Lucille Ball Lucy RIcardo Actor Desi Arnaz Ricky Ricardo Actor Vivian Vance Ethel Mertz Actor William Frawley Fred Mertz Actor John Wayne Guest Star Michael Mayer Guest Star Joseph A. Mayer Guest Star Ralph Volke Guest Star Louis Nicoletti Guest Star Jess Oppenheimer Producer, Writer James V. Kern Director Madelyn Davis Writer Bob Carroll Jr. Writer Bob Schiller Writer Bob Weiskopf Writer