The United States Steel Hour
Up Above the World So High
TV Flash files “Up Above the World So High” as the last listed hour of season 4 — The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963) on ABC/CBS, season 4, episode 27, aired 1957-08-28, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E27: listed hour 104 of 259 in the The United States Steel Hour guide, last listed hour of season 4. It aired 1957-08-28 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “A Loud Laugh” (S04E26). Next is “Windfall” (S05E01).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Up Above the World So High sit in the The United States Steel Hour guide?
S04E27 is listed hour 104 of 259 — last listed hour of season 4, season 4 episode 27.
When did The United States Steel Hour S04E27 air?
Up Above the World So High aired 1957-08-28 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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