The United States Steel Hour

1h

The United States Steel Hour is an anthology series which brought hour-long dramas to television from 1953 to 1963. The television series and the radio program that preceded it were both sponsored by the United States Steel Corporation.

Episodes

Cast

POW

1. POW

1h

27th Oct 1953

The story of the psychological torment of American soldiers after they return home from Commmunist prison camps.

Hope for a Harvest

2. Hope for a Harvest

1h

10th Nov 1953

A story examining the seeming loss of the American work ethic, as well as the issues of racism and prejudice.

The Wedding

3. The Wedding

1h

24th Nov 1953

The Man in Possession

4. The Man in Possession

1h

8th Dec 1953

A penniless society girl falls in love with the handsome sheriff's man sent to keep an eye on her belongings.

The Vanishing Point

5. The Vanishing Point

1h

22nd Dec 1953

In Paris, the Head of the Missing Persons Bureau disappears and his assistant, hoping for a promotion, searches for him.

Hedda Gabler

6. Hedda Gabler

1h

5th Jan 1954

In a small backward Norwegian town in the 1860s, a woman who is married to a scholar whom she does not love subtly asserts her power over the people in her life.

The Rise of Carthage

7. The Rise of Carthage

1h

19th Jan 1954

A power-mad businessman finds true values in a desert utopia called Carthage.

Papa Is All

8. Papa Is All

1h

2nd Feb 1954

A story about a Pennsylvania Dutch Mennonite family in the 1940s, in which the parents adhere to their faith while their two children desire to be more ""worldly"" until they feel the personal call to the Mennonite faith.

Highway

9. Highway

1h

16th Feb 1954

Morning Star

10. Morning Star

1h

2nd Mar 1954

A story revolving around a widow and her extended family on New York's Lower East Side, spanning the years 1910-1931, including such historic events as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, World War I, and the Great Depression, events that shaped the lives and destinies of the family.

Welcome Home

11. Welcome Home

1h

16th Mar 1954

The story of a beloved housekeeper and nanny who doesn't want to retire.

The Last Notch

12. The Last Notch

1h

30th Mar 1954

A story about a gunfighter who didn't particularly care for gunfighting.

Late Date

13. Late Date

1h

13th Apr 1954

The Rise and Fall of Silas Lapham

14. The Rise and Fall of Silas Lapham

1h

27th Apr 1954

Though rough around the edges, a self-made man tries to get his daughter admitted to Boston's high society 400.

The End of Paul Dane

15. The End of Paul Dane

1h

11th May 1954

A story about a psychiatrist and two of his patients

The Great Chair

16. The Great Chair

1h

25th May 1954

Good for You

17. Good for You

1h

8th Jun 1954

Fearful Decision

18. Fearful Decision

1h

22nd Jun 1954

David Durfee's young son is kidnapped by desperate criminals, yet he refuses to pay the ransom that the town feels would ensure the boy's safety.

Haven's End

19. Haven's End

1h

6th Jul 1954

A Garden in the Sea

20. A Garden in the Sea

1h

20th Jul 1954

Oberstrasse Forty-Nine

21. Oberstrasse Forty-Nine

1h

3rd Aug 1954

The Grand Tour

22. The Grand Tour

1h

17th Aug 1954

Two

23. Two

1h

31st Aug 1954

First air date

27th Oct 1953

Last air date

12th Jun 1963

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks