What is The Long, Long Trailer / The First Time about?

THE LONG, LONG TRAILER, 1954, Warner Bros., 96 min. Dir. Vincente Minnelli. Long before VACATION and RV, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz hit the road (though not as the Ricardos) in this slapstick romp about newlyweds who buy a shiny new trailer and decide to take a cross-country honeymoon. Needless to say, “there’s gonna be a lotta ‘splainin’ to do!” With Marjorie “Ma Kettle” Main, Keenan Wynn and Madge Blake; written by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich (FATHER OF THE BRIDE). THE FIRST TIME, 1952, Sony Repertory, 89 min. Dir. Frank Tashlin. Tashlin’s live-action directorial debut is a charming domestic frolic about a couple (Bob Cummings and Barbara Hale) struggling with their first year of being parents. Plenty of diaper gags ensue…and it’s narrated by the baby! With Bill Goodwin and (Miss) Jeff Donnell as the wacky neighbors; written by Tashlin and the husband-wife team of Hugo Butler and Jean Rouverol—and Robert Aldrich was the associate producer!

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What is The Long, Long Trailer / The First Time about?: THE LONG, LONG TRAILER, 1954, Warner Bros., 96 min. Dir. Vincente Minnelli. Long before VACATION and RV, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz hit the road (though not as the Ricardos) in this slapstick romp about newlyweds who buy a shiny new trailer and decide to take a cross-country honeymoon. Needless to say, “there’s gonna be a lotta ‘splainin’ to do!” With Marjorie “Ma Kettle” Main, Keenan Wynn and Madge Blake; written by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich (FATHER OF THE BRIDE).

THE FIRST TIME, 1952, Sony Repertory, 89 min. Dir. Frank Tashlin. Tashlin’s live-action directorial debut is a charming domestic frolic about a couple (Bob Cummings and Barbara Hale) struggling with their first year of being parents. Plenty of diaper gags ensue…and it’s narrated by the baby! With Bill Goodwin and (Miss) Jeff Donnell as the wacky neighbors; written by Tashlin and the husband-wife team of Hugo Butler and Jean Rouverol—and Robert Aldrich was the associate producer!