Dann Cahn

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About this interview

In his nearly five-and-a-half-hour interview, Dann Cahn (1923-2012) talks about growing up in 1920s and '30's Hollywood and explains how he got his start in the entertainment industry as an assistant editor on several motion pictures. He details his first jobs for the small screen in 1949, on the critically acclaimed programs Your Show Time and Lucky Strike Showtime. Cahn discusses working at Desilu on I Love Lucy, Our Miss Brooks, The Untouchables, and The Loretta Young Show and shares his thoughts on Desilu's famed Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz and Jess Oppenheimer. Cahn also describes editing several other hit television shows including The Beverly Hillbillies, Police Woman, and Remington Steele. He recounts working at Glenn Larson Productions as head of Post Production, and speaks to the importance of one particularly prolific producer who he believes was the ideal collaborator in the editing room. Michael Rosen conducted the interview on August 18, 1999 in Cahn's home in Brentwood, CA.

All views expressed by interviewees are theirs alone and not necessarily those of the Television Academy.

"There's something about handling the film that was part of it - part of the system. But it's gone, and it won't come back. The feel, the smell of the film. The solitude. It was a fabulous way to edit. I loved it."

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Highlights

Editor Dann Cahn on editing the famous candy factory episode of I Love Lucy entitled "Job Switching"

02:14

On editing comedy

00:48

On the importance of imagination in editing

00:24

On the kinescope pilot of I Love Lucy - to prove that Lucy and Desi would work as the stars of the show, and to snag a sponsor

01:26

On watching the first aired episode of I Love Lucy -- with out of sync sound

02:48

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Chapter 1

On his childhood and early influences - his uncle Edward Cahn and father, Philip Cahn, both editors at Universal

On how he got into the film business (as a child actor in B-movies); on his high school years

On wanting to get out of acting and into behind the scenes studio work

On how the depression affected his family and what Hollywood was like in the 1930s

Chapter 2

On the 1938 L.A. flood; on the origins of Universal Studios and the first sound movies

On the depression and 1930's Hollywood; on Anti-Semitism at the time

On his experiences as a young kid on the Universal lot and watching his dad edit film; on burning nitrate film for silver

On legendary sound man, Jack Foley - the man responsible for early background sound effects

Chapter 3

On sound man Jack Foley; on Cahn's path out of the Universal mail room and into the editing room

On film editing - serving as an apprentice and then assistant editor and working on the feature film Pittsburgh

On enlisting in the airforce for World War II and meeting Marlene Dietrich

On working for Paramount after the war; on his first chance editing for television on Lucky Strike Showtime

Chapter 4

On editing Your Show time (misquoted as Lucky Strike Showtime) - filmed television; on early commercials

On his first memories of and the rise of television; on working on Your Show Time (misquoted as Lucky Strike Showtime)

On his father's thoughts of his work in television; on being on a television set (Your Show Time)

On the path to his job on I Love Lucy by way of Republic Films

Chapter 5

On his film editing mentors

On his experience editing I Love Lucy

On the concept of I Love Lucy and show rehearsals; on the new technology developed for the show

On the filming of the first episode of I Love Lucy

Chapter 6

On the first completed (4th aired) episode of I Love Lucy; on editing

On watching the first aired episode of I Love Lucy -- with out of sync sound

On initial reviews and reception of I Love Lucy; on expanding the post-production crew

Chapter 7

On expanding the post-production team on I Love Lucy; on the Blacklist

On coordinating Lucille Ball's C-section with the birth of Little Ricky on I Love Lucy

On the I Love Lucy writers and the episodes where the cast drives across country to Hollywood

On editing and the production schedule at I Love Lucy and the growth of Desilu productions

Chapter 8

On working with directors

On editing I Love Lucy

On working on The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour

Chapter 9

On The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour and The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

On leaving Desilu and working on M Squad, Shotgun Slade, Coronado 9, The Beverly Hillbillies and The Guns of Will Sonnett

Chapter 10

On working on Aaron Spelling's The Most Deadly Game and on several Desi Arnaz productions including Land's End and The Mothers-In-Law

On working on the productions Branded, Hondo, Police Woman, The Man From Atlantis, Temperatures Rising, Remington Steele, and the TV Movies Bud and Lou and Tough Enough

