The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson is an American anthology drama series which aired on CBS from September 21, 1959 to April 3, 1961 with rebroadcasts continuing until June 12, 1961. The series was hosted by actress June Allyson.

Drama

Seasons

1. Ruth and Naomi

Air Date: 1959-09-21

Two women- Ruth (June Allyson, and Naomi (Ann Harding), who are connected by Tommy (Ruth's husband, and Naomi's son) when Tommy dies, and an empty-feeling Ruth is asked by Naomi to live with her. The 2 women couldn't be more different; Naomi doesn't understand why - even months later, Ruth seems to not even try to move on and live, and asks her why she's only seen very few men, none of which she's asked to come over for dinner. Finally, Ruth agrees to invite David ([Peter Mark Richman). When David comes over, Ruth smiles, but every time Ruth sees Naomi seeing her smile, Ruth feigns a lack of interest. Naomi ...

2. Dark Morning

Air Date: 1959-09-28

A woman takes in her niece who is suspected of murdering her parents. Although she fights her neighbors' attempts to shun the girl, she has to admit she believes their suspicions are true.

3. The Opening Door

Air Date: 1959-10-05

A boy is taken to another doctor for help by his mother, who has not given up hope he can be helped. The doctor finds reason to hope, but the father is adamant about discontinuing further treatment.

4. A Summer's Ending

Air Date: 1959-10-12

Sharon Foster and Paul Martin fall in love at a summer resort. But both are already married.

5. The Tender Shoot

Air Date: 1959-10-19

A successful writer finds that the ideas just aren't coming anymore until she meets a young man while on a vacation in the country.

6. The Pledge

Air Date: 1959-10-26

Wes McAllen promises an orphan boy that he will adopt him after the war ends. But, his wife Sandra is pregnant and resents her husband's commitment.

7. Love is a Headache

Air Date: 1959-11-02

Ellie, a young girl living in a New York tenement district, idolizes a young man who sings on the porch of his boarding house each evening. Eager to charm him, Ellie asks her good friend Tony for some advice on romance.

8. Child Lost

Air Date: 1959-11-16

While Vivian is baby sitting a young boy, she begins to believe he might have been kidnapped.

9. Night Out

Air Date: 1959-11-23

When her husband forgets their wedding anniversary a housewife goes on a social spree by herself.

10. The Girl

Air Date: 1959-11-30

An assistant to a television producer who considers herself too indispensable to ever consider getting married meets a man who won't take "no" as an answer.

11. The Wall Between

Air Date: 1959-12-07

Anna, a young foreign girl, needs an escort to accompany her to California to visit relatives. John Tourell, United Nations official, agrees to travel with the girl.

12. The Crossing

Air Date: 1959-12-14

Elaine a plain young girl meets retired businessman Richard Bradley and falls madly in love with the older man.

13. No Place to Hide

Air Date: 1959-12-21

Danny robs a store in order to give his wife the life that she deserves.

14. Suspected

Air Date: 1959-12-28

Martha, a hotel stenographer, has dinner with a man who has hired her to take dictation. Later, Martha goes to his room to deliver the typing and finds that the man has been murdered.

15. Edge of Fury

Air Date: 1960-01-04

A couple stranded in the desert come across a seemingly abandoned town and find themselves in a race against time.

16. The Trench Coat

Air Date: 1960-01-11

A meek salesman finds a new self-confidence after he buys a smart new trench coat.

17. The Way Home

Air Date: 1960-01-18

Reagan plays a schoolteacher who just wants to teach his lessons and bury his head in the sand about anything else which is happening. But when the stress gets too much he becomes tortured by guilt.

18. Moment of Fear

Air Date: 1960-01-25

On a team-building camping trip, the allegiances and consciences of three men are tested when a bullying politician's life is threatened by a rattlesnake bite.

19. So Dim the Light

Air Date: 1960-02-01

An actress after losing her vision rediscovers with the help of a dog and a kindly teacher, to be independent again.

20. Trial by Fear

Air Date: 1960-02-08

George and Sally Aswell have car trouble in a small Western town and are forced to halt their honeymoon trip. As they wait for the car to be repaired, they become aware of tension in the air - the townsfolk are in the mood for a lynching.

21. Threat of Evil

Air Date: 1960-02-15

After witnessing the procession of hard-looking characters they see entering the Vales' house , the Deckers offer to help them.

22. Escape

Air Date: 1960-02-22

A bank robber hiding from the law is not usually a welcome guest. But in this case he's wounded, and besides he has his loot in tow. As he grows weaker, the farmer and his wife grow greedier.

23. Piano Man

Air Date: 1960-02-29

The marriage of a mild-mannered club pianist is threatened by his inability to stand up to a bullying predatory businessman.

24. Sister Slugger

Air Date: 1960-03-14

The coach of a school baseball team is injured, and a nun takes over the job.

25. The Blue Goose

Air Date: 1960-03-21

An executive tries to reignite the passion he and his wife had for each other but her preoccupation with their son frustrates his attempts, so he turns to his secretary.

26. Once Upon a Knight

Air Date: 1960-03-28

An Englishman in New York presents sellout lectures on Norman history, but gets a little caught up in his work.

