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Lucille Ball Made Movies?

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Introduction:
"That's right. Before "I Love Lucy", Lucille Ball had a very successful film career. Some of the films were excellent, some were very mediocre. These 10 films are some of her most famous, and they cover her career before and after TV."


1. 1933. This film is sometimes credited (most notably in her autobiography) as Lucy's very first film. She played a slave girl in an uncredited bit part.
    The Bowery
    Roman Scandals
    Blood Money
    Broadway Through a Keyhole


2. 1938. This film stars the Marx Brothers. They decide to put on a play before their landlord finds out they have no money. Classic comedy from the guys. Lucille plays Christine.
    Stage Door
    Room Service
    Follow the Fleet
    Go Chase Yourself


3. 1939. This film is not a musical or a comedy, and Lucille really has a chance to show off her talent as a more dramatic actress. She plays Jean Russell, a girl who has been jilted by a man by the name of Denny who marries another woman for her money. Jean decides to try to make a go of a line of cosmetic products and tries to get help from a dozen society matrons. One woman helps out--that being the woman Denny married instead of Jean.
    Panama Lady
    Five Came Back
    Beauty for the Asking
    Twelve Crowded Hours


4. 1940. This next film is one of my personal favorites. Lucille plays Consuelo Casey, a girl who is quite stressful to her father. Richard Carlson plays Clint Kelly, the man that Consuelo falls in love with at Potowatomie University. It was on the set of this film that Lucille and Desi Arnaz met for the first time.
    Dance, Girl, Dance
    The Marines Fly High
    You Can't Fool Your Wife
    Too Many Girls


5. 1943. This movie stars 3 of my favorite celebrities (well, those NOT in the horror genre): Lucy, Gene Kelly and Red Skelton. Red Skelton plays Louis Blore who is in love with May Daly (Lucille). But she is in love with dancer Alec Howe. Fortunately, this movie is a comedy. ;) Anyway, Louis gets hit on the head and dreams he's King Louis XV.
    Thousands Cheer
    Seven Days' Leave
    DuBarry Was A Lady
    Best Foot Forward


6. 1947. We come now to my favorite film of the 10 that I have listed here. Lucille stars as Sandra Carpenter, a dancer whose friend has been murdered by the "poet killer". She goes to work for Scotland Yard to help them apprehend the murderer. Very suspenseful film.
    Her Husband's Affairs
    Lured
    Easy to Wed
    The Dark Corner


7. 1954. This is the first film that Lucy and Desi did during the success of "I Love Lucy". They play Nicky and Tacy Collini, a couple who decided to drive cross country for their honeymoon.
    Forever Darling
    Two Smart People
    Easy Living
    The Long, Long Trailer


8. 1963. After her divorce from Desi and "I Love Lucy", Lucille continued on. This was not the first film she did after the show ended, but it's the first one I've seen. It pairs her again opposite Bob Hope. He plays a critic for a paper and his wife has written a play. When the time comes for him to review it he shows up drunk.
    The Road to Hong Kong
    A Global Affair
    Call Me Bwana
    Critic's Choice


9. 1968. He has 10 kids, she has 8. This film stars Lucy with Henry Fonda, a screwball comedy about a couple (Helen North and Frank Beardsley) that meet, fall in love and then marry--and also happen to have 18 kids between them.
    The Big Parade of Comedy
    Guide for the Married Man
    Yours, Mine, and Ours
    The Facts of Life


10. 1974. This film was a remake of the 1958 version starring Rosalind Russell. Lucy plays an eccentric, wealthy fun-loving lady who loves to party and has a great sense of humor.
    Stone Pillow
    Gypsy in My Soul
    Mame
    Swing Out, Sweet Land


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