Lucille Ball plays coy to John Agar in THE MAGIC CARPET
I've seen this film only once and it's hard to come by. Apparently, Lucille hated this role so much she thought of retiring. She was also pregnant during the shooting of this and as you watch you sorta realize this as they hide her behind pillows or always shoot her from above the waist, etc. It's sorta funny to watch...
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Supposedly, Harry Cohn (Columbia Studios) only offered her this because he thought she'd turn it down & then he could get out of paying her for the last film of a three picture deal. Lucy knew this & even though she hated the script, refused to let him cheat her.
Yeah...image how this went...last film of contract, HC wants her out but Lucille accepts B-movie script nonetheless but then she becomes pregnant in a film with skimpy costumes making things more complicated...it's no wonder she thought of retiring...
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