Betty Hutton - The Mike Douglas Show (1977) Part 3

[@captainnice9698]

She is so full of life in these Mike Douglas interviews. She seems like she was a nice lady. I would've have loved to have met her.

[@siempremarisol]

she was wonderful and look great at this time

[@cetteunefluer]

This is priceless!

[@GingerHey]

Loved Betty Hutton! Thanks for posting!

[@geoffreyfox9801]

Betty had a comedic duet with Arthur Treacher in Panama Hattie. The number was called "They Aint Done Right by Our Nell". This was written by Cole Porter. Betty brought the house down in Boston and Philadelphia prior to the NY opening. Merman had "Nell" cut opening night! Betty had the last laugh. Buddy Desylva took her to Paramount and she became a big film star.

[@darlinkula1]

Betty saying that Ethel Merman had a song cut out of the stage musical Panama Hattie reminds me that Ethel was the inspiration for the Helen Lawson character in the 1967 movie,"Valley Of The Dolls." It's really sad that Mike Douglas was not able to say goodbye to his audience when he was replaced by John Davidson, Mike looks hansome with his sexy 1970's sideburns. THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS WONDERFUL CLIP !

[@izzy9132]

Your channel is great! Thanks for bringing us the animatable Betty Hutton.

[@MrRJDB1969]

Mike Douglas had been a vocalist with Kay Kyser & His Orchestra.

[@scotnick59]

Yes; his biggest hit with him was "Ole Buttermilk Sky" available on the Y.T.

[@mkrobinson95]

@defundthewar - Betty is referring to the song "All I've Got to Get Now Is My Man" ... that is the nunber Merman had cut out of the show right before they opened on Broadway.

[@mkrobinson95]

@defundthewar - I hear you on the comment about Judy finishing AGYG ... perhaps she meant (though it's not what she said) is that Judy had recorded the entire soundtrack ... but, again, that isn't what she says here. As you probably know, she only did two film sequences ("Doing What Comes Naturally" and "I'm An Indian Too").

[@mkrobinson95]

@defundthewar - AGYG, according to Betty, caused emotional damage to Hutton (or let's say she LET it damage her). Now we can watch a movie on DVD, watch "special features" & learn things about the film even the principle players might not even know. Example: During a TCM interview Bob Osborne showed June Allyson a deleted scene from Good News and she was shocked and claimed she didn't remember the song or the scene! Happy New Year!

[@krollpeter]

Am I getting old? Or you really had this sort of good stuff in the US TV in the seventies?

[@williamf4544]

And your point is ?

[@mkrobinson95]

@steveb1164 - I suggest you read page 90 of "Ethel Merman: a life" by Brian Kellow ... you will see that one of Hutton's numbers WAS cut from Panama Hattie ... and I quote ... "If an attractive young actress was cast in a Merman show, her agent was apt to warn her to give Ethel a wide berth and not call attention to herself; otherwise her part was likely to be cut to shreds." Hmmmm

[@mkrobinson95]

The expression was/is "kiss my ass in Macy's window!" ... not sure how it fits in her discussion here, but Mike seemed to understand the intention of how she was using it.

[@mkrobinson95]

@defundthewar - lol! Yes, that is true! I have done some census research on a few stars where their birthyear was in dispute ... and I have the census for June's (aka Ella Geisman) family in 1920 ... shows her as "2" as of January of that year ... so yes, her birthyear was definitely 1917. Joan Crawford is another one who fudged her birthyear as 1908, which I believe was really 1906 or 05. You and I have discussed Crawford before, in the context of a Judy Garland discussion on another video.

[@ThorSmith]

steveb1164, you're wrong. Before "Panama Hattie", Betty had already made a splash with Vincent Lopez's Orchestra & in the 1940 review "Two For The Show". Being involved in a hit show like PH was yet another career boost. She may not have been a Broadway Star or a name like Ethel Merman yet, but she was definitely known. Perhaps it would have been more appropriate if she had referred to herself as a Minor Star or Starlet?

[@SenorZorrozzz]

Her voice wasn’t used much at time so it’s rough.

[@huskvarsm]

Even at 46 she was absolutely ravishing im a bit concerned is it me or did she seem a little tipsy she slurred her words a lot but anyway what a gorgeous woman.

[@knownpleasures]

She was 56

[@williamf4544]

Ethel Merman sounds like a right horrible old bag - i must see what i can get on you tube on her now and see if i like her or loath her

[@SenorZorrozzz]

Betty was so sweet, but Judy didn’t act in the whole film. She just wasn’t there in the sense of too many pills. They replaced her with Betty.