This weekly series differed from its parent show in several ways, starting with it being the first version of Lux Radio Theatre since 1936 to air during the summer.
[1] Ken Carpenter continued as the show's announcer, with Don Wilson filling in for him when on vacation.
[2] Because of the budget constraints, only a single major star headed-up each episode of the summer series.
While about half of the shows were still the traditional movie adaptations, the series also presented several original scripts, with three of them written by Kathleen Hite.
[3] In addition, one program was an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's horror story "The Birds".