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Lucille Ball
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Lucille Ball - what members say
review by from deep in the luscious green valleys of stunning Mid-Wales
A Great Comedienne 28 June 2005
review by KChawgo from London, England
Classic Sunday Afternoon Film 20 September 2006
review by from Cheshire, England
I loved Lucy more than I realised! 10 May 2007
Lucille Ball - filmography
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The Lucy Show Marathon
(3 discs)
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Lucille Ball
Director: none
Certificate: 
In the late 1940s, when television as we know it was just beginning, two performers began to stand out from all the rest. They were Milton Berie and Lucille Ball. Lucy went on to star in five TV sitcoms, one of which was The Lucy Show. In these 30 hilarious episodes from that classic series, you'll ..read more »
 
49%
from 15 members
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Bob Hope's Funniest Moments
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Jack Benny
Certificate: 
The incredible career of comedian Bob Hope, who died at the grand old age of 100 in July 2003, is celebrated in this hour long special. Featuring a host of guest stars the disc features clips from the many films and television shows that starred the 'king of the one-liners'.
44%
from 119 members
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CBS Salutes Lucy - The First 25 Years
(1976)
Starring: Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Milton Berle
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The Funniest Woman on Television, Lucille Ball, first received her due at this 1976 celebration of her first 25 years on television. CBS TV wanted to show their appreciation for the legendary comedienne, so this tribute was organized featuring cast members and other favorites of early television, ..read more »
31%
from 7 members
Currently unavailable
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Yours, Mine And Ours
on DVD
(1968)
Starring: Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Van Johnson
Director: Melville Shavelson
Certificate: 
After being set up by a matchmaker, naval officer Frank Beardsley (Henry Fonda, THE GRAPES OF WRATH)--a widowed father with ten children--falls in love with Helen North (Lucille Ball, I LOVE LUCY), a naval base nurse who has eight children. They marry and the couple and their 18 children move into ..read more »
64%
from 163 members
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The Lucy Show - Vol. 7
on DVD
(1967)
Starring: Lucille Ball, Gale Gordon, Mary Jane Croft
Director: Jack Donohue
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Includes three more episodes:
Season 6 - Episode 2 "Lucy Gets Trapped"
Lucy calls in sick in order to go shopping with Mary Jane but ends up as customer of the year and has her picture taken for the newspaper. She must try and keep the paper from Mr Mooney...
Season 6 - Episode 3 "Lucy And The ..read more »
46%
from 23 members
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The Lucy Show - Vol. 8
on DVD
(1967)
Starring: Lucille Ball, Gale Gordon, Jack Benny
Director: Jack Donohue
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Includes three more episode:
Season 6 - Episode 6 "Lucy Gets Jack Benny's Account"
Jack Benny agrees to open an account at the bank if it can be proved that their vault is safer than his. Lucy gets a new vault built and arranges to give Jack Benny a personal tour.
Season 6 - Episode 7 "Little Old ..read more »
62%
from 29 members
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The Lucy Show - Vol. 6
on DVD
(1967)
Starring: Lucille Ball, Gale Gordon, Tennessee Ernie Ford
Director: Maury Thompson
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Includes four more episodes:
Season 5 - Episode 20 'Lucy, The Fight Manager'
Lucy encounters a former boxing star who is looking for funds to open a florist shop.
Season 5 - Episode 21 'Lucy And Tennessee Ernie Ford'
When Mr. Mooney's boss threatens to fire him because his bank branch hasn't had ..read more »
42%
from 24 members
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The Lucy Show - Vol. 5
on DVD
(1967)
Starring: Lucille Ball, Gale Gordon, Mary Jane Croft
Director: Maury Thompson
Certificate:
Features four episodes:
Season 5 - Episode 15 'Viv Visits Lucy'
Vivian and Lucy decide to become hippies in order to save their friend's son who has grown his hair long and started playing the guitar.
Season 5 - Episode 16 'Lucy, The Babysitter'
Mr. Mooney bets Lucy that she can't find other ..read more »
51%
from 24 members
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The Lucy Show - Vol. 3
on DVD
(1966)
Starring: Lucille Ball, Gale Gordon, Mary Jane Croft
Director: Maury Thompson
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Features four episodes from the popular comedy show:
Season 5 - Episode 7 'Lucy Gets A Room-Mate'
When Lucy decides to take in a lodger, she takes the safe option and agrees to let a librarian move in. It is not long, however, before her room-mate is taking over.
Season 5 - Episode 8 'Lucy And ..read more »
48%
from 31 members
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The Golden Age Of Comedy
(5 discs)
on DVD
(1959)
Starring: Groucho Marx, Humphrey Bogart, Lucille Ball
Director: Robert Youngson
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Features a collection of comic clips from the 1950s. Includes footage taken from: 'The Jack Benny Show', 'The Bob Hope Chevy Show', The Ed Wynn Show', 'The Camel Comedy Caravan', 'The Colgate Comedy Hour', 'The Phil Silvers Special' and 'The Ernie Kovacs Show'.