Chapter 11

On the TV movie The Man Upstairs

On his current project on the history of Desilu

On advice to young editors; on thoughts about current editing technology

On his proudest achievements, frustrations

On people he's worked with and his family

Shows

Barney Miller

Dann Cahn on forming Charlie Chaplin, Jr. productions for a script written by Danny Arnold of That Girl and Barney Miller fame

01:05

Beverly Hillbillies, The

Editor Dann Cahn on editing The Beverly Hillbillies

01:40

Branded

Editor Dann Cahn on editing the Western Branded

00:28

Bud and Lou

Editor Dann Cahn on editing the TV movie Bud and Lou

01:00

Coronado 9

Editor Dann Cahn on directing Coronado 9

01:04

DEA

Editor Dann Cahn on editing the pilot of DEA and being nominated for an Emmy and winning the American Cinema Editors Eddie Award

00:52

Danny Thomas Show, The aka Make Room for Daddy

Film editor Dann Cahn on editing The Danny Thomas Show

01:40

Ed Sullivan Show, The aka Toast of the Town

Dann Cahn on doing a movie with Ed Sullivan

00:37

Fireside Theatre

Dann Cahn on filmed versus live television

01:49

Guns of Will Sonnett, The

Editor Dann Cahn on working for Aaron Spelling in The Guns of Will Sonnett

00:35

Hondo

Editor Dann Cahn on editing the series Hondo and subsequently several Movies of the Week

01:18

I Love Lucy

Dann Cahn on his path to getting a job on I Love Lucy by way of Republic Films

05:20

Film editor Dann Cahn on the beginnings of I Love Lucy

25:03

Film editor Dann Cahn on the production aspects of the first episodes of I Love Lucy

28:14

Film editor Dann Cahn on editing I Love Lucy

27:49

Editor Dann Cahn on leaving I Love Lucy after Jess Oppenheimer left

18:54

Editor Dann Cahn on editing the famous candy factory episode of I Love Lucy entitled "Job Switching"

02:14

Editor Dann Cahn on editing the famous Vitameatavegamin episode of I Love Lucy entitled "Lucy Does a TV Commercial"

01:28

I Love Lucy: "Job Switching"

Editor Dann Cahn on editing the famous candy factory episode of I Love Lucy entitled "Job Switching"

02:14

I Love Lucy: "Lucy Does a TV Commercial"

Editor Dann Cahn on editing the famous Vitameatavegamin episode of I Love Lucy entitled "Lucy Does a TV Commercial"

01:28

I Love Lucy: "Lucy Thinks Ricky is Trying to Murder Her"

Film editor Dann Cahn on the production aspects of the first episodes of I Love Lucy

13:55

Jimmy Durante Show, The

Editor Dann Cahn on editing The Jimmy Durante Show

00:12

Land's End

Editor Dann Cahn on reuniting with Desi Arnaz for Land's End

04:31

Loretta Young Show, The

Film editor Dann Cahn on editing Letters to Loretta

05:20

Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The

Editor Dann Cahn on the one hour Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour

07:49

Editor Dann Cahn on shooting The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour

04:08

Editor Dann Cahn on not cutting The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour down and consulting with CBS executives to take time from The U.S. Steel Hour

03:04

M Squad

Editor Dann Cahn on directing M Squad

01:58

Man From Atlantis

Editor Dann Cahn on working on Man from Atlantis

04:00

Man Upstairs, The

Editor Dann Cahn on editing the TV movie The Man Upstairs starring Katharine Hepburn and Ryan O'Neal

01:32

Most Deadly Game, The

Editor Dann Cahn on working on Aaron Spelling's The Most Deadly Game

00:49

Mothers-In-Law, The

Editor Dann Cahn on The Mothers-In-Law

00:07

Our Miss Brooks

Film editor Dann Cahn on Desilu's commitment to Our Miss Brooks

00:50

Film editor Dann Cahn on editing Desilu's Our Miss Brooks

00:55

Police Woman

Editor Dann Cahn on editing Police Woman

05:13

Remington Steele

Editor Dann Cahn on editing the pilot for Remington Steele

04:03

Shotgun Slade

Editor Dann Cahn on directing Shotgun Slade

00:41

Temperatures Rising

Editor Dann Cahn on working on Temperatures Rising with Bill Asher

01:19

That Girl

Dann Cahn on forming Charlie Chaplin, Jr. productions for a script written by Danny Arnold of That Girl and Barney Miller fame

