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"The Opening Door" (The DuPont Show with June Allyson, Episode No. 1-3), with a DuPont Carpet Nylon commercial

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Date: 1959-10-05
Held by: Hagley Museum and Library
Collection: DuPont Company films and commercials (Accession 1995.300), Series VIII. The DuPont Show with June Allyson, FC 305
Number: FILM_1995300_FC305 (FC 305)
Size: 1 reel (1200 ft) : sd., b&w ; 16mm (00:29:17:00).
Themes: Nylon & synthetic fibers (DuPont), Trade catalogs & marketing

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“‘The Opening Door’ (The DuPont Show with June Allyson, Episode No. 1-3), with a DuPont Carpet Nylon commercial,” 1959-10-05. FILM_1995300_FC305 (FC 305), DuPont Company films and commercials (Accession 1995.300), Series VIII. The DuPont Show with June Allyson, FC 305, Hagley Museum and Library. digital.hagley.org/FILM_1995300_FC305.

Research notes

Snippet: starring Virginia Christine and Irene Dunne, with commercials for Dacron and "DuPont Carpet Nylon". The cast matches "The Opening Door" (DuPont Show with June Allyson, 5 Oct 1959). Item page not yet identified: the result came from a search on Hagley's old site (https://digital.hagley.org/islandora/search?page=9&type=dismax&f[0]=mods_relatedItem_host_titleInfo_title_ms:DuPont\ Company\ films\ and\ commercials\ \(Accession\ 1995.300\)), which no longer works; search the new site for DuPont Company films and commercials (Accession 1995.300). Found via search-engine results (Hagley's site blocks automated reading): open the link to confirm and see the image. Update 2026-10-28 (Claude in Chrome): item page found on Hagley's new site: https://digital.hagley.org/FILM_1995300_FC305. Hagley ID FILM_1995300_FC305. Alternative title: "The DuPont Show with June Allyson. Episode No. 1-3". Date Created 1959-10-05. Producers: Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.; Four Star Television. Director Jack Smight; screenwriter Henry F. Greenberg; host June Allyson; actor Irene Dunne. Hagley summary: "Starring Virginia Christine and Irene Dunne. A mother looks to a teacher for help for her special needs son. ... Includes commercials for DuPont Dacron polyester fiber for men's fashions, DuPont Dacron polyester fiber for women's fashion and DuPont Carpet Nylon." Low resolution copy online; high resolution on request. This confirms the identification. Found: Hagley Digital Archives, search "carpet nylon", 2026-10-28.