What's My Line? - Gloria Swanson; Panelists' Spouses (Feb 14, 1965) [W/ COMMERCIALS]
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- This is a special show on several counts. This marks the 15th anniversary of WML, as well as introducing the final version of the WML theme song. We get a truly major star as the first contestant, Gloria Swanson (usually the mystery guests in the first segment are lesser known figures), a clip of an important moment in WML history from 12 years earlier, and one of those precious segments where the spouses of all the panelists show up as mystery guests.
To make it even more special, this is another of the very rare shows for which I had an alternate copy with original commercials, thanks again to epaddon. Once again, I preserved as much as possible of my original copy due to its much higher a/v quality. But what a treat to have the original commercials in any watchable video quality-- and for such a special episode, too.
MYSTERY GUEST: Gloria Swanson; Martin Gabel, Jayne Meadows, Richard Kollmar, & Phyllis Cerf
PANEL: Arlene Francis, Steve Allen, Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf
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💐💐 RIP Arlene Francis (born Arline Francis Kazanjian)(October 20, 1907 - May 31, 2001)(aged 93), Martin Gabel (June 19, 1911- May 22, 1986)(aged 74), Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen (December 26, 1921 - October 30, 2000)(aged 78), Dorothy Mae Kilgallen (July 3, 1913 - November 8, 1965)(aged 52), Bennett Alfred Cerf (May 25, 1898 - August 27, 1971)(aged 73) and John Charles Patrick Croghan Daly (February 20, 1914 - February 24, 1991) (aged 77), Gloria May Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899 - April 4, 1983)(aged 84), Jayne Meadows (born Jane Cotter)( September 27, 1919 - April 26, 2015) (aged 95), Richard Tompkins Kollmar (December 31, 1910 - January 7, 1971)(aged 60) and Phyllis Cerf Wagner (born Helen Brown Nichols)(April 13, 1916 - November 24, 2006)(aged 90) you will truly all be missed and my prayers go out to you all and their families. 💐💐
Episode 751 --- holy guacamole! They would be shocked to find that 58 years later they still have a loyal and adoring fan base.
I've only recently discovered WML and I'm absolutely 💯 loving it. What a beautiful treasure! A gift, truly. After watching so many shows I feel like I know them. Yes, WML is a treasure ❤
My favorite panel. I love Steve Allen.
Mine too. I like Martin, but Steve comes first
Mine too
He was a genius.
The immortal inventor of the immortal question, 'Is it bigger than a breadbox?"
Anyone else cry when they showed the clip? I love our family.
Ah crap, crying again with the spouses!
I absolutely love how Jayne Meadows disguised her voice, especially at 22:20.
By the way, when Steve asked about crazy costumes, Jayne did appear as a mystery guest in the Dec. 21, 1958 episode wearing a Santa costume, including the beard. Okay, it probably wasn't that crazy, but she wore a fake beard.
Gloria Swanson was one of the most glamourous stars in Hollywood history. And she was a great actress as well. Read her autobiography, "Swanson on Swanson". She tells all.
Fun fact: Gloria Swanson was friends with former Beatle John Lennon. She testified on his behalf at his immigration hearing in New York to become permanent resident, which, in 1976, he became.
Swanson was one of Lennon's neighbors at The Dakota, as were Peter Boyle, Lauren Bacall, and singer Roberta Flack.
So did Gilda Radner and her then husband George Edward Smith. Leonard Bernstein and his wife lived there, too, until she died in 1978. Bernstein remained there as a widower.
Vahan Nisanian way
We had it all, just like Bogie and Bacall. Starring in our own late, late show. Sailing away to Key Largo.. 🎵🙂
She was also old man Joe Kennedy's openly flaunted mistress.
All I can say is "Wow" (for Gloria Swanson)
Love this episode. Look how much fun everyone was having. From the host, to the panel, to the Mystery Guest in game 1 and the ones in game 3.
Sadly, exactly 9 months later, their happiness and laughter turned to tears and sadness.
The whole family of Dorothy Kilgallen also fell apart after her death. Her husband took his own life in 1971 (I wouldn't doubt that he never got over her death), and her Father, Jim, died in 1982 (Again, I wouldn't doubt that the death of Dorothy made him so heartsick).
