Best performance EVER by an actor on WMLine. Unlike most celebrities, he did NOT want to be identified--and what a job he did! A GREAT actor even here.
Priceless! He was a fantastic actor, my favorite, and yes very handsome. This appearance is hysterical.....outstanding. It’s cute they misspelled his name.....
This might be the finest performance by a true LEGEND. What a range of voices to confound them with. They could have been there for a week and not guessed who it was.
Possibly the most hilarious What's My Line I have ever seen. I worship you Mr. March! Your performances have stood the test of time, watching you in Les Mis I think you still have the finest film performance of Jean Valjean to date.
Fredric March gave us Mark Twain in "The Adventures of Mark Twain" and the returning G.I. in "The Best Years Of Our Lives". He brought them to life. Very fine actor.
“Do ladies swoon over you in pictures?” *“NO!”* Now Fredric, I’ve seen a great deal of your work and I thought you weren’t supposed to mislead them, let alone tell a boldfaced lie like that one! 😂
He was so funny in "Nothing Sacred", and in "The Adventures of Mark Twain" really magnificent. I love you Fredric March. You are truly one of the greats.
Being so entertained by this WML segment, I've looked him up, & have also been watching in YT, movies & clips of his fine acting. My guess is that there are many women who have in fact swooned over Fredric March, a handsome actor with very great talent 😘⚘🍾💌
Where would you find this much humor wrapped up in 8:50, and THIS much class, on television today? Absolutely nowhere. At least today's technology can bring us these gems from the past. Thank you for posting this!
I have my own copy of his 1931 Jekyll and Hyde and he definitely deserved it, and in my opinion that's his first and only Oscar because the one in 1946 is Larry Park's Oscar.
Mr March turned in a magnificent performance in one of my favorite movies of all time, "The Best Years of Our Lives". Understated, elegant talent. An all-time great.
It was really hard to beat the panel when they could ask countless questions with the old format. Frederic March was super talented to be able to do that!
I saw him in "Les Misérables" with Charles Laughton and Rochelle Hudson, where he played really great his role as Jean Villejean. He was a really fine actor.
He was great in so many things. I love him in the WWII homecoming movie "The Best Years of Out Lives" along with Myrna Loy, Teresa Wright, Dana Andrews (1946)
Gil Fates in his book about WML wrote a paragraph about this sequence. Fates had worked with FM before and convinced him to do a mystery guest appearance. Fates described it: "He bamboozled the panel with a series of wildly funny accents and the spot was a smash." A few days later March called Fates wanting to view the kinescope. He reported that in all his years in The Biz, this produced the biggest audience response of anything he did. Apparently his 1st experience with a big TV audience
Enjoyed your comment SO much ! THANKS for sharing that story with us ! I'm so glad Mr March was able to watch his own performance on this classic game show ! What a talent ! What a class act !
March is on a par with Bogart, Brando, Lancaster, Douglas (Melvin AND Kirk)... he does not get his due, and did not even in his lifetime. He melted into he roles and as a result, the panel was lost. He was an ACTOR. Two oscars! March was brilliant. "Man of a Tightrope" was fantastic, even though it was directed by the brilliant coward Elia Kazan. His performances in "Seven Days in May" and "Inherit the Wind" stole the show.
Among those who "know" March definitely gets his due and is commonly recognized as one of America's all-time great actors. Everything he did was gold. An Actor's Actor.
LazlosPlane Absolutely... hate to be a snob, but, like the better-known Henry Fonda, did you ever see March give a bad performance? It is unfortunate that he is not better known today. I keep going back to it, but I think his role in "Man On A Tightrope" is the best film performance of a man on the brink I've ever seen. The tension is so great, you get a headache watching it. "Best Years of Our Lives", "Dr. Jeckyll...", "The Desperate Hours", "Seven Days In May", " A Star Is Born"... why on earth isn't this guy acknowledged as the great actor he was?
