Bang the Drum Slowly (The United States Steel Hour)

"Bang the Drum Slowly"
The United States Steel Hour episode
Paul Newman in the closing scene
Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 2
Directed by	Daniel Petrie
Written by	Arnold Schulman (adaptation), Mark Harris (novel)
Original air date	September 26, 1956 (1956-09-26)
Guest appearances
Paul Newman as Henry Wiggen Albert Salmi as Bruce Pearson George Peppard as Piney Woods
Episode chronology
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"Bang the Drum Slowly" was an American television play that was broadcast live by CBS on September 26, 1956, as part of the television series The United States Steel Hour. The play, about the friendship between two baseball players, starred Paul Newman. It was based on the 1956 novel Bang the Drum Slowly by Mark Harris.