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| DuPont Show of the Month | |
|---|---|
 Richard Burton andYvonne Furneaux in theDuPont Show of the Month production ofWuthering Heights, May 9, 1958. | |
| Genre | Anthology |
| Directed by | Sidney Lumet Ralph Nelson Alex Segal Robert Mulligan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | Talent Associates |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | September 29, 1957 (1957-09-29) – March 31, 1961 (1961-03-31) |
DuPont Show of the Month is a 90-minute televisionanthology series that aired monthly onCBS from 1957 to 1961.[1] TheDuPont Company also sponsored a weekly half-hour dramaticanthology series hosted byJune Allyson,The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959–61).
During theGolden Age of Television,DuPont Show of the Month was one of numerous anthology series telecast between 1949 and 1962. Superficially, it resembledPlayhouse 90 and other anthologies, butDuPont Show of the Month focused less on contemporary dramas and more on adaptations of literary classics, includingOliver Twist,The Prince and the Pauper,Billy Budd,The Prisoner of Zenda,A Tale of Two Cities andThe Count of Monte Cristo.
The directors for the series includedSidney Lumet,Ralph Nelson,Alex Segal andRobert Mulligan.
DuPont Show of the Month was the first anthology series to stage a television dramatization ofThornton Wilder's only novel,The Bridge of San Luis Rey. It also presented original dramas, such asThe Lincoln Murder Case.Dale Wasserman wrote for the show, and it was Wasserman'sI, Don Quixote on this series (November 9, 1959) that was eventually developed intoMan of La Mancha six years later. The plot and much of the dialogue is identical.[citation needed]
Other writers includedSidney Kingsley andTerence Rattigan.
The show was nominated for a total of 12Emmy Awards.Julie Andrews,[2]Rex Harrison,Carol Channing,[2]John Gielgud,Gracie Fields,Richard Burton,Lee J. Cobb,Colleen Dewhurst,Eli Wallach,Hurd Hatfield,Judith Anderson,Hume Cronyn,Maureen O'Hara,Michael Rennie,Suzanne Storrs,Farley Granger,Fritz Weaver, andGeorge C. Scott made appearances.Johnny Washbrook of theMy Friend Flicka TV series appeared as Tom Canty inThe Prince and the Pauper.
With its stage cast,DuPont Show of the Month telecast the 1958Old Vic production ofWilliam Shakespeare'sHamlet immediately following its brief run on Broadway.[3] Sally Benson'sJunior Miss, on Broadway from 1941 to 1943 came to television on December 20, 1957, as a production ofDuPont Show of the Month.Carol Lynley had the lead role of Judy Graves withDon Ameche andJoan Bennett as her parents and Susanne Sidney as Fuffy Adams. Others in the cast wereDiana Lynn,Paul Ford,Jill St. John andDavid Wayne.