I take issue with "The whole family of Dorothy Kilgallen fell apart after her death." Her widower Dick married dress designer Anne Fogarty in 1967. She became his breadwinner. During that period, Jill Kollmar, daughter of Dorothy and Dick, was married to Broadway musical composer Larry Grossman. Jill and Larry had their first and only child in December 1966. Click below for Larry's Wikipedia article that makes him seem like a high achiever when his former father-in-law Dick was married to Anne, hitting it big with the musical Minnie's Boys in 1970. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Grossman_(composer)
Miss Dorothy did not have a good night.....
As sad note to this episode. Yes, Dorothy only had a little over 9 months to live and Bennett Cerf only 6 more years. Cerf died in 1971.
@@johndonahue3162 There appear to be quite a few sources out there that claim suicide. However, all the ones I found were either forum posts or publications related to the death of JFK.
I tend to be a little skeptical of unsourced claims by conspiracy theorists.
Kollmar didn't kill himself - he died in his sleep, and he had remarried after Kilgallen's death.
Great anniversary show, lots of fun. Thanks for posting with these classic commercials! :)
This was the best panel
I love how the cast members get along so famously they're like a little mini family. Even though I was born in 1984 and I found this great show on TH-cam I watch it every time I can. I get a great laugh out of how the members are trying to figure out someone's secret and when you get the celebrities and they're trying their best not to sound like themselves I get a great big laugh still even when they can't figure them out until like it's almost too late at times this is a wonderful TV show so much better than what they have on now. Rip All of the members of this television show you all are wonderful and inspirational in your own rights.
This is just super - the best game show ever!
And so begins the era of my favorite opening and theme music.
NOW it is starting to feel like the 1960's.
Swanson looked pretty good here for being almost 66. No idea how common or successful plastic surgery was at the time but I think she actually looks better than her original appearance 15 years earlier. Checking her wikipedia page it seems she became a vegetarian in 1928 so that may have contributed to her being in good shape in her later years.
The makeup people on SUNSET BOULEVARD had to put wrinkles on Swanson's face to make her look as ravaged by time as the character of Norma Desmond presumably was...
she's gorgeous
It's been said by people in the Industry that Gloria Swanson had seven face lifts during her life!.
You're looking at a kinescope of a low-resolution TV broadcast. Most people would look good under those conditions.
CrazyWedz Good reminder there!
This is só much fun to see!
such a great show
Arlene just got more beautiful as she aged. She was such a classy lady ❤️
Probably most of us remember Gloria Swanson more than the winner of Best Actress that year. She was phenomenal in Sunset Boulevard. A true masterpiece and commentary on a less happy side of Hollywood.
It's a delight we get to see these old episodes, which otherwise we don't get to see stars of yesteryears.
Gloria Swanson did not win the Oscar that year. They said so in the show.
@@shirtless6934 That wasn't what was stated. The commenter said we remember Gloria more than the actress who won the Best Actress Oscar the year that Gloria was nominated.
I disagree with those who found racism in the treatment of the second challenger, Miss Clark. Arlene frequently tried to inveigle someone, usually a Mystery Guest, to do a few seconds of their act on the show. My guess is that she thought is was flattering to do so. I've done enough singing to know that many singers would be reluctant to perform even a few seconds without their voice having been warmed up. In general, it was the one thing about Arlene that I find annoying.
I also didn't find anything unusual or different about the panel's questioning of Miss Clark. Having been given the clue that her job didn't exist in 1950, the try to zero in on which jobs would fit that category. They first ask her if it relates to science or technology: nothing racist about that at all. Once they narrowed it down to her actual place of business, it wasn't long (three questions) before they got her line.
As far as "whistle Dixie" is concerned, it is an old expression. I seriously doubt that John expected Bennett to actually whistle. We don't even know if he can carry a tune. And it certainly isn't music for the latest dances.
Lois Simmons. relax Lois.
+D Casper
It's tax season and I am a professional tax preparer (I watch WML while eating and taking a break). So I will relax in two weeks.
