description Lux Video Theatre Overview
"Lux Video Theatre" was an American anthology television series that aired from 1950 to 1959 on both CBS and NBC. It adapted the successful "Lux Radio Theatre" format for television, featuring live dramatic productions starring well-known Hollywood actors. The program was heavily sponsored by Lever Brothers to promote Lux soap. It provided audiences with weekly stage-play style adaptations of popular films and original stories.
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Is Lux Video Theatre a continuing story or an anthology?
Lux Video Theatre is an anthology, so each broadcast presents a separate drama, comedy, original teleplay, or adaptation. It does not follow one continuing cast of characters from week to week. [Television Academy overview](https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/shows/lux-video-theatre)
How is Lux Video Theatre related to Lux Radio Theatre?
The television program was a spin-off of the successful Lux Radio Theatre format. Like its radio predecessor, it adapted films and plays for a sponsor-supported audience. [Television Academy overview](https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/shows/lux-video-theatre)
Which networks carried Lux Video Theatre?
The series began on CBS in 1950 and later moved to NBC in 1954. Its television run is generally listed as spanning 1950 to 1959. [Television Academy overview](https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/shows/lux-video-theatre)
Who hosted Lux Video Theatre during its NBC years?
NBC used several hosts, including James Mason, Otto Kruger, Gordon MacRae, and Ken Carpenter. The program also featured many well-known Hollywood actors in live or adapted productions. [Television Academy overview](https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/shows/lux-video-theatre)
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