OMG I loved Tyrone Power! He had the longest eyelashes of any man i've ever seen! What a terrific actor.I still cant get enough of The Razor's Edge even though I've seen it a thousand times.Thank you for this,
Same: can watch "The Razor's Edge" anytime, one of my all-time favs! Tyrone Power and Herbert Marshall have such marvelous voices (love Marshall's voiceovers during), What a great ensemble cast, especially Anne Baxter as the doomed Sophie!
I don't know any classic film buffs who don't love Ty Power. Everyone from that era describes him as one of the nicest men in Hollywood and oh my was he handsome.
My grandfather's brother (my grand-uncle) was friends with Tyrone Power before Power became famous. He was also friends with Ruth Lyons, who was a longtime radio and TV talk show host. Lyons and my grand-uncle drove to Hollywood with Tyrone Power when he got his first gig. I have a few letters that Ruth Lyons wrote to my grand-uncle, as well as one from her husband, who asked him to call Ruth and try to convince her to resume her show when she was in a deep depression after the death of their daughter Candy.
Not because he's handsome, he's going to be a good person, he left Judy Garland because he aborted one of his children, then he left Lana Turner for Linda Cristen, and he cheated on Linda with Caesar Romero, let's face it, the guy was a prosmiscuous bisexual, and a womanizer.
Tyrone Power died at 44 only a little more than three years after this show. I liked him in several films, but my favorite was The Razor's Edge. Thanks for all of these wonderful What's My Lines!
Exactly who are you referring to? I know a lot of celebs personally & they’re absolutely lovely. So I’m guessing you’re conflating reality tv people with this mythical ‘elite’.
Sadly, he did not choose to stop smoking 3-4 packs a day!...Back then most people did smoke...and Cardiology was slow to realize how lethal that habit could be, for some folks who were prone to clogged arteries.
John daly was such a sophisticated, well-spoken gentleman ,,, I could watch this shown for hours instead of the sitcom dreck that fills so much of the airwaves.
My thoughts exactly. I could watch not only John for many hours, for that reason, but the rest of the regular panel as well. What intelligence, sophistication, humor, with, wisdom, and cultural awareness is embodied in this small group of souls.
i totally agree with you both about your assessment of John Daly as well as of the dreck that passes for entertainment on most TV channels these days. I end up watching more What's My Line? than anything else but sometimes Stephen Colbert and the re-runs of the British Comedy "Are you being served?" on my phone. I also love Arlene Francis, Steve Allen, Dorothy Killgallen and Bennett Cerf.
Lately I have added kitty cat videos to my repertoire. They certainly entertain my cat. I love Arlene's critique of Wally Cox's grammar. Her grammar gis beyond reproach and her patronizing attitude was hilarious.
My grandmother's favorite star; she was a young mother in the thirties and according to her, though Gable was the "King," Power was the most beloved male star of the era - with the possible exception of William Powell. It was pure hypocrisy and jealousy that kept him from at least an Oscar nomination for Zorro.
Tyrone Power ... now he's the kind of actor I have the utmost respect for! This good looking guy had no problem foregoing his career for awhile and joining the MARINES! What are the chances our group of today's actors starting with Robert De Coward De Niro would do the same????
@@suzanba7 @Suzanne Smith De Niro is a "PUNK" okay, a "PUNK!" 99% OF THE ACTORS TODAY ARE """"""PUNKS"""""" COWARDS. They should simply stfu when it comes to talking about politics, then maybe they'll look less like "PUNKS" IN THE EYES OF MYSELF AND OTHER PATRIOTS, and obviously YOU DON'T GET THAT!!!!!! DE NIRO IS A MAJOR LEAGUE PUNK! AND YOU, DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT .... PERIOD. And yes, I'll give the pansy that, yes, he's a better actor than Tyrone Power. But in case you've never noticed that's how the arts usually go, the Directors get better, the writers get better etc. SURELY YOU GET THAT, OR DO YOU? IF TYRONE POWER WAS BORN IN 1942 instead of around 1913 maybe he would have had the benefits of todays actors who most had made an absolute career from grammar school on up and into college with acting, pretending, ACTING, ACTING, no real other skill, ACTING, PRETENDING TO BE SOMETHING they're NOT, LIKE SOMETHING Tyrone Power really was, a real HERO!!!!!!!! Also, as a matter of fact, Tyrone Power himself was like that, he comes from generations of a Family who were actors. Now, don't you think if Tyrone wanted to not serve, don't you think he could not have gotten out of it? HE DIDN'T, HE, UNLIKE SOMEONE LIKE YOUR MAKE BELIEVE HERO little de niro served. My opinion like I've already stated guys like little de niro should simply shut up when it comes to politics as it makes him look smaller!
The most handsome man I've ever seen. Love the look is his eyes and his smile. Gorgeous!! Also, he looks a nice and humble person. I've watched most of his films this year and fell in love with him. I am watching his movies over and over and don't get enough of them. What a great actor!! May Dear Lord rest his soul 🙏.
ChelseaForeverFan: I'm completely agree with you. He was so handsome, with his wonderful eyes, his incomparable smile, his unmistakable voice and his elegance. Unique and unforgettable. I also watch all his movies often because they make my heart happy. He was a talented actor both on screen and on stage, despite his envious detractors who never forgave him for his incredible handsomeness. He is my adored Ty and I love him always and forever.
Although I feel that Wally seemed overwhelmed by the prospect of questioning the guest (perhaps he was never in such a position), his innocence and naivety was endearing like what a little brother would display when entering a conversation with grown ups. Hope to see him on as a guest again to see if he improves next time.
What a STUD Ty was !! My wonderful Nana always said Tyrone Power & Robert Taylor were the most beautiful looking men of all time ! { I am now 56 } grew up on these old school classic actors because of my Mother too !
My great grandmother back in the seventies told me that I looked exactly like a young Tyrone Power. I had no idea who he was or how to take it. Now I take it as a compliment.
Tyrone seemed like such a humble & down-to-earth guy. He looked genuinely uncomfortable when they were asking him if he was a big movie star, etc. It's so heartbreaking to think that just a few years after filming this, his life tragically ended.
@@shirleyrombough8173 A massive heart attack, it apparently happened while he was filming an extremely physically demanding scene. Heart disease ran in his family, his father also passed of a heart attack while he was present, and I believe some reports state he was quite a chain-smoker towards the end - and he also drank. Without exercise and healthy-eating, he was basically at a higher risk than most. I could be wrong, but I believe I read that a couple years before his death he had some tests done on his heart that were unfavorable (such testing was quite primitive at the time), but that he failed to follow up on this. He may have benefited from a blood thinner like warfarin, which was available at the time.
