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The Best Episodes of Lux Video Theatre Season 5

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 25 - A Bell for Adano
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E25

    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. The relations between the lovable U.S. officers and equally lovable natives of occupied countries is interesting. Edmond O'Brien was effective as the idealistic Major Joppolo, and Charles Bronson played that familiar folk hero, the tough sergeant with the heart of gold.

    Director:Richard Goode
    Writer:Richard P. McDonagh

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  2. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 20 - Sunset Boulevard
    8.5/10(16 votes)

    S5:E20

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

    Director:Buzz Kulik
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 26 - The Copperhead
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E26

    Milt Shanks lives a shamed life, hated by his neighbors for having been a traitor to the North in the American Civil War. But Shanks carries with him a secret, one he promised Abraham Lincoln to tell no one.

    Director:Buzz Kulik
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 1 - To Each His Own
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E1

    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:Unknown

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  5. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 29 - The Life of Emile Zola
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E29

    The biopic of the famous French muckraking writer and his involvement in fighting the injustice of the Dreyfuss Affair.

    Director:Buzz Kulik
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 2 - Welcome, Stranger
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E2

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 3 - Christmas in July
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E3

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 4 - Hold Back the Dawn
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E4

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

    Director:Buzz Kulik
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 5 - The Heiress
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 6 - Meet Jo Cathart
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 7 - The Mansion
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E7

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

    Director:Buzz Kulik
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 8 - A Visit from Evelyn
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 9 - An Angel Went AWOL
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E9

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 10 - September Tide
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E10

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    Director:Buzz Kulik
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 11 - Imperfect Lady
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E11

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 12 - Five Star Final
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E12

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 13 - Captive City
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E13

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 14 - A Medal for Benny
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E14

    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:Unknown

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  19. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 15 - Craig's Wife
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E15

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 16 - Ladies in Retirement
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E16

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 17 - Double Indemnity
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E17

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

    Director:Buzz Kulik
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 18 - September Affair
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E18

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 19 - The Chase
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E19

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 21 - Penny Serenade
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E21

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Lux Video Theatre Season 5 Episode 22 - Love Letters
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E22

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"A Bell for Adano" is the best rated episode of "Lux Video Theatre" season 5. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Richard Goode and written by Richard P. McDonagh, it aired on 2/10/1955. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Sunset Boulevard".