A Black History Month shout out to SAM McDANIEL, who played played Sam the porter in 1955′s “The Great Train Robbery” (S5;E5). He was the brother of Oscar-winner Hattie McDaniel of Gone With The Wind fame. He had appeared with a young Lucille Ball in her second film, Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933) and Kid Millions (1934). McDaniel has the distinction of being the first and only African Americans to appear on “I Love Lucy” with a character name and lines.  

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