I loved it and as always Tyrone Power showed what a handsome and a showed great deal of emotion that you are taken into the story with the show making it come alive. I feel that movies lost a great performer.
@Rapunzel z - Wally Cox was a well-read man with great comic instincts and this was a bit of a send-up of his Mr. Peepers character from TV. He was bumbling for the comic effect. Though, it could be said he dragged each bit out a bit too long for a half hour program with a game to be played, so it became less than funny. This is a flaw in the work of Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean when he stretches a comic bit out just too long, so that it becomes irritating and loses the humor. I have often laughed at him 'til I cried and ended by wanting him way off camera.
In my view, John was the very heart and soul of the show. His delight in both right and wrong guesses from the panel is so endearing. And his often misleading, but rarely false, explanations are delightful. Add in his poise and politeness, and he was the perfect panel moderator. Without him, the show would not have lasted.
He was the most suave, courtly and intelligent host of his day. I’m tempted to compare him to Alex Trebek, but that does a disservice to both. Daly really earned his shekels on a live telecast where he had to think on his feet, so to speak. In many episodes you can see him subtly looking at an unforgiving clock. I love his courtliness to men as well as women, asking after they signed in about his pronunciation of their names: “Is that right, sir?” And in a day when African-Americans were rarely seen on TV, let alone respected, he elated me concerning the Black celebrities who were occasionally the “mystery guest.” For example, he didn’t call Pearl Bailey “Pearl,” it was “Miss Pearl.” I’m sure this pleased much of America, and drove the rest to throw objects at their televisions. Good! RIP newsman and quiz host extraordinaire…John Charles Daly!
Yes! This is an excellent movie! Tyrone Power filmed a lot of movies but he liked only four of them: "Blood and Sand", "Nightmare Alley", "Abandon Ship" and Witness for the Prosecution!
@@aliciamolina370 Blood and Sand. I saw it on Turner Classic Movies. Ioved it. I also saw The Red Shoes not long ago on that channel. I try to watch those great ones whenever they are shown.
The Mark of Zorro 1940, always have to watch whenever it's on. Not only for Tyrone's and Basil Rathbone's swordsmanship but Linda Darnell; just because. ❤
I saw that as a child on TV. I thought that he and Darnell were the most beautiful man and woman that I had ever seen. I have watched Zorro many times and never tire of it. Still is the best Zorro movie ever and I am still entranced by their beauty. Perfect together!!!
I like how Arlene Francis pronounces Tyrone Power, she pronounces it very softly and gently without much if any accent on the syllables, almost like an early grade school teacher calling attendance. When when I heard his name pronounced by other people they seem to say it powerfully with accents on the first syllables of each name maybe.
@@shirleyrombough8173 Skunk spray was or perhaps still is used in some high class perfumes for enhancing their "staying" value. I'm not certain how that worked, but a similar spray from civet cats apparently has a much more attractive scent when highly diluted. Skunk oil is also sold as a scent for baiting traps. Some predators apparently do eat skunks. Also, "deskunked" skunks--those who have had their scent glands removed, are sometimes kept as pets in the home, although I personally don't consider them all that entertaining in the home. In the wild, they are much more interesting. They are nocturnal and not into much interaction with humans.
@@slaytonp Thanks for the information about skunks. I heard that many perfumes use skunk spray for their most expensive perfumes. Supposedly there is something subliminal about this odor. I really don't blame skunks for not being enamoured of human interaction.
Luckily, his films are mostly on TH-cam. This is the absolute best documentary I have ever seen. I am always looking for facts on this underrated actor, not unsubstantiated rumors. I’ve been watching all his films, and no matter the role, there is joy to be found in his 100% devotion to his craft. He deserves reassessment-even though he was dismissive of his screen roles, there are wonderful films that showcase his talents for comedy and drama.
@@deepoe6636 Perhaps to be otherwise would have defiled his own act. I'd give him the the benefit of doubt here, in favor of not being really that dense.
The gorgeous Ty Power. IMDB describes him as frail and sickly as a child. His father had died of a heart attack. In early 1958 he had a cardiogram which indicated an irregularity, but he made a decision not to follow up on it: any bad news might have rendered him uninsurable. He died that November, age 44.
I don't see anything online at any site to support your claim about him having been "a sickly child who wasn't expected to make it to adulthood".. What source do you have for your statement?
I think you made a typo: he died in November 1958. How fortunate for us that he was still alive to deliver a wonderful performance in the 1957 film "Witness for the Prosecution". It's one of my favorite movies, also starring Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, and Elsa Lanchester.
Rathbone was also a tremendous swordsman. One of his funny lines was something like, "I could have taken out Errol Flynn any time I wanted to," which was true, but they wouldn't allow it on film.
I still remember tyrone power in the razors edge and many old movies I had the biggest crush . He’s kind of the old school gentleman and dark haired guy I’m looking for. They don’t make them like that these days
He was gorgeous and very talented. How sad that he died so young. His son, who looks very much like him, said that his father had always wanted a son. But sadly, he never even got to meet him because Tyrone died nine weeks before he was born.
It is greatly appreciated by this temporally displaced fellow the elegance, intelligence and wholesomeness displayed by everyone on this show. Harks to a better time.
If all the panelists were like Wally Cox, this show would have been cancelled early in its first season. This goes to show how important it is to choose the right permanent panelists, it makes all the difference. Thank God for Arlene Francis, my favorite, as well as Dorothy and Bennett, though I'm not a big Bennett fan. Even John Daly, though his long winded explanations can be exasperating, he still remains likeable. Another person making the same statements might be deemed unlikeable. When Dorothy passed away, none of her "substitutes" really matched her talent, though Phyllis Newman was pretty good.
The first time Wally was on, he was hilarious. I don't think John Daly laughed more than during that episode. This time, however, I agree that Wally just wasn't very funny.
Yes partially true. It's sad he didn't get many movies to show his acting potentially instead his extreme good looks. He didnt unfortunately make "Razor's Edge" type films more and more. I love him as an actor very much.
Mr. Power didn't make any more movies like "The Razor's Edge" (1946) because the 20th Century-Fox that had him under contract wouldn't let him. To get the role of Stanton Carliste in "Nightmare Alley" (1947) he had to fight and then the same studio boycotted the film because they thought that if he played those kinds of character they would lose a handsome and blockbuster movie star like him. And paradoxical it is now considered a cult film, in which he performed masterfully. Unfortunately, 20th Century-Fox and Hollywood didn't consider him as he deserved as he meant a lot to the film industry and he gave them so much. When he fulfilled his contract with the studio, he started filming movies in which he could really show what a good actor he was. Too bad he didn't have enough time to continue showing it. I'm an inconditional admirer of Tyrone Power so I like all his films. I have all them and I watch at them frecuently.
