Desilu Studios Pt 1 of 3

[PropellerYoshi1808]

The no 2nd takes thing was good and bad. The laughs were genuine hearing the jokes for the first time laughs all the time, but unfortunately we have no bloopers from the show.

[fujiwan1960]

I am related to Lucille Ball and i love this video. Thank you

[ilovelucyfan7]

Desi is so freakin handsome when he smiles

[ilovelucyfan7]

Desi's hair doesn't look gray & Lucy's voice isn't deep

[ilovelucyfan7]

Are they acting or is this real? Vivian Vance & William Frawley are in this too.

[colliric]

Twilight Zone was also by Desilu, although filmed at MGM studios... and he mentioned Rod!

[at90percent]

Star Trek was filmed at Desilu.

[Ghostezra]

I didn't know this was in color. I must watch!

[tinafanforlife73]

Lol!!!!

[mrjcfromcalifornia]

Every time I go up Gower, I think of them.

[wntoply6]

the veta-vita,vegamin director reborn as a "westingouse" rep.

[fujiwan1960]

@wntoply6 He also played a small part on a "Dick Van Dyke Show" He played a "shrink

[wntoply6]

@fujiwan1960 he always played a supporting role, second banana or character actor. he like many actors of his stature was very familiar, recognizable, but his name was not really a house hold one.

[GelandnaleG]

9:04pm Monday (PDT) - Time in Los Angeles, California

[yeksrub]

Dad worked at the Wesinghouse washer,drayer electric range plant here in Mansfield Ohio.Dad and a lot others that worked there started to call it Westing-gouse.

"You Can Be Shure If It's Westing-gouse

[Crys24]

were they still married at this time?

[hannahnoellexxx]

@Crys24 yes

[yveosuna]

that was a great video,,,,Please post more when posible...

Thanks again:)

[smokes2468]

Vintage Stuff.

[lisababy85]

Hey, who was right about the westing house thing?

[apostlebishop]

Put them all out of Duns Scotus.

[fromthesidelines]

Roy Rowan, Lucy's long-time announcer, is the opening narrator; Wilbur Hatch wrote and conducted the music. Ross Elliott (who guest-starred several times on "I LOVE LUCY") portrays "Mr. Hayden", the Westinghouse rep. For "entertainment purposes", this promotional film plays like an extended episode of "I LOVE LUCY", with a laugh track [no audience was actually in attendance, though] and Desi & Lucy acting like "Ricky & Lucy".

[fromthesidelines]

This was produced by Desilu [originally in black and white] as a 1958 promotional film for a Westinghouse sales meeting (attended by key salesmen, dealers and other company personnel) to acquaint them with the new series they were sponsoring that fall on CBS, 'WESTINGHOUSE DESILU PLAYHOUSE" [Mondays, 10-11pm(et)], which also featured monthly hour-long "WESTINGHOUSE LUCILLE BALL-DESI ARNAZ SHOW" episodes {later repeated as "THE LUCY-DESI COMEDY HOUR"}.

[spazzcat03]

Lucy and Desi were a great team like Laurel and Hardy and Abbott and Costello !

[iLoveLucyXo]

great

[ACLTony]

Notice that Desi is graying & Lucy's voice is slightly deeper. Is this towards the end of the I Love Lucy series? Lucy aged gracefully but her voice was pretty deep by the time "Here's Lucy" premeired. Desi, though still a good looking guy sadly, didn't age as well. Interesting that years later even though she remarried, she still cared very much about Desi, especially after becoming grandparents.

[moviechick9620]

hahahaah "Westing- Ghouse!" hahah hilarious!!!! gawd i luv him!!!! desi arnaz always finds a way to make my day! <3

[sugarlipz96]

@moviechick9620  Yes..mine too. I will always love Desi.

[moviechick9620]

@sugarlipz96 mee too!!! :D <3

[sugarlipz96]

@moviechick9620 of corse :D

[apostlebishop]

So now I'm President & Tatyana is Vice President.

[JAldridge86]

How did you find this in color?

[allanfisch]

@JAldridge86 this is colorized.

[JAldridge86]

@allanfisch I know, I asked by whom.

[robertrivasphotos]

Lucy knew she could not go the the show.. so she started her own in the 70's "The Lucy Show" right?

