The Long, Long Trailer was a delightful road picture in which Lucy and Desi (in variations on their television characters) star as a newlywed couple who try to live out of a trailerwith disastrous results. After stints at the St. Petersburg Times and the Orlando Sentinel in Florida, Verrier joined the paper as a reporter, and for many years covered all aspects of the entertainment industry before turning to editing. He entered the film business in the smallest possible way, as a 12-year-old janitor, often accepting passes for his family and friends instead of wages. Starring a then-unknown Michael Landon (under personal contract to Cohen who later tore it up so Landon could appear in Bonanza), the film was made for $100,000 but in just a few months grossed over $2 million. C-96m. She's hysterical! [Richard] And although many of the consequences, are comical, there's an undertone of horror. Now don't you worry about your little wife. Released in United States February 17, 1991 (Shown at Pacific Film Archive (Idependent Group: The Aesthetics of Plenty) in Berkeley, CA February 17, 1991.). Coming Soon. (One TCM writer remembers Horrors of the Black Museum turning up in a small Alabama town in the early 70s, over a decade after its initial release. Same model as the one in the movie, "The Long, Long, Trailer" Kruschen was soon doing voice characterizations on popular network programs such as Dragnet, The Danny Thomas Show and Sam Spade. With his gift for dialects (he was most adept at playing ethnic types like Greeks, Yiddish or Italians - a skill finely honed in his radio days), Kruschen was a natural for the movies and soon made his film debut with a small role in the Betty Hutton comedy Red, Hot and Blue (1949). Nick buys a new car and has it modified for hauling a trailer, and the mechanic gives the inexperienced Nick a quick lesson in driving with a trailer. Tewitt: About 31 years.Nicholas Collini: Have many fights?Mr. Ball and Arnaz made one additional film together in 1956, M-G-M's Forever, Darling (see entry above). Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno (Arnaz, in fact, had tried to buy the rights to the book, but Berman had beaten him to it.) Tap "Sign me up" below to receive our weekly newsletter Eventually they arrive at the Breeze Bay Trailer Park, but as Nick attempts to carry Tacy over the threshold of their trailer, On a rainy night, Nicholas Carlos Collini arrives at the Laramie Trailer Park in Colorado and pounds on the door of his trailer before noticing the "for sale" sign. SIGNE HASSO, 1910-2002 To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, In the scene where the trailer falls off the jack in the rainstorm, Lucille Ball (as Tacy) calls "Ricky" instead of his character's name "Nicky". Copyright Fandango. One of the key producers of B-movies, Herman Cohen, died June 2nd at the age of 76. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. (00:40:22), Continuity mistake: In the part where Tacy and Nicky have just had their big fight and Tacy is sleeping on the couch; you hear all of the train and gun sounds and Tacy jumps up to run to the bedroom shouting, "Nicky! Although most of the activity comes from television, several movies also have filmed in Long Beach in recent years, including Fast & Furious, Star Trek (which used City Hall as the Starfleet command center), Iron Man (it staged a massive car explosion on Shoreline Drive) and two Transformers movies. He was the definitive, "I can't quite remember the name, but I remember the face" character player who enlivened many films with his robust frame, cherubic face and infectious smile. The roles offered steady work, but not much critical recognition. Portions of the film were shot on location in Yosemite National Park, CA. Nicholas Collini: Been married long?Mr. At the time The Long, Long Trailer was made, the husband-and-wife team of Lucille Ball and Arnaz were the producers and stars of the country's most popular television comedy, I Love Lucy (CBS, 1951-57). As the man who observes the steady stream of women in and out of Lemmon's apartment and the one who saves Shirley MacLaine from a drug overdose, Kruschen offered a wonderful performance - viewing his neighbor's proceedings with a jaundiced eye, yet never letting his disdain overtake his humor and humanity. Cinemark According to a modern source, Desi Arnaz sought the film rights to the novel The Long, Long Trailer in May 1952, but was outbid by M-G-M. A 22 Jan 1953 item in HR's "Rambling Reporter" column reported that M-G-M was talking with William Holden about a role in the film. Revealing mistake: When Nicky is taking a shower in the trailer, on two different occasions you can see the beige colored towel that is wrapped around his waist. He was justly rewarded with an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor. Screen Reader Users: The Long, Long Trailer was a delightful road picture in which Lucy and Desi (in variations on their television characters) star as a newlywed couple who try to live out of a trailerwith disastrous results. It stars Lucille Ball as Tacy Bolton. Starring a then-unknown Michael Landon (under personal contract to Cohen who later tore it up so Landon could appear in Bonanza), the film was made for $100,000 but in just a few months grossed over $2 million. Nick