The United States Steel Hour
Mission of Fear
TV Flash files “Mission of Fear” as hour 254 of 259 in the TV Flash guide — The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963) on ABC/CBS, season 10, episode 16, aired 1963-04-03, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S10E16: listed hour 254 of 259 in the The United States Steel Hour guide, hour 16 of 21 in season 10. It aired 1963-04-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Secrets of Stella Crozier” (S10E15). Next is “The Soldier Ran Away” (S10E17).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Mission of Fear sit in the The United States Steel Hour guide?
S10E16 is listed hour 254 of 259 — hour 16 of 21 in season 10, season 10 episode 16.
When did The United States Steel Hour S10E16 air?
Mission of Fear aired 1963-04-03 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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