{"id":1252,"date":"2006-07-07T15:03:48","date_gmt":"2006-07-07T22:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1252"},"modified":"2021-01-06T18:20:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T01:20:46","slug":"long-long-trailer-the-1954","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1252","title":{"rendered":"Long, Long Trailer, The (1954)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s a fine thing when you come home to your home and your home is gone!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Poster-156x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"156\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Poster-156x300.jpg 156w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Poster-66x128.jpg 66w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Poster.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nNewlyweds Tacy (Lucille Ball) and Nicky (Desi Arnaz) find their marriage on the brinks as they travel in their brand-new, &#8220;long, long trailer&#8221;.  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Keenan Wynn Films<\/li>\n<li>Lucille Ball Films<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Newlyweds<\/li>\n<li>Road Trip<\/li>\n<li>Vincente Minnelli Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;m pleased that Peary refers to this &#8220;delightful comedy&#8221; as &#8220;strangely neglected&#8221;, because I feel the same way.  As Peary notes, there are countless moments of hilarity and romance, with both Arnaz and Ball turning in wonderfully comedic performances. Fans of &#8220;I Love Lucy&#8221; definitely won&#8217;t be disappointed, and others should find themselves laughing in sympathy as well. Plus, as a recent newlywed myself, I can attest to the authenticity of how exasperating road trips can be for couples. Some of my worst arguments with my husband have occurred while we&#8217;ve been on vacation, so I have nothing but empathy for poor Tacy and Nicky, as they try to recapture the spark of love in the midst of their chaotic travails. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ball vainly attempting to cook as their trailer bounces back and forth across the bumpy road<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Cooking2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Cooking2-1024x642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"401\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Cooking2-1024x642.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Cooking2-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Cooking2-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Cooking2-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Cooking2.png 1533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ball\u2019s collection of enormous rocks, which dangerously weighs down their new home<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Rocks.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Rocks-1024x659.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"412\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Rocks-1024x659.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Rocks-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Rocks-128x82.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Rocks-768x494.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Rocks.png 1487w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Arnaz steering the enormous trailer along perilous mountain paths (a truly scary scene)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Driving.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Driving-1024x661.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Driving-1024x661.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Driving-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Driving-128x83.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Driving-768x496.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Long-Long-Trailer-Driving.png 1495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as Ball&#8217;s best film. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0047191\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1954\/02\/19\/archives\/two-films-arrive-at-theatres-here-lucille-ball-and-desi-arnaz-bring.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/longlongtr.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a fine thing when you come home to your home and your home is gone!&#8221; Synopsis: Newlyweds Tacy (Lucille Ball) and Nicky (Desi Arnaz) find their marriage on the brinks as they travel in their brand-new, &#8220;long, long trailer&#8221;. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Keenan Wynn Films Lucille Ball Films Marital Problems Newlyweds Road Trip Vincente Minnelli Films Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: I&#8217;m pleased that Peary refers to this &#8220;delightful comedy&#8221; as &#8220;strangely neglected&#8221;, because I feel the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1252\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1252"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61978,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1252\/revisions\/61978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}