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Best Foot Forward   1943     2 and a half stars    N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Edward Buzzell  
Cast: Lucille Ball, William Gaxton, Virginia Weidler, Tommy Dix, Nancy Walker, June Allyson, Kenny Bowers, Gloria DeHaven, Beverly Tyler, Chill Wills

  When Cadet Bud Hooper (Tommy Dix) invites movie star Lucille Ball (playing herself) to the Winsocki Military Academy prom, her acceptance opens the floodgates for problems.


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The Big Parade of Comedy   1969     3 and a half stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Various Directors  
Cast: Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Stan Laurel, Lucille Ball, Marie Dressler, Carole Lombard, Lionel Barrymore, Marion Davies, Spencer Tracy, Oliver Hardy

  Scenes from comedies are presented in this video made up from great moments in both silent and sound film.

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Poster Art From art.comThe Big Street   1942     2 stars    N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Irving Reis  
Cast: Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Barton MacLane, Eugene Pallette, Hans Conried, Agnes Moorehead, Sam Levene, Ray Collins, George Cleveland, Marion Martin

  Henry Fonda plays a nightclub busboy who is in love with a beautiful singer (Lucille Ball). She ignores him until she experiences a crippling accident and must rely on his attentions in this comedy/drama.


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Critic's Choice   1963     2 stars    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Weis  
Cast: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Marilyn Maxwell, Rip Torn, Jessie Royce Landis, John Dehner, Jim Backus, Marie Windsor, Richard Deacon, Jerome Cowan

  Loosely based on Ira Levin's play, this is the story of stage critic Parker Ballantine's (Bob Hope) dilemma when his own wife Angela's (Lucille Ball) play is about to be produced on Broadway.


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Dance, Girl, Dance   1940     2 and a half stars    N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: Dorothy Arzner  
Cast: Maureen O'Hara, Louis Hayward, Lucille Ball, Virginia Field, Ralph Bellamy, Maria Ouspenskaya, Mary Carlisle, Katharine Alexander, Edward Brophy, Walter Abel, Harold Huber, Ernest Truex, Chester Clute, Emma Dunn, Sidney Blackmer

  Judy O'Brien (Maureen O'Hara) arrives in New York City planning to gain fame as a ballerina. As luck would have it, she gets a job working as a stooge for strip-tease dancer Bubbles (Lucille Ball) who dances a ballet as a lead-in to her strip show. The two women encounter problems when they both fall for playboy Jimmy Harris (Louis Hayward), and physical fighting is used to determine who should have Jimmy. But that issue is settled after Jimmy's ex-wife (Virginia Field) decides to take him back.



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Maureen O'Hara Judy O'Brien
Louis Hayward Jimmy Harris
Lucille Ball Bubbles
Virginia Field Elinor Harris
Ralph Bellamy Steve Adams
Maria Ouspenskaya Madame Lydia Basilova
Mary Carlisle Sally
Katharine Alexander Miss Olmstead
Edward Brophy Dwarfie Humblewinger
Walter Abel Judge
Harold Huber Hoboken Gent
Ernest Truex Bailey No. 1
Chester Clute Bailey No. 2
Emma Dunn Mrs. Simpson
Sidney Blackmer Puss in Boots
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The Dark Corner   1946     3 stars    N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway  
Cast: Mark Stevens, Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix, Kurt Kreuger, Cathy Downs, Reed Hadley, Constance Collier, Molly Lamont, Minerva Urecal, Matt McHugh, Forbes Murray, Charles Wagenheim, Ellen Corby, John Goldsworthy

  Ex-con Bradford Galt (Mark Stevens) goes back to his private investigator business upon release from jail. He soon notices that someone–Stauffer, alias Fred Foss (William Bendix)–is tailing him, but what he does not know at this point is that he is being set up to take the blame for the murder of his ex-partner Anthony Jardine (Kurt Kreuger). Now, Bradford is on the lam, and his secretary, Kathleen Stewart (Lucille Ball), steps in to save the day.



