What's My Line? - Ethel Barrymore (Oct 12, 1952)

[@Marcel_Audubon]

everyone stands for the great Miss Barrymore

[@Lampshade51]

Ethel Barrymore first appeared on the stage in 1895 and knew Oscar Wilde and here she is on television....talk about a career span! Drew Barrymore is her grandniece.

[@glennfromthebronx]

yup. She had a romance with Winston Churchill...and as confirmed by this WHAT'S MY LINE? was a lifelong baseball lover...in town to watch the World Series. I just watched PINKY, with Ethel, Ethel Waters and Jeanne Crain from 1949.

[@way2muchNFO]

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[@way2muchNFO]

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[@walkoffamewednesdayswithto7237]

You are probably too in the know to watch my episode but check out the Barrymore family episode. It also links to the individual family members including Ethel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2bcap-hbZV4b6s

[@shalmalikulkarni4617]

Did she read her niece diana barrymore's autobiography too much too soon?

[@PepsiMama2]

OMG here it is... This is a treasure... Wow.. The GREAT Ethel Barrymore... One of the biggest legends of the American Theater... love it.. Thanks Gary...

[@marjoriemargel1567]

PepsiMama2 Don’t forget about the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in Manhattan that was dedicated to her for her wonderful acting!

[@shoegeezr]

Barrymores are amazing. Total reverence is displayed by the panel for her-they sll stand up to greet her. Meanwhile, in the same year not one panelist stood to greet Walter Winchell.

[@JSB1882]

Ethel Barrymore is one of the most mesmerizing actresses on the screen - I can only imagine what it was like to see her on the stage.

[@anneroy4560]

who can forget her standing on that staircase firing that gun 'murderer' ... gives one a chill ...

[@kasperjoonatan6014]

I hope Drew has seen this episode, being Ethel's grandniece.

[@patricebest545]

Bless Miss E Barrymore and her two talented brothers all still remembered in movies 21st century!

[@wilkiecoco]

I'm so addicted to this show. I've started at the beginning and I'm watching every show in order. I look forward every week to Sunday night at 10:30 but I fear that at this rate it will take me 17 years to complete the series :-)

[@imahick5723]

I skip some of the guests, I really think that the at east one panelist knows who the celebrity is . . . sometimes I watch 2 or 3 at a clip. I am amazed at how forma and polite these we known people are to each other.

[@essile_1938]

David, you only watch it on Sundays? I watch it every day on KZbin.

[@jilljansen2638]

I had a sleepless night and watched WML all night long. WML was a great show, a real gem. Can't imagine such grace and politeness on a panel show today...everything has to be political. Politeness and grace has virtually disappeared.

[@oswaldomilano3848]

me, too,but let's enjoy it

[@davidsanderson5918]

Jill Jansen I agree. I remember panel shows in the UK even in the 1970s and early 1980s where there was particular effort to be polite and graceful as you say. I wouldn't say this was reflection on society but more an application of codes for television which guided conduct. Once it was no longer expected and eventually abandoned then that civilised air of decency faded and went. You never know....things do go in cycles, maybe people will get tired of modern 'who cares?' type approaches. Personally I wouldn't know if they do because I've unplugged my TV aerial anyway. Done with modern TV!

[@davidharris6581]

Ethel Barrymore, was the girl who stole Winston Churchill's heart. She was incredibly gorgeous and glamorous when she was young and as a young man Churchill was hopelessly in love with her. They dated but when he proposed she declined. Historians love to speculate about how history may have changed had she said yes and he had perhaps immigrated to America to be with her. Which he was prepared to do. As it was he went into a deep depression for months, gained weight and never really got over her even though he had a happy marriage with his wife Clementine.

[@johnlorenzen4633]

Didnt know that!

[@walkoffamewednesdayswithto7237]

She was indeed stunning. Her eyes were always sparkling and gorgeous. I did an episode of The Barrymores on my channel as they are the family with the most stars. It links to Ethel and Drew and John and Lionel individual episodes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2bcap-hbZV4b6s

[@evelyncagle9595]

David, Thank you so much for sharing the story of Winston and Ethel. I hate to admit I did not know that. So informative.

[@johnsewell6593]

Thst is VERY interesting. I"ve NEVER heard any of that EVER....I"ll definitely be looking into it......!

[@PepsiMama2]

I love this episode because of the great Ethel Barrymore.... ha and even Hal Block was on his best behavior and showed respect to the grand dame of the theatre...

[@garycarter9859]

The only other guest I've seen Dorothy and Arlene stand for was Eleanor Roosevelt. It shows the esteem in which Ethel Barrymore was held.

[@flowerofson-shine3539]

I love goodness and this is goodness with fun and flair! 💕💕 I have watched this for 60 years.

