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Clinton Twiss' 1950s novel about a couple who buy a new travel trailer home and spend a year traveling the United States provided the inspiration for "The Long, Long Trailer" the Movie.

Released in 1954
Run Time 1 hour 37 minutes
color

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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez play newlyweds Tacy and Nicky Collini. Nicky's job keeps him moving around the county. Tacy thinks having their own traveling home, before they were called RVs, is a much better idea than staying in motels and rented rooms.

Nicky is against the idea at first, but when he realizes Tacy is serious, agrees buy a trailer.

During the film, Nicky learns how to drive 'forty feet of train' through congested city streets and the importance of 'trailer brakes first!' Then he backs the 'rig' over Aunt Anastasia's prize roses.

Tacy tries to cook dinner in the trailer while Nicky drives them to their destination which proves to be a really bad idea.

Along the way she collects rocks as souvenirs of the places she has been along with lots of canned fruits and vegetables, eventually causing the trailer to be greatly overloaded.

The movie's climax revolves around the hilarity of moving a 28ft 3 ton trailer up a very steep, narrow mountain road.

All this, of course, leads to hilarious fights and slap stick comedy that will leave you gasping for air every time you laugh.

Even though it's only loosely based on the novel, the Long, Long trailer is one of my favorite comedies and is a must see for any serious RV'er.

You can purchase a video copy of this movie for less than $15 from Amazon.com. Also, see our book store for our list of recommended RV books.

While Lucy's character on the hit TV series yearns to star in a musical performance, Lucy herself had no such ambition. M-G-M nevertheless provided her an opportunity to sing with Desi in the film.

"Breezin Along With The Breeze" by Haven Gillespie, Seymour Simons, and Richard A. Whiting, was the ideal song for the newlyweds to sing as the long long trailer passes by glorious scenery. The lush orchestration heard in the rest of the movie was dropped in favor of a light trio accompaniment emanating from the characters' car radio. This was done in order to keep their breaking into song within the realm of believability.

Nicky & Mrs. Hittaway carry Tacy in to the long long trailer.

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