February 12, 1941
The RKO film Parachute Battalion was released on September 12, 1941, directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring Robert Preston, Edmond O’Brien, Harry Carey, and Buddy Ebsen. Lucille Ball was NOT cast. The role went to Nancy Kelly, who married Edmond O’Brien just a week after this item was published. The movie was filmed on location at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Lucille Ball got to parachute on television on “The Lucy Show” in 1966, and on “Here’s Lucy” in 1970.
Two months after Parachute Battalion premiered, Lucille Ball opened in RKO’s Look Who’s Laughing.
Also on February 12, 1941, in Jack Pickering’s Town Crier column, Lucy and Desi tried to solve some important problems facing celebrities.
Papermoon Loves Lucy 
Leave a comment