Nowadays somebody says "trailer" and you might think of the snippets we used to call "previews" at the movies. The Long, Long Trailer (1954) is something else entirely.
I saw this Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz movie at the drive-in when I was a kid. I remembered that the house trailer was yellow and that Lucy was trying to cook in the trailer while Desi was trying down the highway. We watched it last night. It was hilarious.
Desi Arnaz was very likable in this film, unlike his Ricky Ricardo character. Even his singing was better than his shows at the "Copa." Here he was a newlywed, rather than an exasperated straight man. Loved that '53 Mercury Monterey convertible that Desi had to buy in order to be able to pull the long, long trailer. Loved the clothes that Lucy wore. I had a hard time believing that she could hang (and care for) all those beautiful dresses and hats in the closet in that house trailer. My favorite scene, as of last night, was the bit where they are going up to 8,000 feet on a narrow highway and they try to contain their personal fears by having a disjointed conversation about a book Lucy was reading. It was brilliantly done.
But that cooking in a moving trailer scene. Could anyone but Lucille Ball have done the sight gags in this movie? I can't think who. And what abuse a beautiful outfit takes.
I saw this Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz movie at the drive-in when I was a kid. I remembered that the house trailer was yellow and that Lucy was trying to cook in the trailer while Desi was trying down the highway. We watched it last night. It was hilarious.
Desi Arnaz was very likable in this film, unlike his Ricky Ricardo character. Even his singing was better than his shows at the "Copa." Here he was a newlywed, rather than an exasperated straight man. Loved that '53 Mercury Monterey convertible that Desi had to buy in order to be able to pull the long, long trailer. Loved the clothes that Lucy wore. I had a hard time believing that she could hang (and care for) all those beautiful dresses and hats in the closet in that house trailer. My favorite scene, as of last night, was the bit where they are going up to 8,000 feet on a narrow highway and they try to contain their personal fears by having a disjointed conversation about a book Lucy was reading. It was brilliantly done.
But that cooking in a moving trailer scene. Could anyone but Lucille Ball have done the sight gags in this movie? I can't think who. And what abuse a beautiful outfit takes.