Movies by Lucille Ball
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Don't Touch That Dial: TV's Best Commercials (2009)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, The Three Stooges …
Tune in and travel back in time with this collection of classic commercials from the 1950s, '60s and '70s, featuring Jack Benny, Lucille Ball, John Wayne, The Three Stooges and…
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Pioneers of Television: Season 1 (2008)
Cast: Johnny Carson, Steve Allen, Smothers Brothers …
Directed by: Steven J. Boettcher
From Jack Paar to Jackie Gleason, Carol Burnett to Andy Griffith, a who's who of small-screen innovators turn in appearances in PBS's celebratory examination of American…
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I Love Lucy: Lucy's Really Lost Moments (2006)
Cast: Desi Arnaz, Bob Hope, Johnny Carson …
Television's favorite comedienne shines in a collection of rarely seen appearances. Join Lucille Ball and teammate Johnny Carson on an episode of the game show "I've Got a Secret"…
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TV Gold: Vol. 1 (2004)
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby …
Get a taste of television "old school" style when you view this packed video featuring classic entertainers at the very peak of their careers -- be it variety, comedy, drama, music or sports…
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The Century That Made America Great (2003)
Cast: Charles Osgood, Lucille Ball, Bob Hope …
America grew to be a world leader through its many notable triumphs and accomplishments, most of which occurred during the 20th century. This collection consists of three volumes full of…
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The Fabulous '50s (2002)
Cast: Nat King Cole, Liberace, Jerry Lee Lewis …
What's the best way to revisit one of America's defining decades? Travel back to the 1950s -- the decade of the hula hoop, the Civil Rights movement, the Cold War -- by way of its…
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The I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary Special (2001)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, William Frawley …
Directed by: Gary Smith
All the classic comedic and musical moments of the "I Love Lucy" show -- along with rare, vintage footage from the series -- are packed into this unforgettable 50th anniversary special. In…
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The Funny World of Lucy: Vol. 1 (2001)
Cast: Vivian Vance, William Frawley, Lucille Ball …
No history of 20th-century American comedy is complete without covering the contributions of the legendary Lucille Ball, whose early career is traced in this informative documentary. The film…
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The Funny World of Lucy: Vol. 2 (2000)
Cast: Vivian Vance, Gale Gordon, William Frawley …
This anthology features some of Lucille Ball's funniest sketches from her classic TV shows "I Love Lucy," "Here's Lucy" and "The Lucy Show," as well as material from some of her…
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100 Years of Comedy (1997)
Cast: Danny Kaye, John Candy, Marx Brothers …
From Charlie Chaplin, Cary Grant, Jerry Lewis and Bob Hope to John Belushi, Leslie Nielsen, Eddie Murphy and Jim Carrey, this compilation features a host of comedy legends and showcases 100…
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Lucy & Desi: A Home Movie (1994)
Cast: Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz …
Actress Lucie Arnaz plays host for an intimate, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lives of her famous parents in this Emmy-winning special, a compelling tribute to Hollywood legends Lucille…
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The Best of Danny Kaye: The Television Years (1993)
Cast: Danny Kaye, Louis Armstrong, Lucille Ball …
Enjoy one of Hollywood's most beloved entertainers in this collection of greatest moments from the Emmy Award-winning 1960s variety series "The Danny Kaye Show," selected by Kaye's…
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The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show: Vol. 1: Unforgettable Performances (1991)
Cast: Carol Burnett, Ed Sullivan, Barbra Streisand …
Comedienne Carol Burnett hosts this retrospective look at another television luminary: Ed Sullivan. This collection contains some of the most memorable performances in the history of "The Ed…
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Stone Pillow (1985)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Daphne Zuniga, William Converse-Roberts …
Directed by: George Schaefer
The legendary Lucille Ball takes on a more somber role than usual as bag lady Florabelle in this heartwarming movie about hope and friendship. Florabelle becomes the unwitting guide to the…
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Lucy Calls the President (1977)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Vivian Vance, Gale Gordon …
Directed by: Marc Daniels
Lucille Ball and "I Love Lucy" co-star Vivian Vance reunite in this TV special, in which homemaker Lucy Whittaker (Ball) calls up President Carter to complain about a local political issue --…
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CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)
Cast: Lucille Ball, James Stewart, Richard Burton …
In 1976, CBS celebrated its biggest star with this celebration of her three CBS series: "I Love Lucy," "Here's Lucy" and "The Lucy Show." All the classic clips are included here:…
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Lucy Gets Lucky / Three for Two (1975)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Dean Martin, Jackie Gleason …
Directed by: Jack Donohue
Alongside Hollywood heavyweights Jackie Gleason and Dean Martin, legendary comedienne Lucille Ball stars as a desperate casino worker and as a hysterical wife in this double feature. In the…
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Mame (1974)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Bea Arthur, Robert Preston …
Directed by: Gene Saks
Lucille Ball delivers a larger-than-life, Golden Globe-nominated performance as Mame Dennis, a zesty, eyebrow-raising eccentric who suddenly finds herself guardian to her orphaned nephew. But…
