To Tell the Truth - Newspaper crime editor; Gondolier; Bowler of the year (Sep 17, 1957)

PANEL: Polly Bergen, Ralph Bellamy, Kitty Carlisle, Hy Gardner
CONTESTANT #1: Percy Hoskins (Newspaper crime editor)
CONTESTANT #2: Umberto Valesine (Venetian gondolier)
CONTESTANT #3: Marion Ladawig (1957 woman bowler of the year)
Many thanks, as always, to epaddon for providing his copy of this episode.
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[@niseywee4823]

It took about a decade to find a copy of this show. My Grandmother was "Number 1" at 17:44, impersonating Marion Ladewig. Such a treasure to see her beautiful face and hear her voice. Thank you for posting this!!

[@Walterwhiterocks]

She was an attractive woman with a beautiful smile. Glad you found the episode, Denise.

[@rebeccagable9629]

How wonderful, Denise!

[@kenyongray2615]

The panel had a very good night. Polly tried to take over the show again. Kitty is always having a good time because you can always hear her laughing in the backround. Thanks for the video.

[@StephenBurrus4444]

I'll be starting my 46th bowling season next month and recognized Marion Ladewig right off from an article "Bowling" magazine did on champion bowlers of the past. One of the pictures was of Ladewig releasing the ball, with a caption describing her form and accuracy during the years she reigned supreme.

[@keithcerniglia4989]

my grandmother Vicky Murphy was a contestant on this episode.

[@VahanNisanian]

Game 2 was fun. Very well done segment. Three men speak Italian, but only one of them doesn't speak English.

[@LisaDawnn]

***** Game two was silly. You can't get a sense if someone is lying if they're using an interpreter. It was time consuming as well. Very dumb segment for this type of game show.

[@Beson-SE]

Game 1 was fascinating. All the talk about Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, lord Beaverbrook and the suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams. (Maclean and Adams both died in 1983!)

[@agirlwholovesjesus]

Marion Ladawig was from Grand Rapids Mi, and she co-hosted WOOD TV's Sunday Bowling program from the 60's-early 80's.

[@walkingtrails7776]

Did anyone else catch the fact that Ralph Bellamy claimed to have bowled a 300 before ? That's pretty impressive & interesting.

[@rmelin13231]

Yes, and I wonder if it's true. If so, and I can't imagine any reason he would lie about it, it is indeed impressive.

[@taofanarchy96-renzomaracas14]

Being an Italian, Game 2 just killed me. I'm actually writing from heaven, it's nice up there 😊

[@VahanNisanian]

There was an interpreter for actress Anna Magnani in her 1953 episode of "What's My Line?". (Another one of Gary's channels).

[@Beson-SE]

***** And another interpreter for a man from Japan, if I remember right.

[@alanfollett6242]

News-to-me department, at about 12:35: Galliano was something new in 1957.

[@boughtbythecross]

Ha! This aired the day my brother was born!!

[@VahanNisanian]

Great Game 3 for the panel.

[@Beson-SE]

23:58 A Hallelujah Moment! :)

[@oldfart4751]

First contestants, never thought it was no.1, he got the answer to Scotland yard wrong, it was called that because in the 17/1800's it was a coaching yard for coaches that travelled from London to Scotland. Either lying or did not know the answer.

[@zarabada6125]

@oldfart4751 I'm not sure where you picked up the coach station story but many sources point out that Scottish delegations (before the union) would stay in buildings around what would become Great Scotland Yard. The original police headquarters was sited next to the yard and the name became linked to the police over time. The headquarters has moved a few times over the years but always takes the name "New Scotland Yard."

[@MrBohuslav]

Correct name is Marion Ladewig.

[@mhk3360]

If you bowl six strikes in a row your score will be 120 in the fourth frame.

[@blockcl]

That's how I interpreted the question, also, going from the first frame.

[@johncirillo9544]

Your score would be 140 in the fifth frame, waiting for the bonus ball from the 7th frame to be applied to the fifth frame. Therefore, an exact answer cannot be given, but a correct response would be 140+ in the fifth. If a combination of two gutter balls, lobs, or foot fouls occurred in the seventh frame, then the score through six frames would be 150 and still 150 in the seventh frame. Polly certainly opened up a can of worms.

[@gbrumburgh]

Bud misidentified crime editor Percy Hoskins as John Hoskins at 2:31 in Game 1. Maybe he was thinking of John Hopkins University.

[@chaplainmattsanders4884]

Is that a great sounding language or what.

[@VahanNisanian]

Six strikes in Bowling is a"Six Pack".

[@zacharydunlap-tunnage2220]

***** Thanks for sharing. You learn something new every day. I only say because I *never* knew that ever.

[@VahanNisanian]

5:00 A rather morbid question.

[@savethetpc6406]

***** Yes, and unfortunately, I don't think the premise is even true -- at least not anymore.

[@jonvater8424]

The people in England probably seemed so proper and refined that is was doubly shocking to find that one or two of them were hacking others to death...! Whereas the US with its cowboys and gangsters was more used to killing and crime.

[@ALKAHESTBOY]

Was Bud Collyer also known as "Bud Collyum"?

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

Man #1 in Game #1 Man #3 in Game #2 Lady #2 in Game #3

[@peternagy-im4be]

Please remove this complete and utter waste of space from the comments section. Unfortunately today's awful society seems to breed these losers intent on ruining other people's enjoyment of social media.

[@gabe-po9yi]

The contestants for the bowling champ could use some Geritol. They were all so flat and unanimated - zzzzzzzzzzz

[@FrankIsAlwaysRight]

Everyone one of these people are dead 💀!