Tag: Larry J. Blake

• LARRY J. BLAKE

  April 24, 1914 Larry J. Blake was born Lawrence Joseph Lumberg in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. He started his career in vaudeville. After appearing at the Roxy Theatre and the Rainbow Room, he was offered a screen test with Universal studios. He made his screen debut in 1937′s Secret Agent X-9, a serial.  He made his television…

  Michael T. Mooney

  April 24, 2021

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  Desilu, Here’s Lucy, Jack Benny, Larry J. Blake, Lucille Ball, Secret Agent X-9, The Lucy Show, Time after Time

• JACK BENNY’S BIRTHDAY SPECIAL

  February 17, 1969 Directed by Fred De Cordova Produced by Irving Fein Written by Hal Goldman, Al Gordon, Hilliard Marks, Sam Perrin, Dee Caruso, Gerald Gardner Jack Benny (Himself, Host / Cowboy) was born on Valentine’s Day 1894. He had a successful vaudeville career, and an even greater career on radio with “The Jack Benny…

  Michael T. Mooney

  May 15, 2018

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  Al Gordon, Ann-Margret, Benny Rubin, Bobby Johnson, Dan Blocker, Dee Caruso, Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Frank Gerstle, Fred De Cordova, Gail Bonney, Gerald Garnder, Hal Goldman, Hilliard Markx, Irving Fein, Jack Benny, Jack Benny’s Birthday Special, Jerry Lewis, John Harmon, Larry Gelman, Larry J. Blake, Lawrence Welk, Lucille Ball, Mason Curry, Ned Miller, Ray Kellogg, Robert Foulk, Rouvaun, Sam Perrin, Tyler McVey

• JACK BENNY’S CARNIVAL NIGHTS

  March 20, 1968 Directed by Fred De Cordova Produced by Irving Fein Written by Hal Goldman, Al Gordon, Hilliard Marks Script Consultant Milt Josefsberg Jack Benny (Himself, Host) was born on Valentine’s day 1894. He had a successful vaudeville career, and an even greater career on radio with “The Jack Benny Program” which also became…

  Michael T. Mooney

  May 13, 2018

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  1968, Al Gordon, Ben Blue, Carnival, Carnival Nights, carousel, Cleopatra, Dean Martin, Don Drysdale, Fred De Cordova, George Burns, Hal Goldman, Herb Vigran, Hilliard Marks, Irving Fein, Jack Benny, Jack Benny’s Carnival Nights, Johnny Carson, Larry J. Blake, Lucille Ball, merry-go-round, midway, Milt Josefsberg, NBC, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Sid Fields, sideshow, The Jack Benny Hour, The Smothers Brothers, tv

• LUCY FIGHTS THE SYSTEM

  S6;E24 ~ March 18, 1974 Directed by Jack Donohue ~ Written by Robert O’Brien Synopsis A waitress feels she’s been fired for being too old, so Lucy and Kim plan to get her re-hired by turning the restaurant upside down with inept service by an incognito Kim. Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale Gordon…

  Michael T. Mooney

  February 3, 2018

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  1974, Barbara Morrison, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Bob O’Brien, Bob Whitney, Buddy Lewis, Call Me Bwana, CBS, Eddie Quillan, Ernest Sarracino, Gale Gordon, Harry Holcombe, Here’s Lucy, Jack Collins, Jack Donohue, John J. Fox, Larry J. Blake, Leoda RIchards, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Mary Treen, pie fight, Series Finale, Shirley Anthony, Sid Gould, tv, Vanda Barra

• DIRTY GERTIE

  S5;E10 ~ November 13, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Bob O’Brien Synopsis Lucy gets a surprise fruit basket and heads downtown to share her good fortune with her hairdresser. On the street she is mistaken for Dirty Gertie, an apple peddler who just happens to be the good luck charm of a…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 27, 2017

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  1972, Abbey Rents, Apple Annie, Bob O’Brien, Bruce Gordon, CBS, Coby Ruskin, Craig Stevens, Dirty Gertie, Dragnet, Ed Hall, Hal Smith, Here’s Lucy, Joe Friday, John Harmon, Johnny Silver, Larry J. Blake, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Mobsters, Peter Gunn, Pocketful of Miracles, Poker, Richard Nixon, Sid Gould, Stone Pillow, Timex, tv, With A Little Bit of Luck

