to withdraw from

the frontline position they hold by nightfall. One of them, Small, is trapped and must wait

until nightfall to join the unit or get the help of his buddies to get out safely before then.

Eventually, the embittered combat soldier, Collucci, disobeys orders and sets out to get

Small. On the way, he wipes out the enemy machine gun unit. When Collucci finds Small,

he is already dead. [RF]

Ep 1.25 DuPont Show Of The Week:  HURRICANE

27May1962 NBC

directed by Al Wasserman

Narrator, Dane Clark

Synopsis:

This episode presents a documentary which analyzes Hurricane Carla,

which struck the Gulf Coast of Texas in the early fall of 1961.

The program traces the earliest beginnings of the storm and tracks

it until it builds its full fury and hits Galveston Sept. 10-11, 1961.

The show focuses on Galveston, which sustained the heaviest damage.

Preparations before the arrival of the hurricane and the devastation

afterwards are shown. Repairs and rebuilding are undertaken and normal

activities resume. [RF]

Ep 1.26 DuPont Show Of The Week:  D-DAY

03Jun1962 NBC

written by Malvin Wald

directed by Mel Stuart

Narrated by Richard Basehart

appearing

Generels Dwight D. Eisenhower

Bernard Montgomery

Charles de Gaulle and Omar Bradley

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Prime Minster Winston Churchill

Synopsis:

This episode presents a documentary that provides an hour-by-hour

account of the Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944, recalling

the first 24 hours of the beachhead and the harrowing weeks preceding

the largest military landing in history. The program includes footage

of D-Day not previously seen in the U.S., such as captured German

film and reels of the French underground waging guerrilla warfare. [RF]

Ep 1.27 DuPont Show Of The Week:  THE MOVIE STAR

10Jun1962 NBC

written by Robert Crean

directed by Jack Smight

starring

Dane Clark ....... Jerry Ross

Norma Crane ...... Anne Allen

Harry Townes ...... Mr. Allen

Nancy Marchand ...... Edna Rawley

Kathleen Widdoes ...... Kathy Allen

Synopsis:

This episode presents a drama of the hysteria that arises when an

international movie idol dies at the peak of his career. Billy Allen

is brought to his small Midwestern hometown of Charity for a hero's

burial. When a Hollywood columnist suggests a memorial fund to his

memory, the bitter truth about Billy is divulged. Through the eyes

of his widow, his business manager and his brother's widow, a less

than glamorous and heroic image of Billy takes form. Billy's widowed

sister-in-law proclaims to the mourners that he was the father of

her son. Billy's widow asks the mourners to remember him as a fine

actor and to allow his family to mourn him alone. [RF]

Ep 1.28 DuPont Show Of The Week:  THE RICHEST MAN IN BOGOTA

17Jun1962 NBC

written by Frank Gabrielson

directed by Ralph Nelson

starring

Lee Marvin ...... Juan de Nuñez

Miriam Colon ...... Marina

Richard Eastman ...... Great Elder

Eugene Iglesias ...... Pedro

E.J. Andre ...... Father José

Synopsis:

This episode presents the science fiction story of Juan de Nuñez,

who is searching for precious minerals in the mountains near his

home of Bogotá, Colombia. After an avalanche, he awakes in a hidden

valley inhabited by eyeless people. They speak his language but do

not understand words such as eyes and see. One of the eyeless people,

Marina, pities him and tries to protect him from the others, who are

revolted by his eyes and think he is evil. He tries to escape the

valley, but the Great Elder rules his eyes must be destroyed so he

will not leave their paradise. With Marina's help, Nu~ez escape and

learns the meaning of the valley and its inhabitants. [RF]

Ep 1.29 DuPont Show Of The Week:  SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE

24Jun1962 NBC

written by George M. Cohan

directed by Paul Almond

starring

Fred Gwynne ....... Magee

Joe E. Ross ....... Chief Kennedy

Pat Stanley ....... Mary

Jayne Meadows ....... Myra

Howard St. John ....... the Mayor

Synopsis:

This episode presents the story of William Hallowell Magee, a TV

writer, makes a $5,000 bet with a friend, the owner of the deserted

Baldpate Inn in New England, that he can write a TV mystery in 24

hours. Magee arrives at the inn in the dead of winter with, supposedly,

the only key. However, mysterious intruders, each with their own key,

disturb his concentration. He discovers that there are six other people

with keys. There is the theft of $200,000 left in the safe and one of

the intruders, Myra, is killed. The whole situation turns out to be

a hoax. [RF]

