On the trip back to New York, Lucy learns a jewel thief's on their train.On the trip back to New York, Lucy learns a jewel thief's on their train.On the trip back to New York, Lucy learns a jewel thief's on their train.
Brandon Beach
- Passenger
- (uncredited)
Gil Perkins
- Passenger
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaTo simulate the emergency braking of a speeding train, Desilu Productions was not content to use a standard method of jolting the camera and having the actors move in reaction to a non-existent jolt. Desilu wanted absolute realism, so the set containing the train's curtained berths and a hallway leading to the door with the emergency brake next to it was built in a box frame that contained a spring mechanism that was in turn triggered by the emergency brake itself. When Lucille pulled the handle of the brake, it released a metal spring that caused the entire set to lurch forward in a movement that often brought the actors to their knees; thereby accurately simulating an emergency braking of a train's movement. This is demonstrated in the special features section of the DVD.
- Quotes
Lucy Ricardo: What happened? You look like you ran into something.
Ricky Ricardo: I did.
Lucy Ricardo: What?
Ricky Ricardo: The back of the train.
- Alternate versionsIn the original 1955 airing of the episode "The Great Train Robbery" there was an extra scene involving the Mertzs. After getting on the train the Mertzs tell the Ricardos that they're heading towards the dining car for something to eat. After they leave the Ricardos, there is a montage of scenes showing the Mertzs going into the dining car and being escorted to a table on the second floor of the car where the dome viewing area is. All subsequent airings of this episode omit the scene but a rare 16MM print of the episode, with the scene intact, restored it for the season five DVD release of the show in 2005. The scene was cut from television airings because it was out of sequence with the story. If you look closely at the domed windows of the dining car, you can clearly see the reflections of lights passing over them, simulating a train that is moving at a pretty good speed. However, this scene was placed in the show at a time when the train that the Ricardos and the Mertzes were on had not even left Union Station in Los Angeles. After the Mertzes are seen in the domed dining car of the moving train, the station master announces the departure of their train from the station along with a shot of the train pulling away from the platform in a later scene. Union Pacific Railroad provided Desilu Productions with assistance for several scenes in this episode.
- ConnectionsReferences The Great Train Robbery (1903)
- SoundtracksTheme From 'I Love Lucy' (Instrumental)
Written by Eliot Daniel
Performed by Wilbur Hatch and the Desi Arnaz Orchestra
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Stop this train!
One of the best episodes in my opinion. Lucy is a riot, Ricky is great, Fred and Ethel constantly having food on them is funny.
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- angelahptrio
- Jun 15, 2021
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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