But he IS acknowledged!!! By people in the theater and in film, actors, and even among classic film fans he is VERY much acknowledged as among the greatest. The problem is if you want him to be recognized by the general public, let's be real. They have forgotten Rathbone, Colman, Gable, Flynn, Tracey, indeed all the greats. In the area of the stage it's even worse: name one person who has a clue as to who Cohan was and what he accomplished, or Jolson, or Cantor. IT's a joke. It's all gone.
LazlosPlane March is not, in any form, acknowledged today as other major actors of his era. Those being John Wayne, Bogart, James Stewart, etc. I challenge you to ask a young person today who March is among the three actors I mentioned and you would get blank stares. I know, those "in the know" get it. That's not the point. My original post was to highlight the fact that March doesn't get his due. And he didn't get it IN HIS DAY either. Imagine other films icons of his era stumping the "What's My Line Panel"? This is really too bad. This could have been an interesting thread on a great actor. Yet you want to get snobby about it. I get tired of fucksticks like you destroying what should be a positive, fun post. This is over.
You are absolutely right! At last someone puts it as it is! March is incredibly unknown and underrated by the general public! He was one of the greatest American actors of all time and the winner of two Academy Awards (should have won 3 but Louis B.Mayer got in the way)! I find it really frustrating that others like Flynn and Gable were not as good as him but seem to be praised and well known around the world and March is ignored. I think his great need for privacy, his disdain for little gossip tabloid stories, for a settled and permanent studio contract and his (alleged) communist affiliations did not help make him a great star. He's still regarded as an actor more than a movie star.
In just 6 years, Fredrick March would star in one of the greatest (and little known) pictures of all time, "Inherit The Wind", with Spencer Tracy and Gene Kelly. Brilliant performances by all three.
@@lodalega9674 - Even the camera operators and make-up men overshadowed Kelly's performance. Not one of his best. However, Tracy was a cannon in that role. Both players, outstanding.
Great actor throughout the many years of his long and illustrious career. And in his salad days he was considered one of the top matinee idols (and unlike most of them he did not only have looks but also great charisma and talent) who made everyone swoon. Lovely and very enjoyable segment.
Mine too ! You clearly have xlnt taste ! I wish "Another Part of the Forest" was as well known as "The Best Years of Our Lives" ! The two characters are so different...but Mr March is amazing and awesome in BOTH roles !
Mr. Johnson, you are SO right. - classy all the way. I will never forget the first time I saw Death Takes a Holiday. It was a revelation as to what a real actor can do.
Given what's on TV today, it's simply amazing to watch clips of this witty and intelligent show. No wonder it was able to get so many fabulous actors, singers, writers and others both on the panel and as guests. Nothing on TV today approaches the class and humor of this show. And yes, Fredric March is a fantastic actor -- he was fantastic in Seven Days in May.
How about if he's bigger than a breadbox, Steve? 😂😂 One of the greatest Mystery Guests ever. I wouldn't have thought Fredric March could have pulled this off. Bravo!
Yes indeed ! That script (Rod Serling adapted the novel for the screen) was marvelous and was enacted by two truly gifted actors (March and Lancaster) !
Eight years after the release of The Best Years of Our Lives, for which he won an Oscar, Best Actor in a Leading Role. His first name, Fredric, is misspelled Frederic, on the desk on set. The same thing happened in the closing credits for The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).
I think he's handsomest in the first 3 scenes of Dr. Jeckyll. When you see him for the first time watch for the cool mirror trick. In scene two there are 2 gorgeous close ups of him giving a lecture. In 3rd scene w/the little girl he gives a big smile. He's just as handsome in the Eagle and the Hawk, plus Cary Grant for even more eye candy. He's shirtless in Anna Karenina sauna scene, in tiny togas in Sign of the Cross & is "going commando" in his first scene of Barretts of WImpole St.
Simply one of the finest actors that America has ever had. And I think that he swindled the panel also when he said he wasn't a comedian. I think NOTHING SACRED proves differently, and if Carole Lombard were around, I'm sure she would agree.
