"Lux Video Theatre" (1950) TV series 1950-1959

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Directors:

Norman Foster
Nate Watt

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | unknown

Release Date:

2 October 1950 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Live dramatic shows featuring Hollywood stars. Initially, the show was a 30-minute weekly show but when it moved to NBC in August 1954...

Plot Keywords:

Anthology | Company Sponsor Name In Title | Based On Film | Based On Novel

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys.

Cast

Gene Lockhart	...	Innkeeper / ... (9 episodes, 1950-1957)
Marilyn Erskine		(8 episodes, 1954-1957)
Edmond O'Brien	...	Major Jepelo / ... (7 episodes, 1951-1957)
Phyllis Thaxter	...	Connie / ... (7 episodes, 1953-1956)
Ruth Hussey	...	Linda Carson / ... (7 episodes, 1950-1957)
Laraine Day		(7 episodes, 1951-1957)
Thomas Mitchell	...	Baldwin / ... (7 episodes, 1951-1956)
Diana Lynn	...	Princess Maria / ... (6 episodes, 1950-1956)
Fay Bainter	...	Inkeeper's Wife / ... (6 episodes, 1950-1955)
Pat O'Brien	...	Joe Crandall / ... (6 episodes, 1951-1957)
Dennis O'Keefe	...	Second Man (6 episodes, 1951-1956)
Robert Sterling		(6 episodes, 1951-1956)
Robert Preston	...	Dowey / ... (6 episodes, 1951-1955)
Anne Bancroft	...	Ann / ... (6 episodes, 1954-1957)
Vera Miles	...	Audrey O'Connor / ... (6 episodes, 1954-1957)
Jan Sterling	...	Herself - Intermission guest (6 episodes, 1955-1957)
Miriam Hopkins	...	Bertha Jacks / ... (5 episodes, 1951-1955)
Nancy Gates	...	Betty Schaefer / ... (5 episodes, 1953-1957)
Angela Lansbury	...	Elsa / ... (5 episodes, 1950-1956)
Walter Matthau	...	Extra / ... (5 episodes, 1950-1952)
Ellen Corby	...	Actress / ... (5 episodes, 1954-1956)
Martha Hyer		(5 episodes, 1954-1956)
Scott Brady	...	Mark / ... (4 episodes, 1953-1956)
Beverly Garland		(4 episodes, 1955-1957)
Margaret O'Brien	...	Herself / ... (4 episodes, 1951-1955)
Nina Foch	...	Flo / ... (4 episodes, 1950-1952)
June Lockhart	...	Grace Blair / ... (4 episodes, 1951-1957)
Lynn Bari	...	Callous Daughter (4 episodes, 1951-1956)
Vincent Price	...	Actress / ... (4 episodes, 1951-1956)
Celeste Holm		(4 episodes, 1951-1953)
Brian Donlevy	...	Himself - Intermission guest / ... (4 episodes, 1953-1956)
Maureen O'Sullivan	...	Lux Video Theatre Guest (4 episodes, 1953-1956)
Karen Sharpe	...	Herself - Intermission Guest (4 episodes, 1953-1956)
Joan Weldon	...	Anne / ... (4 episodes, 1953-1956)
Joanne Dru	...	Lane Bellamy / ... (4 episodes, 1954-1957)
Raymond Burr	...	Dan Reynolds (4 episodes, 1954-1956)
Barbara Rush		(4 episodes, 1954-1956)
Zachary Scott	...	James Dyke / ... (3 episodes, 1950-1956)
Veronica Lake	...	Beverly / ... (3 episodes, 1950-1953)
Audra Lindley	...	Irene Stoddard / ... (3 episodes, 1950-1951)
Jean Sincere	...	Genevieve Packard / ... (3 episodes, 1950-1951)
Jack Carson		(3 episodes, 1951-1957)
Boris Karloff	...	Larkin / ... (3 episodes, 1951-1957)
Lee Bowman		(3 episodes, 1951-1956)
Skip Homeier	...	Les Prince (3 episodes, 1951-1956)
Teresa Wright	...	Emily / ... (3 episodes, 1951-1955)
Wendell Corey		(3 episodes, 1951-1954)
Josephine Hull		(3 episodes, 1951-1953)
Jeffrey Lynn	...	Ralph Caswell (3 episodes, 1951-1953)
Basil Rathbone	...	Ambrose Wallington / ... (3 episodes, 1951-1953)
Kent Smith	...	David Barlow (3 episodes, 1952-1957)
James Barton		(3 episodes, 1952-1956)
Roland Winters	...	Wardley (3 episodes, 1952-1956)
Gene Raymond		(3 episodes, 1952-1955)
Macdonald Carey	...	Colby / ... (3 episodes, 1952-1954)
Grace Kelly	...	Beth / ... (3 episodes, 1952-1953)
Brian Keith	...	Happy (3 episodes, 1953-1957)
Leon Askin	...	Felix Bassenak / ... (3 episodes, 1953-1956)
Virginia Bruce	...	Mildred Pierce (3 episodes, 1953-1956)
Frank Lovejoy		(3 episodes, 1953-1955)
Arleen Whelan		(3 episodes, 1953-1955)
George Nader		(3 episodes, 1954-1957)
Pat Crowley	...	Intermission Guest / ... (3 episodes, 1954-1956)
Irene Hervey		(3 episodes, 1954-1956)
Herbert Marshall		(3 episodes, 1954-1956)
Ann Harding	...	Cathy Cook / ... (3 episodes, 1954-1955)
Julie Adams		(3 episodes, 1955-1957)
Grant Williams	...	David (3 episodes, 1955-1957)
Marguerite Chapman		(3 episodes, 1955-1956)
William Hopper		(3 episodes, 1955-1956)
David Janssen	...	Joe Davies / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
Judith Evelyn	...	Dilly (3 episodes, 1955)
Forrest Lewis	...	Dr. Burrows / ... (3 episodes, 1955)
Dan O'Herlihy	...	Alan / ... (3 episodes, 1955)
Gordon MacRae	...	Host / ... (3 episodes, 1957)
Elliott Reid	...	Carl / ... (2 episodes, 1955)
Shirley Jones	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
John Wengraf	...	Landau / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
Dan Seymour	...	Ferrari (2 episodes, 1955-1957)
Richard Flato	...	Waiter (2 episodes, 1955-1957)
Jean Del Val	...	Professor Dupont (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Otto Kruger	...	Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1955)
Glenn Langan	...	Arnold Imes (2 episodes, 1950-1957)
Joan Caulfield	...	Bobby (2 episodes, 1950-1956)
Andrew Duggan	...	Flo (2 episodes, 1950-1956)
Luise Rainer	...	Caroline / ... (2 episodes, 1950-1953)
Mercedes McCambridge		(2 episodes, 1950-1952)
Henrietta Moore	...	Hope Beauville / ... (2 episodes, 1950-1952)
Mike Kellin	...	Tuttle / ... (2 episodes, 1950-1951)
Maxine Stuart	...	Marcia / ... (2 episodes, 1950-1951)
Dean Harens	...	Rims (2 episodes, 1950)
Bonita Granville		(2 episodes, 1951-1957)
Sarah Churchill	...	Linda Forrest / ... (2 episodes, 1951-1956)
Robert Stack	...	First Man / ... (2 episodes, 1951-1956)
Rod Steiger	...	Himself - Intermission guest / ... (2 episodes, 1951-1956)
Betty Field	...	Madeline / ... (2 episodes, 1951-1955)
Brian Aherne	...	Reggie (2 episodes, 1951-1953)
Binnie Barnes		(2 episodes, 1951-1953)
Philippa Bevans	...	Mrs. Evans / ... (2 episodes, 1951-1953)
Art Carney	...	Curley / ... (2 episodes, 1951-1953)
Oswald Marshall	...	Gallery attendant / ... (2 episodes, 1951-1953)
Leo Bayard	...	Taxi Driver (2 episodes, 1951-1952)
Robert Cummings	...	Farley / ... (2 episodes, 1951-1952)
Florence Eldridge		(2 episodes, 1951-1952)
Fredric March		(2 episodes, 1951-1952)
Roddy McDowall	...	Bellamy Partridge / ... (2 episodes, 1951-1952)
Lola Albright		(2 episodes, 1951)
Dick Foran		(2 episodes, 1951)
Richard Greene		(2 episodes, 1951)
Ralph Meeker		(2 episodes, 1952-1956)
Patrick O'Neal	...	Sailor (2 episodes, 1952-1956)
Lauren Chapin	...	Daugther / ... (2 episodes, 1952-1955)
Gage Clarke	...	Justice of the Peace (2 episodes, 1952-1955)
James Dean	...	The Boy (2 episodes, 1952-1955)
Paul Lukas	...	Dr. Leitner (2 episodes, 1952-1954)
Robert Alda	...	Paul Oxford / ... (2 episodes, 1952-1953)
Corinne Calvet		(2 episodes, 1952-1953)
Donald Cook		(2 episodes, 1952-1953)
Broderick Crawford		(2 episodes, 1952-1953)
Arlene Francis	...	Anne / ... (2 episodes, 1952-1953)
Katherine Gregg		(2 episodes, 1952-1953)
Lizabeth Scott		(2 episodes, 1952-1953)
Geraldine Brooks	...	Doraleen Perkins (2 episodes, 1952)
Noel Coleman	...	First Chauffeur / ... (2 episodes, 1952)
Jackie Cooper	...	Dave Carter / ... (2 episodes, 1952)
Parker Fennelly	...	Dad Campbell / ... (2 episodes, 1952)
Peggy Ann Garner	...	Judy (2 episodes, 1952)
Henry Hull		(2 episodes, 1952)
Henry Jones	...	Dan (2 episodes, 1952)
Anthony Ross		(2 episodes, 1952)
Sylvia Sidney		(2 episodes, 1952)
Patricia Morison	...	Eileen (2 episodes, 1953-1957)
Ann Sheridan	...	Mrs. Russell (2 episodes, 1953-1957)
Lilia Skala	...	Madame Zoffany / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1957)
Barry Sullivan		(2 episodes, 1953-1957)
Don DeFore	...	Sam Bradford (2 episodes, 1953-1956)
Sandy Descher		(2 episodes, 1953-1956)
Suzanne Dalbert	...	Lisa / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
Eduard Franz	...	Emil (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
Robert Newton		(2 episodes, 1953-1955)
Chick Chandler	...	George / ... (2 episodes, 1953-1954)
Faith Domergue		(2 episodes, 1953-1954)
Phyllis Kirk		(2 episodes, 1953-1954)
Ronald Reagan	...	Merle Fisher (2 episodes, 1953-1954)
James Gregory	...	Mac / ... (2 episodes, 1953)
Toni Gerry		(2 episodes, 1954-1957)
John Howard		(2 episodes, 1954-1957)
Richard Carlson		(2 episodes, 1954-1956)
Elsa Lanchester		(2 episodes, 1954-1956)
Maria Palmer	...	Herself - Intermission guest (2 episodes, 1954-1956)
William Bendix	...	Larry Beat (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Billy Chapin	...	Gaston / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Arlene Dahl	...	Ilsa (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Alex Nicol	...	Macney (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Paul Richards	...	Waldo (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Claire Trevor		(2 episodes, 1954-1955)
J. Carrol Naish		(2 episodes, 1954)
Lloyd Corrigan		(2 episodes, 1955-1957)
James Flavin	...	Heineman (2 episodes, 1955-1957)
John Ireland	...	Milt Shanks (2 episodes, 1955-1957)
Diane Jergens		(2 episodes, 1955-1957)
Hugh Marlowe		(2 episodes, 1955-1957)
Ernest Truex	...	Mother (2 episodes, 1955-1957)
Richard Boone		(2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Steve Brodie	...	Joe (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Alexander Campbell	...	Carrollman / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Ray Danton		(2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Carl Esmond	...	Victor Laszlo (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Constance Ford	...	Marty (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Dabbs Greer	...	Macguire / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Kurt Kasznar		(2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Paul Langton		(2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Joel McCrea	...	Himself (guest) / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Ludwig Stössel	...	Dr. Snider / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Olive Sturgess	...	Rhonda (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Don Taylor		(2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Dan Tobin	...	Captain Purvis / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Helen Westcott		(2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Ken Carpenter	...	Announcer (2 episodes, 1955)
Joe De Santis		(2 episodes, 1955)
Louis Hayward		(2 episodes, 1955)
Henry Hunter	...	Mr. Norton / ... (2 episodes, 1955)
Barney Phillips	...	Bill (2 episodes, 1955)
William Schallert	...	Ferguson / ... (2 episodes, 1955)
Rod Taylor		(2 episodes, 1955)
Mabel Albertson	...	Actress / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Mary Astor	...	Mildred Le Brun (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Stephen Dunne		(2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Joan Evans		(2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Ed Kemmer	...	Jefferson / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Keith Larsen		(2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Dewey Martin		(2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Catherine McLeod		(2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Alexis Smith		(2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Forrest Tucker		(2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Fredd Wayne		(2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Lex Barker	...	Himself - Intermission guest / ... (2 episodes, 1956)
Johnny Crawford	...	Jean (2 episodes, 1956)
Patric Knowles		(2 episodes, 1956)
Karen Steele		(2 episodes, 1956)
Leon Ames	...	Adam (2 episodes, 1957)
Jack Cassidy		(2 episodes, 1957)
Audrey Dalton	...	Barbara (2 episodes, 1957)
Barton MacLane		(2 episodes, 1957)
Craig Stevens	...	Himself - Guest Host (2 episodes, 1957)

Also Known As:

Summer Video Theatre (USA) (summer title)

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

J. Walter Thompson Agency

Trivia:

Broadcast live from New York City until the 1953 season premiere.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#22.82)" (2006)

James Mason and Buzz Kulik

In the 1954-55 season when James Mason was host, Buzz Kulik plied his trade as a director on this show before moving on to direct episodes of 'The Twilight Zone'. Charles Bennett, famous for his Hitchcock and DeMille collaborations in the 30's and 40's also wrote 'The Browning Version' which was aired on the 7th April 1955.