What's My Line? - Gale Storm; Robert Monkhouse [panel] (Nov 10, 1957)

[@tisha812]

Arlene was so witty. She had great one-liners.

[@magnificentfailure2390]

My wife attended the same Church as Gale Storm for many years. Miss Storm played the piano and sang at our wedding. She was very gracious and welcoming. My Mother was supposed to play the piano, but she was a bit rusty. Gale generously "offered to assist", in other words, she took over. :)

[@magnificentfailure2390]

In case anyone is interested, the date of my wedding was 8-8-88 @8 pm

[@deniserichardson630]

ImaginePuppies Breath how lucky !! I love her !

[@cynthiat6505]

I sang with her several Christmases in a row in the eighties. She was so delightful, so warm, and so talented. I will always cherish knowing her. I miss her.

[@janeiwasduncan8463]

@@magnificentfailure2390 The number right is very lucky in China! Didn't the Olympic games start on that day??

[@princeharming8963]

What a Great story!

[@salvatorepedi5183]

For me, Gale Storm was one of the greatest beauties in the entertainment business!. I've always found her just "Gorgeous!"...and, she comes across as a wonderful human being!...

[@scottevans748]

It's interesting to see these people again from this perspective, at 62, confirming what I was drawn to as a toddler… her heart.

[@cynthiat6505]

She was. Just a lovely lady. She was generous of spirit to everyone, even a nobody like me.

[@cjb8010]

@@cynthiat6505 no one is a nobody.

[@davidbarnett9312]

Amazing. "My Little Margie" still airs today on some of the channels I have. Saw it first run back in the day. Today when I watch it and then when the show is over and the theme music is playing, sometimes there's an ache and sadness for the long ago.

[@Dolphin-cb9sq]

Ditto!

[@amberola1b]

Sometimes i wish some of the people that were in the studio audience were still alive so they could tell us what it was like to be in that theatre during a broadcast of the show

[@zarabada6125]

If there were any audience members under the age of 30, there is a fair chance that some of them are still alive.

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

What sort of responses would you be expecting? Audience members are in individual seats, are cued on when to applaud, while watching along with the rest of us. (?!?)

[@daler.steffy1047]

@@warriormanmaxx8991 With your ineffectual and somewhat arrogant comments (noted above), I think you missed the main point she was making, which was a simple desire to talk to any former studio audience members, who are still alive, on what it was like to be present through the entire show. * Here are some examples, that come in the form of inquiries, that one could ask in order to garner a more appreciative understanding concerning the making of a 30-minute television quiz show: ~ Where were the cameras positioned? ~ What was the director doing during different stages of the show? ~ How many cameras were used? ~ Was there a person who, before the program started, warmed up the audience with some humor? ~ What could the audience members see on the stage, and out of the view of the cameras, that might be of some interest? ~ What did the panelists and Mr. Daly say/do doing their commercial breaks? ~ Did it feel like an intimate studio experience, or was it "grander" than that? * I lived in southern California in the 1960s (as a teen), and I had a chance to attend a game show as part of the audience, and one whose guest stars were June Lockhart and Dale Robertson. The entire experience was both fascinating and enjoyable to watch; and the questions that I have posed here (above) are the ones that I was able to get answers to, answers that satiated my own curiosities. So, the focus here, in part, is on the "technical side" of the making of a TV program, such as this one, and that this "behind-the-scenes" process holds its own kind of fascination. (09/03/24)

[@lsimmons3086]

Such fun! Nice to watch this and great a break from this crazy world!

[@hopicard]

Now is the time when we should mention again how beautiful Arlene Francis is.

[@WhatsMyLine]

Arlene Francis is beautiful.

[@andrewgilmore7669]

hopicard She was indeed.

[@andrewgilmore7669]

+John Tomasello That too, very much so.

[@orgami100]

She's a glitter on the panel. .

[@brookehanley3659]

+Jason Wilson THE Glitter.

[@gbrumburgh]

John Lorrell (1917-2001). England's top male model during the 1950's. He also had bit parts in a couple of British films.