Did not really appreciate him until The Best Years of Our Lives. Unbelievably real. Huge star. He doesn't get the accolades because he was so good and uncontroversial. No gossip ever. Warm hearted mature artist.
One of America's finest, most versatile actors seems to really be having fun with this. One of those rare actors who seemed at home in ALL entertainment media: Stage, films, TV, and recordings. His wife was the very talented Florence Eldridge, with whom he appeared in all of the aforementioned media. One of the first double-Oscar winners, he and Florence had a son and a daughter, the latter of whom married an Italian nobleman.
In my humble opinion, Fredrick March was one of the best ever guests featured in this hugely popular TV panel show. He was a remarkable actor, who enjoyed a long and distinguished career in dramatic films. However, he could also excel in comedy as this guest appearance Illustrates.
Talented, versatile, March was one of those actors who alternated between the stage and films, contributing noteworthy, distinguished performances to both...and a true class act besides.
Fredric March in person bears absolutely no relationship to any of the characters I've seen him play. He is truly a remarkably talented actor. Even the often vicious and impossible-to-please late critic John Simon named Mr. March his personal favorite actor.
RE: March's curtsying down the panel. March appeared as the mystery guest on the same broadcast which featured that memorable appearance of Dorothy Kilgallen's children the week after Dorothy gave birth to Kerry Kollmar. It's available somewhere on YouTubia, At the finish, Dorothy's daughter curtsied her way down the panel. Compare contrast: when the kid did it, it was an impressive show of good manners even by 1954 standards. When March does it, it is just plain funny.
I recently turned 65. I must admit, I occasionally have to look up the mystery guest. Many, like Mr March, I recognize by name. I’ll have to watch some of his movies.
Brilliant, just fabulously brilliant. As enjoyable a WML segment as you'll ever see; a great actor doing a great act on live TV. Thanks, as always, for posting. Note: CHECK OUT Mr. MARCH in the 1940 film "ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN"; if you admire March and haven't seen this wonderful film, you're in for a real treat. LR
Fredric March was funny and talented with his voice impersonations. I saw him in only one movie where he played a vice president. I did not understand his full talent. What a great actor and one of my favorite mystery guests because he really fooled the panel.
He won every award multiple times, played leading roles in blockbusters and he was one of the highest paid actors. You are quite ignorant, but he was never underrated.
![What's My Line? - Yul Brynner; Peter Lind Hayes [panel] (Jan 6, 1957)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/e4q0gi6pw4E/mqdefault.jpg)
Fredric March: One of the best actors ever!!!
I could not agree more ! Truly one of the greatest ! And wonderfully versatile !
Funny and quick . . . and he got the $50
@@mikemactavish1665
Worth $500 today
One of the most entertaining mystery guests ever. When young, March was drop dead gorgeous.
Yasssss!
Best performance EVER by an actor on WMLine. Unlike most celebrities, he did NOT want to be identified--and what a job he did! A GREAT actor even here.
maxreger100 Totally agree with you!
Handsome too!!
Amen to that !! :-)
Priceless! He was a fantastic actor, my favorite, and yes very handsome. This appearance is hysterical.....outstanding. It’s cute they misspelled his name.....
One of the greatest male actors of all time!!!!!
You speak the truth, Kemo Sabe !! :-)
This might be the finest performance by a true LEGEND. What a range of voices to confound them with. They could have been there for a week and not guessed who it was.
I didn't realize he was so deeply talented. Quite a sense of humor and very brilliant.
I heartily concur !! :-)
One of the absolute giants in entertainment. Class, style, presence-he had it all....
One of the all time greatest dramatic actors. Any film was graced by his presence!
His performance in Best Years of Our Lives was flawless
I met him once in Boston when I was a teenager, backstage at "A Bell For Adano." He was charming and sweet to me.
