The DuPont Show of the Week



The DuPont Show of the Week is an American television anthology drama series that aired on NBC from September 17, 1961 to September 6, 1964. During its time on the air, the program "was NBC's late Sunday evening 'class' showcase".

Episodes
Most episodes dramatized events that had occurred in real life. Others were documentaries, musical revues, and light comedies. The variety of episodes included "Merrily We Roll Along" on October 22, 1961. It used film clips to review the history of the automobile, with Groucho Marx as narrator. Clips included early automobile racers, and nameplates of "virtually forgotten makes of cars" were shown.

In 1963, director Frank De Felitta and producer Irving Gitlin were nominated for an Emmy Award for their work on the documentary episode "Emergency Ward".

Notable guest stars
Entertainers who have appeared on The DuPont Show of the Week include:


 * Edie Adams
 * Eddie Albert
 * Dana Andrews
 * Lauren Bacall
 * Jack Benny
 * Milton Berle
 * Carol Burnett
 * Art Carney
 * Barbara Cook
 * Bing Crosby
 * Bob Cummings
 * James Daly
 * Ruby Dee
 * Colleen Dewhurst
 * Marlene Dietrich
 * Douglas Fairbanks Jr
 * Peter Falk
 * Greer Garson
 * Lillian Gish
 * Merv Griffin
 * Gene Hackman
 * Bob Hope
 * Lena Horne
 * Danny Kaye
 * Arthur Kennedy
 * Frank Lovejoy
 * Walter Matthau
 * Lee Marvin
 * Harpo Marx
 * Ray Milland
 * John Mills
 * Lloyd Nolan
 * Merle Oberon
 * Dick Powell
 * Claude Rains
 * Debbie Reynolds
 * Cesar Romero
 * Martha Scott
 * Zachary Scott
 * Maureen Stapleton
 * Rod Taylor
 * Danny Thomas
 * Tuesday Weld
 * Gene Wilder
 * Teresa Wright

Production
The show was broadcast from 10 to 11 p.m. Eastern Time on Sundays. Robert Bendix was one of the producers and directors. Writers included Philip Reisman Jr.

Critical response
A review in The New York Times described the episode about the history of automobiles as "primarily an affectionate report" with "fascinating film clips". It said that the musical score was "lively" and the script was "comprehensive", but the style of narration was "somewhat labored".