describes how the trailer came to blight his life: Two months earlier, in Los Angeles, Nick laughs uproariously when his fiance Tacy proposes buying a trailer, but she tearfully insists that a trailer would be the only way for them to have their own home while Nick travels on business. Nicky!" The end credits include a statement thanking the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, for permission to photograph scenes there. He starts to drive away, but Tacy runs after him, and the couple blurt out their apologies before returning to their trailer. Terms and Policies Richard Brody on Vincente Minnelli's The Long, Long Trailer (1953). And they were convinced that people wouldn't pay to see actors they could get at home for free. The Long, Long Trailer (1954) Filming & Production Showing all 10 items Jump to: Filming Locations (9) Production Dates (1) Filming Locations Edit Sonora, California, USA (road scenes) 10 of 10 found this interesting Treasure Island Mobile Home Park, Laguna Beach, California, USA 10 of 10 found this interesting Coming Soon, Regal The new car used to tow the trailer is a 1953 Mercury Monterey convertible with a 125 HP flathead V8 engine. Filming commenced in mid-June 1955, while Ball and Arnaz were on hiatus from filming I Love Lucy. The film was also released in Region 4 coding for Australia. Music Composed and Conducted by Adolph Deutsch, Theme Melody: "Breezin' Along With the Breeze" by Haven Gillespie, Seymour Simons and Richard A. Whiting, Music Composed by Bronislau Kaper, Conducted by Johnny Green, Song: "Forever, Darling" Music by Bronislau Kaper, Lyrics by Sammy Cahn, *Sung by The Ames Brothers -- Ed, Vic, Gene and Joe. Like most producers, his name wasn't generally known outside the industry or the realms of film buffs but most people never forget the titles of his films: I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) and the not-quite-immortal Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952). In the season 6 finale where Sam takes Randy they go to the big moose outside of halifax. Editor: Ferris Webster We make it really easy for you to film here, said the citys film commissioner, Tasha Day, whose office is lined with posters from movies that have filmed in Long Beach, including Anchorman and Get Smart. We answer our phones 24 hours a day. He was the definitive, "I can't quite remember the name, but I remember the face" character player who enlivened many films with his robust frame, cherubic face and infectious smile. The Long, Long Trailer Comedy 1953 1 hr 35 min English audio Unrated CC Buy or rent Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz live slaphappily ever after as newlyweds honeymooning in The Long, Long. Loew's Inc. Country United States Location Yosemite National Park, California, United States Screenplay Information Based on the novel The Long, Long Trailer by Clinton Twiss (New York, 1951). But the aggravations of life with nosy trailer park neighbors and the dangers of piloting an enormous trailer across narrow country roads soon take their toll on the happy couple, putting their young marriage in turmoil. and this clip is from The Long, Long Trailer. They attend a trailer show and look at the Bungalette, which turns out to be disappointingly small. For whatever reason, bringing together a beloved American actress who had been working in film since 1933, and a Cuban-born band leader in some sort of early rom-com actually seemed to work. Nick and Tacy get married and leave on their honeymoon, although Nick finds driving with the forty-foot, three-ton trailer nerve-wracking. After a dozen Swedish films, Hasso moved to Hollywood in 1940 where her first screen appearance was an uncredited role in Journey for Margaret (1942). Ricky! Her final appearance was in a 2001 documentary about Greta Garbo. Nick urges Tewitt to avoid such a purchase for the sake of his marriage, adding that he has been searching for his own wife for the past three days. When Nicky leaves the trailer the night before the long haul up the mountain, he is wearing a brown leather jacket. Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Contact me | Privacy policy | Join the mailing list | Links. We can be just about anywhere in the world., Im surprised that after nine seasons we havent tapped out on it, Tardino said of Long Beach. According to a modern source, Desi Arnaz sought the film rights to the novel The Long, Long Trailer in May 1952, but was outbid by M-G-M. A 22 Jan 1953 item in HR's "Rambling Reporter" column reported that M-G-M was talking with William Holden about a role in the film. Seasons 8 and 9 are filmed at Bible Hill Estates in Truro, NS. 