@@dcasper8514 LOL gosh thanks. She/ they has been full of wind for yeeears. My head hurts from eyerolling when I see her comments, smh. Relax, indeed.
Very well stated, Lois Simmons!
@@bethe192 Hers (not "theirs") are easily the best comments on this channel, and are one reason I read the comments. Unfortunately I then stumble over some like yours, full of 2020-era revisionism.
freeze at 12:24 -- one of three places in Sunday Night WML that I know of where Arlene appears with her glasses on. When she hosted “Home” in the mid 50s, she appeared regularly in her eye glasses. Made her look authoritative.
soulierinvestments
I'm thinking that one of the other times must have been when everyone put glasses on at the end of the show, in solidarity with Fred Allen, who had worn glasses at a fan's suggestion, to hide the bags under his eyes. What was the third time?
Aside == Arlene appeared in her glasses regularly in syndicated WML. The early 1960s episode I am thinking of is when she sunburned her eyes in rehearsal for summer stock and wore sunglasses on that broadcast. Frankly, I think I have forgotten some episodes.
About 12 years before this show you would have never guessed John Daly's real thoughts. With guest Gloria Swanson on Feb. 14, 1965: "And actually in 1950 Sunset Boulevard brought a nomination for an Academy Award to Miss Swanson. It should have gotten the Oscar, absolutely should have gotten the Oscar." With guest Judy Holliday, winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1950 in Born Yesterday, on July 5, 1953: "Well, I must say, we are very pleased and very proud to have an Oscar winner on What's My Line? ..." What's My Line? Judy Holliday (1953)
Which is better remembered today: Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard or Judy Holliday in Born Yesterday? Sunset Boulevard may have been hindered in the Oscar voting because some believed it put Hollywood in a bad light.
+Terri henricks Not only that, although such Hollywood moguls as Louis B. Mayer did, indeed, think that about "Sunset Boulevard," but 1950 was also a strong year for the movies, particularly "All About Eve." Which of its many Academy Awards should that film NOT have won?
And there were FIVE strong performances at play in the Best Actress category that year, not only Gloria Swanson in "Sunset Boulevard" and Judy Holliday in "Born Yesterday," but also Bette Davis in "All About Eve," Anne Baxter in "All About Eve," and Eleanor Parker in "Caged." Any one of the five could have won, and would have deserved to have won. I've seen all four movies, and they're very good films, and those five actresses are very, very good in those films.
Gloria Swanson was actually performing on Broadway in "Twentieth Century" in early 1951 - including the night of the Academy Awards presentation. Her co-star in "Twentieth Century" was Jose Ferrer, who won Best Actor that year for his performance in "Cyrano de Bergerac." The two of them and Judy Holliday (who was making a New York-based film at the time) were at a party at La Zambra in New York City, listening to the Academy Awards on the radio. When the winner of the Best Actress award was about to be announced, Gloria Swanson leaned over and whispered in Judy Holliday's ear, "One of us is about to be very happy, my dear." And she was right - and very gracious and professional (in the best sense of the word) to have done so.....
@@jmccracken1963 Yes, Daly was an equal opportunity complimenter of who was deserving of the 1950 Oscar for Best Actress. Three of these actresses appeared at least 3 times as MG. Swanson appeared in an intervening episode between 1950 and 1965 and she was referenced there as having been a MG in 1950 as well. Bette Davis appeared as MG multiple times, the first time is reported to have been the occasion that meant the end of Hal Block's run. Judy Holliday appeared and twice was asked to speaka in her voice from Born Yesterday. And although Anne Baxter was never an MG to my knowledge, her grandfather was one of the most memorable MGs -- Frank Lloyd Wright, whose daughter was Baxter's mother.
The funniest mystery guests of all time
Gloria Swanson est définitivement mon actrice préférée de l'époque du muet. Sans oublier qu'elle fût éblouissante dans "Boulevard du Crépuscule"... ❤
I just finally noticed how Bennett got startled when his wife said "NOOOooooo" at about 22:49. 😜
WML was one of the very few programs of the time that presented black people in roles other than those of servants or buffoons.
The repeated mention of the word "Watusi" refers to an African "tribe" and a dance that could be associated African-Americans. It might be considered racist considering the mid-sixties political environment.