[steven1660]

The Lucy Show started in 1962 2 years after I Love Lucy ended, then in 1968 Here's Lucy started, and ran for another 6 years.

[laron214]

i thought that looked liked paramount studios. that's interesting, right in the heart of hollywood.

[thebig1]

Yeah Paramount bought them in 1967. It was Desilu Productions from 1950-1967 them Paramount 67-present.

[debrajl529]

Man they needed to fire that camera man... The image keeps going out of focus

[robertbangkok]

Actually, this looks like an old video camera set on automatic focus was shooting a film projected on a screen. Old video cameras with autofocus used to have great difficulty knowing what to focus on and repeatedly checked itself causing the image to go out of focus.

[debrajl529]

Oh.... Wow I would have never figured that out....

[Dreamline45056]

The actor playing the representative from "Westing-gouse" was in an episode of the second season of The Andy Griffith Show, "The Clubmen."

[mr40sfan]

If you'd like to see this entire short, and other Lucy clips that were not on her movies or shows, you can buy the DVD entitled "Lucy's Really Lost Moments".

[alexandshady]

i have a western "gouse" fridge

[apostlebishop]

My Grandparents.

[sara1964fox]

i don't know about everyone else but this seems like this was scripted and that this isn't how they really acted. for one thing you can hear a studio audience laughing (either that or i'm going crazy and hearing things). another thing is that this seems to be very similar to ILL (lucy wants something, husband says no, lucy does something sneaky to get it anyways, husband eventually finds out). a third way is that in part 2 bill and vivian are actually nice to each other (they hated each other)

[steven1660]

This Color is great!

[Od3tt301]

Ricky's accent is so funny! Lucy's beautiful!

[brandykody11]

please tell me the film blurred a couple of times and it wasn't my eyes!

[sara1964fox]

i think it was the film blurring. either that or we both better go see an eye doctor b/c i saw it blur too!

[BRUCEALMIGHTYGG77]

excellent,!!!

[Budwatch]

in color!!!!!! wow!! mine is in black and white!!!

[bm237]

This is a newly colorized version first released last year, on the DVD "Lucy's Really Lost Moments". It features some other rare skits colorized for the first time as well.

[Crusader0219]

How'd you get this in color?

I have the Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour DVD Box Set, which has this, but it's in black and white.

[Budwatch]

i have the same one!!!! the lucy hour!!!!!

[bm237]

This colorized edition is only available on "Lucy's Really Lost Moments", a DVD released by legend films.

[Simpsonsfan0846]

beehoneybumble some one has look it up

[vfreeck]

This looks like the early to mid 60s, probably the same year they broke up?

[moosemod1999]

it was 1958 !

[moosemod1999]

It was 1958!

[lucy3142]

it was 1957 or 58

ya I love lucy already ended. This was one of their mini series.

They divorced in 1960

[Simpsonsfan0846]

oh yeah thanks andrestwain

[dwalex97209]

Remember, kids, it's not 'Westing-house', it's 'Westin-GHOUSE'...actually, this is very funny. The couple was hilarious...the Westinghouse appliances were, however 'Westin-LOUSES'

[Lampshade51]

Yes, Desi was the brains behind the show, and a real pioneer when it came to insisting that the show be filmed live with three cameras at once in front of an audience. But they were two very strong personalities. He was a workaholic, drank too much and was a womanizer. Lucy was extremely career driven. When their marriage was crumbling, Desi wanted to sell out and quit for a while, and Lucy didn't want to stop. That really ended it more than anything else. They did remain friends, however

[okced83]

i always heard it ws lucy who pioneered the 3 cam action.

[mragbangles]

desi arnaz invented the 3 camera system... he also invented reruns, and the conga line... he was amazing

[lucy3142]

well, he brought the conga line to the USA

lol.

He also invented having the audience watching the show.

AND they never did 2 takes. it was like a sin on the show.

[daris89]

oh me too, I was born in 1989. lol

[steven1660]

i was born in 1988!

[Simpsonsfan0846]

Desilu stands for Desi and Lucy,Lucy became the preisdent after Desi died and the vice priesdent took over after Lucy died.

[Belmount1]

Desilu was the name of their ranch in Chatsworth.. they combined their names like Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks did with their Hollywood Estate named Pickfair... later in their careers,they named their producton company

Desilu.. which eventually included 3 motion picture studios (including RKO Studios), in addition, Lucille bought Desi out after their divorce and eventually, Paramount Studios purchased Lucille out and absorbed all of Desilu's Studios into Paramount Studios.

