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Mame (1974) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #Mame
Legendary Lucille Ball heads an all-star cast in her final feature film appearance. This lush screen adaptation of the Broadway musical hit adaptation of Auntie Mame has Lucy take on the role made famous by Rosalind Russell, the eccentric Mame who believes that "life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death." Co-starring Robert Preston (The Music Man) and "Golden Girl" Beatrice Arthur.
Directed By Gene Saks
Starring Lucille Ball, Robert Preston, Bea Arthur
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@tangotwo73 5 жыл бұрын

Robert Preston, that voice can never be mistaken. Such a joy to hear him sing. An amazing talent.

@lesliegmn3927 4 жыл бұрын

Yes. However, Ball was horrendously miscast.

@johnlewis9745 2 жыл бұрын

Yep. RP was an all time great. But not so keen on LB.

@dillysgirl4ever Жыл бұрын

Robert Preston is fantastic in every role I’ve seen him in. Including this one. He seems to make every movie “pop”. That’s why he’s one of my all time favorite performers. As for Mame herself, Lucy was the wrong choice. Should have gone with Angela Lansbury, who did the role on Broadway.

@bradmoyse6162 2 жыл бұрын

I get goose bumps listening to this every time. I love Lucy, and watching her face makes me tear up.She looked so beautiful in Mame.

@johnpickford4222 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, she’s a blurry out of focus who can’t sing, dance or interpret witty dialog. In all truth , can’t understand why they’re celebrating her when they should be sad that ANGELA LANSBURY wasn’t there instead. “MAIMED”.

@MrRichDavid Жыл бұрын

I too was so touched I had tears ....Her reaction to all the adulation from the dancers/actors showed she was a great actress. I swear she wasn't acting! This big production number was worth the price of admission!

@ah7910 Жыл бұрын

They smeared a lot of vaseline on the lens.

@MrRichDavid Жыл бұрын

@@ah7910 Who. cares if she was photographed through a wet mattress? She still looked great for her age. There was only one Lucy!

@jonathansmith9235 2 жыл бұрын

Robert Preston was so unique and priceless.

@MrRichDavid Жыл бұрын

Lucy was in very good shape for someone of her age. She was slim and radiant.Her dance steps were wonderful with high kicks. She even roller-skated. This was a wonderful film. She deserved this part.

@lanceauthement9015 Жыл бұрын

I love this version. Lucile Ball was awesome. Always my favorite and Bea Arthur was fabulous.

@Nikodymus Жыл бұрын

Such a CLASSIC voice from Robert Preston! Just captivating.

@MrPorkmann 5 жыл бұрын

Robert Preston, great ladies' man with an even greater head of hair. Movie gold!

@jujubees5855 4 жыл бұрын

I love this movie and it makes this old widow want to sing when 9 times out of 10 I wish I could be gone. You save me.

@steveliveshere 4 жыл бұрын

It has to be said, Lucy is literally glowing here for someone in their 60s,

@ericnelson9100 4 жыл бұрын

@Rileyb reals People joked they rubbed the camera lens with chicken fat.

@tristanchung8831 3 жыл бұрын

Probably use of face tapes too coupled with soft lens

@videlladelveen5048 3 жыл бұрын

Age has nothing to do with glowing it depends on the person I've seen plenty of really young people who arnt glowing age I'd just a number everything is self care

@videlladelveen5048 3 жыл бұрын

@Rileyb reals some people dont age it's called self care she really did not age till she got more I'll in her 70s .

@frankzagottis541 3 жыл бұрын

It's the gauze on the lens. It's common knowledge. When seen on the big screen is SO apparent it actually can hurt your eyes.

@magicchandelier 3 жыл бұрын

Robert Preston has such an amazing voice

@jamesb6080 2 жыл бұрын

PERFECTION. BEAUTY. 10/10 LOVE YOU LUCILLE BALL

@jman3254 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could find the part where Lucy is on the horse and she does a double take when she actually passes the fox during the hunt, as it trots along the trail with a silly, almost carefree smile on it's face. It rolled me over when I was a kid.

