Mame (Lucille Ball) Part 1

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This is Lucille Ball's final theatrical feature film.

The musical revolves around the antics of Mame Dennis, a fun-loving, wealthy eccentric with a flare for life and a razor sharp wit. Her life is suddenly changed when she becomes the guardian of her late brother's only child, Patrick Dennis. Her adventures take us from the speak-easies of the roaring 20's to the depression following the great Stock Market crash. She is rescued by a wealthy Southern plantation owner, marries and is widowed suddenly, and through it all, manages to keep things under control. With some help from her dearest friend, Vera Charles, she helps keep things at 3 Beekman Place a rousing free-for-all.

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[bduhe219]

WOW! why is the speed so screwed up? lucy is terrible in this part...too bad...she looks like she tried very hard but she just did not seem suited for this part. roz will always outshine any other mame.

[DuBarryWasALady]

@bduhe219 Songs are sped up due to copyright of WMG, otherwise the film would be taken down again

[bewitchedfanpgh]

Why do the opening credits move so fast?

The '20s montage is the best part of the movie, and it's not enjoyable played at a faster speed.

[DuBarryWasALady]

@bewitchedfanpgh If the songs were played normal WMG would remove the movie again ;)

[Gnillob802]

I may be in the minority but I think speeding up the songs actually improved the film.

[beautiful4jesus]

Anything with Lucille Ball is amazing!

[juanitoelchico]

Best MOVIE EVER!!!!!!!!!!

tHANKZ!!

[Rudy61287]

Angela Lansbury will always be "Mame Dennis." Roz Russell will always be "Auntie Mame." Lucy will always be somebody who coveted being Mame but simply wasn't up to the task.

(I do think her version of "If He Walked Into My Life" is quite emotional and lovely, though.)

[ithl123]

@Vagrarian Bea and Jerry probably felt the role should have went to Angela...and perhaps it should have, but the powers that be wanted Lucy. Check out the Merv Griffin interview (it's on youtube) and you will see just how happy and proud of the film Lucy was (It's also documented in various Lucy Bios) I feel the only oversight on the film is not dubbing Lucy's singing voice. Lucy's singing voice had been dubbed for years in films prior to Mame.

[Vagrarian]

@ithl123 Well, that's interesting. It is known that Bea Arthur always said it was a disaster and this movie made Jerry Herman decide that he would no longer allow his shows to be filmed without his direct participation/approval. I have to say that I felt Lucy was just too old for the role at the time, no matter how proud she was or how hurt; my personal feeling is that she wasn't right for it.

[ithl123]

@Vagrarian Lucy didn't finance the film. Warner wanted a big name...and Lucy was a BIG name. I'm not sure why they didn't dub her voice though. However, Lucy was very proud of the film as a whole...and she never truly got over the horrible reviews she received (and the fact that most criticized her age more than anything else).

[Vagrarian]

There were rumors that Lucy provided most of the financing herself, hoping for a movie comeback that never happened. No idea how true that is, but it may explain why Angela Lansbury was never asked. The movie got horrible reviews when it first came out, and reportedly it was no fun behind the scenes: later Lucy would say, "making Mame was as much fun as watching your house burn down." Her voice wasn't up to it; she had to record one note at a time in a studio.

[dminrunyon]

i love lucy, but that voice, oy vey! couldnt they have dubbed in a voice that was more attractive to hear than fingernails down the blackboard

[lordmaldad]

Lucy was the only one of our time to play the role she still had the little child in her at her age. She was and is the biggest star of all time if anyone else played the role would not have been half as good she the best