Possibly the most hilarious What's My Line I have ever seen. I worship you Mr. March! Your performances have stood the test of time, watching you in Les Mis I think you still have the finest film performance of Jean Valjean to date.
March was so gorgeous. And a great actor of course...
You are SO right !! :-)
So many people still remember, Freddie! Fantastic!!!
Fredric March gave us Mark Twain in "The Adventures of Mark Twain" and the returning G.I. in "The Best Years Of Our Lives". He brought them to life. Very fine actor.
“Do ladies swoon over you in pictures?” *“NO!”*
Now Fredric, I’ve seen a great deal of your work and I thought you weren’t supposed to mislead them, let alone tell a boldfaced lie like that one! 😂
Maybe I've always liked older men, but I thought Fredric was especially handsome in his fifties.
He was so funny in "Nothing Sacred", and in "The Adventures of Mark Twain" really magnificent. I love you Fredric March. You are truly one of the greats.
Yes, I loved him in "Nothing Sacred"! He and Lombard were fantastic together.
This is priceless. He was one of THE most funniest celebs on WML. And he really stumped the panel to the ground.
he was so gorgeous!!
Men don't look like him anymore.
He was no Rondo Hatton, but Mr March was indeed one handsome fellow.
The first totally stumped panel I've seen. March was magnificent.
What a wonderful actor , I love his work.
I am a member of that club myself !! You clearly have xlnt taste !! :-)
March is just brilliant.
You are SO right !!
Being so entertained by this WML segment, I've looked him up, & have also been watching in YT, movies & clips of his fine acting. My guess is that there are many women who have in fact swooned over Fredric March, a handsome actor with very great talent 😘⚘🍾💌
So very well said and so very well put ! THANKS for an insightful comment !
Our culture does not have this kind of class anymore....
Sad but true.... :-(
You can say that again...
Ted Johnson Yeah, had a similar thought.
FINALLY, someone beat those smart-alecks!
I'm with you ! A sheer delight to see a Mystery Guest try to disguise their voice,having fun at it and to actually stump that panel ! Love it ! :-)
He remains one of my fave actors. Ever.
Where would you find this much humor wrapped up in 8:50, and THIS much class, on television today? Absolutely nowhere. At least today's technology can bring us these gems from the past. Thank you for posting this!
A winner of both Oscar's (twice!) and Tony's - one of the 20th century's greatest actors.
I have my own copy of his 1931 Jekyll and Hyde and he definitely deserved it, and in my opinion that's his first and only Oscar because the one in 1946 is Larry Park's Oscar.
Very very true !! :-)
Indeed !!
I've watched a lot of these WML clips on here; and this is ONE OF THE BEST.
What a Jekyl and Hyde kinda guy....
Wow! What a fantastic sense of comic timing and character voice, had Mr. March. TY for posting.
I feel the SAME way ! The late great Mr March is my new all time fave Mystery Guest !! :-)
He is so underrated as an actor.
i adore him
No wonder ! He's totally adorable ! :-)
Oh, the ladies SWOONED over Fredric March...and they still do!
One of the greatest actors to provide us with such memorable roles. So distinguished!
My new, all-time favorite WML celebrity!
Right on ! So wonderfully entertaining ! :-)
@@jubalcalif9100 Me too (along with Arnold Stang)
Fredric March was THE funniest one of them all! 😂😂😂😂😂
Fredric March - one of the true giants of the silver screen. I never saw him on stage, or television, but I'm sure he was just as brilliant.
Mr March turned in a magnificent performance in one of my favorite movies of all time, "The Best Years of Our Lives". Understated, elegant talent. An all-time great.
Loved it when he dropped his army boots out of his bedroom window, four stories to the ground.
such a great actor
How right you are !!
The man was a class.
I could not agree more !! :-)
Disappointingly tepid response from the audience for one of the finest actors of his time.
I noticed that right away! I wonder if he was too "West Coast" for this audience.
Me too! I expected much hootin' and hollerin'.
