The Long, Long Trailer

The Long, Long Trailer
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVincente Minnelli
Screenplay by
Based onThe Long, Long Trailer
(1951 novel)
by Clinton Twiss
Produced byPandro S. Berman
Starring
CinematographyRobert Surtees
Edited byFerris Webster
Music byAdolph Deutsch
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • February 18, 1954 (1954-02-18)
Running time
96 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.5 million
Box office$4 million

The Long, Long Trailer is a 1954 American romantic comedy road film directed by Vincente Minnelli from a screenplay by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich, based on the 1951 novel of the same name by Clinton Twiss. Shot in Ansco Color, the film stars Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as a newlywed couple who buy a new travel trailer home for their honeymoon and experience a series of mishaps as they travel from California to Colorado. It also features Marjorie Main, Keenan Wynn, Bert Freed, Moroni Olsen, Gladys Hurlbut, Madge Blake, Howard McNear, and Walter Baldwin.