Tag: The Affairs of Annabel
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FRITZ FELD
October 15, 1900 Fritz Feld was born Fritz Feilchenfeld in Berlin, Germany, in 1900. He eventually appeared in over 140 films in 72 years, both silent and sound. His trademark was to slap his mouth with the palm of his hand to create a ‘pop’ sound to indicated both his superiority and his annoyance. The first…
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JAMES BURKE
September 24, 1886 James Burke made his stage debut in New York around 1912 and went to Hollywood in 1933. He made over 200 film appearances during his career between 1932 and 1964 including The Maltese Falcon (1948). Between 1934 and 1948, Burke did eight films with another prolific character actor, William Frawley (Fred Mertz). In…
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LUCY, THE PART-TIME WIFE
S3;E14 ~ December 14, 1970 Directed by Ross Martin ~ Written by Larry Rhine and Lou Derman Synopsis Harry is panicked when he thinks an old college girlfriend wants to marry him, so he recruits Lucy to pretend to be his wife – complete with two teenage kids and another one on the way! Regular…
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“The Diner”
(S3;E27 ~ April 26, 1954) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed March 18, 1954 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 51.1/77 Synopsis ~ Tired of show business, Ricky suggests that the Ricardos and Mertzes go into business together. They pick a diner but then can’t agree on how to run…