I can't believe that with all of the rehashing of old shows that Hollywood does, no one has figured out that this show would be a hit today. Oh and before I forget, Kirk's chin dimple is something to behold!
Funny life moment: I knew his son Eric, we became friends in school. One day I was following Eric in Kirk's BMW taking the car to the shop. I was alone in the car, driving down the Sunset Strip, and decided to do my best Kirk Douglas imitation, which of course is horrible at best. Stayed in Kirk mode for the next twenty miles. Just me and Kirk's 5-series, kickin back, being Kirk.
As a couple of others have said, today February 5, 2020 that came to an end and he passed away at age 103. What a wonderful long age And a great legacy he left us in his movie work. It’s wonderful to see a clip like that of him when he was in his late 30s. May he rest in peace and my condolences to his family, friends, and fans at this difficult time.
I agree with pildskadden. You could never get a panel with this sophistication again, ever. The founder & head of Random House Bennet Cerf. Longtime columnist & daughter of another old Hearst writer, Dorothy Kilgallen. A great wit Arlene Francis. Fred Allen 20 yrs of radio comedy.Writer & VP of ABC John Daly. & more. Who is today's great panel?---American Idol? Ryan Seacrest, Paula Abdul etc. Blech! TV has become cheap.
In France, he is considered the last hollywood monster! a living legend! The French Minister of Culture has decreed him the legion of honor in 1990 for all of his career. It is a prestigious decoration in my country.
I highly recommend to any fan or would be fan of the great Kirk Douglas, that if you have not already done so, you hasten to see John Frankenheimer's classic cold-war thriller, "Seven Days in May," (The unusually intelligent screenplay is by Rod Serling.) The two famously friendly rivals, Bert Lancaster and Kirk Douglas each take on complex and challenging roles and both fulfill the demands of their characters superbly. Great stuff I assure you, and highly entertaining!
@writerspen010 That's one of the great things about these shows... they make you want to revisit the movies of your favourite stars and discover those from those you knew less about. I fell in love with Ava Garner and Hedy Lamaar all over again because of these wonderfully witty, smart, erudite and charming Sunday night shows. They may be fooling us of course, but I honestly believe the panellists are having as much fun as we are. Thanks so much for the upload.
Kirk Douglas was flattered when a girl approached him and cooed "Oh I know who you are!!"..Then a quick deflation..."You're Michael Douglas's father!!"
***** i don't see it as mean, and i am generally very aware of and against mean-spirited remarks...i take it that it's simply a true anecdote being retold herein.
This was the Mystery Guest round (the best-known round in the history of 'WML?'), where the entire celebrity panel had to be blindfolded before the mystery guest arrived!
Tyrone Power, Dennis Quaid, Kevin Costner, Jean Arthur, Lauren Bacall, Marlene Dietrich, Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth, Janet Leigh, Myrna Loy, Kim Novak, Maureen O'Hara, Jean Simmons, Meg Ryan, Lana Turner. More actors who never won an Oscar.
Oscar is not a very good parameter to measure an actor's greatness. Richard Burton, Albert Finney, Peter O'Toole, James Cagney, Deborah Kerr, Glenn Close, James Woods, just to name a few of the greatest, never won an Oscar. All of them, without a doubt, a lot more talented and versatile actors than Michael Douglas.
y'know though, one the aspects that made this show such as "hit" was how polite and respectful all the participants were: All of them. That kind of social behavior doesn't exist anymore - instead we get rude, obnoxious and, frankly, boringly cynical wannabe overnight "stars". They're just not nearly as normal/down-to-earth, yet glamerous entertainers as they were in those years. We just don't have the calibre talent nor character nowadays to make it an interesting 'hit' show.
My understanding is that Michael Douglas has very recently begun shooting a bio-pic of Liberace produced by Jerry Weintraub. Michael plays the title role. Several of the Douglas family have homes out here in Palm Springs. A truly remarkable family, we wish them all the best.
Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Errol Flynn, Clint Eastwood, John Travolta, Edward G. Robinson, Robert Redford, Harrison Ford, Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Will Smith, James Earl Jones, Richard Gere, Steve McQueen, Warren Beatty, Richard Burton, Samuel Jackson, Claude Rains, Fred Astaire, James Garner, Bob Hope, Alan Ladd, Steve Martin, Groucho Marx. The list of actors who have not won an Oscar contains greater actors than those in the list that have won an Oscar.