[@rebeccagable9629]

Quite a handsome guy!

[@neilmcdonald9164]

Very belated thank-you for your info...I could not find any details on when he died etc online 👍🎩

[@erichanson426]

Despite her tendency to show off at times, I really do enjoy Dorothy, and the show just wasn't the same without her.

[@blueforest2927]

I liked her right away...was shocked to see where's she might have been murdered for her investigation into the JFK assasination...ugghh !

[@geraldineclarke5434]

@@blueforest2927 That was NEVER properly investigated! Don't get me started....

[@aileen694]

@@geraldineclarke5434 and Blue Forest, yes, Dorothy's whole death "investigation" was blatantly compromised. Some people will always ignore even numerous "coincidental" facts. RIP DK

[@davidreed6264]

Thanks to JFKs killers for her being too nosy

[@Echo_1174]

​@@davidreed6264 She was a professional reporter. They snoop for their bread and butter.

[@Dolphin-cb9sq]

Always such a classy & fun show.

[@TimLeeSongs]

Bob Monkhouse was a real legend in the UK! Known mostly for his hosting of many classic game shows, and also a couple of Carry On films. A very clever man also, he was known to be able to make a joke on any subject the audience gave him. He also had one of the biggest private archives of tv recording ever! Interesting man, and so nice to see him so young and on my new favourite game show (thanks to this channel!).

[@LANCSKID]

Leg-end. Insufferable with all the smarminess.

[@goodiesguy]

I came here thinking It couldn't possibly be THAT Bob Monkhouse, but it is!. He was close buddies with Benny Hill and had a huge collection of rare films and tv shows.

[@Wizardofgosz]

Among other kinds of films!

[@lindashelley3635]

goodiesguy Not to mention his famous joke books (that once got stolen).

[@fenwaypark1725]

His autobiography is, let’s say he has a lot of good stories.

[@Ingentiy]

He had a great show in the 60's about {those} movies.

[@sandrageorge3488]

I adore Benny Hill

[@kulturekritik9665]

Damn, Dorothy zeroed in on that wrestler like a guided missile.

[@rr8960]

I read a transcript from Columbia University where Bennett Cerf said Dorothy took this game very seriously and wanted to win every time.

[@bigwilson8794]

Sharon Lashen (wrestler) is now 77 and still lives in Wisconsin

[@boognish999]

If that's the correct Sharon Laschen that would have made her awfully young at the time of this taping. About 17 or 18 years old.

[@richardweiler3966]

She became the wife of Chicago wresting promoter Bob Luce.

[@lindaackerman3507]

Female wrestlers were much more elegant then today thats for sure..

[@bigaspidistra]

As Bennett Cerf briefly mentions, his 2 appearances on the British version of WML? were both shows which also had Bob Monkhouse on the panel (June 1956).

[@randysills4418]

Gale Storm spoke at the church my family and I attended in the late 1950s (I'm old!) and I remember that she had everything laughing hysterically! She was so amusing and we loved her...

[@CezzL]

Wow, I had no idea Bob Monkhouse used to be so handsome. I'd only ever saw him on TV as an elderly man when I was a child. Very cool to see him on here.

[@juliansinger]

Sharon Lashen (who's fairly shy here) mostly wrestled as Sharon Lass, and mostly in the mid-to-late 50s. She married promoter Bob Luce (who was based in Chicago), and seems to have retired, for the most part, though she shows up in a few 60s matches. Luce died in 2007. (Also, Bennett explaining battle royal rules amuses me no end.) I see some folks find Monkhouse slimy. On my end, he's not nearly as slimy as some, and he's effectively amusing in a not-very-aggressive sort of way.

[@Wizardofgosz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJucfYGPpLuij9k Monkhouse was a little slimy IRL. Have you read about his escapades?

[@whizkidliz]

John's face after Lemmon's oddball question is hilarious!!

[@LANCSKID]

Lemmon?

[@MrJoeybabe25]

Bob Monkhouse is very appealing. I wish he had been on more often.

