The United States Steel Hour
The Red Gulch
TV Flash files “The Red Gulch” as the last listed hour of season 2 — The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963) on ABC/CBS, season 2, episode 22, aired 1955-06-21, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E22: listed hour 45 of 259 in the The United States Steel Hour guide, last listed hour of season 2. It aired 1955-06-21 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Hung for a Sheep” (S02E21). Next is “The Meanest Man in the World” (S03E01).
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Red Gulch sit in the The United States Steel Hour guide?
S02E22 is listed hour 45 of 259 — last listed hour of season 2, season 2 episode 22.
When did The United States Steel Hour S02E22 air?
The Red Gulch aired 1955-06-21 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with surviving prestige teleplays — Griffith's No Time for Sergeants breakout if you can get it. Live industrial-sponsor drama is the brief.
In the series
Why this series still plays
The United States Steel Hour was live Golden Age drama with an industrial giant's sheen: serious teleplays, launched stars, theatrical punch. Andy Griffith's No Time for Sergeants breakout happened here. Watch it in 2026 as corporate-sponsored theater of the air — proof a steel company once bankrolled the kind of play networks now fear.
The silhouette is industrial sheen on a live play: a steel logo as a curtain, theatrical punch in a living room, hard-hat prestige. The United States Steel Hour (ABC then CBS, 1953–1963) was Golden Age drama with an industrial giant's polish — serious teleplays, launched stars, The Theatre Guild and U.S. Steel, 259 episodes, ten seasons. Andy Griffith's No Time for Sergeants breakout happened on this stage of the air (1955). **This was not a commercial break; this was a hard launch in corporate light.** Proof a…
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