@@willardarmbruster8111 I also !! :-)
Fredrick March was one greatest actors ever to appear on the screen!
No argument there ! I could not agree more !
Wow. Fredric March is awesome!
A tribute to his brilliance as an actor that the panel couldn't guess who he is.
It was really hard to beat the panel when they could ask countless questions with the old format. Frederic March was super talented to be able to do that!
I saw him in "Les Misérables" with Charles Laughton and Rochelle Hudson, where he played really great his role as Jean Villejean. He was a really fine actor.
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Tommiboy193 I know him from jekyll and Hyde but I'll watch the les Mis he's in soon
I dont think anyone actor can come close to him in the movie les miserables.
He was great in so many things. I love him in the WWII homecoming movie "The Best Years of Out Lives" along with Myrna Loy, Teresa Wright, Dana Andrews (1946)
You clearly have xlnt taste ! That classic drama has some of the BEST acting one can see...what a dynamite cast & script !
I come back often and Freddie always cheers me up!
Gil Fates in his book about WML wrote a paragraph about this sequence. Fates had worked with FM before and convinced him to do a mystery guest appearance. Fates described it: "He bamboozled the panel with a series of wildly funny accents and the spot was a smash." A few days later March called Fates wanting to view the kinescope. He reported that in all his years in The Biz, this produced the biggest audience response of anything he did. Apparently his 1st experience with a big TV audience
Enjoyed your comment SO much ! THANKS for sharing that story with us ! I'm so glad Mr March was able to watch his own performance on this classic game show ! What a talent ! What a class act !
He's awesome!
March is on a par with Bogart, Brando, Lancaster, Douglas (Melvin AND Kirk)... he does not get his due, and did not even in his lifetime. He melted into he roles and as a result, the panel was lost. He was an ACTOR. Two oscars! March was brilliant. "Man of a Tightrope" was fantastic, even though it was directed by the brilliant coward Elia Kazan. His performances in "Seven Days in May" and "Inherit the Wind" stole the show.
Among those who "know" March definitely gets his due and is commonly recognized as one of America's all-time great actors. Everything he did was gold. An Actor's Actor.
LazlosPlane Absolutely... hate to be a snob, but, like the better-known Henry Fonda, did you ever see March give a bad performance?
It is unfortunate that he is not better known today. I keep going back to it, but I think his role in "Man On A Tightrope" is the best film performance of a man on the brink I've ever seen. The tension is so great, you get a headache watching it.
"Best Years of Our Lives", "Dr. Jeckyll...", "The Desperate Hours", "Seven Days In May", " A Star Is Born"... why on earth isn't this guy acknowledged as the great actor he was?
But he IS acknowledged!!! By people in the theater and in film, actors, and even among classic film fans he is VERY much acknowledged as among the greatest.
The problem is if you want him to be recognized by the general public, let's be real. They have forgotten Rathbone, Colman, Gable, Flynn, Tracey, indeed all the greats. In the area of the stage it's even worse: name one person who has a clue as to who Cohan was and what he accomplished, or Jolson, or Cantor. IT's a joke.
It's all gone.
LazlosPlane March is not, in any form, acknowledged today as other major actors of his era. Those being John Wayne, Bogart, James Stewart, etc. I challenge you to ask a young person today who March is among the three actors I mentioned and you would get blank stares.
I know, those "in the know" get it. That's not the point. My original post was to highlight the fact that March doesn't get his due. And he didn't get it IN HIS DAY either. Imagine other films icons of his era stumping the "What's My Line Panel"?
This is really too bad. This could have been an interesting thread on a great actor. Yet you want to get snobby about it. I get tired of fucksticks like you destroying what should be a positive, fun post.
This is over.
You are absolutely right! At last someone puts it as it is! March is incredibly unknown and underrated by the general public! He was one of the greatest American actors of all time and the winner of two Academy Awards (should have won 3 but Louis B.Mayer got in the way)! I find it really frustrating that others like Flynn and Gable were not as good as him but seem to be praised and well known around the world and March is ignored. I think his great need for privacy, his disdain for little gossip tabloid stories, for a settled and permanent studio contract and his (alleged) communist affiliations did not help make him a great star. He's still regarded as an actor more than a movie star.
