Tag: The Handcuffs
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PAUL DUBOV
October 10, 1918 Paul Dubov was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1918. He became a busy character actor appearing on radio, television, and films. His first film was Little Tough Guy (1938), one of the Dead End Kids movies. From 1942, he was a Universal contract player and was often found in the films of Samuel…
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THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY
Lucille Ball’s outrageous stunts have inspired other shows to get laughs from the same unlikely situations. These are some of my favorite Lucy inspirations (in no particular order)… WILL & GRACE (1998-2006 and 2016+) “Who’s Your Daddy?” (S9;E2 ~ October 5, 2017)Starring Debra Messing (Grace), Megan Mullalley (Karen) inspired by “The Lucy Show”“Lucy and Viv Put…
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“The Handcuffs”
(S2;E4 ~ October 6, 1952) Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed May 16, 1952 at General Service Studios. Rating: 67.7/64 Synopsis ~ When Lucy feels Ricky is neglecting her for work, she handcuffs herself to him using Fred’s magic act handcuffs. Unfortunately, they are not trick handcuffs…