• LUCY’S PUNCTURED ROMANCE

  S4;E22 ~ February 7, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Fred S. Fox and Seaman Jacobs Synopsis Lucy takes an interest in a new man (Robert Cummings), but the milkman tips off Kim that he may be a womanizing alcoholic. To protect her mother, Kim and Harry scheme to make him think the…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 13, 2017

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  1972, Better Homes and Gardens, Billy Sands, Bob Cummings, CBS, Coby Ruskin, Cuckoo Clock, Fred S. Fox, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, Hooray for Love, Larry J. Blake, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Mary Jane Croft, Michael Z. Stern, milkman, Orwin C. Harvey, Robert Cummings, Rudolph Valentino, Seaman Jacobs, Sid Gould, Tango, The Munsters, Those Whiting Girls, tv, Walter Lang, Walter Winchell

• LUCY AND THE CHINESE CURSE

  S4;E18 ~ January 10, 1972 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Martin A. Ragaway Synopsis When Lucy saves the life of a Chinese laundry owner (Keye Luke), she is obliged to take care of him for the rest of his life or face the curse of 4,000 ancestors.  Kim, Lucy, and Harry devise a…

  Michael T. Mooney

  December 9, 2017

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  1972, Boxing, CBS, chandelier, Charlie Chan, Chinese Laundry, Coby Ruskin, Gala Paper Towels, Gale Gordon, Here’s Lucy, Keye Luke, Larry J. Blake, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucy and the Chinese Curse, Martin A. Ragaway, Mary Jane Croft, Monty O’Grady, Orson Welles, San Fernando Earthquake, Shirley Anthony, Sid Gould, Sig Frohlich, tv, Vanda Barra, Walter Smith

• LUCY MAKES A FEW EXTRA DOLLARS

  S4;E6 ~ October 18, 1971 Directed by Coby Ruskin ~ Written by Phil Leslie and Ralph Goodman Synopsis Lucy is in desperate need of a raise to balance her budget so she takes desperate measures to convince Harry she deserves it.  Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale Gordon (Harrison Otis Carter), Lucie Arnaz (Kim…

  Michael T. Mooney

  November 27, 2017

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  1971, Carnival, CBS, Charlie Cirillo, Coby Ruskin, Dunk Tank, Fort Knox, Gale Gordon, Gary Morton, Here’s Lucy, Jack Berle, Jolly Green Giant, Just a Gigolo, Larry J. Blake, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucy Makes a Few Extra Dollars, Phil Leslie, Ralph Goodman, tv, Victor Romito, Walter Smith

• LUCY AND THE RAFFLE

  S3;E19 ~ January 18, 1971 Directed by Ross Martin ~ Written by Ray Singer & Al Schwartz Synopsis Kim wins a fast sports car in a raffle, but Lucy won’t let her keep it. To pay the taxes on her win, they hold another raffle not knowing that it is illegal. Lucy, Kim, and Harry…

  Michael T. Mooney

  November 8, 2017

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  1971, Al Schwartz, CBS, Courtrooms, Emile Autuori, Gale Gordon, Hayden Rorke, Here’s Lucy, Irwin Charrone, Jack Berle, Jody Gilbert, John J. Fox, Jolly Green Giant, Judges, King Kong, Larry J. Blake, Leon Alton, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucy and the Raffle, Paul Picerni, Raffle, Ray Singer, Rhodes Reason, Robert Foulk, Ronald Reagan, Ross Martin, Shep Houghton, Sid Gould, Vanda Barra

• LUCY AT THE DRIVE-IN MOVIE

  S2;E8 ~ November 10, 1969 Directed by George Marshall ~ Written by Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer Synopsis When Kim goes to a drive-in movie with her boyfriend Alan, Lucy and Harry spy on them dressed in hippie clothes to blend in.   Regular Cast Lucille Ball (Lucy Carter), Gale Gordon (Harrison Otis Carter), Lucie…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 2, 2017

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  1969, CBS, Desi Arnaz Jr., Dodge Dart, Drive-In Movie, Frank Sinatra, Gale Gordon, George Marshall, Here’s Lucy, hippies, Hugh Hefner, It Was A Very Good Year, Jackie Joseph, Larry J. Blake, Lawrence Welk, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Milt Josefsberg, Orwin C. Harvey, Playboy Magazine, Plymouth Barracuda, Plymouth Valiant, Ray Singer, Robert Buckingham, Robert L. Hughes, Sesame Street, Simca, The Impossible Dream, tv, USC Berkeley