@RoverBoy1899 4 жыл бұрын

Such an underrated movie!

@SymphonyBrahms 2 жыл бұрын

Along with Pauly Shore's "Jury Duty" and "Pia Zadora Gets a Hickey".

@QuicknStraight 4 жыл бұрын

One THE great musical numbers.

@notsparctacus Жыл бұрын

Preston had a voice that was both intimidating and reassuring at the same time.

@larryjex6485 4 ай бұрын

It's hard to believe this film came out in 1974, because it looks more like 1964, and that's actually a good thing, since these type of musicals seemed to have been a dying breed in those days. As a youngster, I really couldn't get into it back in the day, but now that I'm older, I can really appreciate it!

@taliagmail.com2005 3 ай бұрын

it's already 50 years ago

@karenk100 7 ай бұрын

Great song....❤

@KEMET1971 3 жыл бұрын

Guess it all wasn't gone with the wind after all. Everything will be back like it was, thank God, and thank you Mame!

@jabbaa6500 2 жыл бұрын

We need a good musical NOW. Hollywood pay attention! Good musicals, glamour and TALENT!

@rma3_3_3 4 жыл бұрын

Lucille Ball pulled it over amazingly!

@drewknight7126 3 жыл бұрын

You obviously never saw Angela Landsbury on Broadway. Lucy ruined it with her ego! She can't sing, had 6 filters on her and it sucked. The only reason Bea Arthur reprised her role was because her husband stage director Gene Saks begged her to do it. She regretted it!

@SymphonyBrahms 2 жыл бұрын

@@drewknight7126 Everybody regretted being in this turkey.

@drewknight7126 2 жыл бұрын

@@SymphonyBrahms TRUTH!

@rma3_3_3 6 ай бұрын

@@drewknight7126 Stop it !! If you can’t say anything nice; say nothing ! I do remember Lansbury at The WinterGarden Theatre in 1966 doing’Mame’ - her very first Broadway debut - she was amazing ! Nevertheless, you are talking oranges ….. I am talking apples ! If you can’t say something nice about anything, please say nothing. Thanks!

@jimp4170 4 жыл бұрын

Theme song to "Phyllis" (Cloris Leachman) was a spoof of this.

@medhat4B 4 жыл бұрын

And Lucille did this wonderful show when she was in her early 60s.

@carrieolson6871 3 жыл бұрын

One of my all time favorites, Lucille Ball was the best Mame ever. Can't forget Robert Preston, he was super too. These 2 talents made this movie perfect. 👍

@SymphonyBrahms 2 жыл бұрын

Lucy was terrible. Roz Russell and Angela Lansbury were the best Mame's.

@campycat8651 3 жыл бұрын

And they call me weird for loving the old days.

@stebaer 4 жыл бұрын

This brings back memories of both when I first saw this in my Highschool's production of Mame when I saw the scene of this song in 1980.

@JanManathan 4 жыл бұрын

My high school also did this. It was the first show I ever worked for as a crew member, so I hold this show close to me now, since it’s what made me start doing backstage crew, and the lights

@user-zr7zv6sx2y 13 күн бұрын

I saw Jane Russell play Mame Live in the early 70s, and determined to play the part of Beauregard Jackson Picket Burnside ..I finally did..in 1975 at 18. .. love this musical

@PhilipjustbeautifuldorisdayRob 4 жыл бұрын

This film is great I like the songs I'm so lucky I saw the 60s and 70s so wonderful mame.🙂😀

@SymphonyBrahms 2 жыл бұрын

It bombed worse then Hiroshima.

@queequeq100 4 жыл бұрын

que excelentes actuaciones, música, vestuario y canciones esta película me hace recordar mejores tiempos de nuestras vidas y ese calor de casa los domingos cuando veías en la tv estas películas .

@laurakaticich1617 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites! Thank you for sharing :)

@creepgreen 4 жыл бұрын

Great movie musical that deserves to be shown more often.

@rosaliesnoxall5709 5 жыл бұрын

My absolute favourite film. Always trying to get a copy!

