The DuPont Show with June Allyson (Season 1)

Ruth and Naomi (Episode 1)

Air date: 1959-09-21

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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 ...

Dark Morning (Episode 2)

Air date: 1959-09-28

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

The Opening Door (Episode 3)

Air date: 1959-10-05

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

A Summer's Ending (Episode 4)

Air date: 1959-10-12

Runtime: 30 min

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

The Tender Shoot (Episode 5)

Air date: 1959-10-19

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

The Pledge (Episode 6)

Air date: 1959-10-26

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

Love is a Headache (Episode 7)

Air date: 1959-11-02

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

Child Lost (Episode 8)

Air date: 1959-11-16

Runtime: 30 min

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

Night Out (Episode 9)

Air date: 1959-11-23

Runtime: 30 min

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

The Girl (Episode 10)

Air date: 1959-11-30

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

The Wall Between (Episode 11)

Air date: 1959-12-07

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

The Crossing (Episode 12)

Air date: 1959-12-14

Runtime: 30 min

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

No Place to Hide (Episode 13)

Air date: 1959-12-21

Runtime: 30 min

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

Suspected (Episode 14)

Air date: 1959-12-28

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

Edge of Fury (Episode 15)

Air date: 1960-01-04

Runtime: 30 min

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

The Trench Coat (Episode 16)

Air date: 1960-01-11

Runtime: 30 min

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

The Way Home (Episode 17)

Air date: 1960-01-18

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

Moment of Fear (Episode 18)

Air date: 1960-01-25

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

So Dim the Light (Episode 19)

Air date: 1960-02-01

Runtime: 30 min

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

Trial by Fear (Episode 20)

Air date: 1960-02-08

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

Threat of Evil (Episode 21)

Air date: 1960-02-15

Runtime: 30 min

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

Escape (Episode 22)

Air date: 1960-02-22

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

Piano Man (Episode 23)

Air date: 1960-02-29

Runtime: 30 min

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

Sister Slugger (Episode 24)

Air date: 1960-03-14

Runtime: 30 min

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

The Blue Goose (Episode 25)

Air date: 1960-03-21

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

Once Upon a Knight (Episode 26)

Air date: 1960-03-28

Runtime: 30 min

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

Slip of the Tongue (Episode 27)

Air date: 1960-04-11

Runtime: 30 min

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

Surprise Party (Episode 28)

Air date: 1960-04-18

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

The Doctor and the Redhead (Episode 29)

Air date: 1960-04-25

Runtime: 30 min

Intermission (Episode 30)

Air date: 1960-05-02

Runtime: 30 min

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