Lucille ball movies lucille ball desi arnaz museum. Sort lucille ball movies by yearly domestic box office rank or trivia. Lucille ball was a popular american actress, comedienne, studio executive and writer. Lucille ball, eve arden, and ann miller also play actresses in this very funny movie.
The movie is about a group of young actresses and chorus girls in a theatrical boarding house. She was the star and producer of sitcoms i love lucy, the lucy show, heres lucy, and life with lucy, as well as comedy television specials aired under the title the lucydesi comedy hour ball s career began in 1929 when she landed work as a model. The film stars katharine hepburn, ginger rogers, adolphe menjou, gail patrick, constance collier, andrea leeds, samuel s. Most people arent aware that she appeared in over 80 films many were small or. Eve arden and ann miller, who became notable in later films, play minor characters. Katharine hepburn, ginger rogers and lucille ball stage door 1937 official trailer katharine hepburn movie a boardinghouse full of aspiring actresses and their ambitions, dreams and. Stage door 1937 official trailer katharine hepburn movie.
Lucille plays judy canfield, an actress who gives up her career to be with the man she loves. And stage door is a really solid film that shows the horrors but also the greatness that hollywood can present people. Gail patrick, constance collier, andrea leeds, samuel s. Katharine hepburn, ginger rogers, lucille ball, ann miller, and eve arden head a top cast. Stage door was not the first film to mention the casting couch, but others tended to bring it up only to exonerate those who wielded it.
Lucille ball full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. Im so, so glad i finally got around to watching stage door the film is a gem and i thoroughly enjoyed it. Stage door reminded me of the three movie buffs tour of paramount studios. Stage door, katharine hepburn, lucille ball, ginger rogers.
Lucille ball filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting. Lucille ball got her start as a singer, model and film star before becoming one of americas top comedic actresses with the 1950s tv show i. Judith is sarcastic and sweet and at certain moments you can see the physical comedy that ball would become famous for with her fasttalking and her constant need to move her hands around. Are excellent and deliver their whity lines with great aplomb. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Ball attributed stage door as the film that propelled her to stardom and even if you didnt know her, shes magnetic in a brief role. And katharine hepburn becomes broadways biggest star in a play wherein she notes the calla lilies are in bloom again. Katharine hepburn, brisk and hepburnish already to the hilt. Lucille ball is backlots star of the week, and stage door is one of her best and most prominent early films, not to mention one of my favorites.
Adapted from the play of the same name, it tells the story of several wouldbe actresses who live together in a boarding house at 158 west 58th street in new york city. She appeared on stage, screen and radio, but is primarily known as one of the most popular and influential television stars of all time. Ginger rogers drinks, scratches and dances a duet with ann miller. Our guide pointed out an office that was katharine hepburns when she was at rko. Lucille ball movies were in theaters throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Lucille ball, ginger rogers and ann miller in stage door 1937. In top form, hepburn and ginger rogers head a large cast. Lucille ball was an american model and actress, particularly known for her iconic role in the television sitcom i love lucy. Stage door is a dramedy from 1937 with an allstar cast including katharine hepburn, ginger rogers, lucille ball, ann miller and eve arden set in a theatrical boardinghouse in new york city called the footlights club, its about a group of wouldbe actresses struggling for their big break.
Eve arden cant recall hamlet but one meets so many people in the big city. One has to discuss lucille ball as judith in this movie. Lucille ball braves a date with an obnoxious lumber baron. Lucille ball, katharine hepburn, ginger rogers, eve arden, and ann miller are aspiring actresses all residing at the footlights club in new york, hoping to make it big on broadway.
Excitingly feminist, marked by the depression, and obsessed by the sound of women talking. An ensemble cast including katharine hepburn, ginger rogers, andrea leeds, and lucille ball play a bunch. Lucille ball, ginger rogers, and eve arden in a scene from the 1937 movie stage door please visit my blog. Lucille ball biography childhood, life achievements. Jean ginger rogers with terry katharine hepburn, boardinghouse rival linda gail patrick and pals lucille ball, eve arden, ann miller, then dumping bill william corson, en route to a date with a producer in stage door, 1937 view the tcmdb entry for stage door 1937. She was the star and producer of sitcoms i love lucy, the lucy show, heres lucy, and life with lucy, as well as comedy television specials aired under the title the lucydesi comedy hour balls career began in 1929 when she landed work as a model. Kaufman play, this is a warm, funny portrait of the theatrical. Eve arden, as usual, delivers the best one liners and lucille ball seems ready for a startling career. The bunch of girls populating the footlights lodgings is a smashing crowd.
