TV series

The United States Steel Hour

1953–1963 · 10 seasons

Each episode is a self-contained, stage-like drama that unfolds with deliberate pacing and moral seriousness, inviting you to reflect on human dilemmas.

Created by: Norman Felton, Kirk Browning
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Jane Wyatt, Jackie Cooper, Johnny Desmond

Overview: 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.

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Created by: Norman Felton, Kirk Browning
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Jane Wyatt, Jackie Cooper, Johnny Desmond

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: morality
family
justice
class
identity
Places: big city
small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	5
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Genres: comedy, drama
Created by: Norman Felton, Kirk Browning, Alex Segal, Vincent J. Donehue, Sidney Lumet, Daniel Petrie
Written by: Frank D. Gilroy, Francis Rosenwald, Richard Maibaum, Rod Serling
Starring: Jane Wyatt, Jackie Cooper, Johnny Desmond, Jack Warden, Johnny Carson, Cameron Mitchell, Shelley Winters, Red Buttons
Length: 10 seasons, 259 episodes, 60 min each
Network: ABC
Languages: English

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