She was a female DJ how awesome
@DC PARODIES What do you mean? Explain yourself!
@DC PARODIES Idiot!
@DC PARODIES Yeah, that's not what racist means.
This was a taped show...likely when Steve Allen flew in from California on a bi-weekly basis to tape two episodes of I'VE GOT A SECRET at a time.
Oh, not so on this episode. It was live.
The Webster's definition of 'urbane' should have a photo of John Charles Daly as illustration.
Well edited , perfect transitions between the two sources 👍
( Highly addictive white powder in the Tareyton tip ? Creative use of cocaine ? )
Awesome penmanship! Why don't they teach that stuff in school anymore?
Yes, I always take note of the signatures. Every Thursday we had to do a sample of copybook writing at night. And every letter better be perfect. Or next day it had to be repeated. I have written in copulate my whole idea, from school education
When computers came into schools, it was determined that WE would no longer be writing in longhand. My son writes in a combination of script and print. He's 35 now and they weren't teaching script back when he was in 2nd grade. Most kids struggle with decipering script or cursive when they see it. I think that's just a shame myself. We used to get penmanship medals as awards when I was in grade school in the 60s.
Yes, it’s a shame. You should see my mom’s beautiful signature at nearly 96! I’ve always related penmanship to character since it does say something about our’s, sometimes rather obviously. Perhaps it’s really like throwing out the baby with the bath water 💦 in that having thrown morals out, we could hardly expect them to keep the penmanship. 🧐😏
They're too busy teaching them that they should be the opposite gender.
Hal Block called? WOW! I didn't think he'd want any more to do with the show
They did the wives and husbands of the panel on Xmas day 1960
Things have certainly changed since the 50's when the were so disdainful of that new-fangled rock and roll.
I cringe when Bennett Cerf asked an 8-year-old boy musician if he liked rock n roll and the kid said he didn't like it and Bennett was so happy. YUCK.
@@rtususian The fad lasted longer than Bennett could have dreamed, but its day has passed now.
@@robbob1234 Bennett passed in 1971, so he was around for the late 60s music scene...wonder what he thought of the loud rock music then? I wonder if he liked the Beatles? I'm thinking maybe cause some of their songs were "gentle" like "Here Comes the Sun" and not all of them were loud. If you watch a lot of the 1964-65-66-67 episodes, you get a feeling that the panelists are getting older and getting out of touch with what is going on with the music scene and the world of culture. To me, they start to come off as being snobbish in these later episodes. Their world is changing and you can see that they don't like some of it. In fact, i just remembered, a young contestant responded "Yeah, man" to Dorothy Kilgallen and she became very angry, and Dorothy responded, "I'm not a man!". I think it was the only time I saw a panelist on this show get visibly upset by a contestant!!
How have I not clicked the damn thumb before tonight?
amazing Walgreen's has been around that long i call them the "rain check store"
Walgreen's dates back to 1901 as a single drug store in Chicago, expanding to 44 stores in the mid-1920s in the Midwest region, and 601 stores in 30 states by 1934. They're now trying to buy out Rite Aid, if the government will allow it.
+Neil Midkiff
And it appears that the government did allow it. Some of the Rite Aid stores near me closed; others remained open and still retained the Rite Aid name.
Mr. Daly asked Mr. Cerf to whiatle Dixie so that the black disco lady could dance over. Guess he was a bit tone-deaf (even for 1965).
I'm not disagreeing with you, but I think it was more of a jab at how they were old fashioned and didn't know any disco music. But I can see how it could come off that way! 😅
OMG! Bennett! The Watusi !?
Geez! At least the lady smiled at that.
BTW..Hal Block was just fired for being too crass, thus the well wishes from Allen and Bennett Cerf.
Phyllis Cerf was nearly 20 years younger than her husband.
She looked younger than in her earlier appearance 1960. Could have been the modern hair style
***** I try to listen to my heart. But after awhile, the thump thump thump thump thump thump gets a little tiresome.
@RetroGuy: A big age difference was- of course- only common with the men being much older. If you are so much in favour of listening to ones heart you surely wouldn't mind a woman 20 years your senior??
