Lucy showing off her 'kicks' to the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall. Lucy and Desi were in New York for the premier of 'The Long, Long Trailer' 1954. @therockettes @radiocitymusichall #lucyball #lucilleball #desiarnaz #thelonglongtrailer #moviepremier #radiocitymusichallrockettes #1954 #kicks #funnylady https://www.instagram.com/p/B_vdyCyn5Rs/?igshid=12thbqctvd247

In the early 50's, June Allyson was becoming increasingly disenchanted with the types of roles she was getting at MGM and ultimately parted from the studio. Mostly, because of a broken promise... "Although June was now in her prime, MGM was not. She was given less and less rewarding roles, because, she claims, the studio felt any picture with her in it would make money, and it would be ridiculous to waste time tailor-making vehicles for her. The final straw for June was when the promised role in 'The Long, Long Trailer' was handed to ex-MGM player Lucille Ball." -The Golden Era: The MGM Stock Company by James Parish and Ronald Bowers #lucilleball #desiarnaz #thelonglongtrailer #juneallyson #mgm #brokenpromises #promised #inherprime #classicmovies #oldhollywood #tailormade https://www.instagram.com/p/CECMsHkHACG/?igshid=orkrwouvc5oo

After making 'The Long, Long Trailer', Lucy and Desi moved their New Moon Mobile Home, (given to them by MGM) to the Treasure Island trailer park at Laguna Beach. They both had visions of peace and quiet and as Lucy put it, "...with palm trees and the ocean, and not a soul around us for miles." That didn't go as well as they had hoped. On their first night...'Hardly had they fallen asleep when a cry of a baby woke them up. "It's little Lucy!," yelled mamma Lucy. Sleepily, Desi raised himself. "She's home. You've been dreaming. Go back to sleep." Lucy closed her eyes again and tried counting television sets. (Sheep won't do any good any longer.) Two minutes later, the crying was back, louder and more insistent. "It's a baby!" said Desi, as though he discovered something new in the world. Lucy sighed. "And I thought we were getting away from it all!" Soon they realized that dozens of trailers were parked on both sides of them, for that one cry had evoked a chain reaction from all the other neighbors' infants. " I feel as though I'm back in the nursery at the hospital," Lucy groaned, as she buried her head under the pillow. Somehow they got through the night. But, when they stepped outside the following morning, about fifty people—most of them equipped with cameras and autograph books—were waiting in front of their steps. After signing autographs and posing for pictures for about an hour, they headed back to Chatsworth.' —article Radio/TV Mirror, 1954. #lucilleball #desiarnaz #thelonglongtrailer #mgm #mobilehomeliving #breezinalongwiththebreeze #trailerpark #lagunabeach https://www.instagram.com/p/B8uCZt4HRvV/?igshid=16jybctd5g5a

In the early 50's, June Allyson was becoming increasingly disenchanted with the types of roles she was getting at MGM and ultimately parted from the studio. There was one final catalyst that helped her make this decision. "Although June was now in her prime, MGM was not. She was given less and less rewarding roles, because, she claims, the studio felt any picture with her in it would make money, and it would be ridiculous to waste time tailor-making vehicles for her. The final straw for June was when the promised role in 'The Long Long Trailer' was handed to ex-MGM player Lucille Ball." -The Golden Era: The MGM Stock Company by James Parish and Ronald Bowers #lucilleball #juneallyson #mgm #thelonglongtrailer #classichollywood #classicmovies https://www.instagram.com/p/B3EKy6xnq4F/?igshid=10tu1nw1bc73b

I love Lucy so I gotta be like Lucy and label my souvenir rocks #availableforadoption #wildliferescuecenter #sylmar #thelonglongtrailer https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ZlrN6JRuT/?igshid=zomm1z119br1

In a photo I like to call The Long, Long Table...Lucille, Vincente Minnelli, and Desi share a publicity lunch on the MGM backlot for The Long, Long Trailer. (4th, 5th and 6th from the left) #thelonglongtrailer #lucilleball #mgmbacklot #vincentminnelli #classichollywood https://www.instagram.com/p/B0jUoa4Fsam/?igshid=13cf0vv8cvd1z

Watching #TheLongLongTrailer. #LucilleBall #DesiArnaz #Classic