[lucy3142]

no... in the late 60's early 70's Lucy bought off desi's shares and became president. Then she sold the studio later to Paramount.

They died within 3 years of eachother

Get your facts straight sweety

[CzapigaKielbasa]

What year was this?

[softballbabe44]

i have this on DVD! i love it.

[Tyrell667]

hahaha I LOVE IT!!! Even behind-scenes FUNNY!!!!

[laz0220]

Awesome video!

[dalxzzx]

omg i felt -50 love between both of them in this scene. what a killer!

[mkbell2003]

Westinghouse and Desilu partnership promo. Lucy and Desi really had made it by 1958. The pressures of working together abd GREED killed their marriage. Money was Lucy's GOD!

[florapikachu]

Yeah, I believe that Lucy was the brains behind the things & wore the pants in the relationship. It must have broken her heart with all the problems that Desi put them through.

[Dirkdebruyne]

the "brain " behind Desilu was most definitely Desi Arnaz...as the declining quality/business instinct of Lucy's series and career decisions after she devorced him (and after a few years also removed him from the studio) clearly shows. Arnaz was a womanizer and alcoholic for sure.. but don't make Lucy a saint, because she most certainly wasn't!

[coolc101]

she was more of a saint than desi!!!!!!!!!!!

[JessicaVictification]

@Dirkdebruyne how does her having poor business skills compare to him being an alcoholic and womanizer? o_O

[jmichael1holmes]

@Dirkdebruyne im not disagreeing with you because i dont know, why did you say kucy wasnt a saint?

[melirose89]

uh..even after Lucy and Desi divorced she credited him for all of the business related issues. She said that Desi was a genius and she was just happy being on the show and raising the kids. Desi was the one with the idea of buying RKO, establishing Desilu, buying the rights to I Love Lucy for reruns, having Lucy pregnant on television and having the show recorded on film in front of an audience with the 3 camera system. It wasn't Lucy and she has said it herself.

[JazzieTxDiva69]

Actually Desi was. I found that out this past weekend.

[lhocker20]

for some reason it throws me off when lucy calls him desi lol i am so used to RICKY

[CzapigaKielbasa]

I thought of the same exact thing when Lucy said that. WEIRD HEARING THAT!

[13tley]

I have this on Lucy's Lost episodes.

[ninous]

doesnt desi look a lil like vince macmahon here and the shar suit hes wearing

[mastourszwifey]

how do u find these shows in color? can u upload more please =)

[oyamj]

I think this is about all I have in color. These color clips all came from "Lucy's Really Lost Moments" just released this year. "Lucy Goes to Scotland" has just been colorized as well, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that more will be coming!

[jrm0311]

FYI The new "Complete Series" box set has the first FULLY COLORIZED Lucy episode, "Lucy Goes to Scotland." I hope they eventually get around to colorizing the entire series. I'll buy it all over again!

[daris89]

I have the new complete sereies box set and this is in there, but not in color though.

[beehoneybumble]

I wish someone would post the new colorized "Lucy Goes to Scotland." I have the complete series and can't justify spending $200 just to see that one special feature.

[degrassiboi]

i have this on video and its in black and white so how did u get the color version?

[oyamj]

It's on the new "Lucy's REally Lost Moments" DVD. You can get it for $10 at Wal Mart or eBay.

[paradee76]

Thank for your video. I am the big fan of her show.

[bigred997]

supposedly they were this close to splitting during this westinghouse promo show.

[cnd380sec]

"Westing-gaus" LOL.

[jrm0311]

This makes me want to see "I Love Lucy" in color. Wonder how long we'll have to wait?

[623East68St]

I think we should stay with the original B&W for "I Love Lucy". The colorizing is nice for certain specials, but it's too fake. It's not like the colors will represent what the original colors really were. They just decide what looks best.

[beehoneybumble]

That's fine that some people prefer classic shows in Black and White, but I would love to see them all fully colorized. "Lucy Goes to Scotland" has recently been colorized, and sources say it genuinely looks as if it had been shot in color. I can't wait to see it, and I hope more soon follow!!!

[honkeetonk203]

Thanks for uploading this

[freefromfolsom]

Desi has really nice hands.