What's My Line? - Gene Autry (Oct 4, 1953)

Please note that there are audio/video dropouts in this video. I apologize for not being able to replace it.
MYSTERY GUEST: Gene Autry
PANEL: Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf
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[@lllowkee6533]

Gene Autry owned Los Angeles Angels from 1961 to 1997. Cowboy, actor and business man. What great people on this show!

[@berniemgriff]

One of my favorite cowboys! Sing that good old signature Song Gene “Back in the Saddle Again”. Thanks Gene for riding the range across the silver screen.

[@joseluistorres4273]

I’ve been watching this show just recently and I really enjoy it. I traveled back in time to see who the mystery guest was on the day I was born, which is October 4, 1953 and it happened to be Gene Autry. Amazing , the wonder of internet, to allow you to peek a sneak at the past. Watching this during COVID times.

[@stephenvincent4989]

Seeing this episode with Gene Autry brings back great memories for me as my late father took me to his Western Show in London in the early 1950’s. In fact I was taken into Gene’s dressing room where he allowed me to wear his stetson and gun and holster. I was a great fan and the show was spectacular with Native Americans and the singer Yma Sumac.

[@lemorab1]

You also saw my dad, who worked with Gene Autry for eleven years. Dad was the accordion player with the Cass County Boys, who sang backup with Gene Autry. That London performance was in the summer of 1953.

[@stephenvincent4989]

@@lemorab1 Thanks, that’s amazing information of course I was about 6/7 and to meet such a hero was something truly special - Gene Autry was such a mega star.

[@howardhurtt6612]

It's fascinating to see how primitive TV production was in these days- not that long ago. And yet the content was top-notch.

[@JRobbySh]

Talent. Allen is still my favorite Night Show host. Marrided to Jayne Meadows, whom I though a bit haughty. From testimony, quite the opposite.

[@mikejschin]

@@JRobbySh My sister and I used to stay up to watch Steve as host of the Tonight Show whenever we could. We weren't supposed to, but our parents tended to go to bed early, so we turned the volume way down and sat right in front of the TV to watch him. To this day, more than 60 years later, we sometimes talk about crazy things he did on that show.

[@jimhanold9026]

Exactly!

[@anewcreation8458]

Yes, my girlfriends and I would stay up late to watch Steve Allen on the Tonight Show too! One favorite word in our vocabulary was “Smock! Smock!” My parents had a Yellow Head Amazon parrot and we taught her to repeat it also! Just days of good-clean-fun!

[@parkzed3855]

Quantity goes up BUT quality goes down. Inverse relationship.

[@edwinrivera8449]

Such class... Mr. Autry stands and takes his hat off. My dad would always have us take our hats off when coming indoors.

[@danielfronc4304]

Edwin Rivera It's common etiquette, then and now. It's just that the counterulture generation of the '60s and 70's had no interest in etiquette and didn't teach it to their children.

[@baskervillebee6097]

Edwin Rivera A cowboy will studiously doff his hat to meet ladies, but often wears it continuously from habit, because it's very expensive and large enough that there's rarely a place to put it without damage. ( His was also a light color that would be soiled easily.)

[@danielfronc4304]

Nancy Christiansen Just as cowboys would take off their spurs so as not to damage furniture indoor in a decent restaurant, they also had/have coat hooks on the wall for their oilskin longcoats and wall pegs for their hats to hang on or just hang them on the coat hooks.

[@baskervillebee6097]

Daniel Fronc Agreed.

[@rogerpropes7129]

Nonsense, people just don't wear hats anymore.

[@WhatsMyLine]

I am sorry for not having clean versions of a handful of these, but, come on: it's not fair to say that "all" have glitches. It's about 10-12 out of over 50 so far, and I try to note it in the description (when I'm aware of it). The episodes with these glitches are all very early in the run-- if I'm not mistaken, no shows have these problems from at least by the point Fred Allen is on the panel. Again, sorry for the glitches. I'll add a note to the description.

[@MrYfrank14]

anyone who complains about glitches in a TV show from 1953 needs to be ignored. it is a miracle we can see any part of the show. even if only 5 minutes of this show survived, we would enjoy it. tell whoever complains to go find a better copy, or fix this one, and you will post it.

[@lauracollins4195]

What's My Line? - Thank you for all your hard work in posting these episodes. We are so fortunate to have these delightfully entertaining pieces of history... glitches and all. :)

[@michaelchristopherson123]

@@MrYfrank14 👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐😊🙌

[@duperikles]

I am grateful for all your efforts here. I enjoy all the shows and I have no complaints whatsoever. Thank you

[@crabbyoldman8209]

You don't owe anyone any apologies. You've done an incredible amount of work to give us this amazing trove of wonderful shows - which we get to watch for free. And anyone who complains about something they're getting for free deserves to be ignored, and then some. Thank you from all the rest of us.

