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  • I Love Lucy The Benefit (Season 1, Episode 13)
  • TV-Y
    TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

I Love Lucy

The Benefit (Season 1, Episode 13)
TV-Y
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Lucy gets Ricky to perform with her at a benefit for Ethel's club.
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Director
Marc Daniels
Writers
Jess Oppenheimer (written by) | Madelyn Davis (written by) (as Madelyn Pugh) | Bob Carroll Jr. (written by)
Producer
Jess Oppenheimer
Cinematographer
Karl Freund
Editor
Dann Cahn
Casting Director
Mercedes Manzanares
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 7, 1952
Release date
Jan 7, 1952 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
Won 4 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 7 wins & 26 nominations

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4 cast members
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Lucille Ball
Lucy Ricardo Lucy Ricardo   See fewer
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Desi Arnaz
Ricky Ricardo Ricky Ricardo   See fewer
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Vivian Vance
Ethel Mertz Ethel Mertz   See fewer
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William Frawley
Fred Mertz Fred Mertz   See fewer
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