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The Best Episodes of Lux Video Theatre Season 5

Every episode of Lux Video Theatre Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Lux Video Theatre Season 5!

Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays.

Genres:DramaComedy
Network:CBS

Season 5 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Lux Video Theatre" season 5 is "To Each His Own", rated 6/10 from 1 user votes. It was directed by Buzz Kulik and written by N/A. "To Each His Own" aired on 8/26/1954 and is rated NaN point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Welcome, Stranger".

  • To Each His Own
    6.0/10 1 votes

    #1 - To Each His Own

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 8/26/1954

    An unwed mother, forced to give up her child to avoid scandal, follows her son's life from afar even as she prospers in business.

    Director: Buzz Kulik

    Writer: N/A

  • Welcome, Stranger
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    #2 - Welcome, Stranger

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/2/1954

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Christmas in July
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    #3 - Christmas in July

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/9/1954

    An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves. His latest attempt is the Maxford House Coffee Slogan Contest. As a joke, some of his co-workers put together a fake telegram which says that he won the $25,000 grand prize. As a result, he gets a promotion, buys presents for all of his family and friends, and proposes to his girl. When the truth comes out, he's not prepared for the consequences.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hold Back the Dawn
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    #4 - Hold Back the Dawn

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 9/16/1954

    Stopped in Mexico by U.S. Immigration, Georges Iscovescu hopes to get into the country by marrying a citizen.

    Director: Buzz Kulik

    Writer: N/A

  • The Heiress
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    #5 - The Heiress

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 9/23/1954

    A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Meet Jo Cathart
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    #6 - Meet Jo Cathart

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 9/30/1954

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mansion
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    #7 - The Mansion

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/7/1954

    Young Master Lacy must make up his mind between a daughter of the Old South and a Northern hussy.

    Director: Buzz Kulik

    Writer: N/A

  • A Visit from Evelyn
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    #8 - A Visit from Evelyn

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 10/14/1954

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • An Angel Went AWOL
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    #9 - An Angel Went AWOL

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 10/21/1954

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • September Tide
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    #10 - September Tide

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 10/28/1954

    No description available

    Director: Buzz Kulik

    Writer: N/A

  • Imperfect Lady
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    #11 - Imperfect Lady

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/4/1954

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Five Star Final
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    #12 - Five Star Final

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 11/11/1954

    The City Editor of a sleazy tabloid goes against his own journalistic ethics to resurrect a twenty year old murder case - with tragic results.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Captive City
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    #13 - Captive City

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 11/18/1954

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Medal for Benny
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    #14 - A Medal for Benny

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 11/25/1954

    Outcast Benny Martin joined the army to escape public scorn. But when the townspeople learn that he is to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, they pretend that he and his family are cherished, eminent citizens.

    Director: Buzz Kulik

    Writer: N/A

  • Craig's Wife
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    #15 - Craig's Wife

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 12/2/1954

    A domineering woman marries a wealthy man for his money, and then uses her position to further her own ambitions for money and power.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ladies in Retirement
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    #16 - Ladies in Retirement

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 12/9/1954

    The housekeeper to a retired actress tries at the same time to look after her own two emotionally disturbed sisters, with dramatic results.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Double Indemnity
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    #17 - Double Indemnity

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 12/16/1954

    An insurance rep lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator's suspicions.

    Director: Buzz Kulik

    Writer: N/A

  • September Affair
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    #18 - September Affair

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 12/23/1954

    An industrialist and a pianist meet on a trip and fall in love. Through a quirk of fate, they are reported dead in a crash though they weren't on the plane. This gives them the opportunity to live together free from their previous lives. Unfortunately, this artificial arrangement leads to greater and greater stress. Eventually the situation collapses when they come to pursue their original, individual interests without choosing a common path.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Chase
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    #19 - The Chase

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 12/30/1954

    Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sunset Boulevard
    8.0/10 11 votes

    #20 - Sunset Boulevard

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 1/6/1955

    A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

    Director: Buzz Kulik

    Writer: N/A

  • Penny Serenade
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #21 - Penny Serenade

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 1/13/1955

    A couple's big dreams give way to a life full of unexpected sadness and unexpected joy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Love Letters
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    #22 - Love Letters

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 1/20/1955

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • So Evil My Love
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    #23 - So Evil My Love

    Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 1/27/1955

    Olivia Harwood, missionary's widow, meets charming Mark Bellis, artist and rogue, on the ship taking them both back to 1890s London. When Olivia opens a lodging house Mark becomes her lodger, then her lover. Olivia falls so completely under amoral Mark's spell that he's able to overcome her scruples, and soon she's his willing tool in an ambitious scheme of theft and blackmail...maybe too ambitious.

    Director: Buzz Kulik

    Writer: N/A

  • One Foot in Heaven
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #24 - One Foot in Heaven

    Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 2/3/1955

    Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Bell for Adano
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #25 - A Bell for Adano

    Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 2/10/1955

    Major Joppolo and his men are assigned to restore order to the war-torn Italian town of Adano. He has to manage getting supplies into town without interfering with troop movements, all the while dealing with colorful citizens of the town. One of his quests is to replace the bell which orders the town's life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A