I love the Special K commercial. That's what I eat every morning! 😋
"plays records for dancing in discotheque" so a dj 😃
That is what Dorothy asked.
Disk jockey = DJ
She used the term "disc-kair", which I've never heard before. 16:45. Dorothy used the more familiar DJ.
Precious Memories Sweetheart's. ⚘🎚🥳🎉🍑⭐🦋🥰
the 15th anniversary show
GREAT TV!
I love the past. Hate today.
The only reason we still have the kinescope of Gloria Swanson's landmark 1950 WML appearance is that somebody decided to keep Bennett Cerf's first appearance on WML. Too bad someone in charge was not keeping close tabs on the archive.
What happened to make people like these people, turn into our people today 😢
If you compare Gloria Swanson in WML 1965 vs WML 1950, you will notice very little change in her. I suspect that she found the guy who painted the portrait of Dorian Gray. Age 66 the next month. In 1950, the nominees for the Oscar best actress included Bette Davis {All About Eve}, Gloria Swanson {Sunset Blvd} , and Judy Holiday -- who [inexplicable] won for "Born Yesterday" All showed up multiple times as WML mystery guests.
I am totally starstrucked by Gloria Swanson! She was a BIG icon in the movie business. So sweet of her to give John and the panel flowers.
"Sunset Boulevard" and "Born Yesterday" are two of my most favorite motion pictures of all time. "I'm ready for my closeup Mr. DeMille" is one of my favorite catchphrases to use at the appropriate time in conversation (usually when I am about to say goodbye or when some sort of conclusion has been reached). I would have hated to decide between them, but if hard pressed I would say that I agree with the Academy's decision and would have given the statuette to Miss Holiday.
@@loissimmons6558 Had Baxter been talked out of seeking her own nomination for All About Eve (she said he had worked too hard for that, and had already won for Supporting Actress for the Razor's Edge), and had not cancelled each other out, Bette Davis certainly would have beaten Holliday. Although both actresses denied it, Baxter's insistence on the nomination for Best Actress, whether justified or not, led to a serious feud between the two actresses, although it seems that you weren't really an actress or a movie studio head unless you were in a feud with Bette Davis.
Glorious Gloria Swanson!
My great grandmother was named after Gloria Swanson.
I wish they had another 15 years together. Sadly we all know the tragedy in nine months time.
25:14 In Hollywood with all that is going on today in terms of the debauchery, Arlene hit the 2 lines of the night... 25:46
What a lovely lady, says me in 2020. Don't come like that any more!
Miss Clark is a contestant, but ready for a performance.
Rarities- a black contestant, reference to the “Watusi” and “Dixie”
Pretty much in the same breath.
Does anyone else live like it’s the year 2000 all the time? 1965 isn’t that far from 2000. Then I come to my senses and realize it’s 2019 and the gap increases and it makes me sad.
I had (and still do) a small crush on Jayne Meadows with her big hairdo and great face.
That was the hairspray Era
Miss Swanson's interview on the Dick Cavette show, her interaction with Janis Joplin was interesting. The silent movie generation meeting the rock generation. There was some friction there.
Was Bennett being a smartie when he said that they all missed Hal Block?
Is Gloria Swanson carrying a bag of flowers, or is that her purse?
She was carrying three flowers, one each for John, Bennett and Steve.
@@loissimmons6558 Bennett and Steve put theirs down but John proceeded to play with his for the whole rest of the episode.
Adam’s apple’s showing up where they shouldn’t be!!!
I want to start smoking Tarytons.
14:25.....I beg to disagree slightly with John Daly.....Discos didn't exist in 1950.....but nightclubs sure did....and some did have DJs....only the nomenclature has changed....
The original dy!
Lovely Jayne Meadows was born in Wuhan, China
“We’ll the hairdos are better now” 😂 very true the 60s had some of the best hair
I am amazed at how ordinary looking these celebs are and how polite they are.
They look far from "ordinary" everyday people. Groomed, coiffed, bejewel ed, the ladies dressed in high fashion design, they appear in every way pampered to the max. Courteous, definitely. It was still an era when strict social stabdards were recognized and routinely adhered to.
