That's what Wonder Pictures PR agent Jack Oakie believes, and he intends to get movie star Annabelle Allison's (Lucille Ball) name in the paper no matter what it takes. Whether its a 30 day stretch in the hoosegow on a phony charge for petty larceny (she's got a prison picture coming out) or being framed for smuggling jewelry because of the title of her next film, Allison's name will be in the papers no matter what she has to suffer through. Now, she's playing a maid in a film, so naturally, Oakie gets HER a job as a maid. But they don't count on her employer's wacky brother (Thurston Hall, cast very much against type) inviting crooks into the household, getting the entire family (including Ball) kidnapped.
More than a decade before conquering TV and becoming the official "Queen of Comedy", Lucille Ball played a variety of comic roles that showcased her talent for getting involved in wacky situations and making them hysterically funny. There were two movies made about fictional movie star Annabelle Allison, and in them, Ball and Oakie uses every trick in the book in spoofing the Hollywood publicity machine. They are surrounded by a top-notch supporting cast, including Fritz Feld (as a Russian director "demanding realism"), Elisabeth Risdon (as Ball's employer), and especially Ruth Donnelly as the movie studio head secretary, wryly predicting her boss's every move and responding with "I've already made the call" every time he gives her an order. Donnelly, with her long stint at Warner Brothers, is just one of many reasons that 30's movies are so good! Lee Van Atta is very cute as Risdon's puberty aged son who has a crush on Ball. Just to clarify, the black woman (Madame Sul-Te-Wan) in the prison scene (which highly resembles the "Cell Block Tango" number from "Chicago") and the black maid (Mildred Gover) whom Ball replaces are two totally different women; I had to clarify this due to their similar appearances.
More than a decade before conquering TV and becoming the official "Queen of Comedy", Lucille Ball played a variety of comic roles that showcased her talent for getting involved in wacky situations and making them hysterically funny. There were two movies made about fictional movie star Annabelle Allison, and in them, Ball and Oakie uses every trick in the book in spoofing the Hollywood publicity machine. They are surrounded by a top-notch supporting cast, including Fritz Feld (as a Russian director "demanding realism"), Elisabeth Risdon (as Ball's employer), and especially Ruth Donnelly as the movie studio head secretary, wryly predicting her boss's every move and responding with "I've already made the call" every time he gives her an order. Donnelly, with her long stint at Warner Brothers, is just one of many reasons that 30's movies are so good! Lee Van Atta is very cute as Risdon's puberty aged son who has a crush on Ball. Just to clarify, the black woman (Madame Sul-Te-Wan) in the prison scene (which highly resembles the "Cell Block Tango" number from "Chicago") and the black maid (Mildred Gover) whom Ball replaces are two totally different women; I had to clarify this due to their similar appearances.