Fun fact: Leta Thomason, the piccolo player, was actually my grandmother! Her musical talent has been passed down through our family and it's one of our strongest attributes, along with our extra height!
How neat to hear from a relative of the contestants. I'm surprised that the panel showed restraint and never mentioned her height - I don't know about Robert Q but John and Bennett were both around 6'1" and she was taller than them. Often that would bring about a lot of jokes but I like that they left it alone. :)
Looking at Suzy Parker's 1959 hairstyle, it is so unusual to me in that it DOESN'T look like it's from that era. It actually looks like Jaclyn Smith's hairstyle from the 1970s. I don't think any female on What's My Line, contestant or panelist, had a hairstyle like that. Maybe because she's a model, she was very trendsetting.
I agree and it got me wondering about a late 50s version of Charlie's Angels where Suzy Parker plays Kelly, Anne Francis as Jill/Chris, Mary Tyler Moore as Sabrina, Kurt Kaznar as Bosley and STILL John Forsythe as the voice of Charlie.
Anna Magnani in The Rose Tattoo, released around this time, sported feathered bangs, hair parted in the middle which became the staple hair trend in the 1970's. Amazing.
Suzy Parker was drop dead glamorous - notice how she tossed her hair as she sat down and the way she held her head as well as her posture. She knew where the cameras were and she delivered the goods. That said she was a difficult subject for the judges as the word "fashion" never once came up.
Suzy Parker was a hard mystery challenger as I think models were not as famous in the late 50'-60's as they are today - still Suzy did a great job and my god was she stunning....
I'm 63, and I don't know some of these famous guests at all. It's really fun and informative to look them up on Wikipedia. Suzy Parker was a HUGE celebrity, and the panel was totally stumped trying to figure out her "other" occupation!
Suzy Parker was one of the most famous super model .... Her beauty and sophistication is forever missed .... She was so beautiful and so classy.... Suzy Parker is my all time favorite model ...
Suzy Parker epitomized the model glamour of the Fifties and early Sixties, even more so than her older sister, Dorian Leigh, also a famous model, who paved the way, most generously, for Suzy. never again will we see that, so we had better be grateful for these clips. for sure. did well in some pics, including Best of Everything, and Ten North Frederick, and one or two others. they should have worked with her more. people wanted to see her. she was an event, all by herself, just to look at, and she was pretty nice, and pretty smart. Bradford Dillman knew how lucky he was when she married him.
I don't know what they see, when they get down on a knockout, but it was a hilarious moment, when Robert Q. asked Archie Moore; "Do you have something to do with Outer Space?" and he replied "YESS!"
This is August 18, 1959, 6 days after Archie won his rematch against Yvon Durelle with a 3rd round KO. CBS Studio 59: With the history of bad acoustics, I'd assumed they filmed this in a theater not really appropriate for television. But if it's a studio, why are the acoustics so bad?
Someone has mentioned that the stage and building were closely located to a subway line, and that frequently trains caused poor sound, and why everyone had difficulty hearing questions and answers. Also, this studio was near a major NYC thoroughfare, and that I have detected sirens during these broadcasts.
I saw The Best Of Everything, 30 years ago, and thought that Suzy Parker seemed like 1990 and out of sync with the late 50s. I’m looking at this, right now thinking the same thing. She seems like 2022 and completely contemporary. How is that possible?
Love Suzy Parker! I’m too young to know who she was but now read up on her. This was a great celebrity guest episode. Suzy is gorgeous & love when the celebrity guest stumps the panel.
A couple of Twilight Zone connections here. Archie Moore was originally cast in the 1st Season TZ episode "The Big Tall Wish," but was unable to take the role, so they cast Ivan Dixon instead. And Suzy Parker was in the 5th Season episode "Number 12 Looks Just Like You" playing every single adult female character in the piece, and the Night Gallery episode "The Housekeeper." She would later marry Bradford Dillman.
Love being able to see these old WML episodes, I have memories of seeing the show as a youngster (yes, 10:30 PM was past my bedtime then). This episode aired the very day my twin sister and I were born...when there were but 49 states in the USA!
Suzy Parker is also on the album cover of JAZZ: RED HOT AND COOL - THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET Featuring Paul Desmond (Columbia CL-699) [1955] and THE MOST HAPPY PIANO - THE ERROLL GARNER TRIO (Columbia CL-939) [1957].
The Piccolo player has to be over 6' . I found her sooo cute. Archie Moore was a great addition and all those knock outs. Marciano and him, beat the HELL out of each other. They blocked punches with their faces. Suzy Parker was excellent in THE BEST OF EVERYTHING.