[@franklesser5655]

Gene Autry did a great job with the voice!

[@bigoldinosaur]

One of the most well known country music singers of all time. RIP Gene Autry.

[@paacer]

I'd say Roy Rodgers was as equally well known .

[@eyekanspalwerds7824]

@@paacer Roy didn't sing Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, though.

[@dinahbrown902]

Has a great son too, Arlo Autry.

[@princeharming8963]

@@dinahbrown902 - You may be thinking of Arlo Guthrie, son of legendary folk singer, Woody Guthrie. Autry was married twice, but had no children.

[@dinahbrown902]

@@princeharming8963 I was, Thank You 😊

[@HigherPowerWorldWide]

Such a great thing to see a major star like Gene Autry, such a great man.

[@edwinrivera8449]

Wow!!! Miss Arlene was strikingly beautiful today.

[@deboraholsen2504]

Yes, I noticed that too. She's also especially beautiful in the 1958 and 1959 episodes of WML! Intelligence, wit, self-confidence, great sense of humor, great personality, and beauty! Except for spiritual, meaning a natural love of and respect for God, what more could a woman want for personal qualities? :)

[@bettycogswell9851]

she always does...

[@benrobles752]

She was the original MILF.

[@steventrosiek2623]

She always was beautiful. Lovely person. Armenian background.

[@igkoigko9950]

@@deboraholsen2504 Why conclude Arlene is not spiritual as you, or more importantly, she, defines it?

[@sosumi_rogue]

OK, I've been wondering if they ever got it on the free guess segment! And there goes Dorothy nailing the umpire!! WOW!

[@SuperGereng]

It is so obvious everyone involved in that show genuinely enjoyed it. Literate, amusing people, quick witted and no foul language of any kind. Can you imagine the vulgar and semi literate nincompoops in Hollywood today doing anything like this?

[@franklesser5655]

Yo Dog, why you f-ing say that?

[@JRobbySh]

Nope.

[@rickrick5041]

skills1ent They’re all drunk

[@keithbuckenmeyer8659]

@@takemeback70s One thing I truly loved about the show is that every panelist was dressed in an evening gown or a tuxedo.

[@jimhanold9026]

No.

[@satori03]

i just love watching these glitches or no glitches..thank you. What an honor to watch the wonderful Gene Autry..loved watching him in movies and television

[@eepanusstar5940]

I looked Ed Hurley up-he had among the most ejections from the games-he had quite a varied and interesting career. He died in 1969 at the age of 61.

[@JRobbySh]

Very impressive looking man. Players would hesitate to take him on.

[@valeriegriner5644]

Steve Allen is my favorite...so funny!

[@belindajones700]

Roy Rogers and Gene Autry are the best in cowboy music and films, Gene Autry helped Roy Rogers into music and films they were friends, Roy Rogers King of the cowboys Dog Bullett Horse Trigger Gene Autry Horse Champion These singing cowboys live in the hearts and souls of men and childern they were the last of there kind I dont know about anyone else, for me they are my favorite singers Roy Rogers King of the cowboys And Trigger I wish you a safe trail in Heaven and, happy trails to you untill we meet again, my friend Gene Autry Champion I wish you a happy trails in heaven while your, back in the saddle agian Thank you singing cowboys think you Amen

[@MrUhwoody]

Is there a reason why people bitch when enjoying free entertainment provided by the generosity of others?

[@joeambrose3260]

Spoiled rotten

[@MWood-ry8uu]

To bitch is to enjoy.

[@alisonhunter188]

Nope, no reason. It's just trolls who have spent years in their mommy's basement and don't have the mental acuity to do anything else.

[@donnawoodford6641]

For every complainer, there's a different reason that they can change at will. It's pointless to try to figure it out.

[@magnificentfailure2390]

I don't mind the breaks so much. I grew up with some rather poor television reception, so it kind of reminds me of my youth. :) Also, if you haven't seen "The Phantom Empire" starring Gene Autry, go and do so. It's the first Sci-Fi Musical Western. It's right here on KZbin. Just look it up.

[@erenunal]

I’m just grateful that the gist of the content is there and it’s invaluable so I hang on to every second of it! Thank you so much for compiling all of these videos!

[@t4texastomjohnnycat978]

What a fancy signature!! But what a legendary cowboy star writing it! Gene Autry started his recording career by imitating the Singing Brakeman, Jimmie Rodgers. My Dad saw Gene Autry in Dallas and also Ft. Worth in the 1940s.

[@rogerpropes7129]

I saw him in '58 in San Antonio; he had a big gut by then.

[@JRobbySh]

Everyone in country music imitated Jimmie Rogers.