[@ReWriteMan62]

I particularly liked this episode, which aired 10 years before I was born. I appreciate your hard work and the passion that makes this channel possible.

[@13loomisst]

Great to see one of the Barrymores. Thanks very much.

[@sew1835]

Ms Barrymore is the only performer who acknowledged the crowd more than once before she sat down. I would hope others have done so also, but she is the only one I remember doing that. She was a class act and apparently hard to copy as very few stars after her have been so classy.

[@sbonnet2004]

Jimmy Durante also acknowledged the crowd most generously. Here you can see him taking his hat off for them: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3mapYeoosuGepY

[@scotnick59]

Ethel is so regal and so wise: love her!

[@bluecamus5162]

That gold miner has to be one of the most stunning creatures ever to grace this program, or any program.

[@JamAshleyFilms]

I was born 24+ years before any of these episodes and I am hooked. I watch one episode every night before bed! I love how charming everyone is.

[@MollyT119]

Ethel has the “Barrymore Profile” too. So does Drew. A great family of immense talent.

[@patrickryan1515]

Yes, Drew resembles Ethel a great deal.

[@nelsonricardo3729]

"Do your unusual looks have anything to do with the job that you hold?" I would have expected more tactful wording from Arlene. The challenger looked rather taken aback.

[@ripleb6261]

What was so unusual about her looks? Arlene mentioned her eyebrows but I couldn't figure what she meant

[@keithhyttinen8275]

She made the same face with Hal's sexist comment.

[@sandybruce9092]

It seems that people at that time did make certain comments that we now would never do! The panel has made comments to some women due to them being overweight!

[@waynebrasler]

Ethel Barrymore had a remarkably long career. She could do any kind of role masterfully and though a living legend she evidently was a remarkably low-key and normal lady.

[@walkoffamewednesdayswithto7237]

She truly was down to earth! Her family has the MOST stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I did an episode on the whole clan. It links to individual episodes including Ms. Ethel herself. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2bcap-hbZV4b6s

[@amberola1b]

I loved John's comment at the beginning of the show when the 1st contestant came out after her line was being a gold miner and john says you'll have to dig for this one. Get it, gold miner, dig........ ok i won't quit my day job

[@Tahgtahv]

But... he says this for most of the guests? You get enough and eventually it will be some way related.

[@jeffschornack3519]

Your time away gave me an opportunity to view earlier WML posts. There are many which is great. Thank You for making these available. Very entertaining in many different ways.

[@WhatsMyLine]

We're very lucky so many of the shows were preserved and eventually rerun on GSN! Glad you're enjoying them.

[@oldhatcinema]

Ethel Barrymore: truly a legend. She had utter class and talent. Rightfully known as "The First Lady of the American Theater."

[@anneroy4560]

Helen Hayes was often called the first lady of the American theatre ...

[@esmeephillips5888]

@@anneroy4560 So was Lynn Fontanne. And Lilian Gish. And Laurette Taylor...

[@ToddSF]

Ethel Barrymore is the very epitome of a "great" actress, famous on the stage first, then in movies, and the member of an acting family with siblings Lionel and John, not to mention parents and great-niece. I would have thought Hal Block's question "Do you also have a wonderful profile?" might be more applicable to John Barrymore, who was well known as "The Great Profile" after he starred in the film by that very name in which he played a satirical version of himself.

[@g.tucker8682]

I think Block was indeed referring to Lionel and his famous nickname, as he said "also." He was tipping his hand that he had the answer, which was a common practice by that point in the series.

[@piustwelfth]

@@g.tucker8682 He was referring to her brother John Barrymore who was known as "The Great Profile" and even made a film by that name.

[@g.tucker8682]

@@piustwelfth You're right. I'm not sure why I switched gears to Lionel

[@shalmalikulkarni4617]

and Diana barrymore too wonderful stage actress

[@paullad3178]

I like how the whole panel stood for Ethel Barrymore.

[@danielfronc4304]

Paul LaD That was because the Barrymore family, John, Ethel and Lionel Barrymore were considered through their talents and achievements "the first family of Broadway". True legends of acting. No-one were so talented nor so firmly cemented the reputation of Broadway. It might not even be held in as high regard today but for the Barrymores. Drew Barrymore is a distant but direct descendant of one of them. We can always see Lionel Barrymore as the mean, scheming banker who tries to steal the Bailey building and loan every Christmastime in "It's a Wonderful Life" with Jjjjjiiimmy Stewart.

[@11redlions]

Why? what has she accomplished for mankind? she acted.

