Tag: Shepard Menken
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SHEPARD MENKEN
November 2, 1921 Shepard Menken was born in New York City on November 2, 1921. He is sometimes billed as “Shep” Menken or Shepard Menkin. He made his film debut in 1949 with a supporting role in The Red Menace, in which he played Henry Solomon. The film dealt with the growing fear of communism, something…
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Colorful “Paris” Cuts!
On December 20, 2019, CBS broadcast a colorized version of “Paris at Last” (ILL S5;E18). A few moments of the original show were edited out for time. Here’s what you missed… In the opening scene, a few lines where Lucy sticks her tongue out at Ricky are cut: LUCY: (consults her French dictionary) Just a minute,…
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“Paris at Last”
(S5;E18 ~ February 27, 1956) Directed by James V. Kern. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr., Bob Schiller, and Bob Weiskopf. Filmed on January 12, 1956 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 49.7/67 Synopsis ~ Lucy is finally in Paris and wants to do typical tourist things… like buying forged paintings, eating snails, and passing counterfeit francs!…
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“Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined”
“I was just thinking about a television show I saw last night…” (S3;E11 ~ December 14, 1953) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed November 12, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 55.2/80 Synopsis ~ A new Broadway musical is casting and Lucy and the Mertzes want to land…
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“The Adagio”
(S1;E12 ~ December 31,1951) The episode was directed by Marc Daniels. It was written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. It was the 12th episode filmed on November 23, 1951 at General Service Studios. Rating: 46.2/7 This episode is based on Lucille Ball’s radio show, “My Favorite Husband” (#66), “The French Lessons." The radio show…
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