[@TheMartinick]

If you love Gene Autry, don't miss seeing The Autry Western Museum. It's quite fabulous and you won't be disappointed! (Located in Los Angeles.)

[@donnacook8994]

Who didn't think Gene Autrey was a wonderful, talented man? I think everyone did! Thank you for the many fond memories and for sharing your talents with us all. RIP, sir, and rest easy in the saddle sir! You've made so many of us happy!

[@MrMace224]

Gene continues to grace the Billboard hot 100 charts every Christmas.

[@cliffordguy8094]

I live 4 miles from his Museum here in Gene Autry, OK

[@lray1948]

They had to close Roy Rogers' museum in California because of lack of attendance. Contents were moved. to the Cowboy hall of Fame museum in Okla, City, OK

[@savethetpc6406]

@@lray1948 What a shame! :( I'm glad the memorabilia from the Roy Rogers Museum is still available to be seen, at least.

[@michellepost1016]

Most of the episodes are pretty clean, I have watched several and haven't seen any glitches.B/We episodes as this game show, can be soothing and relaxing because it's good quality.I can tell, because I grew up with b/w photos and TV.Color existed by 1964, but my parents thought color film and color TV was too expensive.I didn't think anything different concerning the tv, I was used to it and it's all I knew until I was 19.Now I can say I haven't seen a black and white TV since 1979.LOL.

[@maryhoffman9674]

Gene Autry is my all-time favorite western star and one of my favorite singers. I'm working on finding and watching all of his movies and shows, but it's tough since quite a few were never released on DVD. Thanks for uploading this!

[@johnpowe7822]

Mary Hoffman 9

[@johnnewcomb534]

I think all of his are on DVD.contact store at autry museum

[@Walterwhiterocks]

I preferred Roy Rogers over Autry, Mary, but your guy was a cool dude too !

[@robertholman8730]

DVD didn't exist 50 years ago 😅

[@RobertPerrigoOkiechopper]

I was three days old when this aired, amazing .

[@dcasper8514]

Okie...who woulda thought ?

[@claudiak4627]

Born in 1948, I had a Gene Autry comic book as a child and it was the only one I would not consider trading.

[@portagee66]

Claudia K A few of these are still available in collectible stores today.

[@aidennewell4034]

@@portagee66 Hello Claudia, How are you doing?

[@BethnJulia]

Dorothy was hard to deceive.

[@MrWindermere123]

The story about dazzling a baseball player with a mirror reminded me of the same trick played by someone when I was at school. A kitchen porter was carrying a large tray of eggs and was dazzled by a prankster who shone a mirror from a window maybe 100 yards away. The porter tried to shield his eyes and dropped the eggs of course, but the culprit was never found because anyone with a mirror or even a metal tray could have done it. Comedy and cruelty are often neighbours, I think.

[@JJJBRICE]

That was the first time on the early WML that I seen the right guess on the opening guesses on the profession by Ms. Kilgallen . World series umpire ! Mr. Ed Hurley looked like the type that would not take any non sense off any ball player .

[@Beson-SE]

In 1960 Gene Autry became the owner of the baseball team "Los Angeles Angels (of Anaheim)".

[@delaniemarie]

+Johan Bengtsson The Oak Ridge Boys went to an Angels game together and sat in the cheap seats. A man behind them asked if they were having a good time. The man had no idea they were a famous singing group, he just wanted to make sure they were enjoying themselves. The man was owner Gene Autry. He was genuine.

[@Beson-SE]

+m m A true gentleman indeed.

[@ToddSF]

The Angels weren't in Anaheim in 1960. After that team was organized, they played at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles. Finally, they got their own stadium in Anaheim and first played there in 1966. Nowadays it's called "Angels Stadium" but was originally called "Anaheim Stadium". I remember a history teacher who lived not far from there who went to one of the first games and reported to the class that she'd gone to see the Angels play in their new stadium the night before, and was pleased to report that the new stadium was every bit as nice as Dodgers Stadium. In 1965, they started calling the Los Angeles Angels the California Angels instead, after the move to Anaheim, and their logo on their hats and uniforms changed from an interlinked L & A to an interlinked C & A. Then, for some reason, they changed the name in 2005 to the "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim". Of course, the team, when it was organized, took its name from "Los Angeles" which, in Spanish, means "The Angels". For those who don't know, "Los Angeles" is the shortened name for "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula", the Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of the Porciuncula River. So L.A. is referred to as the "City of Angels" and there was once a large hospital called "Queen of Angels".

