Tag: Casino
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The Lucille Ball Film That Never Was
This hot item from Tinseltown gossip monger Sheilah Graham was fodder for the Hollywood gristmill some time during the 1950s, but it never happened. Sheilah Graham was satirized as Nancy Graham (Elvia Allman), the reporter who interviews Lucy Ricardo after her return from Hollywood, in “The Homecoming” (ILL S5;E6) in 1955. Elaine Townsend (nee Margaret Helgeson)…
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SUNDAY SHOWCASE: THE LUCY-DESI MILTON BERLE SPECIAL
November 1, 1959 Directed by Desi Arnaz ~ Written by Lou Derman and Arthur Julian ~ Script Consultants Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf Milton Berle (Himself) was born Milton Berlinger in New York City on July 12, 1908. He started performing at the age of five. He perfected his comedy in vaudeville, early silent films, and…
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In “Lucy Goes To Monte Carlo” (S5;E25 of I LOVE LUCY), Lucy inadvertently gambles herself into a small fortune – and loses it all in an instant! In “Lucy Visits Las Vegas” (S3;E17 of THE LUCY SHOW), Lucy inadvertently gambles herself into a small fortune – and loses it all in an instant!
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“Lucy Goes to Monte Carlo”
(S5;E25 ~ May 7, 1956) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed March 29, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 42.5/66 Synopsis ~ While traveling through the French Riviera, Lucy promises Ricky she won’t step foot inside a casino, but inadvertently gambles her way into…