Synopsis
After the first series of "Life with Luigi", starring J. Carroll Naish, was cut short in January 1953, due to problems with the sponsor (General Food), a "New Life with Luigi" started on April 9, 1953. The all new cast consisted of Vito Scotti, Thomas Gomez and Muriel Landers playing "Rosa". Again it lasted but a few months.
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Details
- Running time
- 29 minutes
- Collection
- 1950s Classic TV, Classic TV
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Life with Luigi
- 50's
- Live TV
- Kinescope
- 1950's Television
- CBS
- 1953
- Sitcom
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Vito Scotti Italian American · ucla1960 · 2011-10-12
Vito Scotti was a brilliant actor you clod.
★★ · The Shadow of Luigi · adamelijah · 2011-01-19
This Spring 1952 Television revival of Life with Luigi was a pale comparison to the fun of the radio serioes and the original television show. Vito Scotti simply couldn't compare to J. Carroll Naish. And speaking of downgrades, Thomas Gomez couldn't compare to Alan Reed as Pasquale. They also messed with the formula of Life with Luigi and in every way, it detracted from the show. This episode features no scheming by Pasquale, which is pretty much what brought conflict to Luigi's world. What both the 1952 TV version with Naish and this one could have used wss a little of Hans Conreid as…