The future Dr. Leta (Thomason) Carson was my college flute professor decades later. She was 6'1". I'm 5'10" and had never previously routinely felt "short" around another woman! She was a strong, intelligent, remarkable woman. She told us about this occasion, remarking that Suzy Parker was the most breathtakingly gorgeous person, male or female, that she had ever seen.
B Wayland;Arlene was attractive too. Back then women had such class. Dressed up to go grocery shopping. My mom dressed like that. Always Lipstick and powder. 💄👗👠Not like Buffalo Girls at Walmart now. 😂
If the date is right here, Suzy Parker is five months pregnant and still recovering from injuries she received in a car crash that took her father's life the previous year.
Man, Suzy Parker was really beautiful, if I was around that time I would of got to her before her husband did, she was a very stunning model and actress!
If I were a panelist I would be so tempted to make a cheeky remark about the size of the piccolo not matching the size of the player! Also I always wonder what the panelists say as the contestant shakes their hand and leaves. I bet there are some priceless comments! And some loving ones! I would seriously hope that the after-show party each week includes all panelists, host, contestants and crew - they would surely be soo much fun!
It is interesting to note that basic human nature doesn't change. The panelists moan, whine, and complain about the heat and the "discomfort" of wearing a blindfold, when everyone knows summers are hot and blindfolds are part of the show!
Archie Moore was one of the most respected fighters in the history of boxing. MC Daly gives you a taste of that respect at 7:35. His longevity, endurance, and tremendous fortitude are legendary. After boxing, he had a 25 year movie and TV career born largely out of the respect that he garnered from those who observed him over the years. Ranked pound-for-pound, the 3rd best boxer of all time
In my view, Suzy parker is the most beautiful model in history. There are no words in the English letters that do her justice. It kills me just to look at her..
TerriJo Massey -- They had air conditioning in the 1950's. It had been around for quite a while by then. People who didn't have it at home often went to see a movie in a theater that advertised prominently "Cooled by Refrigeration" during the summer months. I think they must have had it in the studio -- the heat from the studio lighting grid alone was horrible and A/C was necessary due to that alone. Also, I don't see sweat rolling down anyone's face on the panel or at the moderator's desk.
FergusMcDopey -- I think it was probably just in need of repair, perhaps a recharge of Freon, which was in use back then, or perhaps the main compressor had broken down mechanically.
+ToddSF 94109 I don't think it was a break-down -- they consistently had over-heating issues in the studio in the summer months. I can buy that they had A/C but the lighting overwhelmed it, though.
***** -- Yes, quite possibly the A/C system in place was simply inadequate to the task, especially with the lighting grid, which would have generated a huge amount of heat. But air conditioning in the 1950's was definitely capable of dealing with the situation. In fact, movie theaters used to put up huge banners on the side of the building or adjacent to the marquee advertising "COOLED BY REFRIGERATION" in the summer months -- it was a great inducement to get people to come and see a movie during periods of hot weather -- even hot and humid weather. Pay the cost of admission to see the movie and if it was a double feature, you got four or five hours of comfort not available at home to many people.
cerf is really bad at asking these probing personal like questions. i am somewhat surprised that he was never cautioned about it. or maybe he eventually was ?
nyhank1814 I noticed the same thing . She was at the height of her Stardom, & had made quite a successful transition from Top Model to appearing in A list films, w/A list Stars like Cary Grant & Gary Cooper.
It had been a hot day indeed, with a high of 89 degrees F and a mean temperature seven degrees above normal for that date. It had been above 80 and humid since noon. No wonder the panel weren't at their sharpest.
George "Superman" Reeves tragically died exactly 2 months before this airing.Reeves was scheduled for some kind of charity boxing match with Archie Moore.
"Superman" Reeves was a boxer as a young man . Hence his flattened nose . Similarly like the old crooner Dean Martin with his split lip and crooked fingers .
@@alansorensen5903 Alan you probably already know these but others on the vlog would know that George Montgomery , Scott Brady , villains' actor Victor Jory, and even comic Johnny Carson were boxers In Carson's case on his ship during WWII he was the ships champion in his weight class . Quite a few Like Danza continued to box while acting like Ryan O Neal , not to mention the old time actor. the ill fated Tom Neal . I am sure there are others maybe somebody would like to add their knowledge . Thanks .
Funny remark about Archie Moore wearing Bermuda shorts with a formal jacket. (7:16) Later in his career, he became known for wearing long boxing trunks and was sometimes known as "Long Pants Archie".
