Tag: Howard Hughes
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1987 After the cancellation of “Life With Lucy” and the death of Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball makes precious few appearances on television. “Super Password” ~ January 16, 1987 Lucille Ball plays with Betty White and Ann Dusenberry (”Life With Lucy”). This episode was taped on December 2, 1986, the same day Desi Arnaz passed away. “The…
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HOLLYWOOD THE GOLDEN YEARS: THE RKO STORY
“A Woman’s Lot”(S1;E3) ~ July 17, 1987 “Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story” is a six-part series produced and aired on the BBC in 1987. Each episode is at least an hour long, and touches on a different aspect of the studio’s history (1928 to 1957) mixing comments, clips, and interviews. Interviews with Lucille…
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LUCY’S LUCKY DAY
S4;E15 ~ December 20, 1971 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis To capitalize on what seems to be a lucky streak, Lucy goes on a TV game show and is challenged to teach an untrained chimpanzee to do a trick in order to win a thousand dollars.…
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LUCY’S VACATION
S3;E17 ~ January 4, 1971 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis Lucy wants to chaperone Kim on a trip to Palm Springs, but first needs to convince Harry to fire her. At the same time, Harry’s psychiatrist tells him not to lose his temper with Lucy for…