Lucille Ball - The First Lady of Comedy

Lucille Ball and Franchot Tone star in the 1947 black and white film "Her Husband's Affairs," where the unable-to-keep-her-nose-out-of-his-affairs Margaret Weldon is always trying to help her ad-man husband, Bill. Inspired by previous success, the meddling Margaret dives in to assist when an eccentric crackpot inventor seeks Bill's help in promoting a miracle embalming fluid. However, when the invention turns out to be a hair remover instead, the ensuing chaos leaves Margaret and Bill scrambling.

In the 1949 black and white film "Miss Grant Takes Richmond," Lucille Ball and William Holden star. Dick Richmond, a sharp bookmaker, uses his unproductive real estate office as a cover for his gambling operation. Unaware of his real line of work, the eager but incompetent Ellen Grant signs on as Dick's secretary and presses him into a building project to ease the post-war housing shortage. Dick siphons the cash from unsuspecting homebuyers to pay his debts to a big-time syndicate, leaving his ditzy secretary charged with embezzlement. Now, Dick must choose between the easy, grifting lifestyle or saving his secretary's hide.

Lucille Ball and Eddie Albert star in the 1950 black and white film "The Fuller Brush Girl." Faced with the reality that their dream home is just out of reach, young lovers Humphrey and Sally Elliot decide that her opportunity lies in door-to-door cosmetics sales. But when the bumbling Sally stumbles upon a murder in progress, she becomes the number one suspect. In fleeing the police, Sally and Humphrey attempt to track down the real killers and find themselves in one comic mix-up after another.

In the 1951 color film "The Magic Carpet," Lucille Ball is cast as Narah, the daughter of Ali, pretender to the throne and royal assassin. The true heir, played by John Agar, was smuggled away on a magic carpet when just a baby and grows up under an assumed name until he is old enough to claim his place alongside his beautiful love, Lida. In the post-war years, Arabian fantasies were incredibly popular.

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