[@greydogmusic]

+Marilyn Willett, She entertained. She let people forget their problems and enjoy life for a bit. That is a nice accomplishment for mankind. Why does she deserve respect? 73 yaars old is a good start. That she was an actress 50 years ago at the turn of the century might gather some respect from the current actors on the panel. She, I suspect as I don't really know her career how well she actred, they admired her capabilities in the profession. And they may have known of her work as an activist. She was beloved enough to have a theater named after her in 1928. I think for them to show some respect is very gracious of them. I would bet she had earned it.

[@juicyfruit6311]

@@11redlions She was a respected professional in a respected craft. Deserved or not, that's another topic.

[@kjsfl386]

Daniel Fronc Drew is not a distant relative. She is a granddaughter of John Barrymore.

[@Bigwave2003]

I wish they spent more time with the Mystery Guest when it was available instead of moving along to someone unknown for a couple of minutes. Ethel Barrymore was a great lady of the theatre and must have had some wonderful stories to tell.

[@greydogmusic]

After I watch the show i read the comments. Just a guess here. Some of the mystery gurest needed or wanted to be on their way. Some could visit. My guess is they alway had another contestestant in the wings.With guest that could visit I imagine he had a little clock watching problem as to hom much time he could spend with them and a desire to not let the one in the wings just sit there. I have read post that as the show progressed and matured the last guest became if not all, mostly locals. That way there was not a lot of travel if they did not get on the show.

[@fallspring1033]

I was glad when they stopped parading the contestant in front of the panel and giving them them the free guess. It shaved at least 5 minutes off the show.

[@abhinavs1137]

Are you crazy??! It was certainly an exciting part.

[@OculistaMD]

Dorothy and Arlene, so charismatic and charming Ladies!

[@patriciamartinez5836]

I adored her. A famous family right down to Drew. Ethel was an amazing actress. My mother and I would watch her old movies together. Her brother Lionel also was great. I will miss her always.💜

[@soulierinvestments]

Again the startling manners of WML. Everybody stands up for Ethel Barrymore as she comes down the panel. And thank heaven, Hal kept his hands to himself.

[@ludenasan1]

I also love when the panel applauds the mystery guest when they are revealed.

[@danielfronc4304]

Barbara Ludena For very good reason. They might not be working if not for her and her brothers.

[@walkoffamewednesdayswithto7237]

Did know he was Handsy Hal!!! So glad they stood for the Grand Dame of Theatre. Second only to Helen Hayes? Or was it the other way around. Ha. Check out my episode of The Barrymores ....it also links to individual episodes of Ethel and her kin! kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2bcap-hbZV4b6s

[@jerrylee8261]

I was afraid Block would pull his Bette Davis stunt and try to kiss her.

[@laurahoward5426]

Men stand for everyone, women stand for the elderly.....etiquette is dead😢

[@Lava1964]

Ethyl Barrymore--perhaps the greatest stage actress ever and a baseball fan too!

[@Magnetron33]

Ethel seemed to have fun. She always kept her head up. Very Classy Lady. One of a kind!

[@preppysocks209]

@z Please think more before you write critical comments of others.

[@walkoffamewednesdayswithto7237]

I knew that she was a baseball fan but didn't get around to slipping it in! She may be my favorite Barrymore sibling now that I have done all 3 for my channel. Eventually I will do a separate episode of the whole clan.

[@helendarvall8059]

Miss Barrymore was also a major fan of boxing.

[@annakaminski4406]

Such respect shown MS. Barrymore. Wonderful.

[@walkoffamewednesdayswithto7237]

I think she indeed deserves it after researching all of the Barrymores. Take a look! At the end of the episode it links to individual episodes including Ethel! kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2bcap-hbZV4b6s

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

The first guest was incredibly gorgeous and stunning.... wow

[@VahanNisanian]

Ethel Barrymore's family includes so many famous stars, including John and Lionel (brothers), John Drew (uncle), and Drew (grand-aunt).

[@savethetpc6406]

***** I think you mean that Drew Barrymore is Ethel's grand-niece, don't you? From certain angles, I can see the family resemblance. Watch Miss Barrymore as she walks over to greet the panel, beginning around 21:02. Maybe it's just me, but I catch glimpses of her resemblance to Drew (who was born long after her great-aunt passed away) during these few moments. And, of course, this is another instance of the ladies of the panel standing to greet someone worthy of an extra level of respect.

[@VahanNisanian]

SaveThe TPC Yep, that was what I meant. Sorry for the confusion.

[@johnlorenzen4633]

@@savethetpc6406 theres is definitely a resemblance with Drew and her great aunt

[@walkoffamewednesdayswithto7237]

They have the most stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Check out my episode on the whole family ( I had to mention Maurice and Georgina) and then at the end it links to individual episodes of Ethel, John, Lionel and of course Drew! kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2bcap-hbZV4b6s

[@golden-63]

The gold miner is very striking!