Because I had to look it up: Bennett's reference to Three-Ring Pete at 1:55 or so seems to actually be to Ballantine Beer ads. Most of the ads rely on the the 3 rings of the logo, and how it means Purity, Body, and Flavor, and I can't actually find any that have Three-Ring Pete as the logo from the 50s, but there's a 1971 ad that refers to it in a nostalgic kind of way. /Why/ Bennett is referring to Daly as a beer advertisement is less clear to me. Other than, 'It's Bennett, ours is not to reason why.' The first ad has the reference. th-cam.com/video/mCm3UEfRQv0/w-d-xo.html
That brought back a lot of memories. For many years (when beers were allowed to be advertised on television and radio) Ballantine was the beer that sponsored the Yankee games. Any kid growing up in NYC in the 50's who was also a baseball fan knew that Ballantine was the Yankees, Schaefer was the Dodgers and Knickerbocker was the Giants. Later, Rheingold became the sponsor for the Mets.
The piccolo segment was oddly chaotic: Arlene, referring to the weather, "Are the elements that have to do with your job above the ground?" , also seeming out if it when she got a yes. Lewis really incoherent for a while. And what on earth was Bennett talking about at the end of the segment? it was a very hot night and I think that had drained much of the usual wit from the panel.
This is about Arlene Frances: Even though her flaunting of wealth back in those days, I now feel that she was only trying to keep up with the Jones's. I got that feeling from her not knowing she received a yes answer. 💖
For those interested in the Moore-Yvon Durelle fight mentioned: th-cam.com/video/XTtzltIK2ng/w-d-xo.html For the weak at heart, skip it! Moore is unconscious for most of round 1 & in modern times the fight would have been stopped then. As all championship fights were then, it was scheduled for 15 rounds...
Obituary for Miss Thomason, who later married a gent named Carson, and became more of a flautist than a piccolo player. Died in 1999. www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64547719
Yes, Leta was my mother and while she played piccolo occasionally, often when the local town was doing stars and stripes forever on the 4th of July, I remember her picking it back up and often being a little irritated for being rusty.
I love Arlene's dress here, very pretty. Piccolo player was as pretty as she was tall. Suzy's pearls did not go with her suit, She should have worn a black scarf or a jet statement necklace.
Arlene and Suzy are beautiful; both are 10s. What befuddles me is that many viewers include Dorothy, who has little physically in common with the beauties, as attractive. All three have terrific personalities. If I had been around in the late 50s and were given the opportunity to choose one of the three ... I’d have been a very lucky man
If you've ever listen to Suzy talk on other shows she doesn't actually have a southern accent at all. She was born in New York and her family moved to New Jersey and later to Florida. So, no, her southern accent here is NOT authentic, she wasn't really raised in the south and didn't live down there long enough before reaching adulthood.. Especially for those times when most real southerners actually DID speak with an authentic southern accent, unlike today with so many transplants that have moved into the region from other non-southern areas.
Leta was my mother and she was 6' 1". I had forgotten about the story of her being on this show once and my aunt reminded me. I found this the same day and I'm amazed. I've never seen this before.
How passing is Glory! I had never heard of either Archie Moore or Suzy Parker until watching this episode, and needed to look them both up on Wikipedia to find out who they were.
Archie Moore later became a fine actor. He can often be seen on TCM, and Parker is a virtual synonym for "high fashion model" even today. Often photographed by Bert Stern and Richard Avedon. Look 'em up. I wouldn't exactly describe any four of these folk as passed. Stop listening to so much rap and watch TCM occasionally. Just a thought. There are recent medical studies that suggest that non-stop usage of Google in order to remember or learn something with a flick of the index finger is causing a certain lobe of the human brain to shrink over the long haul of evolution.
First of all, I *never* listen to rap "music." Secondly, I don't live in the United States, so I don't even know what TCM is. And what's more, I haven't even got a cell-phone, let alone a "smartphone"--and have no intention of ever getting either. One of my favorite aphorisms comes from Thoreau's "Walden": "We have become the tool of our tools." Stop making assumptions regarding people whom you know nothing about. --Finis
Suzy Parker was a fashion model known for her cover photos with Vogue magazine and others in the late '50s and early 60s. Don't really remember her in cinema.
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Fun fact: Leta Thomason, the piccolo player, was actually my grandmother! Her musical talent has been passed down through our family and it's one of our strongest attributes, along with our extra height!
Did you look up to her
How wonderful to have had such a talented and kind grandmother ❤️
@@robertfairburn9979 With her height, probably.
How neat to hear from a relative of the contestants. I'm surprised that the panel showed restraint and never mentioned her height - I don't know about Robert Q but John and Bennett were both around 6'1" and she was taller than them. Often that would bring about a lot of jokes but I like that they left it alone. :)
How lovely she was.