Eve arden and judy lucille ball waiting to see producer powell adolphe menjou, kay andrea leeds getting stoodup, terry katharine hepburn arriving to settle the score, in stage door, 1937, from the play by edna ferber and george s. Set in a boarding house for actresses, stage door stars katharine hepburn and ginger rogers as competitive roommates both trying to make a break for themselves on the stage. Katharine hepburn, ginger rogers, adolphe menjou, gail patrick, constance collier, andrea leeds, samuel s. She was best known for her comedy roles in selfproduced sitcoms, such as heres lucy, life with lucy, the lucy show, and i love lucy. The 1923 film souls for sale was written as a rejoinder to the criticism the industry sustained in the wake of fatty arbuckles relentlessly publicized 1921 trial for the manslaughter of virginia rappe. Lucille desiree ball august 6, 1911 april 26, 1989 was an american actress, comedian, model, studio executive and producer.
Stage door, katharine hepburn, lucille ball, ginger rogers, 1937 photo. Het scenario is gebaseerd op het gelijknamige toneelstuk 1926 van edna ferber. Its too bad this movie doesnt get more attentionit deserves it. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Monroe hair, makeup and costume test for her last and uncomplete movie somethings. Later, after hepburn had moved to mgm, lucille ball took it over. I mean, ginger rogers, katharine hepburn, adoplhe menjou and lucille ball, all in one film. A one sheet poster for the film starring lucille ball and desi. Stage door 1937 i watched stage door 1937 the other day and knew right there and then that it certainly deserved a post. Stage door 1937 movie clip the welldressed roommate jean ginger rogers with terry katharine hepburn, boardinghouse rival linda gail patrick and pals lucille ball, eve arden, ann miller, then dumping bill william corson, en route to a date with a producer in stage door, 1937. Lucille ball movie poster original forever darling i love lucy team with desi arnaz 1956 measuring 27 x 41. Lucille ball, ginger rogers and ann miller in stage door stay safe and healthy. Equally funny and dramatic with appearances from lucille ball and a notable turn from ann miller, stage door shines with a rapidfire screenplay bursting with wit. Ball remained in hollywood and appeared in increasingly larger roles in a succession of movies carnival 1935, stage door 1937, room service 1938, five came back 1939, and too many girls 1940, in which she starred and which also featured the popular cuban bandleader and actor desi arnaz, whom she married in 1940.
Katharine hepburn films stage door 1937 stage door, is significant not only for kates great performance but for its great ensemble cast of all the best female talent at rko that included ginger rogers, eve arden, lucille ball, and ann miller. Stage door 1937 movie clip the welldressed roommate. Consider this your trusty guide to look back at the actress life before i love lucy. The footlights club, the primary setting for much of stage door, is a remarkable creation. Of course, there are minor players, as in all plays lucille ball, eve arden, ann miller and most of the men, the exception being adolphe menjou as a caricature.
The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Plus, stage door has a bevy of strong female roles and plenty of material that can easily be translated to modern day or just kept in the 30s. This is the movie stage door condensed to lucille balls prominent scenes, by request of chalastay51. Classic comedydrama centers around the lives of several young women in a new york theatrical boarding house and their shared dreams of stage stardom. Stage door is a 1937 rko film, adapted from the play by the same name, that tells the story of several wouldbe actresses who live together in a boarding house at 158 west 58th street in new york city. Sort lucille ball movies by ultimate movie ranking umr score. Hinds, lucille ball, franklin pangborn, william corson, pierre watkin, grady sutton. A chronicle of the ambitions, dreams, and disappointments of aspiring actresses who all live in the same boarding house.
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