
DECEMBER BRIDE: LILY RUSKIN ARRIVES {SERIES PREMIERE} (TV)
Summary
Premiere of this comedy series set in Westwood, California, concerning the adventures of Matt and Ruth Henshaw and Matt's mother-in-law, Lily, who lives with them. In this episode, the Henshaws go to meet Lily at the train station; Pete warns Matt against mothers-in-law. Lily brings her new fiance, Gus, who avails himself too freely of the Henshaws' hospitality. Gus's honesty is doubted by the Henshaws; Lily calls off the engagement even though Gus turns out to be very wealthy. Lily's romantic life promises to continue when a local police officer asks for a date. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: October 4, 1954 9:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:25:59
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T78:0533
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; She Made It Collection (Lucille Ball)
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1954-1959
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Fred De Cordova … Producer
- Parke Levy … Producer, Created by, Writer
- Jerry Thorpe … Director
- Phil Sharp … Writer
- Eliot Daniel … Music by
- Spring Byington … Cast, Lily Ruskin
- Dean Miller … Cast, Matt Henshaw
- Frances Rafferty … Cast, Ruth Henshaw
- Harry Morgan … Cast, Pete Porter
- Harry Cheshire … Cast, Gus
- Sam McDaniel … Cast