Luvsbway Posted December 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Miami News Aug 16, 1946 More evidence that MGM had no idea what they had and what to do with her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Miami News Aug 16, 1946 More evidence that MM had no idea what they had and what to do with her. Yeah, the people at Metro Meyer could be so cheap sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenorman Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Miami News Aug 16, 1946 More evidence that MGM had no idea what they had and what to do with her. Thanks for it, woman....Loving you, JK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Miami News Aug 16, 1946 More evidence that MGM had no idea what they had and what to do with her. Despite all this, MGM did not put her in another picture during the one year she remained under contract to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Despite all this, MGM did not put her in another picture during the one year she remained under contract to them. Didn't MGM produce ANY comedic projects during that time period that Lucy could have shined in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 The only Metro picture that Lucy was under consideration for during this time I am aware of is The Hucksters in the role that went to Ava Gardner. The movie was not a comedy and the role was a supporting one, but it would have given Lucy the opportunity to work with Clark Gable. During her second MGM contract, Lucy did Lured and Her Husbands Affairs on loan out. She then did Dream Girl and ended her association with MGM during the run of the play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 The only Metro picture that Lucy was under consideration for during this time I am aware of is The Hucksters in the role that went to Ava Gardner. The movie was not a comedy and the role was a supporting one, but it would have given Lucy the opportunity to work with Clark Gable. During her second MGM contract, Lucy did Lured and Her Husbands Affairs on loan out. She then did Dream Girl and ended her association with MGM during the run of the play. I don't even recall any movie called The Hucksters and would she have even considered doing a supporting role at that point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted December 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Didn't she also do Dark Corner on loan out too? I didn't realize the other 2 were on loan out as well. She seemed to be really mad about the Dark Corner loan out based on how she talked about it in her book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 The Hucksters was a film about the advertising business starring Clark Gable and, in her American film debut, Deborah Kerr. Lucy had already done a supporting role in Without Love. Her role in Easy to Wed is the second female lead, although she gets the best part. Didn't she also do Dark Corner on loan out too? I didn't realize the other 2 were on loan out as well. She seemed to be really mad about the Dark Corner loan out based on how she talked about it in her book. The Dark Corner was done on loan out to 20th Century Fox. She did not consent to this and, although her salary was higher than what she was making at MGM, MGM pocketed the difference. In her book, Lucy made it sound like she left MGM after this and then started freelancing starting with Lover, Come Back, but this isn't entirely true. Like that article above states, Lucy did not renew her MGM contract and signed to do Lover, Come Back at Universal. During production of Lover, Come Back MGM convinced Lucy to re-sign (which is what that article is about). She then did the independently made Lured and Columbia's Her Husband's Affairs while still under contract to Metro. Lucy realized that the studio didn't know what to do with her and she could make more money freelancing. Lucy was reportedly making $3,500 a week when she left MGM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted December 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 Thank you for putting this all together. It did get very jumbled the way it comes across in her book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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C L A U D E Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 That must be the tree they carved their initials in huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Aug 2, 1940. I think he's stating the obvious here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenorman Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 TX!!!! Now that I think about it, though; is the 8/2/40 date of he gossip column in regard to the above photo spread, which I've asked information for? I'm a it confused; better ask before I add that date of the article above it. Thanks for clarifyng....Loving you, JK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted December 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Jan 8, 1946 Well they got the boat and eventually the nursery but a helicopter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Jan 8, 1946 Well they got the boat and eventually the nursery but a helicopter? Oh yeah, they talked about it often,. probably from their TV show The Whirlybirds at Desilu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted December 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Two interesting articles detailing how Easy to Wed was really Lucy's breakout comedy role and a later article basically saying MGM was pretty stupid. Feb 15, 1946 Feb 24, 1949 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 These are great! Do you have the end of the article where Lucy is discussing Easy Living? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted December 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 I think I got it all but let me see if I cut and pasted that right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmadluv7 Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 omg!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenorman Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Thank you for putting this all together. It did get very jumbled the way it comes across in her book. luvs - In another Henna thread, on 12/17/, post #173, [can't locate it right now] the professor costume post, you alluded to your confusion, and referred to an article regarding this subject; can you give me a name of magazine, with author of article, and date? I'd sure appreciate it. Also, are you SURE she did the professor routine in Lucy in London? Loving you, JK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted December 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 She didn't do the professor routine in Lucy in London, she only wore the costume for a different number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 She didn't do the professor routine in Lucy in London, she only wore the costume for a different number. Did we ever figure out which theater Lucy did part of Lucy in London in? As i watched the Royal Variety Performance for 2014, the theater looked very familiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKlucyfan Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 It was the scarla theatre. Pulled down a few years after this was filmed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 It was the scarla theatre. Pulled down a few years after this was filmed I figured, but it's amazing, the street looks similar, and the theater also, must be the fact that EVERYTHING in old London looks like that, LOL! We have the same thing here in old Montreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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