lucille ball's most popular movies

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🎬 Lucille Ball’s Most Beloved Films

TitleYearGenreHighlights

Ball plays a widowed nurse with 8 kids who marries a Navy officer with 10—chaotic and heartwarming
Stage Door1937DramaEnsemble cast with Katharine Hepburn; Ball shines as a witty aspiring actress
The Long, Long Trailer1954ComedyCo-stars Desi Arnaz; a hilarious road trip disaster with newlyweds and a trailer
The Dark Corner1946Film NoirBall plays a secretary helping her boss unravel a murder mystery
Lured1947ThrillerBall stars as a dancer turned amateur sleuth tracking a serial killer in London
Dance, Girl, Dance1940DramaBall plays a brassy burlesque dancer opposite Maureen O’Hara
Room Service1938ComedyBall joins the Marx Brothers in a zany hotel farce
Five Came Back1939Survival DramaA plane crash strands passengers in the jungle; Ball plays a sympathetic showgirl
Fancy Pants1950Western ComedyCo-stars Bob Hope; Ball plays a ranch heiress caught in a British butler mix-up
Without Love1945Romantic ComedyBall in a supporting role alongside Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy

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