Comments on: The Long, Long Trailer, Somewhere, USA, 1958

By: Fiftiesflashback

Fiftiesflashback — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:25:30 +0000

I believe there were actually two or three 32″ New Moon “Challengers” used in filming The Long, Long Trailer. You can tell the true length of the various New Moon models by matching the window configurations with the data found in the original catalogs. 32″ is not really that long by today’s standards. One or two of the New Moons were cut in half at the studio to open them up for filming, lighting & camera purposes. The unaltered trailer we see being towed by the 1953 Mercury in the film was eventually placed pool-side in Lucy and Desi’s backyard where it was used for many years as a cabana, pool house, etc., a fond memento of a wonderful film. A more powerful 1953 Lincoln Capri was substituted in some scenes to pull the heavy New Moon up the mountainside. The car lines looked similar, both being Ford products. True car buff can spot the differences.

By: bradley Butler

bradley Butler — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:33:02 +0000

I want to resond the long long trailer in 1954 I am the big huge fan to Lucille & Desi and I like to tow it around in west michigan Just outside by Ensley township and the corner of birds meat market keep going East on locust of 104th Street.

thanks!!!!! Brad

By: Gloria

Gloria — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:04:05 +0000

My dad worked for New Moon homes in Alma Michigan and helped build the long trailer for Lucy and Desi Arnaz. He told me that he had wrote his name behind a wall but was caught and had to remove it. My uncle also worked for New Moon homes and still lives in Michigan. We moved to Calif in the Sixty’s. We watched the movie The Long Long Trailer when it came out.
Gloria

By: Gloria

Gloria — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:08:24 +0000

My dad work for for New Moon homes in Alma Mich and helped built this long trailer. He told me he signed his name behind one of the walls and was caught and had to remove it. My uncle also worked for New Moon homes…he still lives in Michigan, we moved to Calif in the sixty’s.
Gloria

By: mcmsdmike

mcmsdmike — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:47:58 +0000

1987-1995 lived in a 1957 10×45′ spartan imperial villa it was the rolls of trailers $9600 in 1957 !! like $135,000 2011 $$s solid ash wood cabints, paneling eye level oven . wish id kept it il own a another spatan some day there are lot of spatans, vagabonds, new moons, shult,trailers just waiting to be restored siting in trailer parks or pack yards

By: Rosendo Alaniz

Rosendo Alaniz — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 02:31:57 +0000

We worked building New Moon homes from 1950 to 1965 and I am very happy to share memories of the Long long trailer for Ricardo and I love Lucy in Alama Mich.

I wish somebody will e-mail a photo of the long long ytailer, for memories

By: Jim Martin

Jim Martin — Thu, 20 May 2010 01:44:01 +0000

Like David Owens I to Would like to know if the original trailer used in the movie still exists, and who owns it
Thanks Jim Martin

By: David Owens

David Owens — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:31:05 +0000

Does anyone know if the original trailer used in the film The long Long trailer still exists and where it is if it does.
Thanks
David

By: ROSENDO ALANIZ

ROSENDO ALANIZ — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:20:21 +0000

I worked for New Moon home’s in Alma Michigan 1950 to 1965, and I am very proud I worked for Jim Redman.
Rosendo Alaniz

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:39:12 +0000

Does anyone know where they actually filmed the trailer going up the steep hills? One source said is was Whitney Portal out of Lone Pines, and another stated it was a road out of Lee Vining? Also, how did they get the trailer up those hills? Was the trailer just a shell? ’53 Lincolns were not designed to pull 6000 lb trailers. Thx