The Long, Long Trailer
film by Minnelli [1954]
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discussed in biography
- In Vincente Minnelli: Films of the early 1950s: Father of the Bride, An American in Paris, and The Bad and the Beautiful
The Long, Long Trailer (1954) was a descent from the artistic height of The Band Wagon, but it became one of Minnelli’s biggest commercial successes. The film was a slapstick vehicle crafted for television superstars Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz (on summer hiatus from I…
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role of Arnaz
- In Desi Arnaz: I Love Lucy and Desilu Productions
…in the successful film comedies The Long, Long Trailer (1954) and Forever, Darling (1956). They also were well-known magazine cover models who endorsed products through television and print advertisements.
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