The DuPont Show of the Week
Season 2
An anthology weekly drama series.
Where to Watch Season 2
21 Episodes
- The OutpostE1
Episode 1The OutpostThis 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. - The InterrogatorE2
Episode 2The InterrogatorThis 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. - Fire RescueE3
Episode 3Fire RescueThis 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. - The Shadowed AffairE6
Episode 6The Shadowed AffairThis 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. - WindfallE10
Episode 10WindfallThis episode presents the story of Emily and Frank Foster, who find $92,000 in a sink which they bought in a junk shop. Although he could use the money, he turns it over to the police. Some call them fools and the IRS think they are holding out more money. When they find more money, Frank whats to keep it because of the suspicion and ridicule they have already received. Realizing that they have caught the money bug, they burn the money. - Prisoner at LargeE15
Episode 15Prisoner at LargeThis episode presents a documentary about the personal relationship between a parole officer and a paroled convict. Joseph McCormick has worked most of his life in the Massachusetts Dept. of Corrections as a prison social worker and parole officer. John Hackett (this is not the person's real name) first got into trouble when he was nine-years-old and was just paroled after serving seven years for armed robbery. McCormick thinks he is an intelligent and likeable person, for whom there seems hope of rehabilitation. After nearly a year, Hackett commits another crime and is caught. They meet with a sense of emotional crisis. - Something to HideE16
Episode 16Something to HideHoward Holt, a second rate author who is married to his wealthy publisher, Karen, is having an affair with Julie Grant. Karen runs over Julie and Howard tells her not to call the police, because they will charge her with manslaughter. Karen calls them anyway and D.A. Davies arrives with questions in hand. - The Legend of Lylah Clare
E17Episode 17The Legend of Lylah ClareThis episode presents a drama of eerie suspense based on the legend of the dibbuk in which the spirit of a dead person possesses a living body and acts through it. Elsie Brinkmann is an ingenue discovered in Las Vegas by Mickey Mandell and signed by director Louis Zakin and producer Jake Resnick to star in a film biography of legendary movie goddess, Lylah Clare, who has been dead for 25 years. Despite a striking resemblance, Elsie has none of her qualities. Lylah was unregenerate and perverse. As filming progresses, Elsie begins to imagine that she is Lylah and becomes an evil creature. Finally, Elsie is scheduled for the death scene, in which the character falls down the stairs and is killed. As she performs the scene, she in fact falls down and dies. - The Triumph of Gerald Q. WertE18
Episode 18The Triumph of Gerald Q. WertThis episode presents a drama about the last comedian on earth, Gerald Q. Wert. The totalitarian world-super-government deems laughter to be a malignant infection of public morals and a revolutionary activity. All comedians and laughmakers have been executed or surrendered their art to avoid death. In this society, no one laughs or smiles. Wert is the subject of a worldwide search. He finds sanctuary in a small American community and befriends a boy, Peter. At night Wert gives performances in cellars. Wert is captured and led to his death. Peter performs Wert's act for his friends and they roar with laughter. - San Francisco DetectiveE19
Episode 19San Francisco DetectiveThis episode presents a documentary about police work in San Francisco. The central figure is Inspector George Asdrubale, a veteran of 16 years with the San Francisco Police Dept., 10 of them as homicide specialist. The program follows him to a cheap hotel room in which an 18-year-old woman is found strangled, to skid row to serve a subpoena on a witness, to a shabby rooming house searching for a suspect in an assault case, to the morgue where police seek identification of a murder victim, and on a coffee break. The show also includes scenes of a line-up, the interrogation of witnesses and the work of the crime lab. - Opening NightE21
Episode 21Opening NightThis episode presents a behind-the-scenes study of the launching of a new play. The program focuses on the aspirations, talents and efforts of a director and cast that culminate in the exciting moment when a new play comes to life. The play is The dragon, a story of tyranny in the guise of a fairy tale, which opened April 9, 1963 at the Phoenix Theatre in New York City. This is the first off-Broadway production of Joseph Anthony, one of Broadway's top directors. The show includes Anthony's working with the actors and fusing the acting with the other elements of the play, such as lighting and costumes. Backstage scenes include Anthony's parting speech to the cast, portions of the play, and the principal players watching a review on TV. The play closed after a three-week run.