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Season
4 (CBS) (1956-57)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
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################ U.S. Steel Hour #############
############### season 4 1956-57 #############
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CBS
Wednesdays 10:00-11:00pm
- alternating with
20th
Century-Fox Hour
Ep 4.01 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: WE MUST KILL TONI
12-Sep-1956 CBS Wed
written by Leslie Duncan
starring
Fritz Weaver ........ Douglas Oberon
Lisa Daniels ......... Toni
Rex O'Malley ....... Harris
Norman Lloyd ....... Francis Oberon
Edith Meiser ....... Miss Richards
Ep 4.02 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY
26-Sep-1956 CBS Wed
Executive producer, Marshall Jamison
Directed by Alex Segal
Adapted by Arnold Schulman
Based on the book by Mark Harris
Assistant director Daniel Petrie Sr.
Music, Ralph Norman Wilkinson
starring
Paul Newman ....... Henry Wiggen
George Peppard ....... Piney Woods
Albert Salmi ....... Bruce Pearson
Rudy Bond ....... Dutch (coach of the baseball team)
Georgann Johnson ....... Holly
John McGovern ........ Mr. Moors
Bert Remsen ....... Horse
Clu Gulager ....... Danny
Jim Wyler
Allen Leaf
*Six Miss America contestants for 1956;
Margo Lucey, Beverly Cass, Sandra Simpson, Lorna Ringler, Jewel Smerage, Joy
Corrado.
Synopsis 1:
The friendship of a catcher dying of Hodgkin's disease and his team's
star pitcher make this a powerful moving story. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A major-league baseball catcher learns that he has an incurable disease.
He tells one person, pitcher Henry Wiggin, his secret, and together they
plot to keep the truth from the rest of the team. [RF]
Ep 4.03 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE
10-Oct-1956 CBS Wed
Written by Robert Emmett
starring
Gypsy Rose Lee ....... Wendy Graves
Gig Young ....... Dave Corman
Leora Dana ....... Milly Corman
Sid Raymond ....... Bartender
Synopsis:
It's the story of a young copywriter for a publishing house. in the course of
publicizing
a book entitled "Marriage - Trick or Treat?" the young writer gets caught up in the book's
thesis, which is that most men become drudges after marriage, lose the zest for life and
all romantic notions. Our young writer takes this message very seriously and decides
to do something about his own married life. [RF]
Ep 4.04 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: WETBACK RUN
24-Oct-1956 CBS Wed
Written by Theodore Apstein
starring
Rip Torn ............. Jacinto Sandoval
David Opatoshu ....... Mr. Torres
Joe De Santis ........ Ramirez
Jean Alexander ....... Molly
Ross Martin .......... Adolfo
Synopsis:
A poor Mexican who wants to go to the U.S. finds that since this is legally
impossible for Jacinto, he takes other, more desperate measures. He seeks out
Mr. Torres, who specializes in helping poor Mexicans
to cross the border. [RF]
Ep 4.05 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: SURVIVAL
07-Nov-1956 CBS Wed
starring
Lorne Greene ....... Dallas
Franchot Tone....... Armstrong
Albert Salmi ....... Holmes
Tom Clancy ....... Thomas Able
Arnold Moss
Ep 4.06 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: TOM SAWYER
21-Nov-1956 CBS Wed
Adapted by Frank Luther
Based on the book by Mark Twain
Music also by Frank Luther
Scenic set designs by Thomas Hart Benton
starring
John Sharpe ....... Tom Sawyer
Jimmy Boyd ........ Huckleberry Finn
Bennye Gatteys .... Becky Thatcher
Kevin Coughlin .... Joe Harper
Timmy Everett ..... Ben Rogers
Matt Mattox ....... Injun Joe
Rose Bampton ...... Aunt Polly
Clarence Cooper ... Jim
The Song Spinners . Chorus
Synopsis:
The adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain's famous teenage
Missourians, are set to music in this adaptation
of the classic novel.
