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A high-budget anthology series adapting major films and stage plays for radio, often with the original Hollywood stars. It brought cinematic drama into living rooms weekly.

A high-budget anthology series adapting major films and stage plays for radio, often with the original Hollywood stars. It brought cinematic drama into living rooms weekly.

The Lux Theater show was an American television anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1957. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays.The show began as a live 30-minute Monday evening CBS series on October 2, 1950, switching to Thursday nights during August, 1951. In September 1953, the show relocated from New York to Hollywood. On August 26, 1954, it debuted on NBC as an hour-long show on Thursday nights, telecast until September 12, 1957. With the introduction of the one-hour format and the move to ...

The Lux Radio Theatre was a popular Old Time Radio show that aired from 1934 to 1955. It was a radio adaptation of popular films of the time, featuring Hollywood's biggest stars performing abridged versions of famous movies. The show was created and produced by Cecil B. DeMille, who was also the host until 1936.The Lux Radio Theatre was sponsored by Lever Brothers' Lux Soap, hence the name of the show. Lux Soap was a popular soap brand known for its sponsorship of various entertainment programs on radio and later on television.Each episode of the Lux Radio Theatre typically featured a one-hour...