'The Long, Long Trailer' Filming Locations & The Visuals By Raschi Acharya Published February 24, 2022 The Long, Long Trailer is a popular 1954 movie that garnered massive popularity for its filming locations. The next day, the Collinis go to visit Tacy's relatives. presses against the demands of the community. The more powerful Lincoln (which is equipped with a 205 HP OHV Y-block V8 engine) was needed to pull the heavy New Moon trailer up and over the steep grades of the Sierra Nevada where the scenes were filmed. Nicholas Collini (Desi Arnaz) has to travel for his job as an engineer -- so his fiance, Tacy (Lucille Ball), suggests that rather than buy a house after their wedding, they invest in a motor home so they can see the country together. Eventually they arrive at the Breeze Bay Trailer Park, but as Nick attempts to carry Tacy over the threshold of their trailer, they are beset by meddling neighbors who think that Tacy has injured her ankle. When he returns the next morning, as Stacy is supposedly getting rid of all the rocks, jams, etc., he is wearing a blue jacket. Continuity mistake: When Nicky leaves the trailer the night before the long haul up the mountain, he is wearing a brown leather jacket. ", Released in United States February 17, 1991, Released in United States Winter February 1954. Later, there is a view of a full-flowing Yosemite Falls. By what name was The Long, Long Trailer (1954) officially released in India in English? Harold Lloyd, Charlie Chaplin and other icons featured in photographic history of L.A. Hard Times bring Hard Times to Reseda High. CSI: Miami producers visit south Florida twice a year to shoot aerial video of Miami and environs that are seen in the show, but virtually all exterior scenes are filmed in Long Beach. and impending doom that runs throughout the film. The following morning, Tacy convinces Nick to leave the noisy trailer park and set up camp in the woods, but the trailer gets stuck on the enbankment of a deserted logging road and has to be towed out. On-location filming in Long Beach has jumped more than 300% in the last decade, generating 440 film permits and 671 production days in 2010, compared with 405 permits and 661 production days in 2009, according to the city of Long Beachs special events and filming bureau. Technical Specs Duration 1h 36m Sound Mono (Western Electric Sound System) Color Color (Anscocolor) Film Length 8,612ft (12 reels) They quickly find that the interior of a. Thanks to its ability to stand in for Miami and other locales -- palm trees, clean beaches, cruise ships and waterfront McMansions -- Long Beach has emerged as one of the busiest hubs for on-location filming in Los Angeles County. The CSI: Miami production crew can often be found filming on the beaches, around the Aquarium of the Pacific, the Long Beach Performing Arts Center and in the upscale Naples community, with its multimillion-dollar waterfront homes. Cinematography: Robert Surtees The house where the trailer was parked and being chaotically packed with housewares by Tacy's friends appears to be Lucy and Desi's actual home on Roxbury Drive in Beverly Hills. After Tacy and Nicky have gone to Tacy's family with the long, long trailer, Nicky tries to park the thing in the family's driveway, breaking things and knocking things over. Arnaz, who had met Ball when both appeared in RKO's Too Many Girls (1940), had an even spottier movie career - there weren't many roles for Cuban conga players. According to MGM records the film earned $3,978,000 in the US and Canada and $1,007,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $3,550,000.[1]. Nick describes how the trailer came to blight his life: Two months earlier, in Los Angeles, Nick laughs uproariously when his fiance Tacy proposes buying a trailer, but she tearfully insists that a trailer would be the only way for them to have their own home while Nick travels on business. The following afternoon, Tacy attempts to cook dinner while Nicky drives, hoping to have dinner ready once he parks the trailer at their next stop. At that time, studios were trying desperately to lure audiences away from the television and into theaters. You can unsubscribe at any time. 6 mistakes. Nicky and Tacy are going to be married. During the 1952-53 season, Lucy's second pregnancy and the birth of their son Desi, Jr., had been incorporated into the storyline. Whoever they might be called, this film is fun. [6] Though mostly filmed at Desilu Studios in Culver City, California, some scenes were filmed on location in Yosemite National Park. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Purchase The Long, Long Trailer on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". Just confirm how you got your ticket. But Tacy feels they are throwing away precious memories of their honeymoon, and decides to keep them hidden, so Nicky won't find them. To tow the trailer, the Collinis end up buying a new car and trailer hitch, and the money spent starts to mount up. HERMAN COHEN, 1927-2002 With the world their oyster, Lucy and Desi returned to the big screen (where success had somewhat eluded Lucy) with two romantic comedies: The Long, Long Trailer (1954) and Forever, Darling (1956), featuring charming scores by Adolph Deutsch and Bronislau Kaper, respectively. Two different cars are used; a smaller Mercury and a larger more powerful Lincoln in the hill scenes - both convertibles. Preview version ran 103 minutes, and included different orchestration to the song "Breezin' Along With the Breeze," as well as an additional scene with Marjorie Main. Tacy is loathe to part with the collection of heavy rocks they have acquired as souvenirs during their travels, and without telling Nick, decides instead to distribute them evenly throughout the trailer. Afterwards, Nicky decides to take an offer on the trailer, hoping he and Tacy can move into an actual house. But as Hasso continued to act on the stage and TV, her film work began to taper