@andyvanm1 5 жыл бұрын

Ebay

@leonardhughes4521 4 жыл бұрын

Try Amazon.

@americandreamer6092 3 жыл бұрын

Land Fill

@SymphonyBrahms 2 жыл бұрын

Try the 99 cent bin of movie bombs at Wal Mart.

@kristinemenefee9530 6 жыл бұрын

This movie was awesome and Lucy was amazing in it, Bea Arthur was great too, sorry but I don't get all the hate, it was funny and sweet!!!

@taraniso 6 жыл бұрын

In other words, you read lips and couldn't hear Lucy's singing?

@hardren101 5 жыл бұрын

@@taraniso Lol....hysterical.

@markjones6710 3 жыл бұрын

You obviously didn't see the bollocks that Ginger Rogers made of it in London

@SymphonyBrahms 2 жыл бұрын

It's just too bad that Lucy couldn't sing and that her acting was so bad. And that it was such a bad film.

@LJ-ht4zs Жыл бұрын

The only one who could really sing was Jean Carroll - which was fine with me. Actually the only one I did not like in it was Bea Arthur.

@Cmarker38751 7 жыл бұрын

I will never understand why the critics didn't like this film. Lucy was such a brilliant actress not just comedian. Amazing, so authentic on screen.

@tdc1991x 7 жыл бұрын

Metro424 But a completely awful singer. Not suited at all for this role.

@harryslife3402 7 жыл бұрын

Metro424 if you analyse it slowly it was horrific!

@debraharris879 7 жыл бұрын

tdc1991x Should have been Rosalind Russell!

@doormatt2000 6 жыл бұрын

She did look stunning in this scene. I loved this movie. Rosalind Russell was great in Aunty Name.. Angela Lansbury should've had this role .

@FFM0594 6 жыл бұрын

I understand why they didn't like it. It was awful.

@mylesgarcia4625 4 жыл бұрын

FABULOUS Movie!! One of the best movie musical adaptations of all time!!

@johnpickford4222 4 жыл бұрын

Please, watch it with your eyes and ears open and you’ll understand.

@SymphonyBrahms 2 жыл бұрын

Along with "Cats".

@rlmack5 4 ай бұрын

You said it. This miscast film disaster (of a great stage musical) tanked movie musicals for YEARS, and contributed massively -- with a list of other clunkers -- to the closing of Radio City as a viable cinema, turning it into a concert and seasonal events venue for out-of-towners@@SymphonyBrahms

@bradmoyse6162 2 жыл бұрын

She looked so beautiful here. I don’t care what people think. She was great. Loved her in it. Angela Lansbury, should’ve been in the movie version. But it’s life!!

@LJ-ht4zs Жыл бұрын

I am one who thinks Lucille not Angela Lansbury was Mame. Really like Rosalind Russell in Auntie Mame, but loved Lucille Ball in Mame.

@javiercoronel3457 2 жыл бұрын

Great Musical Spot! Hi from Argentina!

@jeanmariemorell6143 4 жыл бұрын

Now that’s talent!

@horacioaranda278 5 ай бұрын

Escucho todas las versiones con inmenso placer y mucha tristeza al ver como los jóvenes ignoran estas joyas...

@chonrie1 2 жыл бұрын

I loved this movie!

@russelltelesca6119 4 жыл бұрын

A classic. Lucy is the one and only Mame.

@ryan92335 3 жыл бұрын

😄 I love Lucy... but she don't make a pimple on Angela Landsbury's ass.

@gideonhaywood4668 3 жыл бұрын

Rosalind Russel is the original. Just saying.

@yvangnutov8114 3 жыл бұрын

No way Roz Russell 100 times better

@SymphonyBrahms 2 жыл бұрын

Rosalind Russell and Angela Lansbury are the only Mame's. Let us not include Lucy's sad performance of the role.

@dillysgirl4ever Жыл бұрын

Sorry, Russell. IMO Rosalind Russell IS Mame. No one else can hold a candle to her performance. Not even Lucy.

@nestoreliogarcia3128 Жыл бұрын

Bellísima película.Lucille Ball extraordinaria.