May I recommend the movie "Nightmare Alley"? It's a Tyrone Power movie unlike any other. If you're not - yet - a fan of his, you will be after seeing this movie.
I just re-watched "The Mark of Zorro" a couple of days ago. Linda Darnell was such a cutie and Tyrone playing opposite of Basil Rathbone was awesome. Basil is still my favorite Sherlock Holmes.
I loved Tyrone Power in the wonderful 1930's film "Marie Antoinette" (with Norma Shearer in the title role) - he made pony tails on men look very attractive back in the day of that period picture. Incidentally, my mother absolutely loved Tyrone Power so much so that she wanted to name one of her boys (that being me) "Tyrone." My Dad refused to go along with the idea and I have to say I'm glad Dad won that argument ;-)
2 observations spun from reading the comments! 1) Wally Cox has 79 credits in his IMDB filmography, was nominated for 2 Emmys and has a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood. 2) Witness For The Prosecution is one of the greatest films of all time. Three supernova talents appearing together on one screen!
@@waynej2608 In my opinion, Power did not hold a candle to Laughton and Dietrich in that film. He seemed very flat in his performance to me. The other two were outstanding. Tastes differ.
@@preppysocks209 I thought that Power was well cast and held his own. The role was something of a departure for him, although he was even more impressive in two earlier and also, 'different' films, Nightmare Alley and The Razors Edge. These were not his usual Warners Bros fare of swashbuckling types, romantic matadors, etc. I believe that he was a better actor, than some of his roles suggest. I feel the same way about Errol Flynn. Power was also good in Rawhide and The Sun Also Rises(with a great supporting effort by Errol Flynn). But, it's true that Laughton and Dietrich were exceptional in the film. Laughton especially, benefited from more character driven roles. Clearly. I love Dietrich in Orson Welles' Touch of Evil. Brilliant film, with a brilliant 'touch' by Marlene, as was the case in Witness for the Prosecution.
I love, love, love old Hollywood movies! It's insane how good looking most of the actors/actresses from the classic movies.They certainly possessed beauty, charm, class... and charisma back then.
He was so handsome great actor sorry he died at such young age , his daughter Romina and husband Albano beautiful singers travel to many countries to sing 👍
“Mister Peepers” was a great live show from New York City that also started Marion Lorne. Some kinescopes exist and have been issued as a dvd set. Well worth viewing 👍
Oak Park, Illinois for the last contestant, Jack Syke. Oak Park is one of Chicago's "West Suburbs" and the location of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio, his first location in independent practice in the early 20th Century. If you're ever in greater Chicago, I recommend a tour of the Home & Studio, and you can walk a few blocks and see a bunch of "Prairie Houses" he designed in that community (from the outside, anyway, since people live in them). Beautiful community, Oak Park.
And not far from Des Plaines, where the first challenger on this episode hailed from. But considering what the first challenger did for a living, hopefully Oak Park is usually upwind from Des Plaines.
Wally Cox, and Marlon Brando where best of friends....Cox was cremated, and his ashes were put in with those of Brando and another close friend Sam Gilman and scattered in Death Valley and Tahiti...
I think the thing that annoys me the most about this episode is Arlene Francis incorrectly correcting Wally Cox's grammar. He says "I wish it were me" and Arlene says "It were I, Wally" (around 20:17) but she's wrong. "I" is used when you're referring to yourself as the subject of a sentence and "me" is used when referring to yourself as the object of a sentence. Therefore Wally Cox was grammatically correct when he said "I wish it were me." If Arlene thinks that you don't use the word "me" there, then where does she think it belongs grammatically? I'm not perfect with grammar (and I make grammar mistakes all the time). It's just that this is a pet-peeve of mine: correcting someone else's grammar, when they didn't mess up... especially when it's someone telling you to use "I" instead of "me" in all the time. Sometimes, you're supposed to use the word "me." It isn't always wrong to use the word "me." It is incorrect to indiscriminately say "ha, you just used the word me, that should have been I!" Umm... no, you're wrong, sometimes the correct word actually is "me" and not "I".
I never said that Arlene said to never use the word "me." At that particular point, I was only talking about my own pet-peeve. No one actually says my above quotations: I was just being rhetorical and trying to make a point. Thank you for your thoughts, and I must admit that I see your point (about "it were me" being a clause) but I still think that you're incorrect. Just my opinion (once again, I'm not perfect with grammar, and I just don't like people correcting other people's grammar when they didn't mess up). Although I don't have my grammar guides (my sources) right in front of me this very second, let me try to explain why I think that it's perfectly okay to use "me". Think of "me" as being the singular of "us" and "I" as being the singular of "we". If Wally Cox had been wishing that "it" were all of them instead of just himself, he'd use the plural rather than the singular, which would be "I wish it were us." (Or you could say "I wish they were us" depending on the context but for now, I'll just stick with "it.") You could never say "I wish it were we" or "I wish they were we." If you can't say "I wish it were we" than you can't say "I wish it were I" because "we" is just the plural of "I". I think that the correct form is "me" and "us" rather than "I" and "we."
Well, not having the sources in front of me (and also not really wanting to spend too much time discussing it further), I'll just say: "let's agree to disagree." For me, I certainly wouldn't correct someone on live television in this instance because I still think "I wish it were me" and "I wish it were us" are more correct than "I wish it were I" and "I wish it were we" and I don't think that that is a "... deeply-rooted grammatically incorrect linguistic habit." I don't think there's anything grammatically incorrect about it at all. But as I said before, let's just agree to disagree.
You're right, Denis, but I'd stand up for Arlene on the basis he was being bloody annoying. Wally in British English is, among other things, a stupid person. We had a particularly useless manager of the national soccer team who was described by a redtop newspaper as "the wally with a brolly" when he was seen hopping up and down the sidelines with his umbrella (brolly) over his head, issuing ineffectual team orders. He was sacked a day or two later. Mr Cox, from this British perspective, is the very embodiment of this particular usage of his first name. The "I/me" confusion is btw particularly (but not exclusively) American, and seems to be related to mistaken ideas about what constitutes a better class of grammar.
I know--it's like people think that they'll sound smarter by always saying "I" instead of "me". These people don't seem to know that "me" isn't a dirty word for the uneducated. It's a word that has a legitimate grammatical place in English. For the above, I would probably say "For us" but "For me and him" or "For him and me" also works.