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Flip Wilson (1970)
Cast: Flip Wilson, Freddie Hohnson, Tim Conway …
In the early 1970s, comedian Flip Wilson's variety show owned Thursday night television. This exciting collection contains five unforgettable episodes -- including the show's debut…
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John Wayne's Tribute to America (1970)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Roscoe Lee Browne, Roy Clark …
John Wayne portrayed the quintessential American hero on the big screen. This Emmy Award-winning 1970 television special shows that he wasn't just playing a role as he hosts an uplifting…
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Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda, Van Johnson …
Directed by: Melville Shavelson
Widow Helen North marries widower Frank Beardsley, a union that results in a total of 18 children. Household chaos ensues as they all learn to share the same space. Soon, Helen finds out…
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The Lucy Show: The Lost Episodes Marathon: Vol. 3 (1967)
Cast: Dennis Day, Frankie Avalon, Lucille Ball …
Legend and icon of American comedy on the small screen, Lucille Ball plays the irrepressible Lucy Carmichael in her second smash hit sitcom, "The Lucy Show." Culled from the 1967 season,…
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A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
Cast: Walter Matthau, Inger Stevens, Sue Ane Langdon …
Directed by: Gene Kelly
Directed by Gene Kelly, this all-star romp centers on faithful married man Paul Manning (Walter Matthau), who's tempted by his philandering friend Edward (Robert Morse) to cheat on his…
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The Lucy Show: The Lost Episodes Marathon: Vol. 2 (1966)
Cast: Mel Tormé, Vivian Vance, Lucille Ball …
Five years after "I Love Lucy" completed its run, Lucille Ball reunited with the show's writers for another hit sitcom. In this set of five episodes from the classic comedy, Lucy gets a…
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Critic's Choice (1963)
Cast: Jim Backus, Lucille Ball, Bob Hope …
Directed by: Don Weis
With his acid pen always at the ready, theater critic Parker Ballantine (Bob Hope) is never at a loss for words. That is, until his wife, Angela (Lucille Ball), writes a play of her own.…
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The Lucy Show (1962)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Gale Gordon, Dennis Day …
"I Love Lucy" made international icons of Lucille Ball and her husband, Desi Arnaz. Ball continued to delight audiences in the 1960s as the star of "The Lucy Show," an Emmy Award-winning…
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The Lucy Show: The Lost Episodes Marathon: Vol. 1 (1962)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, John Wayne …
If you love Lucy whether she's with or without Ricky, odds are you'll love this collection of episodes from the 1960s television series starring Lucille Ball as Lucy Carmichael, a…
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The Facts of Life (1960)
Cast: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Ruth Hussey …
Directed by: Melvin Frank
Middle-aged suburbanites Larry and Mary Gilbert (Bob Hope and Ruth Hussey) and Jack and Kitty Weaver (Don DeFore and Lucille Ball) have been friends for many years. But when circumstances…
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The Lucy Show: The Lost Episodes Marathon: Vol. 8 (1960)
Cast: Robert Goulet, Jacques Bergerac, Lucille Ball …
For all fans of The Lucy Show, Lucille Ball's television situation comedy from the 1960s, this reissue of classic lost episodes will make your day, and more. The three wacky, wacky…
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The Lucy Show: The Lost Episodes Marathon: Vol. 7 (1960)
Cast: Sheldon Leonard, Lucille Ball
Where Lucy goes, chaos follows, and these episodes from Lucille Ball's second Emmy-nominated series are no exception. In "Lucy's Substitute Secretary," she skips her vacation to spy…
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The Lucy Show: The Lost Episodes Marathon: Vol. 6 (1960)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Phil Silvers, Bob Weiskopf …
Television fans of The Lucy Show, Lucille Ball's enduring situation comedy from the 1960s, will be thrilled with this reissue of classic lost episodes. The three wacky, wacky episodes on…
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The Lucy Show: The Lost Episodes Marathon: Vol. 5 (1960)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Paul Winchell
As usual, Lucy gets into all sorts of zany predicaments in these episodes from Lucille Ball's second Emmy-nominated TV series. In "Lucy and the Submarine," she creates havoc after…
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The Lucy Show: The Lost Episodes Marathon: Vol. 4 (1960)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Vivian Vance
Chances are you'll find yourself laughing right along with the studio audience in this collection of "lost" episodes from the classic 1950s sitcom "I Love Lucy." Selections include "Lucy…
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Forever, Darling (1956)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Louis Calhern, James Mason …
Directed by: Alexander Hall
After five years of marriage, Susan (Lucille Ball) and Lorenzo (Desi Arnaz) are drifting apart. So when he plans a camping trip to test a new insecticide he's developing, she vows to…
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The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
Cast: Moroni Olsen, Madge Blake, Lucille Ball …
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
"I Love Lucy" co-stars and real-life husband-and-wife team Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz star in this hilarious adaptation of Clinton Twiss's novel, following the high jinks of a newlywed…
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I Love Lucy: The Movie and Other Great Rarities (1952)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance …
Directed by: Edward Sedgwick
