The DuPont Show of the Month Heaven Can Wait (Season 4, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, History

The DuPont Show of the Month

Heaven Can Wait (Season 4, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, History

A boxer is taken to the afterlife too early. When it proves impossible to return him to his body, he is allowed to inhabit the bodies of others until he finds one that matches his destiny.

Director

Alex Segal

Writers

Jacqueline Babbin | Leslie Bush-Fekete (play) | Audrey Maas (as Audrey Gellen)

Producer

David Susskind

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 16, 1960

Release date

Nov 16, 1960 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Martin Ashe First Escort First Escort See fewer	Sunday Showcase (1959)
Elizabeth Ashley Bette Bette See fewer	Happiness (1998)
Joey Bishop Max Levine Max Levine See fewer	The Joey Bishop Show (1961)
Wally Cox Messenger 7013 Messenger 7013 See fewer	Mister Peepers (1952)
Michael Dowd Actor Actor See fewer	The DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
Anthony Franciosa Joe Pendleton Joe Pendleton See fewer	Tenebrae (1982)
Arthur Malet Actor Actor See fewer	Mary Poppins (1964)
Frank McHugh Lefty Lefty See fewer	The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Robert Morley Mr. Jordan Mr. Jordan See fewer	Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
Bud Palmer Announcer Announcer See fewer	The DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
Farrell Pelly Doctor Doctor See fewer	Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
Paul Reed Inspector Inspector See fewer	Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)
Jean Sincere Suzie Suzie See fewer	The Incredibles (2004)
Paul Stevens Tony Abbott Tony Abbott See fewer	Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Diana Van der Vlis Julia Farnsworth Julia Farnsworth See fewer	X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
Patrick Waddington Butler Butler See fewer	A Night to Remember (1958)
Henry Wallitsch Smallings Smallings See fewer	The DuPont Show of the Month (1957)