309 "Give it a whirl!"

Chapter 9 sees Lucille and Desi get married.  Yep, again!  Lucille will re-sign with Columbia, reuniting her with dear friends Ed Sedgwick and Buster Keaton.  And she and Desi will both make more movies (this on top of Desi’s nightclub touring and serving as Bob Hope’s musical director).  Well, why not make a movie together?  If Hollywood wouldn’t bank on them, they’ll bank on themselves, and form their own company.  But what to name it?  Seems like using the same as their Chatsworth ranch oughta work!  But how to prove Lucille and Desi work as a showbiz team?  Why not go straight to audiences?  Live!  Which is just what they do.  And that’s when a lot happens at the same time.  CBS is interested in turning her hit radio show ‘My Favorite Husband’ into a TV show.  Which leads to making a pilot.  Which leads to Lucille and Desi having to decide if they’re willing to give up everything they have -- her film and radio careers, his radio and nightclub careers -- for the thing ALL the studios are adamantly against:  television.  And the icing on the gamble cake?  Lucille Ball was pregnant.  Please chime in here and/or on Instagram @fromoutofthepastpodcast with your questions & comments, or just sharing your love of Lucille Ball and her road to ‘I Love Lucy!’  Thanks for listening ...