Lux Video Theatre — Season 1, Episode 39: The Promise
Drama, Comedy • 60 min • 7 seasons, 337 episodes • ★ 6.7/10
Episode synopsis
Story of a sadistic tycoon ruthlessly dominates his wife. Although crippled by an accident, he continues to run his business from his bedside, bulldozing and thundering to his employees and family alike. His meek wife is fully subservient to him until a strange change comes over her. The change in her attitude enables her to extract a promise from her husband to change his ways and he is forced to fulfill his promise in a most unusual and horrifying manner.
About Lux Video Theatre
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.