Her hair was more a 1970's hairstyle than a late 50's hairstyle....way ahead of its time.
You're right. I find that happens with gifted people.
Absolutely one the most models ever and a very good actress.
Exactly
Her hairstyle is for every age
Love the evening gloves.❤️
Best exchange of the evening at 19:56: Dorothy: "Well, I wish I could read Robert's mind." RQL (dryly) "No, you don't...."
Suzy Parker was drop dead gorgeous & she certainly deserved that big applause she got from the audience.
The Beatles serenaded Suzie Parker. in song.
@@arty8255 Wow! I'll have to listen to it in the near future.
Looking at Suzy Parker's 1959 hairstyle, it is so unusual to me in that it DOESN'T look like it's from that era. It actually looks like Jaclyn Smith's hairstyle from the 1970s. I don't think any female on What's My Line, contestant or panelist, had a hairstyle like that. Maybe because she's a model, she was very trendsetting.
She was the most influential looking and gorgeous model honestly ever
Sophia Loren had a hairstyle very much like that when she wore her hair down.
I agree and it got me wondering about a late 50s version of Charlie's Angels where Suzy Parker plays Kelly, Anne Francis as Jill/Chris, Mary Tyler Moore as Sabrina, Kurt Kaznar as Bosley and STILL John Forsythe as the voice of Charlie.
Anna Magnani in The Rose Tattoo, released around this time, sported feathered bangs, hair parted in the middle which became the staple hair trend in the 1970's. Amazing.
There will never ( despite so many ) be another model as gorgeous and as stunning as Suzy. Drop dead gorgeous.
Suzy Parker was arguably the first-ever super model.
I don't understand how the hell anyone can downvote WML videos.
It doesn't look like anyone has...at least not this episode. :)
@@accomplice55 TH-cam started hiding the down votes, which makes the entire thing pointless. Every video you look at on youtube shows zero down votes.
Suzy Parker was drop dead glamorous - notice how she tossed her hair as she sat down and the way she held her head as well as her posture. She knew where the cameras were and she delivered the goods. That said she was a difficult subject for the judges as the word "fashion" never once came up.
Good performance on the Twilight Zone too!
🤣🤣🤣
Just gorgeous
Suzy Parker was a hard mystery challenger as I think models were not as famous in the late 50'-60's as they are today - still Suzy did a great job and my god was she stunning....
She was an actress too, and was married to actor Bradford Dillman.
Yes! She remained exquisite: I saw her in person in Montecito in the early 70's. Her sophistication served her well.💕
I'm 63, and I don't know some of these famous guests at all. It's really fun and informative to look them up on Wikipedia. Suzy Parker was a HUGE celebrity, and the panel was totally stumped trying to figure out her "other" occupation!
The panel spent too much time in their NYC cocoon! Very limiting.
The beautiful Suzy Parker. She was terrific in “The Best Of Everything “!
Suzy Parker was one of the most famous super model .... Her beauty and sophistication is forever missed .... She was so beautiful and so classy.... Suzy Parker is my all time favorite model ...
Gettin kinda obsessed with Suzy Parker.
She is gorgeous & charming . Never heard of her, way before my time....... one of the first super models!
Never heard of either contestant. I'm learning the biographies of Americans of that era.
Suzy Parker epitomized the model glamour of the Fifties and early Sixties, even more so than her older sister, Dorian Leigh, also a famous model, who paved the way, most generously, for Suzy. never again will we see that, so we had better be grateful for these clips. for sure. did well in some pics, including Best of Everything, and Ten North Frederick, and one or two others. they should have worked with her more. people wanted to see her. she was an event, all by herself, just to look at, and she was pretty nice, and pretty smart. Bradford Dillman knew how lucky he was when she married him.
She was so beautiful to look at it took my breathe away..
Archie Moore sent his opponents into orbit! lol
Archie was 42 at the time..and he called DK out LIVE..wow!!
I don't know what they see, when they get down on a knockout, but it was a hilarious moment, when Robert Q. asked Archie Moore; "Do you have something to do with Outer Space?" and he replied "YESS!"
I wish I could have met Bennett Cerf
Dave Arcudi Google him. He was a great personality. Wrote great books. My mom loved him.❤️
This is August 18, 1959, 6 days after Archie won his rematch against Yvon Durelle with a 3rd round KO.
CBS Studio 59: With the history of bad acoustics, I'd assumed they filmed this in a theater not really appropriate for television. But if it's a studio, why are the acoustics so bad?
