The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour

Ended First aired 27/Oct/1953 United States English 10 season(s) 259 episode(s)
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.

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Season 10 · Season 10
21 episode(s) · Air date: 05/Sep/1962
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S10E18
The Many Ways of Heaven
Air date: 01/May/1963 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Russell Hampshire hasn't spent much time with his son Teddy during summer vacation, but the youngster has found a substitute--Captain Walker, a retired airline pilot.

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Russell Hampshire hasn't spent much time with his son Teddy during summer vacation, but the youngster has found a substitute--Captain Walker, a retired airline pilot.

S10E17
The Soldier Ran Away
Air date: 17/Apr/1963 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Twelve-year-old Jeff Wheeler, whose father is an Army doctor stationed in Germany, wants to prove to the old man that he is self-reliant so he sneaks into the attic at night to make a pipe rack for him.

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Twelve-year-old Jeff Wheeler, whose father is an Army doctor stationed in Germany, wants to prove to the old man that he is self-reliant so he sneaks into the attic at night to make a pipe rack for him.

S10E14
Moment of Rage
Air date: 06/Mar/1963 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Paul Gardiner, Latin teacher at a private school, was an adopted child who never bothered to inquire who his real parents were. But now his snobbish future mother-in-law insists that he learn their identities before he gets married.

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Paul Gardiner, Latin teacher at a private school, was an adopted child who never bothered to inquire who his real parents were. But now his snobbish future mother-in-law insists that he learn their identities before he gets married.

S10E13
Night Run to the West
Air date: 20/Feb/1963 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Caring for her elderly invalid husband is a lonely task for Francie Broderick, and when a truck driver named Charlie Williams barges into her life, she sees him as her salvation.

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Caring for her elderly invalid husband is a lonely task for Francie Broderick, and when a truck driver named Charlie Williams barges into her life, she sees him as her salvation.

S10E12
The Troubled Heart
Air date: 06/Feb/1963 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Margot Forrester, a young mother of two small children and an active participant in her community's social life, has been told that she has a serious heart defect, which even surgery may not correct.

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Margot Forrester, a young mother of two small children and an active participant in her community's social life, has been told that she has a serious heart defect, which even surgery may not correct.

S10E2
The Inner Panic
Air date: 19/Sep/1962 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A young man with a speech impediment who is having a hard time landing his first job gets a job in the mailroom of a big company through his mother's intervention and quickly gains confidence, loses his stutter, and finds love with a young woman who works at the same company.

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A young man with a speech impediment who is having a hard time landing his first job gets a job in the mailroom of a big company through his mother's intervention and quickly gains confidence, loses his stutter, and finds love with a young woman who works at the same company.

Season 9 · Season 9
26 episode(s) · Air date: 06/Sep/1961
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S9E7
Tangle of Truth
Air date: 29/Nov/1961 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Sue Dulaney and Gordon Killman go out for a drink, and on the way home, Gordon runs another car off the road. He calls the police but refuses to give his name.

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Sue Dulaney and Gordon Killman go out for a drink, and on the way home, Gordon runs another car off the road. He calls the police but refuses to give his name.

S9E5
Little Lost Sheep
Air date: 01/Nov/1961 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Phyllis and Arthur Bannister, teachers at Thoreau College, receive a real shock at the faculty meeting. It's been decided that the school 'image' has got to be modernized and a Madison Avenue expert is hired to do the job.

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Phyllis and Arthur Bannister, teachers at Thoreau College, receive a real shock at the faculty meeting. It's been decided that the school 'image' has got to be modernized and a Madison Avenue expert is hired to do the job.

Season 8 · Season 8
28 episode(s) · Air date: 07/Sep/1960
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S8E26
Double-Edged Sword
Air date: 26/Jul/1961 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Colonel and Lady Morrigan were very nicely provided for in their brother's will. Now Muriel no longer need fear a poverty-stricken old age and the Colonel can pay his debts and renew membership in his beloved club. But then the Colonel studies the will and discovers that, in order to get the money, he'll have to tell a lie so he refuses it.

