Tag: Cole Porter

• LUCY, JOE & ALVIN, TOO!

  Lucille Ball always wanted to be a star on Broadway – until the silver screen and the small screen claimed her for posterity. Using the stage name Diane Belmont, she was chosen to appear in Earl Carroll’s Vanities, for the third road company of Ziegfeld’s Rio Rita, and for Step Lively, but none of these…

  Michael T. Mooney

  April 15, 2019

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  Alvin Theatre, Anything Goes, Broadway, Cher, Cole Porter, Communism, Desi Arnaz, Dream Girl, emily skinner, Ethel Merman, Georgia Holt, Hey Diddle Diddle, Hey Look Me Over, HUAC, I love lucy, Joseph McCarthy, Lucille Ball, Musical, Neil Simon Theatre, Paula Stewart, Playbill, Red Hot and Blue, Rio Rita, Senator Joe, The Cher Show, Vivian Vance, Wildcat

• mostlygeneandjimmy: Lucille Ball and Gene Kelly Perform “Friendship” 1943 vs. 1978 “Friendship” – 1953

  Michael T. Mooney

  March 6, 2018

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  Cole Porter, DuBarry Was A Lady, Gene Kelly, I love lucy, Red Skelton, tv, Vivian Vance

• LUCY AND ANN-MARGRET

  S2;E20 ~ February 2, 1970 Directed by Herbert Kenwith ~ Choreography by Jack Baker ~ Written by Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer Synopsis A chance meeting with Ann-Margret leads to songwriter Craig performing with her on television. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Lucie Arnaz (Kim Carter), Desi Arnaz Jr. (Craig Carter), Gale Gordon (Harrison…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 14, 2017

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  1970, Ann-Margret, CBS, Cole Porter, Desi Arnaz Jr., Engelbert Humperdinck, Fender Telecaster, Gary Morton, Golden Globe Awards, Herbert Kenwith, Here’s Lucy, I’m In The Mood for Love, Jimmy Burton, Joan Crawford, John O’Neill, John Wayne, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Milt Josefsberg, Paramount Studios, Ray Singer, Simon & Garfunkle, Steve March, The Star Spangled Banner, TV Commercial

• Lucy the Gun Moll

  S4;E25 ~ March 14, 1966 Synopsis In an “Untouchables” parody, a Federal Agent says that Lucy looks just like the chanteuse gun moll of a bank robber about to be released prison. For a $5,000 reward, Lucy agrees to become the gun moll and help find the hidden loot.   Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy…

  Michael T. Mooney

  June 9, 2017

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  1959, 1966, Bruce Gordon, CBS, Cole Porter, Dance Girl Dance, Dean Martin Show, Desi Arnaz, Duke Fishman, Eliot Ness, Frank Nitti, Fruit-O-Matic, Gale Gordon, Gun Moll, Leave it to Me, Lucille Ball, Lucy the Gun Moll, Marilyn Monroe, Mary Martin, My Heart Belongs To Daddy, Nelson Riddle, Robert Stack, Rose Marie Bowe, Sophie Tucker, Steve London, The Lucy Show, The Untouchables, tv, Walter Winchell, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

• DUBARRY WAS A LADY (1943) starring Lucille Ball, Red Skelton, Gene Kelly, Virginia O’Brien, Rags Ragland, and Zero Mostel.    

  Michael T. Mooney

  January 1, 2016

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  1943, Arthur Freed, Broadway, Cole Porter, DuBarry, DuBarry Was A Lady, Friendship, Gene Kelly, Lucille Ball, MGM, Musical, Rags Ragland, Red Skelton, Technicolor, Virginia O’Brien, Zero Mostel

• “Lucy’s Schedule”

  (S1;E33 ~ May 26, 1952) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed April 18, 1952 at General Service Studios. Rating: 51.7/81 Synopsis ~ After being late for dinner with his new boss, Ricky is determined to teach Lucy the importance of punctuality, so he puts her on a…

  Michael T. Mooney

  May 26, 2015

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  Broadway, Cole Porter, Danny Kaye, Desi Arnaz, Edith Meiser, Ethel, Ethel Mertz, Fred Mertz, Gale Gordon, Gary Cooper, Here’s Lucy, High Noon, I love lucy, Jack Haley, Let’s Face It, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Lucy Ricardo, musicals, My Favorite Husband, Radio, Ricky, Ricky Ricardo, Schedule, The Lucy Show, The Wonder Show, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

• “Lucy and Ethel Buy the Same Dress”

  “We’re going to be on television!” (S3;E3 ~ October 19, 1953) Directed by William Asher.  Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed September 17, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 57.3/80 Synopsis ~  Lucy and Ethel are excited to appear on TV with their club, until they buy the same dress, which…

  Michael T. Mooney

  May 13, 2015

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  1953, Anything Goes, Barbie, Broadway, CBS, Cole Porter, Doris Singleton, Dress, DuBarry Was A Lady, Elois Jenssen, Ethel, Ethel Merman, Friendship, Gene Kelly, Hazel Pierce, I love lucy, Lucille Ball, Lucy, musicals, phillip morris, Red Skelton, Ruth Perrott, Shirley Mitchell, tv, Vaya Con Dios, Vivian Vance