What's My Line? - Jeanne Crain; Richard Boone [panel] (Apr 5, 1959)

MYSTERY GUEST: Jeanne Crain
PANEL: Arlene Francis, Richard Boone, Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf

[@dannydoc1969]

Paladin was the first "cerebral" cowboy, TV show. It was my dad's favorite. Richard Boone was a great actor.

[@bbt5358]

I just love, Jeanne Crain!

[@williamlynnroden]

Despite his little error in phrasing the question, I am rather impressed with Richard Boone's performance over the last couple of episodes. I would like to have seen him more often.

[@Cerph]

Very smart guy

[@rmelin13231]

I agree. Very personable, intelligent, and he handled himself well.

[@butziporsche8646]

Jeanne often portrayed wholesome "girly-girls" but in talk shows you could tell she was quite sophisticated.

[@robertlongwill8856]

She's stunning and what a beautiful and sexy voice. Just beautiful

[@wholeNwon]

I had forgotten how beautiful and gracious Jeanne Crain was.

[@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath]

She’s an actress. Did you expect her to act ungraciously on what’s my line when she’s here to promote something?

[@BernardProfitendieu]

"oh, you fiend!!" Jeanne Crain was a great mystery guest ... I don't know how Bennett Cerf guessed her identity with that voice.

[@Sasha-mw1qx]

I was named after Jeanne she was my moms favorite actress

[@Walterwhiterocks]

So what's with the "Sasha 12 ?"

[@joeambrose3260]

Please post proof pronto

[@karenmallonee3867]

I would have loved to be able to see the show she was working on...love every one she mentioned!!!

[@jackkomisar458]

The show is on KZbin. Here is the URL: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hITWc6mfjt5rqM0

[@terrygalloway3182]

Wonderful show

[@catsarereallycool]

Jeanne Crain, very cute.

[@kevinjohnson4599]

I agree with you 1,000%. Jeanne Crain was always a lovely lady & I loved her in Gentlemen Marry Brunettes with the late great Jane Russell. I love your comment very much.

[@kenowens9021]

One of the few actresses who had a long marriage with one husband, gracing the world with seven children.

[@doclee8755]

Even though I dislike Cerf at times, I do respect the fact that most of times he asks permission to ask the guest a question. Sadly, these sorts of manners are all but lost in society today.

[@VC-Toronto]

Caught a clip from an old "I Love Lucy" the other day, and the plot was she had written a book, and she said "You had your chance Bennett Cerf". I guess his name was well known at the time. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4e1hWuBeZemeLs

[@BrookeBullmasterStewart]

It makes me remember: we can all do this today, speak this way, if we choose. ❤️

[@aryehfinklestein9041]

Richard Boone was proudly a direct descendant of Daniel Boone.

[@dcasper8514]

Aryeh Finklestein. That's very impressive...

[@saran3214]

No he was a decendant of Squire Boone..Daniel's brother.

[@joeambrose3260]

Please post proof pronto

[@waldolydecker8118]

Actually his direct descendant owned a farm and became nationally known as the owner of that farm...Boone's Farm.

[@majorneptunejr]

@@joeambrose3260 I don't see why this really matters so much. It's not like he was heir to a throne.

[@juliansinger]

Bennett's mention of Christine Jorgensen at 19:51 startled me, since I thought she was a little later than that. But nope, she started transition in the early 50s, had some publicity starting in 1952. The things I learn.

[@loissimmons6558]

+juliansinger She returned to her native New York from Denmark at the end of 1952, The story appeared in the New York Daily News on or about 12/1/52, a couple of weeks after I was born. In 1959, Miss Jorgensen had announced her plans to marry, but the wedding never took place because the couple were not able to obtain a marriage license due to her still being listed as male on her birth certificate. Sadly, the prospective groom lost his job when the story broke.

[@timothydouglas7949]

@gcjerryusc A man!!

[@Paul-lm5gv]

Didn't know that Richard Boone portrayed Lincoln!

