All language subtitles for i_love_lucy_s04e07_rickys_screen_test

You're going to learn to sing and dance
and act, and then when Daddy takes us

out to Hollywood, we're going to be a
big star, too, just like Jackie Coogan,

huh, honey?

Now, first you have to learn how to
dance. Now, you watch Mama. Hey, watch

Watch me. Come on, now, watch. First
you're going to learn how to dance. Now,

watch. Da -da -da -da -da -da -da -da.

Da -da -da -da -da -da -da -da -da -da
-da -da -da -da -da.

Now. Come on, you try it, huh?

You try it.

Oh, just try it. Take a hold of him.
Come on now. Try it. Da -da -da -da -da

-da -da -da -da -da -da -da -da. Oh,
come on, honey. Just try to dance.

You won't dance, huh? Well, dancing
isn't so important. It's the acting that

counts, huh?

Let's try the different emotions, shall
we?

Now, first, sadness.

You're sad.

You're so sad.

You lost your lollipop.

That's good.

That's good. Yeah, that's good.

You won't dance, though, huh?

I don't understand it, Ricky.

Both your parents are so talented.

Well, hey, wait a minute. Maybe if you
put on a funny hat, you'll go into your

stuff, huh?

No.

Well, maybe you're going to be a critic.

Oh, come on, honey.

Okay. You want to go out and play with
Mrs. Trumbull?

All right.

Okay, honey.

Well, yeah, you'll find your place in
show business.

Yeah.

Well, we'd love to come to your party,
Margie, if we're still in town.

Oh, haven't you heard?

Yeah, Ricky's going to Hollywood and be
a big movie star.

Lucy.

Yeah. Yeah, they're giving him a screen
test this week, and then he's going to

sign the contract, and California, here
we come.

Well, sure you can visit us, Marge.
Sure.

Well, we'll talk to you before we leave.

Bye.

Honey, why do you keep telling people
that we're going to Hollywood when you

know it's not definite yet?

Well, it will be.

Now, look.

The screen test might not be any good.
And even if it is, I might not get the

part. Oh.

And even if I get the part, there's
still a lot of things that can happen to

keep me from being a Hollywood star.

Now, look, you're just being negative. I
believe in positive thinking.

You're going to take Hollywood by storm.

Look, just forget the whole thing, will
you? If it happens, all right.

But until then, let's not count on it.

All right, dear. Anything you say. Good.

Where do you think we ought to live?
Hollywood or Beverly Hills?

I was merely asking.

Well, this is hardly the time that we
have to decide that.

Yeah, you're right.

Doesn't matter where we live.

The important thing is to find someone
that can build us a swimming pool shaped

like a conga drum.

Hi. Hi.

Hi, Ethel.

Did you bring your bathing suit?

Lucy just invited us all to go for a
swim in our pool.

Oh, is she still entertaining in her
Beverly Hills mansion?

Go ahead, laugh. You two have no vision.

I can see us out there in Hollywood now,
dining in famous restaurants, rubbing

elbows with movie stars, Ricky putting
his footprints in the cement in the

forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theater.

You've been out in that California sun
too long.

Gee, it'll be such fun dropping into
Romanoff's or the Derby and seeing all

old gang.

going where all the stars live, and
guess what?

What? There's a vacant lot right next to
Clark Gables.

Lucy, I haven't got time for this.

All right, but when you come to visit
us, I won't let you borrow butter from

Clark.

Where's the lot? Right here.

Now, look, all the stars live in this
section, see?

And that's where we're going to have to
go, too, you know, honey.

Do you really think you're going to get
the go?

I have no doubt of it. We were meant for
Hollywood, Ethel. It's...

Destiny. Yeah.

Hey, maybe Clark will let Ricky ride to
the studio with him every morning. Oh,

honey, movie stars don't ride to work
with other movie stars.

They don't? No. We'll get our own big
yellow Cadillac convertible.

Oh, pardon me.

Alan Ladd lives right here. Alan Ladd.

Hey, look, look.

Ricky made front page and variety.

No kidding? Yeah.

Ricky Ricardo, local nightclub
entertainer, is testing for the lead in

Studio... revealed today that the Latin
American conga beater seems to have the

inside track for the role. What did I
tell you? We're as good as in Hollywood

right now.

The studio is earmarking three million
dollars for the budget for the star

-studded color spectacle.

Color. Three million dollars. Maybe
we'll have two Cadillacs mark his and

The studio plans to select a newcomer
like Ricardo for the lead and build him

into a star.

He will be surrounded by big -name
performers.

Oh, isn't that wonderful?

Being considered for top female roles
around him are Marilyn Monroe, Ava

Gardner, Jane Russell, Yvonne DiCarlo,
Lana Turner, Arlene Gall, Betty Gray.

Oh, boy, what a lineup. I say.

Hey, hey, can you keep an eye on me?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. They say I got a

good chance.