The actor in question was also a producer and allegedly lured Natalie to a hotel room with a ruse that he wanted her to read for a part. Douglas did have his own production company at the time. Douglas was also implicated in the disappearance of movie bit-player Jean Spangler in 1949 (that's all I'm saying, implicated). He also broke of his engagement to the much younger Pier Angeli mainly because she wouldn't have sex with him.
William Petersen, Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman, and Maggie Smith would be only a few on the short list of prospective panelists for a new version of this show. There are actually many more, if one takes a little time to think about it. Some of them are of the same brilliance, grace and manners as these panelists here. The same can be said of many possible guests. The world is changing; but it hasn't gone to hell in a bucket yet.
You need to remember that there are people who would not have wanted something like that to get out - if indeed it did happen. Hollywood isn't exactly squeaky clean - and never has been.
i think this show was great and fun. but never like that every time, they have someone on they have a movie or play or concert currently playing, so its obvious to panel who it is...
During those days, publicists had to cover the stars from controversy and alot of the male stars in particular rarely avoided wanton behavior. Hell, eve Marlon Brando was accused of sexually abusing his own daughter! Kirk, despite his flaws was a great actor and a generous individual, evident from his numerous charities. If he did do it, then I'm sure he's had years to repent. The only reason why he is getting alot of heat is because natalie wood (AKA America's sweetheart) is involved.
What do you get when you cross the Word's best fairy tale teller with the world's largest mammal? 1. A sea monster from the Black Lagoon. 2. Shamu the killer whale. 3. A Whale of a tail
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Rest in peace, Kirk!!
I love watching these old clips.
I wish they'd show programs like this on tv now.
A few weeks ago , Kirk Douglas celebrated his 103 birthday with his family ! ❤
Han Han he made it to 103 which is great!
@@stevew3879 That's right 😞 But I can't believe he's gone now ... #RIP Kirk Douglas
Now he has deported
RIP - February 5th, 2020
Both Kirk and Michael Douglas are greatly talented. That being said, Kirk is the better actor.
I can't believe that with all of the rehashing of old shows that Hollywood does, no one has figured out that this show would be a hit today. Oh and before I forget, Kirk's chin dimple is something to behold!
Cleft chin 😂
RIP Kirk, you lived a good, long life!
Natalie Wood might have disagreed with you.
I want hair like that.
Kirk Douglas is one of the last surviving actors from Hollywood's "golden age". Still alive at 96.
Love, love, love Kirk Douglas. :-)
He's so cute!!!
Funny life moment: I knew his son Eric, we became friends in school. One day I was following Eric in Kirk's BMW taking the car to the shop. I was alone in the car, driving down the Sunset Strip, and decided to do my best Kirk Douglas imitation, which of course is horrible at best. Stayed in Kirk mode for the next twenty miles. Just me and Kirk's 5-series, kickin back, being Kirk.
"I usually DIE before that!" XD I gotta see more of his films
As of 3/3/11, Kirk's the only one still alive from this clip.
MrWilliamtom As of July, 2019, he still is!!
of course he is
As of 10/22/19 too.
Not Anymore!
As a couple of others have said, today February 5, 2020 that came to an end and he passed away at age 103. What a wonderful long age And a great legacy he left us in his movie work. It’s wonderful to see a clip like that of him when he was in his late 30s. May he rest in peace and my condolences to his family, friends, and fans at this difficult time.
Kirk is a survivor.
I agree with pildskadden. You could never get a panel with this sophistication again, ever. The founder & head of Random House Bennet Cerf. Longtime columnist & daughter of another old Hearst writer, Dorothy Kilgallen. A great wit Arlene Francis. Fred Allen 20 yrs of radio comedy.Writer & VP of ABC John Daly. & more. Who is today's great panel?---American Idol? Ryan Seacrest, Paula Abdul etc. Blech! TV has become cheap.
Michael looks so much like his Dad!!!
Michael douglas is classy and handsome but really.. his father.. :) Gorgeous and very funny maan !
It's KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRK! What a studly looking guy.
Wow, they had some real A-listers during the 50's game show fad; this beats Hollywood Squares by a longshot!
In France, he is considered the last hollywood monster! a living legend! The French Minister of Culture has decreed him the legion of honor in 1990 for all of his career. It is a prestigious decoration in my country.
