What's My Line? - June Taylor; William Holden (Sep 23, 1956)

[@libertyann439]

This show has left us so many snapshots in time. You can really experience history in its real time context.

[@jerryrichardson2799]

I was just thinking the same thing.

[@paolociarpaglini1303]

What charm had that man. Brilliant, with a contagious smile. Here was only one year after Pic Nic, with the Marvellous Kim Nowak. One of my favore 50's movies. Great personality, him don't like the Hollywood star system out by the set. The end of his life and premature death is a very sad story, untinkable during his success years. RIP William 😔...

[@melianna999]

Who knows what demons he had to combat.

[@paolociarpaglini1303]

​@@melianna999of course it's very difficult find a right answer. But him has not been the only one in the Hollywood world to falling, after his golden era, in the alcoholism or worst. On YT there is his last interview, released just two days before dying (accidentally). Holden appeare there in his S. Monica mansion in a good shape, still full of great personality, smile etc. Simply unthinkable that him was already in a deep depression state..

[@ddmck1972]

My grandmother worked at a local drugstore in Fort Lauderdale and told me so many times about William Holden coming in. She claimed she checked him out right down to taking his cash and further said she never washed her hand again.

[@margoperkins5047]

William Holden- loved him in so many movies. There was a man.

[@xtropiqyztriasmythe-smythe261]

Former president William Holden on what's my line. Amazing. Who knew he was so spontaneously funny? Another moment or two and they would have been in the aisles wearing lampshades. Poor in spirit lovely man, and by pouring spirit I mean humble I don't mean it was lacking I think he had a lot of love and he loved animals and he loved his significant others and he loved his work. I thought he was just dandy in The Omen too, I would have liked to seen him as the rod steigerwald in the heat of the night if rod steiger hadn't been available but you can't really improve much on staggering that movie well actually I don't need to think you can improve it at all I am but Holden would have been as equally captivating if not underwhelmingly unsuperior you know what I'm saying but he might have been overpoweringly Superior at the same time you never know he was a hell of a lot sexier even as he got to where he couldn't hide the out the tall the alcohol was taking on his visage. The suave and vulnerable guy you could just see how uncomfortable in his own skinny-dipping gee whiz he was, but he was but he was so f****** hot!

[@poetcomic1]

His wife used to belittle and humiliate him and make him feel second rate. Can you imagine?

[@theuploder8424]

@@poetcomic1 That's probably why they divorced in '71.

[@Graciela-dx6if]

@@poetcomic1 I've read that too

[@Graciela-dx6if]

@@poetcomic1 It was a strange kind of relationship they had.

[@BillofRights1951]

One of my favorite actors of all time. Just terrific, best of Hollywood

[@marilynwagers786]

William Holden was one of my favorite actors and he was so

[@marilynwagers786]

William Holden was so handsome

[@elm100]

😊 As a teenager, my late mother irritated me untold times by calling him 'my' boyfriend every time his films came on TV, how did she know about my secret crush on William Holden? Turns out that we had known him in Kenya where he was heavily involved in wildlife when I was a small child and yes, I adored him then, used to sit on his lap and he did indeed propose, said he would marry me when I grew up 😊 I cannot tell you watching him and his films, aahhh how many times that I have wished that I had been 25 and not 5 then 😊😊😊😊😊

[@mell6398]

Such a sweet story

[@Graciela-dx6if]

What a beautiful memory.!

[@SR-iy4gg]

He was a womanizer, so probably good you were only 5 then.

[@melianna999]

So he didn't keep his promise.????

[@mikejschin]

William Holden guest starred in one of the funniest ever episodes of "I Love Lucy". It was season 4, episode 16, and aired February 7, 1955. The fun begins when Lucy and Ethel go to lunch at the Brown Derby and find Holden eating at the booth next to theirs. I won't add any spoilers for those who haven't seen the episode. I'll just highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of both Lucy and Bill Holden.

[@leesher1845]

That episode was hilarious.

[@mrb8993]

did he f.uck them both?