[@ludenasan1]

Instead of a gold digger...

[@Bestillivoze]

A gold rush.

[@djhrecordhound4391]

I pick this joke as mine favourite for tonight. Original comment got shafted for 5yrs, but it's panning out now since I dig it deeply...

[@michaeljayklein500]

Arlene Francis--she was so adorable; I wished I'd been around to meet her.

[@LaptopLarry330]

Arlene Francis lived a very long life, and lived well into her 90s.

[@jilljansen2638]

She was entertaining, sharp and so nice. I read where she passed at age 93 and had Alzheimer's disease. So sad,

[@jerrylee8261]

@@jilljansen2638 What a decline for such a sharp witted mind. She looks very beautiful here. She had class and was rich but never seemed stuckup.

[@garytorresani8846]

Arline was quite a character who seemed to have fun on every show. Very classy, intelligent, with a fast wit. Love her.

[@artist45]

I find the resemblance to her great niece is uncanny. If you look at pictures of a young Ethel, you can definitely tell that Drew is related. The mouth and the eyes are almost identical.

[@johnlorenzen4633]

It IS

[@lettiegrant9447]

Exactly. I see the same resemblance. A beautiful family. Drew was named after her uncle John Drew Barrymore.

[@ToddSF]

For those who don't know, "black Mariah" is another name (one you don't hear much nowadays) for a paddywagon.

[@walkoffamewednesdayswithto7237]

I did not know that!

[@romeman01]

How nice to see the resumption of posts to this channel!

[@leannsherman6723]

The Barrymores were so talented

[@dinahbrown902]

What a family 😊

[@tejaswoman]

Love that for once it was Hal who guessed it

[@Meme-go9ts]

What a captivating show

[@elrjames7799]

Even Dorothy Kilgallen stood for Ethel Barrymore.

[@tomitstube]

1952 is some really early television, ethel barrymore was born in 1879. her father maurice born in 1849. ethel was performing on broadway in 1895. the historical value of what's my line in full view here.

[@walkoffamewednesdayswithto7237]

I could not agree more! Check out my episode on the famous Barrymore family. I needed to do a separate one. Had to mention Maurice and Georgina.... It links to them all at the end including Ethel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2bcap-hbZV4b6s

[@zanimowi88]

The first guest has some killer cheekbones

[@waynebrasler]

When Doris Day was doing "Young At Heart" with Frank Sinatra she said Ethel Barrymore was not in the best heath but always was on time, knew her lines, and totally inhabited her role as a matriarchal family member, Doris also said Sinatra treated Barrymore like a queen, always making sure she was comfortable and being taken care of. Doris also said Sinatra intervened once when he felt a cast member was being rude to Doris. It was often assumed Day and Sinatra did not get along doing the film but they certainly did get along; they were playing two characters trying their best to nurture a romance when they came from two different worlds.

[@toinimoore3463]

Zayda Morales She could be a model easy those high cheekbones!!

[@darkbagel69]

Seems to me that JCD gave a huge hint on the dog catcher contestant. When Arlene asked about people disturbing the peace, JCD stressed that it was not PEOPLE disturbing... Sadly that put the panel right on track.

[@savethetpc6406]

I totally agree, @Scott Klement! That really bothered me too and seemed very unfair to the dog catcher.

[@CoxJoxSox]

Ethel Barrymore -what a sweetheart :D

[@walkoffamewednesdayswithto7237]

She definitely seems like the most down to earth.....it might also be her great-grand-niece Drew. Check out the Barrymore episode I did. It links to individual episodes at the end! Take a look if you get a tic. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2bcap-hbZV4b6s

[@lissalives1]

That gold miner was absolutely stunning! What class! ♥️

[@Magnetron33]

Could have easily been a model. Perfect look for then

[@DalidaD]

I wonder why did Dorothy "think" she was a farmer???

[@itisyerdad]

@@DalidaD Because she was from North Dakota and it was 1952. Not a lot outside of ranching/farming/mining out that way.

[@jerrylee8261]

I didn't think they would get her line. It was almost easy for them. They are getting in a groove.

[@uofa82]

I can’t help but think she might have hoping to be discovered through the appearance.

[@robertromero8692]

The gold miner was gorgeous.

[@sandwichman100]

they got way off topic, she mines gold, she doesn't see it with pearls or stones. that's long after she sells it on.

[@WhatsMyLine]

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[@telephotousa]

Hal gets a lot of disrespect but I honestly think that though he was unrefined he was all about getting the laugh and meant no real harm. My understanding is that when he was suspended the show received thousands of letters wanting him back.