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Mark Stevens Bradford Galt
Lucille Ball Kathleen Stewart
Clifton Webb Hardy Cathcart
William Bendix Stauffer alias Fred Foss
Kurt Kreuger Anthony Jardine
Cathy Downs Mari Cathcart
Reed Hadley Lt. Frank Reeves
Constance Collier Mrs. Kingsley
Molly Lamont Lucy Wilding
Minerva Urecal Client Wife
Matt McHugh Milkman
Forbes Murray Mr. Bryson
Charles Wagenheim The Real Fred Foss
Ellen Corby Maid
John Goldsworthy Butler

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Du Barry Was a Lady   1943     3 stars    N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Roy Del Ruth  
Cast: Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly, Virginia O'Brien, Rags Ragland, Zero Mostel, Donald Meek, Douglass Dumbrille, George Givot, Louise Beavers

  This musical comedy is the film adaptation of a popular Broadway show. Although most of the musical score was dropped from the movie version, two classics "Friendship" and "Do I Love You?" were saved and add to the lighthearted entertainment of this enjoyable film.

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Easy Living   1949     3 stars    N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jacques Tourneur  
Cast: Victor Mature, Lizabeth Scott, Lucille Ball, Sonny Tufts, Lloyd Nolan, Paul Stewart, Jeff Donnell, Jim Backus, Don Beddoe, Art Baker

  A football player (Victor Mature) risks a heart attack and continues to play his sport for fear that his wife (Lizabeth Scott) will not stay in their marriage if he quits the game.

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Easy to Wed   1946     2 and a half stars    N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Musical
Director: Edward Buzzell  
Cast: Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Lucille Ball, Keenan Wynn, Cecil Kellaway, Carlos Ramirez, Ben Blue, Paul Harvey, June Lockhart, Grant Mitchell

  Rich playgirl Connie (Esther Williams) sues newspaperman Warren Haggerty (Keenan Wynn) for the unflattering comments he made in his newspaper. Warren brings in his suave friend, Bill Chandler (Van Johnson), to change Connie's mind. Lots of songs and fun, with Lucille Ball providing many laughs in this musical remake of the 1936 comedy, "Libeled Lady."


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The Facts of Life   1960     2 and a half stars    N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Melvin Frank  
Cast: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Ruth Hussey, Don DeFore, Louis Nye, Philip Ober, Peter Leeds, Robert F. Simon, Louise Beavers, William Lanteau, Marianne Stewart, Mike Mazurki

  Larry (Bob Hope) and Kitty (Lucille Ball) are vacationing as "Mr. George Washington" and "Mrs. Martha Washington" while embarking on an extra-marital fling. Although the affair is never consummated, at first, their romance is great. But, by story's end, they learn that there are problems with having affairs in middle age and realize that true happiness lies back in their original marriages.

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Fancy Pants   1950     3 stars    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: George Marshall  
Cast: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Bruce Cabot, Jack Kirkwood, Lea Penman, Eric Blore, John Alexander, Joseph Vitale, Norma Varden, Oliver Blake, Hugh French, Virginia Keiley, Colin Keith-Johnston, Joe Wong, Hank Bell

  In this remake of "Ruggles of Red Gap," slapstick reigns as Bob Hope and Lucille Ball cavort in this story about early days in New Mexico. American actor Arthur Tyler (Hope) pretends to be a British butler and is hired by social climbing Agatha Floud (Ball) and her mother Effie (Lea Penman). They bring Arthur back to their ranch in New Mexico where the townsfolk believe that Arthur represents nobility, and he reaches celebrity status. He even keeps up the facade when President Teddy Roosevelt (John Alexander) arrives, and the citizens hope to achieve statehood for New Mexico.