@ramitrumpet1 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful and fun music that will keep you rocking, and a funny story. 👋👋👋

@rexlex1736 2 жыл бұрын

I expected Robert Preston to sing about "trouble in River City!"

@dillysgirl4ever Жыл бұрын

That would only happen if Shirley Jones was playing Mame.

@IDiggSocialMedia 5 жыл бұрын

I heard a version of this song on the Kansas KSMK Catholic radio station today! This one is good but the radio station played an even better version! The Ray Conniff orchestra done a good version of "Mame" also!

@carlosorta836 2 жыл бұрын

K peli tan hermosa.Estando n NY tenía k conocer el Radio City pues Raphael había cantado ahi.Enorme.Estaban pasando MAME.Inolvidable.Saludos desde caracas

@cellis3045 5 жыл бұрын

I don't care what you say...I liked Lucille in the part...

@andyvanm1 5 жыл бұрын

She was wonderful .look at the Broadway musical Lauren Bacall stared in ..and she could not sing

@elisabethmiddleton8551 4 жыл бұрын

C Ellis DITTO! And I think Vera Was crested for Bea Arthur She was fabulous! Amazing voice

@SymphonyBrahms 2 жыл бұрын

Almost nobody else did. She was terrible in it.

@deanelyjah712 4 жыл бұрын

Lucille Ball & Bobby Preston!!!!!

@silencedogood7856 Жыл бұрын

You coax the blues right out of the horn, Mame You charm the husk right off of the corn, Mame You've got the banjo strummin' And plunkin' out a tune to beat the band The whole plantation's hummin' Since you brought Dixie back to Dixieland You make the cotton easy to pick, Mame You give my old mint julep a kick, Mame Who ever thought a Yankee would put A little Dixie mouse to shame You've made us feel alive again You've given us the drive again To make the South revive again, Mame You've brought the cake-walk back into style, Mame You make the weepin' willow tree smile, Mame Your skin is Dixie satin There's rebel in your manner and your speech You may be from Manhattan But Georgia never had a sweeter peach You make our black-eyed peas and our grits, Mame Seem like the bill of fare at the Ritz, Mame You came, you saw, you conquered And absolutely nothing is the same You're special fascination'll Prove to be inspirational We think you're just sensational, Mame

@peterdeeclark 6 жыл бұрын

just reminds me of Center Stage in Gran Canaria x

@photobygil 4 жыл бұрын

I realize this is just the first 2 verses, sort of tease from the Warner Archive. However, a local station editor back in the 1980s actually DID cut the song right there, which was unexpected, as it is the title number & the highlight of the film. Right after the second verse completed, they cut straight to Mame & Beau on the ship for their honeymoon. Every other song in the movie that remained was intact (for this heavily trimmed 2 hour broadcast). It was unbelievable to me that anyone would think THAT was the song that needed editing down!

@steveliveshere 4 жыл бұрын

photobygil that's hilarious! It's by far and away the best part of the film let alone the best number!

@photobygil 4 жыл бұрын

@@steveliveshere Yeah, I laugh about it now, but during the broadcast it was just jaw dropping. This was the first time this heavily edited version aired, on channel 13 in Los Angeles, so my family was very disappointed. And from then on, this was the only way channel 13 would air it! It's funny to talk about now, but only because the unedited movie has always been available on home video. I actually still have the channel 13 broadcast on tape, believe it or not, but haven't had a Betamax in years, so I haven't viewed it since. Nor is there any good reason to, other than to scratch my head and wonder what they were thinking!

@mademoisellevargas8388 6 жыл бұрын

I Love it!!

@richardthompson1231 2 жыл бұрын

An object lesson of a choreographer knowing when to just stay out of the way of a great song.

@johnsmith-di2qm 4 жыл бұрын

The Best !

@billarnold5360 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing.

@SymphonyBrahms 2 жыл бұрын

Sort of like the Titanic, the San Francisco Earthquake, and the Mt. Vesuvius eruption were amazing. All disasters like this film was.

@19595672 5 жыл бұрын

Lucy...was wonderful in this movie.

