Lux Video Theatre was a weekly television series, produced from 1950 until 1959. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The program presented 30 minute episode until 1954, and from 1954 the programs each ran for one hour. With the introduction of the one hour format, popular films were often used as the basis for abridged versions. 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Among the regular hosts were James Mason, Otto Kruger and Gordon MacRae. James Mason in North by Northwest. ... Albert Gordon MacRae (12 March 1921 - 24 January 1986) was an American actor and singer, best known for his appearances in musical films of the 1950s. ...

Cast in the productions were such popular Hollywood actors as Mary Astor, Anne Bancroft, Joan Blondell, James Dean, Melvyn Douglas, Nelson Eddy, Janet Gaynor, Charlton Heston, Celeste Holm, Miriam Hopkins, Ruth Hussey, Boris Karloff, Grace Kelly, Veronica Lake, Angela Lansbury, Jack Lemmon, Peter Lorre, Jeanette MacDonald, Fredric March, Walter Matthau, Maureen O'Sullivan, Vincent Price, Luise Rainer, Basil Rathbone, Ronald Reagan, Ann Sheridan, Sylvia Sidney, Franchot Tone, Esther Williams, Joanne Woodward and Teresa Wright Mary Astor (May 3, 1906 – September 25, 1987) was an American actress. ... Anne Bancroft in The Graduate For the American explorer, see Ann Bancroft. ... Rose Joan Blondell (August 30, 1906 - December 25, 1979) was an American actress. ... James Dean James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was a charismatic American film actor who epitomized youthful angst. ... Melvyn Douglas (April 5, 1901 - August 4, 1981) was a United States actor. ... Nelson Eddy Nelson Ackerman Eddy (June 29, 1901 – March 6, 1967) was an American singer and film actor. ... Janet Gaynor (October 6, 1906 - September 14, 1984) was an actress who in 1929 was the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress. ... Charlton Heston (born October 4, 1924), born John Charles Carter, is an American film actor noted for heroic roles. ... Celeste Holm, circa 1950 Celeste Holm (born April 29, 1917) is an American stage, film, and television actress. ... Miriam Hopkins (October 18, 1902–October 9, 1972) was an American actress. ... Ruth Carol Hussey was born October 30 1914 A graduate of the University of Michigan School of Drama, Ruth Husseys first show-business job was as a fashion commentator on a local radio station. ... Boris Karloff (November 23, 1887 - February 2, 1969), born William Henry Pratt, was a famous actor in horror films. ... Grace Kelly (1929–1982). ... Veronica Lake Veronica Lake (14 November 1919 - 7 July 1973) was a popular American film actress, most famous during the 1940s. ... Angela Lansbury CBE (born October 16, 1925) is a British-born American actress and the granddaughter of politician George Lansbury. ... Jack Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was a consummate Hollywood actor. ... Peter Lorre, 1946, by Yousuf Karsh Peter Lorre (June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was an actor especially known for playing roles with sinister overtones in Hollywood crime films and mysteries. ... Jeanette MacDonald Jeanette MacDonald (June 18, 1903 - January 14, 1965) was a singer and actress best known for her film duets with Nelson Eddy, such as Rose-Marie (aka Indian Love Call) (1936). ... Fredric March photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1939 Fredric March (Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel) (August 31, 1897 - April 14, 1975) was an Academy Award winning American actor. ... Walter Matthau (October 1, 1920 - July 1, 2000) Matthau and Sophia Loren in Grumpier Old Men Walter Matthau (October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American comedy actor possibly best known for his role as the gruff and less tidy member of The Odd Couple. ... Not to be confused with the later actress Maureen OHara. ... Vincent Price on Broadway as Mr. ... Luise Rainer in The Great Ziegfeld (1936) Luise Rainer (born January 12, 1910 in Düsseldorf, Germany) is a film actress. ... Basil Rathbone (June 13, 1892 – July 21, 1967) was an English actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and swashbuckler film villain roles. ... Order: 40th President Vice President: George H.W. Bush Term of office: 20 January 1981 – 20 January 1989 Preceded by: Jimmy Carter Succeeded by: George H.W. Bush Date of birth: 6 February 1911 Place of birth: Tampico, Illinois Date of death: 5 June 2004 Place of death: Bel-Air... Sheridan from Angels with Dirty Faces Ann Sheridan (February 21, 1915 – January 21, 1967) was an American film actress. ... Sylvia Sidney (August 8, 1910 - July 1, 1999) was an American actress. ... Franchot Tone (February 27, 1905 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor. ... Esther Jane Williams (born 8 August 1922) is a United States swimmer and movie star. ... Joanne Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American actress. ... Muriel Teresa Wright (born October 27, 1918) is an American actress. ...