46%
from 35 members
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The Long, Long Trailer
(1954)
Starring: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main
Director: Vincente Minnelli
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At the height of their TV fame, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were contracted by MGM to make two theatrical films. The first of these, The Long, Long Trailer, stars Lucy and Desi as an upwardly mobile couple who decide to buy a trailer so they can live together while his job takes him around the ..read more »
50%
from 2 members
Currently unavailable
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Sorrowful Jones
on DVD
(1949)
Starring: Bob Hope, William Demarest, Thomas Gomez
Director: Sidney Lanfield
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Humphrey ‘Sorrowful’ Jones (Bob Hope), a shifty Broadway bookie, becomes a reluctant foster parent when an anxious gambler leaves behind his 5-year-old girl Martha Jane (Mary Jane Saunders) as a ‘marker’. When the father is killed by mobster Big Steve Holloway (Bruce Cabot), Sorrowful decides to ..read more »
54%
from 29 members
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Lured
on DVD
(1947)
Starring: George Sanders, Boris Karloff, Lucille Ball
Director: Douglas Sirk
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A serial killer in London is murdering young women whom he meets through the personal columns of newspapers; he announces each of his murders to the police by sending them a cryptic poem. After a dancer disappears, the police enlist an American friend of hers, Sandra Carpenter, to answer ..read more »
60%
from 131 members
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Follow the Fleet
(1936)
Starring: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Betty Grable
Director: Mark Sandrich
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When the fleet puts in at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with his old dancing partner. Features the classic hits 'Let's Face The Music And Dance', 'But Where Are You', 'Get Thee Behind Me Satan', and many other great numbers. Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin.
69%
from 648 members
Not currently released
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The Lucy Show - Best Of Series 5
(2 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Lucille Ball, Gale Gordon
Director: Maury Thompson
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Compilation featuring the best of the fifth series. Episodes "Lucy Meets George Burns", "Lucy And The Bean Queen", "Lucy Gets A Room-Mate", "The Efficiency Expert", "Lucy and Carol Go to Palm Springs", "Lucy Meets The Law" and "Lucy Meets Jack Benny".
18%
from 7 members
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The Lucy Show - 24 Classic Episodes
(3 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Lucille Ball, Candy Moore, Charles Lane
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Containing twenty-two episodes from Season One of the American television comedy series. Episodes include: 'Lucy Waits Up For Chris', 'Lucy Digs Up A Date', 'Lucy Is A Referee', 'Lucy Buys A Sheep', 'Lucy Becomes An Astronaut', 'Lucy Is A Kangaroo For A Day', 'Lucy Builds A Rumpus Room', 'Lucy And ..read more »
59%
from 113 members
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The Lucy Show - Vol. 4
on DVD
Starring: Lucille Ball, Gale Gordon, Mary Jane Croft
Director: Maury Thompson
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Features four episodes from the popular television comedy:
Season 5 - Episode 11 'Lucy And Pat Collins'
Lucy and Mary Jane encounter a hypnotist during their lunch hour.
Season 5 - Episode 12 'Lucy And The Monkey'
Mary Jane warns Lucy that the long hours she's putting in at the office could ..read more »
50%
from 22 members
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Lucille Ball
on DVD
Starring: Lucille Ball
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TV's favorite redhead, Lucille Ball is at it again in this hilarious collection of rarities.
15%
from 6 members
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I Love Lucy
(5 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz Jr.
Director: none
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I LOVE LUCY set a new standard for situation comedy with its well-crafted plotlines, live tapings, multiple camera angles, and one of the finest ensemble casts in television history. Centered on the domestic life of zany redhead Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) and her Cuban-born husband Ricky (Desi ..read more »
70%
from 12 members
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Lucy Show - Series 5 Vol.4
on DVD
Starring: Lucille Ball
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Episodes include "Luct And Paul Winchell", "Lucy And The Ring a Ding Ding", "Lucy Goes To London" and "Main Street".
55%
from 7 members
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The Lucy Show - Vol. 2
on DVD
Starring: Lucille Ball, Gale Gordon, Mary Jane Croft
Director: Maury Thompson
Certificate:
Features four episodes from the popular television series:
Season 5 - Episode 3 'Lucy, The Bean Queen'
Lucy and Mary Jane stock up on tins when an advert promises 'the best beans you've ever eaten or double your money back'.
Season 5 - Episode 4 'Lucy And Paul Winchell'
Lucy arranges for ..read more »
51%
from 33 members
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Lucille Ball facts
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...Lucille Ball was a great comedienne, and a very brave and physical one too, taking risks that a lot of female performers never took back in the 60's. Unfortunately Disc 1 ...