@hugoaniro8166 4 жыл бұрын

She was nominated for a Golden globe for this movie and not every one panned it.nyt Saturday evening post and others loved lucy

@SymphonyBrahms 2 жыл бұрын

She was terrible in it and the movie was a bomb.

@ceceliaclarke9147 3 жыл бұрын

Robert Preston saved this...redeemed it. If there is anything good about this film...it was the provision of another opportunity for seeing and hearing Robert Preston. How did the casting director manage to make this brilliant choice...and for the same film, choose a frail, blurry -eyed Lucille Ball? She looks like she just emerged from a full day and night in a smoke-filled pool hall. Was she even seeing much of anything through those eyes?

@MrRichDavid Жыл бұрын

Sorry you are so dreary.....That is not what most people see.....Poor Ms. Clarke.

@Xxx-xk3uq 3 жыл бұрын

Great movie

@chascooke2878 6 жыл бұрын

Here it is, Lucille ball had the highest profile of anyone in the world. Lucille also invested a great deal of her own money into this movie. Miss Lansbury was not even considered for this role. She was not was popular as Lucille Ball, and was not as a high profile public figure so thought the Warner Bros studio. By this time Miss Russell was dying from cancer and there was no one to replace her from her former role in Auntie Mame. Lucille Ball grimly made this movie as a comeback to movies. Honesty, she thought the return to this movie would put her back on top as a screen actress as her TV show was grinding down to a halt in "Here's Lucy!" let's give her credit for at least one thing, guts! As she was around 64 years old and special care was taken to make her look younger through makeup and a filtered lense. Too old, however just try to look away, because the sets and costumes for the time period were great! Guts!

@Petriku1 5 жыл бұрын

Reading your summation, I expected more hatred and vitriol. Instead, you pleasantly surprised me by your honesty and candor. No, Lucy wasn't Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins... but she was 62 years old, recovering from a broken leg, and she portrayed Mame as the woman she was described to be in the book. A high-liver, who stayed up all night... drank, smoke and partied... and slept all day. She wasn't supposed to sound like a chorus of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. She made this role her own, while taking nothing from Angela's or Roz's performance. Thank you for your thoughts. I, for one, appreciated them.

@andyvanm1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@ryan92335 3 жыл бұрын

Lucy sounds like she was gargling with Jack Daniels

@MrRichDavid Жыл бұрын

Ball looked trim and vibrant and did a wonderful job dancing with her high kicks. Her voice did not have to be perfect, she was Lucy! When Frank Sinatra became aged people went to SEE him not so much as to HEAR him.....The huge production number " Mame" is worth the price of admission. She deserved this movie for her swan song......So glad she did it!

@mylesgarcia4625 4 жыл бұрын

FABULOUS MOVIE! Julie Andrews or Angela Lansbury could NOT have done it better!

@SymphonyBrahms 2 жыл бұрын

Yes they could have. Lucy was terrible in the film. Just dreadful.

@MrRichDavid Жыл бұрын

@@SymphonyBrahms Millions disagree with you.....Sorry, Lucy was wonderful in this.

@dillysgirl4ever Жыл бұрын

Angela? Absolutely!! Even Shirley Jones would have been a better movie Mame if she didn’t have a hit TV show at the time.

@MrRichDavid Жыл бұрын

@@dillysgirl4ever Sorry it was Lucy and it always will be!

@brzercuckoo6809 7 ай бұрын

I have found as a Brit that I have ancestry from Virginia, Tennessee etc, shocked but pleased. Who would have known. 🎉

@waltkeast9777 6 жыл бұрын

I saw this when it first came out. There was a huge expectation of Lucille Ball even though we knew that she was in her 60s and had a voice that was ruined by smoking. Nonetheless, the musical and Lucy had their entertaining moments. I don't understand the viciousness expressed here. I guess that it's just what we've become. I also think that the movie version wasn't all that well directed. There were lots of awkward moments...especially in the beginning. As for me, I won't dishonor Lucille Ball!!!! Sorry!!!!

@dhughes1027 6 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, this argument has been going on ever since the film came out 44 years ago. You either love it or hate it. Personally, I think Lucy was miscast, but the film is entertaining nonetheless.

