Tag: Cecil B. DeMille

• REMINISCING

  August 14, 1977 By Frank Swertlow, Chicago Daily News  BEVERLY HILLS – During the first years of television, Ed Wynn, the radio and stage comic, was trying to break into television with a half-hour comedy on CBS. (1) One night, he invited a couple of second echelon performers to make an appearance: a comedienne, known…

  Michael T. Mooney

  August 14, 2021

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  1977, Cecil B. DeMille, Desi Arnaz, Ed Wynn, Farrah Fawcett, Frank Swertlow, Gloria Graham, Harry Cohn, Life With Lucy, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Magic Carpet, Valerie Harper

• LUCKY PARTNERS

  September 25, 1944 “Lucky Partners” was a presentation of Lux Radio Theatre, broadcast on CBS Radio on September 25, 1944.  It is based on a 1940 RKO film of the same name directed by Lewis Milestone which in turn was based on the 1935 French film Good Luck. Lucky Partners the movie starred Ronald Colman and Ginger Rogers in their…

  Michael T. Mooney

  September 25, 2020

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  1944, Arthur Q. Bryan, Carlton Kadell, Cecil B. DeMille, Don Ameche, Greenwich Village, Lucille Ball, Lucky Partners, Lux Radio Theatre, Niagara Falls, Verna Felton

• THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH

  “Lady in Limbo” (S1;E13) ~ December 10, 1963 Synopsis Circus boss Johnny Slate (Jack Palance) is trying to decide which of his acts to send to Russia for a cultural exchange program with the Moscow Circus. Horse trainer Kate Reynolds (Lucille Ball) wants the coveted spot. When menagerie feeder Charles is mauled by one of Kirov’s…

  Michael T. Mooney

  August 16, 2018

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  1963, Bill Erwin, Billy Mumy, Cecil B. DeMille, Circus, Dabbs Greer, David Bond, Desilu, Equestrian, Frank Waldman, Gloria Grahame, Harry Cohn, Irene Tedrow, Jack Palance, Lucille Ball, Medoc the Elephant, Moscow Circus, Paul Wendkos, Paulette Goddard, Ralph Manza, Ringling Brothers, Robert F. Simon, Roger C. Carmel, Stanley Ferrar, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Magic Carpet, The Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus, Tom Waldman, Tura Santana, tv

• HEDDA HOPPER’S HOLLYWOOD

  January 10, 1960 Directed by William Corrigan Written by Sumner Locke Elliott Original Music by Axel Stordahl Hedda Hopper (1885-1966) was born Elda Furry in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.  She was one of Hollywood’s most powerful and influential columnists. She appeared on “I Love Lucy” and “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.” Among her hundreds of films as an…

  Michael T. Mooney

  July 8, 2018

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