C L A U D E Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 And I thought that was Onna White and all the time it was Wanda. Again Shel, you and I are one on Lucy gets lucky. I looked at it last night in the glass shelves and almost put it on as I LOVE it but everything looks so fake and no audience ruins it for me. I think Lucy took too much time to place the mobster's bet, so he lost money because of her, that was the reason I think for the goons going after her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Who was her double? How often did they use one? I love these pics. I agree. Lucy Gets Lucky is fun with Lucy and Dean together but the whole chase scene seems old hat and the other comedy bits seem to indicate Lucy is getting older and it is too slow. Still an interesting piece but I prefer Lucy Meets the President special and even Life With Lucy's Mother of the Bride more than this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Kampen Tripp Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 I like Lucky the best and have grown to like President, although Neil is right video tape isn't doing anyone any favors. I haven't seen Mother Bride yet so can't weigh in on it. My favorite part of Lucky is the parking bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Agree with both of you, when you think the Lucy walking to the plane with Dino is the best part of a special, you know you're in trouble, LOL! Is that the one where she spies a huge pic of herself at the MGM Grand, that was fun too! My fave though is the one where she dances with Jackie Gleason at the end of the other special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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C L A U D E Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 The actress next to Viv is an old time actress but I forget her name? Dolores Hart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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C L A U D E Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Who dat with them in the first shot, I know them both but can't place their names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted June 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Who dat with them in the first shot, I know them both but can't place their names. Stewart Granger and wife Jean Simmons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Oh yes, of course, thanks. Jean Simmons was a great beauty but in that candid shot she looks like Millie Perkins. And there were two great Grangers, Stewart and Farley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted June 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 A Kusley Kameo: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 I always find it amazing when we see how the scene we saw a thousand times and BELIEVED was really shot, that train sequence looked so real, unlike the one in The Great Train Robbery where they all pretend there's a small hallway to navigate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 It's those just out of camera frame things or a complety different angle then the one we are use to that make it interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 You sound more like Ricky every day. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeySanJoaquin Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 A Kusley Kameo: How cool is this?? Look how you can even see Lucy's wet footprints! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted June 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 I love the eBay listing for this photo: "Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball as Carmen Miranda, and 2 unidentified people." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Yeah Roz Russell and I assume her hubby Freddie Brisson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Yeah Roz Russell and I assume her hubby Freddie Brisson. Also known as "The Lizard of Roz." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 And why, pray tell, is that? Heard she wasn't doing too well at the end, hope Brisson wasn't her manager, like Doris' hubby, Sinatra would supply trips and clothes for her sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 And why, pray tell, is that? Heard she wasn't doing too well at the end, hope Brisson wasn't her manager, like Doris' hubby, Sinatra would supply trips and clothes for her sometimes. Brisson was in charge of Roz's career and was not well liked in the industry. He was able to get Roz prestigious roles in major movies in an era when pretty much all her contemporaries were doing horror films or not working. It wasn't like Marty Melcher signing Doris up for terrible films just for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Viv looked great in this episode. I think we have a Hazel spotting getting off the boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Notice how the cafe is below the girls rooms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 A favorite of many, haven't seen it in a very long while, should put it on tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmadluv7 Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 This one is my favorite hour episode- and I think its so clever and so brilliant in every aspect, that its probably the best of the shows IMO. I also see how Lucy and Desi could use this time, in between their busy schedules, to be affectionate and congenial to each other and their performances. Its almost as if the sound stage provided a curtain of make believe, where-when they walked onto that soundstage, and the word action was called- all was ok within the skin of The Ricardos- They could argue and not speak off of the set, but they always allowed Lucy and Ricky to serve a purpose for them, to love each other during a time they found it so hard to do so. For instance, the intensity and the charm that they both give in the "That means I love you" number is delicious! - they exude this attraction and affection for each other, EVEN IN MAKE BELIEVE, it comes across- and its so magical to see, and so romantic. Look at how they smile at each other when its done-ugh- pure satisfaction of the others showmanship and spirited talent. Its my favorite moment of the episode- that and the next scene- the ever so intimate, cute and small hotel "Aint a'more grand!?" scene where they are serenaded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 I totally agree with your assessment on this episode. I think how that whole club scene is played is why it’s my favorite of the hour longs. Even the scene in the carriage before it is great. The indifference Lucy shows gradually breaks at the club. That little wink she gives him is repeated again on the Desilu Revue Christmas episode. Even though everyone goes by their real names in this special they are all playing their characters. At the very end when the acting troop is singing that song there are cutaways to Lucy, Desi and Hedda Hopper watching them. Hedda is standing in between L/D. At one point Lucy looks over to Desi and gives him that same scrunchy face wink and right away he blows a kiss at her. Given that this special was shot around Oct/Nov of 1959 and the marriage was pretty much over at that point it makes that gesture all the more meaningful. Knowing that this workshop and special was Lucy’s pet project and that it had a lot of technical issues getting made (I think it was 6 hours long at one point) and Desi did come in to help her out (although there apparently were fights going on about that) that was not a gesture that was character driven and I don’t think it was scripted either. The way they were standing with Hedda in between they very much could have not acknowledged each other and it would not have been weird. But they did and the gestures were a lovely nonverbal way of saying, “Thank you baby”, “Your welcome sweetheart” to each other. Professionally they still cared and even deep down they cared. Lucy herself said in the later years that playing the Ricardo’s was when she could escape into the perfect marriage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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