@andyvanm1 5 жыл бұрын

Lucy was wonderful ....

@jusssayin480 3 жыл бұрын

It's not vicious to say that Lucille Ball was terribly miscast.

@chrisn7259 3 жыл бұрын

@@jusssayin480 Lucy brought the criticism on herself the minute her monstrous ego made her take a role she was not right for in the first place. People resent it because it's a fine show that deserved a better film version.

@ianmangham4570 2 жыл бұрын

You tube is full of depressed and angry Americans lmao

@johnsmith-di2qm 4 жыл бұрын

The best !!

@beatrizmontemayor5634 4 жыл бұрын

There will be only one lucy......

@SymphonyBrahms 2 жыл бұрын

One of the biggest movie bombs in history.

@amyblount4332 3 жыл бұрын

So looking this up and now after seeing this I have decided that my grandmother name will be "Mamy" Pronounced like Mame but with a long "e" on the end! No one else likes it but me and Our Blessed Virgin Mary! You see Mamy almost spells Mary! and it is my name with a "m" on the front! It fits! Evelyn was born on December 10, 2020 my first grandchild. Ave Maria!

@goodpalmer186 Жыл бұрын

Love this song. Great movie, as was the 1st Mame.

@Lauren-jh1ws 8 күн бұрын

Saw this at Radio City Music Hall. I believe that was the last motion picture they showed there.

@rma3_3_3 4 жыл бұрын

My Favorite °

@SymphonyBrahms 2 жыл бұрын

How sad for you.

@t.wilson9432 3 жыл бұрын

Where's the rest of it?

@ianmangham4570 2 жыл бұрын

Isn't it a trip getting old, i was only a child now I'm over the half century mark, as far as I'm concerned I've made it 😅👍🇬🇧

@johnflynn9619 5 жыл бұрын

I Love LUCY - STAR. But, what was her reasoning to make this film? Robert Preston was Wonderful.

@johnpickford4222 4 жыл бұрын

It’s a great role and by breaking it down, she thought it could be pulled off, but she couldn’t sing and interpret the songs and the screenplay was , no pun intended, LAME.

@gwb7875 4 жыл бұрын

It was a Remake of the 1950's Mame which Starred Rosilyn Russell which was Box Office Hit the Studio thought they could Strike Gold Twice because Angela Lansbury in the Starring Role on Broadway was Killing it Playing Shows Sold Out for Weeks and Months Inadvance Ticket Sales She also Picked Up a Tony Award as well Lucille Ball had Seen the Show and wanted to do it when she Heard about it being Remade again into a Movie this Time with Angela Lansbury Starring in it she made some Calls and Angela Lansbury was out and She was in to Star in it.

@mauriceblanc7605 25 күн бұрын

ce qu'il faudrait faire écouter à l'école, pour éduquer les enfants à la bonne musique !

@satinwhip 4 жыл бұрын

"I'd like to make her look a little more attractive, how far can you pull back?" "How do you feel about Cleveland?"

@thomasbarrientos6234 3 жыл бұрын

That line is from TOOTSIE!!!

@ryan92335 3 жыл бұрын

"Knock it off" as she says after that awesome quote. Goon one!

@pooh44100 3 жыл бұрын

Must be sad for you when your older I pity you

@SymphonyBrahms 2 жыл бұрын

All that gauze over the camera lens didn't do the job. Scarlett O'Hara could have made a dress from all that gauze.

@bostonblackie9503 Жыл бұрын

Once I saw this it wasn't as bad as they said but it wasn't great. Wish they had at least recorded Angela Lansbury's Broadway show.

@user-ic7bh7cy3c 3 ай бұрын

I agree I have always loved the film and soundtrack. Can’t understand why everyone was so spiteful to Ms Ball.

@blondeboyworld 4 жыл бұрын

Bea Arthur recalled her participation in this film was a "tremendous embarrassment" and saying that Lucille Ball was terribly miscast.

@donaldhenley7150 3 жыл бұрын

Angela should have resumed her role as Mame in the movie.