After they accidentally see a murder committed, Tom and Huck are so terrified
that they swear
never to tell what they have seen. Joined by their pal
Joe Harper, they run away to become pirates. [RF]
*
Musical Highlights
*
ACT 1
"In the Spring" ........................ Dancers, Singers
"You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks" ...... Aunt Polly
"Spunkwater" .................. John, Tom, Huck
"Why Would You Want to Kiss Me?" ....... Becky, Girls
"There's A New Girl In Town" ........... Tom
"What Do You Kiss For?" ................ Becky, Tom
"My Love Has Gone Away" ................ Becky
"That's the Life for Me" ............... Tom, Huck, Joe
*
ACT 2
"He Wasn't A Bad Boy" .................. Polly, Mrs. Harper
"Aunt Polly's Prayer" .................. Aunt Polly
"Storm Come a-Risin'" .................. Dancers, Singers
"I Want to Go Home" .................... Huck, Joe, Singers
"We'll All Shout Together in the Morning" ..... Cast
*
ACT 3
*
"Please Make Up" ....................... Tom, Becky
"Have A Happy Holiday" ................. Dancers, Singers
"Lost in a Cave" ....................... Jim, Singers
"In the Spring" ........................ Dancers, Singers
*
Ep 4.07 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: HUNTED
05-Dec-1956 CBS Wed
starring
Theodore Bikel ....... Grgor Dimitorski
Ann Sheridan ....... Annie Mason
Robert Ellenstein ....... Vasilienko
Norman Fell ....... Detective
Frieda Altman ....... Landlady
Ep 4.08 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: SYMBOL OF AUTHORITY
19-Dec-1956 CBS Wed
written by Ernest Kinoy
Ep 4.09 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: THE HUMAN PATTERN
02-Jan-1957 CBS Wed
written by Irving H. Cooper
starring
Thelma Ritter ......... Ma Garfield
Frank McHugh ...... Pa Garfield
Lori March ....... Helen Baker
Michael Higgins ....... Joey Garfield
Sidney Armus ....... Melvin
Kevin O'Morrison ....... Ben Garfield
Synopsis:
Ma Garfield, who has social ambitions for her son Joey, has always disapproved
of her son's career as a high school football coach. But when he falls in love with
Helen Baker, a fellow teacher, Ma throws up her hands in despair. Helen, realizing
Ma's great influence over Joey, isn't hopeful about the future of their romance. [RF]
Ep 4.10 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: TO DIE ALONE
16-Jan-1957 CBS Wed
written by Bob Duncan & Wanda Duncan
starring
Burl Ives ...... Matthew Randolph
Jane Pickens ...... Pearl Randolph
Gregory LaFayette ...... Vance Randolph
Tom McDermott ...... Clem Carson
Karl Swenson ...... Abner Carson
Frank Overton ...... Mr. Thornton
Ep 4.11 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: THEY NEVER FORGET
30-Jan-1957 CBS Wed
written by Norman Brooks
starring
Lloyd Bridges ...... Sgt. Walt Stebbins
Viveca Lindfors ...... Danielle
Reedy Talton ...... Sgt. Hillfinger
Ep 4.12 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: INSPIRED ALIBI
13-Feb-1957 CBS Wed
written by S.S. Schweitzer
starring
Shelley Winters ...... Evvie
Pat Hingle ..... Charlie
Edward Andrews ..... Fred
Mary Perry ...... Mrs. Galloway
John C. Becher ...... Joe Harris
Jon Richards ........ Travel Agent
Ep 4.13 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: SHADOW OF EVIL (live)
27-Feb-1957 CBS Wed
written by Curtis Kenyon
starring
Jack Cassidy
Shirley Jones
Lee Marvin
Michael Strong
Russell Collins
Fred Stewart
Synopsis:
The town's sheriff, possessed of an irrational hatred of outlaws, kills a young
man,
claiming that the youngster had made an attempt on his life. [RF]
Ep 4.14 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: THE BOTTLE IMP
13-Mar-1957 CBS Wed
adapted by Alfred Steuer & Frank Gilroy
story by Robert Louis Stevenson
music by Ralph Norman Wilkinson
starring
Farley Granger ....... Phillip
Susan Oliver ....... Maria
Thayer David ....... Andre Girard
Robert Fortin ....... Rene
Abe Simon ....... Pinaud
Francis Compton ....... Old Man
Paul Andor ....... Uncle
Geoffrey Holder ....... Calypso Singer
Synopsis:
The story of a carefree young sailor who is tempted to sell his soul for a magic bottle.