@@Rosey01222: yes but with cloth not without like today's stars
18:06 Now I'm not calling Arlene racist.... but yeah that was definitely her subconscious 💀
I did not see that
I did a little googling after Arlene mentioned she was happy she still had Martin as her husband. They were married for 40 years until Martin passed in 1986 at the age of 73. 2 years later, Arlene was mugged and had her necklace / pendant stolen that Martin gave her. She was 79 at the time. Imagine how much of a coward you have to be to mug a 79 year old.
That’s correct, she was coming out of a taxi and it was ripped off her neck. She became more reclusive after this.
What a piece a crap... mugging a 79 year old women with a dear piece of hers worn money times
@@LoomingWren i hope the same thing happens to him.... that was a special necklace.. worn by arlene many times on the show
I often think of the beautiful necklace, and realise that it is still 'somewhere' with hopes that one day it will see the light again and be returned to the original family. Arlene - beautiful soul.
@@pennylane2304 that scumbag that stole that necklace that Arelene tresured needs to rot in hell... she wore that beautiful necklace so many years on whsts my line her husband bought her... a horrible thing
Gloria Swanson was awesome! She should have received the academy award for Sunset Boulevard! Maybe there was some stiff competition that year but she was amazing...so classy!
Read Gloria Swanson's autobiography; it's an eye opener.
I agree!
Gloria was such a healthfood pioneer I'm surprised she died at only 83!
@@vanessadillon2101 = Gloria Swanson considered "sugar" as poison = absolutely correct!
@@jeanhansel5805 I LOVED it
Gloria Swanson looks younger here than she did on her 1951 appearance. She was Beautiful, glamorous and pure class. I am loving these old episodes! Thank you for sharing! ❤️
I love how much fun the spouses were having confusing the panelists in the last round! It's always so funny when mystery guests intentionally stump the panel and have them completely disoriented
Gloria Swanson had previously been the mystery guest on October 15, 1950, when Bennett Cerf made his first appearance as a guest panelist. Bennett became a regular in 1951. While Gloria Swanson did not win the Oscar for Sunset Boulevard, her work in that picture has become better appreciated over time and is now regarded as one of the greatest performances ever.
She should've absolutely received an Oscar for her role in Sunset Blvd!! William Holden should've won one for best supporting actor!!
@@neilphelan145 There were several outstanding performances nominated for Best Actress that particular year and I agree with you that Judy Holliday was the wrong choice and that Gloria Swanson was excellent. However, from my reading on this subject, it is clear that if Judy Holliday had not won, the winner would have been Bette Davis for "All About Eve," and that Ms. Swanson was not particularly popular with Academy voters or had any realistic chance of winning. Bette Davis was hurt by Anne Baxter's excellent portrayal as Eve in the same film. Whatever the Oscars may represent, they are not a meritocracy except as a matter of coincidence.
This show concluded decades before I was born, but I love watching it and it never fails to put a smile on my face.
876 episodes and not a single repeat. Try and top that GSN.
Such class and glamour,something that Hollywood lost along the wsy somehow,what an era to live in and experience,those days will never come back,very sad
How elegant and sophisticated the way they introduce each other. A time to never be repeated. Even the commercials are beyond comparison.
Absolutely correct so true great comment.
☮️👊
I’m very much a millennial 90s baby and I find 1960s American television very classy. It’s just a shame they didn’t put more people of colour onto the tv.
How elegant people dressed back in the day, compare to today's sacks of Potatoes!
WOKE!@@chad3358
Arlene needs to lay off the guests - she's always asking them to perform like trained animals: ""Will you just show us this?" or whatever. They're already nervous and this may be their first time on television. Give them a break. This is why I like Dorothy better. Arlene seemed like a bit of an aggressive snob.
Steve Allen was incredibly gallant in saving the guest Arlene was bullying into showing them dance moves by making a little joke as to why the guest couldn't perform.
Most of the guests seem to refuse her request.
I was surprised to see Bennett Cerf acknowledge Hal Block near the end of this even though he was fired from the show 12 years prior. From what I've read about Hal Block I was under the impression that Cerf in particular really didn't like him. Though the show never would have gotten as big as it did without Block's early contribution so maybe Cerf appreciated that later.
