7.8/109 votes#1 - Crescendo
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/1957
A visiting Englishman takes a dim view of American culture. To overcome his skepticism, he is introduced to a wide variety of American musical styles.
Director: Bill Colleran
Writer: Leslie Stevens, Peter Ustinov
- 7.7/1013 votes
#2 - The Prince and the Pauper
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/28/1957
A poor boy and a prince exchange identities and lives while the villainous Captain of the Guard plots to take advantage of this.
Director: Daniel Petrie
Writer: Leslie Slote
- 6.2/1011 votes
#3 - Beyond This Place
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/25/1957
A young man returns to his birthplace for the first time since childhood and learns that the father he had believed dead is still alive — and in prison for murder.
Director: Sidney Lumet
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1015 votes
#4 - Junior Miss
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/20/1957
A musical version of the hit play.
Director: Ralph Nelson
Writer: Will Glickman, Joseph Stein
- 7.5/1028 votes
#5 - The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/21/1958
In 1714 Peru, a friar is tried by the Inquisition for questioning God's intentions when five die in the collapse of an Andean rope bridge.
Director: Robert Mulligan
Writer: Ludi Claire
- 8.0/1038 votes
#6 - Aladdin
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/21/1958
Cole Porter's version of the story of Aladdin — his only musical written especially for television.
Director: Ralph Nelson
Writer: N/A
- 6.3/1017 votes
#7 - A Tale Of Two Cities
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/27/1958
A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution.
Director: Robert Mulligan
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#8 - The Red Mill
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/19/1958
No description available
Director: Delbert Mann
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10110 votes
#9 - Wuthering Heights
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/9/1958
No description available
Director: Daniel Petrie
Writer: James Costigan
- NaN/100 votes
#10 - The Member of the Wedding
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/12/1958
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of DuPont Show of the Month Season 1
Every episode of DuPont Show of the Month Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of DuPont Show of the Month Season 1!
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Crescendo" is the best rated episode of "DuPont Show of the Month" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Bill Colleran and written by Leslie Stevens, Peter Ustinov, it aired on 9/29/1957. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Prince and the Pauper".