[@nanaberry4120]

Yes!!! Desi Arnaz was hilarious in that episode. His reaction to Lucy setting her nose on fire was one of the funniest things ever on tv.

[@leannsherman6723]

Yes, that was was a classic! 😂😂❤

[@dianetaylor6508]

You are so right. That was a funny funny show 😂

[@lllowkee6533]

William Holden was of my mothers era but I love his movies. He made a WWII movie that’s never mentioned, THE PROUD and PROFANE with Deborah Kerr. I love it. He was one of first animal rights activist, trying to stop African animal slaughters. He died too soon.

[@ruthkidney3582]

Show was 10 days before I was born. But I love watching this show. And I love the comments

[@shuroom57]

William Holden is my favorite actor of all time. He owned every scene he was ever in. I can only think of two others with that much command: Gregory Peck and Cary Grant.

[@tamquamalteridem]

i‘d also add Jimmy Stewart to the list 🫶

[@galileocan]

The June Taylor Dancers must have set the record for the most guests on the stage ever at one time on the show

[@ModMokkaMatti]

They didn't provide enough chairs.

[@DavidA.-bv8xy]

And didn't John wish for a conference!

[@ejej6934]

I got to know William Holden's son West when I lived near Palm Springs. His natural speaking voice was almost identical to his father's (but I don't think he really resembled him physically). West was a talented actor in his own right but he had no aspirations to be a "star" or work in Hollywood. Instead, he worked in local theater, where he was apparently very successful. Just a bit of trivia, admittedly off-topic.

[@MyREDTAIL]

Loved his Acting in Starlag 17 Sad that he passed away due to a result of a Fall, From the drinking of Alcohol, So sad a great Actor like he was etc

[@gailwood4214]

MyREDTAIL I love it when he overhears the plot and mimics the German with “ach so”. Give the man his Oscar!!!

[@michaelangood]

it's sad that so many great talents ruin their lives by excess, drugs or alcohol. i'm 81 and drink beer every day without it ruining my life

[@melianna999]

@@michaelangood bravo.

[@scotnick59]

Loved Bill Holden's speaking voice

[@jackkomisar458]

At 17:10, William Holden started to talk about the "star" of his film, the Bell X-2 rocket plane that was being tested at Edwards Air Force Base in California. As Mr. Holden mentioned, on July 23, 1956 the plane was flown at a record speed of Mach 2.87 (1957 miles per hour) by Lieutenant Colonel Frank H. "Pete" Everest. As Holden also mentioned, on September 7, 1956, Captain Iven C. Kincheloe flew the plane to an altitude of 126,200 feet. Kincheloe was nicknamed "America's No. 1 spaceman." Four days after this episode of What's My Line aired, the Bell X-2 program ended in tragedy. On September 27, Captain Milburn G. Apt became the first person to exceed three times the speed of sound (Mach 3.2 to be precise, or 2094 miles per hour). But the plane soon spun out of control and Captain Apt ejected. He was killed before he could open his personal parachute. The Bell X-2 program was then discontinued. Captain Kincheloe himself was killed on July 26, 1958 in a crash of an F104A Straighter. He had been selected as one of three pilots in the X-15 program and if he had survived he might have reached space in the X-15.

[@zeldasmith6154]

He's so charming. A real movie star.

[@queencerseilannister3519]

Just adore Bill Holden!! ❤

[@leesher1845]

The June Taylor dancers were actual dancers as opposed to what we see today with the so-called dancers who really just gyrate around the stage with no clothes on. The June Taylor dancers look so sweet, wholesome, and dignified.

[@leannsherman6723]

Very well said

[@kenyongray2615]

William Holden was great in Stalag 17 and The Bridge Over the River Kwai.

[@benlujan288]

And "Counterfeit Traitor," my father's favourite movie!

[@ModMokkaMatti]

Executive Suite is a rather good work, with an exemplary cast of fellow top-tier talents.

[@slaytonp]

The World of Suzie Wong was my favorite.