[@loissimmons6558]

+ToddSF 94109 Some minor corrections to an otherwise excellent discourse (especially your explanation of the original and I think still technically the official name of the city of Los Angeles): In order to forestall an effort by Branch Rickey and others to form a third major league which would have been called the Continental League (as discussed when Rickey was the MG on WML a number of years later), Major League Baseball voted to expand from 16 teams to 20. Two teams were added to the American League in 1961, the Los Angeles and a new Washington Senators team (now the Texas Rangers) to replace the previous team of the same name that was moving to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area to become the Minnesota Twins. In 1962, the National League added the New York Mets and the Houston Colt 45's (later the Astros, which eventually moved to the American League. The Angels couldn't play in Dodger Stadium in 1961, so they played their first year in Wrigley Field. What's that you say? Wrigley Field is in Chicago, not Los Angeles? Well, there were actually two Wrigley Fields and they were both named for the Wrigley family that owned the Cubs. For many years, the Cubs did their spring training in Los Angeles and Catalina Island. They also had an official affiliation with the Los Angeles team in the Pacific Coast League from 1932 to 1956, but unofficially many years before that as William Wrigley Jr. of chewing gum fame owned both teams. For one year, 1957, the PCL team was affiliated with the Dodgers. Walter O'Malley traded the rights to the Dodgers Texas League affiliate in Fort Worth (plus $3 million) to Philip K. Wrigley (the son of the former owner) in exchange for the rights to the Los Angeles territory. O'Malley did this so he would have the right to move the Dodgers to Los Angeles the following season without having to compensate another team. Wrigley did it because he was upset with Los Angeles for doing a poor job of maintaining the Cubs spring training facilities. Wrigley Field in Los Angeles was built in 1925 and was named after the owner of the team. Its architect was the same man who designed both major league parks currently in use at the time in Chicago, the homes of the Cubs and the White Sox. However, Wrigley Field in Chicago was not originally built for the Cubs. It was built for the Chicago franchise in the Federal League (which existed only in 1914 and 1915), the Chicago Whales. The park was originally known as Weeghman Park, named for the owner of the Whales. It became the home field of the Cubs starting in 1916. It was renamed Cubs Park in 1920 and Wrigley Field in 1927. So technically, the one in Los Angeles is the original Wrigley Field although it was a newer structure. Because of its location, Wrigley Field in Los Angeles was often used as the locale for baseball scenes in movies and television shows (which is why sometimes you will see palm trees in the background of a baseball scene that is supposedly taking place in a northern city). It was also used as the site for a baseball contest program, "Home Run Derby", which was filmed in 1959 and aired in 1960. The nearly symmetrical dimensions of the playing field were also a major factor in choosing the site over the Los Angeles Coliseum, the temporary home of the Dodgers until 1962. Gilmore Field, home to the other minor league team in the area until 1957 had already been razed. When the Dodgers purchased the rights to the Los Angeles territory, they also bought Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. My recollection is that they sold the facility to the local government as part of the deal to get the rights to the land where Dodger Stadium was built. When Dodger Stadium was completed in 1962, the Angels moved there after one year at Wrigley Field as tenants of the Dodgers and stayed until the 1966 season when their stadium in Anaheim was completed. The move to Dodger Stadium increased their home park's seating capacity by about 35,000 seats over Wrigley Field. (The design of their stadium was very similar to Dodger Stadium, except for the spectacular backdrop beyond the outfield fence at the Dodgers; home. However, the Angels refused to call it Dodger Stadium lest they publicize their competitor any further. They would always call it "Chavez Ravine" the name of the site on which the stadium was built. Relations between O'Malley and Autry were strained by 1962. When the Dodgers were making their deal to get the land for Dodger Stadium, it was subject to a public referendum. It faced considerable opposition and the vote was expected to be close. Autry provided his television station to air a telethon which brought on lots of Hollywood star power in support of a "Yes" vote. But when the American League wanted to put an expansion team in Los Angeles, they met considerable resistance from O'Malley. The only help he gave to Autry was that he was even more strongly opposed to another bidder for the expansion franchise, a group headed by former baseball great Hank Greenburg and that included Bill Veeck among its owners. Veeck was a master promoter of the baseball teams he was involved in. There was no way O'Malley wanted to compete with him. So when Los Angeles did get the nod (I believe that technically they were claiming the territory of the Hollywood team - see below - which O'Malley had neglected to purchase), Autry became co-owner of the new team along with his business partner in Golden West Broadcasting, Bob Reynolds. As far as naming the American League team the Angels, you are partially correct. That is the original reason for a baseball team having that nickname. But there's a bit more to the story. When the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles after the 1957 season, there were two Pacific Coast League teams playing in the Los Angeles area. One was named the Hollywood Stars (the team more likely to have movie stars in attendance as many of them owned a small share of the team along with the principal owners who also owned the Brown Derby restaurants). The other was named the Los Angeles Angels. They played in Wrigley Field. Since the Dodgers were a well established major league team with a popular name who had also been very successful from 1939 until they left Brooklyn, they chose to keep the same nickname. And yes, Los Angeles had trolley cars too. But the Los Angeles franchise in the American League had no history. They very well could have picked any name they wanted. For example, they might have become the Los Angeles Cowboys in honor of their honor. Or they could have become the new Hollywood Stars. But they decided to go with the older baseball tradition in the city as their best chance to compete with the Dodgers, a winning ball club who had already given the city a World Championship in 1959. They did have to pay Walter O'Malley for the right to use the nickname. When O'Malley acquired the rights to the territory, he acquired the rights to the team name as well. Reportedly he received $350,000 from Autry and Reynolds. The Dodgers moved their Pacific Coast League affiliate to Spokane, Washington. The Dodgers top farm club was located their until 1972. The Hollywood Stars also pulled up stakes and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. The same franchise had been in Salt Lake City decades earlier.