@larrydelios7325 3 жыл бұрын

Lucille would have been great if they had filmed it 10 years earlier and just the straight Auntie Mame without the songs.

@americandreamer6092 3 жыл бұрын

@@larrydelios7325 It filmed without music in 1958 with Rosalind Russell. No one could be better!

@drewknight7126 3 жыл бұрын

Shocking considering Ball was a good business woman. She should have produced and let Landsbury star. Lucy's ego got in the way!

@LJ-ht4zs Жыл бұрын

Actually, I liked Lucille Ball in this film, but I did not like Bea Arthur. Many different opinions here, but more positive than negative also, the film made money - Lucille Ball had drawing power, then and now. I bet the film has been rented a lot!!!

@TheMisterMarilyn 7 күн бұрын

Bette Davis wanted to play Vera but Lucy nixed the idea and Bette said: I even told her that she could leave my name off the credits and put it in a little box or something, but no, it was Lucy’s ship and she was determined to sink it completely by HERSELF!! loololol and in effect that’s precisely what she did!! I don’t know what the problem was with her that she was absolutely incapable of making a single character that she ever played even remotely believable!! She was just so hard all the time and always came across as street savvy with a skin as tough as a rhinoceros!! There wasn’t an ounce of softness or what one would term ‘feminine softness’ or anything even approaching vulnerability!! The only way that she managed to make herself ‘work’ in any situation was precisely in the setup of the show!! And I honestly believe that without Desi even that would have tanked as well!! They were a perfect foil for each other!! But that was one HARD mofo foh sho!! loololol…good old Bette!! She had her number DOWN!!! lol🤭

@QuicknStraight 2 жыл бұрын

Why not post the whole sequence instead of cutting it off in the middle???

@justynjonn Жыл бұрын

why is the chorus whispering?

@trilby5546 2 жыл бұрын

Lucy was a fog horn in this abs unsuitable for the roll.

@cledwynstafford4819 3 жыл бұрын

...she is gorgeousssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssness herself.

@SymphonyBrahms 2 жыл бұрын

She is terribleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee as Mame.

@ILJ68 Жыл бұрын

How much does this track sound like One from A Chorus Line?

@notkimpine 5 жыл бұрын

not to be confused with mame emulator or mame4droid emulator.

@JanManathan 4 жыл бұрын

I can see why you get them mixed up

@musicaltheatergeek79 Жыл бұрын

This time, the South will rise again, Mame!

@springyslinky2190 3 жыл бұрын

"You've done more for the South than anyone since Robert E Lee." That hasn't aged so well.

@corvusdelicti8853 3 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised Black Lives Matter hasn't purloined all the remaining copies and burned them down.

@valentinius62 Жыл бұрын

Not among Communists and assorted woke virtue signalers. You're right. 😷

@Dallas_K Жыл бұрын

You must be a woke commie!

@hardren101 2 жыл бұрын

The women looked fantastic for 63 n she appears alongside Audrey Christie who was actually a year younger, but looked older than Ball!!!...Never cared much for her hair or make-up, but the women missed her calling, cause across all 3 shows, the women dressed her ass off.

@MissPerriwinkle 3 жыл бұрын

outrageous that ms lansbury did not play Mame !!!!

@corvusdelicti8853 3 жыл бұрын

They wanted a movie star (not the theater-centric Lansbury), for purposes of attracting a movie audience. It happens all the time.

@SymphonyBrahms 2 жыл бұрын

@@corvusdelicti8853 And it backfired. Lucy was terrible and the film was a bomb.

@hardren101 5 жыл бұрын

casting is EVERYTHING....most of all it's a gift.....norman lear/william asher both shared that gift.....diana ross became the scapegoat for the miserable failure of the wiz.....while she was too old to pull off dorthy, she did not deserv all of the blame....when in truth it was shitshame move because the cast had zero chemistry and no emphasis was placed on right actor in right role......The film version of hello dolly worked so well because the powers that be paid careful attention to the casting of every character....most importantly striesand retained the charisma and meticulous vocal ability required to pull off the lead role....Mame in contrast in my oponion, ball was the sole odd ball(no-pun intended) mis-cast stand out that sunk the ship. You have to be willing to acknowledge your shortcomings while playin to your strenghts.....ball's strength laid in comedic talent/timing/ability.......However, she lacked the depth,range,vocal ability to pull of the lead in ANY MUSICAL......she allowed her ego to usurp good ol common sense n the more ppl she said she was wrong for the role....the more she dug in her heals n brought herself into the role.