[@michaelcondry1493]

Don’t forget his greatest picture “Sunset Boulevard”

[@1158scott]

"The Wild Bunch"

[@htatsios]

i adored holden in picnic

[@leannsherman6723]

William Holden was dashing.

[@michaelnivens6267]

terrific actor - Sunset Boulevard, Stalag 17, Bridge Over The River Kwai, The Wild Bunch, Network and Sabrina - plus Stephanie Powers as a long time companion, lucky guy -rest In peace Bill

[@cerph]

He was great in "Stalag 17".

[@diananutt1517]

I think he and Stephanie were deeply involved in protecting wildlife somewhere in Africa. Maybe someone else can comment in more detail than that on what they accomplished. So glad they found each other and inspired so many to continue their efforts.

[@irontribeissues9104]

Despite the fact that the show served as a vehicle to advertise movies and plays, it gave us a peek into their peer relationships and is a time capsule, indeed, of worth.

[@stanmaxkolbe]

This aired one day after I was born. As a kid I remember the June Taylor Dancers. William Holden the actor loved him.

[@catsarereallycool]

What a great actor.

[@AaronHahnStudios]

2:55 Jon Daly's happiest moment in 'Whats my Line' History! X-D

[@miltonmoore7687]

I grew up watching quiz shows like this. You tubers seem to be eating this up; very few thumbs down appear (from what must be real sticks in the mud!) I just wish I had Holden's magnificent speaking voice, much less all the other attributes God blessed him with. Reputedly he was an overall decent man and likeable fellow. His efforts to save the wild animal populations in Africa rather than grab up a rifle and hunt them for trophies in "thrill killings," as so many of his contemporaries in the film industry were wont to do (Cooper, Gable; Robert Taylor; Guy Madison, et al) was commendable. How tragic that he fell victim to the bottle; alcohol destroys more good people than bad ones.

[@chandlerhembree9607]

We had it made back then and blessed ...hope you are having a great day..

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

Thanks for the non-rhyming poem.

[@Historian212]

Sadly, he suffered from alcoholism. He had an affair with Audrey Hepburn on the set of “Sabrina,” although he was married with children. He wanted to marry her, but had had a vasectomy, and she refused him because she wanted to have children.

[@charlesnye1736]

Holden didn´t disguise his voice enough and he had a unique voice.

[@jeffwelch5349]

Wow, William Holden was a very handsome man!!!

[@Historian212]

He was the most popular lead actor in Hollywood for some years, in the 1950s.

[@designsonyouinparis]

What a dreamboat! No name is necessary!

[@drumbum3.142]

*WHAT* A Competent, Talented, Gifted, Self-Assured Artist.🎨 🎨

[@perfumeaddict1204]

How I loved Bill Holden - what a man.

[@zq9m3xh8]

Toward the Unknown, the film William Holden is promoting here, was James Garner's film debut.

[@brookehanley3659]

Dorothy looks pretty here. And Arlene. Love these epi's!

[@robertjean5782]

Arlene is gorgeous 😊

[@arthurrobinson2604]

Very interesting. I was a British para who invaded the Canal in 1956. Then I did not really know why.

[@jerryrichardson2799]

Another classic show. Thanks for posting this. This must have been after Egypt nationalized the Suez canal(edit).

[@shrillbert]

Just two months after Egypt did that, and a month before Israel(with French and British support) arrived in the Sinai and sealed the fate of many Western Powers in the crisis.

[@petemarshall8094]

@@shrillbert Those of us oldsters in the UK, and likely France and Israel too, will never forgive Eisenhower for forcing us to shut it down. Keeping Suez open would have greatly benefited the USA a few years later as well.

[@dirtcop11]

Bill Holden would film an epic movie later starring Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, and Sessue Hayakawa along with Mr. Holden. He was a reluctant hero and the film popularized the Colonel Bogey March. It was a very good movie.

[@shuroom57]

Bridge on the River Kwai! Every fan of film should see it.

[@elchoya100]

the great William holden,I believe he was the top boxoffice star in the world at this year or 57.

[@brookehanley3659]

Sad. He died a sad death.

