The DuPont Show of the Week The Movie Star (Season 1, Episode 27)
TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

The DuPont Show of the Week

The Movie Star (Season 1, Episode 27)

TV Episode | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

A movie idol, Billy Allen, dies at the peak of his career and is brought to his small Midwestern hometown or a hero's burial. When a Hollywood columnist suggests a memorial fund in his memory, the bitter truth about Billy is divulged.

Director

Jack Smight

Writers

William Bast (story) | Robert J. Crean (teleplay)

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Edit Released

Updated Jun 10, 1962

Release date

Jun 10, 1962 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 4 nominations

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Dane Clark Jerry Ross Jerry Ross See fewer	Destination Tokyo (1943)
Norma Crane Anne Allen Anne Allen See fewer	Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Nancy Marchand Edna Rawley Edna Rawley See fewer	The Sopranos (1999)
Harry Townes Mr. Allen Mr. Allen See fewer	The Twilight Zone (1959)
Kathleen Widdoes Kathy Allen Kathy Allen See fewer	As the World Turns (1956)