[@peternagy-im4be]

A very very funny guy

[@LANCSKID]

An insufferable creep with all the phoney smarminess.

[@Beson-SE]

Two short moments with Dorothy, blink and you'll miss them! :) 1. A conference was asked for, John interrupts and tells it is over. Dorothy rolls her eyes. :) 7:50 2. After Gale Storm's Goodbye to the panel and just before the commercial break you can see Dorothy fluff her hair and looking in a little hand mirror. :) 23:30

[@scottevans748]

Dot shots! LOL Good eye.

[@ToddSF]

Probably trying to undo the damage done by her blindfold and its widish, ribbon-like ties. It was a big help, later on, when they switched to blindfolds with plastic earpieces resembling those found on eyeglasses -- the earpieces slid over the ears and didn't disrupt a woman's hairdo. Probably even better for many of the men as to their hair than those thin elastic straps.

[@algoritmosalfredohipicasig7116]

Good ones, I'm sure it's not the first time she's rolled her eyes at JCD. A lot of women might want to touch up with a mirror in the presence of gorgeous Gale Storm.

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER ENGLAND'S TOP MALE MODEL

[@theamishumpire1301]

Miss Storm, is also wearing a Heart on her neck.

[@donnawoodford6641]

A lot of pendants utilize heart shaped gems or precious metals. Arlene is wearing such jewelry, too.

[@garylynch9809]

I have been waiting for “Oh, Susanna” to show up in syndication. I thought that Gale, Zazu Pitts, and Roy Roberts were very good in that late 1950’s show.

[@Spitalhatch]

Bob Monkhouse does a very good imitation of Liberace!

[@lorddalek]

A rare US television appearance by the dean of UK Gameshows, Bob Monkhouse.

[@thisiszaphod]

Bob Monkhouse - came over as smarmy but really wasn't at all in the real world. Highly respected comedian, writer, cartoonist and presenter - who made it look so easy. Was lucky enough to see him record two shows in the 1980's. Needed no warm up man, as he did this himself, was very funny indeed, and interacted with the audience - time was no object. A great national treasure. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpu4qqSObd54oqc

[@markandresen1]

I agree. He often came over as a 'schmoozer' in these early days; but he was never two-faced, unlike so many others in the profession. Always generous to others. I forgot he had some kind of a profile, this early, in the States, tho'. He got around...

[@thomaslombardo3401]

I loved “ my little Margie.”

[@jubalcalif9100]

Me too ! I've been watching multiple reruns of that classic sitcom over the past few months on Wed nights on the "ZLiving" channel and have fallen in love with it ! Zany but cute series !

[@nanka2002]

professional wrestler had more class and elegance than .... i do not know, most people nowadays?.....

[@dianefiske-foy4717]

More class and elegance than ... anyone these days, I’d say.

[@robinstewart6510]

On television, she was on her best behavior. Who knows what she like in everyday life. Who knows what any of them were like elsewhere. Dorothy Kilgallen, for example, was an alcoholic.

[@davidsanderson5918]

BOB MONKHOUSE?!? I can't believe it. One of our most celebrated comedians in the UK (although not one of my favourites, have to say...he loves himself too much). Nevertheless this is REALLY early for him. His heyday came a decade (and more) later. Channel owner, please correct it to Bob Monkhouse....only his mother will have known him as Robert!!

[@Echo_1174]

He certainly liked to hear himself speak and have the cameras pointed at him. Seemed our panel moderator (as Cerf calls him) was getting a little testy with his long, drawn out dialogue.. Daly ran a tight ship! 😊

[@donnacook8994]

Robert was so handsome and hilarious! 🥰👏

[@robert44861]

GALE STORM was LUCILLE BALL'S only competition in the 1950's with "My Little Margie" & "Oh, Susanna"/"The GALE STORM Show" and she was also DOT RECORDS best selling female artist with hits "Dark Moon", "Tell Me Why", "Treasure Island" and "I Don't Want To Walk Without You" ect. Can't find her version of "Far Away Places" sang on her TV Show.