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Bob Hope Humphrey/Arthur Tyler
Lucille Ball Agatha Floud
Bruce Cabot Cart Belknap
Jack Kirkwood Mike Floud
Lea Penman Effie Floud
Eric Blore Sir Wimbley
John Alexander Teddy Roosevelt
Joseph Vitale Wampom
Norma Varden Lady Maude
Oliver Blake Mr. Andrews
Hugh French George Van Basingwell
Virginia Keiley Rosalind
Colin Keith-Johnston Twombley
Joe Wong Wong
Hank Bell Barfly

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Five Came Back   1939     2 and a half stars    N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Farrow  
Cast: Chester Morris, Lucille Ball, Wendy Barrie, John Carradine, Allen Jenkins, Joseph Calleia, C. Aubrey Smith, Patric Knowles, Elisabeth Risdon, Frank Faylen

  This is an interesting, if somewhat dated, film concerning passengers who attempt survival in a jungle full of headhunters after their plane crashes. This was remade as "Back from Eternity."

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Follow the Fleet   1936     3 and a half stars    N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Mark Sandrich  
Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Harriet Hilliard, Astrid Allwyn, Harry Beresford, Russell Hicks, Brooks Benedict, Lucille Ball, Ray Mayer

  Professional dance partners Bake Baker (Fred Astaire) and Sherry Martin (Ginger Rogers) are separated when Baker joins the Navy. Now, they meet and stage a show for charity during Baker's shore leave.


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Forever Darling   1956     2 and a half stars    N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alexander Hall  
Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, James Mason, Marilyn Maxwell, Louis Calhern, John Emery, Natalie Schafer, Nancy Kulp, John Hoyt, Ralph Dumke

  Divorce looms until a guardian angel (James Mason) steps in to save the marriage of the Vegas (Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz).

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The Fuller Brush Girl   1950     2 stars    N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lloyd Bacon  
Cast: Lucille Ball, Eddie Albert, Carl Benton Reid, Gale Robbins, Jeff Donnell, Jerome Cowan, Lee Patrick

  This sequel to "The Fuller Brush Man" features Lucille Ball in the title role as Sally Elliot who unwittingly becomes involved in a murder.

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I Dream Too Much   1935     2 and a half stars    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: John Cromwell  
Cast: Lily Pons, Henry Fonda, Eric Blore, Osgood Perkins, Lucien Littlefield, Esther Dale, Lucille Ball, Mischa Auer, Paul Porcasi, Clarence Wilson

  Metropolitan Opera diva Lily Pons takes on the role of aspiring opera singer, Annette. She and composer Jonathan (Henry Fonda) marry and go to Paris where they seek their fortunes.

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Kid Millions   1934     2 and a half stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Roy Del Ruth  
Cast: Eddie Cantor, Ann Sothern, Ethel Merman, George Murphy, Warren Hymer, Paul Harvey, Edgar Kennedy, Paulette Goddard, Lucille Ball, Stanley Fields

  After inheriting a fortune, a kid (Eddie Cantor) from Brooklyn goes to Egypt to claim his inheritance. Lucille Ball is one of the "Goldwyn Girls" in this movie.

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The Long, Long Trailer   1953     2 and a half stars    N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli  
Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main, Keenan Wynn, Gladys Hurlbut, Moroni Olsen, Bert Freed, Madge Blake, Walter Baldwin, Oliver Blake, Perry Sheehan, Frank Gerstle, John Call, Edgar Dearing, Jack Kruschen

  While setting off on their honeymoon, Nicky and Tracy Collini (Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball) naively opt to live in a 40-foot trailer in his comedy about getting their rig from one spot to another as Nicky's job sites change. Their decision results in a series of comedic disasters that leave them on the verge of divorce. But, by story's end, their marriage is saved.



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Lucille Ball Tacy Bolton Collini
Desi Arnaz Nicholas "Nicky" Collini
Marjorie Main Mrs. Hittaway
Keenan Wynn Policeman
Gladys Hurlbut Mrs. Bolton
Moroni Olsen Mr. Tewitt
Bert Freed Foreman
Madge Blake Aunt Anastacia
Walter Baldwin Uncle Edgar
Oliver Blake Mr. Ludlow
Perry Sheehan Bridesmaid
Frank Gerstle Gas Station attendant
John Call Shorty
Edgar Dearing Trailer park manager
Jack Kruschen Mechanic
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Lured   1947     2 and a half stars    N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Personal Column

Director: Douglas Sirk  
Cast: George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn, Alan Mowbray, Cedric Hardwicke, Boris Karloff, George Zucco, Joseph Calleia, Alan Napier, Robert Coote

  Lucille Ball plays a chorus girl who police enlist as bait for a serial killer–a psychopath who uses the personal columns when contemplating his next murder.