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Colonel and Lady Morrigan were very nicely provided for in their brother's will. Now Muriel no longer need fear a poverty-stricken old age and the Colonel can pay his debts and renew membership in his beloved club. But then the Colonel studies the will and discovers that, in order to get the money, he'll have to tell a lie so he refuses it.

S8E24
The Haven
Air date: 28/Jun/1961 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Although it disappoints his wife and kids, a man can't bear to spend another summer in their cottage by the lake so he decides to sell the house and use the money for a long trip.

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Although it disappoints his wife and kids, a man can't bear to spend another summer in their cottage by the lake so he decides to sell the house and use the money for a long trip.

S8E23
Trial Without Jury
Air date: 14/Jun/1961 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Mr. and Mrs. Pollard feel that their son-in-law, novelist Mark Davis, isn't a fit parent for their grandchild. Lawyer Ellen Reed is convinced the Pollards' charge is based on their disapproval of Mark's latest book.

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Mr. and Mrs. Pollard feel that their son-in-law, novelist Mark Davis, isn't a fit parent for their grandchild. Lawyer Ellen Reed is convinced the Pollards' charge is based on their disapproval of Mark's latest book.

S8E19
The Shame of Paula Marsten
Air date: 19/Apr/1961 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Paula Marsten, who has attempted suicide and been brought to a mental hospital in a state of nervous collapse, is recognized by the head physician, Dr. King, who refuses to become involved in the case.

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Paula Marsten, who has attempted suicide and been brought to a mental hospital in a state of nervous collapse, is recognized by the head physician, Dr. King, who refuses to become involved in the case.

S8E14
Private Eye, Private Eye
Air date: 08/Mar/1961 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Producer Max Liebman turns the tables and investigates the private eye. Sketches: Private Life of a Private Eye: Mike Mallet's after a thug, but his doting wife keeps getting in his way. Nairobi Safe Robbery: Simians sack a safe. The Good Old Days: A widow beseeches Percy Dovetonsils to find her husband's murderer. More Gore: The sponsor has doubts about his TV Series. Peter Legato: The star of the series is the music. Silent Movie: Nick Carter triumphs again. Musical Highlights: Conductor Charles Sanford ""Chase"" Ballet (""Son of Drum Suite:) ..... Buzz Miller Vocalise: Debussy Preludes ............... Edie Adams ""Girl Friday"" ............................ Pat Carroll

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Producer Max Liebman turns the tables and investigates the private eye. Sketches: Private Life of a Private Eye: Mike Mallet's after a thug, but his doting wife keeps getting in his way. Nairobi Safe Robbery: Simians sack a safe. The Good Old Days: A widow beseeches Percy Dovetonsils to find her husband's murderer. More Gore: The sponsor has doubts about his TV Series. Peter Legato: The star of the series is the music. Silent Movie: Nick Carter triumphs again. Musical Highlights: Conductor Charles Sanford ""Chase"" Ballet (""Son of Drum Suite:) ..... Buzz Miller Vocalise: Debussy Preludes ............... Edie Adams ""Girl Friday"" ............................ Pat Carroll

S8E10
The Mating Machine
Air date: 11/Jan/1961 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

In “The Mating Machine,” we meet four people involved with such a gadget — Geraldine Brooks, who runs it; Diana Lynn, as a waitress who mistakes Miss Brooks’ office for an employment agency: John Ericson, as a physicist who thinks he needs a wile, selected scientifically, and George Grizzard, as a disbeliever, They are all thrown together a bit too concidentally, but after that, it is every man (and woman) for himself (or herself).

Summary

In “The Mating Machine,” we meet four people involved with such a gadget — Geraldine Brooks, who runs it; Diana Lynn, as a waitress who mistakes Miss Brooks’ office for an employment agency: John Ericson, as a physicist who thinks he needs a wile, selected scientifically, and George Grizzard, as a disbeliever, They are all thrown together a bit too concidentally, but after that, it is every man (and woman) for himself (or herself).