[@MrJoeybabe25]

The male model from England reminds me a bit of Errol Flynn.

[@keithnaylor1981]

I would have said the male model’s service was a necessity as he helps sell things. He seemed a little uncomfortable when told his job was a luxury.

[@nunya321]

Monkhouse and the model had definitely met each other on grindr before the show... probably after too lol

[@Widda68]

I guess Gale Storm and the panelists traveled in different social circles. they didn't guess her after the 10 questions. and then even when she switched into her own natural voice they were still stumped. A little embarrassing for Gale. I recall her co-star on her show was an actress named Zazu Pitts. Zazu was an accomplished actress.

[@wayne_twentyfive]

Yes, I too sensed that Gale was a little bit miffed that they didn't work out who she was after she used her own voice .. I felt a little sorry for her .. She seemed to be quite a nice person.

[@jimrick6632]

GALE STORM CAME INTO HER OWN LATE IN LIFE...SHE SPENT A LOT OF YEARS IN LOUSY B MOVIES...LIKE HER VERY MUCH.....

[@kevinvanmeter2264]

4:08 inappropriate question, indeed. Swatted down by Mr. Daly.

[@keithnaylor1981]

He was embarrassing.

[@jessicaphillips4542]

What feel bad for mystery guest

[@whoami1939]

EVEN THOUGH I AM FROM THE U K I LIKE THE U S GAME PLAY SO MUCH BETTER

[@MrJoeybabe25]

One million professional wrestlers. Zero locksmiths. 😥😥😥😥😥😥

[@jglammi]

Robert Alan Monkhouse, (“Bob”), British comedian and television personality (born June 1, 1928, Beckenham, Kent, Eng.-died Dec. 29, 2003, Eggington, Bedfordshire, Eng.), was a mainstay of British TV sitcoms and quiz shows for more than 50 years; he was admired for his comfortable on-screen affability and his seemingly endless supply of fast-talking one-liner jokes, though his critics denounced him as “smarmy.” After beginning as a stand-up comic and a gag writer for other performers, Monkhouse hosted some dozen TV game shows, including Candid Camera (1960-67), The Golden Shot (1967-71, 1974-75), Celebrity Squares (1975-79, 1993-94), Family Fortunes (1979-83), and Bob’s Full House (1984-90). He also appeared in several films and published two volumes of memoirs. Monkhouse was made OBE in 1993.

[@peternagy-im4be]

Eggington?

[@thomasevans9279]

I loved Bob’s Full House. My favourite quiz of all time.

[@brunozauhar1879]

John Daly was ahead of his time. He used hand sanitizer.

[@dougw.4788]

is it me or did most the guest have tragic lives

[@lindaackerman3507]

Dorothy did thats for sure, so tragic...😔

[@accomplice55]

Guests or panelists?

[@ludenasan1]

HE WAS A HUNK- THE MALE MODEL!

[@Theyralltakenfu]

I heard the name Gale Storm before, but I thought it was from a Soap Opera

[@robertlongwill8856]

Greg you are probably thinking of soap opera the Secret Storm

[@Theyralltakenfu]

@@robertlongwill8856 LOL, 😂 That's probably it. Thanks.

[@robertlongwill8856]

@@Theyralltakenfu NP

[@accomplice55]

That's The Secret Storm. :)

[@kencv9400]

Bob is such a flirt! 😆

[@TheBatugan77]

Such a pervert is more like it.

[@peternagy-im4be]

@@TheBatugan77 another ridiculous comment. You are irrelevant.

[@Wizardofgosz]

Wow. The british guest panelist was a little inappropriate with the wrestler! Then I popped his name into google and all sorts of interesting stories popped up about him and a british actress named Diana Dors. He was a bit of a horn dog. He was entertaining though.

[@accomplice55]

Diana Dors was also married to Richard Dawson.

