The United States Steel Hour Season 3 Episodes

Episode 1

The Meanest Man in the World

Wed, Jul 6, 1955

A kind young man is taught the principles of meanness by his father, who demands that the mortgage of a defenseless old widow and a deserted orphan be foreclosed on, on Christmas Eve.

Episode 2

The Gambler

Wed, Jul 20, 1955

Episode 3

The Seventh Veil

Tue, Aug 30, 1955

A psychiatrist tries to work out which of the three men in her life has caused Francesca's breakdown.

Episode 4

The Bride Cried

Wed, Aug 17, 1955

Episode 5

Counterfeit

Wed, Aug 31, 1955

Incapable of earning an honest penny, a kindly Englishman turns to making counterfeit money instead - so expertly, in fact, that he baffles Scotland Yard for years.

Episode 6

A Wind from the South

Wed, Sep 14, 195551 mins

Season 3, Episode 6 of The United States Steel Hour (1953).

Episode 7

Ashton Buys a Horse

Wed, Sep 28, 1955

Episode 8

Obsession

Tue, Oct 11, 1955

Episode 9

Shoot It Again

Wed, Oct 26, 1955

A romance comedy, where Teresa Brewer's theme song is played at times throughout the story, asking Cupid to shoot his arrow again to improve the luck.

Episode 10

Outcast

Wed, Nov 9, 1955

Episode 11

Incident in an Alley

Wed, Nov 23, 195560 mins

A rookie cop shoots and kills a 14-year-old boy fleeing from a prank gone bad.

Episode 12

Edward My Son

Wed, Dec 7, 1955

Arnold Boult is determined to make his son a success at all costs. He commits arson, causes two suicides, and bribes people. His wife, unable to leave him, becomes alcoholic and dies. His son is killed. After doing time in prison he searches for his illegitimate grandson.

Episode 13

White Gloves

Wed, Dec 21, 1955

Episode 14

Bring Me a Dream

Wed, Jan 4, 1956

Episode 15

The Great Adventure

Wed, Jan 18, 1956

Priam Farrel is a celebrated artist, but a social recluse. When his valet dies of a sudden illness, a mix-up leads to the body being identified as Farrel's. The timid artist then assumes the identity of his former servant, but finds himself faced with constant dilemmas as a result.

Episode 16

A Fair Shake

Wed, Feb 1, 1956

Episode 17

Command

Wed, Feb 15, 195660 mins

Episode 18

Moment of Courage

Wed, Feb 29, 1956

A down-and-out press agent brings his wife out west to his father's hometown and turns it into a tourist center. During a celebration of Pioneer Day, a holdup and killing occur, and the killer has a good chance of escaping into the crowd.

Episode 19

The Candidate

Wed, Mar 14, 1956

A Senator who has devoted his entire life to politics now has but one ambition: to be nominated for President. At the convention it appears that he will attain his goal, until one man decides to use his power for personal advantage.

Episode 20

Thirty Year Man

Wed, Mar 28, 1956

After 30 years in the army, a man decides against enlisting again. He soon learns that returning to civilian life presents more problems than he anticipated.

Episode 21

The Funny Heart

Sun, Apr 1, 1956

A celebrated stage comedienne feels that her career needs a lift. Opportunity knocks in the form of a TV series in which she is to star while her husband handles the producing and writing end. All does not go smoothly in the process, however.

Episode 22

Noon on Doomsday

Wed, Apr 25, 195660 mins

Episode 23

Honest in the Rain

Wed, May 9, 1956

A gambling addict loses all her savings playing the horses. Not just her savings, but the combined savings that she and her boyfriend were saving for their marriage.

Episode 24

The Old Lady Shows Her Medals

Mon, Apr 23, 195660 mins

Mrs. Dowey, a childless cleaning woman, "adopts" a young soldier who's off to war.

Episode 25

The Boarding House

Wed, Jun 6, 195660 mins

Episode 26

Longboat

Wed, Jun 6, 1956

Episode 27

Operation Three R's

Wed, Jul 4, 1956

During World War 2, Cpl. Neville, an intelligent young man awaiting appointment to officers candidate school is asked, much to his displeasure, to become an instructor to illiterates. His snobbish approach doesn't last long.

Episode 28

The Partners

Wed, Jul 18, 195660 mins

The owner of a reasonably successful men's clothing store in a small college town finds that things begin to change when his son joins him in the business and puts profit over friendship.

Episode 29

Stopover at Sublimity

Wed, Aug 1, 1956

A young bride living a stressful life in a remote part of the Pacific Northwest with her husband and in-laws encounters a traveling young peddler when left at home alone.

Episode 30

Sideshow

Wed, Aug 15, 1956

Episode 31

The Five Fathers of Pepi

Wed, Aug 29, 1956

Five men in an Italian village informally adopt an orphaned boy. They're doing a good job with the child's upbringing when an American couple shows up and wants to legally adopt the lad.