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Mame   1974     1 and a half stars  User Rating      PG, 132 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Gene Saks  
Cast: Lucille Ball, Robert Preston, Beatrice Arthur, Bruce Davison, Kirby Furlong, Jane Connell, Joyce Van Patten, Doria Cook-Nelson, Don Porter, John McGiver, Audrey Christie, Bobbie Jordan, Patrick Labyorteaux, Lucille Benson, Ruth McDevitt

  In this film version of Patrick Dennis' novel–not to be confused with "Auntie Mame" (1958)–Lucille Ball is cast in the title role of Mame who during the 1930s' Depression Era enrolls her nephew Patrick (Kirby Furlong) in a private school and, with help from her friend Vera (Bea Arthur), tries to get into show business. Mame's financial problems are solved when she falls in love with and marries well-to-do Southerner Beauregard Jackson (Robert Preston) and goes to live with him on his plantation. Later, Beauregard dies, and Mame is left to contend with grown-up Patrick (now played by Bruce Davison), his girlfriend Gloria (Doria Cook-Nelson), and her bourgeoisie parents (Audrey Christie and Don Porter).    2 User Reviews




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Lucy was WonderfulLucy1 08/11/2007 
  Lucille Ball was wonderful as the eccentric auntie Mame. Lucy was better then the loud english woman ( Angela Lansbury) So Enjoy Lucy in this wonderful Musical Comedy !!!!!!!!! I Love Lucy !!!!!!!!

Lucy was goodDana 101 08/11/2007 
  I love old fashion musicals with lovely music and costumes. Lucy was a 1st class actress with a lot of talent. we miss you lucy - Dana-



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Lucille Ball Mame Dennis
Robert Preston Beauregard Jackson
Beatrice Arthur Vera Charles
Bruce Davison Older Patrick
Kirby Furlong Young Patrick
Jane Connell Agnes Gooch
Joyce Van Patten Sally Cato
Doria Cook-Nelson Gloria Upson
Don Porter Mr. Upson
John McGiver Mr. Babcock
Audrey Christie Mrs. Upson
Bobbie Jordan Pegeen
Patrick Labyorteaux Peter
Lucille Benson Mother Burnside
Ruth McDevitt Cousin Fan

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Miss Grant Takes Richmond   1949     2 and a half stars    N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lloyd Bacon  
Cast: Lucille Ball, William Holden, Janis Carter, James Gleason, Frank McHugh, Will Wright, Gloria Henry, George Cleveland, Stephen Dunne, Arthur Space

  Secretary Ellen Grant (Lucille Ball) gets in deeper than she plans when she gets involved with the underworld of bookies and shady real estate agents.

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Murder at the Vanities   1934     2 and a half stars    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Musical
Director: Mitchell Leisen  
Cast: Carl Brisson, Victor McLaglen, Jack Oakie, Kitty Carlisle, Dorothy Stickney, Gertrude Michael, Jessie Ralph, Charles Middleton, Gail Patrick, Donald Meek, Otto Hoffman, Charles McAvoy, Toby Wing, Duke Ellington, Lucille Ball

  It is opening night of a new Broadway show when detective Sadie Evans (Gail Patrick) is found murdered, and soon after Rita Ross (Gertrude Michael) is also killed. The show's stage manager Jack Ellery (Jack Oakie) calls his friend, police Lt. Bill Burdock (Victor McLaglen), to investigate. The show continues, and Murdock–between musical numbers–works to find the murderer before the end of the show. Songs include "Marijuana," "Where Do They Come from Now," and "Cocktails for Two."



