The United States Steel Hour: Created by Richard Andrews. With Richard Kiley, Betsy Palmer, Edward Andrews, Gene Hackman. In this live drama series, over two hundred live plays, covering all aspects of society, were shown.

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In the good old days of live TV, there were many of these shows - The U.S. Steel Hour was one, there was Playhouse 90, Schlitz Playhouse, Lux Playhouse, etc. They attracted big stars and were done expensively. In the costume drama "The Thief," the stars are Paul Lukas, Mary Astor, James Dean, Diana Lynn, and Patric Knowles. Pretty impressive.

Dorothy McGuire stars in the Henry James adaptation classic, "The Aspern Papers" in the U.S. Steel Hour production of "A Garden in the Sea." James' 1888 novella concerns the efforts of a biographer to obtain letters of Poet Algernon Charles Swinnburne from the woman who inspired much of his poetry.

A Man in Hiding: With William Shatner. A young English priest encounters the hostility of the anti-British residents when he settles on a remote and lonely island off the coast of Ireland.

Fearful Decision: Directed by Alex Segal. With Paula Bauersmith, Ralph Bellamy, Edward Binns, Joey Fallon. David Durfee's young son is kidnapped by desperate criminals, but he refuses to pay the ransom that the town feels would insure the boy's safety.

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"The Rack" is an episode of the "U. S. Steel Hour", an anthology series that brought many original one-hour plays to television. This particular episode is a standout for two reasons. First, it is a story written by Rod Serling. Second, it was good enough for Hollywood to remake it as a full-length film only a year later.

The Funny Heart: With Imogene Coca, Wally Cox, Robert Culp, Bill Daniels. 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.

Bring Me a Dream: With John Cassavetes, George Grizzard, John Lehne, Steve McQueen.