The Long Long Trailer
Starring: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Writer: Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich
Producer: Pandro S. Berman
The Long, Long Trailer is a 1954 American romantic comedy road film directed by Vincente Minnelli from a screenplay by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich, based on the 1951 novel of the same name by Clinton Twiss.
Trivia
- In May 1952, MGM purchased the film rights to Clinton Twiss' novel The Long, Long Trailer and June Allyson was considered the most likely candidate for the female lead role.
- The trailer shown in the film is a 1953 36-foot Redman New Moon model, which sold for US$5,345 (equivalent to $64,319 in 2025).
- The car towing the trailer is a 1953 Mercury Monterey convertible with a 125-HP flathead V8 engine.
Filming Locations
- California
- Opening scenes were shot on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stage 12, the same location at which Arnaz played his first film scene in Bataan (1943).
- Other scenes were shot on the Pines to Palms Scenic Byway (State Route 74) in Palm Desert, California.
Previous Showings
4 Runs • 3 Festivals
3,109 tickets sold
All runs on record (4):
- July 9 - 10, 1990 · 551 ticketsw/ Father's Little Dividend
- June 11 - 13, 2006 · 933 ticketsRonald Colmanw/ Romola, The Sandpiper
- May 11 - 12, 2013 · 1,305 ticketsThe 1950sw/ Houseboat
- June 5 - July 5, 2024 · 320 ticketsDirected by Vincente Minnelliw/ The Story of Three Loves