[@marylawson6060]

Brooke Hanley Yes he did. Dying alone. Don't understand why it took 4 days before anybody missed him. Truly sad.

[@davidarcudi230]

Up there

[@davidarcudi230]

@@brookehanley3659 alcoholism is horrible. I wish he'd gotten help

[@davidarcudi230]

@@marylawson6060 alcoholism. He pushed everyone away

[@melianna999]

The 1950s were the years when golden stars of Hollywood were at the prime.Young, beautiful and successful.

[@michaelbyrnee9584]

The insights of the Canal pilot were fantastic!

[@MattRichardsonX]

Too bad they often had celebrities with a big New York movie opening right around the time of a show's airing. It only took that one question to often give away a contestant's identity.

[@kmgirl1967]

That is absolutely True!! I love Robert Mitchum......!

[@sue2611]

They were there to plug the movie, play, etc.

[@YowzaBowzaWowza]

Would have been better to prohibit that line of questioning and plug their interests at the end of the appearances.

[@jimwednt1229]

The reason they're on the show is to plug their productions; it's a promotional appearance ,being on the show !

[@Historian212]

Yeah but that was the point of the appearance, most of them didn’t care about the game aspect. Just plugging their latest performance or upcoming show.

[@Krana-rt2yy]

Holden was super dreamy.

[@perpieta]

Yes, he was gorgeous! Also love how he acknowledged the audience here when he was leaving the stage.

[@marylawson6060]

R L He certainly was. Love Picnic.

[@poetcomic1]

And was married to a wife who humiliated and put him down all the time.

[@Krana-rt2yy]

Well, who knows what that relationship was like... he did cheat on her and bring his girlfriends home to her, like Hepburn. Even allegedly dalianced with Jackie Kennedy. 1 second ago

[@ParkerAllen2]

Watch the ladies on the panel turn in unison for one last look as he walks off the stage.

[@emmawhite38]

what a time back then, beautiful and inocent, " what's My Line "? said it all. Wish we had that kind of shows today.

[@wholeNwon]

TV would have to come up with intelligent panelists and an articulate, well-educated moderator. Therein lie the problems.

[@benlujan288]

@@wholeNwon Exactly!

[@wholeNwon]

@@jerrylee8261 Yes, now we live with lowest common denominator "entertainment". Stupid TV for stupid people.

[@andreaplummer3841]

@@wholeNwon not to mention four panelists (minimum) who could be intelligent, witty, somewhat flirtatious, and classy. Not to mention the issues with guests who could wear full outfits and not dress like they were going to Wal-Mart, be able to hold a conversation without getting offended at innocent remarks, etc.

[@robertjean5782]

​@@andreaplummer3841Exactly agree 👍

[@michaelnivens6267]

had a cousin who was an engineer at Bell Aircraft where X-2 was designed

[@marysiegel5763]

Boy was he good looking!!!

[@leannsherman6723]

Yes!

[@marycleary7810]

This is my favorite hairstyle for Dorothy

[@kiriahiyaoro]

bill holden my crush 🥰

[@robmastro8620]

over to the right behind John Daly at 2 oclock is Marilyn Taylor aka the future Mrs Jackie Gleason

[@butziporsche8646]

Stalag 17, seen it more than a dozen times. It's just one of those movies and Bill Holden was great in every movie (including Sabrina).

[@gailwood4214]

Ach sooooo. 😂

[@butziporsche8646]

@@gailwood4214 Ha Ha! Schultz was a hoot!

[@nanaberry4120]

William Holden🥰🥰🥰

[@Beson-SE]

Two very self-confident girls are very eager to be seen so they push themselves forward just behind June Taylor and John. They both bend down to be in line with the camera during the game. 3:00

[@WhatsMyLine]

That's hilarious-- yet another great little moment you've pointed out that I either missed completely, or forgot about!

[@theamishumpire1301]

you are right and they are cute too.

[@theamishumpire1301]

John also hits one in the front with the card.

[@Beson-SE]

The Amish Umpire They sure are.

[@TheBigMclargehuge]

Johan Bengtsson Seems like it's just TV professionalism rather than self-confidence.