Wasn't his wife French?
Happy 100th birthday!
Kirk's fake voice was so funny XD
~Jade808~
Great actor and a wrestler who made good! Excellent man!
Watching these clips form What's My Line happens to be one of the best ways to learn the Transatlantic accent lol
A giant of a movie star/actor.long live kirk
Nice to see those programs in the 50s
I highly recommend to any fan or would be fan of the great Kirk Douglas, that if you have not already done so, you hasten to see John Frankenheimer's classic cold-war thriller, "Seven Days in May," (The unusually intelligent screenplay is by Rod Serling.) The two famously friendly rivals, Bert Lancaster and Kirk Douglas each take on complex and challenging roles and both fulfill the demands of their characters superbly. Great stuff I assure you, and highly entertaining!
Great Movie...
"I usually die before that!" HAHAHAHAHA
@writerspen010 That's one of the great things about these shows... they make you want to revisit the movies of your favourite stars and discover those from those you knew less about. I fell in love with Ava Garner and Hedy Lamaar all over again because of these wonderfully witty, smart, erudite and charming Sunday night shows. They may be fooling us of course, but I honestly believe the panellists are having as much fun as we are. Thanks so much for the upload.
Interesting to watch this after seeing him at age 94 the other night. Age is an amazing thing.
i love the look of the guys face when he realized he got it haha
God BLess you Kirk Douglas..your the last of the great one. I hope you make it to 100!
Kirk Douglas was flattered when a girl approached him and cooed "Oh I know who you are!!"..Then a quick deflation..."You're Michael Douglas's father!!"
***** i don't see it as mean, and i am generally very aware of and against mean-spirited remarks...i take it that it's simply a true anecdote being retold herein.
nowvoyagerNE Kirk Douglas himself recounted the incident, and he found it utterly amusing.
***** i believe that...and i didn't find your remark to be at all mean!
+nowvoyagerNE It was in Kirk's autobiography - no harm in anyone reporting that!
stephen Campbell ... gosh, ..Richard Trois said it was mean, not me.
Kirk is the better than every thing...😍🤗😍
This was the Mystery Guest round (the best-known round in the history of 'WML?'), where the entire celebrity panel had to be blindfolded before the mystery guest arrived!
"Second City TV" did a great sketch about this show with Joe Flaherty doing a hilarious impression of Kirk Douglas.
How funny is he? "I usually DIE before that!"
I love Joe Flaherty during Kirk Douglas.
as of february 27,2016 , kirk douglas is alive and 99 years of age.
calvin ghanian Now, in 2019, 103!
Love Curt Douglas
@GJNCA Well, at least he got a lifetime achievement Oscar in 1995 which is the Academy's way of saying, "Sorry we f'ed up!"
kirk best movie lust for life
In the '50s and '60s, Kirk was better known for playing Norwegians than any Norwegian actor.
Kirk Douglas is alive and well.
Tyrone Power, Dennis Quaid, Kevin Costner, Jean Arthur, Lauren Bacall, Marlene Dietrich, Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth, Janet Leigh, Myrna Loy, Kim Novak, Maureen O'Hara, Jean Simmons, Meg Ryan, Lana Turner.
More actors who never won an Oscar.
A great leading man, and a class act.
And a hundred times more talented.
adoro a los douglas.......
padre e hijo!!!!!!!
Oscar is not a very good parameter to measure an actor's greatness. Richard Burton, Albert Finney, Peter O'Toole, James Cagney, Deborah Kerr, Glenn Close, James Woods, just to name a few of the greatest, never won an Oscar. All of them, without a doubt, a lot more talented and versatile actors than Michael Douglas.
LOL...Kirk is amazing.
Feliz Cumpleaños Mr. Douglas
Happy 102 year
CUTE!
Well if he is guilty of that, I personally forgive him of his past deeds (so long as he's now truly sorry for what he did and if he did it).
I agree with betsiecow that it would be great if there were programs like this now and others like To Tell the Truth. Too bad.
SO HANDSOME, HIS SON LOOK JUST LIKE HIM......
Mmm I love Michael Douglas
I stand corrected, gladly. Thanks!
102 and probably the only one on this set still alive.
RIP Kirk Douglas
Funny he lived so long despite dying in a lot of his movies. RIP Kirk.