[@loissimmons6558]

+Johan Bengtsson I wouldn't be surprised if Autry was in town to watch the World Series. All of the games were played in New York City in 1953.

[@rcdunn2540]

Thank you so much for posting these. I really enjoy them. 🙂

[@TheBigMclargehuge]

Gene's tie is incredible. That's a fashion you absolutely NEVER see these days. Interestingly enough his suit is side-vented, opposite from what I would expect. Generally you see these cowboy types in Western wear, which will be center-vented for horseback riding.

[@Walterwhiterocks]

So are you a tailor ?

[@errorsofmodernism9715]

the center vent was to ventilate the constant flatulence from eating chili

[@ToddSF]

Funny how short some male celebrities seem to be when they shake hands at the end, and Bennett Cerf (6 feet 1 inch tall or 185.4 cm ) and Steve Allen (6 feet 3 inches tall or 190.5 cam) stand up. Gene Autry was 5 feet 9 inches tall (175.3 cm). Watching certain actors in the movies, it's hard to tell -- they'd have them stand on boxes for closeups with other actors who were taller, or with taller actresses. Sometimes, outdoors, they'd dig a shallow hole for the taller one to stand in. In fact, I've found it helpful to know Bennett's and John Daly's heights (both were 6'1") over the years, just as a gauge to know how tall various contestants and mystery guests were.

[@mikejschin]

The use of boxes and ditches was central to Gunsmoke, the star of which was James Arness. He stood 6' 7" tall. He was not the one standing on boxes. lol

[@igkoigko9950]

No where was a box to stand on more important than the British series “The Avengers” in which leading man, John Steed, was significantly shorter than incredibly beautiful Emma Peel (Diana Rigg). Most math teachers (and all feminists) might disagree, but while Diana and Arlene should be graded as 10s, Diana in the role of Mrs. Peel is a “higher” 10.

[@williamlynnroden]

How lucky I am to have found your channel!

[@mtnman6557]

What's My Line episodes; the best thing on the internet! A great way to start the day w/ one's morning coffee.

[@TomWatsonB1]

Beloved by Oklahomans so much that they named a town after him. Will Rogers and Gene Autry are some of the best the state has produced (yes, I know he was born in Texas, but lived there only briefly).

[@captainjay1034]

The words "queer" and "gay" sure had a different meaning in the 50s

[@davidsanderson5918]

z Spot on.

[@dcasper8514]

Who really cares ?

[@icturner23]

Yes, it was striking to see them both used in this episode.

[@icturner23]

@@dcasper8514 i do, for example. It’s interesting.

[@jacopman]

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation has the song "here comes Santa Claus" and its Gene Autry's famous version of the song played in the movie......

[@MarthaReynolds]

Isn’t Gene Autry just a perfect gentleman? What a great episode.

[@crabbyoldman8209]

Yeah if you don't count things like his public affair with Annie Oakley while he was married. Y'know, little things like that.

[@dcasper8514]

Crabby Oldman..living up to your name ? Annie Oakley was born in 1860. A tad too old for Gene. Please redefine your comment..

[@lemorab1]

@@dcasper8514 He means Autry had an affair with Gail Davis, the Western actress who played a fictional version of Annie Oakley in her own TV show in the 1950's, produced by Flying A Productions, Autry's company. My parents were good friends with Gail Davis.

[@joncheskin]

Gene Autry is multitalented--rodeo, baseball, singing, guitar and acting. Seems like a nice guy too.

[@JRobbySh]

A farm boy he got his muscles honestly. Not a big man but he looks good in his fight scenes.

[@Ellen-hs7zb]

owned a baseball team too

[@5thcorps]

Sunshine Baker COMPLETELY untrue. Shame on you

[@bubblinbrownsugar616]

I was just asking myself 5 episodes ago if anyone ever got the first guess right. Should have known Dorothy would be the one to get it right. 😁

[@JRobbySh]

She must have recognized his picture. Very perceptive woman.