Denis Sweet++ You are incorrect. Wally is stating that he wishes the person as the guest were him. In this case, the guest is a subject as being a guest not an object of an outcome, hence, "I wish it were I". If she had said "... He is 6' tall and he is being kissed.", then yes, the guest would have been the object of the kiss and you would have been correct.
It's a part of his schtick, which is partly what made him so popular in the 50s and on game shows. But a little bit of that goes a long way and when you're playing a game that is highly reliant on a tight time schedule, the time he wastes being funny is frustrating to watch. I liked him a lot better when he did _Hollywood Squares_ in the 60s.
@@briane173 Absolutely. Wally was cute and nerdy and all of that....but the pace of the game DIED when he took his turn, so much so that the final guest was cheated of his opportunity and few minutes of fame. Too bad. Wally should have never been asked back.
Jane,you got that right!! First film I saw him was "SON OF FURY" his first! (Ithink)! never forget that announcement that he had died during filming in SPane!
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OMG I loved Tyrone Power! He had the longest eyelashes of any man i've ever seen! What a terrific actor.I still cant get enough of The Razor's Edge even though I've seen it a thousand times.Thank you for this,
i agree totally. i love The Razor's Edge! I love Clifton Webb too.
joan smith -I need to find that Tyrone Power movie!
Love Tyrone Power!
@@lynngregory393 Me too! He was so lovely, so warm, so handsome! And he was a talented actor, too! :)
Same: can watch "The Razor's Edge" anytime, one of my all-time favs! Tyrone Power and Herbert Marshall have such marvelous voices (love Marshall's voiceovers during), What a great ensemble cast, especially Anne Baxter as the doomed Sophie!
Beautiful Tyrone...lovely man❤😍
I find it sad that Tyrone Power would pass only three years after this interview. What a marvelous actor he was.
I find it even sadder that his wife was pregnant for 2 more months so he never got to meet his child
Tyrone Power absolute heartthrob back then. Seems very humble.
What??
According to all the actors/actresses who worked with him in the 1930s, Tyrone Power was the most beautiful movie star in the business.
Tyrone was also a very nice guy! I doubt anyone disliked him!
He liked men. Too bad for the many ladies who adored him.
So good looking.
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S0000 good looking.
His voice. His looks. His acting skills. Definition of a true movie star.
Perfection - there is noone like that today in films.
he died 3 years after this appearance
Even his name ...Tyrone Power ...is definition of movie star.
Yeah, I liked Wally Cox, too.
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Glad you posted this episode. Tyrone Power was the handsomest man ever to appear in the movies/ So tragic that he died so young.
he was very charming and that smile 😃. ...oh god!
Blame Camel cigarettes for his early death.
@@bobbyfrancis8957 He had a history of heart disease in his family. Tyrone Power Sr. died in his son's arms when the young Tyrone Power was just 17.
He was no Rondo Hatton but I will admit that the late great Mr Power was one very good lookin' fella !
Jane Is good, I'd say it's a tie between him & Gregory Peck, but Peck had that lovely dark voice.
Tyrone so good looking ;, tragically died so sudden and his children inherited his amazing looks and kindness.
I don't know any classic film buffs who don't love Ty Power. Everyone from that era describes him as one of the nicest men in Hollywood and oh my was he handsome.
He was a nice humble person all agreed. Was uncomfortable with his matinee idol look
My grandfather's brother (my grand-uncle) was friends with Tyrone Power before Power became famous. He was also friends with Ruth Lyons, who was a longtime radio and TV talk show host. Lyons and my grand-uncle drove to Hollywood with Tyrone Power when he got his first gig.
I have a few letters that Ruth Lyons wrote to my grand-uncle, as well as one from her husband, who asked him to call Ruth and try to convince her to resume her show when she was in a deep depression after the death of their daughter Candy.
@@jasonmcdaniel345MI WOW
Tyrone powers was too modest to answer certain questions he was obviously a good person.
Anointed Truth:
I agree! He was a good person! Unforgettable!
Not because he's handsome, he's going to be a good person, he left Judy Garland because he aborted one of his children, then he left Lana Turner for Linda Cristen, and he cheated on Linda with Caesar Romero, let's face it, the guy was a prosmiscuous bisexual, and a womanizer.
I'm a straight 70 year old man and I think Tyrone Power was the best looking man in Hollywood history!
You are right!
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he's up there i'd throw in Elvis, Jeff Chandler, Robert Redford, Cary Grant, Warren Beatty, Anthony Perkins
richard blackcloud: You're rigth! And he was a talented, subtle and versatile actor, too!
The thumbnail got me, I have heard of Tyrone Power but never seen him, he's gorgeous. And his style is 5 years ahead of his time.
Tyrone Power died at 44 only a little more than three years after this show. I liked him in several films, but my favorite was The Razor's Edge. Thanks for all of these wonderful What's My Lines!
lawrence97431 Loved the Razors Edge, excellent movie!!
"Nightmare Alley"!
Witness for the Prosecution!
"Abandon Ship!" (1957), too!!
These Hollywood people were so humble back than. Not like the stuck up elites we have now.
You got that right!
Yes, you're rigth!
amen these people back then had real class
Agree!!!
Exactly who are you referring to? I know a lot of celebs personally & they’re absolutely lovely. So I’m guessing you’re conflating reality tv people with this mythical ‘elite’.
What a handsome man he was. Apparently with a great sense of humor as well.
Oh, yes! He had a great sense of humor!
Sadly, he did not choose to stop smoking 3-4 packs a day!...Back then most people did smoke...and Cardiology was slow to realize how lethal that habit could be, for some folks who were prone to clogged arteries.
Omg, I love Tyrone Power!! Thanks for sharing this!
This reminds me of my grandmother. She idolized Tyrone Power.
John daly was such a sophisticated, well-spoken gentleman ,,, I could watch this shown for hours instead of the sitcom dreck that fills so much of the airwaves.
My thoughts exactly. I could watch not only John for many hours, for that reason, but the rest of the regular panel as well. What intelligence, sophistication, humor, with, wisdom, and cultural awareness is embodied in this small group of souls.
i totally agree with you both about your assessment of John Daly as well as of the dreck that passes for entertainment on most TV channels these days. I end up watching more What's My Line? than anything else but sometimes Stephen Colbert and the re-runs of the British Comedy "Are you being served?" on my phone. I also love Arlene Francis, Steve Allen, Dorothy Killgallen and Bennett Cerf.
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Lately I have added kitty cat videos to my repertoire. They certainly entertain my cat. I love Arlene's critique of Wally Cox's grammar. Her grammar gis beyond reproach and her patronizing attitude was hilarious.
