It's a rare look Behind The Scenes at "I Love Lucy'" from 1953. At the start is the arrival of the audience, Ricky's standard (but funny) pre show warmup and the introduction of the cast with a curtain call at the end of this piece.
This is from the unreleased 1953 'I Love Lucy' movie. Except for one well received test screening in Bakersfield, California, the film to be distributed by United Artist, was never released because MGM was almost ready to release 'The Long, Long Trailer' with Lucy and Desi and was afraid the Lucy movie would weaken it.
The film plays out with three first-season episodes edited together into a single story: "The Benefit", "Breaking the Lease", and "The Ballet", with new footage included between episodes to help transition the episodes into one coherent storyline.
The film is framed around a plot involving a young married couple (played by actress Ann Doran and actor Benny Baker) attending the filming of an episode of 'I Love Lucy'. After an opening sequence of Ann Doran and Benny Baker's characters arriving at the studio, there is a brief introduction by the show's announcer, Roy Rowan, as he introduces Desi Arnaz, who speaks to the studio audience and introduces the cast.
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