@intersezioni 6 жыл бұрын

Sembra Calboni!

@jamessheridan4306 5 жыл бұрын

Having seen the documentary That's Entertainment on the big screen shortly before seeing this you can imagine how desperately I wanted to like it. Sadly, this number is just about the only thing in the movie that really works. Really showed me how out-of-touch Hollywood had become by then.

@steveliveshere 4 жыл бұрын

James Sheridan yes the dance style fits this number more so than the others.

@MrRichDavid Жыл бұрын

maybe you were out of touch....ever think of that.

@capistranoboy Жыл бұрын

I hate it when the banners for the next videos come on towards the end of the current video and block most of the view...ugh!

@nicholasherr3254 4 жыл бұрын

Minnelli cabaret money

@Spikey100000 2 жыл бұрын

Did A Chorus Line steal this music?

@rhodiusscrolls3080 Ай бұрын

This time the South will rise again.Mame

@nondescript2892 4 жыл бұрын

you can strut a lot on location ...and this number requires a LOT of struttin' :-)....love Robert Preston in this..and who can blame the producers for picking Lucy over Angela ? in 1974 Angela lansbury had no star power 15 miles outside Manhattan...15 years later they would have begged and grovelled for her to play it :-)

@ericnelson9100 4 жыл бұрын

In the end Angela Lansbury had the last laugh

@nondescript2892 Жыл бұрын

@@ericnelson9100 yes..but I'm not altogether sure if the film would have succeeded even with Angela in it...the time was set against big roadshow musicals in the cinema..

@ericnelson9100 Жыл бұрын

@@nondescript2892 Perhaps it would not have been a box office hit, but it least it would not have been an embarrasment!

@nondescript2892 Жыл бұрын

@@ericnelson9100 it would have pleased a lot of musical theatre affecionados like me(and you?)...but apart from Angela having a singing voice and Lucy screeching up a storm the film would probably have looked much the same...

@ericnelson9100 Жыл бұрын

@@nondescript2892 At least you would have a musical with a star who could sing. No matter how you spin it, Ball was 100% the heavy here, no doubt. She couldn't sing, she knew she couldn't sing and had no experience starring in a movie musical. 15 years prior she headlined a similar type of broadway show, to dissapointing sales and merciless reviews too. She just could not take constructive criticism.

@rhodiusscrolls3080 Ай бұрын

Buzby Berkeley put her in his line..

@tianabrown3074 4 жыл бұрын

What did I just watch?

@mexfrench 4 жыл бұрын

Mame

@TobyRossFun 2 жыл бұрын

What a blunder, Bea Arthur should have played Mame and Lucy might make a good Vera Charles. This song has the energy of a dying battery, Lucy looks like a wax figure from Madame Trousseau's collection

@eliasmertens9313 3 жыл бұрын

There are some vicious comments in this section. Lay off Lucille Ball. Also while we are at it about not hating on some decently entertaining musicals, people should lay off on Hello Dolly and Funny Lady (the sequel to Funny Girl).

@corvusdelicti8853 3 жыл бұрын

Lay off "Funny Lady"??? That overblown, self-indulgent, bloated vanity project could not hold a candle to "Funny Girl."

@eliasmertens9313 3 жыл бұрын

@@corvusdelicti8853 It is a an entertaining movie with some great song and dance sequences. Whether it is a vanity project or not has nothing to do with the fact that it is entertaining.

@SymphonyBrahms 2 жыл бұрын

The sad truth is that Lucy was too old to play the part and she couldn't sing. But he fans are so caught up in her role as Lucy Ricardo that they won't admit the truth. She was terrible as Mame.