Love John Daly
My grandmother's favorite star; she was a young mother in the thirties and according to her, though Gable was the "King," Power was the most beloved male star of the era - with the possible exception of William Powell. It was pure hypocrisy and jealousy that kept him from at least an Oscar nomination for Zorro.
Tyrone Power is so handsome and seemed like a great person. R.I.P wonderful actor.
Tyrone Power ... now he's the kind of actor I have the utmost respect for! This good looking guy had no problem foregoing his career for awhile and joining the MARINES! What are the chances our group of today's actors starting with Robert De Coward De Niro would do the same????
He enlisted as a buck private!
@@suzanba7 @Suzanne Smith De Niro is a "PUNK" okay, a "PUNK!" 99% OF THE ACTORS TODAY ARE """"""PUNKS"""""" COWARDS. They should simply stfu when it comes to talking about politics, then maybe they'll look less like "PUNKS" IN THE EYES OF MYSELF AND OTHER PATRIOTS, and obviously YOU DON'T GET THAT!!!!!! DE NIRO IS A MAJOR LEAGUE PUNK! AND YOU, DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT .... PERIOD. And yes, I'll give the pansy that, yes, he's a better actor than Tyrone Power. But in case you've never noticed that's how the arts usually go, the Directors get better, the writers get better etc. SURELY YOU GET THAT, OR DO YOU? IF TYRONE POWER WAS BORN IN 1942 instead of around 1913 maybe he would have had the benefits of todays actors who most had made an absolute career from grammar school on up and into college with acting, pretending, ACTING, ACTING, no real other skill, ACTING, PRETENDING TO BE SOMETHING they're NOT, LIKE SOMETHING Tyrone Power really was, a real HERO!!!!!!!! Also, as a matter of fact, Tyrone Power himself was like that, he comes from generations of a Family who were actors. Now, don't you think if Tyrone wanted to not serve, don't you think he could not have gotten out of it? HE DIDN'T, HE, UNLIKE SOMEONE LIKE YOUR MAKE BELIEVE HERO little de niro served. My opinion like I've already stated guys like little de niro should simply shut up when it comes to politics as it makes him look smaller!
@@MyMy-zi7yv : Semper Fi, Major Tyrone Power! (US Marine Corps - WWII Veteran).
The most handsome man I've ever seen. Love the look is his eyes and his smile. Gorgeous!!
Also, he looks a nice and humble person.
I've watched most of his films this year and fell in love with him. I am watching his movies over and over and don't get enough of them. What a great actor!!
May Dear Lord rest his soul 🙏.
Presumably you are not talking about Wally Cox.
I dont know who would be wearing his shoes, but I think you meant, "May Dear Lord rest his soul."
@@gemrouf His pet fish...
ChelseaForeverFan: I'm completely agree with you. He was so handsome, with his wonderful eyes, his incomparable smile, his unmistakable voice and his elegance. Unique and unforgettable. I also watch all his movies often because they make my heart happy. He was a talented actor both on screen and on stage, despite his envious detractors who never forgave him for his incredible handsomeness. He is my adored Ty and I love him always and forever.
@@alimolina4279 think Tyrone was a draconian man, his voice doesn't sound very human, what did we say?
Loved Tyrone Power, what a handsome delightful gentleman, I wish men could be as such today . Gentlemen
so hot
@@AaronHahnStudios What the heck do you think we look like and dress like now? Fake women? Wow.
Blame feminists.
Tyrone Power could have his way with me and I wouldn't mind. Whatever he wanted.
@@reno1uest He'd deck U.
I can see why Wally Cox wasn't one of the regulars. Say what you want about his style of humor, but man, what a time sink.
He has no personality, he's not funny at all. He's also dumber than a bucket of rocks, and doesn't even try to find out what the guests occupation is.
I know! He took so long on the skunk breeder, that it was starting to get annoying 😑
Although I feel that Wally seemed overwhelmed by the prospect of questioning the guest (perhaps he was never in such a position), his innocence and naivety was endearing like what a little brother would display when entering a conversation with grown ups. Hope to see him on as a guest again to see if he improves next time.
It's like he'd never seen the show.
Tyrone💜
Just adore Tyrone power. Went too soon.
What a STUD Ty was !! My wonderful Nana always said Tyrone Power & Robert Taylor were the most beautiful looking men of all time ! { I am now 56 } grew up on these old school classic actors because of my Mother too !
My great grandmother back in the seventies told me that I looked exactly like a young Tyrone Power. I had no idea who he was or how to take it. Now I take it as a compliment.
Tyrone seemed like such a humble & down-to-earth guy. He looked genuinely uncomfortable when they were asking him if he was a big movie star, etc. It's so heartbreaking to think that just a few years after filming this, his life tragically ended.
He wss every body loved him. He was aalways trying to get away from his matinee idol image
@@windstorm1000 What did he die of? How very tragic. Despite his attractiveness he seemed to be a normal human being with kindliness and humility.
@@shirleyrombough8173 A massive heart attack, it apparently happened while he was filming an extremely physically demanding scene. Heart disease ran in his family, his father also passed of a heart attack while he was present, and I believe some reports state he was quite a chain-smoker towards the end - and he also drank. Without exercise and healthy-eating, he was basically at a higher risk than most. I could be wrong, but I believe I read that a couple years before his death he had some tests done on his heart that were unfavorable (such testing was quite primitive at the time), but that he failed to follow up on this. He may have benefited from a blood thinner like warfarin, which was available at the time.
So awesome to see Tyrone Power as the mystery guest... one of the absolute greats!
I loved it and as always Tyrone Power showed what a handsome and a showed great deal of emotion that you are taken into the story with the show making it come alive. I feel that movies lost a great performer.
Sono quasi 60 anni che non c'è più ma è rimasto un mito per sempre bellissimo Tyrone
ilaria iannese: Sono completamente d'accordo con voi. Lui e indimenticable!
And forever young
Arlene is hilarious helping wally, the most bumbling panelist ever.
@Rapunzel z - Wally Cox was a well-read man with great comic instincts and this was a bit of a send-up of his Mr. Peepers character from TV. He was bumbling for the comic effect. Though, it could be said he dragged each bit out a bit too long for a half hour program with a game to be played, so it became less than funny. This is a flaw in the work of Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean when he stretches a comic bit out just too long, so that it becomes irritating and loses the humor. I have often laughed at him 'til I cried and ended by wanting him way off camera.
Arlene is trying to fill in the void created by Wally...
@FAB4 Wally is to cool.