01:05

Tough Enough

Editor Dann Cahn on editing the TV movie Tough Enough starring Dennis Quaid

00:37

United States Steel Hour, The

Editor Dann Cahn on not cutting The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour down and consulting with CBS executives to take time from The U.S. Steel Hour

03:04

Untouchables, The

Editor Dann Cahn on The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse episode of The Untouchables becoming its own series

01:53

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Editor Dann Cahn on The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

05:56

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse: "The Untouchables"

Editor Dann Cahn on The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse episode of The Untouchables becoming its own series

Your Show Time

Dann Cahn on editing the show Lucky Strike Showtime for Dumont

02:34

Dann Cahn on editing Lucky Strike Showtime (actually Your Show Time)

01:53

Dann Cahn on, "The Necklace," the Emmy Award winning episode of Your Show Time (misquoted as part of Lucky Strike Showtime)

00:33

Dann Cahn on, "The Necklace," the Emmy Award winning episode of Your Show Time (misquoted as part of Lucky Strike Showtime)

00:33

Dann Cahn on, "The Real Thing" episode of Your Show Time (misquoted as part of Lucky Strike Showtime)

00:50

Dann Cahn on, "The Invisible Wound" episode of Your Show Time (misquoted as part of Lucky Strike Showtime) - the first show he edited

00:53

Dann Cahn on the sets of Your Show Time (misquoted as part of Lucky Strike Showtime)

01:45

Your Show Time: "The Invisible Wound"

Dann Cahn on, "The Invisible Wound" episode of Your Show Time (misquoted as part of Lucky Strike Showtime) - the first show he edited

00:53

Your Show Time: "The Necklace"

Dann Cahn on, "The Necklace," the Emmy Award winning episode of Your Show Time (misquoted as part of Lucky Strike Showtime)

00:33

Dann Cahn on "The Necklace," the Emmy Award winning episode of Your Show Time (misquoted as part of Lucky Strike Showtime)

06:00

Your Show Time: "The Real Thing"

Dann Cahn on, "The Real Thing" episode of Your Show Time (misquoted as part of Lucky Strike Showtime)

00:50

Topics

Emmy Awards

Dann Cahn on Lucky Strike Showtime winning one of the first Emmy awards

00:26

Dann Cahn on, "The Necklace," the Emmy-winning episode of Your Show Time (misquoted as part of Lucky Strike Showtime)

00:33

Editor Dann Cahn on editing the pilot of DEA and being nominated for an Emmy and winning the American Cinema Editors Eddie Award

00:52

Hollywood Blacklist

Film editor Dann Cahn on the Blacklist era and Lucille Ball facing accusations of being a communist

00:56

Industry Crossroads

Film editor Dann Cahn on the Blacklist era and Lucille Ball facing accusations of being a communist

00:45

Pop Culture

Dann Cahn on the construction of the Hollywoodland sign down the street from where he was born

00:39

Technological Innovation

Dann Cahn on film editing in the 1930s and burning nitrate film for silver

02:58

Film editor Dann Cahn on the new technology developed for I Love Lucy

01:30

Film editor Dann Cahn on the new technology developed for I Love Lucy

02:18

Film editor Dann Cahn on the new technology (multiple moviola) developed for editing I Love Lucy

02:24

Film editor Dann Cahn on going from optical to magnetic soundtracks and using the "monster" moviola

05:27

Film editor Dann Cahn on the first process shot for television -- and his first time directing

02:41

Editor Dann Cahn on his preference for the moviola over flatbed editing system

02:13

Editor Dann Cahn on nonlinear editing and computer editing and how they compare to older methods of editing

06:51

Television Industry

Film editor Dann Cahn on the Blacklist era and Lucille Ball facing accusations of being a communist

00:45

We Laughed

Editor Dann Cahn on editing the famous candy factory episode of I Love Lucy entitled "Job Switching"