And what a cast. Nothing but cuties and
beauties. Yeah, I know that.

And I'm beginning to feel like Lucy
does. You know, that we're really

to go to Hollywood. Yeah.

Honey, I think that your instincts are
very good.

Yeah, well, Ricky.

Yeah, honey. You know, you have a very
steady following here in New York.

Do you think it's wise to give up a sure
thing for the uncertainty of a film

career?

Huh?

of Hollywood and rub elbows with the
stars.

Yeah.

Well, it's an awful lot of wear and tear
on your elbows.

What about me putting my footprints in
Roman Chinese theater?

Get your shoes all covered with wet
cement, Nat.

What about living next door to Clark
Gable? Now, don't tell me that's bad.

Well, Ethel, look at it this way.
Suppose you do borrow butter from Clark.

good will it do you? He'll give you one
look and it'll melt right in your hand.

I don't... I don't get it, Lucy. Why the
big switch?

Wait a minute, wait a minute. I think I
know.

Would this change of heart have anything
to do with Marilyn,

Ava, Jane, Yvonne, Arlene, and Betty?

Certainly not.

And you left out Lana.

I thought so.

The green -eyed monster.

Oh. Lucy, the paper said they were just
considering those girls.

Yeah, well.

In other words, you're just as soon I
didn't get the part, huh?

Well, frankly, yes.

Oh, Lucy, how small can you be?

I just can't help it.

Well, honey, if you really feel that
way, then it's no use going through the

screen test.

Lucy, you're not going to let him give
up his big chance.

Of course she isn't.

Huh?

I'll call Mr. Benjamin, and I'll tell
him that I'm not interested in going

through with the screen test, and
neither are you.

No, I think that's better, Ricky. I
think that that's the only... What do

mean, neither am I?

What do you mean, neither am I?

Well, no use telling you now. Tell me
what? Tell me what? Tell me what?

Well, it's just that the girl I was
supposed to do the test with me got

and Mr. Benjamin asked me if I knew
somebody who could take her place. So

you tell him? What'd you tell him?

I told him you've been reading the part
with me, and you knew it called, and he

said you'd be fine.

He did?

Yeah, but if you don't want me to do it,
I'll call him. Honey, wait just a

minute now. Wait just a minute. Now,
let's not be rash.

And after all, dear, this is your big
chance to go to Hollywood.

No, honey, I think you're right.

After all, I got a...

Steady following and a sure thing right
here in New York. Yeah, well, that's

just it. You're in a rut. A big, fat
rut.

And I think what you need is the
challenge of an unknown field.

The next sound you hear will be Clark
Gable opening his refrigerator.

Now, honey, I want you to be absolutely
sure, because the only thing that is

important is where will be the
happiness. Oh, honey, how can there be

of it? Who wouldn't love to go to
Hollywood?

Dining in famous restaurants, mingling
with celebrities.

And don't you worry, dear, I'll wipe
that cement off your shoes before it

Ethel, will you answer that door? I'm
busy.

Busy? Doing what?

Reading.

Honestly.

Oh, darn it. You recognize me.

What is this, trick -or -treat?

How'd you know who it was?

Well, for one thing, I've seen that old
link stole every winter for the last

eight years.

Well,

if I hadn't worn this, would you have
known who it was? Of course.

What are you trying to prove?

Well, I was just practicing. You know,
us movie stars have to go around

disguised or our fans will mob us.

Why, if it isn't Lucy Ricardo.

Gee, can I have your autograph?

Oh, Fred, don't be smart.

Who's being smart? I want it on a check
for this month's rent.

You get your money, my good man. Us
movie stars always pay our bills.

Hey, wait a minute. I thought Ricky was
going to be the star.

Oh, he'll be one, too. Don't worry.

Two?

Yeah, I was just thinking.

Do you know what's liable to happen with
that screen test?

What, I'm afraid to ask.

Well, now, it just might happen sort of
like this.

We make the test here in New York. They
send it out to the coast.

They show it at the studio.

My face comes on the screen just for an
instant, but that's enough.

The head of the studio sees it. He jumps
up and shouts, that face, that face,

get me that girl.

Sir, she's an unknown, a nobody.

I don't care. Find her.

Get that girl. I want to make her a
star.

And the rest is motion picture history.

Ethel, that girl could be a second John
Bunny.

Hi. Oh, hi, Rick.

Oh, there you are. I came home early. I
want to go over that scenic.

What's all that?

She's a guy, so her fans won't know
she's a star.

You know, Fred, I married a bird.

She's just supposed to help me out in
this screen test, and she's already a

movie star.

Well, don't hold your breath, honey.

Apparently, you're not up in your motion
picture history.

What are you talking about?

Well, the way I hear it... Come on,
dear, let's go do that scene. Just a

please. Go back here.

What are you talking about, Fred?

Well, the way I hear it, the head of the
studio sees your test.

discovers Lucy, he demands to know her
name, and a new star is born.

