I Love Lucy (1951)
| Release Date | 15 October 1951 |
| Genre | Comedy, Family |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | General Service Studios - 6625 Romaine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Series |
| Film Class | Domestic Comedy, Comedy of Errors, Slapstick |
| Mood | Just for Laughs |
| Themes | Foibles of Marriage, Battle of the Sexes, Nothing Goes Right, Women's Friendship |
| Tones | Silly, Madcap, Merry, Sweet |
| Tags | Apartment, Aspiration, Entertainer, Marriage, Misunderstanding, Neighbor, Show Business |
I Love Lucy is an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley. The black-and-white series originally ran from October 15, 1951 to May 6, 1957 on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS). When the original series ended, the show continued for three more seasons with 13 one-hour specials, running from 1957 to 1960, known first as The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show and later in reruns as The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Joseph A. Mayer
Little Ricky Ricardo
Michael Mayer
Little Ricky Ricardo
Johnny Jacobs
Announcer
Richard Keith
Little Ricky Ricardo
Bennett Green
Messenger
Hazel Pierce
Club Member
Jerry Hausner
Jerry
Louis Nicoletti
Waiter
Doris Singleton
Caroline Appleby
Kathryn Card
Mrs. McGillicuddy
Bob Jellison
Bobby the Bellboy
Richard Lee Simmons
Little Ricky Ricardo
Ronald Lee Simmons
Little Ricky Ricardo
Fred Aldrich
Butcher
Lee Millar
Announcer
Shepard Menken
Charpontier
Ross Elliott
Himself
Lou Krugman
Babalu Manager
Kay Wiley
Customer
Marco Rizo
Marco
Dayton Lummis
Bill Parker
Elvia Allman
Factory Foreman
Harry Bartell
Jewel Thief
John Hart
Jim Stevens
Margie Liszt
Clubwoman
William Hamel
Maitre d'
Ruth Perrott
Clubwoman
Ray Ferrell
Bruce Ramsey
Edith Meiser
Mrs. Littlefield
Alberto Morin
Carlos
Myra Marsh
Club President
Stanley Farrar
Bennett Green
Jess Oppenheimer
Network Sponsor #1
Hy Averback
Charlie Appleby
Hazel Boyne
Maggie, the cleaning lady
Charlotte Lawrence
Clubwoman
June Whitley Taylor
Clubwoman
Tony Michaels
Charlie
Pepito Pérez
Himself
Peter Leeds
Mr. Krausfeld
Maurice Marsac
Maurice - Headwaiter at Tropicana
Will Wright
Mr. Walters
Paul Power
Award Presenter
Frank Gerstle
Pilot
Lillian Molieri
Dream Carlotta
Mario Siletti
Farmer
Madge Blake
Martha
Byron Kane
Morris Williams
Dick Elliott
Henry
Mary Emery
Ricky's Mother
Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
Party Guest
Allan Ray
Clapstick Man
Don Garner
Delivery Boy
Jack Chefe
Bellhop
Maxine Semon
Nurse
John Gallaudet
Johnny Clark
Iva Shepard
Maid
Peter Brocco
Dominic
John Mylong
Casino Manager
Vicente Padula
Drunk
Trevor Ward
Cop
Tristram Coffin
Harry Munson
Director
James V. Kern
Marc Daniels
Writer
Bob Carroll Jr.
Madelyn Davis
Jess Oppenheimer
Bob Schiller
Bob Weiskopf
Producer
Jess Oppenheimer
producer / co-producer
Al Simon
associate producer
Jack Aldworth
associate producer
Original Music
Eliot Daniel
Wilbur Hatch
Cinematographer
Robert De Grasse
Editor
Bud Molin
Dann Cahn
Casting Director
Kerwin Coughlin
Art Director
Ralph Berger
Larry Cuneo
Set Decorator
Ted Offenbecker
Costume Designer
Edward Stevenson
Eloise Jensson
Makeup Department
Hal King
makeup artist
Irma Kusely
hair stylist
Production Manager
Argyle Nelson
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Aldworth
assistant director
Jerry Thorpe
assistant director
James Paisley
assistant director
Jay Sandrich
assistant director
Edward M. Hillie
assistant director
Art Department
Ted Offenbecker
set dresser
Dick Henrikson
property master
Sound Department
Cam McCulloch
sound recordist
Robert Reeve
re-recording editor
Glen Glenn
sound
E.C. Norton
re-recording editor
Jim Bullock
sound editor
John Speak
boom operator
Camera and Electrical Department
Maury Thompson
camera coordinator
Louie Anderson
camera operator
Emily Daniels
camera coordinator
Sam Leavitt
camera operator
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eloise Jensson
wardrobe supervisor / wardrobe: Miss Ball
Edward Stevenson
wardrobe: Miss Ball / wardrobe: Lucille Ball
Editorial Department
Dann Cahn
editorial supervisor / supervising editor
Music Department
Wilbur Hatch
musical director / conductor
E.C. Norton
music editor
Other Crew
Lee Scott
choreographer
Bob Gilbreath
helicopter pilot
Hal Hudson
network supervisor
Frank Inn
animal trainer
Maury Thompson
script supervisor
Production Company
CBS Television Network
Desilu Productions
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Distributor
CBS Television
Independent Television (ITV)
Viacom
CBS Films
Paramount Television
CBS Paramount Domestic Television
CBS Paramount International Television
NHK
Paramount Home Video
Miscellaneous
Ohrbach's
fashion
Philip Morris Cigarettes
original sponsor
Procter & Gamble
original sponsor
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