That was Wally’s schtick. The bumbling persona was his act - and he was funny!!!
@FAB4 no he ain't. He's bloody awful, cringeworthy and embarrassing.
Just watch Tyrone in NIGHTMARE ALLEY and he was *fantastic* in it
Love his beautiful smile
Lynn South - What did he die of, so young?
@@shirleyrombough8173 Massive heart attack occurred during movie.He was Dueling with George Sanders and suddenly collapsed.
@@jimkilleen9130 How very tragic. What a handsome person he was.
Lynn South: Me too! It was so beautiful, so luminous!!
Poor Ty only had a few years left when this was on.
How true ! This episode is from '55 and sadly he passed only 3 years later from a massive heart attack over in Spain while filming "Solomon & Sheba".
His amazing career makes known from generation to generation!
@@jubalcalif9100 Same as his father.
@@piustwelfth Yes indeed ! Heart disease ran in his family.
I loved Tyrone Power since i was sixteen. Amazing actor. Soooooooo Handsome...
what a beautiful man Tyrone Power was! He looks so modern day.
Probably one of Hollywood's most handsome men.
Of all the people I have seen on this wonderful show Wally Cox being on the panel just brings things to a screeching halt.
He’s a dud, for sure
Tyrone Power died tragically young. He was a great performer in Hollywood swashbuckling costume dramas.
How could you not know it was him. His voice was very distinctive
OMG Tyrone was so gooooooooooooorrrrrrgggeous!!!
Tyrone power.WOW WOW WOW.
Gorgeous.
I love his dimples and his smile.
Yes
Ty was so handsome and that smile...like no other !
The look, the voice....Tyrone Power was such a good looking guy.
Such a joy to watch this program. I think it's wonderful how down to earth John Daly is. It's heartwarming to hear him laugh.
In my view, John was the very heart and soul of the show. His delight in both right and wrong guesses from the panel is so endearing. And his often misleading, but rarely false, explanations are delightful. Add in his poise and politeness, and he was the perfect panel moderator. Without him, the show would not have lasted.
He was the most suave, courtly and intelligent host of his day. I’m tempted to compare him to Alex Trebek, but that does a disservice to both. Daly really earned his shekels on a live telecast where he had to think on his feet, so to speak. In many episodes you can see him subtly looking at an unforgiving clock. I love his courtliness to men as well as women, asking after they signed in about his pronunciation of their names: “Is that right, sir?”
And in a day when African-Americans were rarely seen on TV, let alone respected, he elated me concerning the Black celebrities who were occasionally the “mystery guest.” For example, he didn’t call Pearl Bailey “Pearl,” it was “Miss Pearl.” I’m sure this pleased much of America, and drove the rest to throw objects at their televisions. Good! RIP newsman and quiz host extraordinaire…John Charles Daly!
Nightmare Alley with Tyrone Power and Coleen Gray fantastic film noir
Yes! This is an excellent movie! Tyrone Power filmed a lot of movies but he liked only four of them: "Blood and Sand", "Nightmare Alley", "Abandon Ship" and Witness for the Prosecution!
@@aliciamolina370 Blood and Sand. I saw it on Turner Classic Movies. Ioved it. I also saw The Red Shoes not long ago on that channel. I try to watch those great ones whenever they are shown.
The Mark of Zorro 1940, always have to watch whenever it's on. Not only for Tyrone's and Basil Rathbone's swordsmanship but Linda Darnell; just because. ❤
I saw that as a child on TV. I thought that he and Darnell were the most beautiful man and woman that I had ever seen. I have watched Zorro many times and never tire of it. Still is the best Zorro movie ever and I am still entranced by their beauty. Perfect together!!!
Before my time, but Mr Power was stunningly good looking.
I can't believe he died 3 years later of a heart attack. Only 44.....How sad...
Mom was a big fan of Tyrone Power, first time I see him playing himself.
I like how Arlene Francis pronounces Tyrone Power, she pronounces it very softly and gently without much if any accent on the syllables, almost like an early grade school teacher calling attendance. When when I heard his name pronounced by other people they seem to say it powerfully with accents on the first syllables of each name maybe.
My God. I've never seen Tyrone Power in such a context . . . being himself.
Tyrone Power? Wow! What a young and good-looking man. Never seen him before outside of his movie pictures. He looks fabulous!
Skunks are a useful product? Why would one be found in a home?
He passed away 3 years later, sometimes looks are deceiving
@@shirleyrombough8173 Skunk spray was or perhaps still is used in some high class perfumes for enhancing their "staying" value. I'm not certain how that worked, but a similar spray from civet cats apparently has a much more attractive scent when highly diluted. Skunk oil is also sold as a scent for baiting traps. Some predators apparently do eat skunks. Also, "deskunked" skunks--those who have had their scent glands removed, are sometimes kept as pets in the home, although I personally don't consider them all that entertaining in the home. In the wild, they are much more interesting. They are nocturnal and not into much interaction with humans.
It's frustrating that John didn't take the time to explain any of this, but just flipped the cards and waved the guy out.
@@slaytonp Thanks for the information about skunks. I heard that many perfumes use skunk spray for their most expensive perfumes. Supposedly there is something subliminal about this odor. I really don't blame skunks for not being enamoured of human interaction.
I noticed that Tyrone Power was one of the few people who ever cleaned his hands of chalk before shaking John's hand.
Astute observation.
Mr. Manners
Ocd
sweet tyrone!!!!!!!!1
Luckily, his films are mostly on TH-cam. This is the absolute best documentary I have ever seen.
I am always looking for facts on this underrated actor, not unsubstantiated rumors.
I’ve been watching all his films, and no matter the role, there is joy to be found in his 100% devotion to his craft.
He deserves reassessment-even though he was dismissive of his screen roles, there are wonderful films that showcase his talents for comedy and drama.
He was gone less than 4 years later at the age of only 44. RIP
If Waly Cox were the only panelist, the show would end with him still questioning the first contestant.
Wally was not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
I always thought that was an act... now I'm not so sure.
@@deepoe6636 Perhaps to be otherwise would have defiled his own act. I'd give him the the benefit of doubt here, in favor of not being really that dense.
Pretty sure it is an act - he's the one cracking all the jokes...
That's Wally's shtick, the natural bumbler that has an odd intelligence. I still haven't understood it, but he makes me laugh.
The gorgeous Ty Power. IMDB describes him as frail and sickly as a child. His father had died of a heart attack. In early 1958 he had a cardiogram which indicated an irregularity, but he made a decision not to follow up on it: any bad news might have rendered him uninsurable. He died that November, age 44.