[@johnodonohoe7602]

Horrible soupy Leary performance from Bob Monkhouse. Had a long sucsesfull career in the UK never quite lost that demour

[@bostonblackie9503]

Robert Monkhouse...whatever happened to Bob?

[@peternagy-im4be]

???

[@dnhy7951]

He went back to England to continue being a bore.

[@edwinrivera8449]

How about mentioning how beautiful women wrestlers looked back in 1957. Today the way women dress out in public... They look like they would be out in the rink.

[@95garyl]

Serf tried to be sophisticated and fails!

[@garychilds1130]

Bob seams a bit desperate for a woman

[@dcasper8514]

Just a cover up for his true identity.

[@dorothykilgallenwasmurdere1653]

I like the Monkhouse guy saying the guest must have been involved in a scandal. Lol

[@markxxx21]

I bet Monkhouse liked the male model more than the wrestler he pretended to like. I like when Arlene outs him. 10:50

[@shirleyrombough8173]

Markxxx - Very interesting. I thought he and the male model kind of "made eyes" at each other when the model walked in. Did anyone else notice that?

[@nunya321]

Definitely... sooo much chemistry between them... which is unusual for brits

[@billding7073]

Gale is was such a piece of work. Beautiful, funny, talented and such a personality. As a youngster I was a big fan of "My Little Margie" a really well written and amusing comedy.

[@theamishumpire1301]

My little Margie was a favorite of mine also.

[@CarloQuinto]

The Amish Umpire Mine too, I loved her in My Little Margie and again in Oh Susanna. One of my first crushes on film and I was only in the single digits then.

[@foxvienna1]

bill ding Lovely talented woman.

[@cynthiat6505]

Mine too! I was totally awed when I got to actually know her. I just loved her and she treated us all as if she loved us. Knowing her as a most genuine person, we knew she loved us. Awesome!

[@alansorensen5903]

I was a fan of The Gale Storm Show, in which she worked aboard a cruise ship. Also loved "It Happened on Fifth Avenue."

[@thesloaneranger1]

Bob Monkhouse is a legend - when presenting game shows, if he thought the prizes were a bit cheap, he used to pay for something better for the contestants. Great to see him here charming everyone as usual :)

[@caraevans2609]

Aww! I’m going to have to look him up. He seemed like a very nice person.

[@accomplice55]

I thought he was creepy.

[@colinbaker3916]

@@caraevans2609 Bob Monkhouse was one of the biggest stars on British TV. A brilliant stand up comedian, he was the host of many game shows. A few years after his death in 2003, he made an advert about the cancer that killed him; in reality, they re-edited footage of him and got a voiceover from someone whose act is an uncanny impersonation of him.

[@perfumeaddict1204]

I remember him doing that on celebrity squares when he failed to get a little boy a bike - he was nearly in tears.

[@mikedoran9851]

Not long before his passing, Bob Monkhouse was feted by his peers on British show business. His comment on that occasion: "When I told people that I was going to be a comedian, they'd laugh at me. Well, they're not laughing now!"

[@savethetpc6406]

GALE: Oh, Arlene! ARLENE: Oh, it's someone I know! GALE: No, I'm just friendly. I loved that! -- partially because it was just so charming, and partly because I think that's the way anyone who has watched this show often enough feels about Arlene. Even though she doesn't know us, we feel as if we know her. :)

[@Beson-SE]

+SaveThe TPC Time 21:17

[@savethetpc6406]

Johan Bengtsson Thanks for supplying the time signature, Johan! I hadn't seen this in a long time, and it was great to be able to watch the part I'd commented on again! I'm sure it will also be helpful to others who read my post. :)

[@Beson-SE]

+SaveThe TPC My pleasure! It can be difficult to write comments without time signatures and it's more fun when you actually can listen to the remarks yourself. :)

[@savethetpc6406]

Johan Bengtsson Agreed! I'm not sure if I was just being lazy that day or if I didn't quite get the idea of time signatures yet, but I'm glad you added it in. :) Btw, it's good to "see" you! Are you re-watching episodes you've seen before, or is this what you're up to chronologically now? I seem to remember that you may have started watching these episodes later than I did, but we've had so many interactions here on YT that I'd thought we were probably watching the same episodes around the same time, and I had caught up to Gary's posting schedule last summer, I think. --Or was it the summer before? It's all a blur already, but I think I started watching the WML channel around February of 2014.