[@crabbyoldman8209]

I think I read that there were 9 correct guesses during the course of the show. I've seen all the episodes so far. This is the second correct guess, and I think Miss Kilgallen also got the first one. It was an NFL football player.

[@crabbyoldman8209]

@@JRobbySh Possibly, because Miss Kilgallen was quite perceptive and intuitive. But in 1953, there were very few, if any, fotos of baseball umpires circulating among the general public.

[@dalej42]

I assume Dorothy was just throwing out something related to the World Series. Had it been a player, the panel would have been blindfolded.

[@robertholman8730]

​@@crabbyoldman8209plenty of pictures available in newspapers 😊

[@ladya1953]

I really appreciated Gene's Cowboy Code. We could use it's precepts today. Some things should just never go out of style.

[@icturner23]

Wrong. His code involved hurting animals for no reason and that is very much out of style.

[@ladya1953]

@@icturner23 Did he?

[@igkoigko9950]

@@icturner23 Thank you for noticing that.

[@juliansinger]

Miss LaForm is apparently still with us, and in Tampa. Blog post on the Flying LaForms, who retired in the late 60s (or possibly 1972): yesterdaystowns.blogspot.com/2006/07/lost-in-fifties-flying-acts.html

[@keetrandling4530]

Thank you for looking her up; I never think to do the research, and am always happy when someone in the comments does. What a lovely community gathered here.

[@christinagoode4426]

Yes she is and I have the pleasure of being one of her caregivers. We are celebrating her 100th birthday this month.

[@deejay8403]

Mrs. Kilgallen was such a sharp lady! She really was the strongest link on this panel!

[@icturner23]

Arlene was too, but Dorothy was sharper from early on. It was *Miss* Kilgallen though because her married surname was different.

[@robertholman8730]

Dorothy was a investigative reporter 😊

[@WhatsMyLine]

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[@EBLLC]

Gene Autry was such a nice man! Not too many celebrities these days are as nice as him or Roy Rogers were!

[@CoxJoxSox]

Gene Autry - what a gentleman C|:D

[@HoundTor]

Lol poor Ed. But John gave him a good show of it! John was extremely fair to ensure people got their appearances worth.

[@gregmoorhead7203]

Great episode!!!

[@danschill7834]

Gene Autry - Sling Blade voice! 😀

[@rickrick5041]

She smokes fish but doesn’t inhale

[@dcasper8514]

She could've been smelt.

[@rickrick5041]

@@dcasper8514 yes Osmeridae

[@shirleyrombough8173]

!!!

[@JRobbySh]

Notice he took his hat off.

[@Walterwhiterocks]

Of course. Gentlemen always did that back then when they were about to meet or greet a lady.

[@lemorab1]

My dad worked for Gene Autry for over eleven years, beginning in late 1945. At the time Autry was on WML, they were performing in a rodeo in Madison Square Garden. Dad was in the Cass County Boys trio and they had all just returned to the U.S. from touring Europe. My mom and I were staying with friends in New Canaan, CT and we would go into Manhattan on the weekends. I started kindergarten in New Canaan. The main thing I remember about the rodeo is when the long horn cattle would run around the riding ring and they cut the lights, and all you could see were the horns glowing fluorescent purple in the dark. I have forgotten whether or not the horns were painted with something that would cause this, or if there was a special kind of lighting. We headed back home to California in October and were there before Halloween.

[@AaronHahnStudios]

3:51 LOL "Right off the Bat" Pun intended???

[@shirleyrombough8173]

Yeah, I noticed that. I was hoping there were others.

[@WhatsMyLine]

And once again, a helpful comment gets inexplicably flagged as spam by youtube. Is the a result of users clicking the spam button, or does it just happen? Anyhow, thanks agian for noting the glitches, I'm adding a note to the description. I'll be relieved when I'm past this spate of early shows with these problems.

[@davidsanderson5918]

Anyone with knowledge of film and television understands that these are remarkable copies for the time. Do these people pointing out glitches know that such programmes were filmed by pointing a camera at another television monitor, for instance? I presume they are referring to audio cut-outs. Of course it's a shame, but completely forgiveable to the extent that no pre-warning is necessary.

[@zekezacker9449]

I heard a person say the country started going downhill after they stopped showing Gene Autry shows in after school television - each show seemed to mention a learning point dealing with good behavior for kids, such as be nice to kids who are different (such as kids who have an accent or a disability or whatever), or be honest, or similar.

[@peternagy-im4be]

Uncle Zeke!!!

[@shirleyrombough8173]

Mr. Rogers did that too. And remained loved throughout his life.

[@SigmaWolf-in2mr]

*They could bring this back. Hopefully they can keep it family friendly.*

[@kd6836]

That is a nice thought but it would be horrible. It would be as debauched as this culture is now.

