professorcombover Released in 1954, The Long, Long Trailer was made during the I Love Lucy era, and in it Lucy and Desi play slightly domesticated versions of their characters in I Love Lucy. Instead of a bandleader, Desi is apparently some kind of civil engineer. To cope with his being away on projects, Lucy comes up with the romantic idea of buying a trailer to live in so they can travel together without living in rented rooms or hotels. The difficulty of towing the big trailer behind their Mercury Monterey convertible is the plot of the movie. Such a concept is achieved mostly through set pieces, some of which go on painfully long. Some also seem taken from the much better Mickey Mouse short, "Mickey's Trailer." One of the set pieces near the end, a trip up a narrow mountain road with the overweight trailer, was actually filled with tension for me, and might be the best part of the movie.I watched this movie on TCM and the Ansco color was terrible. I don't know if this is because Ansco was a poor process or just because this was a bad print. It's unfortunate, because there was some otherwise spectacular scenery. Another visual defect for me was that scenes in a trailer park, and some other outdoor scenes too, were obviously shot on an indoor sound stage. You can tell even by the kind of dead sound. Since I mention the trailer parks, one oddity was that the society within, while folksy, bears no resemblance to the social dystopia we'd expect in a contemporary trailer park. There are really no invidious class hints.With Lucy's being a superstar, one would think that she should in some way be the hero of the movie. However, she's deeply annoying with her insistence on doing things her way with the trailer. There's one scene where she wants to drive and does so recklessly. It was also her fault that the trailer was too heavy for the mountain road. I was a fan of I Love Lucy, and I realize that the crucial part of making the madcap Lucy tolerable in the show was the resistance that Ricky, Fred, and Ethel exerted against her. Also, I don't know whether it's because I encountered her at a very young age, but Lucy has always seemed utterly sexless to me, very "aunt-like." Unlike some actors, who can plausibly play younger than their real age, Lucy, for me, is unable to do so. Therefore, it's disturbing to see her in romantic scenes, even if they're quite chaste. This movie is only mildly entertaining.

utgard14 Newlyweds (Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz) buy large travel trailer to drive around the country on their honeymoon. As you might expect -- any and every thing that can go wrong, does. Hilarious slapstick comedy from Vincente Minnelli with Lucy and Desi, at the height of their TV show fame, in rich Anscocolor. It's a movie I've long loved. If you're an I Love Lucy fan you'll get a kick out of this. It's a lot like the brand of humor you see on that show. The thing I like the most about the movie, besides being very funny, is that it looks so good. It was shot both on the great MGM backlot and on location in several beautiful places in California. The color is lovely, too. Also, I'm no trailer buff but I loved all the stuff with the trailers and the cars. I'm a sucker for minutiae in older films and this one is full of odds & ends people like me can savor. It's a very simple but funny comedy with lots of extras for nostalgists and fans of classic Hollywood.

kam_mwm Tacy and Nicky by a 40' trailer to be their home in early married life. The story is told in flash-backs from Nicky's point of view. The couple plans to travel from California to Colorado for Nicky's first job assignment after the wedding - honeymooning along the way. The fun starts as soon as they pull out of the driveway and never stops. Everything that can possibly go wrong, does.Now this is called this "full-timing". This movie is a must for anyone who dreams of extended travel in any kind of RV. All of us have experienced a few of these goofs, and it reminds us that things never go as smoothly as you planned. I love it!

disdressed12 i found this gem starring the husband and wife team of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz quite enjoyable there are a lot of funny moments here here,most of them of the laugh out loud,belly laugh variety.from start to finish,this is one immensely entertaining film.but then,with these two comedic geniuses at the helm,how could it not be.that one scene where they are climbing up the mountain road is something else.although the film is 103 minutes,it moves at a very quick pace,and is over before you know it.if you're a fan of classic movies and you're feeling down,throw this film in,it's guaranteed to pick you up.for me,The Long, Long Trailer is an 8/10