[@savethetpc6406]

Johan Bengtsson P.S. I just checked and see that: 1) indeed you have watched through to the last episode, as have I, and 2) Gary posted the last episode in March of 2015, so that means I must have caught up the previous summer -- towards the end of the summer, I think. But maybe you had started in the middle and are now working your way back from the beginning?

[@randyroe5494]

I loved Gale Storm’s squeaky voice. It drove them mad, especially Arlene. She even used her real voice & still didn’t know. This is one of my favorite episodes, I love it when they can’t guess correctly! Ann Sheridan was a great one too!!

[@allenjones3130]

Gale's falsetto was ribtickling!

[@donnacook8994]

Gale Storm was quite elegant and sophisticated.

[@balconi89]

A side note, at 7:05 Monkhouse mentions a Mike Todd Party at MSG. It was a decadent affair that turned into a giant food fight live on national television. Walter Cronkite called it one of the most disastrous things he has ever been part of.

[@annakaminski4406]

Such a pleasure to watch this show.

[@jubalcalif9100]

I agree 100 per cent !!

[@patrickryan1515]

Gale Storm's hair accented her features so well. Loved her voice.

[@paacer]

Had to laugh at the name Robert Monkhouse . No one ever called him that in the UK, he was always known as Bob .

[@lindashelley3635]

paacer I admit that was the reason I came to this video. I never really liked him all that much, but I was curious to see if it was him or perhaps an American celebrity with a similar name.

[@elizabethmorgan2621]

Arlene was adorable and smart, too. However, Dorothy Kilgallen was brilliant!! She actually was gifted. She was attractive and her clothes were beautiful. Unfortunately, there are some men who still don't appreciate intelligent women. Maybe threatened by them?

[@foxvienna1]

Dorothy made some very sarcastic remarks about a Country Western singer (Patsy Cline) not all that becoming on her part.

[@annjanssen8423]

Yes DK was very smart. I think it irked Bennett Cerf who seemed to avoid acknowledging her.

[@igkoigko9950]

Except for the reference to attractiveness, which I take to refer to physical attractiveness, the encomium is deserved.

[@TheBatugan77]

@@igkoigko9950 She was attractive. Watch yourself.

[@tj2002123]

Women ALWAYS think or insinuate that men are “threatened” or “intimidated” by their intelligence and other things. I’ve got a secret for you ladies…..men are not the least bit threatened by anything to do with a woman’s intelligence, success or anything else. You take the fact that we don’t care as us being threatened. We care much more about your appearance and personality than anything else. The narrative that you paint has gotten extremely old. Maybe that’s the men YOU attract.

[@OldiesAl]

Bob was one of the UKs top comedians, gameshow hosts and amassed a huge film and tv collection including many 'lost' programmes, Wonderful to see him at the start of his amazing career. A national treasure he sadly died in 2003

[@orgami100]

The panelists England's top male model compliments Robert " doesn't look little like Liberace "....

[@gbrumburgh]

Looks a little bit like Anthony Newley.

[@accomplice55]

@@gbrumburgh: That's an insult to Tony Newley. :)

[@richardmilliken5651]

The 3 of them are flaming toe touchers!!The smile & the twinkle in their eyes gave them away!!

[@jerrylee8261]

@@richardmilliken5651 Doth protest too much.🌈🌈

[@olegliebowitz7922]

This has to be my favorite episode to date! All the contestants were so interesting, to me at least. Gale Storm was quite a beauty, and I enjoyed the banter between Monkhouse & the Lady Wrestler (I thought it was cute.)

[@Wizardofgosz]

It was a little over the top. Of course this was 1957, but from what I've been seeing in the news of late, women don't find that behaviour very nice.