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Carl Brisson Eric Lander
Victor McLaglen Police Lt. Bill Murdock
Jack Oakie Jack Ellery
Kitty Carlisle Ann Ware
Dorothy Stickney Norma Watson
Gertrude Michael Rita Ross
Jessie Ralph Mrs. Helene Smith
Charles Middleton Homer Boothby
Gail Patrick Sadie Evans
Donald Meek Dr. J.T. Saunders
Otto Hoffman Walsh
Charles McAvoy Ben
Toby Wing Nancy
Duke Ellington Himself
Lucille Ball Earl Carroll Girl
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Poster Art From art.comRoberta   1935     2 and a half stars    N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: William A. Seiter  
Cast: Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Helen Westley, Claire Dodd, Luis Alberni, Lucille Ball, Victor Varconi, Ferdinand Munier, Torben Meyer, Adrian Rosley, Bodil Rosing, Lynne Carver, Mary Forbes

  Football star John Kent (Randolph Scott) travels to Paris with "Huck" Haines' (Fred Astaire) band. But, when the band is told by the proprietor that he does not want them to perform, they head to John's Aunt Roberta's (Helen Westley) posh fashion boutique. They meet Huck's old girlfriend Lizzie (Ginger Rogers) who is now the singer Comtesse Schyarwenka, and she finds a job for the band. Meanwhile, Aunt Roberta passes away, and John inherits the boutique and enters into a partnership with Aunt Roberta's assistant Stephanie (Irene Dunne). This is a very early Astaire/Rogers pairing, and it is worthwhile viewing.



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Irene Dunne Stephanie
Fred Astaire Huckleberry Haines
Ginger Rogers Comtesse Scharwenka
Randolph Scott John Kent
Helen Westley Roberta/Aunt Minnie
Claire Dodd Sophie Teale
Luis Alberni Alexander P.M. Voyda
Lucille Ball Fashion Model
Victor Varconi Prince Ladislaw
Ferdinand Munier Lord Henry Delves
Torben Meyer Albert
Adrian Rosley Professor
Bodil Rosing Fernande
Lynne Carver Fashion Model
Mary Forbes Mrs. Teale
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Roman Scandals   1933     3 stars    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Frank Tuttle  
Cast: Eddie Cantor, Ruth Etting, Gloria Stuart, David Manners, Verree Teasdale, Edward Arnold, Alan Mowbray, Paulette Goddard, Lucille Ball

  Busby Berkeley production numbers highlight this story about a man (Eddie Cantor) who dreams of living in the past days of glory in Rome.

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Room Service   1938     2 and a half stars    N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William A. Seiter  
Cast: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Lucille Ball, Ann Miller, Frank Albertson, Clifford Dunstan, Donald MacBride, Philip Loeb, Charles Halton

  A destitute producer evades eviction after finding rooms at the White Way Hotel for the cast of his show. This film is not the Marx Brothers at their best, but it is amusing comedy fare.

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Seven Days' Leave   1942     2 stars    N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tim Whelan  
Cast: Victor Mature, Lucille Ball, Harold Peary, Mapy Cortes, Ginny Simms, Peter Lind Hayes, Walter Reed, Wallace Ford, Arnold Stang, Addison Richards

  An army private (Victor Mature) has one week to find a bride if he wants to receive his grandfather's inheritance.

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Sorrowful Jones   1949     2 and a half stars    N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Lanfield  
Cast: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, William Demarest, Bruce Cabot, Thomas Gomez, Mary Jane Saunders, Claire Carleton, Houseley Stevenson, Ben Welden, Harry Tyler

  This remake of "Little Miss Marker" features Bob Hope playing the role of Sorrowful Jones, the bookie who ends up with a young child as an I.O.U.