[@calliopivogiatzis2235]

Seeing 2 female wrestlers on what's my line was exciting! I thought groucho Marx and steve Allen were going to get slammed because of their wise cracks!

[@cameronwilliams4329]

That's my first time seeing that I wonder was that the first time that the panel got there guest right ?? But good job Mrs.Dorthey #WmLLengend 🙏🏿☝🏿💙

[@libertyann439]

Wow! So glad Dorothy guessed a freebie! I wonder why they always started with her for free gueses?

[@sharynrogers8939]

there was one episode where every free guess hit the correct occupation!

[@savethetpc6406]

@@sharynrogers8939 No, I don't think they ever guessed more than one occupation per episode in the free guesses, but maybe you're thinking of this clips video that shows all the occasions currently available in which the contestant's line was guessed correctly during the free guesses. :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppPNYaiEgsuihKs

[@tovawald7735]

Why don't we see movies on KZbin featuring Geme Autrey? He is such a popular western movie star !

[@WhatsMyLine]

My best guess is that it's because the movies are copyrighted.

[@ToddSF]

I note that you don't often see old Gene Autry movies on TV, either. Same thing can be said for Roy Rogers films. I think, perhaps, that "singing cowboy" films from the 1930's and 40's simply lost popularity. They were, I think, "B" movies for the most part and Saturday matinee material in their day.

[@trap4live1trap44]

Gene Autry Henry Rogers movies come on on encore Western Channel

[@trap4live1trap44]

Roy Rogers

[@teriannebeauchamp254]

Bill Wilson thanks for the tip about edits i went back and corrected a post

[@t4texastom587]

R. I. P. GENE 🇨🇱 AUTRY AND CHAMPION, THE WONDER HORSE "Old Faithful Pal Of Mine"

[@sdgakatbk]

Love that baseball story about the mirror. So the Bums were using Durocher tactics. Also that's the first time I saw someone guess the guest's vocation during the wild guesses.

[@garrettmeadows2273]

Gene Autry had a great smile.

[@MrStucrew]

I love watching shows from when America was a Civil & Polite Society of people with Dignity

[@MyMy-zi7yv]

Don't know if someone already commented on this But Gene Autry is, as of Sept 23, 2020 the only celebrity to have a star in all five Walk of Fame categories in Hollywood. And note, after being voted the #1 Cowboy star for six years in a row, (Cowboy actors had their own category back in the 30's and 40's) he simply stopped making movies and joined the U.S. Army after Pearl Harbor. He ended up flying supply missions over dangerous terrain. Now tell me, what movie star today would do that? This man truly "is" a hero, and I don't mean a movie hero.

[@johnnewcomb534]

I understand he was 17th largest contributor to charitable causes.

[@bazazpa]

And I swear I was just gonna ask if anyone ever got the blind guess correct

[@TheBraveIntrovert]

***** I think Arlene got it right twice.

[@OldTelivisionRocks]

+Purple Capricorn she got it four times. Cerf 2, Dorothy Kilgallen-2.

[@randallriley]

For those of us not born in this generation of the 1950's, it may seem that the prize money was very small. However, I looked on several websites using inflation calculators and learned (to my surprise) that $10 in 1950 was the equivalent of $100. (The "purchasing power" of $10 from 1950 is $101.46 in 2017.) Seems a little "inflated" to me but using that same scale, a $50 prize would give the buying power of $500 in 2017.

[@nancypine9952]

My parents were married in 1941, and their first apartment in Boston cost $26.00 a month for five rooms. There wasn't a lot of inflation back then, so I assumed that $50.00 in the early 1950's would probably pay a month's rent or thereabouts. Thank you for clarifying.

[@edstevens4439]

A great baseball story..

[@ToddSF]

You'd think anyone who lived in New York would have thought of smoked fish fairly readily -- lox is very popular in New York (and elsewhere in the U.S. nowadays) and nearly everyone knows lox is smoked salmon. I love lox on a bagel with cream cheese, and one restaurant where I got one taught me that a dynamite (and perhaps goyishe) combination is lox, cream cheese, a slice of tomato, a thin slice of red onion, and a bunch of capers embedded in the shmear of cream cheese. If you try it, be sure to open up the jar of capers, pour them into a strainer to drain them, and then run cold water over them to rinse off the brine, which is simply too salty. The flavor of capers with the lox and cream cheese is really nice. I believe capers are parve, so even if they're not traditional on a bagel with lox and cream cheese, they're still kosher if you see the certification for kosher and parve on the label.

[@libertyann439]

ToddSF 94109 Well none of ther were jewish.

