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I Love Lucy

  • 1953
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
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I Love Lucy (1953)
Comedy

Desi Arnaz greets the "I Love Lucy" studio audience and invites them to watch Lucille Ball and the cast film a special extended episode.Desi Arnaz greets the "I Love Lucy" studio audience and invites them to watch Lucille Ball and the cast film a special extended episode.Desi Arnaz greets the "I Love Lucy" studio audience and invites them to watch Lucille Ball and the cast film a special extended episode.

  • Directors
    • Marc Daniels
    • Edward Sedgwick
  • Writers
    • Jess Oppenheimer
    • Madelyn Davis
    • Bob Carroll Jr.
  • Stars
    • Lucille Ball
    • Desi Arnaz
    • Vivian Vance
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    530
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Marc Daniels
      • Edward Sedgwick
    • Writers
      • Jess Oppenheimer
      • Madelyn Davis
      • Bob Carroll Jr.
    • Stars
      • Lucille Ball
      • Desi Arnaz
      • Vivian Vance
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Lucille Ball
    Lucille Ball
    • Lucy Ricardo…
    Desi Arnaz
    Desi Arnaz
    • Ricky Ricardo…
    Vivian Vance
    Vivian Vance
    • Ethel Mertz…
    William Frawley
    William Frawley
    • Fred Mertz…
    Ann Doran
    Ann Doran
    • Audience Member
    Mary Wickes
    Mary Wickes
    • Madame Lamand
    • (archive footage)
    Barbara Pepper
    Barbara Pepper
    • Party Guest
    • (archive footage)
    Erze Ivan
    • Dancer
    • (archive footage)
    Benny Baker
    Benny Baker
    • Audience Member
    Frank J. Scannell
    Frank J. Scannell
    • Comic
    • (archive footage)
    Roy Rowan
    • Announcer
    Bennett Green
    Bennett Green
    • Party Guest
    • (archive footage)
    Aubrey Lee Dale
      Wilbur Hatch
      • Self
      • (uncredited)
      Hazel Pierce
      • Party Guest
      • (archive footage)
      • (uncredited)
      • Directors
        • Marc Daniels
        • Edward Sedgwick
      • Writers
        • Jess Oppenheimer
        • Madelyn Davis
        • Bob Carroll Jr.
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      • Trivia
        After the film was shelved, it was pretty much forgotten about and had been considered lost. But in 1996, editor Dann Cahn began searching for it. In 2001, he found it in a mislabeled film can in a vault. Clips of it can be briefly seen in I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001)
      • Goofs
        After the Ricardos and Mertzes make up following Lucy and Rickys attempt to break their lease, the next scene opens with a shot of a chalkboard with the words Rehearsal Band & Cast "Cavalcade Show" 11AM Ricardo written on it. "Rehearsal" is misspelled as "Rehearsel" and "Cavalcade" is written as "Calvacade".
      • Connections
        Edited from I Love Lucy: The Benefit (1952)
      • Soundtracks
        Down Argentine Way
        Sung by Desi Arnaz
        (uncredited)

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      10/10

      I Love Lucy For The Big Screen

      Due to the popularity of I Love Lucy this movie was planned. It consists of three episodes from the series first season. It opens with Desi welcoming the audience giving us an idea of what it might be like to be at a live broadcast. It then goes into the first episode. The remaining two are strung together with some new footage to try and create one cohesive story.

      However, this endeavor never saw a theatrical release. At the time Lucy and Desi were promoting their film, The Long, Long Trailer for MGM. This film was being promoted as their return to the big screen. MGM demanded that the I Love Lucy movie be shelved so as not to contradict this claim and as the Arnazes were under contract to MGM they had to comply. As the story goes the film was forgotten and then "lost" for many years.

      This is definitely one of those rare nuggets for the true I Love Lucy fan who has seen it all.
      • edpittsburgh71
      • Jul 30, 2018
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      Details

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      • Release date
        • 1953 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • I Love Lucy: The Movie
      • Filming locations
        • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
      • Production company
        • Desilu Productions
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 20 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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