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Poster Art From art.comStage Door   1937     3 and a half stars    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Gregory LaCava  
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, Andrea Leeds, Eve Arden, Ann Miller, Lucille Ball, Gail Patrick, Constance Collier, Samuel S. Hinds

  Along with other aspiring thespians, Terry (Katharine Hepburn) and Jean (Ginger Rogers) live in a boarding house in New York. When Terry's wealthy father ensures her a starring role in a new production, repercussions include the suicide of the actress who really deserved that role and leads to the rise of maturity for Terry. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Andrea Leeds).


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Stone Pillow   1985     2 and a half stars  User Rating      TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Schaefer  
Cast: Lucille Ball, Daphne Zuniga, William Converse-Roberts, Stephen Lang, Susan Batson, Anna Maria Horsford, Stefan Schnabel, Rebecca Schull, Gloria Cromwell, Patrick Kilpatrick, Pat McNamara

  Lucille Ball switches from comedy to drama in her role of bag lady Florabelle who carries her possessions in a shopping cart and struggles to survive on the streets of Manhattan. Daphne Zuniga takes on the part of a social worker who tries to get Florabelle off the streets.    1 User Review




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my best pickHope 04/19/2009 
  I saw this movie over 20 years ago. It has always stayed with me. It is heart warming, you never know until you have been there. An excellent movie. I have never been able to find it anywhere until now. Thank you.


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Poster Art From art.comThat's Dancing!   1985     2 and a half stars    G, 105 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Jack Haley Jr.  
Cast: Gene Kelly, Sammy Davis Jr., Mikhail Baryshnikov, Liza Minnelli, Ray Bolger, Bill Robinson, June Haver, Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire, James Cagney, Lucille Ball, Judy Garland

  Music fans will enjoy this compilation of dance routines from numerous films that span half a century.

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That's Entertainment!, Part III   1994     3 and a half stars    G, 113 min.
Genre: Family / Documentary / Musical
Director: Bud Friedgen, Michael J. Sheridan  
Cast: June Allyson, Cyd Charisse, Lena Horne, Howard Keel, Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, Ann Miller, Esther Williams, Joan McCracken, Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Ray Bolger, Jeanette MacDonald

  This third version of "That's Entertainment" is every bit as good as the previous ones. This time, out-takes are included in the film clips of M.G.M. classics from 1929 to 1954.

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Thousands Cheer   1943     2 and a half stars    N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: George Sidney  
Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly, Mary Astor, John Boles, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Frank Morgan, Dick Simmons

  This film, made to help the Allied war effort during World War II, is about a colonel's daughter (Kathryn Grayson) who puts together a show to entertain the troops. About all of the MGM stars (and bands) are out for this one.

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Too Many Girls   1940     2 and a half stars    N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: George Abbott  
Cast: Lucille Ball, Eddie Bracken, Richard Carlson, Desi Arnaz, Ann Miller, Frances Langford, Hal LeRoy, Iron Eyes Cody, Jay Silverheels, Van Johnson

  Connie (Lucille Ball) heads to Pottawatomie College, along with four (unknown to her) bodyguards sent by her father. The bodyguards are also excellent football players, who can help the very poor college team. Lots of songs by Rodgers and Hart and plenty of funny happenings. Film debuts for Desi Arnaz, Eddie Bracken, and Van Johnson. Desi and Lucy met for the first time during filming.

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Poster Art From art.comTop Hat   1935     4 stars    N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Mark Sandrich  
Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Helen Broderick, Erik Rhodes, Eric Blore, Lucille Ball, Donald Meek, Leonard Mudie, Florence Roberts, Dennis O'Keefe, Edgar Norton, Tom Ricketts, Leonard Mudie

  This is the "best of the best" of Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers musicals in which they perform their exquisite dance, "Cheek to Cheek." American entertainer Jerry Travers (Astaire) and wealthy Dale Tremont (Rogers) meet and fall in love in London, but problems enter the scene when Dale thinks that Jerry is her best friend Madge's (Helen Broderick) new husband. Actually, Madge's new husband is Jerry's business manager Horace Hardwick (Edward Everett Horton). Will Dale's case of mistaken identity be cleared up in time for Dale and Jerry to live happily ever after? The film received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.