[@michaelgasiciel9317]

Great line by Arlene at the end of the segment by the butcher instructor at San Quentin.

[@joetursi9573]

Jeanne Craine, gorgeous and she did have sexy voice. Seven kids!!Husband was not a favorite of Jeanne's mom.

[@susannahwhite7561]

Who's the husband?

[@bthvnyt]

Wow that Jeanne Crain is quite a sweet dish....mmmmm!!! She seems very intelligent and classy while managing to dazzle with sexiness. Plus she got such a soothing feminine voice. I'm totally impressed. Thanx baby.

[@MOGGS1942]

She was the real deal. Utterly gorgeous. They don't make them like that anymore,more's the pity.

[@janwintz8372]

brian morgan Yes, she was gorgeous-- love her beautiful eyebrows! 😊Jan

[@doclee8755]

Put your pants back on...

[@gregh7400]

Beautiful, considering she had 7 children.

[@deboraholsen2504]

@Greg H Would having 7 children make a woman less beautiful? I would think it would make her MORE beautiful! (Being a great Mom and a great example for young ones to follow is the most worth-while occupation in the world!)

[@loissimmons6558]

On one of Gary's other channels, You Bet Your Life, I recall Jeanne Crain doing a De Soto commercial. Here's a video of a commercial that was clearly lifted out of a YBYL episode. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmG7e2eXfs-ao8k

[@daltonbelflower7331]

Bennett Cerf guessed Jeanne Crain both times and with the same line of questions about having several children.

[@bluewaltz4279]

I went to elementary and high school with a lady who could have passed for her twin, or at least her sister!

[@hellokitty777able]

BlueWaltz42 my sister says I look like her. 40 lbs heavier version, nevertheless, but I'll take it. lol

[@joeambrose3260]

Please post proof pronto, pics preferred

[@LazyIRanch]

The bill collector looks more like a loan shark mobster, right down to the pinky ring. "Do you carry anything with you when you perform these services?" "Not a thing, except a baseball bat, brass knuckles..."

[@BrookeBullmasterStewart]

“Are these people changed at all when they receive your service?” ….. maybe LOL

[@LazyIRanch]

@@BrookeBullmasterStewart 😂 Depends on if the mooks pay up or not!

[@raybenoit5238]

Mrs. Crain was in a movie With mr. boone titled, man without a star

[@roberttelarket4934]

This was broadcast April 1959 when John Daly divorced his first wife.

[@dcasper8514]

Yummy..J.Crain.

[@barneyboy2008]

Jeanne did a similar voice to Elizabeth Taylor.

[@galileocan]

Lou Kane!!

[@sabinebeyer9249]

What a great cast this upcoming TV Show of Meet me in St. Louis had collected. Did anyone know if there is a recording of this Show somewhere?

[@jmccracken1963]

+Sabine Beyer Check Premiere Opera, Ltd.'s website. I bought a DVD copy of the show (which aired on CBS on Sunday, 26 April 1959) from there a year or two ago. I don't know if the original source was a kinescope of the show or if somebody recorded it off the air on a re-broadcast, but the quality is very good - and so is the performance, and all of the performers in it. And Premiere Opera's prices are very reasonable. By all means, buy it and watch it; you'll be glad that you did. (In addition to the cast members whom Jeanne Crain mentions on this show, the cast of that TV version of "Meet Me In St. Louis" also includes Kerry Brown (as Lon Smith), Patty Duke (as Tootie Smith), Reta Shaw (as Katey, the Smiths' maid), Tab Hunter (as John Truett), Donald Symington (as Warren Sheffield), Lois Nettleton (as Lucille Ballard), and Ginger McManus (as Agnes). The production was directed by George Schaefer.)

[@WhatsMyLine]

That's a good company-- I've ordered Groucho material from them. Why they have non-musical Groucho material on an opera site, I don't understand, but they do!