[@savethetpc6406]

@@libertyann439 Actually, Bennett Cerf was Jewish, though not observant. But I think what @ToddSF 94109 was saying at the beginning (before he gave us his special recipe ;) ) was that most New Yorkers even back then would have been familiar with lox. Once the panel got to fish as a product, they did get to the idea of producing smoked fish fairly quickly, I think.

[@icturner23]

Not everyone is into hurting animals for no good reason, regardless of whether they’re from New York.

[@shirleyrombough8173]

Yum. You just made me hungry for lox, bagels and cream cheese. And the other condiments as well. Hard to come by in North Texas. My brother used to send me real bagels from Southern California, my home.

[@shirleyrombough8173]

Be sure to cut the bagel in half, spread each half with butter and broil them until the bagel is crisp and toasty. Then you can add your condiments.

[@dutchtea8354]

The first episode with Remington Rand sponsorship, including desk sign and scorecards. The first unofficial “Mr. X.” At 13:07, Arlene said, “Dorothy just had a weenie.” (11th usage) 2:46 This is the sixth correct free guess. “Good night, boys” was said by Steve 7th time and Arlene 5th time. The men 1/2 stand to shake hands with Mrs. Hays. This was 1st time with a regular guest.

[@TheBruins108]

I love his Baseball team

[@MWood-ry8uu]

9:20 - 9:50 you can hear Jane Meadows-Allen laughing at Steve's questions from the front row audience.

[@dutchtea8354]

At 8:50, I think Arlene stole his thunder with her “What are you doing with it in your pocket?”

[@joeguzman3558]

A real gentleman always takes his hat off when ladies

[@gugurupurasudaikirai7620]

Even though I'm too young to be part of the demographic who would normally be familiar with Gene Autry my father had VHS tapes of a sci fi serial Gene Autry starred in the 30s called the Phantom Empire that I watched multiple times. I was curious and it turns out the whole thing is posted on youtube: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmrcd6OYo7ihoac yes he sings in it

[@amypatton6730]

Love Gene Autry

[@aidennewell4034]

Hello Amy, How are you doing?

[@blackie75]

Mitzie had it goin' on

[@rockinredneck57]

Gene Autry also wrote Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. All around talent.

[@stewedfishproductions9554]

Winston Tucker - He did NOT write it. He recorded it as a song (but only as it has been done by so many others - from Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby et al). It was written by Johnny Marks.

[@davidreid8075]

Wonderful! Gene takes his stetson off before he shakes hands..

[@13ECHO20]

Gene Autry in the movie Sling Blade...

[@lindaroper2654]

My husband's mother was kin to Gene Autry.

[@patrickd.3681]

Don’t apologize for anything that isn’t your fault.

[@toreckman8899]

An afternoon World Series game…. 😊

[@cjb8010]

Did Dorothy shiver and get a start out of Mr Autrey’s voice? 14:56.

[@ableland64]

does Arlene most always wear the same necklace

[@baskervillebee6097]

Ray Holland Gift from her husband, Martin Gabel. She wore it always. When she was older it was ripped off her neck and stolen while she was entering a taxi cab.

[@Kitskacat]

We see her on the show pair other necklaces with the heart one.

[@shirtless6934]

I was age minus 4 on this day. I was born 4 years to the day later. I was minus 2 on the day the Brooklyn Dodgers won the World Series.

[@leesher1845]

Thank goodness they got rid of that ridiculous routine of having the contestants exit behind John Daly. That was so disrespectful, especially in light of the fact that the celebrities always left by shaking hands with the panelists.

[@lindaroper2654]

Steve Allen was the best contestant. He was funny with his actions of his face. Lol. Rather panlest.

[@rickyzazueta9637]

She knows a great "man"

[@golden-63]

The post "POOF!" era...

[@savethetpc6406]

@golden86 It will be back. Check out the ending of this episode at about the 24:57 mark. :-)

[@R.I.P.]

Did they used to call him Hee Hawtry ?

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

WORLD SERIES UMPIRE SMOKES FISH FLYING TRAPEZE ARTIST

[@scottpardee6303]

Thanks for adding these. I have a poor short term memory and checking your list saves me from going back to see what the line was.

[@shirleyrombough8173]

She smokes fish. It's healthier than smoking tobacco. Will Bennett say that?

[@bonniemacko-lee4608]

Steve Allen not Fred Hun!

[@keithbuckenmeyer8659]

I tried smoking fish once; couldn’t keep ‘em lit! 😏

[@dcasper8514]

Yuk yuk yuk..

[@keithbuckenmeyer8659]

@@dcasper8514 I guess that's what I get for stealing a joke! ;-)

[@jackseward7779]

I would never consider trapeze artists as being part of a team sport.

[@cricketrecords1411]

I agree. Sport usually involves some sort of competition.

[@yeahnoonecaresifyouarefirst]

Well dang 😂❤ In those days if someone asked what are you smoking, the answer could be fish 😂