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p 2.01 DuPont Show Of The Week:  THE OUTPOST

16Sep1962 NBC

written by Roger O. Hirson

directed by Fielder Cook

starring

Neville Brand ....... Sergeant

Richard Conte ....... Captain

Keir Dullea ....... Lieutenant

Claude Rains ....... Colonel

Everett Sloane ....... Private

Synopsis:

This episode presents an allegorical drama without a specific time

or location. There is a military outpost in a desert wilderness near

a hypothetical enemy. A young lieutenant arrives and is shocked to

find only four other soldiers, each with a stain against their

military record. When he reports enemy troop movements, the others

accuse him of having hallucinations. The action builds to a surprise

ending and because the exact significance of the story is unclear,

viewers are can draw their own conclusions. [RF]

Ep 2.02 DuPont Show Of The Week:  THE INTERROGATOR

23Sep1962 NBC

written by Don M. Mankiewicz

directed by Jack Smight

starring

John Mills ...... Inspector Fallon

Ina Balin ...... Drusilla

Robert Loggia ...... Kiki

Murray Matheson ...... Commissioner Thompson

Synopsis:

This episode presents a drama about Cyprus in 1957 during the

height of the three-sided conflict between British colonial rule

and Greek and Turkish terrorists. Inspector Fallon, a British

police superintendent, brings in a Cypriot prisoner, Christos,

one of a gang who blew up a power plant. In order to climb a hill,

Fallon releases Christos, who knocks him out and escapes. When

Fallon returns, he is accused of murdering Christos. Commissioner

Thompson thinks Fallon has comprised himself and orders a replacement.

A band of terrorists, including Kiki and Drusilla, is interrogated

by Fallon, who uses fierce measures to break down the prisoners.

They confess to blowing up the plant. Fallon is freed from the

accusation but realizes he has used brutality in the process. [RF]

Ep 2.03 DuPont Show Of The Week:  FIRE RESCUE

30Sep1962 NBC Sun (rebroadcast 21Jul63)

written by Jack Fuller

directed by Fred Freed

narrator Walter Matthau

Synopsis 1:

This episode presents a documentary about the Rescue Company One

of the New York Fire Dept., a small corps of firefighters whose

training and skills have equipped them for the most challenging

assignments. The program follows the firefighters as they answer

calls to multiple alarm fires, resuscitation calls and other

emergencies day and night. Incidents include the death of

firefighter John Farragher in a fire in the city's Hell's Hundred

Acres section and a nine-alarm fire in a clothing store in Queens.

The show focuses on Lt. William McMahon as he leads his men. There

are scenes at the company's quarters on West 43rd St. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
For three months, cameras recorded New York City's Fire Rescue Company One in

action and at the firehouse. There was a nine-alarmer in Queens; a fire in a Manhattan

novelty store; a tough mopping up job in a fire-gutted building; the rescue of an 80 year-old

woman trapped during a blaze; first aid to a girl who collapsed on the street; the rescue

of other firemen overcome by smoke in a burning tenement; and a tragic loft fire in which

one man in the squad lost his life. Off-camera narrator: Walter Matthau. [RF]

Ep 2.04 DuPont Show Of The Week:  BIG DEAL IN LAREDO

07Oct1962 NBC Sun

written by Sidney Carroll

directed by Fielder Cook

starring

Teresa Wright ...... Mary
Walter Matthau ...... Meredith
John McGiver ...... C.P. Ballinger
Zachary Scott ...... Habershaw
Roland Winters ...... Drummond
John Megna ...... Jackie
William Hansen ...... Dr. Scully
Arthur Hughes ...... Buford
James Kenny ...... Sam
Dana Elcar ...... Wilcox
Allen Collins
Keith Carsey

Synopsis 1:
A Western about a game of poker among four millionaires in Laredo. Meredith,

traveling with his wife Mary and son Jackie, watches the game and as a compulsive gambler

has to join in. He is dealt the best five-card hand but dies of a heart attack. Mary takes over

and secures a loan from the bank using the hand as collateral. She wins the huge pot. In fact,

 they have pulled off a con that cannot be repeated. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
At the Palomar Hotel in Laredo, the biggest durn poker game in the history of Texas is underway.