Soon after his ship docks in Haiti, Phillip the Sailor, meets Andre, the island's
wealthiest inhabitant. Andre wants to sell the magic bottle, containing the
all-powerful Imp, which brought him his great fortune. But it looks as though Andre
will not find Phillip a good customer for his bottle, since Phillip isn't interested in
the power the bottle can bring. The Phillip meets a beautiful girl whom he wants to marry,
but he doesn't have the wealth which the girl's father demands. [RF]
Ep 4.15 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: HIDDEN FURY
27-Mar-1957 CBS Wed
written by George Bellak
starring
James Gregory ........ Tommy Grant
Peggy Feury ....... Frieda Elson
Frank Campanella ....... Benny Astor
Donald Madden ....... Arnie Farrel
Russell Hardie ....... Mr. Hudson
Ep 4.16 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: THE HILL WIFE
10-Apr-1957 CBS Wed
written by Alfred Brenner
story by Robert Frost
starring
Melvyn Douglas ....... Census Taker/Narrator
Geraldine Page ....... Estelle
James Broderick ....... John
Albert Salmi ....... Joel Shay
George Mitchell ....... Fred
Ellen Lowe ....... Helen
Katherine Squire ....... Estelle's Mother
Synopsis:
Romance is in the air in New England farm country
and Estelle is the object of that affection. [RF]
Ep 4.17 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: A MATTER OF PRIDE
24-Apr-1957 CBS Wed
Teleplay by Frank D. Gilroy
Based on the Short Story The Blue Serge Suit by John Langdon
Directed by Daniel Petrie
Narrator Philip Abbott
starring
Pat Hingle ......... Henderson
Bennye Gatteys ..... Anna Henderson
Charles Taylor ..... Raymond Watkins
Virginia Kaye ...... Miss Harman
Robert F. Simon .... Jeff
Joseph Sweeney ..... Grandpa
Burt Brinckerhoff .. Neal
George Eberling .... Pawnbroker
John McGovern ...... Mr. Ashbaugh
Henderson Forsythe .... Humble & Rockford's Man
Synopsis:
A family is unable to afford a blue serge suit for their son's graduation.
Instead he is given Grandpa's suit that he wore to his wedding.
The boy is afraid of ridicule and does not want to go.
*NOTE: Won the 1956 Aga Khan Prize for Fiction after appearing
in the 12th issue of the Paris Review.
Ep 4.18 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: A DRUM IS A WOMAN
08-May-1957 CBS Wed
written by Will Lorin
directed by Norman Felton
executive producer Marshall Jamison
associate producer John Haggott
starring
Duke Ellington
Singers: Joya Sherrill, Margaret Tynes, Ozzie Bailey.
Dancers: Carmen de Lavallade, Talley Beatty.
A jazz "ballet" featuring the love story of Zajj and Caribee Joe. [RF]
Ep 4.19 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: SHADOW IN THE SKY
22-May-1957 CBS Wed
written by S.S. Schweitzer
starring
Richard Kiley
Bonita Granville
Ep 4.20 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: THE LITTLE BULLFIGHTER
05-Jun-1957 CBS Wed
written by Juarez Roberts
starring
Rip Torn
Nehemiah Persoff
Ep 4.21 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: UPBEAT
19-Jun-1957 CBS Wed
written by James Elward
starring
Patti Page
Biff McGuire
Ep 4.22 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: REUNION
03-Jul-1957 CBS Wed
written by Bob Duncan & Wanda Duncan
Ep 4.23 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: VICTIM
17-Jul-1957 CBS Wed
written by James Elward
starring
Dean Stockwell
Ep 4.24 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: THE CHANGE IN CHESTER
31-Jul-1957 CBS Wed
written by Arthur Hailey
starring
Tom Poston as Chester
Mary Sinclair
Ep 4.25 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: A LOUD LAUGH
14-Aug-1957 CBS Wed
written by Harberd Hogan
starring
June Lockhart
Ep 4.26 [--] U.S. Steel Hour: UP ABOVE THE WORLD SO HIGH
28-Aug-1957 CBS Wed
written by Mort Thaw
starring
Jack Warden
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