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The United States Steel Hour: Season 1

23 episodes Premiered Oct 27, 1953 Updated Jul 22, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

POW

Oct 27, 1953 · 60 min

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

S1·E2

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.

S1·E4

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.

S1·E5

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.

S1·E6

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.

S1·E7

The Rise of Carthage

Jan 19, 1954 · 60 min

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

S1·E8

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

S1·E9

Highway

Feb 16, 1954 · 60 min

S1·E10

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

S1·E11

Welcome Home

Mar 16, 1954 · 60 min

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

S1·E12

The Last Notch

Mar 30, 1954 · 60 min

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

S1·E14

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.

S1·E15

The End of Paul Dane

May 11, 1954 · 60 min

A story about a psychiatrist and two of his patients

S1·E18

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.

S1·E23

Two

Aug 31, 1954 · 60 min