Someone has mentioned that the stage and building were closely located to a subway line, and that frequently trains caused poor sound, and why everyone had difficulty hearing questions and answers. Also, this studio was near a major NYC thoroughfare, and that I have detected sirens during these broadcasts.
Suzy Parker is SOOOOOOO beautiful!!!
The Best Of Everything is a terrific movie! Susie Parker was beautiful!
I was 5 years old in 1959 and I wanted to be Suzy Parker. I practiced in front of the mirror.
😊
I was 9 years old in 1959 and I wanted to be Archie Moore.
Did you make it?
@@poetcomic1 Ha!!! I’m afraid not!!!😂
Archie Moore ... pure class. His interview in the ring immediately after the first Durell fight was one of a kind
I saw The Best Of Everything, 30 years ago, and thought that Suzy Parker seemed like 1990 and out of sync with the late 50s. I’m looking at this, right now thinking the same thing. She seems like 2022 and completely contemporary. How is that possible?
Love Suzy Parker!
I’m too young to know who she was but now read up on her.
This was a great celebrity guest episode.
Suzy is gorgeous & love when the celebrity guest stumps the panel.
She appeared in one of the classic twilight zone episodes. Definitely look up that episode it's a very good comment on society and beauty .
I am your age and did not know at all either. I guess she is like Christie Brinkley of her time.
@@patriciamooney928: She was married to actor Bradford Dillman.
@@latsnojokelee6434 Ok, which one???
Dorothy has a sharp mind, like the reporter she was! Ms Kilgallan was a wonderful player!
How BEAUTIFUL and What a PRETTY Answering Voice!
😍🎨
Suzy Parker was such a class-act. Poised, polished, and well-spoken.
Her French is lovely too. She spent time in France for her career.
The original glamorous super model! So glad she didn’t have her hair short as was in fashion at the time!
Michael Miller - You're right. Most women wore their hair short in those days, apparently.
Suzy Parker was basically the Cindy Crawford of the 1950s and 60s.
The Beatles worked on an unrelased song called "Suzy Parker" during the "Let it Be" sessions.
Cindy Crawford was the Suzy Parker of the 80's.... Do you get the difference ?
@bobduvar: I'm guessing the difference is that you're older than we are. :D
@@bobduvar you are correct
@@ariochiv incorrect
Archie Moore bridged the sport from Louis to Ali.
A couple of Twilight Zone connections here. Archie Moore was originally cast in the 1st Season TZ episode "The Big Tall Wish," but was unable to take the role, so they cast Ivan Dixon instead.
And Suzy Parker was in the 5th Season episode "Number 12 Looks Just Like You" playing every single adult female character in the piece, and the Night Gallery episode "The Housekeeper." She would later marry Bradford Dillman.
Very bright, well- spoken man, that Archie Moore.
Love being able to see these old WML episodes, I have memories of seeing the show as a youngster (yes, 10:30 PM was past my bedtime then). This episode aired the very day my twin sister and I were born...when there were but 49 states in the USA!
My GOD she was STUNNING!!!
Suzy Parker's hairstyle foretold the Farrah Fawcett-like hairstyles of the 1970's. It's very un-Fifties.
Robert Q. Lewis was my favorite regular guest panelist.
Miss Parker wasn't known by her voice, so she was a tough one! I adore her modelling images, she was so glamorous.
Suzy Parker is also on the album cover of JAZZ: RED HOT AND COOL - THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET Featuring Paul Desmond (Columbia CL-699) [1955] and THE MOST HAPPY PIANO - THE ERROLL GARNER TRIO (Columbia CL-939) [1957].
I didn't know .I'm a Jazz fan. I'll look for those covers.
@@dancelli714 ...Please, do!
Wow!
The Piccolo player has to be over 6' . I found her sooo cute. Archie Moore was a great addition and all those knock outs. Marciano and him, beat the HELL out of each other. They blocked punches with their faces. Suzy Parker was excellent in THE BEST OF EVERYTHING.
"Piccolo" is an Italian word meaning "small."
The future Dr. Leta (Thomason) Carson was my college flute professor decades later. She was 6'1". I'm 5'10" and had never previously routinely felt "short" around another woman! She was a strong, intelligent, remarkable woman. She told us about this occasion, remarking that Suzy Parker was the most breathtakingly gorgeous person, male or female, that she had ever seen.
@@jackkomisar458 YES, Pronounced correctly is; PEACH-O-LO. There was a baseball player named PICCOLO and he pronounced it, PEACH-O-LO.