27. Slip of the Tongue

Air Date: 1960-04-11

A husband dreams of murdering his rich wife so he can marry his beautiful lover.

28. Surprise Party

Air Date: 1960-04-18

A New Yorker is delayed on her way home by an ardent old-flame. Her husband, family and friends, waiting to start her surprise birthday party, are convinced she is having an affair and consider their own relationships.

29. The Doctor and the Redhead

Air Date: 1960-04-25

30. Intermission

Air Date: 1960-05-02

Stranded at a remote hotel a woman helps a man confront his past, but she may not be what she seems.

1. The Lie

Air Date: 1960-09-29

A handsome young beach-bum worms his way into a family on vacation, but is not all he seems.

2. The Dance Man

Air Date: 1960-10-06

A young man moves to a new town and starts a job as a dance instructor, but things become awkward when his demanding boss insists he charm his dance partners.

3. Dark Fear

Air Date: 1960-10-13

Sent by his company to the Caribbean, a businessman dismisses the voodoo beliefs of the local people at his peril.

4. The Test

Air Date: 1960-10-20

After a quantity of diamonds go missing from a jewelry firm, the boss's secretary is the only member of staff to refuse to take a lie-detector test, and refuses to divulge the reason.

5. Play Acting

Air Date: 1960-10-27

Grade school psychologist Ben Ellison is given a tough case in Johnnie, a vicious little juvenile delinquent, not yet a teenager. To gain his confidence, the doctor plays along with Johnnie's fantasies about planning an armed jewelry store robbery, that might include killing witnesses.

6. The Women Who

Air Date: 1960-11-03

The campaign and marriage of a senatorial candidate are jeopardized by the honest, outspoken views of his bubbly wife.

7. I Hit and Ran

Air Date: 1960-11-10

Following a frustrating business meeting, an architect hits a boy on a bicycle with his car and flees the scene. He must then face the reaction of his family and community.

8. Love on Credit

Air Date: 1960-11-17

A woman from Yugoslavia joins her fiancé in the US, and discovers the advantages and pitfalls of credit.

9. The Visitor

Air Date: 1960-11-24

While planning to leave her scientist husband, a neglected wife is held at gunpoint by one of his deranged former colleagues.

10. A Thief or Two

Air Date: 1960-12-01

An advertising executive is released from prison after a conviction for embezzlement. After his work with fellow inmates, he wishes nothing more than to be a librarian in a small town, to the consternation of his wife, daughter and former boss. But faced with a dishonest account for a casino owner, he decides to teach everyone a lesson.

11. Emergency

Air Date: 1960-12-08

A carefree trainee surgeon risks his career by operating on a former love, against the instructions of her father, his supervisor.

12. The Desperate Challenge

Air Date: 1960-12-15

Schoolteacher Carol Evans receives a call from her father, warning her to get out of town. It's the old man's last word on this earth.

13. Silent Panic

Air Date: 1960-12-22

Dummy, a deaf-mute, performs as a mechanical man in a department store window during the Christmas Season. A murder takes place in the street and Dummy is the only witness.

14. End of a Mission

Air Date: 1961-01-02

A bridge, used in transporting ammunition to the Germans, has to be destroyed. Two OSS officers, Major Anderson and a Lieutenant, are assigned to parachute into occupied France and carry out the mission.

15. The Defense is Restless

Air Date: 1961-01-09

A lawyer can't keep his facts straight.

16. The Guilty Heart

Air Date: 1961-01-16

Tom Grover visits a resort, the same resort where he accidentally killed a friend during a childhood camping trip.

17. An Affair in Athens

Air Date: 1961-01-23

On a trip to Athens Betty falls for a Greek man.

18. School of the Soldier

Air Date: 1961-01-30

Military trouble abounds through leadership issues.

19. Without Fear

Air Date: 1961-02-06

Dealing with her demanding husband Eleanor tries to protect her son.

20. A Great Day for a Scoundrel

Air Date: 1961-02-13

College Professor David Brent is scheduled to receive a coveted science award, and his students are very proud of him. David is visited by a stranger just before the big ceremony - and the stranger says he's the real professor.

21. The Old-Fashioned Way

Air Date: 1961-02-20

Entertaining frolic with Charles Lane as the crazy Dr.

22. The Moth

Air Date: 1961-02-27

Young Philippe is wanting to find a home with the Cate's.

23. The Haven

Air Date: 1961-03-06

Author Willard Mitchell has high hopes for his son, who also wants to be a writer. The hopes receive a jolt when Mitchell hears that his son has been lost at sea.

24. The Man Who Wanted Everything Perfect

Air Date: 1961-03-13

Andrew Harwell has put destiny into the hands of a machine - the computing machine in his office. He doesn't take a step in his personal life without first consulting this seer.

25. The Secret Life of James Thurber

Air Date: 1961-03-20

Comedic tale with the classic talent of Adolphe Menjou.

26. Our Man in Rome

Air Date: 1961-03-27

Maria Louise is enamored with the Count.

27. Death of the Temple Bay

Air Date: 1961-04-03

Murder at Temple Bay has all eyes on Captain Anderson as the culprit.

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Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

1959-09-21

Episodes

57 (2 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast