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Season
4 (CBS) (1953-54)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox, James Beer
references:
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############## Lux Video Theatre #############
############## season 4 1953-54 ##############
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CBS Thursdays 9:00-9:30pm Eastern (30 min)
4.01 [--] Lux Video Theatre: MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
03-Sep-1953 CBS Thur
written by Gerald Holland
directed by Richard Goode
starring
Ronald Reagan as Merle Fisher
Maureen O'Sullivan as Agnes Fisher
George Macready as Mr. Cloud
George Pembroke as Mr. Bascom
Charles Victor as Mr. Gordon
Julie Bennett as Miss Williams
Stephen Terrell as Bellboy
Larry Carr as Mr. Randolph
4.02 [--] Lux Video Theatre: SECOND MEETING
10-Sep-1953 CBS Thur
written by Anne Howard Bailey
directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
Frank Lovejoy as Clark
Arleen Whelan as Laura
Craig Stevens as Scott
Harry Tyler as Joe Miller
Ralph Brooke as Soldier
Paul Power as Chaplain
Jeanne Cagney (Intermission Guest)
4.03 [--] Lux Video Theatre: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
17-Sep-1953 CBS Thur
written by Anne Howard Bailey
story by Larry Marcus
directed by Richard Goode
starring
Edward G. Robinson as A.J. Mayherne
Andrea King as Romaine Vole/Mrs. Mogson
Tom Drake as Leonard Vole
Leo Curley as Judge
Thomas Browne Henry as Judge
Blaine Williams as Extra
Roy Darmour as Extra
Leslie Turner as Extra
4.04 [--] Lux Video Theatre: RETURN TO ALSACE
24-Sep-1953 CBS Thur
written by Robert E. Carson
directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
Scott Brady as Mark
Suzanne Dalbert as Lisa
Eduard Franz as Emil
Leon Askin as Gustave
Greta Granstedt as Johanna
Joseph Doran as Extra
Barbara Ruick (Intermission Guest)
4.05 [--] Lux Video Theatre: ANNIVERSARY
01-Oct-1953 CBS Thur
written by Robert B. Skeley
directed by Richard Goode
starring
Phyllis Thaxter as Fran
Warner Anderson as Jim
Elisabeth Fraser as Helen
Chick Chandler as George
Grandon Rhodes as Dr. Mason
Diana Dawson as Nurse
Myrtle Anderson as Extra
Joan Weldon (Intermission Guest)
4.06 [--] Lux Video Theatre: THE MOON FOR LINDA
08-Oct-1953 CBS Thur
written by Joseph Hayes
directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
Ruth Hussey as Irene
Barbara Lawrence as Linda
Carl Benton Reid as Jeff
Carleton Young as Carleton
Lillian Sayre as Extra
Dulce Daye as Extra
Joe Gilbert as Extra
Murray Forbes as Extra
4.07 [--] Lux Video Theatre: GUILTY KNOWLEDGE
15-Oct-1953 CBS Thur
written by Elinor Lenz
directed by Richard Goode
starring
Stephen McNally as Harry
Frances Dee as Louise
Dan Tobin as Paul
Jacqueline DeWitt as Extra
Dorothy Patrick (Intermission Guest)
4.08 [--] Lux Video Theatre: THE CRUEL TIME
22-Oct-1953 CBS Thur
written by Frank D. Gilroy
directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
Jean Pierre Aumont as Georges
Nancy Gates as Laurette
John Wengraf as Landau
Marie Windsor as Phyllis
Pat Kaskel as Extra
Cynthia Bell (Intermission Guest)
4.09 [--] Lux Video Theatre: THE RETURN OF SOCKO BERNARD
29-Oct-1953 CBS Thur
written by Rod Serling
directed by Dick McDonagh
starring
Broderick Crawford as Socko Bernard
Irene Hervey as Patricia
James Flavin as Steve
Lyle Talbot as Paul
Selmer Jackson as Doctor Allen
Nick Dennis as Tony
Benny Rubin as Headwaiter
Charles Watts as Wilson
4.10 [--] Lux Video Theatre: WILL POWER
05-Nov-1953 CBS Thur
written by George Lowther
directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
Charles Coburn as Pa Harrington
James Lydon as D. Crockett Weeks
Margaret Field as Emily
Douglas Spencer as Jonas
Don Beddoe as Paul
Nan Boardman as Livia
Arthur Space as Max
Anne O'Neal as Amelia Jennings
4.11 [--] Lux Video Theatre: LADY OF SUSPICION
12-Nov-1953 CBS Thur
written by Will La Jolla
directed by Richard Goode
starring
Edmond O'Brien as Mike Dixon
Faith Domergue as Sue Dawson
Ray Bennett as Sheriff
Sukhy Kang as Laundress
4.12 [--] Lux Video Theatre: THE MOMENT OF THE ROSE
19-Nov-1953 CBS Thur
written by James F. Cook
directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
Claude Dauphin as Paul
Patricia Morison as Mrs. Carrington
Beverly Washburn as Jeanne
Stephen DeKassy as Headwaiter
James Craven as Mr. Carrington
Mickey Simpson as Doorman
George E. Stone as Carl
Charlotte Austin (Intermission Guest)
4.13 [--] Lux Video Theatre: SOME CALL IT LOVE
26-Nov-1953 CBS Thur
written by Erna Lazarus
directed by Peter Godfrey
starring
Gene Raymond
Carole Mathews
Charles McGraw
Kristine Miller
Barbara Knudson
4.14 [--] Lux Video Theatre: THREE JUST MEN
10-Dec-1953 CBS Thur
written by Elliott Street
directed by Richard Goode
starring
Steve Cochran as Luke Martens
Jack Lambert as Simmons
John Dierkes as Jeb Bricker
James Best as Clem Wallace
Jeane Wood as Maw
Joyce Lake as Effie
Ann Miller (Intermission Guest)
4.15 [--] Lux Video Theatre: A BOUQUET FOR MILLIE
17-Dec-1953 CBS Thur
written by Joseph Cochran
directed by Richard Goode
starring
Marge Champion as Millie
Gower Champion as Tim
Nana Bryant as Mother-in-law
Don Beddoe as Judge
Francis Pierlot as Florist
John Doucette as Bartender
Marilyn Erskine (Intermission Guest)
4.16 [--] Lux Video Theatre: CALL OFF THE WEDDING
07-Jan-1954 CBS Thur
written by Lois Landauer
directed by Richard Goode
starring
Joanne Dru as Nancy
Alex Nicol as Hank
Pauline Drake as Winnie
Carol Brewster as Lilly
Rita Moreno (Intermission Guest)
Synopsis:
Comedy of a country girl in the city, who uses her rooftop vegetable garden
to win her man from the clutches of a movie siren. [RF]
4.17 [--] Lux Video Theatre: ALL DRESSED IN WHITE
14-Jan-1954 CBS Thur
written by Ronnie Alexander
directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
Richard Carlson as John
Phyllis Kirk as Mary
Steve Brodie as Mac
Vera Miles (Intermission Guest)
Synopsis:
The macabre gift of a revolver with a single bullet in its chamber traps
a sadistic killer at a wedding. [RF]
4.18 [--] Lux Video Theatre: THE BACHELOR OF GRANDBY OAKS
21-Jan-1954 CBS Thur
written by Kal Phillips
directed by Richard Goode
starring
MacDonald Carey as Colby
Nancy Kelly as Sheila
Benson Fong as Alexander
Bob Anderson as Greg
Sheila Bromley as Lucy
4.19 [--] Lux Video Theatre: A PLACE IN THE SUN
28-Jan-1954 CBS Thur
written by S.H. Barnett
directed by Buzz Kulik
Ronald Reagan, Guest Host
starring
Ann Blyth
Marilyn Erskine
John Derek ...... George
Raymond Burr
Regis Toomey
Paul Frees
Pat Crowley (Intermission Guest)
*Note: Based on the movie of Theodore Dreiser's novel "An American Tragedy".
George Stevens who won the academy award for his direction of the movie,
has been acting as an adviser to the producers of this show. [RF]
4.20 [--] Lux Video Theatre: THE SMALL GLASS BOTTLE
04-Feb-1954 CBS Thur
written by David Hill
directed by Richard Goode
starring
Miriam Hopkins as Margaret
George Chandler as Fred
Ann Doran as Rose
Selmer Jackson as Doctor Curlin
Joan Weldon (Intermission Guest)
4.21 [--] Lux Video Theatre: SHALL NOT PERISH
11-Feb-1954 CBS Thur
written by William Faulkner
directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
Fay Bainter as Mrs. Grier
Raymond Burr as Major Blakestone
Tommy Rettig as Jody
Trevor Bardette as Mr. Grier
Dayton Lummis as Captain McLandon
Tom Powers as Minister
Harry Tyler as Willie
Clarence Muse as Albert
Vera Miles (Intermission Guest)
*Note Faulkner also rewrote this episode updating its World War II setting to
the Korean War era. The story's patriotic title and theme comes from the last
line of Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address. (To play up the Lincoln connection the
program aired on the eve of the 145th anniversary of Lincoln's birth.) [RF]
4.22 [--] Lux Video Theatre: FINAL ROUND
18-Feb-1954 CBS Thur
written by Emmett Murphy and Leonard Heideman
directed by Richard Goode
starring
Richard Benedict as Al
Wendell Corey as Herb
Martha Hyer as Lois
George Wallace as Whitey
Joseph Crehan as Doctor
Bill Justine as Commissioner
Larry Chance as Coyle
4.23 [--] Lux Video Theatre: BORROWED WIFE
25-Feb-1954 CBS Thur
written by Mortimer Braus
directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
Diana Lynn ....... Ellen
Lee Bowman ....... Michael
Kay Baker ........ Amy
Larry Kerr ....... Henry
Madge Kennedy .... Ma Glover
Howard Negley .... Pa Glover
Synopsis:
An author borrows his friend's wife in order to ward off a young girl's
attentions. [RF]
4.24 [--] Lux Video Theatre: MIRACLE AT THE WALDORF
04-Mar-1954 CBS Thur
written by Stanley Paley
directed by Richard Goode
starring
Paul Lukas as Dr. Leitner
Joan Weldon as Patricia Dean
Celia Lovsky as Mrs. Lietner
Chick Chandler as Herb
George Chandler as Mr. Hollis
Mary Alan Hokanson as Miss Foster
4.25 [--] Lux Video Theatre: CALL ME MRS.
11-Mar-1954 CBS Thur
written by Eric Hatch and Kate Phillips
directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
Laraine Day as Lydia
Hugh Beaumont as George
Kirk Alyn as Bill Waterman
Lela Bliss as Worthy
Kay Stewart as Sally Jackson
James Griffith as Henry Jackson
Jan Kayne as Betty Thompson
Mary Ellen Kay (Intermission Guest)
4.26 [--] Lux Video Theatre: THE EXPOSURE OF MICHAEL O'REILLY
18-Mar-1954 CBS Thur
written by Richard F. McDonagh
directed by Richard Goode
starring
Victor McLaglen as Michael O'Reilly
Vera Miles as Maureen O'Reilly
Arthur Shields as Uncle Dan
Roger Face as Joseph Olesker
Helen Mayor as Mrs. O'Reilly
John Patrick as Finnegan
Karen Sharpe (Intermission Guest)
4.27 [--] Lux Video Theatre: SPENT IN SILENCE
25-Mar-1954 CBS Thur
written by Malvin Wald and Jack Jacobs
directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
John Hudson as Larry
Nancy Olson asLisa
Wilton Graff as Mr. Grant
Marjie Millar (Intermission Guest)
4.28 [--] Lux Video Theatre: THE WAY I FEEL
01-Apr-1954 CBS Thur
written by William Kendall Clarke
directed by Richard Goode
starring
Margaret O'Brien as Elaine
Michael Chapin as George
Duane Hickman as Charlie
Michael Morrow as Pete
Mae Clarke as Mother
Sydney Mason as Father
Joseph Crehan as Doctor
Sheilah Graham (Intermission Guest (Hollywood Columnist)
4.29 [--] Lux Video Theatre: PICK OF THE LITTER
08-Apr-1954 CBS Thur
written by Sam Robins
directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
Joan Leslie as Vanessa Cook
William Talman as Brad Ringer