[@MrThesper]

It is available on KZbin too

[@dadakijito]

@@jmccracken1963 tried the Premier Opera website and could never get past the sign-in -- didn't find any "new member" type sign up at all, very frustrating. ☹ Any hints??

[@paullemon5154]

Is it true Bennett's wife knew which celebrities would appear on the show?

[@suiko2fan2]

Both of them knew many famous people. He was head of Random House so he had a lot of connections.

[@hcombs0104]

The bill collector reminds me of Jay Leno. It's the chin.

[@geoffm9944]

I suspect Bennett Cerf was often tipped off as to the identity of the celebrity guest! He had a history of guessing the celebrity guest very quickly.

[@bt10ant]

He said as much in some of the interviews he did. He also claimed his wife knew the identifies for some reason.

[@cruiseboston638]

Bennett admitted to looking at the flight schedules to NYC of the celebrities. He knew who was in town most of the time.

[@andrealatham1284]

It did seem odd how quickly he or the other panel were able to "guess". I think most followed who was in town.

[@lllowkee6533]

I’d say Dorothy had more inside sources than Bennett. Bennett recused himself on about 5 occasions that I’ve seen…. …

[@lllowkee6533]

The newspaper gossip columns posted who was in town everyday , and Dorothy wrote many of them….

[@roaminggnome6878]

One wonders if it is really the best idea to teach murderers & other criminals how to butcher of all things...

[@dancelli714]

There have been a couple of woman that think Mr Boone attractive, I never thought so but my lady friend said that many woman find some men attractive because they're very masculine looking and give out that aurora , like Anthony Quinn for example. They're not Pretty boys. At my age now, I'm more of a masculine type, the pretty boy type on my part has faded away many years ago.

[@Ru-gv2if]

Richard Boone had it all intelligence, masculinity, unique and distinct physically. I have always loved the way he looks. With some individuals you get the feel of who they are within. I think that adds to his attractiveness as well.

[@kenowens9021]

The show that Jeanne Crain was on, is on youtube. Just type the title and the year.

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

*_Bill Collector_* *_Teaches Butchering at San Quentin Prison_*

[@tomitstube]

trivia time. two months after this show aired, the first two american casualties of the vietnam war occurr on july 8, 1959. (during eisenhower's admin.) two army advisors, dale r. buis and chester m. ovnanad were ambushed in a mess hall - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_M._Ovnand - they were watching the movie "the tattered dress", staring guess who? jeanne crain. viet cong guerillas would kill all 5 including two south vietnamese guards and an 8 yr. old boy. one of the advisors had his father send him a gun because 1) the army wouldn't issue him one. and 2) he felt his "mission" put him in grave danger. crain would along with walt disney, jerry lewis, and other hollywood "stars", support richard nixon against john f. kennedy in 1960. the interesting note here is crain was about as catholic as one could be.

[@Walterwhiterocks]

Don't you believe in using capital letters when called for ?

[@tomitstube]

@@Walterwhiterocks it used to be a stylized thing in the early days of social media, many were doing it, i appear to be the only one left. habit.

[@stevekru6518]

The first two of 58,220 totally wasted US military deaths and millions of civilian deaths. Very sad.

[@tomitstube]

@@stevekru6518 agree, the cold war was the "military industrial complex" eisenhower warned about. when world war II ended, defense contractors like lockheed martin didn't want the millions they got to end so they lobbied hard with the help of the military to create fear about the soviet union and the expansion of communism, christo-fascist/capitalists were on immediately on board. it has been proven that it was the united states that created most of the tension between the u.s. and soviet union, creating the nuclear arms race, (to the glee of capitalist war profiteers) vietnam was the proxy war they dreamed of, and yes, all those soldiers died in vain, not to mention (the american press never does) the 2 to 3 million southeast asian's killed, mostly slaughtered... bush does the same stupid shit in iraq, and biden finally pulls out of a 20 year war in afghanistan and his poll numbers go down... the "military industrial complex" and their trillions are going to war against anyone who wants peace again.