Locked away in a random canister inside the Paramount vaults for some 50 years, this feature-length film was rediscovered in 2001 and is actually a compilation of three linked-together "I…
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Fancy Pants (1950)
Cast: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Bruce Cabot …
Directed by: George Marshall
This vintage slapstick yarn follows down-on-his-luck thespian Arthur Tyler (Bob Hope), who's hired as a butler but is so incompetent that his employer lets him go. He quickly books…
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Sorrowful Jones / The Paleface: Double Feature (1948)
Cast: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Jane Russell …
Directed by: Norman Z. McLeod, Sidney Lanfield
Another hilarious Bob Hope duo. Sorrowful Jones (Hope) is a small-time New York bookie who reluctantly accepts a 5-year-old girl as collateral on a $20 bet. But when her father skips out,…
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Lured (1947)
Cast: Alan Mowbray, Boris Karloff, Charles Coburn …
Directed by: Douglas Sirk
A movie star long before she became small screen's darling, Lucille Ball headlines this 1947 London-set mystery (directed by melodrama master Douglas Sirk) as an American dance hall girl…
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The Dark Corner (1946)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix …
Directed by: Henry Hathaway
Mark Stevens stars as hardboiled private eye Bradford Galt, who relocates to New York City after serving two years in stir on a manslaughter charge. Framed by his shyster ex-partner, Tony…
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Ziegfeld Follies (1946)
Cast: Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Fanny Brice …
Directed by: George Sidney, Robert Lewis, Charles Walters …
Winner of the award for Best Musical Comedy at the Cannes Film Festival, this star-studded production opens in heaven, with the late Broadway producer Florenz Ziegfeld looking down to earth…
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Easy to Wed (1946)
Cast: Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Lucille Ball …
Directed by: Edward Buzzell
Wealthy heiress Connie Allenbury (Esther Williams) is suing the Morning Star for libel. Hoping to save his job, newsman Warren Haggerty (Keenan Wynn) recruits his fiancée (Lucille…
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Without Love (1945)
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball …
Directed by: Harold S. Bucquet
Convinced that two people can have a meaningful partnership without the trappings of romance, pragmatic widow Jamie Rowan (Katharine Hepburn) asks scientist Pat Jamieson (Spencer Tracy) to…
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Bud Abbott & Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Frances Rafferty …
Directed by: S. Sylvan Simon
Enterprising barber Buzz Kurtis (Bud Abbott) and his clumsy sidekick Abercrombie (Lou Costello) give up their Hollywood shave-and-shine business after meeting slick movie agent Royce (Warner…
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Best Foot Forward (1943)
Cast: Lucille Ball, June Allyson, Harry James …
Directed by: Edward Buzzell
On a whim, starry-eyed cadet Bud Hooper (Tommy Dix) sends movie star Lucille Ball an invitation to the Winsocki Military Academy's annual dance. At the urging of her agent, Ball shows up…
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Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly, Zero Mostel …
Directed by: Roy Del Ruth
Hapless hatcheck clerk Louis Blore (Red Skelton) downs a spiked cocktail and awakens in 17th-century France as King Louis XV. There, he woos the charming Madame Du Barry (Lucille Ball), who…
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The Big Street (1942)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Ray Collins, Henry Fonda …
Directed by: Irving Reis
Shy busboy "Little Pinks" (Henry Fonda) has a crush on haughty nightclub chanteuse Gloria (Lucille Ball), who doesn't even know he exists. When her jealous boyfriend (Barton MacLane)…
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Too Many Girls (1940)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Richard Carlson, Ann Miller …
Directed by: George Abbott
When East Coast teen Consuelo "Connie" Casey (Lucille Ball) announces her plans to attend the coeducational Pottawatomie College in California, her father agrees -- but not before he secretly…
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Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Ralph Bellamy, Louis Hayward …
Directed by: Dorothy Arzner
Aspiring ballerina Judy O'Brien (Maureen O'Hara) dances with a struggling but respected company. Shortly after a fellow dancer, the man-hungry Bubbles (Lucille Ball), quits, the…
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Stage Door (1937)
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou …
Directed by: Gregory La Cava
Gregory La Cava captures the drama in Edna Ferber's famous play about the heartaches reaped under the lights of Broadway. Socialite Terry Randall (Katharine Hepburn) is determined to…
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Follow the Fleet (1936)
Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Lucille Ball …
Directed by: Mark Sandrich
Director Mark Sandrich makes all the right moves in this crowd-pleaser showcasing the terpsichorean talents of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Astaire plays Bake Baker, an able-bodied seaman…
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Top Hat (1935)
Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton …
Directed by: Mark Sandrich
This joyous Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical features an Irving Berlin score and the classic duet "Cheek to Cheek." Astaire stars as Jerry Travers, a singer-dancer who auditions some…
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Marx Brothers: Radio Days (1934)
Cast: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Lucille Ball …
Before television existed, radio was king, and Groucho and Chico Marx made their radio debut in 1934 with "The Marx Brothers Show," where they portrayed Hollywood agents. This video also…