I Love Lucy Lucy Writes a Play (Season 1, Episode 17)
TV-Y
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

I Love Lucy

Lucy Writes a Play (Season 1, Episode 17)

TV-Y

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

Lucy enters a playwriting competition, hoping to cast Ricky, but has to settle for Fred, and rewrites. But when Ricky learns a movie producer will be judging the plays, he takes over for Fred, not knowing the script's been changed.

Director

Marc Daniels

Writers

Jess Oppenheimer (written by) | Madelyn Davis (written by) (as Madelyn Pugh) | Bob Carroll Jr. (written by)

Producer

Jess Oppenheimer (producer)

Composers

Wilbur Hatch | Eliot Daniel (uncredited)

Cinematographer

Karl Freund (director of photography)

Editor

Dann Cahn

Casting Director

Mercedes Manzanares (uncredited)

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 4, 1952

Release date

Feb 4, 1952 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 4 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 7 wins & 26 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
6 cast members

Name	Known for
Lucille Ball Lucy Ricardo Lucy Ricardo See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)
Desi Arnaz Ricky Ricardo Ricky Ricardo See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)
Vivian Vance Ethel Mertz Ethel Mertz See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)
William Frawley Fred Mertz Fred Mertz See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)
Myra Marsh Club Chairwoman Club Chairwoman See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)
Maury Thompson Stage Manager Stage Manager See fewer	The Lucy Show (1962)