Born in my home town--Milwaukee, WI. Mega talented man.
In just 6 years, Fredrick March would star in one of the greatest (and little known) pictures of all time, "Inherit The Wind", with Spencer Tracy and Gene Kelly. Brilliant performances by all three.
He overshadowed both Tracy and Kelly.
@@lodalega9674 - Even the camera operators and make-up men overshadowed Kelly's performance. Not one of his best. However, Tracy was a cannon in that role. Both players, outstanding.
March overacted too much in that film.
When I clicked on this clip I was not prepared to for a funny WML guest appearance. I was pleasantly surprised!
Had no idea of his great sense of humor and wonderful personality. I only knew of his excellent acting skills.
Oh God this is one of my favorites I've seen. I knew who he was, but still an unexpected treat
Great actor throughout the many years of his long and illustrious career. And in his salad days he was considered one of the top matinee idols (and unlike most of them he did not only have looks but also great charisma and talent) who made everyone swoon. Lovely and very enjoyable segment.
My favorite favorite actor ever :3
Best Years of Our Life’s, and Another Part of the Forest are some of my favorites.
Mine too ! You clearly have xlnt taste ! I wish "Another Part of the Forest" was as well known as "The Best Years of Our Lives" ! The two characters are so different...but Mr March is amazing and awesome in BOTH roles !
Mr. Johnson, you are SO right. - classy all the way. I will never forget the first time I saw Death Takes a Holiday. It was a revelation as to what a real actor can do.
Given what's on TV today, it's simply amazing to watch clips of this witty and intelligent show. No wonder it was able to get so many fabulous actors, singers, writers and others both on the panel and as guests. Nothing on TV today approaches the class and humor of this show. And yes, Fredric March is a fantastic actor -- he was fantastic in Seven Days in May.
How about if he's bigger than a breadbox, Steve? 😂😂
One of the greatest Mystery Guests ever. I wouldn't have thought Fredric March could have pulled this off. Bravo!
Second that emotion, one of the most entertaining guests on the show. Thanks for sharing.
Fredric March...a wonderful and a great actor....I love him and his works.
You obviously have xlnt taste !! :-)
See him, Gary Cooper, and Miriam Hopkins in the pre-Production Code "Design for Living"--it's very witty, and I think it's on TH-cam.
Oh, Frederic March! I loved him in the Barretts of Wimpole Street ! Sooo handsome.
One of the best verbal duels in film. March vs Lancaster in Seven Days in May.
Yes indeed ! That script (Rod Serling adapted the novel for the screen) was marvelous and was enacted by two truly gifted actors (March and Lancaster) !
But he lied! Women *did* swoon over him.
rhyfeddu true
So true! He was so swoon-worthy-- and one of the most talented actors ever.
@@Chariots1981 So very true !! :-)
I still do....
Agreed, the host should have corrected him!
Eight years after the release of The Best Years of Our Lives, for which he won an Oscar, Best Actor in a Leading Role. His first name, Fredric, is misspelled Frederic, on the desk on set. The same thing happened in the closing credits for The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).
I think he's handsomest in the first 3 scenes of Dr. Jeckyll. When you see him for the first time watch for the cool mirror trick. In scene two there are 2 gorgeous close ups of him giving a lecture. In 3rd scene w/the little girl he gives a big smile. He's just as handsome in the Eagle and the Hawk, plus Cary Grant for even more eye candy. He's shirtless in Anna Karenina sauna scene, in tiny togas in Sign of the Cross & is "going commando" in his first scene of Barretts of WImpole St.
Simply one of the finest actors that America has ever had. And I think that he swindled the panel also when he said he wasn't a comedian. I think NOTHING SACRED proves differently, and if Carole Lombard were around, I'm sure she would agree.
