Tag: Charles Lane
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“NEVER WORK WITH CHILDREN OR ANIMALS” ~ W.C. Fields (Part 2 of 3) Needless to say, Lucille Ball didn’t take Fields’ advice! She never shied away from working with live animals and even livelier children. Enjoy these screen shots from THE LUCY SHOW where Lucy fails to be upstaged by either children, animals, or both!…
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Vivian Sues Lucy
S1;E10 ~ December 3, 1962 Synopsis Viv trips over one of Jerry’s toys and suffers a minor ankle injury. Upset that Lucy thinks she’d sue over this little mishap, she decides to teach the Lucy a lesson. Exaggerating her injury and threatening to call her lawyer, Viv lounges in bed for a week, running Lucy…
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Lucy Buys a Sheep
S1;E5 ~ October 29, 1962 Synopsis Lucy solves the lawn mowing problem by buying a sheep to eat the grass. Then winter weather makes the sheep, Clementine, have to spend the night in the house with Lucy, Viv and the kids, and it keeps them all awake. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carmichael), Vivian Vance…
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Lucy Misplaces $2,000
S1;E4 ~ October 22, 1962 Synopsis The bank gives Lucy a check for $2,000 instead of $20 just minutes after Mr. Barnsdahl had declared that his bank was perfect. To force him into admitting a mistake, she cashes the check and hides the money in a box of candy. When it comes time to return…
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The International Motion Picture Almanac 1937-38 Lucille Ball told producers she was born in Butte, Montana, because she thought it sounded more interesting than Jamestown, New York. She started making movies in 1933 (without screen credit) in “The Bowery” for United Artists. Also in the film were Irving Bacon, who would later appear as Ethel…
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CHARLES LANE
January 26, 1905 Charles Lane was born Charles Gerstle Levison in San Francisco, California. He went on to become one of the most familiar faces in America in more than 350 films and TV shows, specializing in character roles, usually officious businessmen and authority figures. He appeared in some of Hollywood’s most-loved films, You Can’t Take…
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“Lucy Goes to Mexico”
(LDCH S2;E1 ~ October 6, 1958) Directed by Jerry Thorpe. Written by Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf, and Everett Freeman. Filming completed June 16, 1958 at Ren-Mar Studios. Synopsis ~ While Ricky is in San Diego doing a U.S.O. show, Lucy and the Mertzes head to Mexico to shop but an unexpected stowaway causes them problems at…
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“Lucy Hunts Uranium”
(LDCH S1;E3 ~ January 3, 1958) Directed by Jerry Thorpe. Written by Madelyn Davis, Bob Carroll Jr., and Bob Schiller. Studio portions filmed November 15, 1957 at Ren-Mar Studios. This is the third episode of the first season of “The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show” (aka “The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour” in syndication) and the first to venture outside…
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On I LOVE LUCY, Lucy’s finances were put in the hands of a tightfisted money manager played by Charles Lane. On THE LUCY SHOW, Lucy’s finances were put in the hands of a tightfisted money manager played by Charles Lane.
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