Cast
Fred Astaire Jerry Travers
Ginger Rogers Dale Tremont
Edward Everett Horton Horace Hardwick
Helen Broderick Madge Hardwick
Erik Rhodes Alberto Beddini
Eric Blore Bates
Lucille Ball Flower Clerk
Leonard Mudie Flower Salesman
Dennis O'Keefe Elevator Passenger
Edgar Norton Hotel Manager
Tom Ricketts Waiter
Leonard Mudie Flower Salesman

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Valley of the Sun   1942     2 and a half stars    N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Marshall  
Cast: Lucille Ball, James Craig, Cedric Hardwicke, Dean Jagger, Peter Whitney, Billy Gilbert, Tom Tyler, Antonio Moreno, George Cleveland, Hank Bell

  When a good Indian scout (James Craig) and an evil Indian agent (Dean Jagger) fall in love with the same woman (Lucille Ball), trouble is bound to result.

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Wisecracks   1992     2 and a half stars    N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Gail Singer  
Cast: Phyllis Diller, Whoopi Goldberg, Sandra Shamas, Jenny LeCoat, Mae West, Lucille Ball, Eve Arden, Fanny Brice, Carol Burnett, Carol Channing

  This film uses the documentary style to present short clips from comediennes' routines. Such diverse personalities as Phyllis Diller, Whoopi Goldberg, Mae West, and Lucille Ball are highlighted. The underlying theme is sexism in comedy–both on stage and behind the scenes.

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Without Love   1945     1 and a half stars    N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harold S. Bucquet  
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball, Keenan Wynn, Patricia Morison, Gloria Grahame, Carl Esmond, Felix Bressart, George Davis, George Chandler

  Jamie Rowan (Katharine Hepburn) is a widow who marries her boarder Pat Jamieson (Spencer Tracy), and only later do they fall in love.

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A Woman of Distinction   1950     3 stars    N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Buzzell  
Cast: Ray Milland, Rosalind Russell, Edmund Gwenn, Janis Carter, Mary Jane Saunders, Francis Lederer, Jerome Courtland, Gale Gordon, Alex Gerry, Lucille Ball

  College dean Susan Middlecott (Rosalind Russell) is embarrassed when newspapers write about a visiting professor and former boyfriend, Alec Stevenson (Ray Milland), and announce that he is her lover.

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Poster Art From art.comYours, Mine and Ours   1968     3 stars  User Rating      N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: Melville Shavelson  
Cast: Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda, Van Johnson, Tom Bosley, Louise Troy, Tim Matheson, Ben Murphy, Morgan Brittany, Jennifer Leak, Sidney Miller, Nancy Howard, Walter Brooke, Gil Rogers, Gary Goetzman, Nancy Roth

  The widow of a U.S. Navy pilot, Helen North (Lucille Ball), falls in love with Frank Beardsley (Henry Fonda), a Navy man whose wife had died. One small complication: they have 18 children between them. This is the story of their new life together in Carmel, California.    1 User Review




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just love lucille Ballmeme 09/27/2009 
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Cast
Lucille Ball Helen North Beardsey
Henry Fonda Frank Beardsley
Van Johnson Warrant Officer Darrel Harriso
Tom Bosley Family Doctor
Louise Troy Madeleine Love
Tim Matheson Mide Beardsley
Ben Murphy Larry
Morgan Brittany Louise Beardsley
Jennifer Leak Colleen North
Sidney Miller Dr. Ashford
Nancy Howard Nancy Beardsley
Walter Brooke Howard Beardsley
Gil Rogers Rusty Beardsley
Gary Goetzman Greg Beardsley
Nancy Roth Rosemary Beardsley

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Ziegfeld Follies   1946     2 and a half stars    N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Vincente Minnelli  
Cast: William Powell, Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Judy Garland, Kathryn Grayson, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, Red Skelton, Esther Williams, Fanny Brice

  This musical features William Powell as Florenz Ziegfeld who looks down from Heaven and dreams of this film that is chock-full of MGM musical stars.


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