off. The salesman recommends that they have the trailer professionally moved to Colorado, where a job awaits Nick, but Tacy insists that pulling it themselves would be much more fun. [4], The dangerous mountain highway featured is Whitney Portal Road, which leads up to Mount Whitney in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. Despite the Netflix series filming in Tijuana in Baja California, Selena Quintanilla was actually born in the small Texas town of Lake Jackson in Brazoria County to an American Mexican father and a mother with . By Michael T. Toole, SIGNE HASSO, 1910-2002 Filming wrapped on July 12. The Long, Long Trailer. Portions of the film were shot on location in Yosemite National Park, CA. Cohen didn't hestitate to turn out I Was a Teenage Frankenstein and Blood of Dracula by Thanksgiving of that same year and before long had made several films that continued to earn money for years to come. By Lang Thompson. To revisit this article, select My Account, thenView saved stories, To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. By continuing, you agree to the Privacy Policy and By Michael T. Toole Kruschen's early career is peppered with a variety of roles like a comical gangster in both Abbott & Costello Go to Mars (1953) and Money from Home (1953) starring Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin; a hard-nosed police detective in Confidence Girl (1952) and Julie (1956), an underrated Doris Day thriller; or doomed victims to alien prey in Sci-fi cult classics: the 1953 version of War of the Worlds (fans remember him as Salvatore, one of the first earthlings to be killed by the invading Martians) and The Angry Red Planet (1959). There is one memorable scene where the car and trailer emerge from a tunnel to a view of Yosemite Valley, complete with a panorama of El Capitan, Half Dome, and Bridalveil Fall as the stars sing a duet. She's gonna be right as rain in the morning. According to the biography, Arnaz won the bet, and he and Ball ended up with a total salary of $300,000. The newlyweds then head off to visit Tacy's aunt Anastacia, and Tacy's huge family is waiting to greet them and have a look at the trailer. From this point on, Kruschen was seldom out of work, appearing in over 40 films (including a terrific dramatic turn in the original Cape Fear (1962) as Dave Grafton, a corrupt southern bigot) and nearly 60 guest roles on television for the next two decades. Tacy is then dazzled by an enormous, very expensive trailer and persuades Nick to buy it. Cohen served in the Marine Corps (several articles incorrectly say the Army) before becoming a publicist at Columbia Pictures. Tacy shows Nick a brochure for the fully furnished "Bungalette" model and says a honeymoon in a trailer would be very romantic. From this point on, Kruschen was seldom out of work, appearing in over 40 films (including a terrific dramatic turn in the original Cape Fear (1962) as Dave Grafton, a corrupt southern bigot) and nearly 60 guest roles on television for the next two decades. He starts to drive away, but Tacy runs after him, and the couple blurt out their apologies before returning to their trailer. We always seem to have something interesting to shoot., Porn studio among top ten busiest film sites, LAUSD puts celebrity chef Jamie Oliver on no-film diet, Iowa film tax credit program racked by scandal, New Mexico Gov. www.delantalesvintage.com Miss Kitty Custom Canvas Prints Original Movie Posters Movie Buff Movie Art Photo Posters French Movie Poster for "The Long, Long Trailer" Vintage Rv After barely surviving their perilous trip, Nick discovers the rocks in the trailer and begins hurling them over the side of the mountain, despite Tacy's screams of protest. A lot of the downtown movie scenes are in Dartmouth by the harbor. The film is scheduled for a DVD release with a Cohen commentary from VCI Entertainment.) The hairpin turn offers scenic views of the Owens Valley. Please click the link below to receive your verification email. As Tacy and Nicky continue traveling, Tacy is determined to make their trailer into a home, collecting fruits and vegetables to can for winter, as well as rocks to decorate their front patio when they arrive at their ultimate destination in Colorado. and this clip is from The Long, Long Trailer. The whole film covers up the comedic genre. Interior scenes are shot at Raleigh Studios in Manhattan Beach. Back in the rainy trailer park, Nick tells Tewitt that after he and Tacy drove down the mountain without speaking, he unhooked the car and drove away. 7 biggest mistakes in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, The 20 biggest mistakes in The Wizard of Oz, 40 biggest mistakes in The Big Bang Theory, 6 Cool things you've never noticed in movies, The biggest mistakes in the Harry Potter movies, 25 mistakes you never noticed in great movies, 7 mistakes in Beetlejuice you never spotted. The salesman recommends that they have the trailer professionally moved to Colorado, where a job awaits Nick, but Tacy insists that pulling it themselves would be much more fun. The following day, Nick tells Tacy he has received a cash offer for the trailer, but she refuses to consider selling it. to different locations across the country. Eventually, her film career became more active, thanks to a quick