The United States Steel Hour: Season 1
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
POW
Oct 27, 1953 · 60 min
The story of the psychological torment of American soldiers after they return home from Commmunist prison camps.
Hope for a Harvest
Nov 10, 1953 · 60 min
A story examining the seeming loss of the American work ethic, as well as the issues of racism and prejudice.
The Man in Possession
Dec 8, 1953 · 60 min
A penniless society girl falls in love with the handsome sheriff's man sent to keep an eye on her belongings.
The Vanishing Point
Dec 22, 1953 · 60 min
In Paris, the Head of the Missing Persons Bureau disappears and his assistant, hoping for a promotion, searches for him.
Hedda Gabler
Jan 5, 1954 · 60 min
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
Jan 19, 1954 · 60 min
A power-mad businessman finds true values in a desert utopia called Carthage.
Papa Is All
Feb 2, 1954 · 60 min
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
Morning Star
Mar 2, 1954 · 60 min
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 Fact
Welcome Home
Mar 16, 1954 · 60 min
The story of a beloved housekeeper and nanny who doesn't want to retire.
The Last Notch
Mar 30, 1954 · 60 min
A story about a gunfighter who didn't particularly care for gunfighting.
The Rise and Fall of Silas Lapham
Apr 27, 1954 · 60 min
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
May 11, 1954 · 60 min
A story about a psychiatrist and two of his patients
Fearful Decision
Jun 22, 1954 · 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.