[@LaptopLarry330]

The sponsor of the show, "Stopette", did not like Hal Block, because he was not drawing the kind of viewers to the show that would buy their product; women and urban men who worked in office jobs. Stopette forced CBS's hand, and made CBS fire Hal Block from the show. He was replaced by Steve Allen (prior to his stint as the first host of "The Tonight Show" on NBC). A year or so later, Stopette was bought out by Helene Curtis, and then left the show as an advertiser a year or so later. If CBS could have fought harder to keep Hal Block on the show, he would have remained there for the show's entire 17-year run.

[@tim9s]

Thanks for the new shows.

[@SheilaB]

Thanks for all your hard work and welcome back. How did Mr Cerf guess the first contestant was a gold miner? He seemed to pluck it from out the blue. Also, thanks for explaining his joke.

[@savethetpc6406]

I think Bennett picked up on some clues that were given earlier. At 7:47, Arlene is incredulous that something that could have pearls in it does not require creativity on the part of the person who deals with it. At this point, John explains, "we were talking about a *basic* product." I think that's what put Bennett on the right track, because after he asks about mining, he confirms at about 8:52 that they're talking about "a basic product... like gold." So I think he kind of put 2 and 2 together -- knowing the product had something to do with jewelry, yet was a "basic" product, as opposed to a manufactured one, when the contestant dealt with it.

[@SheilaB]

Ah yes, that makes sense.

[@loissimmons6558]

Her location of South Dakota, especially without mentioning the specific city in South Dakota, would also be a clue. When something is omitted that is usually present, it's probably being left out to make it more of a challenge for the panel.

[@robertmccrimon6891]

Sheila B mom

[@victoriataylor5457]

Ethel Barrymore, a very gracious lady.Loved her in the movie with Cary Grant, None But the Lonely Heart. Love all. the Barrymores John and Lionel. Haven't seen too many things starring the newer generation of Barrymores. I'll stick with the older ones. Thanks for these episodes, slot of great contestants, with intresting professions . Who would have guessed Gold miner for that pretty lady .

[@walkoffamewednesdayswithto7237]

Me too. I love her comments about her Oscar. Check out the Barrymore family episode I did on my channel and it links to an individual episode of Ethel with the answer that you may already be in the know of. Ha. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2bcap-hbZV4b6s

[@thelmalopez5154]

i watch this show on my roku and i have been binging for a week!

[@allegory6393]

Revered and then some, one of the greatest acting legends. Pity there is no recording of her stage work (although you can tell from the films she left us with how spellbinding she was). I envy those generations who got to see her perform in the theatre. I would be as awestruck as the audience and the panel were.

[@Beson-SE]

Franklin Heller, director of several episodes of WML, said in an interview that Ethel Barrymore was suffering from emphysema at the time of her appearance, and that she collapsed immediately after she left the soundstage, after having shaken hands with the panelists.

[@WhatsMyLine]

Very interesting (though sad). Where was this interview with Heller? If it's available, I'd love to read it.

[@Beson-SE]

What's My Line? Franklin Heller recalled this episode in a 1987 videotaped interview with Museum of TV and Radio official Loring Mandel. I found the notice at www.tv.com/shows/whats-my-line/ there you can find everything you need to know about WML!

[@janinegaston6068]

Franklin Heller directed every episode of What's My Line except the first in 1950 -- or except for the first and second? TV.com comments documented that a while back. Heller also directed the To Tell The Truth episode that CBS telecast on Monday, March 19, 1962 after it was videotaped during a time frame we don't know -- earlier that day? Three days earlier? Anyway, Heller's name appears in the closing credits. He also worked regularly on a live 1950s show on which performers performed instead of playing a game -- Omnibus. He apparently burned the candle at both ends for several years, at least. On yet another show with performers performing, Heller directed the unknown James Dean and Betsy Palmer. They played each others' romantic interests. I have seen Heller's 1987 video interview where he recalls Dean / Palmer but I have not seen the kinescope itself, which does exist.

[@loissimmons6558]

