I Love Lucy : Paris at Last (1956)
Directed by James V. Kern / Marc Daniels / William Asher / James Kern
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Domestic Comedy, Sitcom [TV] |
Run Time - 30 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
No sooner has Lucy (Lucille Ball) arrived in Paris than she is greeted by a friendly citizen (Larry Dobkin) -- who is willing to exchange her dollars for French francs, at bargain prices. She is then introduced to a "starving" artist (Shepard Menken), who at great personal loss to himself sells her his masterpiece for a mere 1,000 francs. As the day progresses, Lucy gets into a brouhaha at a French restaurant -- and then ends up in "the bastille" when her money turns out to be counterfeit. Episode highlights include a hilarious round-robin "translation" sequence involving Lucy, Ricky (Desi Arnaz), a gendarme, and a German drunk, and the closing gag, wherein the true value of that "artistic masterpiece" is finally revealed.