Cerf was being gracious and inconclusive. Doubt Block had much else bigger to celebrate than that he had been on WML.
What a PRECIOUS episode!!!
Ah, that was a real treat! This was really the one episode I've been waiting. Thank you once again!
What a gem of a show.
John was right. The years have done gently with all of them.
Fascinating! Before the discotheque, there were orchestras. God I feel so young!
Wow, Jayne was always a cutie but the sleek, glamorous 60s hairdos really suite her. What a knockout! And a redhead to boot!
Edit: imagine a weekly dose of What's My Line? with a Beverly Hillbillies chaser. What a time it was.
She came across as very stuck up.
@@ericstuart7748 - I always thought she came across as someone with very high standards, and as someone who worked very hard to do things in the right way in her career. Incredibly articulate, a person who used the language to its utmost potential, as well as a gifted storyteller.
Everyone on the show seemed to be having a good time except Miss Clark, the "disc-aire." (sp?) She came across as so serious that it almost seemed as if she really did not want to be there at all. Perhaps she was just nervous. She seemed truly appalled at the idea of having to dance her way off the stage -- and I can't blame her. I love Arlene, but she did have a habit of requesting performances from guests a bit too much. Miss Clark seemed much more relaxed and smiley when she realized that her guest segment was over and she would *not* have to dance offstage after all. She looked perfectly happy while greeting the panelists on her way out.
I thought the same thing,
SaveThe TPC She couldn't have been a very fun dj.
She plays records in a discotech and she can't answer if her job has anything to do with dancing and music???
She was no fun at all. Reminded me of the wooden Indian guy or the fellow who ran the elevator at the Statue of Liberty.
well she was black and they asked her to dance and Bennett to whistle DIXIE... a little racist maybe?
"Well, the hairdos are better now, I think!"
Such a good episode!!
Arlene in Glasses! Does not detract one bit from her effervescent beauty.
Wonderful!
Glad to be a boomer and understand the character and wit of these shows.
And remember it all too. And have that ingrained in our “DNA” too.
born Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen......I had to look up Arlene's comment about Steve Allen, when I discovered that one of his middle names is Valentine.
What a wonderful special. Thanks for posting these amazing shows.
Gloria Swanson was tiny. 4 ft. 11 inches tall.
So interesting! In 1981, I worked at what is now the Peninsula in NYC which was the Gotham in those days. I've seen the interior of what that discotheque became by the late 70s. We heard it had been a really famous hot spot in its day. This is the first time I've ever heard the name or come across any info about what it was. Loved the discaire!
Swanson looks and acts far younger than she did in the 195O installment
Kirk Barkley. Her diet habits shows..
She even looked better in the coming years. Fasting and excellent diet.
Nifty episode indeed, commercials included.
Nifty😊
Nifty indeed!
At 6:42: "Would you consider yourself a leading lady in film?" Hell yeah!! Always and forever.
Bennett did it again. He couldn't keep his mouth shut when it wasn't his turn to speak. I never understood why the producers
let him get away with that all thru the years.
It never stopped him from criticizing those who interjected when he was talking.
They also brought out a TV to show clips during the series finale.
John Daly's dad, popular novelty songwriter Philbrick Daly, vanished on an expedition to Tibet searching for yeti.
Killed
Gloria Swanson is always lovely!
Joe Kennedy's main squeeze.
@@davidharris6581 Late in life, Ms. Swanson wrote a memoir that contained quite a bit of revelation about her being Joseph P. Kennedy's mistress. She was interviewed about that on TV, available on youtube, by Barbara Walters. Swanson said at one point, she, Kennedy, and Rose Kennedy, maybe the kids, went on a vacation together. What was remarkable was how much grief Walters gave Swanson about her claims to have had an affair with Kennedy. And in fact, Walters simply did not give Swanson the last word on the subject. Before the interview aired, she gave the Kennedy family the opportunity to comment. Walters read a statement from the Kennedy family on the air at the conclusion of the interview in which one of the Kennedys vehemently denied that such an affair had occurred. We know this was nonsense.