Jack Warner

Let's Talk To Lucy

800 Pound Gorilla Records

Tv & Film, History, Comedy

4.8 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Film Executive Jack Warner chats with Lucy on the set of his latest film to discuss his instincts when hiring good talent and how they have both seen the industry evolve during their time in show business.

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0:00.0	This is Let's Talk to Lucy starring Lucille Ball.
0:05.0	A very warm welcome to you all.
0:07.0	I'm Gary Morton, and now let's talk to Lucy.
0:11.0	Hi, this is Lucy, and I'm very happy to present as my guest today,
0:15.0	one of the most notable figures in the motion picture industry,
0:18.0	producer of the Academy Award-winning film, My Fair Lady,
0:22.7	head of Warner Brothers Studio, Mr. Jack L. Warner.
0:26.9	Congratulations, Jack.
0:27.9	That was a beautiful, beautiful picture, My Fair Lady.
0:30.8	Well, thank you very much, Lucy.
0:32.3	I certainly glad you liked it,
0:34.0	and I know everybody throughout the world where the film is playing has been a
0:38.7	tremendous success. I believe it's about approximately 200 cities both in America and Europe.
0:44.4	Isn't that fabulous? Japan all over the civilized world. It was really a labor of love,
0:50.6	wasn't it, Jack? Yes, it was. It took approximately five years from the day that I bought the rights until we had the opening
0:58.0	night.
0:58.4	Is that so?
0:59.4	You know, so many people all over the world write letters to you and to all of us about
1:04.9	how a great motion picture like this comes into being.
1:09.1	And I don't think they really believe that from the onset it would
1:12.4	take as long as five years for you to do it it's not counting the 10 years or 12 years that it was
1:18.9	being put together uh for the stage play that's right and how long it ran and everything but with all
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