Garv’s Pick of the Week: The Long, Long Trailer (Warner Archive)
For the release week of January 24th:
Garv’s Pick of the Week: The Long, Long Trailer [Blu-ray / Warner Archive]: During the run of I Love Lucy, Lucy and Desi also found time to film this 1954 Technicolor road comedy. The movie was written by Albert Hackett & Frances Goodrich, the husband and wife team responsible for the scripts of the early Thin Man movies, and it was directed by Vincente Minnelli (Meet Me in St. Louis, The Band Wagon, etc.). No shortage of talent there. I remember that The Long, Long Trailer used to air regularly on broadcast television when I was a kid, but I haven’t seen it since. It should be interesting to revisit. Today, the film is probably best remembered for a reference in the lyrics of the song “Everything Right is Wrong Again” by They Might Be Giants.
Additional Titles of Interest —
Wife vs. Secretary [Blu-ray / Warner Archive]: Myrna Loy, Clark Gable, and Jean Harlow form a romantic triangle in this light, romantic comedy from MGM (the studio where comedy went to die).
Goodbye, Mr. Chips [Blu-ray / Warner Archive]: Robert Donat won the “Best Actor” Oscar for this 1939 romantic drama. Greer Garson provides the romance.
The Jackie Chan Collection: Volume 1 (1976 – 1982) [Blu-ray/ Shout Select]: Seven early-career Hong Kong actioners from Jackie Chan are collected in this Blu-ray set. The included titles are The Killer Meteors, Shaolin Wooden Men, To Kill with Intrigue, Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin, Dragon Fist, Battle Creek Brawl, and Dragon Lord.
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