Myrna Dell as Cynthia
Billy Chapin as Jeremy
Harry Harvey, Sr. as Pop
Coleen Gray (Intermission Guest)
4.30 [--] Lux Video Theatre: THE GIRL WHO COULDN'T CRY
15-Apr-1954 CBS Thur
written by Frederic Manley
directed by Richard Goode
starring
Gigi Perreau as Phyllis
Phyllis Thaxter as Anne
Ellen Corby
Danny Hellman
Mary Bear
Bill Hudson
Dayton Lummis
Mary Ellen Simmons
4.31 [--] Lux Video Theatre: GAVIN'S DARLING
22-Apr-1954 CBS Thur
written by Richard F. McDonagh
directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
Herbert Marshall as Enoch Gavin
Barbara Rush as Joyce Gavin
Bart Roberts as Jeff Miller
Norman Railey as Butler
Jonathan Hole as Hotel Clerk
Peggy O'Connor as Airline Clerk
Sheilah Graham (Intermission Guest (Hollywood Columnist)
4.32 [--] Lux Video Theatre: A CHAIR FOR A LADY
29-Apr-1954 CBS Thur
written by Paul Slocumb
directed by Richard Goode
starring
Angela Lansbury as Elsa
Paul Richards as Waldo
Norma Varden as Aunt
Ellen Corby as Aunt
Pamela Benson as Linda
Rita Johnson (Intermission Guest)
4.33 [--] Lux Video Theatre: TWO DOZEN ROSES
06-May-1954 CBS Thur
written by Mortimer Braus
directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
Janet Gaynor as Eleanor
Frank Wilcox as Stanley
Carol Brannon as Caroline
Tyler MacDuff as Mark
4.34 [--] Lux Video Theatre: THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH
13-May-1954 CBS Thur
written by Joseph Cochran
directed by Earl Eby
starring
Ann Harding as Henrietta Mekker
Gene Lockhart as Evander Cobb
Erik Rhodes as Mr. Purdy
Geraldine Wall as Mildred Cobb
Ted Avery as Anthony Cobb
Pat Prest as Janice
Ken Christie as Mr. Wilbur
4.35 [--] Lux Video Theatre: BLIND FURY
20-May-1954 CBS Thur
written by Agnes Christine Johnston and Frank Daley
directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
Dean Jagger as John Straley
Sarah Selby as Mary Straley
Paul Picerni as Dr. Murger
Moira Turner as Maureen Drake
Harry Cheshire as Mr. Briggs
Virginia Bruce (Intermission Guest)
4.36 [--] Lux Video Theatre: I'LL NEVER LOVE AGAIN
27-May-1954 CBS Thur
written by Will La Jolla
directed by Richard Goode
starring
Suzan Ball as Lee
Richard Long as Nick
John Litel as Dr. Robbins
Frieda Inescort as Mrs. Robbins
Kathryn Givney as Mrs. Proctor
Ruta Lee as Marian
Sarah Shane (Intermission Guest)
4.37 [--] Lux Video Theatre: THE OUTSIDE WITNESS
03-Jun-1954 CBS Thur
written by Alan Campbell and Norman Foster
directed by Earl Eby
starring
William Bendix
Carolyn Jones
Tristram Coffin
George Chandler
Helen Parrish (Intermission Guest)
4.38 [--] Lux Video Theatre: WAITING FOR ONORIO
10-Jun-1954 CBS Thur
written by Konrad Borcovici and Kate Phillips
directed by Richard Goode
starring
Richard Benedict as Libero
J. Carrol Naish as Onorio
Renata Yanni as Peppina
Tito Vuolo as Caccevechia
Norma Nilsson as Lugia at 16
Eleanor Fanie as Francesca at 18
Helen Parrish (Intermission Guest)
Anne Francis (Intermission Guest Interviewer)
4.39 [--] Lux Video Theatre: THE PRETEXT
17-Jun-1954 CBS Thur
written by Lois Landauer
directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
Patricia Crowley as Val
Wilton Graff as Professor Cole
John Luiton as Jeff
Lewis Martin as Dean Cunningham
Helen Parrish (Intermission Guest)
4.40 [--] Lux Video Theatre: PERISHED LEAVES
24-Jun-1954 CBS Thur
written by Leonard Heidman and Emmett Murphy
directed by Richard Goode
starring
Anne Francis
Faith Domergue
Philip Ober
Dayton Lummis
Maury Hill
Patrick Miller
Kay Christopher (Intermission Guest)
Ann Rutherford (Intermission Guest)
NOTE: This episode closed the 1953/54 season and was the final Lux Video
Theatre at CBS. The show moves to NBC and a new one hour format.
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