We get to see a little of the Lucy that became the comedic genius in “I Love Lucy”. She knew she was gorgeous, and wasn’t afraid to pull a funny face. I’m her biggest fan!
Amazing to see the revival of all these 2 reeel / 20 - 30 min Shorts. They were meant to fill the Double - Bill Programs but also served at Training Workshops for New Directors and Contract Players to hone their craft and for producers to see if they were viable talents ready for the big time.
Back then, men were the dominanting the screen. I like to seek information on cast and their behind the story. Sometimes I look at birthdays and death's.
Men were dominating the screen? You must not watch many movies from the period. How about Jean Harlow. Katherine Hepburn, Greta Garbo, Myrna Loy, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins, Clara Bow, Gloria Swanson, Marie Dressler, Carole Lombard, and Claudette Colbert? And those are just the few I can remember off the top of my head. There were dozens of leading ladies who were just as famous and just as well paid as their male counterparts, probably even more so.
These short comedy reels used to be played as part of an afternoon or evening’s entertainment. There would be one or more comedy shorts, a news reel and a cartoon all before the “feature” picture for something like 25¢. This was one by the time I came along, I do have early memories of a cartoon sometimes being shown before a film. (If there is someone who actually lived during those days can correct or expand on this, please do. I’m reporting from what I’ve learned, not from actual experience.)
WGN channel 9 in Chicago use to play these a lot on Friday night's the late show the late late show and the the early morning show and fill in with these to go from 10 at night to 5 30 in the morning when the national anthem came on and then the farm report this was back in the day when tv stopped at midnight and didn't come on until morning
@@pamczech5984 I wasn’t around back then, but several Silent and Baby Boomer aged people have told me this stuff would be played late at night before TV went off the air at midnight. I’m sure a lot of old Disney and Warner Bros cartoons got played just before a feature film was shown. Before cable TV and internet, many older films gained new audiences at the drive in theaters.
Lucy haunts her old Beverly Hills home, or so I’ve been told. People have reported hearing things up in the attic, and once they’re up there they can see a tall, lean figure in the form of Lucille Ball.
