The United States Steel Hour
The Old Lady Shows Her Medals
TV Flash files “The Old Lady Shows Her Medals” as hour 85 of 259 in the TV Flash guide — The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963) on ABC/CBS, season 4, episode 8, aired 1956-12-19, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E08: listed hour 85 of 259 in the The United States Steel Hour guide, hour 8 of 27 in season 4. It aired 1956-12-19 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Hunted” (S04E07). Next is “Symbol of Authority” (S04E09).
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Old Lady Shows Her Medals sit in the The United States Steel Hour guide?
S04E08 is listed hour 85 of 259 — hour 8 of 27 in season 4, season 4 episode 8.
When did The United States Steel Hour S04E08 air?
The Old Lady Shows Her Medals aired 1956-12-19 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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