I Love Lucy: The Movie
1953
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May 16, 2019 · The Untouchables (Part 1) - Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Original Introduction (1959) - YouTube. 6.24K subscribers. Subscribed. 165. 19K views 4 years ago #theuntouchables #desilu...
Aug 26, 2020 · WESTINGHOUSE DESILU PLAYHOUSE. An anthology series hosted by Betty Furness in the first season, and Desi Arnaz in the second. Stories came from several genres, often based on fact. A two part episode was spun off as the popular show The Untouchables (1959).
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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse: With Desi Arnaz, Betty Furness, Bruce Gordon, Keenan Wynn. An anthology series hosted by Betty Furness in the first season, and Desi Arnaz in the second. Stories came from several genres, often based on fact.
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- 1958-10-06
- Drama
- 60
- History
- Notable Episodes
- Production Notes
- Further Reading
- External Links
Between 1951 and 1957, Desi Arnaz (1917-1986) and Lucille Ball (1911-1989) starred in and produced (via their Desilu production company) the immensely popular I Love Lucy show. In early 1958, Desi Arnaz convinced CBS to purchase Desilu Playhouse with the promise that a bi-monthly Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show (later rebroadcast as The Lucy-Desi Come...
In the fall of 1958, "The Time Element". starring William Bendix, aired to positive reviews. Written by Rod Serling, the show's popularity gave Serling the leverage to convince CBS to give the go-ahead to Serling's concept for a science fiction/fantasy anthology series (which was what Serling had in mind when writing "The Time Element") that he cal...
Music
Music for the show was composed by John Waldo "Johnny" Green. The show opened with "Westinghouse Logo" and closed with "Desilu Playhouse Closing Theme" during the end credits.
Notable crew members
Several notable people contributed to one or more episodes of the show, including (in alphabetical order):[citation needed]
Anderson, Christopher. Hollywood TV: The Studio System in the Fifties. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1994. ISBN 0-292-70457-7Andrew, Bart. The "I Love Lucy" Book. New York: Doubleday, 1985. ISBN 0-385-19033-6Sanders, Coyness Steven, and Tom Gilbert. Desilu: The Story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. New York: William Morrow, 1993. ISBN 0-688-13514-5Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse at IMDbDesilu Playhouse "Silent Thunder"Complete 52min episode from 16mm film - aired Dec. 8, 1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouseat CVTA with episode list- Anthology
Jan 26, 2018 · Complete Desilu Playhouse season 1 episode 9 originally aired December 8, 1958. This video is from a 16mm film copy - which is how TV shows of that era were distributed to affliliates - and...
Oct 15, 2018 · The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse: Desilu Revue (Holiday Special) 1959. It is Christmastime, and gossip columnist Hedda Hopper visits the Desilu Studios. Fledgling producer Lucille Ball is...
November 17, 1958. Dance teacher Kitty Williams is delighted when she learns that she has inherited a boxer from her late Uncle Charlie. But the boxer turns out not to be a canine, but a prize fighter named Harold Tibbetts, a muscle-bound country boy. Rate.
