View Full Version : Lucielle Ball in "Mame"


musicradio77
10-04-2005, 08:27 PM
For those of you Lucy fans, I have never seen that movie "Mame" in my entire life. This film starred Lucielle Ball as Mame. The film was based on the Broadway musical. I have this movie on VHS. It was from 1974. Has anybody seen that film?

LucyLucyLucy55
10-05-2005, 08:20 AM
I'm sorry to say I did see "Mame". It's an awful movie.

Dizzy Arnizzy
10-06-2005, 05:52 PM
I have a widescreen edition of the movie on DVD & another rarely seen version (it has different camera angles than the one most people have seen). I thought the movie was good.

HuntingtonM15
10-06-2005, 05:53 PM
I have mixed feelings about Mame. I do like it, but it's definitely one of my least favorites that Lucy has done.

TexasGurl
10-06-2005, 09:53 PM
I liked Lucy in this movie but I prefer the version called Auntie Mame with Rosalind Russell. Lucy was very good but, IMO, not as good. Maybe it is because I had already seen the version with RR multiple times before I saw the one Lucy did....idk. Lucy was good tho. And I still love her! JMO.

Coffeecup
10-08-2005, 09:52 PM
I saw Mame several years ago. It was alright. I agreed with the previous poster that once you have seen Rosalind Russell's performance you find Lucille's version isn't quite as good. I did get a kick out of Bea Arthur as Mame's friend in the Lucy version. The songs weren't bad. It was a different take on the play/movie. Didn't Angela Lansbury play mame on broadway. I read she wasn't too pleased with Lucy's version. I won't say Lucy's version was awful just different. It was done as musical.

Kazza
10-08-2005, 11:43 PM
Yes, Angela played on Broadway and got rave reviews..Lucy's version got bombed..The movie was filmed through gauze in the lens to give her a 'fresher' look and I bet she was dubbed like in most of her movies; her voice was so deep at this stage of her life.

treky
10-09-2005, 01:55 AM
I never saw the entire movie, but from what I've seen it's pretty bad.

I agree that the non-musical version with Rosiland Russell is WAAAY better.

Coffeecup
10-11-2005, 07:01 PM
When I saw the movie I taped the songs. It was interesting to hear Lucy, Bea, Jane O'connell and Forrest Tucker sing. I like to tape movie sound tracks.