I don't see anything online at any site to support your claim about him having been "a sickly child who wasn't expected to make it to adulthood".. What source do you have for your statement?
@@robertfiller8634 I modified my post.
The most handsome man in Hollywood❤️
What a goegeous profile he had.!!!
Poor Ty Power was dead in November 1955. He still makes me melt all these years later. Just look at that smile!
I think you made a typo: he died in November 1958. How fortunate for us that he was still alive to deliver a wonderful performance in the 1957 film "Witness for the Prosecution". It's one of my favorite movies, also starring Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, and Elsa Lanchester.
@@mikejschin Excellent movie!
Tyrone vs Basil: the best swordfight in hollywierd history. He came by it naturally. His mom was an Olympic fencer.
Rathbone was also a tremendous swordsman. One of his funny lines was something like, "I could have taken out Errol Flynn any time I wanted to," which was true, but they wouldn't allow it on film.
I still remember tyrone power in the razors edge and many old movies I had the biggest crush . He’s kind of the old school gentleman and dark haired guy I’m looking for. They don’t make them like that these days
He was gorgeous and very talented. How sad that he died so young. His son, who looks very much like him, said that his father had always wanted a son. But sadly, he never even got to meet him because Tyrone died nine weeks before he was born.
It is greatly appreciated by this temporally displaced fellow the elegance, intelligence and wholesomeness displayed by everyone on this show. Harks to a better time.
If all the panelists were like Wally Cox, this show would have been cancelled early in its first season. This goes to show how important it is to choose the right permanent panelists, it makes all the difference. Thank God for Arlene Francis, my favorite, as well as Dorothy and Bennett, though I'm not a big Bennett fan. Even John Daly, though his long winded explanations can be exasperating, he still remains likeable. Another person making the same statements might be deemed unlikeable. When Dorothy passed away, none of her "substitutes" really matched her talent, though Phyllis Newman was pretty good.
Wally is funny though
He’s a guest
First time I saw a panelist pass.
The first time Wally was on, he was hilarious. I don't think John Daly laughed more than during that episode. This time, however, I agree that Wally just wasn't very funny.
He was a guest panelist. He was hysterical
Such a handsome man, wonderful actor but Hollywood took great advantage of him ..almost destroyed him.
I completely agree with you!
Yes partially true. It's sad he didn't get many movies to show his acting potentially instead his extreme good looks. He didnt unfortunately make "Razor's Edge" type films more and more. I love him as an actor very much.
Mr. Power didn't make any more movies like "The Razor's Edge" (1946) because the 20th Century-Fox that had him under contract wouldn't let him. To get the role of Stanton Carliste in "Nightmare Alley" (1947) he had to fight and then the same studio boycotted the film because they thought that if he played those kinds of character they would lose a handsome and blockbuster movie star like him. And paradoxical it is now considered a cult film, in which he performed masterfully. Unfortunately, 20th Century-Fox and Hollywood didn't consider him as he deserved as he meant a lot to the film industry and he gave them so much. When he fulfilled his contract with the studio, he started filming movies in which he could really show what a good actor he was. Too bad he didn't have enough time to continue showing it. I'm an inconditional admirer of Tyrone Power so I like all his films. I have all them and I watch at them frecuently.
Loved Ty Power - measured at 6 ft tall, was very cute, even with the facial hair! Funny Guy!
May I recommend the movie "Nightmare Alley"? It's a Tyrone Power movie unlike any other. If you're not - yet - a fan of his, you will be after seeing this movie.
I just re-watched "The Mark of Zorro" a couple of days ago. Linda Darnell was such a cutie and Tyrone playing opposite of Basil Rathbone was awesome. Basil is still my favorite Sherlock Holmes.
I just watched that too. And yes Basil Rathbone I my fav Sherlock too. Although Mark of Zorro just watched a couple of weeks ago.
I loved Tyrone Power in the wonderful 1930's film "Marie Antoinette" (with Norma Shearer in the title role) - he made pony tails on men look very attractive back in the day of that period picture. Incidentally, my mother absolutely loved Tyrone Power so much so that she wanted to name one of her boys (that being me) "Tyrone." My Dad refused to go along with the idea and I have to say I'm glad Dad won that argument ;-)
2 observations spun from reading the comments!
1) Wally Cox has 79 credits in his IMDB filmography, was nominated for 2 Emmys and has a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood.
2) Witness For The Prosecution is one of the greatest films of all time. Three supernova talents appearing together on one screen!
So true. Ty Power, Charles Laughton and Marlene Dietrich -all brilliant in WFP. And Wally was a talented guy.
@@waynej2608 In my opinion, Power did not hold a candle to Laughton and Dietrich in that film. He seemed very flat in his performance to me. The other two were outstanding. Tastes differ.
Absolutely exquisite casting
@@waynej2608' how do ya like me now ducky?" Charles Laughton etc
@@preppysocks209 I thought that Power was well cast and held his own. The role was something of a departure for him, although he was even more impressive in two earlier and also, 'different' films, Nightmare Alley and The Razors Edge. These were not his usual Warners Bros fare of swashbuckling types, romantic matadors, etc. I believe that he was a better actor, than some of his roles suggest. I feel the same way about Errol Flynn. Power was also good in Rawhide and The Sun Also Rises(with a great supporting effort by Errol Flynn). But, it's true that Laughton and Dietrich were exceptional in the film. Laughton especially, benefited from more character driven roles. Clearly.
I love Dietrich in Orson Welles' Touch of Evil. Brilliant film, with a brilliant 'touch' by Marlene, as was the case in Witness for the Prosecution.
Ty was a very very charming man. ..❤❤❤
Man?
@@Royanexus6 Um, lol, yes - man. What are you on?
Wally Cox had that ability to make people laugh with minimalism. Brilliant.
You’re kidding right? He’s an idiot
He was an idiot. Couldn't ask intelligent questions
I hated him. Wanted to stomp until there's nothing left to stomp
Yeah, dumb folks are excellent at that too
@@sherlockhomo-ph4suYou just do not get his subtle intelligent humor
Tyrone Power! This is tear inducing stuff.
A seriously handsome and charming man to be sure.
He was no Percy Helton but yes he was quite handsome !
eoselan7: I agree! And he was a talented actor, too!! Unforgettable!!
Wally or Tyrone? 😉
I love, love, love old Hollywood movies! It's insane how good looking most of the actors/actresses from the classic movies.They certainly possessed beauty, charm, class... and charisma back then.
Love Tyrone Power
So am I!!
He was so handsome great actor sorry he died at such young age , his daughter Romina and husband Albano beautiful singers travel to many countries to sing 👍
Not as talented as he was!
