She's hysterical! 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. Tacy is then dazzled by an enormous, very expensive trailer and persuades Nick to buy it. 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. HERMAN COHEN, 1927-2002 Two different cars are used; a smaller Mercury and a larger more powerful Lincoln in the hill scenes - both convertibles. He oversees the Company Town coverage while working to guide and edit investigative and enterprise reporting across the entertainment team, collaborating with writers and editors from all departments. Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno "Breezin' Along with the Breeze," music and lyrics by Haven Gillespie, Seymour Simons and Richard A. Whiting. In one shot rounding a curve, the distinctly different grill of the Lincoln can be seen clearly. Other scenes were shot on the Pines to Palms Scenic Byway (State Route 74) in Palm Desert, California.[5]. Hasso was born on August 15, 1910 in Stockholm, Sweden and began acting on stage at the age of 13. Screen Reader Users: Arnaz made a $25,000 bet with the studio that the movie would make more money than the current highest-grossing comedy at that time (Father of the Bride, starring Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor and also directed by Vincente Minnelli). It wasn't until they turned to television in 1951 that the couple became superstars on the small screen. The film is referenced in the They Might Be Giants song "Everything Right Is Wrong Again" which contains the lyrics "Everything right is wrong again / Just like in The Long, Long Trailer / All the dishes got broken / The car kept driving / And nobody would stop to save her". 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. All rights reserved. Ball was coy at first, telling interviewers she didn't care if she ever made another movie, but adding that she might make one during the summer hiatus, "just to see how I look in Technicolor. 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. The whole film covers up the comedic genre. 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. The Long, Long Trailer Photos View All Photos Movie Info Nicholas Collini (Desi Arnaz) has to travel for his job as an engineer -- so his fiance, Tacy (Lucille Ball), suggests that rather. 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. In the park manager's office, Nick meets Mr. Tewitt, who is thinking of buying a trailer. Nicky and Tacy are going to be married. Nicky!" Riding high on the popularity of "I Love Lucy," this film is essentially Lucy and Ricky on the road, "disguised" as Nicki and Tacy. Most of the activity stems from commercial shoots and TV shows, primarily CSI: Miami and Showtimes Dexter, which also is set in Miami. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! Nick and Tacy return to the open highway, and soon come to enjoy domestic life in their trailer. This CD will be a delight for Desi and Lucy fans, as well as Golden Age aficionados who rarely get a chance to hear this kind of suave comedy scoring. The film was directed by Vincente Minnelli, working from a screenplay by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich. Design and text 1996 - 2023 Jon Sandys. 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. See About archive blog posts. 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. When Nicky leaves the trailer the night before the long haul up the mountain, he is wearing a brown leather jacket. 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. After having another fight that evening over who was sleeping where for the night, they make up again. Soon Tacy wants to learn how to drive the car, but after being constantly criticized by Nicky about her driving skills, Tacy gets out and jumps in the back, furious. 2. One day, Tacy insists on doing the driving, which leads to the couple's first big fight. In the 1980s Cohen ran a company, Cobra Media, that distributed some films and licensed material such as Teenage Werewolf to Landon for use in one of his Highway to Heaven episodes. The two finally forgive each other, and tearfully reconcile. (12 reels), Here are a number of Behind-the-Scenes photos taken during production of, 8,612ft Nick and Tacy get married and leave on their honeymoon, although Nick finds driving with the forty-foot, three-ton trailer nerve-wracking. And Desi Arnaz as Nicky Collini, her fiance. Please reference Error Code 2121 when contacting customer service. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. The roles offered steady work, but not much critical recognition. and impending doom that runs throughout the film. The Long, Long Trailer was shot in six weeks during the summer of 1953, and in spite of the complexity of some of the sequences, Minnelli recalled it as one of the easiest films he ever made. Opened in 1993, the film office is run with four staff members, headed by Day, who doubles as the citys coordinator of special events, such as the annual Grand Prix street race. 2019 AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE. 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. 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. They quickly find that the interior of a. The Long, Long Trailer is a 1954 American Anscocolor road comedy film based on a novel of the same name written by Clinton Twiss in 1951 about a couple who buy a new travel trailer home and spend a year traveling across the United States. A brief stint at RKO didn't lead to any more promising film parts so Hasso concentrated on her stage career in New York City. 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). The birth of "Little Ricky" episode in January had racked up an astonishing Nielsen rating of 71.7 percent, and garnered as much news coverage as the inauguration of President Eisenhower. According to Fox40, the filming of Selena: The Series brought around 600 jobs to Tijuana, ranging from production assistants to catering.. Netflix Selena was actually from Texas. The film was directed by Vincente Minnelli and features first-class slapstick as well as fine characterizations and location photography. 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. All rights reserved. Critics may have grumbled that "Tacy" and "Nicky" were just Lucy and Ricky on wheels, but they had to admit that nobody was better at slapstick farce than Ball, and nobody played exasperated hubby better than Arnaz. Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback. Two years later, Desi Arnaz produced Forever, Darling through "Zanra Productions" (Arnaz spelled backwards), distributed by M-G-M. Lucy and Desi star as a couple whose marriage flouders and is saved by a guardian angel played by James Mason. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, One of the key producers of B-movies, Herman Cohen, died June 2nd at the age of 76. They attend a trailer show and look at the Bungalette, which turns out to be disappointingly small. Nicky! 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. Producer: Pandro S. Berman Side trim gives it away too. Technical Specs Duration 1h 36m Sound Mono (Western Electric Sound System) Color Color (Anscocolor) Film Length 8,612ft (12 reels) 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 The Collinis nervously begin the hair-raising ride up the steep, narrow mountain road. Tacy is then dazzled by an enormous, very expensive trailer and persuades Nick to buy it. Limited Time Offer. Continuity mistake: Two different cars are used; a smaller Mercury and a larger more powerful Lincoln in the hill scenes - both convertibles. (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! The roles offered steady work, but not much critical recognition. Overview; Details "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 couple who spend their honeymoon in a trailer. Tacy is then dazzled by an enormous, very expensive trailer and persuades Nick to buy it. After bragging about his driving skills, Nick destroys most of the front yard while trying to back the trailer into the driveway, and the couple depart the next day after returning the check Anastacia gave them for their wedding to cover the damages. 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 Tacy feels they are throwing away precious memories of their honeymoon, and decides to keep them hidden, so Nicky won't find them. All rights reserved. The film is scheduled for a DVD release with a Cohen commentary from VCI Entertainment.) Prior to the opening credits, the following written statement appears onscreen: "This >>, The film opens as the name ROCKY pans across the screen, filling the frame. Ad Choices. A modern biography of Ball stated that Arnaz and his production executive, Martin Leeds, bet Loews executive Benjamin Thau $50,000 that The Long, Long Trailer would outgross M-G-M's 1950 hit Father of the Bride (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1941-50). The trailer used in the film is the 1953 36-foot Redman New Moon model, which sold for US$5,345 (equivalent to $54,135 in 2021). 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