02:14

Editor Dann Cahn on editing the famous Vitameatavegamin episode of I Love Lucy entitled "Lucy Does a TV Commercial"

01:28

Professions

Directors

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Dann Cahn on wanting to direct television and observing directors

01:00

Editor

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Dann Cahn on film editing in the 1930s and burning nitrate film for silver

02:58

Dann Cahn on editing Macbeth for Republic Films

01:17

Film editor Dann Cahn on the beginnings of I Love Lucy

24:57

Film editor Dann Cahn on editing I Love Lucy

27:00

Film editor Dann Cahn on the role of the supervising editor

02:24

Editor Dann Cahn on editing I Love Lucy

04:32

Sound Editor

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Dann Cahn on sound man Jack Foley and early sound for film - the creation of the Foley stage

02:00

Dann Cahn on sound editing

06:32

Dann Cahn on moviolas

00:53

Sound Professionals

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Dann Cahn on legendary sound man, Jack Foley - the man responsible for early background sound effects

03:23

Genres

Comedy Series

Film editor Dann Cahn on the beginnings of I Love Lucy

24:57

Film editor Dann Cahn on the production aspects of the first episodes of I Love Lucy

28:14

Film editor Dann Cahn on editing I Love Lucy

27:49

On editing I Love Lucy

18:54

People

Aaron Spelling

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Film editor Dann Cahn on Aaron Spelling's bit part on I Love Lucy

01:02

Editor Dann Cahn on working for Aaron Spelling

01:50

Editor Dann Cahn on working on Aaron Spelling's The Most Deadly Game

00:54

Al Simon

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Film editor Dann Cahn on I Love Luc y Associate Producer Al Simon

20:27

Film editor Dann Cahn on screening I Love Lucy with Al Simon, Jess Oppenheimer and others

04:04

Argyle Nelson

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Film editor Dann Cahn on Argyle Nelson replacing Al Simon on I Love Lucy

01:06

Bert Granet

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Editor Dann Cahn on Bert Granet producing The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour

00:34

Bob Banner

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Editor Dann Cahn on editing the TV movie Bud and Lou, with Bob Banner as executive producer

01:00

Bob Carroll, Jr.

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Film editor Dann Cahn on I Love Lucy writers Bob Carroll, Jr. and Madelyn Pugh Davis

01:33

Film editor Dann Cahn on I Love Lucy writers Bob Carroll, Jr. and Madelyn Pugh Davis

00:26

Bob Hope

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Editor Dann Cahn on reuniting with Jess Oppenheimer

00:58

Bob Schiller

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Film editor Dann Cahn on I Love Lucy writers Bob Carroll, Jr. and Madelyn Pugh Davis and getting help from Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf

07:38

Bob Weiskopf

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Film editor Dann Cahn on I Love Lucy writers Bob Carroll, Jr. and Madelyn Pugh Davis and getting help from Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf

00:13

Bud Molin

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Film editor Dann Cahn on Bud Molin, his assistant, taking over editing I Love Lucy

00:49

Carl Laemmle

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Dann Cahn on the origins of Universal Studios and founder Carl Laemmle

02:46

Carol Channing

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Editor Dann Cahn on working on a Carol Channing film

00:57

Claudio Guzman

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Editor Dann Cahn on The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

02:45

Danny Arnold

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Dann Cahn on forming Charlie Chaplin, Jr. productions for a script written by Danny Arnold of That Girl and Barney Miller fame

01:05

David Gerber

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Editor Dann Cahn on getting him onto Police Woman

04:17

DeForest Kelley

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Editor Dann Cahn on working with actor DeForest Kelley

00:29

Deanna Durbin

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Dann Cahn on actress Deanna Durbin "saving" Universal Studios in the 1930s

01:04

Dennis Quaid

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Editor Dann Cahn on editing the TV movie Tough Enough starring Dennis Quaid

00:37

Desi Arnaz

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Film editor Dann Cahn on the beginnings of I Love Lucy

24:57

Film editor Dann Cahn on network resistance to hiring Desi Arnaz for I Love Lucy

07:33

Film editor Dann Cahn on Desi Arnaz's involvement after Jess Oppenheimer's departure from I Love Lucy

01:04

Film editor Dann Cahn on Desi Arnaz's thoughts on the post-production crew of I Love Lucy

