The DuPont Show with June Allyson Season 2, Episode 12: The Desperate Challenge

1

The Lie

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

30 min

2

The Dance Man

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.

30 min

3

Dark Fear

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

30 min

4

The Test

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.

30 min

5

Play Acting

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.

30 min

6

The Women Who

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

30 min

7

I Hit and Ran

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.

30 min

8

Love on Credit

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

30 min

9

The Visitor

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

30 min

10

A Thief or Two

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.

30 min

11

Emergency

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

30 min

12

The Desperate Challenge

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.

30 min

13

Silent Panic

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.

30 min

14

End of a Mission

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.

30 min

15

The Defense is Restless

A lawyer can't keep his facts straight.

30 min

16

The Guilty Heart

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

30 min

17

An Affair in Athens

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

30 min

18

School of the Soldier

Military trouble abounds through leadership issues.

30 min

19

Without Fear

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

30 min

20

A Great Day for a Scoundrel

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.

30 min

21

The Old-Fashioned Way

Entertaining frolic with Charles Lane as the crazy Dr.

30 min

22

The Moth

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

30 min

23

The Haven

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.

30 min

24

The Man Who Wanted Everything Perfect

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.

30 min

25

The Secret Life of James Thurber

Comedic tale with the classic talent of Adolphe Menjou.

30 min

26

Our Man in Rome

Maria Louise is enamored with the Count.

30 min

27

Death of the Temple Bay

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

30 min