Editing Vivian Vance (section)

===Film===
Following her appearance in a revival of ''[[The Cradle Will Rock]]'' in 1947, Vance decided to move to California to pursue other theatre projects and opportunities in film. During her stay in Los Angeles, Vance appeared in two films: as [[wikt:Special:Search/streetwise|streetwise]] [[maid|chambermaid]] Leah in ''[[The Secret Fury]]'' (1950), and as Alicia in ''[[The Blue Veil (1951 film)|The Blue Veil]]'' (1951). She received several positive notices for her performances, but the films did little else to further her screen career. Following her departure from ''The Lucy Show'' at the end of the third season, Vance signed on to appear in a [[Blake Edwards]] film, ''[[The Great Race]]'' (1965); she saw this as an opportunity to restart a movie career, which never really took off. The amusing film was a moderate success, receiving several Academy Award nominations.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Variety Staff |date=1964-12-31 |title=The Great Race |url=https://variety.com/1964/film/reviews/the-great-race-1200420760/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Variety}}</ref>