succession of roles, most notably in Fred Zinnemann's The Seventh Cross (1944), Douglas Sirk's A Scandal in Paris (1946) and Henry Hathaway's The House on 92nd Street (1945). Tacy is then dazzled by an enormous, very expensive trailer and persuades Nick to buy it. As they approach their final destination in Colorado, Nick tells Tacy they must lighten their load before tackling the 8,000-foot ascent. Finally, when they reach the top of the 8,000 feet (2,400m) mountain, the trailer falls over again, weighed down by all of the possessions. In the part where Tacy and Nicky have just had their big fight and Tacy is sleeping on the couch; you hear all of the train and gun sounds and Tacy jumps up to run to the bedroom shouting, "Nicky! Kruschen would later find fame toward the end of his career when he was cast as Papa Papadapolis in the hit sitcom Webster (1985-1987) and would show pleasant variations of the "kindly old codger" throughout the remainder of his career - like his final role in the romantic comedy 'Til There Was You (1997). But the honeymoon trip, as well as happenings leading up to it, rapidly becomes a series of disasters. The salesman recommends that they have the trailer professionally moved to Colorado, where a job awaits Nick, but Tacy insists that pulling it themselves would be much more fun. But her lack of stardom in films must have rankled, and returning to MGM in triumph was sweet revenge. They have been joined by NCIS: Los Angeles, Medium, Criminal Minds and Foxs Glee, which features scenes at Cabrillo High School even though the musical comedy is set in Lima, Ohio. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Crime-scene investigator Ryan Wolfe peers around the corner of a building, spying on an ex-con and some neighborhood toughs. are both uproarious and potentially catastrophic. Sonora, California, USA Nicky! Yosemite National Park California United States. (One TCM writer remembers Horrors of the Black Museum turning up in a small Alabama town in the early 70s, over a decade after its initial release. And the film has retained a cult following to this day thanks to such hilarious scenes as Lucy trying to make dinner in the trailer's kitchenette while Desi maneuvers a hazardous road or the sequence where Lucy's obsessive rock collecting pushes Desi over the edge - literally. We wont be able to verify your ticket today, but its great to know for the future. However, Tacy's first attempt to cook an elaborate meal in the trailer while Nick is driving is a messy disaster. Back in the rainy trailer park, Nick tells Tewitt that after he and Tacy drove down the mountain without speaking, he unhooked the car and drove away. Although some news items reported that this film would mark Ball and Arnaz's first screen appearance together, they both had appeared in the 1940 RKO film Too Many Girls (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1931-40). Nick buys a new car and has it modified for hauling a trailer, and the mechanic gives the inexperienced Nick a quick lesson in driving with a trailer. The film was directed by Vincente Minnelli, working from a screenplay by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich. The couple was as big at the box office as they were in the Nielsen ratings. The couple married in 1940 and divorced in 1960. (00:40:22) Continuity mistake: In the part where Tacy and Nicky have just had their big fight and Tacy is sleeping on the couch; you hear all of the train and gun sounds . She appeared in high-profile thrillers like Crisis (1950), several made-for-TV movies, a few European productions and even the cult murder mystery, Bert Gordon's Picture Mommy Dead (1966). [6] Tacy shows Nick a brochure for the fully furnished "Bungalette" model and says a honeymoon in a trailer would be very romantic. A 16 Jul 1953 "Rambling Reporter" column in HR claimed that Ball and Arnaz requested that the film prominently display a package of Philip Morris cigarettes--their television sponsor--and chidingly referred to their production company, Desilu, as "Desiloot Productions.". Buy one participating product from Delsym and get a $6 Vudu promo code. Almost all of the monaural score is included (some minor cues had to be omitted due to deterioration), including outtakes. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. Cohen's later movies included a spaghetti Western and Joan Crawford's final acting role Trog (1970). The American Film Institute is grateful to Sir Paul Getty KBE and the Sir Paul Getty KBE Estate for their dedication to the art of the moving image and their support for the AFI Catalog of Feature Films and without whose support AFI would not have been able to achieve this historical landmark in this epic scholarly endeavor. Shortly after arriving at the trailer show, Tacy and Nicky come across a large trailer home, which Tacy instantly falls in love with. I think that Minnelli perfectly captured the enthusiasm of "America in the Road" during the 1950s with its fascination for travel. Privacy Policy Cinemark The complete stereo score is included as well as the Lucy and Desi song (also presented in an unused orchestration) and Desi's vocals for a comedy sequence in which he sings a kind of faux-Italian opera. The distinct Lincoln grille is clearly evident in a shot as the car rounds a curve.