Miss Barrymore was 73 years old when she appeared on WML and in addition to emphysema, had suffered for many years with a heart condition. She eventually passed away from a cardiovascular disease a couple of months before what would have been her 80th birthday. It would be my hope that any smokers on the panel and especially John Daly (sitting right next to her) would have restrained themselves from smoking at any time during this episode. Unfortunately, in 1952 doctors were still lending their names to cigarette ads and many considered the aromatic effects of cigarettes to be _beneficial_ to the smoker's lungs. According to one scientific journal article, less than one-third of all doctors in 1960 believed there was a connection between cigarette smoke and lung cancer. The harmful effects of second-hand smoke took even longer to be recognized. My family's doctor in Queens was rarely without a cigarette in his mouth, even when coming to the house when I or my brother had a cold. He didn't have far to go for the house call. We lived across the street from him. My mother tells the story that when I was 6 months old, she saw our doctor working in the garden. She carried me over to him, handed me over the chain link fence to confirm that I had the mumps. Every six months, my brother nicely brought home the childhood diseases: mumps, measles and chicken pox. So I never knew I had them. I was finished with them by age 1½. But I digress. And if I was Orson Bean, I would be buzzed to end my turn! Anyway, I can imagine a show business veteran like Miss Barrymore, with a "show must go on" ethic, virtually willing herself to hang in there to make it off stage and out of sight of John Daly and the panel before collapsing. Had she collapsed in their sight, the gasps would have resounded.

[@Beson-SE]

I can't stand the smell of cigarettes. But I don't mind the smell of cigars or pipe.

[@Arthur_McGowan]

There is a link to this episode in Ethel Barrymore's Wikipedia article.

[@joannekinsella9904]

Such a lovely show. Much classier than what's on theses days. I enjoy the no swearing and no smut and sexual inuedos. So refreshing

[@laurahoward5426]

Are you kidding? Just oj this show...gold digging, and wold whistling much innuendo

[@kingforaday8725]

Oh my........there was a ton of sexual innuendo on WML!!!!

[@almanook3005]

For Ethel Barrymore admirers, I highly recommend you see her in "The Story of 3 Loves" in the segment that features Leslie Caron, Farley Granger and Ricky Nelson. She is memorable; and in my opinion, deserved an Oscar nomination for her supporting performance. (But it was a very tough year in that category.)

[@CissyBrazil]

I would like to see a modern version of What’s My Line. Might be fun!

[@MrJoeybabe25]

Welcome back, Gary!

[@bwayland1290]

Today we use the term "HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY, "more than ever ; but ETHEL BARRYMORE was & always will be "AMERICAN ROYALTY," of both Hollywood & Broadway. A Grand Lady of Stage & Screen.

[@billolsen4360]

Ethel Barrymore was even better than royalty...royalty inherits titles from their titles & offices from their often-murderous ancestors. Ethel, John & Lionel all earned their way to the top. I was too young to see her movies in the theaters, but have seen everyone I could get on DVD or online.

[@walkoffamewednesdayswithto7237]

I couldn't agree more! Truly an amazing family and career. They have the most stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! I did an episode on the family and it links to individual members including Ethel herself who gets the short shrift I feel. Give it a look if you get a tic. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2bcap-hbZV4b6s

[@dinahbrown902]

There is no royalty in Hollywood as of this date . Retired or gone

[@commandoxy]

'The panel is going to have to dig.'

[@billolsen4360]

Ryan O'Brien The panel didn't even pick up on that hint.

[@OrigamiMarie]

@@billolsen4360 He says that pretty much every time, but this time it was a coincidental pun. Though he may have leaned into "dig" a little more than normal.

[@AaronHahnStudios]

I was about to comment on that one, but I just knew someone else would have beaten me to it. LOL X-D

[@davidarcudi230]

A giant of talent.

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

Miss Barrymore is a very regal lady.

[@lauriecwik7944]

Welcome back! Hope all your personal business turn out well.

[@savethetpc6406]

What's My Line? Yes, welcome back, Gary! You have been missed, and I hope you're doing okay.

[@WhatsMyLine]

Thanks, folks. I'm starting to get back to my normal self, which is to say moderately depressed rather than bereft. I truly appreciate the support and the concern.

[@janinegaston6068]

What's My Line? I hope the following information doesn't make you bereft again. Regarding Ethel Barrymore's segment, I have learned from a video at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills what happened immediately before she entered and signed in and immediately after she shook the panelists' hands. You have to visit Paley to watch and listen to this -- a 1987 interview with Franklin Heller. Rather than risk another bereft episode at Gary's home, I shall say only that Ethel was suffering from emphysema, her Wikipedia article insinuates that she could not have gotten sick until several years after this 1952 live telecast, and she was a great actress even when playing the part of herself. She may have inspired Brittany Murphy to put on a remarkable acting performance while appearing as herself in public. Gary, please proceed with your uploading at your own pace.

[@battlegirldeb]

I wish the last contestant was on a different show or on earlier. It would have been fun to see if they ever got his line.

[@battlegirldeb]

See I watch this episode four years ago. Happy to be on a re watch. Feel the same way about the last contestant.

[@dianefiske-foy4717]

John Daly must get these people’s names ahead of time, ‘cause I surely cannot make out most of the names they write on the board, and he does!

