The United States Steel Hour
The Case of the Missing Wife
TV Flash files “The Case of the Missing Wife” as hour 183 of 259 in the TV Flash guide — The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963) on ABC/CBS, season 7, episode 26, aired 1960-08-10, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S07E26: listed hour 183 of 259 in the The United States Steel Hour guide, hour 26 of 27 in season 7. It aired 1960-08-10 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Shadow of a Pale Horse” (S07E25). Next is “Bride of the Fox” (S07E27).
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Case of the Missing Wife sit in the The United States Steel Hour guide?
S07E26 is listed hour 183 of 259 — hour 26 of 27 in season 7, season 7 episode 26.
When did The United States Steel Hour S07E26 air?
The Case of the Missing Wife aired 1960-08-10 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.
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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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