She was very attractive. It's a shame she had a few car accidents and other ailments that resulted in her downfall unfortunately
Archie really was a superman of the fight game, the Mongoose
They asked that "locomotion" question so often they should have had Little Eva on as MG.
*_World's Light Heavyweight Champion_*
*_Piccolo Player_*
If the date of August 16, 1959 is correct, Suzy would have been five months pregnant. She had her first child later that December.
Her character was so tragic in “The Best Of Everything “.
Archie Moore was 42 here.
Watch Arlene go on 'Cruise Control, ' as Suzy Parker exits the stage.
B Wayland;Arlene was attractive too. Back then women had such class. Dressed up to go grocery shopping. My mom dressed like that. Always Lipstick and powder. 💄👗👠Not like Buffalo Girls at Walmart now. 😂
Robert Q is cuddly and sweet and adorable. There. I said it.
If the date is right here, Suzy Parker is five months pregnant and still recovering from injuries she received in a car crash that took her father's life the previous year.
Capucine, Sharon Tate, Suzy Parker all so beautiful it hurts to look at them.❤️❤️❤️
My vote goes to Sharon Tate, so absolutely gorgeous.
All 3 are truly lovely.!!!!
Your taste is excellent.!!!
Man, Suzy Parker was really beautiful, if I was around that time I would of got to her before her husband did, she was a very stunning model and actress!
Wish I was able to watch this programme on British television
If I were a panelist I would be so tempted to make a cheeky remark about the size of the piccolo not matching the size of the player!
Also I always wonder what the panelists say as the contestant shakes their hand and leaves. I bet there are some priceless comments! And some loving ones!
I would seriously hope that the after-show party each week includes all panelists, host, contestants and crew - they would surely be soo much fun!
It's amazing how slim most of the contestants are, so why are so many people these days overweight/obese?
Fast food and a lack of physical activity.
Arleen looks smoking hot!
It is interesting to note that basic human nature doesn't change. The panelists moan, whine, and complain about the heat and the "discomfort" of wearing a blindfold, when everyone knows summers are hot and blindfolds are part of the show!
Archie Moore was one of the most respected fighters in the history of boxing. MC Daly gives you a taste of that respect at 7:35. His longevity, endurance, and tremendous fortitude are legendary. After boxing, he had a 25 year movie and TV career born largely out of the respect that he garnered from those who observed him over the years. Ranked pound-for-pound, the 3rd best boxer of all time
Add to that his ABC program and his dedication to that MOST worthy cause to obtain a clearer picture of the man.
Suzy Parkers beautiful hair and coiffure would have been fashionable in
any year from 1930s to now..2022.!
In my view, Suzy parker is the most beautiful model in history. There are no words in the English letters that do her justice. It kills me just to look at her..
The late 1950's! NO air-conditioning! Just had to deal with the heat!
TerriJo Massey -- They had air conditioning in the 1950's. It had been around for quite a while by then. People who didn't have it at home often went to see a movie in a theater that advertised prominently "Cooled by Refrigeration" during the summer months. I think they must have had it in the studio -- the heat from the studio lighting grid alone was horrible and A/C was necessary due to that alone. Also, I don't see sweat rolling down anyone's face on the panel or at the moderator's desk.
+ToddSF 94109 Perhaps they couldn't turn on the ac bc it would be picked up by the mics?
FergusMcDopey -- I think it was probably just in need of repair, perhaps a recharge of Freon, which was in use back then, or perhaps the main compressor had broken down mechanically.
+ToddSF 94109 I don't think it was a break-down -- they consistently had over-heating issues in the studio in the summer months. I can buy that they had A/C but the lighting overwhelmed it, though.
***** -- Yes, quite possibly the A/C system in place was simply inadequate to the task, especially with the lighting grid, which would have generated a huge amount of heat. But air conditioning in the 1950's was definitely capable of dealing with the situation. In fact, movie theaters used to put up huge banners on the side of the building or adjacent to the marquee advertising "COOLED BY REFRIGERATION" in the summer months -- it was a great inducement to get people to come and see a movie during periods of hot weather -- even hot and humid weather. Pay the cost of admission to see the movie and if it was a double feature, you got four or five hours of comfort not available at home to many people.
cerf is really bad at asking these probing personal like questions. i am somewhat surprised that he was never cautioned about it. or maybe he eventually was ?
He did that far too often, I think.
@@rmelin13231 yea, and he would actually ask again, when the contestant gave him a non-answer. no people-skills whatsoever in these circumstances.
I love my daddy!!!
NOT a Fan of Mr Lewis.. . 😐😬🤐
WAY too Haughty, Condescending (and at times just plain rude) for my taste..😶.