[@lindashelley3635]

Richard Wielgosz Well, I was going to say that such comments were more acceptable back then, but the way Mr Daly chastised Bob @4.30 (“that question was out of order sir”) shows that it was clearly considered inappropriate even by other men.

[@zarabada6125]

@@lindashelley3635 The 4:30 part was mildly inappropriate; look at the smile on Daly's face as he issues the admonishment. He is clearly taking Bob's comment in good humour. However, compare that to Daly's reaction to Bob's question at 19:08. Daly is clearly baffled. I think at that point, Bob was so lost that he was trying to make a witty remark instead of a question (as he acknowledged himself in later years, he was never any good at improvisation but was a master at delivering crafted jokes).

[@richardmilliken5651]

@@Wizardofgosz It was creepy to say the least!! It's something that former panelist, Harold Block would say!!

[@americandreamer6092]

Always loved Gale Storm. Watched 'My Little Margie' and 'Oh! Susanna' as a kid when they were reruns. Just recently became familiar with her lovely voice. Her rendition of 'Dark Moon' is haunting. Thanks for posting!

[@davidbarnett9312]

"I Hear You Knockin'" also in something like 1957.

[@joesmith-jb4ls]

Gale was so smokin hot!!

[@wookinooki9023]

it's amazing that there is NOTHING about John Lorrell online. No biography. Just one sentence in imdb.

[@gilliankew]

Lovely to see Bob Monkhouse as a young man. I grew up watching his shows in England. Happy memories of a lovely man.

[@michellepost5232]

I wish Steve Allen had been a regular panelist, he brought alot of comedy to it. He was cute and goofy.

[@mikejschin]

I agree. Steve was my favorite 4th panelist.

[@accomplice55]

He left WML to host the Tonight Show.

[@rebeccagable9629]

I got to meet him once & listen as he played the piano--very nice guy.

[@majormike6181]

What a "sweetheart" Gale Storm was.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Amen to that !! :-)

[@winstonsmith7801]

She's Lovely in the Movie "The Abandoned" 1949 .

[@donnawoodford6641]

What a name.

[@geoffm9944]

I was never a fan of Bob Monkhouse who always seemed to be insincere and often anxious to demonstrate how clever he was. In this edition he's trying too hard to ingratiate himself with the audience and the panel members. I found him in his early days to be rather too glib and superficial. He improved as a comedian when he matured and cut out the 'smart Alec' stuff.

[@markandresen1]

Agree. He was definitely more bearable as he got older...

[@daler.steffy1047]

I find it both wonderful and charming when Mr. Daley quietly--and softly--takes hold of several fingers of a guest's hand just after the guest signs in at the chalkboard, be it male or female, and in extending this gesture, he is able to subtly and gently help them feel more relaxed (in addition to his light-hearted banter), as well as to "assist" them in getting "properly positioned" before heading over to their chairs. He had this incredible way of making people feel comfortable and respected, as I've come to see it.

[@aquillafleetwood8180]

I wrestled my older sister once and lost!

[@TheBatugan77]

I wrestled your older sister once. She won. Oo-EEEEEE!

[@jerrylee8261]

I was boxing with Myrna, my cousin and named after Myrna Loy, when I was 7 or 8 yrs old and so was she, when she caught me unprepared and zonked me squarely on the chin. Made me dizzy for a moment.😊😊

[@Echo_1174]

​@@jerrylee8261 Good memories I see, but the pleasant smile! 👍

[@cathykinn4516]

Cerf hints in an interview that the panel were told the occupations & he & Arlene had fun & delayed 'getting it' whereas Dorothy wanted to be seen as 'clever'. He said she hogged the camera, repeated Private conversations, Daly had a grudge - interesting he was Married to Earl Warren's daughter & Dorothy died while investigating & writing about JFK.

[@Echo_1174]

I have a feeling there was a lot of drama behind the curtain. Especially after being on the air for so many years. The ladies (especially Dorothy was challenged somehow by Arlene), played nice for the cameras.

