Lux Video Theatre

S7 · E1 · Aug 30, 1956

The Wayward Saint Episode 1

S7 · E2 · Sep 6, 1956

Road of Fear Episode 2

S7 · E3 · Sep 13, 1956

The Top Rung Episode 3

S7 · E4 · Sep 20, 1956

Mildred Pierce Episode 4

After her cheating husband leaves her, Mildred Pierce proves she can become independent and successful, but cannot seem to win the approval of her spoiled daughter.

S7 · E5 · Sep 27, 1956

Only Yesterday Episode 5

S7 · E6 · Oct 4, 1956

Now, Voyager Episode 6

Boston spinster blossoms under therapy and finds impossible romance.

S7 · E7 · Oct 11, 1956

The Guilty Episode 7

Two sisters are in love with the same man. Then one of them is found murdered, which leads police to suspect the other girl.

S7 · E8 · Oct 18, 1956

Flamingo Road Episode 8

A carnival dancer finds herself stranded in a southern town ruled by a corrupt political boss. Complications arise when she becomes romantically involved with the local Sheriff.

S7 · E9 · Oct 25, 1956

Because of You Episode 9

A female ex-con falls in love and hesitates to reveal her past.

S7 · E10 · Nov 1, 1956

You Can't Escape Forever Episode 10

A newspaperman is given the "advice to the lovelorn" column to write after an argument with his boss. He resents the assignment but the job pays off when he gets the beat on the hottest story of the day.

S7 · E11 · Nov 8, 1956

Jezebel Episode 11

A haughty headstrong Southern Belle in Antebellum Louisiana loses her fiancée due to her stubborn vanity and pride and vows to get him back.

S7 · E12 · Nov 15, 1956

The Glass Web Episode 12

A beautiful but heartless television actress, uses seduction and tricks to blackmail the men in her life to a point, where she could get herself killed.

S7 · E13 · Nov 22, 1956

The Gay Sisters Episode 13

Fiona, Evelyn and Susanna are sisters. Their mother dies on the Lusitania, their father is killed in France, they must manage their Fifth Avenue mansion by themselves. Fiona marries Charles Barclay in order to get an inheritance and he begins a campaign to obtain the mansion to level it for real estate development. She vows that this will never happen.

S7 · E14 · Nov 29, 1956

Old Acquaintance Episode 14

Old friends Kit Marlowe and Millie Drake adopt contrasting lifestyles: Kit is a single, critically acclaimed author while married Millie writes popular pulp novels.

S7 · E15 · Dec 13, 1956

Christmas in Connecticut Episode 15

A food writer who has lied about being the perfect housewife must try to cover her deception when her boss and a returning war hero invite themselves to her home for a traditional family Christmas.

S7 · E16 · Dec 20, 1956

Hollywood's Musical Holiday Revue Episode 16

Todays theme is Hollywood's Musical Holiday Revue.

S7 · E17 · Dec 27, 1956

Michael and Mary Episode 17

After being deserted by her husband, Mary falls in love with Michael. After a few years, they marry, raise a son, and Michael becomes a successful writer. However, her first husband returns with plans of blackmail.

S7 · E18 · Jan 3, 1957

It Happened on Fifth Avenue Episode 18

A homeless New Yorker moves into a mansion and along the way he gathers friends to live in the house with him. Before he knows it, he is living with the actual home owners.

S7 · E19 · Jan 10, 1957

Just Across the Street Episode 19

S7 · E20 · Jan 17, 1957

To Have and Have Not Episode 20

During WWII, American expatriate Harry Morgan helps transport a Free French Resistance leader and his beautiful wife to Martinique while romancing a sexy lounge singer.

S7 · E21 · Jan 24, 1957

Vice Squad Episode 21

When a police officer is shot arresting a car thief, Captain Barnaby uses his skills and contacts to track down the culprits and uncovers a bank heist plan in the process. Barnaby has no qualms about bending the law to achieve his ends, including trumped up charges to persuade his only witness to cooperate or detaining some call girls to coerce their madam to help him. In the meantime he deals with everyday police business, juggling seemingly trivial matters with more serious ones.

S7 · E22 · Jan 31, 1957

One Sunday Afternoon Episode 22

Middle-aged dentist Biff Grimes reminisces about his unrequited love for beautiful Virginia Brush and her husband Hugo, his ex-friend, who betrayed him.

S7 · E23 · Feb 7, 1957

The Undesirable Episode 23

S7 · E24 · Feb 14, 1957

Dark Victory Episode 24

A young socialite is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and must decide whether she'll meet her final days with dignity.

