Lux Video Theatre
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Lux Video Theatre was an American television anthology drama series of the early 1950s that adapted popular plays, films, and original stories for weekly broadcast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lux Video Theatre canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6702847 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lux Video Theatre Context triple: [Peter Godfrey, workedOn, Lux Video Theatre]
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A.
Cinemastar
Cinemastar is a line of hard disk drives produced by HGST, typically designed for consumer and multimedia applications.
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B.
Matinee Theatre
Matinee Theatre was a 1950s American live anthology television series that presented a different dramatic play each weekday afternoon.
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C.
Movietime
Movietime was the original name of the American cable television network now known as E!, which focuses on entertainment news and pop culture programming.
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D.
Vision Theatre
Vision Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in Los Angeles’ Leimert Park neighborhood, known for showcasing African American arts and community cultural events.
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E.
Cinema de Lux
Cinema de Lux is a premium movie theater complex known for offering an upscale cinema experience with enhanced amenities and comfort.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lux Video Theatre Target entity description: Lux Video Theatre was an American television anthology drama series of the early 1950s that adapted popular plays, films, and original stories for weekly broadcast.
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A.
Cinemastar
Cinemastar is a line of hard disk drives produced by HGST, typically designed for consumer and multimedia applications.
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B.
Matinee Theatre
Matinee Theatre was a 1950s American live anthology television series that presented a different dramatic play each weekday afternoon.
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C.
Movietime
Movietime was the original name of the American cable television network now known as E!, which focuses on entertainment news and pop culture programming.
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D.
Vision Theatre
Vision Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in Los Angeles’ Leimert Park neighborhood, known for showcasing African American arts and community cultural events.
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E.
Cinema de Lux
Cinema de Lux is a premium movie theater complex known for offering an upscale cinema experience with enhanced amenities and comfort.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American television anthology series ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom |
feature films
ⓘ
original teleplays ⓘ popular plays ⓘ |
| basedOn | Lux Radio Theatre ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium | television ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | weekly ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distribution | network television broadcast ⓘ |
| era | Golden Age of Television ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1950 ⓘ |
| format | live television ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeStructure | self-contained stories per episode ⓘ |
| mediaType | television program ⓘ |
| notableCast |
Ann Blyth
ⓘ
Bette Davis ⓘ Joan Fontaine ⓘ Robert Stack ⓘ Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
adaptations of contemporary stage plays
ⓘ
adaptations of recent motion pictures ⓘ original dramatic teleplays ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
CBS
ⓘ
NBC ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
J. Walter Thompson Company
ⓘ
linked to:
J. Walter Thompson
|
| productionMethod | live broadcast with occasional kinescope recordings ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Lux Radio Theatre ⓘ |
| setting | United States television of the early 1950s ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Lever Brothers
ⓘ
Lux soap ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general American television audience ⓘ |
| typicalRuntime | 60 minutes ⓘ |
| workType | scripted television series ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lux Video Theatre Description of subject: Lux Video Theatre was an American television anthology drama series of the early 1950s that adapted popular plays, films, and original stories for weekly broadcast.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.