So that's the way it's going to happen,
huh?

I didn't say it would happen. I said it
might.

Well, it could happen.

Better not happen?

Look, Lucy, there are a few things that
you ought to know.

First of all, this test is for me.

You just dared to fit me the lines.

Nobody's going to see any more than the
back of your head.

Now, I'm going to go home and get into
some comfortable clothes.

And I'll spec you there in five minutes
to go over that scene.

I'll spec you there in five minutes to
go over that scene.

You're just there to fit me the lines.

No one's going to see anything but the
back of your head.

That's what he thinks.

Now, Ricky, Ricky, we'll shoot the song
part of the test first. Okay. Are the

guitar players close enough for balance?

I think so, yes.

All right, I'm ready.

Quiet on the set!

This is a take!

It's all yours, sir.

Rolling.

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Thank you.

Thank you.

Now we'll do the scene.

All right. Thank you, boys. Thank you
very much. All right, get Mrs. Ricardo.

Yes, sir.

Now, Ricky, when you're kneeling down at
the end of the scene, you know, make a

more dramatic wave of the hand when you
say, and so I'm afraid that we must say,

farewell, and then make your exit.

Oh, I see.

Mrs. Ricardo.

Oh,

oh, is that the camera?

Yes.

Mrs.

Ricardo? Yes, sir.

We'll rehearse it once more before we
shoot.

Action.

Hark, do I hear a footfall?

Is that you, Don Juan?

Yes, it is I, a lovely one.

Good that I had the power to tell you
what is in my heart tonight.

What do you mean, my dearest? I have
come to say farewell.

No, say not so.

Good that I could ask you to fly with
me.

But I know that you're devoted to your
husband, Count de Renssel.

Yes, much as I love you, I must stay
with him.

He is old and feeble and he needs me.

But for him, I will sweep you into my
arms and carry you over, young garden

wall. Oh, that I could cut these ties
that bind me. Do not cry, my dearest.

It was not meant to be.

I had no right to win your heart. I had
no chance to win your love.

So now I'm afraid I must say...

Farewell. Cut!

That's fine, Ricky, fine.

Good feeling.

Thank you. How was I, sir?

Very good, Mrs. Ricardo. Thank you. Oh,
Ricky, now be careful so that your wife

doesn't get in your way in front of the
camera. Just take a step to one side.

All right. Well, I think we're about
ready for a take.

Now, let's see if we can't get this the
first time, everybody.

Now, may I have it quiet, please?

Quiet on the set!

It's all yours, sir.

Mrs. Ricardo?

Roll them?

Roll them!

Ricardo test, take one.

What's that?

What's that?

That's just what we have to do at the
beginning of a scene.

Now, please, Mrs. Ricardo.

Really?

Now, uh, change the slate.

All right, I'm ready.

Quiet on the set!

This is a take!

It's all yours, sir.

Roland? Roland!

power to tell you what is in my heart
tonight.

What do you mean, my dear?

I have come to say farewell.

No, say not so.

Mrs.

Ricardo. Yes, sir?

Is that as far as your head turns?

Yes, why?

What a pity. I thought it might lend
interest to the scene if you could keep

going around and around like a
lighthouse.

recall telling you to look over your
shoulder. Oh, no, sir. That was my own

idea. Did you like it? No.

Oh. Now, let's just do this the way we
rehearsed it. Yes, sir. Let me check

setup again.

Lucy, what are you trying to do?

Well, I was just thinking the back of my
head is not my best side.

That's only one person's opinion.

All right, now, places, everybody.

power to tell you what is in my heart
tonight.

What do you mean?

but it was a lovely mazurka.

I'm sorry, sir. My wife doesn't seem to
understand.

Well, I hope she catches on this time
because this is going to be the last

Why? Are you running out of film?

No.

No, we're running out of talk.

Now, shall we do it for the last time?

Look, I'm sorry, sir. You want to get
another girl? You expect me to go around

looking for another girl with a whole
crew sitting around here getting paid?

No, no, no, sir, no. No, she put a three
-inch lens on it. We'll take it with

that. Now, this is a test that's going
to Hollywood.

Yeah, well, I got an idea that this time
is going to be right.

All right.

Now, this is it.

Good.

Would that I had the power to tell you
what is in my heart tonight.

What do you mean, my dearest?

I have come to say farewell.

No,

no, say not so.

I am sorry, my dear, but this is the way
it has to be.

Would that I could ask you to fly with
me, for I know that you're devoted to

your husband. Your husband...

It was not meant to be.

I had no right to win your heart. I had
no chance to win your love.

All we ever saw was your face. Didn't
see your wife at all.

You sure it's all right? Sure, it'll be
fine. Okay, everybody, that's it. Wrap

it up.

You hungry, Ricky?

Yeah. Put on your pants and I'll buy you
some lunch. Come on. Okay.

Desilu Productions.

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz will be back
next week at this same time.