The Jack Benny Program
1950
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Comedy. When Variety reports that M-G-M has shelved its "Don Juan" movie, Lucy is afraid that she and the gang might have to leave Hollywood. She schemes to find a man to pretend to be a producer interested in Ricky, thinking this will convince studio head Dore Schary to put him in anoth... Read all. Director.
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- Comedy, Family
- William Asher
- 1955-03-21
In the I Love Lucy episode "Don Juan is Shelved" (1955), Ricky Ricardo calls Schary's office from his Hollywood hotel room and later Lucy Ricardo unknowingly recruits Schary to play a "big Hollywood producer" to prevent Ricky from being fired from his movie contract at MGM.
- July 7, 1980 (aged 74), New York City, New York, U.S.
- Jill Schary Robinson, Joy Schary, Jeb Schary
- Isadore Schary, August 31, 1905, Newark, New Jersey, US
- Screenwriter, playwright, film director, studio executive
Was to have played himself on an I Love Lucy (1951) episode. Business commitments necessitated his canceling the appearance, and he was played by Philip Ober , the then-husband of Lucille Ball 's co-star, Vivian Vance .
- August 31, 1905
- July 7, 1980
5Guest starring. Synopsis. When producer Dore Schary decides to shelve Ricky's film, "Don Juan," Lucy schemes to create public demand for Ricky's talent. Vivian Vance's then-husband, Philip Ober, appears as Schary. Plot summary. Ricky is devastated when he finds out Don Juan has been shelved.
Dore Schary is an uncredited actor who played a bellboy in the 1955 episode of "I Love Lucy" titled Don Juan Is Shelved. He was one of the many actors who worked on the show as a writer, producer, or producer's assistant. See the full list of credits and roles of the other cast and crew members on IMDb.
Dore Schary promises to put Ricky in a picture as soon as an appropriate role comes up, and Ricky does end up making a movie, but we never hear the title of the movie, let alone the plot or the character Ricky played. While posing as Ricky's fan club bobbysoxers, Lucy plays the ukulele. The DVD calls this "Lucy's Ukulele Song."
To assure Ricky's reinstatement, Lucy hatches another idea; she's going to hire an actor to pose as a famous film producer and have him present when M-G-M Studios chief Dore Schary arrives at the hotel to talk to Ricky. At the Beverly Palms Hotel pool, Lucy spots the perfect sap, offering him $7.50 for the acting stint.
