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The Best Episodes of The United States Steel Hour

Every episode of The United States Steel Hour ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The United States Steel Hour!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The United States Steel Hour Season 6 Episode 24 - The Pink Burro
    8.4/10(20 votes)

    #1 - The Pink Burro

    S6:E24

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The United States Steel Hour Season 10 Episode 2 - The Inner Panic
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #2 - The Inner Panic

    S10:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The United States Steel Hour Season 8 Episode 13 - The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon
    8.2/10(29 votes)

    #3 - The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon

    S8:E13

    Charlie Gordon, a retarded man working in a bakery, is made a genius through medical technology.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The United States Steel Hour Season 1 Episode 1 - POW
    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #4 - POW

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Alex Segal
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The United States Steel Hour Season 9 Episode 6 - Man on the Mountaintop
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #5 - Man on the Mountaintop

    S9:E6

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The United States Steel Hour Season 6 Episode 11 - Dangerous Interlude
    7.7/10(20 votes)

    #6 - Dangerous Interlude

    S6:E11

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The United States Steel Hour Season 7 Episode 10 - Act of Terror
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #7 - Act of Terror

    S7:E10

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The United States Steel Hour Season 1 Episode 6 - Hedda Gabler
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    #8 - Hedda Gabler

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The United States Steel Hour Season 4 Episode 2 - Bang the Drum Slowly
    7.3/10(188 votes)

    #9 - Bang the Drum Slowly

    S4:E2

    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.

    Director:Alex Segal
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The United States Steel Hour Season 2 Episode 16 - Scandal at Peppernut
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #10 - Scandal at Peppernut

    S2:E16

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The United States Steel Hour Season 2 Episode 9 - Presento
    7.0/10(63 votes)

    #11 - Presento

    S2:E9

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The United States Steel Hour Season 2 Episode 14 - Man in the Corner
    6.9/10(151 votes)

    #12 - Man in the Corner

    S2:E14

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The United States Steel Hour Season 9 Episode 22 - Scene of the Crime
    6.9/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Scene of the Crime

    S9:E22

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The United States Steel Hour Season 2 Episode 15 - No Time for Sergeants
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #14 - No Time for Sergeants

    S2:E15

    A country bumpkin is drafted into the Air Force and wreaks havoc.

    Director:Alex Segal
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The United States Steel Hour Season 3 Episode 6 - A Wind from the South
    6.5/10(133 votes)

    #15 - A Wind from the South

    S3:E6

    A story about an Irish country girl's first love

    Director:Daniel Petrie
    Writer:James Costigan

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  16. The United States Steel Hour Season 1 Episode 14 - The Rise and Fall of Silas Lapham
    6.2/10(9 votes)

    #16 - The Rise and Fall of Silas Lapham

    S1:E14

    Though rough around the edges, a self-made man tries to get his daughter admitted to Boston's high society 400.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The United States Steel Hour Season 3 Episode 31 - Sideshow
    5.5/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Sideshow

    S3:E31

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The United States Steel Hour Season 5 Episode 11 - Never Know the End
    4.6/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Never Know the End

    S5:E11

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The United States Steel Hour Season 3 Episode 11 - Incident in an Alley
    4.4/10(11 votes)

    #19 - Incident in an Alley

    S3:E11

    No description available

    Director:Sidney Lumet
    Writer:Rod Serling

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  20. The United States Steel Hour Season 1 Episode 2 - Hope for a Harvest
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Hope for a Harvest

    S1:E2

    A story examining the seeming loss of the American work ethic, as well as the issues of racism and prejudice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The United States Steel Hour Season 1 Episode 3 - The Wedding
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - The Wedding

    S1:E3

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The United States Steel Hour Season 1 Episode 4 - The Man in Possession
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - The Man in Possession

    S1:E4

    A penniless society girl falls in love with the handsome sheriff's man sent to keep an eye on her belongings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The United States Steel Hour Season 1 Episode 5 - The Vanishing Point
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - The Vanishing Point

    S1:E5

    In Paris, the Head of the Missing Persons Bureau disappears and his assistant, hoping for a promotion, searches for him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The United States Steel Hour Season 1 Episode 7 - The Rise of Carthage
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - The Rise of Carthage

    S1:E7

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The United States Steel Hour Season 1 Episode 8 - Papa Is All
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Papa Is All

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Pink Burro" is the best rated episode of "The United States Steel Hour". It scored 8.4/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/15/1959. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Inner Panic".