Archie Moore one of the hardest hitting heavyweights of all time
Is it just me, or does Suzy Parker get fewer cat-calls and whistles than some of the teachers and dental hygienists we've seen?
EXACTLY what entered my mind when she signed in! Definitely should have got more.
nyhank1814 I noticed the same thing . She was at the height of her Stardom, & had made quite a successful transition from Top Model to appearing in A list films, w/A list Stars like Cary Grant & Gary Cooper.
nyhank1814; Her beauty struck people dumb, thankfully not blind. Class.❤️
Models were not then household names as they became in the 1980s
It had been a hot day indeed, with a high of 89 degrees F and a mean temperature seven degrees above normal for that date. It had been above 80 and humid since noon. No wonder the panel weren't at their sharpest.
I “ almost” get the same feeling watching these as I did during Christmas growing up.
Wow.
George "Superman" Reeves tragically died exactly 2 months before this airing.Reeves was scheduled for some kind of charity boxing match with Archie Moore.
Brian Wells; I love George Reeves still. I’m sixty.❤️
"Superman" Reeves was a boxer as a young man . Hence his flattened nose . Similarly like the old crooner Dean Martin with his split lip and crooked fingers .
@@JJJBRICE As were Lou Costello, Tony Danza, Rocky Graziano and Sugar Ray Robinson.
@@alansorensen5903 Alan you probably already know these but others on the vlog would know that George Montgomery , Scott Brady , villains' actor Victor Jory, and even comic Johnny Carson were boxers In Carson's case on his ship during WWII he was the ships champion in his weight class . Quite a few Like Danza continued to box while acting like Ryan O Neal , not to mention the old time actor. the ill fated Tom Neal . I am sure there are others maybe somebody would like to add their knowledge . Thanks .
@@JJJBRICE Didn't know about George. He grew up a few miles down the road. Checked IMDb. Thanks, Joe. I'll pass it on.
Funny remark about Archie Moore wearing Bermuda shorts with a formal jacket. (7:16) Later in his career, he became known for wearing long boxing trunks and was sometimes known as "Long Pants Archie".
Hello Lois how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family
I thought she was great in The Best of Everything.
Agreed! And so lovely.
I agree completely
Because I had to look it up: Bennett's reference to Three-Ring Pete at 1:55 or so seems to actually be to Ballantine Beer ads. Most of the ads rely on the the 3 rings of the logo, and how it means Purity, Body, and Flavor, and I can't actually find any that have Three-Ring Pete as the logo from the 50s, but there's a 1971 ad that refers to it in a nostalgic kind of way. /Why/ Bennett is referring to Daly as a beer advertisement is less clear to me. Other than, 'It's Bennett, ours is not to reason why.'
The first ad has the reference. th-cam.com/video/mCm3UEfRQv0/w-d-xo.html
That brought back a lot of memories. For many years (when beers were allowed to be advertised on television and radio) Ballantine was the beer that sponsored the Yankee games. Any kid growing up in NYC in the 50's who was also a baseball fan knew that Ballantine was the Yankees, Schaefer was the Dodgers and Knickerbocker was the Giants. Later, Rheingold became the sponsor for the Mets.
The piccolo segment was oddly chaotic: Arlene, referring to the weather, "Are the elements that have to do with your job above the ground?" , also seeming out if it when she got a yes. Lewis really incoherent for a while. And what on earth was Bennett talking about at the end of the segment? it was a very hot night and I think that had drained much of the usual wit from the panel.
This is about Arlene Frances: Even though her flaunting of wealth back in those days, I now feel that she was only trying to keep up with the Jones's. I got that feeling from her not knowing she received a yes answer. 💖
For those interested in the Moore-Yvon Durelle fight mentioned: th-cam.com/video/XTtzltIK2ng/w-d-xo.html
For the weak at heart, skip it! Moore is unconscious for most of round 1 & in modern times the fight would have been stopped then. As all championship fights were then, it was scheduled for 15 rounds...
Obituary for Miss Thomason, who later married a gent named Carson, and became more of a flautist than a piccolo player. Died in 1999. www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64547719
Yes, Leta was my mother and while she played piccolo occasionally, often when the local town was doing stars and stripes forever on the 4th of July, I remember her picking it back up and often being a little irritated for being rusty.
Arlene’s dress! Dorothy’s dress! Wow!
Arlene in any dress, or no dress at all, Wow!
I love Arlene's dress here, very pretty. Piccolo player was as pretty as she was tall. Suzy's pearls did not go with her suit, She should have worn a black scarf or a jet statement necklace.
