Lucy was now pregnant and knew she would be too big by the time DeMille started his movie, so she agreed to do the 12 day Magic Carpet movie to get her 85 grand, finish with Harry Cohn, have the baby and then do I Love Lucy with me.
After the last shot of Magic Carpet, Lucy called Cohen and said, “I wanted you to be the first to know, Desi and I are having a baby.” Cohn yelled over the phone, “You bitch. You screwed me, didn’t you? Why didn’t you tell me before you shot the movie?”
A month later, at a Hollywood party, DeMille came up to me and said:
“Congratulations Mr. Arnaz, you’re the only man to screw his wife, Cecil B. DeMille, Paramount and Harry Cohn, all at the same time.”
I watched the trailer and could clearly see that that movie was doomed by its dialogue from the start. The costumes were cute, though. Did I see Perry Mason with a turban? He wouldn't be caught dead on the street these days. Probably be mistaken for a Muslim terrorist and shot by some gang bangers driving by. Now Lucy, if she was seen on the street in that outfit, she would draw a crowd. And they would laugh at her jokes.
Ron
Thanks again,
Armineh