[@PaulEcosse]

Bob Monkhouse fans would never see this. If you know any please send them in this direction.

[@AndyBillin]

Cornish Pattie ? Monkhouse you muppet pasty !!!

[@gbrumburgh]

This is the first episode in which the camera does NOT cut directly to John Daly following Bennett Cerf's into. Here, following Bennett's intro, the camera does a wide shot of the entire panel then slowly pans over to the entrance area where John first appears.

[@poetcomic1]

I take it you have watched WML before.

[@jimbones155]

Funny how all their questions are related to NY this or that.

[@davidbarnett9312]

The regular panelists were all New Yorker's, therefore anything outside their orbit was a bit tough.

[@zarabada6125]

For the mystery guest there is usually a reason why they are in New York and appearing on the show. If they could work out the reason for being in the city, they would usually work out who it is.

[@Beson-SE]

Never seen that camera angle before... 9:34

[@Wizardofgosz]

I think because that next panelist was a lefty, and he wrote his name from the other side of the board. They had to make an adjustment.

[@orgami100]

Like the Comercial's it links the time line to the program. ..

[@jw7799]

Never heard Bob Monkhouse called ROBERT before!!!

[@shrillbert]

Right? Somehow, I think "Robert's Full House" doesn't have the same ring to it.

[@BeckVMH]

Watching Ms. Storm in “It Happened On Fifth Avenue” and arrived here while on a web search. Beautiful and wonderful person, actress and singer.

[@brucescott4261]

Gale Storm also appeared on the East Side Kids movie entitled SMART ALECKS (1942). The former played as Danny Lyons' sister.

[@fenwaypark1725]

It happened on 5th avenue. In top 5 Christmas movies.

[@d.dorough]

Absolutely! One of the BEST!

[@accomplice55]

Love Charlie Ruggles, hate Victor Moore.

[@lsimmons3086]

such a good one!

[@Matty-vw8vw]

lol wrestler wasn't very bright

[@dirtcop11]

Gale Storm was very cute. I remember watching her on TV.

[@charlottecoffelt7839]

I thought he looked like Liberace when the show first came on

[@perfumeaddict1204]

Arlene's dress!!!!

[@miketheyunggod2534]

My Little Margie.

[@keithnaylor1981]

0:47 WOW - I’ll probably spend the rest of the week wonderful what colour Arlene’s stunning dress was? (Ironic if it was sliver-grey, the way it looks).

[@chrisgreulich]

I love Gale Storm. She is a wonderful person.

[@drumbum3.142]

*SOME* One; Possibly TWO Someones.. ...looks Unhappy.. 🤔😐😶😐😐😐

[@rossmartenak5517]

So-called "Gale Storm" was born Josephine Owaissa Cottle. Why the public deceit & disrespect of her family name?

[@sunnyscott4876]

Uuuuuhhhh..Have you ever heard of a stage name?????

[@dbarker7794]

"public deceit" 😛

[@SheilaB]

OH Good grief, Bob Monkhouse. Such a major embarrassment.Err he just makes me cringe!

[@jvcomedy]

I've never seen nor heard of him, but you're right.........he's a little creepy. He tries a little too hard to act like he's interested in the ladies yet I looked up some info on him and he was married at this time so that makes it even creepier that he's got a wife and making comments like "what are you doing after the show".

[@SheilaB]

He was kind of like a British Hal "Dimples" Block but had a longer career than Hal did.At least he amassed a huge archive of radio and tv shows and was a huge fan of silent films.

[@jvcomedy]

Rafael Storm Hal Block was a regular What's My Line panel member in the early 50's.

[@SheilaB]

Ok cool 😊

[@winterlandboy]

Why did Bob monkhouse make you cringe , out of interest ? I thought he was very funny .I loved Bobs Full House and all his shows for that Matter as well as the Carry on Films

[@lsimmons3086]

I thought Arlene Francis was Helen Mirren for a sec! Gale Storm was such a delight.

[@dcasper8514]

English panelist tonight reminds me of the 40's actor Eddie Bracken.