00:18

Film editor Dann Cahn on why Marc Daniels left I Love Lucy after the first year

00:05

Film editor Dann Cahn on befriending Desi Arnaz

01:20

Editor Dann Cahn on Desi Arnaz giving him greater management responsibilities on I Love Lucy

01:05

Editor Dann Cahn on Desi Arnaz

00:58

Editor Dann Cahn on Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball

01:22

Editor Dann Cahn on Desi Arnaz

05:53

Editor Dann Cahn on reuniting with Desi Arnaz

05:27

Editor Dann Cahn on Desi Arnaz

02:48

Ed Sullivan

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Dann Cahn on doing a movie with Ed Sullivan

00:37

Elizabeth Taylor

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Dann Cahn on meeting Elizabeth Taylor

00:10

Eva Gabor

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Dann Cahn on Eva Gabor's role on "The Necklace," the Emmy Award winning episode of Your Show Time (misquoted as part of Lucky Strike Showtime)

00:31

Fred de Cordova

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Editor Dann Cahn on Fred De Cordova

00:23

Gene Kelly

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Editor Dann Cahn on working on a Gene Kelly project Going My Way

00:33

George Amy

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Film editor Dann Cahn on mentors Louis Lindsay and George Amy

02:59

George Fox

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Film editor Dann Cahn on the new technology created by film operations manager George Fox for shooting I Love Lucy

01:30

Film editor Dann Cahn on editing I Love Lucy and purchasing the "monster" moviola

00:46

Harry Ackerman

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Editor Dann Cahn on not cutting The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour down and consulting with CBS executives

03:25

Herbert F. Solow

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Editor Dann Cahn on returning to Desilu to work for producer Herbert F. Solow after Desi Arnaz left

05:13

Jack Foley

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Dann Cahn on legendary sound man, Jack Foley - the man responsible for early background sound effects

03:23

Dann Cahn on sound man Jack Foley and the Foley stage

03:17

Jerry Thorpe

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Editor Dann Cahn on Jerry Thorpe directing The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour

00:41

Jess Oppenheimer

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Film editor Dann Cahn on the beginnings of I Love Lucy

01:39

Film editor Dann Cahn on meeting Jess Oppenheimer

01:33

Film editor Dann Cahn on Jess Oppenheimer

17:44

Film editor Dann Cahn on editing I Love Lucy and screening it with Al Simon, Jess Oppenheimer and others

03:56

Film editor Dann Cahn on Jess Oppenheimer's departure from I Love Lucy

01:12

Film editor Dann Cahn on why Marc Daniels left I Love Lucy after the first year

Editor Dann Cahn on editing I Love Lucy with Jess Oppenheimer

03:08

Editor Dann Cahn on reuniting with Jess Oppenheimer

00:58

Editor Dann Cahn on Jess Oppenheimer

00:36

John Huston

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Dann Cahn on John Huston

00:40

Karl Freund

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Film editor Dann Cahn on I Love Lucy camera man Karl Freund

12:04

Katharine Hepburn

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Editor Dann Cahn on editing the TV movie The Man Upstairs starring Katharine Hepburn and Ryan O'Neal

01:32

Lee Marvin

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Editor Dann Cahn on The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

03:55

Editor Dann Cahn on Lee Marvin giving him his next job

02:53

Loretta Young

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Film editor Dann Cahn on his father's work with Loretta Young and Letters to Loretta

03:21

Louis Lantz

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Dann Cahn on Your Show Time (misquoted as Lucky Strike Showtime) producers Louis Lantz and Stanley Rubin

00:30

Louis Lindsay

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Film editor Dann Cahn on mentors Louis Lindsay and George Amy

00:40

Lucille Ball

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Film editor Dann Cahn on the beginnings of I Love Lucy

22:00

Film editor Dann Cahn on editing I Love Lucy and screening it with Al Simon, Jess Oppenheimer and Lucille Ball

03:00

Film editor Dann Cahn on the Blacklist era and Lucille Ball facing accusations of being a communist

