Memories of Van Johnson

Lucy Dances With Van Johnson
Lucy and the very handsome Van Johnson dancing to "How about You?" This is perhaps my favorite song and dance routine in the entire series. So warm and romantic, pure awesomeness :-) NOTE: When Lucy says: "You're more nervous than I am". After Fred flubs his line is one of the very few instances where Lucy ever ad-libbed on the show.

I Love Lucy - "The Dancing Star" - Lucille Ball/Van Johnson
Lucille Ball & Van Johnson (1955)
*in loving memory of my mother (a devoted I Love Lucy fan)

Whats my line? - Van Johnson-1953 - 54

Lucille Ball and Van Johnson Dance
One of my favorite scenes from I LOVE LUCY-- Van Johnson and Lucille Ball dancing to the song "How About You?".

Coffee Tasmanian (MGM 1948): June Allyson, Van Johnson
from The Bride Goes Wild (MGM 1948): directed by Norman Taurog, also with Hume Cronyn, & Una Merkel.

IMDb: A famous children's' sto from The Bride Goes Wild (1948): directed by Norman Taurog, also with Hume Cronyn, & Una Merkel.

IMDb: A famous children's' story writer named Uncle Bumps (Van Johnson) needs someone to illustrate his latest book. A contest is held, and an artist is chosen, Miss Martha Terryton (June Allyson). Martha is an uptight, prudish woman with little tolerance for wasting time. Uncle Bumps is really Greg Rawlings, a young playboy with no work ethic and a penchant for young women. He attempts to work his magic on Martha, and after hard work and trickery, including telling her that he has a son (Butch Jenkins), it begins to work. That's when his married girlfriend (Arlene Dahl) comes into the picture and messes everything up.

Elizabeth Taylor - The Last Time I Saw Paris - Part 8 of 11
A love story set in post World War II Paris. Elizabeth Taylor plays Helen Ellswirth, a beautiful, care free young woman. Screen idol Van Johnson plays Charles Wills, a war veteran who is a serious, responsible man. Romance blossoms, the couple marries and soon after they have a baby daughter.

The young couple struggles to make ends meet and, through the highs and lows of their marriage, their personalities become reversed. The marriage becomes empty but Helen matures emotionally and tries to act responsibly. Charles, unable to cope with his personal and professional failures, becomes a thoughtless, empty thrill seeker.