[@TheCinematicPackrat1]

I assume he does based on his comments in at least a couple episodes where he says he chit-chatted with a guest before the show. It makes sense to study the names beforehand. You don't want want to be struggling for a pronunciation on TV, especially live TV.

[@sandybruce9092]

I always wondered about that! Even though most of the handwriting was really nice, there were a few I could never decipher! It was just nice to see cursive!!!

[@dianefiske-foy4717]

@@sandybruce9092 … Yeah, I’m glad I was getting m6 schooling when they were still teaching cursive. Now there won’t be anyone who has beautiful fancy cursive handwriting.

[@bocajrs7628]

Ethel Barrymore made a great movie with Humphrey Bogart called Deadline-USA that was released in March of 1952.

[@dannysullivan8929]

That first contestant, Reggie Westerby, could possibly be the most statuesque, voluptuous and attractive woman in the history of that show. And I'm including the movie stars who appear on it.

[@kingforaday8725]

There were several gorgeous regular contestants on WML that would put many of the movie/TV starlets to shame.

[@jadezee6316]

the Great Ethel Barrymore...who was one of the finest stage actors ever.....and of course an Oscar winning film actor though she never liked making movies....like her 2 famous brothers Ethel was addicted to alcohol.....only Lionel used narcotics.... and like her brothers she was always broke spending more than she made....relying on John to send her money...which he usually...did... my favorite movies of hers are none but the lonely heart.....portrait of jennie......and the paradine case

[@joansmith3296]

This was a great show. And it was a classy show, They also like their clothes are pressed & clean, their hair is cut & they don't look like slobs.They're not screaming or jumping up & down. And no]body looks like they're embarrassed to be there. we could still have quality intelligent game shows again!

[@tigergreg8]

I'll be honest, I really don't know this woman, but I see she's is revered for what she does. I was shocked the woman stood to shake her hand, it almost gave me chills, because I thought this woman must have been THE stage actress of the time. I looked it up and see she's the Great Aunt of Drew Barrymore.

[@nudistjamie]

Drew is a niece of Diana Barrymore, a grandniece of Lionel Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore and Helene Costello, and a great-great-granddaughter of Irish-born John and English-born Louisa Lane Drew, all of whom were also actors.

[@tigergreg8]

@@nudistjamie She has quite the lineage. And you have quite the knowledge. You sure you aren’t a Barrymore also. 😄

[@briane173]

9:29 That might be the most cutting and risqué slight Bennett Cerf ever uttered. Not to say George Jessel didn't deserve it, but I'm surprised it wasn't cut out of the broadcast. Then again, back then this show was broadcast live so there was no turning back. Cerf got away with one here.

[@princeharming8963]

I realize this was a 'different time', but from the beginning I never really cared for the 'walk down'. And infinitely more bizarre to me was Dorothy's over-the-top 'inspections'. Checking the hands... checking the suit lining and labels... feeling the muscles. Almost as if she's screaming for the audience to 'notice' her noticing the contestants.

[@YouzTube99]

03:18 "dig" John? Clever clue!

[@theblake5356]

“....But the panel is going to have to dig.” 🤣😂

[@SWRadioConcepts]

This is such a great "game show"

[@clearfield2009]

Drew Barrymore's great aunt!!! I can see Drew all over her face!!! xo

[@neilmidkiff]

At 5:45 Dorothy asks "Can it be made of different things?" and got a "no" answer. This doesn't seem right to me, no matter which way the "product" was being discussed. They had been concentrating on the jewelry angle for a while (something decorative, worn, doesn't cover much) and it seems clear that Dorothy was asking her question with that in mind. Besides pearls etc. as mentioned, hardly any jewelry is made of pure gold, which is too soft to be practical; it's almost always alloyed with some copper, silver, nickel, or other metals. If instead the product was the ore dug up by the miner, that too has different things; South Dakota gold is usually found in quartz deposits.

[@altonpitts5303]

Rarely did Hal ever guess a mystery guest, so the old saying is true about even a blind squirrel gets lucky sometimes and finds a nut.😉

[@patriciamontgomery3651]

Arlene’s darker hair is really pretty.

[@Celisar1]

Mrs. Westerby was a truly beautiful woman and had a very gracious walk! What a waste for a gold miner :)

[@Arthur_McGowan]

Ethel Barrymore was a good Catholic.

[@dinahbrown902]

🤣

[@contraryMV]

John was counting fur as clothing 😹

[@MrWindermere123]

How fashions change! Ethel Barrymore was wearing a fur stole around her neck - it looked like two whole animals' worth when she shook hands with the panel. In her time fur was a luxurious, desirable thing to wear but today a stole with the animal's head still attached would be repulsive. When my grandma died, she left a similar fur stole but nobody wanted it. It must have cost a fortune when bought but it looked creepy with a fox's head at one end.