Legendary Spartacus passed on Sep 25, 2012. We should all live to be his age of 95
❤️🙏👏
y'know though, one the aspects that made this show such as "hit" was how polite and respectful all the participants were: All of them. That kind of social behavior doesn't exist anymore - instead we get rude, obnoxious and, frankly, boringly cynical wannabe overnight "stars". They're just not nearly as normal/down-to-earth, yet glamerous entertainers as they were in those years. We just don't have the calibre talent nor character nowadays to make it an interesting 'hit' show.
His son looks just like him, and just as goofy
i usually die first hahaaaaa great
My understanding is that Michael Douglas has very recently begun shooting a bio-pic of Liberace produced by Jerry Weintraub. Michael plays the title role. Several of the Douglas family have homes out here in Palm Springs. A truly remarkable family, we wish them all the best.
He is still alive and kicking! He just blogged the other Day! A Centurion he will soon become!
A real star. Not a manufactured one.
... I usually die before that .... hahahhahahahahahahaaaa
Always seemed like a nice guy.
Rip legend
Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Errol Flynn, Clint Eastwood, John Travolta, Edward G. Robinson, Robert Redford, Harrison Ford, Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Will Smith, James Earl Jones, Richard Gere, Steve McQueen, Warren Beatty, Richard Burton, Samuel Jackson, Claude Rains, Fred Astaire, James Garner, Bob Hope, Alan Ladd, Steve Martin, Groucho Marx.
The list of actors who have not won an Oscar contains greater actors than those in the list that have won an Oscar.
The actor in question was also a producer and allegedly lured Natalie to a hotel room with a ruse that he wanted her to read for a part. Douglas did have his own production company at the time. Douglas was also implicated in the disappearance of movie bit-player Jean Spangler in 1949 (that's all I'm saying, implicated). He also broke of his engagement to the much younger Pier Angeli mainly because she wouldn't have sex with him.
Natalie was viciously attacked. She was only 16 years old. The assault reportedly lasted for hours.
Another possible member of the panel: Mark Steyn. He's incredibly witty and erudite.
he is past his 100th and in his 100’s
103!
@sathyayork Awww, Poor Michael!
William Petersen, Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman, and Maggie Smith would be only a few on the short list of prospective panelists for a new version of this show. There are actually many more, if one takes a little time to think about it. Some of them are of the same brilliance, grace and manners as these panelists here. The same can be said of many possible guests. The world is changing; but it hasn't gone to hell in a bucket yet.
I can"t believe he is still alive
Still alive on July 22, 2019!
@@randysills4418 Greetings from 2021. and RIP for our beloved Kirk.
He only lived 67 more years
That's a sick thing to say. I hope you don't know anyone who is a rape victim.
I think everyone has a man crush on Kirk Douglas...
You need to remember that there are people who would not have wanted something like that to get out - if indeed it did happen. Hollywood isn't exactly squeaky clean - and never has been.
I'm Spartacus!
I stand corrected.
i think this show was great and fun. but never like that every time, they have someone on they have a movie or play or concert currently playing, so its obvious to panel who it is...
That and the fact he makes 50 zillion dollars a year!
Michael is His twin thats scary how much he looks and sounds like Him
Audio too low and no closed captions available. I CAN'T HEAR IT. Thumb DOWN.
@JenniferPvlsh He was invited to the oscars this year because many believe this will be his last year.
still alive now
Right about all of them except for James Cagney, who won the Best Actor Oscar in
1943 for YANKEE DOODLE DANDY.
During those days, publicists had to cover the stars from controversy and alot of the male stars in particular rarely avoided wanton behavior. Hell, eve Marlon Brando was accused of sexually abusing his own daughter!
Kirk, despite his flaws was a great actor and a generous individual, evident from his numerous charities. If he did do it, then I'm sure he's had years to repent. The only reason why he is getting alot of heat is because natalie wood (AKA America's sweetheart) is involved.
Kirk died 2-2020 at age 103.
Might be.
You are aware, aren't you?
Nope!
What do you get when you cross the Word's best fairy tale teller with the world's largest mammal?
1. A sea monster from the Black Lagoon.
2. Shamu the killer whale.
3. A Whale of a tail
Still true as of 3/21/2013 (age 96) another long lived mystery guest: Louis Jourdan, still around at age 91.
Glenn Peters Sadly, now gone. Au Revoir.
He should have used the fake voice in Spartacus that would have made it more authentic.