I’d appreciate it if the mods hold off on moving this to Cafe Society until the question’s answered.
I’ve been watching old “I Love Lucy” episodes–great stuff and they still hold up. They also seem to have invented story arcs in the modern sense of the term.
In one of the story arcs, starting about half-way through season 4, MGM brings Ricky (and company) to Hollywood where he’s to be the star of a new movie “Don Juan”. However, towards the end of the season (the arc’s half over and will finish about 1/2 way through season 5), it turns out that MGM has shelved production on Don Juan. Hijinks ensue. Turns out (eventually) that Ricky will still be under contract to MGM as they they try to find him another movie that’s a better fit.
Season 5 opens ~3 months later and Lucy, Fred and Ethel are preparing a wrap-party for Ricky who’s just finished his movie.
To the best of my knowledge, they never said what the title of the movie Ricky starred in was.
Did I miss something? Is there a title for the fictional movie (not “Don Juan”) that Ricky starred in?
Ricky gave a great screen test and won the role. While in Hollywood making Don Juan, the movie got shelved, but Ricky was put into another movie. It is never said what the final movie he made was called. *
Note that factual questions about movies and TV shows still go in Cafe Society, not GQ. GQ might be appropriate for a real-life explanation of something that was shown in movies or TV.
The bigger question is why are Fred & Ethel out in LA too, and who’s paying for their room? :dubious: Fred didn’t become Ricky’s manager until they went to Europe. That always bugged me, even though the real life reason is obvious.
Fred & Ethel just paid for their room themselves, I assume. Though how Ethel talked Fred into spending money, that we’ll never know.
They did have a much smaller and cheaper room than the Ricardos, though. The Recardos’ room was pretty much an apartment (seemed as big as their apartment anyway) but the Mertzes just had a typical one room hotel room. Not that they needed bigger since they were always with Lucy anyway.
Yep, nothing quite like two redheads best known for their roles in the black-and-white era.
I find it interesting that networks were interested in multi-episode arcs back before anyone other than TV stations was collecting old TV episodes. The ability to air in any order is usually prized.
Mods, if you want to move this to C/S for the (possibly) inevitable I Love Lucy discussion to follow, it’s fine with me!