The United States Steel Hour

Season 1

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.

Where to Watch Season 1

23 Episodes

  • POW
    E1
    POWThe story of the psychological torment of American soldiers after they return home from Commmunist prison camps.
  • Hope for a Harvest
    E2
    Hope for a HarvestA story examining the seeming loss of the American work ethic, as well as the issues of racism and prejudice.
  • The Wedding
    E3
    The Wedding
  • The Man in Possession
    E4
    The Man in PossessionA penniless society girl falls in love with the handsome sheriff's man sent to keep an eye on her belongings.
  • The Vanishing Point
    E5
    The Vanishing PointIn Paris, the Head of the Missing Persons Bureau disappears and his assistant, hoping for a promotion, searches for him.
  • Hedda Gabler
    E6
    Hedda GablerIn 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
    E7
    The Rise of CarthageA power-mad businessman finds true values in a desert utopia called Carthage.
  • Papa Is All
    E8
    Papa Is AllA 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
    E9
    Highway
  • Morning Star
    E10
    Morning StarA 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
    E11
    Welcome HomeThe story of a beloved housekeeper and nanny who doesn't want to retire.
  • The Last Notch
    E12
    The Last NotchA story about a gunfighter who didn't particularly care for gunfighting.
  • Late Date
    E13
    Late Date
  • The Rise and Fall of Silas Lapham
    E14
    The Rise and Fall of Silas LaphamThough 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
    E15
    The End of Paul DaneA story about a psychiatrist and two of his patients
  • The Great Chair
    E16
    The Great Chair
  • Good for You
    E17
    Good for You
  • Fearful Decision
    E18
    Fearful DecisionDavid 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
    E19
    Haven's End
  • A Garden in the Sea
    E20
    A Garden in the Sea
  • Oberstrasse Forty-Nine
    E21
    Oberstrasse Forty-Nine
  • The Grand Tour
    E22
    The Grand Tour
  • Two
    E23
    Two

Cast of Season 1

  • Cyril HumeWriter
  • Richard MaibaumWriter
  • Theatre GuildProducer

 

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