[@dinahbrown902]

I had a fur with two fox heads at the end of the arms that I picked up at Goodwill as a teenager , I felt so cool 🤣

[@sandybruce9092]

My grandmother had a fox stole - it took several foxes to make it - one biting the tail of the previous one! Used to scare the crap out of me for some reason and when she passed in 1978 I had no qualms to let my sister have it😀😀😀. These were very big in the 40s and 50s if I remember correctly.

[@N.McKellar]

My favorite role Ethel Barrymore played was in The spiral staircase,a memorable character!❤😮❤😮❤😮

[@romeman01]

I am always amazed at things like the telephone or the radio being invented at the same time by different people, so naturally I am just as amazed to see that this episode was uploaded today by different people What's My Line? Ethel Barrymore (Oct 12, 1952) at a new channel kzbin.info/door/Metg88TvecLSynn-ukPYKQ . It is almost unbelievable how two people could get the idea to upload the same video on the same day just minutes apart from each other and even use the same language to describe their videos!

[@savethetpc6406]

romeman01 Oh no, not *again*! Have these people no shame? They even included Gary's personal thanks to the contributors of some of the previously unavailable video material. Don't they have anything better to do with their time than to steal someone else's hard work??!! I'm so sorry you have to come back to *that*, Gary!

[@WhatsMyLine]

Thanks for the heads up. Shameful behavior, it truly is. I'll see what I can do.

[@Beson-SE]

No one seems to be watching his uploaded videos anyway. "0 views" on almost all. There is only one genuine and true WML channel and that's here!

[@SuperWinterborn]

What's My Line? romeman01 SaveThe TPC I have just posted a link to *this* video, with a comment on this impostor's page, which contains this episode. I don't know if it will be to any help, or if it's just being deleted when he discover it. I really don't understand people who acts like this. Same behaviour and pattern like the previous ones. It might be the same person, or just a common style among video thieves. :(

[@savethetpc6406]

oldfart4751 The CBS WML episodes are all in the public domain, so there is no copyright infringement. What is upsetting about these copycat channels is that they are stealing the exact versions of the episodes which were first uploaded to KZbin by What's My Line? (Gary) -- not only his carefully edited video products, but even copying and pasting his descriptions of them onto their own channels.

[@VahanNisanian]

I'm so glad they eventually got rid of the "Walk of Shame". Why did this show have one originally?

[@2508bona]

It may be that the creators of the show weren't sure how easy the guessing of occupations would turn out to be. They may have figured that the panel might pick up a hint through the walk through and use it in the game. They soon learned differently but the walk through survived for a bit longer, more out of habit than anything else.

[@williamdunphy352]

Bill Goodwin for "Stopette". Lee Vines introduces the panel.

[@neilmidkiff]

Thank you for identifying Bill Goodwin! His voice closely resembles that of Art Linkletter, but I knew he was probably too big a star then to be doing commercial voice-overs.

[@burrator8291]

Dog catcher?! Literally a Disney villain.

[@11redlions]

Hal Block is raunchy. but Cerf is intelligent.

[@MrJoeybabe25]

Lucius Beebe would have made an interesting MG. He was luscious. 😂😂😂😂

[@albertlerner4631]

3:22 contest's occupation Gold Miner superimposed, only time I've seen it where it's not all capitalized.

[@albertlerner4631]

Also "Sells Ether" later in episode. Maybe I just didn't notice it before...

[@bradwalton3977]

Why is John Daly answering almost all the questions? And one of the answers he gave was very misleading: dogs do not wear clothes. Fur is not clothes, except metaphorically.

[@TheBraveIntrovert]

Drew Barrymore resembles Ethel.

[@TheBraveIntrovert]

oldfart4751 Yes.

[@johnlorenzen4633]

Yes

[@thegrandreview5949]

Here is Ethel as a post war biker gal, tearing' it up on a military surplus Cushman 3 wheel utility scooter. Enjoy! www.etsy.com/listing/170280918/ethel-barrymore-vintage-biker-print?ref=shop_home_active_3

[@Amcsae]

Help me out- what is ether in this context? I thought it was more of a ... state? (like a liquid or gas...) but as a product someone could *sell* I'm having a hard time envisioning the specifics.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

"What's my mind?" That's cute. Go Hal!!

[@billolsen4360]

Ethel Barrymore - Her folks expected her to become a lawyer.

[@Magnetron33]

She wanted to be a concert pianist

[@walkoffamewednesdayswithto7237]

My research showed that she wanted to be a concert pianist. Check out my episode on the famous family and it links to Ethel herself at the end if you get a tic! kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2bcap-hbZV4b6s