Season 7 · Season 7
27 episode(s) · Air date: 09/Sep/1959
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Season 6 · Season 6
27 episode(s) · Air date: 10/Sep/1958
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S6E24
The Pink Burro
Air date: 15/Jul/1959 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Former vaudeville singer Lil Andrews ambitiously makes preparations for her daughter's professional singing debut. She is unaware that the girl, who is living out of town with an aunt while taking singing lessons, has secretly married and given up plans for a singing career.

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Former vaudeville singer Lil Andrews ambitiously makes preparations for her daughter's professional singing debut. She is unaware that the girl, who is living out of town with an aunt while taking singing lessons, has secretly married and given up plans for a singing career.

S6E17
Trouble-in-Law
Air date: 08/Apr/1959 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

For years May Golden has ended every argument with her husband by threatening to get a job. When Mimi, her youngest married daughter, becomes exasperated with her mother's daily visits and free advice, May decides it's time to prove her value by making good her threat.

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For years May Golden has ended every argument with her husband by threatening to get a job. When Mimi, her youngest married daughter, becomes exasperated with her mother's daily visits and free advice, May decides it's time to prove her value by making good her threat.

S6E16
Night of Betrayal
Air date: 25/Mar/1959 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

The son of a wealthy French collaborator, who is secretly a member of the underground, falls in love and marries a young girl hiding from the Gestapo.

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The son of a wealthy French collaborator, who is secretly a member of the underground, falls in love and marries a young girl hiding from the Gestapo.

S6E6
Second Chance
Air date: 05/Nov/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Dr. Victor Payson, a widower for just 6 months and father of a teenage daughter, is slated for the post of Chief of Surgeons of Collins General Hospital. But the wife of the hospital's director plants doubt among Payson's colleagues as to his suitability for the job because of his romance with a young divorcee.

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Dr. Victor Payson, a widower for just 6 months and father of a teenage daughter, is slated for the post of Chief of Surgeons of Collins General Hospital. But the wife of the hospital's director plants doubt among Payson's colleagues as to his suitability for the job because of his romance with a young divorcee.

Season 5 · Season 5
26 episode(s) · Air date: 11/Sep/1957
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S5E25
Old Marshals Never Die
Air date: 13/Aug/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Bat Bethune, former marshal of a New Mexico town, has become a legendary figure as a result of his boldness during the wild early days of the town's history. But, in his old age, he is given to shooting at imaginary badmen, endangering the inhabitants. Finally, the mayor decides Bethune must leave town.

Summary

Bat Bethune, former marshal of a New Mexico town, has become a legendary figure as a result of his boldness during the wild early days of the town's history. But, in his old age, he is given to shooting at imaginary badmen, endangering the inhabitants. Finally, the mayor decides Bethune must leave town.

S5E19
Hour of the Rat
Air date: 21/May/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

John Woodruffe is tormented by memories of the horrors he suffered in a Japanese prison camp during World War II. He recalls his vow to avenge the death of a chaplain executed by Sakamura, the brutal camp adjutant. Years later, Woodruffe finds himself face to face with the object of his bitter hate, Sakamura.

Summary

John Woodruffe is tormented by memories of the horrors he suffered in a Japanese prison camp during World War II. He recalls his vow to avenge the death of a chaplain executed by Sakamura, the brutal camp adjutant. Years later, Woodruffe finds himself face to face with the object of his bitter hate, Sakamura.

S5E8
Little Charlie Don't Want a Saddle
Air date: 18/Dec/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A mute spinster who becomes a mail-order bride to a widower goes to his farm and wins over the widower and his younger son, but not his older son, who feels that his father is not being true to the memory of the boy's mother.

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A mute spinster who becomes a mail-order bride to a widower goes to his farm and wins over the widower and his younger son, but not his older son, who feels that his father is not being true to the memory of the boy's mother.

Season 4 · Season 4
27 episode(s) · Air date: 12/Sep/1956
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S4E15
The Bottle Imp
Air date: 13/Mar/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Phillip the Sailor meets Andre, Haiti's wealthiest inhabitant, who wants to sell Phillip a magic bottle containing an all-powerful Imp, which brought him his great fortune. Phillip isn't interested in the power the bottle can bring until he meets a beautiful girl whom he wants to marry, but he doesn't have the wealth which the girl's father demands.