[@yeahnoonecaresifyouarefirst]

You'd think they wouldn't have to teach them how to cut 😂🤦😂

[@Mmdmade]

All they need is to be taught butchery in prison 🤣

[@miketheyunggod2534]

I only know Richard Boone from " Hec Ramsey".

[@williamhiles7404]

Have Gun Will Travel, Paladin. LedHed Steven 🎶 🎸 🎹 🎸 🎶

[@loissimmons6558]

"Schneider" in German means a cutter or slicer. A butcher, however, would be a "Fleischer".

[@MrThesper]

"schneiden" means to cut, but a "Schneider" in German means a tailor (someone who cuts cloth).

[@emmaphillips5765]

Metzger is butcher in german

[@loissimmons6558]

@@emmaphillips5765 According to the Collins German dictionary, der Fleischer is the preferred word for butcher in German. Der Metzger is considered a dialectic alternative. Der Schlacter is also used in Northern Germany for butcher and is based on the word for murderer.

[@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath]

Cerf just had to be the center of attention, even if it meant asking an inane question

[@dorothykilgallenwasmurdere1653]

SMH @ teaching butchering to the inmates.

[@kulturekritik9665]

You know, after watching several years worth of these, the panelists (and John) can get a little annoying. Except for Arlene. She's always a delight, and puts me in a good mood.

[@stevekru6518]

Cerf and Daly have never annoyed me, but Arlene is the most delightful. Amazing how a 60 year old very low definition tv game show can highlight such a charming personality.

[@erichanson426]

Dorothy did tend to take this game a tad to seriously at times. My opinion.

[@jacquelinebell6201]

I was thinking about her during this show. She never seems to get grumpy or snappy, at all. Both Bennett and Dorothy have been known to snap a touch.

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Teaches butchering at a prison, ... perhaps he teaches next door to the gentleman who teaches pipe bomb making

[@terryniblett9329]

You are an asshole....mr. perfect

[@kathyyoung1774]

Inmates who learn a marketable skill have a much lower recidivism rate than those who get out of prison still uneducated and unskilled. The unskilled usually revert to crime. Tax dollars spent on vocational training are exceedingly well spent. Also inmates who get any academic education in prison, even if they do not complete a GED, have a 35% lower recidivism rate. No counseling service or other psychological rehabilitation program even comes close to that. Basic education and job skills reduce the chance of return to crime.

[@dcasper8514]

Truck Taxi. you've taken too many fares...

[@loissimmons6558]

I knew someone so dumb that he tried to start a business as a bill collector and couldn't figure out why he wasn't successful. He was collecting beaks.

[@barrykendrick3146]

+Lois Simmons Lois, you've been seeing too much Bennett Cerf!

[@dcasper8514]

Lois Simmons. Lois,,, Stick to your excellent history research. Comedy isn't for you..

[@dancelli714]

It took me a couple of seconds, I had my first laugh out loud this morning. Thank you.

[@neilphelan145]

🤪

[@Baskerville22]

I suspect that if the celebrities didn't have their names written off to the side of the panelists, they would not have as much success in guessing their names.

[@cbranalli]

do you think the panelists were sometimes able to read the names by peeking through the gaps at the left edge of their masks ?

[@Baskerville22]

@@cbranalli Exactly. Dorothy & Arlene often had their masks askew, leaving a gap between the nose & inner edge of the mask on their right side, allowing them a limited view to the left, particularly if they inclined their heads to the right. I think they often knew the celeb's identity, due to this chicanery, at an early stage, but never made a suspiciously abrupt identification until a body of clues had been elicited from the questioning of the celeb.

[@accomplice55]

@@Baskerville22: What would be the purpose of cheating?

[@jackkomisar458]

@@accomplice55 That is a good question. The panel members didn't get paid more if they guessed the mystery guest than if they didn't. They knew, or should have known, that the spontaneity and unpredictability of the show was a key to its success. That success meant a hefty paycheck every week for panel members. They would be foolish to jeopardize that paycheck by cheating.