02:48

Editor Dann Cahn on cutting to maximize Lucille Ball's talent

03:28

Editor Dann Cahn on Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball

01:22

Editor Dann Cahn on trying to edit Lucille Ball's comedy

03:24

Editor Dann Cahn on Lucille Ball and on Desi Arnaz's funeral

02:48

Madelyn Pugh Davis

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Film editor Dann Cahn on I Love Lucy writers Bob Carroll, Jr. and Madelyn Pugh Davis

01:33

Film editor Dann Cahn on I Love Lucy writers Bob Carroll, Jr. and Madelyn Pugh Davis

00:26

Marc Daniels

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Film editor Dann Cahn on director Marc Daniels of I Love Lucy

18:09

Film editor Dann Cahn on editing I Love Lucy with director Marc Daniels

06:09

Film editor Dann Cahn on anxiety suffered by I Love Lucy director Marc Daniels

00:24

Film editor Dann Cahn on editing I Love Lucy and purchasing the "monster" moviola

03:10

Film editor Dann Cahn on why Marc Daniels left I Love Lucy after the first year

00:41

Marilyn Monroe

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Dann Cahn on Marilyn Monroe's almost role on "The Necklace," the Emmy Award winning episode of Your Show Time (misquoted as part of Lucky Strike Showtime)

03:09

Marlene Dietrich

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Dann Cahn on meeting Marlene Dietrich

02:34

Michael Gleason

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Editor Dann Cahn on editing the pilot for Remington Steele, produced by Michael Gleason

04:03

Milton Berle

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Dann Cahn on his early impressions of television and Milton Berle

00:26

Orson Welles

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Dann Cahn on working with Orson Welles in MacBeth for Republic Films

03:30

Paul Henning

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Editor Dann Cahn on Paul Henning of The Beverly Hillbillies

01:23

Pierce Brosnan

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Editor Dann Cahn on editing the pilot for Remington Steele, starring Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist

04:03

Quinn Martin

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Film editor Dann Cahn on sound effects editor/producer Quinn Martin

00:56

Film editor Dann Cahn on bringing sound editor Quinn Martin onto I Love Lucy

02:24

Editor Dann Cahn on Quinn Martin and The Untouchables episode of The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

01:08

Richard Crenna

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Editor Dann Cahn on Richard Crenna

00:18

Rick Rosner

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Editor Dann Cahn on Rick Rosner

02:00

Robert Butler

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Editor Dann Cahn on editing the pilot for Remington Steele, directed by Bob Butler

04:03

Roddy McDowall

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Dann Cahn on working with Roddy McDowall in MacBeth for Republic Films

00:17

Ryan O'Neal

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Editor Dann Cahn on editing the TV movie The Man Upstairs starring Katharine Hepburn and Ryan O'Neal

01:32

Sheldon Leonard

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Film editor Dann Cahn on Sheldon Leonard on The Danny Thomas Show

01:40

Sobey Martin

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Dann Cahn on Your Show Time director Sobey Martin

00:24

Stanley Rubin

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Dann Cahn on friend Stanley Rubin getting him a job editing the show Lucky Strike Showtime for Dumont

02:34

Dann Cahn on Your Show Time (misquoted as Lucky Strike Showtime) producers Louis Lantz and Stanley Rubin

00:30

Dann Cahn on Eva Gabor's role on "The Necklace," the Emmy Award winning episode of Your Show Time (misquoted as part of Lucky Strike Showtime)

01:12

Stephanie Zimbalist

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Editor Dann Cahn on editing the pilot for Remington Steele, starring Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist

04:03

Sydney Pollack

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Editor Dann Cahn on Sydney Pollack as alternating director on Shotgun Slade

00:19

Vivian Vance

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Film editor Dann Cahn on I Love Lucy's "Ethel Mertz" Vivian Vance

00:44

William Asher

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Film editor Dann Cahn on editor William Asher asking him to join I Love Lucy

01:05

Film editor Dann Cahn on Desilu's commitment to Our Miss Brooks and bringing in William Asher as an I Love Lucy director

00:59

Editor Dann Cahn on William Asher

03:08

Editor Dann Cahn on friend and director William Asher

00:35

William Frawley

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Film editor Dann Cahn on I Love Lucy's "Fred Mertz" William Frawley

00:44

William S. Paley

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Editor Dann Cahn on not cutting The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour down and consulting with CBS executives

03:25