Four cattle barons are battling for blood in the back room, when the game is interrupted by

a dirt farmer named Meredith, who asks permission to kibitz. Meredith, a compulsive gambler,

finally breaks down, joins the game - and bets his entire life savings. [RF]
Note: This was made into the feature film "A Big Hand for the Little Lady".

Ep 2.05 DuPont Show Of The Week:  THE BETRAYAL

21Oct1962 NBC

written by Ernest Pendrell

directed by Jack Smight

starring

Franchot Tone ...... the Inspector

Maureen Stapleton ...... Prof. Gretchen Anna Thaelman

Margaret O'Brien ...... Elsa Thaelman

Burt Brinckerhoff ...... Carl Richter

John Alderman ...... Richard Thaelman

Synopsis:

This episode presents a drama about contemporary East Berlin.

A colonel of the East German People's Police is assassinated by Richard Thaelman,

a young underground hero, and son of Professor Gretchen Anna Thaelman,

a Nobel Prize winner. Richard flees to the apartment of Carl Richter, a non-political

student of the professor. Under threats from Richard, he helps to plan his escape

when he is taken into custody. When he tells the inspector about Richard,

he does not believe Carl. Richard is caught and the Inspector tells his mother

 that Carl turned him in. But Carl wins his  release and he insists they flee the country

and he pledges to carry on their work. [RF]

Ep 2.06 DuPont Show Of The Week:  THE SHADOWED AFFAIR

04Nov1962 NBC

written by Michael Dyne

directed by Fielder Cook

starring

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. ...... Hans Harben

Greer Garson ...... Juliette Harben

Lois Nettleton ...... Jennifer Graham

Synopsis:

This episode presents a drama of a isolated Nobel Prize-winning

novelist, Hans Harben, his psychotic wife, Juliette, and a young

journalist, Jennifer Graham, who is assigned to interview him.

Jennifer idolizes Hans, but she observes the strange relationship

between Hans and Juliette, who takes charge of all of his affairs

with pathological determination. Jennifer cannot work under her

authoritative direction. She discovers she is in love with Hans

and he with her. They plan to go to Greece, but Juliette tells her

about the strange bond that links her to Hans and why she throws

Hans at young women. None of his books would have been finished

without these affairs. As Jennifer leaves, Hans and Juliette are

at work on his newest book, about their affair, entitled The shadowed

affair. [RF]

Ep 2.07 DuPont Show Of The Week:  EMERGENCY WARD

18Nov1962 NBC

written by Frank De Felitta

directed by Frank De Felitta

narrator Dana Andrews

Synopsis:

This episode presents a documentary about the experiences of a

young doctor confronted with a succession of crises in one of the

world's busiest hospitals, Bellevue Hospital in New York City.

The program shows the physicians, nurses, patients, and medical

students of Bellevue's emergency ward on a typical night.

Dr. Martin Mulder, a 26-year-old intern, works a routine of

36 hours on duty and 8 hours off. He works at his utmost capacity

on his cases, some of whom include a middle-aged man who dies

from a brain injury, a patient who rejects his advice of surgery

because it will leave him disabled, and a man with an acute heart

attack. [RF]

Ep 2.08 DuPont Show Of The Week:  MUTINY

02Dec1962 NBC

written by Jerome Ross

directed by Jack Smight

starring

Dana Andrews ...... Commander Jason Vanning

Robert Walker ...... Cadet Philip Cantrell

John Baragrey ...... the Judge Advocate

Staats Cotsworth ...... Commandant Matthew Wayde

Lonnie Chapman ...... Seaman Cromwell

Synopsis:

This episode presents a drama suggested by the only recorded

mutiny in U.S. naval history. In 1842, the U.S.S. Bowers returns

to the Brooklyn Navy Yard from a training cruise. One cadet,

17-year old Philip Cantrell, son of a leading senator, was killed

during the voyage and a Naval Court of Inquiry summons the ship's

captain, Commander Jason Vanning, to a hearing on charges of murder.

Cantrell always broke the rules and talked about seizing the vessel.

The crew informed the captain and he put Cantrell in irons.

Cantrell told him that he had always felt inferior to his father.

The crew became restless and Vanning prepared to hang Cantrell but

only if he did not confess. Cantrell tried to incite the crew and </