Arlene and Suzy are beautiful; both are 10s. What befuddles me is that many viewers include Dorothy, who has little physically in common with the beauties, as attractive. All three have terrific personalities. If I had been around in the late 50s and were given the opportunity to choose one of the three ... I’d have been a very lucky man
If you've ever listen to Suzy talk on other shows she doesn't actually have a southern accent at all. She was born in New York and her family moved to New Jersey and later to Florida. So, no, her southern accent here is NOT authentic, she wasn't really raised in the south and didn't live down there long enough before reaching adulthood.. Especially for those times when most real southerners actually DID speak with an authentic southern accent, unlike today with so many transplants that have moved into the region from other non-southern areas.
At 13:05 John always does this 'looking away' thing that is ALWAYS a clue that your line of questioning is WAY off base and useless.
More often a question that is difficult to answer
At 5:42, I believe I hear someone farting. It might have been Archie.
Sounded more like a cow.
Suzy along with her sister Dorian Leigh were top models and Suzy was married to Bradford Dillman! Suzy was stunning!
Per Alexa, Ms. Parker told an untruth. She said her southern accent was genuine. But ASlexa sas she was born in NY and raised in PA.
''legitimate ''stage lol .....as opposed to lol
Old fashioned term, means opposed to vaudeville, etc.
"NO, you Dooooon'tt.."
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they always carried purses
It was either purses or knapsacks, which didn't go with their elegant gowns quite as nicely.
I love how Arlene, especially, always checks out anyone beautiful-male or female-as they exit. She apparently had an eye for beauty.
Yes, Dorothy often did the same when she sat at the end.
She was always learning......look at her transformation over the years.
Leta was quite a tall girl. She actually looked taller than Bennett who is 6'1".
Leta was my mother and she was 6' 1". I had forgotten about the story of her being on this show once and my aunt reminded me. I found this the same day and I'm amazed. I've never seen this before.
Did your mother continue playing the piccollo?
Close to a hometown girl. I live in the Ft Worth metroplex. My father lives in Weatherford. Goes to Granbury almost daily.
@@philatphilandjulie At first I thought she may be a basketball player. I found her super cute and she had an amused smile on her face.
Teri Anne Beauchamp yes, she was a music professor. She did play piccolo but played and taught flute much more often.
It must really be hot in the theatre that night, I've never seen Arlene fan herself
She did that often, and it also could be Hot flashes. She's wearing a low cut outfit.
Menopause?
Suzy Parker? Wowza! The End.
5:41 -bullfrog?
sound guy died?
Suzy Parker was one of the first super models and made the jump to acting. She was very good.
How passing is Glory! I had never heard of either Archie Moore or Suzy Parker until watching this episode, and needed to look them both up on Wikipedia to find out who they were.
Archie Moore later became a fine actor. He can often be seen on TCM, and Parker is a virtual synonym for "high fashion model" even today. Often photographed by Bert Stern and Richard Avedon. Look 'em up. I wouldn't exactly describe any four of these folk as passed. Stop listening to so much rap and watch TCM occasionally. Just a thought. There are recent medical studies that suggest that non-stop usage of Google in order to remember or learn something with a flick of the index finger is causing a certain lobe of the human brain to shrink over the long haul of evolution.
First of all, I *never* listen to rap "music." Secondly, I don't live in the United States, so I don't even know what TCM is. And what's more, I haven't even got a cell-phone, let alone a "smartphone"--and have no intention of ever getting either. One of my favorite aphorisms comes from Thoreau's "Walden": "We have become the tool of our tools."
Stop making assumptions regarding people whom you know nothing about. --Finis
You are probably familiar with a few images of Suzy Parker without realizing it. She was in some iconic advertisements, Life magazine covers, etc.
519DJW Well I've lived in the US all of my 60 years and I've never heard of em either. Fame is indeed fleeting for most in the end.
@@519djw6 It was a rather rude and uneducated comment by drchilledair. TCM fyi is a cable channel in the US and stands for Turner Classic Movies.
The beautiful Suzy Parker looked like she just stepped out of 1968 in 1959!!!!!! So modern when compared to other movie starlets.
Suzy Parker in "Ten North Frederick" and "The Best of Everything". Suzy had beautiful natural "auburn" hair.💓💐
She's *SO* PRETTY,!.!!!😍
☺️😊☺️☺️☺️🎨👙🎨
My Condolences, Madam that You .. (had to) sat thru that Haughty Pompous Sleazeball lewis ..
Suzy Parker was a fashion model known for her cover photos with Vogue magazine and others in the late '50s and early 60s. Don't really remember her in cinema.