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Phillip the Sailor meets Andre, Haiti's wealthiest inhabitant, who wants to sell Phillip a magic bottle containing an all-powerful Imp, which brought him his great fortune. Phillip isn't interested in the power the bottle can bring until he meets a beautiful girl whom he wants to marry, but he doesn't have the wealth which the girl's father demands.

S4E14
Shadow of Evil
Air date: 27/Feb/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

The town's sheriff, possessed of an irrational hatred of outlaws, kills a young man, claiming that the youngster had made an attempt on his life.

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The town's sheriff, possessed of an irrational hatred of outlaws, kills a young man, claiming that the youngster had made an attempt on his life.

S4E2
Bang the Drum Slowly
Air date: 26/Sep/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

The powerful moving story of the friendship between the star pitcher of a baseball team and a catcher who is dying from Hodgkin's Disease.

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The powerful moving story of the friendship between the star pitcher of a baseball team and a catcher who is dying from Hodgkin's Disease.

Season 3 · Season 3
32 episode(s) · Air date: 06/Jul/1955
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S3E28
Operation Three R's
Air date: 04/Jul/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

During World War II, Corporal Neville, an intelligent young man awaiting appointment to officers' candidate school, is asked, much to his displeasure, to become an instructor to illiterates.

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During World War II, Corporal Neville, an intelligent young man awaiting appointment to officers' candidate school, is asked, much to his displeasure, to become an instructor to illiterates.

S3E22
Noon on Doomsday
Air date: 25/Apr/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

When the narrow-minded citizens of a community acquit a psychopathic bully for the murder of an immigrant shopkeeper, a retired judge tries to persuade the community to rectify this miscarriage of justice.

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When the narrow-minded citizens of a community acquit a psychopathic bully for the murder of an immigrant shopkeeper, a retired judge tries to persuade the community to rectify this miscarriage of justice.

Season 2 · Season 2
22 episode(s) · Air date: 14/Sep/1954
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S2E20
Big Winner
Air date: 24/May/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

The life of an Italian-American family is continuously upset by their Uncle Zi-Zi's schemes to appear as a contestant on a TV quiz program, on which he is certain that his fortune will be made.

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The life of an Italian-American family is continuously upset by their Uncle Zi-Zi's schemes to appear as a contestant on a TV quiz program, on which he is certain that his fortune will be made.

S2E19
Fearful Decision
Air date: 10/May/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

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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.

S2E18
The Roads to Home
Air date: 26/Apr/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A bankrupt man, who becomes a migrant oil worker to repay his debts, journeys with his family and dreams of returning to the home they once owned.

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A bankrupt man, who becomes a migrant oil worker to repay his debts, journeys with his family and dreams of returning to the home they once owned.

S2E13
Freighter
Air date: 15/Feb/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A captain with 25 years of service on the ""Singapore"" faces a mental collapse as he takes his freighter out on its last voyage. Tension among the crew members mounts as the men battle one another and the elements on the fateful trip to Hong Kong.

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A captain with 25 years of service on the ""Singapore"" faces a mental collapse as he takes his freighter out on its last voyage. Tension among the crew members mounts as the men battle one another and the elements on the fateful trip to Hong Kong.

S2E10
The Thief
Air date: 04/Jan/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A man (played by James Dean) is falsely accused of stealing in this very good melodrama. Dean harbors a secret love for a married woman, but he does not get the girl in the end.

Summary

A man (played by James Dean) is falsely accused of stealing in this very good melodrama. Dean harbors a secret love for a married woman, but he does not get the girl in the end.

Season 1 · Season 1
23 episode(s) · Air date: 27/Oct/1953
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S1E18
Fearful Decision
Air date: 22/Jun/1954 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

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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.

S1E10
Morning Star
Air date: 02/Mar/1954 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E8
Papa Is All
Air date: 02/Feb/1954 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E6
Hedda Gabler
Air date: 05/Jan/1954 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

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