S7 · E25 · Feb 21, 1957

One Way Street Episode 25

After stealing a gangster's money and his girlfriend, a doctor heads for a small village in Mexico.

S7 · E26 · Feb 28, 1957

Possessed Episode 26

After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.

S7 · E27 · Mar 7, 1957

One Way Passage Episode 27

A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a trans-Pacific crossing, each without knowing the other's secret.

S7 · E28 · Mar 14, 1957

Eileen Episode 28

Irish rebel Barry O'Day has a price on his head from the English, so he disguises himself as a groom. But when he falls in love with a beautiful English girl, she'll have nothing to do with a man who's only a groom. Nevertheless, Barry determines to claim Eileen for his own.

S7 · E29 · Mar 21, 1957

The Great Lie Episode 29

After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is now pregnant with his child.

S7 · E30 · Mar 28, 1957

The Black Angel Episode 30

When Kirk Bennett is convicted of a singer's murder, his wife tries to prove him innocent...aided by the victim's ex-husband.

S7 · E31 · Apr 4, 1957

Adam Had Four Sons Episode 31

Emilie has been hired to care for the four sons of wealthy Adam Stoddard and his wife, Molly. After Molly dies, Adam and the boys grow to depend on Emilie even more. At the same time, Emilie falls in love with Adam. The boys grow up, but Adam insists that Emilie stay on as part of the family. Her relationships with both the boys and Adam become strained after one son marries a gold-digging viper named Hester.

S7 · E32 · Apr 18, 1957

The Taggart Light Episode 32

S7 · E33 · Apr 25, 1957

The Man Who Played God Episode 33

After losing his hearing, a musician uses lip-reading to help others.

S7 · E34 · May 2, 1957

The Hard Way Episode 34

Embittered, ambitious Helen Sherman sees an opportunity to escape her drab small-town life by becoming a 'stage mother' to her musically-talented younger sister.

S7 · E35 · May 9, 1957

Stand-In for Murder Episode 35

A night club musician, believing he is soon to die from an incurable disease, plans to carry out an unusual sacrifice in order to insure financial security for his family.

S7 · E36 · May 16, 1957

Death Do Us Part Episode 36

S7 · E37 · May 23, 1957

The Armed Venus Episode 37

The wealthy owner of a Park Avenue night club falls in love with a beautiful girl who turns out to have secrets. His doubt and suspicions set him on a dangerous path.

S7 · E38 · May 30, 1957

Paris Calling Episode 38

S7 · E39 · Jun 6, 1957

Payment in Kind Episode 39

S7 · E40 · Jun 13, 1957

Design for November Episode 40

S7 · E41 · Jun 20, 1957

Edge of Doubt Episode 41

S7 · E42 · Jun 27, 1957

The Latch Key Episode 42

A bus crash results in the deaths of several passengers, whose identities are in dispute. A scorched latch key seems to be the key to the mystery, and in a series of flashbacks the passengers on the bus unfold the story.

S7 · E43 · Jul 4, 1957

Who is Picasso? Episode 43

S7 · E44 · Jul 11, 1957

The Softest Music Episode 44

S7 · E45 · Jul 18, 1957

Summer Return Episode 45

S7 · E46 · Jul 25, 1957

High Tension Episode 46

The president of a power and light company is unaware that two of his associates plot to discredit him at an upcoming board meeting.

S7 · E47 · Aug 1, 1957

Dark Hammock Episode 47

S7 · E48 · Aug 8, 1957

Barren Harvest Episode 48

A law clerk schemes to murder his boss. He has help from the man's housekeeper. The two commit what they think is the perfect crime. Craig Stevens is the host.

S7 · E49 · Aug 15, 1957

Judge Not Episode 49

A famous lawyer takes on the case of a man charged with a serious crime, which the lawyer himself has actually committed.

S7 · E50 · Aug 22, 1957

Diagnosis - Homicide Episode 50

An elderly but wealthy woman is murdered, and the only clues the police have are a a bloody envelope, a toothpick and a dead mosquito.

S7 · E51 · Sep 5, 1957

Old Witch, Old Witch Episode 51

A woman finds out that she has magical powers, and terrorizes the neighborhood and turns into a witch to scare the local kids. Her son sees his mother's new powers as a chance for him to make a ton of money.

S7 · E52 · Sep 12, 1957

The Last Act Episode 52

A fading actress is determined to control the lives of everyone around her, especially her family. She sets out to disinherit her grandson because she doesn't approve of the young French girl he is in love with.