Omg I love this man soo much. I come here often just to watch this amazing and handsome actor just being himsslf
March & Paul Muni essentially created the film acting art form in the early 1930s. March was magnificent as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1932.
Did not really appreciate him until The Best Years of Our Lives. Unbelievably real. Huge star. He doesn't get the accolades because he was so good and uncontroversial. No gossip ever. Warm hearted mature artist.
When I was little, "The Best Years of Our Lives" was rarely on TV, because it was so long, and commercials came first! Great film.
Brilliant!!
Gil Fates thought this was one of the best Mystery Guest segments in the early days of the show
One of the All Time Great Thespians.
I will always remember his scene with Spencer Tracy questioning him in Inherit the Wind.
Love how March curtseys to each panelist on his way out.
Me too ! What a wonderfully zany sense of humor !
One of America's finest, most versatile actors seems to really be having fun with this. One of those rare actors who seemed at home in ALL entertainment media: Stage, films, TV, and recordings. His wife was the very talented Florence Eldridge, with whom he appeared in all of the aforementioned media. One of the first double-Oscar winners, he and Florence had a son and a daughter, the latter of whom married an Italian nobleman.
One of the greats. Everyone should see his performance in INHERIT THE WIND, also starring another great actor, Spencer Tracy. This is a must see film.
By far one of the funniest WML episodes. I have seen it multiple times, and I laugh through it every time!
An excellent actor and the great talent, Frederick March.
In my humble opinion, Fredrick March was one of the best ever guests featured in this hugely popular TV panel show. He was a remarkable actor, who enjoyed a long and distinguished career in dramatic films. However, he could also excel in comedy as this guest appearance Illustrates.
Talented, versatile, March was one of those actors who alternated between the stage and films, contributing noteworthy, distinguished performances to both...and a true class act besides.
He lied--the ladies greatly swooned over Fredric March! This one still does :)
Fredric March in person bears absolutely no relationship to any of the characters I've seen him play. He is truly a remarkably talented actor. Even the often vicious and impossible-to-please late critic John Simon named Mr. March his personal favorite actor.
RE: March's curtsying down the panel. March appeared as the mystery guest on the same broadcast which featured that memorable appearance of Dorothy Kilgallen's children the week after Dorothy gave birth to Kerry Kollmar. It's available somewhere on YouTubia, At the finish, Dorothy's daughter curtsied her way down the panel. Compare contrast: when the kid did it, it was an impressive show of good manners even by 1954 standards. When March does it, it is just plain funny.
I recently turned 65. I must admit, I occasionally have to look up the mystery guest. Many, like Mr March, I recognize by name. I’ll have to watch some of his movies.
Brilliant, just fabulously brilliant. As enjoyable a WML segment as you'll ever see; a great actor doing a great act on live TV. Thanks, as always, for posting. Note: CHECK OUT Mr. MARCH in the 1940 film "ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN"; if you admire March and haven't seen this wonderful film, you're in for a real treat. LR
Me too. He was a tremendous actor. Convincing practically no matter what he did and he was quite versatile.
"So far, you might be me!" Love that.
I wholeheartedly agree!! Good thing modern technology is good for something in bringing us quality entertainment like this! :-)
Fredric March was funny and talented with his voice impersonations. I saw him in only one movie where he played a vice president. I did not understand his full talent. What a great actor and one of my favorite mystery guests because he really fooled the panel.
The banking industry's loss was the entertainment industry's gain.
well, without calling names, it's FREDRIC
He won every award multiple times, played leading roles in blockbusters and he was one of the highest paid actors. You are quite ignorant, but he was never underrated.
You bet Fredric March was an absolutely gorgeous man! Never looked more handsome than in 'A Star is Born'!
Such a wonderful actor!
I love Fredric March in everything he did!
The absolute best Dr. Jekyll. Period.
The Best Years Of Our Lives and Seven Days In May!