About this season
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 (22)
1. The Notebook Warrior
Aired 14 September 1954 • 60 min
2. Baseball Blues
Aired 28 September 1954 • 60 min
The story of a 40-year-old pitcher facing his retirement from baseball.
3. The Man with the Gun
Aired 12 October 1954 • 60 min
4. The Fifth Wheel
Aired 26 October 1954 • 60 min
5. Goodbye...But It Doesn't Go Away
Aired 9 November 1954 • 60 min
6. The Man in the Goldfish Bowl
Aired 9 November 1954 • 60 min
7. King's Pawn
Aired 23 November 1954 • 60 min
8. One For The Road
Aired 7 December 1954 • 60 min
9. Presento
Aired 21 December 1954 • 60 min
10. The Thief
Aired 4 January 1955 • 60 min
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.
11. The Bogey Man
Aired 18 January 1955 • 60 min
12. Six O'Clock Call
Aired 1 February 1955 • 60 min
13. Freighter
Aired 15 February 1955 • 60 min
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.
14. Man in the Corner
Aired 1 March 1955 • 60 min
15. No Time for Sergeants
6.9Aired 15 March 1955 • 60 min
A country bumpkin is drafted into the Air Force and wreaks havoc.
16. Scandal at Peppernut
Aired 29 March 1955 • 60 min
17. The Rack
Aired 12 April 1955 • 60 min
A young Army officer faces a court-martial as a result of his collaboration with the enemy while a prisoner of war.
18. The Roads to Home
Aired 26 April 1955 • 60 min
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.
19. Fearful Decision
Aired 10 May 1955 • 60 min
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.
20. Big Winner
Aired 24 May 1955 • 60 min
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.
21. Hung for a Sheep
Aired 7 June 1955 • 60 min
22. The Red Gulch
Aired 21 June 1955 • 60 min