The United States Steel Hour The Meanest Man in the World (Season 3, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama

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The United States Steel Hour

The Meanest Man in the World (Season 3, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Comedy, Drama

A kind young man is taught the principles of meanness by his father, who demands that the mortgage of a defenseless old widow and a deserted orphan be foreclosed on, on Christmas Eve.

Director

Sidney Lumet

Writers

Joseph Julian (adaptation) | Augustin MacHugh (play)

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Edit Released

Updated Jul 6, 1955

Release date

Jul 6, 1955 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 16 nominations

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Wally Cox George George See fewer	Mister Peepers (1952)
Kenny Delmar Lawyer Lawyer See fewer	It's a Joke, Son! (1947)
Parker Fennelly Desk Clerk Desk Clerk See fewer	The Trouble with Harry (1955)
Ben Hammer Actor Actor See fewer	Sleepers (1996)
Marcel Hillaire Actor Actor See fewer	Sabrina (1954)
Josephine Hull Widow Widow See fewer	Harvey (1950)
Richard Hylton Michael (as Richard Hilton) Michael (as Richard Hilton) See fewer	The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
Gerald Milton Actor Actor See fewer	Twisted Justice (1990)
Betsy Palmer Naomi Naomi See fewer	Friday the 13th (1980)
Fred J. Scollay Actor Actor See fewer	Death Wish (1974)
Morley Soames Man Man See fewer	The United States Steel Hour (1953)