GO FOR FUN!

July 21, 1955

The “I Love Lucy’’ addicts will soon see the whole TV show gang — Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and Bill Frawley together in a movie that has nothing to do with the “Lucy” series. 

Instead, another coined “Go for Fun" by Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll Jr. has been bought to reunite the quartet and it will be made by the Arnaz’s independent company for MGM release. In this, Lucy and Desi will not be married – which is a switcheroo. 

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FOOTNOTES FROM THE FUTURE

As fascinating as it is, this film was never made.  In fact, this is one of the few mentions of the project.  This news item comes just after the completion of principal photography on Forever Darling, which wrapped in June 1955.  The ‘independent company’ referred to was Zanra Productions (Arnaz spelled backwards), which had also produced Forever Darling for an MGM release. It is possible that MGM could have nixed the project after Darling failed to score the prestigious Radio City Music Hall for its premiere.  Lucy and Desi were disappointed and may well have decided to concentrate on television.  It is also possible that they realized that America was not going to accept them as different characters, especially in the company of Bill and Vivian. For the rest of their careers, the actors were typecast and identified with Lucy and Ricky and Fred and Ethel.