Wally Cox had a natural comedic quality, but watching him milk his moments on the panel is excruciating.
His nerdy persona was hilarious.
He was so funny???
Wow so love Tyrone Power died so young age 44 sad.
Gorgeous and charming man Tyrone! Had a crush on him at a young age. I will be 62 in April.
Tyrone Power is my everlasting love! I will 72 in December! :)
Good memories. I watched this one when I was a kid.
What an extraordinary show it was! Breaks my heart to know they’ve all departed..
Wally and Arlene were hilarious together. " I'm not good at this sort of thing ", I hit the floor laughing.
Me da dolor del actor tyrone power!!
murió con 44 años muy joven en España Madrid💔
Tyrone was so handsome
I GRANDI ATTORI ANCHE SE SONO MORTI RIMANGONO SEMPRE VIVI PER CHI LI AMA TYRONE POWER UN MITO PER SEMPRE ❤❤❤🌷🌹🌷🌹🌷🌹🌷🌹🌷❤❤❤
You're right, Ilaria! He is unforgettable!!!
I love this show. I really wish they would bring it back🙏
“Mister Peepers” was a great live show from New York City that also started Marion Lorne. Some kinescopes exist and have been issued as a dvd set. Well worth viewing 👍
Three years later Tyrone was dead. He was so handsome.
Filmed four months before I was born in July 1955. Very entertaining show!
Died at age 44 , 1958. He had less then 3 years to live
Oak Park, Illinois for the last contestant, Jack Syke. Oak Park is one of Chicago's "West Suburbs" and the location of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio, his first location in independent practice in the early 20th Century. If you're ever in greater Chicago, I recommend a tour of the Home & Studio, and you can walk a few blocks and see a bunch of "Prairie Houses" he designed in that community (from the outside, anyway, since people live in them). Beautiful community, Oak Park.
And not far from Des Plaines, where the first challenger on this episode hailed from. But considering what the first challenger did for a living, hopefully Oak Park is usually upwind from Des Plaines.
Wally Cox, and Marlon Brando where best of friends....Cox was cremated, and his ashes were put in with those of Brando and another close friend Sam Gilman and scattered in Death Valley and Tahiti...
I think the thing that annoys me the most about this episode is Arlene Francis incorrectly correcting Wally Cox's grammar. He says "I wish it were me" and Arlene says "It were I, Wally" (around 20:17) but she's wrong. "I" is used when you're referring to yourself as the subject of a sentence and "me" is used when referring to yourself as the object of a sentence. Therefore Wally Cox was grammatically correct when he said "I wish it were me." If Arlene thinks that you don't use the word "me" there, then where does she think it belongs grammatically? I'm not perfect with grammar (and I make grammar mistakes all the time). It's just that this is a pet-peeve of mine: correcting someone else's grammar, when they didn't mess up... especially when it's someone telling you to use "I" instead of "me" in all the time. Sometimes, you're supposed to use the word "me." It isn't always wrong to use the word "me." It is incorrect to indiscriminately say "ha, you just used the word me, that should have been I!" Umm... no, you're wrong, sometimes the correct word actually is "me" and not "I".
I never said that Arlene said to never use the word "me." At that particular point, I was only talking about my own pet-peeve. No one actually says my above quotations: I was just being rhetorical and trying to make a point. Thank you for your thoughts, and I must admit that I see your point (about "it were me" being a clause) but I still think that you're incorrect. Just my opinion (once again, I'm not perfect with grammar, and I just don't like people correcting other people's grammar when they didn't mess up). Although I don't have my grammar guides (my sources) right in front of me this very second, let me try to explain why I think that it's perfectly okay to use "me". Think of "me" as being the singular of "us" and "I" as being the singular of "we". If Wally Cox had been wishing that "it" were all of them instead of just himself, he'd use the plural rather than the singular, which would be "I wish it were us." (Or you could say "I wish they were us" depending on the context but for now, I'll just stick with "it.") You could never say "I wish it were we" or "I wish they were we." If you can't say "I wish it were we" than you can't say "I wish it were I" because "we" is just the plural of "I". I think that the correct form is "me" and "us" rather than "I" and "we."
Well, not having the sources in front of me (and also not really wanting to spend too much time discussing it further), I'll just say: "let's agree to disagree." For me, I certainly wouldn't correct someone on live television in this instance because I still think "I wish it were me" and "I wish it were us" are more correct than "I wish it were I" and "I wish it were we" and I don't think that that is a "... deeply-rooted grammatically incorrect linguistic habit." I don't think there's anything grammatically incorrect about it at all. But as I said before, let's just agree to disagree.
You're right, Denis, but I'd stand up for Arlene on the basis he was being bloody annoying. Wally in British English is, among other things, a stupid person. We had a particularly useless manager of the national soccer team who was described by a redtop newspaper as "the wally with a brolly" when he was seen hopping up and down the sidelines with his umbrella (brolly) over his head, issuing ineffectual team orders. He was sacked a day or two later.
Mr Cox, from this British perspective, is the very embodiment of this particular usage of his first name.
The "I/me" confusion is btw particularly (but not exclusively) American, and seems to be related to mistaken ideas about what constitutes a better class of grammar.
I know--it's like people think that they'll sound smarter by always saying "I" instead of "me". These people don't seem to know that "me" isn't a dirty word for the uneducated. It's a word that has a legitimate grammatical place in English. For the above, I would probably say "For us" but "For me and him" or "For him and me" also works.
Denis Sweet++ You are incorrect. Wally is stating that he wishes the person as the guest were him. In this case, the guest is a subject as being a guest not an object of an outcome, hence, "I wish it were I". If she had said "... He is 6' tall and he is being kissed.", then yes, the guest would have been the object of the kiss and you would have been correct.
Wally Cox is hilarious! I can't decide if he is playing a character or just being himself, but it's a riot either way!
I find him a waste of time and space,
I can't stand him...
It's a part of his schtick, which is partly what made him so popular in the 50s and on game shows. But a little bit of that goes a long way and when you're playing a game that is highly reliant on a tight time schedule, the time he wastes being funny is frustrating to watch. I liked him a lot better when he did _Hollywood Squares_ in the 60s.
Wally was cute and funny.
@@briane173 Absolutely. Wally was cute and nerdy and all of that....but the pace of the game DIED when he took his turn, so much so that the final guest was cheated of his opportunity and few minutes of fame. Too bad. Wally should have never been asked back.
Jane,you got that right!! First film I saw him was "SON OF FURY" his first! (Ithink)! never forget that announcement that he had died during filming in SPane!