[@designsonyouinparis]

What a man!!!! And, dedicated his life to the welfare of animals!

[@cyndifoore7743]

Bennet should have excused himself from the game for knowing the Suez canal pilot. William Holden was an excellent actor, he co starred with Ricky Schroder in The Yearling, a great movie. Watch it if you’ve not seen it.

[@accomplice55]

Do you mean "The Earthling"?

[@accomplice55]

Cerf had read about the pilot in the paper; he didn't know him personally. I don't think a panelist should excuse himself for being knowledgeable.

[@Historian212]

@@accomplice55Untrue. If they have info about their identity beforehand they need to disqualify themselves. In another show, guest panelist Paul Anka excused himself because he had advanced knowledge of the person b

[@robertjean5782]

Well Cerf wants to showoff! I agree other panelist would've not done that😊

[@johnnyaingel5753]

My favorite actor as a boy god bless his soul

[@ruthmcfadden744]

Why didn't William Holden just sign in Mr. Gorgeous! OMG funny, sexy......no wonder they called it swooning, looking at him is like a high...

[@m.e.d.7997]

1956 was such a great year for this show.

[@raysmusic49]

Great guy!

[@JackDecker63]

Someone who can should take a screenshot of John Daly with the June Taylor girls and post it to the WML Facebook group. This is definitely John's idea of Heaven.

[@robertjean5782]

Actually John's heaven is going to come true when he divorces his wife and marries someone 15 years younger😮

[@itsgleneaton4883]

People back then were influenced to communicate in a more nicer way because they watched these shows. Just as today they are influenced by the people in the media to act like a holes.

[@Historian212]

It was called manners. Everybody learned them. I was a little girl when this aired. Good manners, a clearer idea of what was considered polite conversation, good grammar and the like. We were taught all that by our families and in school. Even in Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, and other clubs and activities. The shows reinforced it but weren’t nearly as influential on people as media is today. TV wasn’t watched for as many hours.

[@brookehanley3659]

1956 seemed like a terrific year all around. Wish I had been there.

[@nicholaschristianson8408]

+Brooke Hanley I was born the day before this show aired.

[@ginnylorenz5265]

I was 14 years (and a bit) old. We had our first t.v. The whole family allways watched WML. Happy memories. I watch it now with more appreciation and pleasure than my 14 year self could. So glad it's here on youtube.

[@brookehanley3659]

Niamh I guess the woman part is true I was too young to know not even born. I just assume it was not bad for women back then. the others yes I would imagine.

[@Kareragirl]

Brooke Hanley I think it wasn't too bad for famous women. But for "normal women"? I think rape was still legal when you were married etc. And the public was extremely judgmental of your choices. Even more so than now. You were expected to be a fragile lily, to be submissive and not joke and live freely like men were allowed to. (Not that men didn't suffer. They were expected to be the strong bread-winners all the time.) I think we live in a better time now. :) But I get why you thought I'd be nice to go back: These shows can be awfully deceiving. We don't see the ugliness of those times.

[@vidpie]

A lot of "normal women" were happily married. The suggestion they were all expected to be fragile lilies, and not display a sense of humor, is deceptive. Men don't prize a helpless, humorless mate any more than women do.

[@erichanson426]

I think they should have made John Q Lewis a regular, I really like him.

[@wholeNwon]

Who was that?

[@accomplice55]

Robert Q. Lewis?

[@erichanson426]

@@accomplice55 opps, yes

[@jackiemaxey6949]

@@erichanson426 8 nut nhi

[@daltonbelflower7331]

Not the biggest fan of Robert Q. Lewis, but he's better than some of the guest panelists they had over the years (I'm looking at you, Groucho Marx).

[@danahsutton101]

The poor dancer who kept getting hit on the head from Johns flipping of the cards was painful and funny.

[@FrankButterfield]

Well, now the reference to the June Taylor Dancers in Hairspray is explained!

[@mtnman6557]

Along w/ WML & many other shows from that era, really miss the Jackie Gleason Show; 'how sweet it was'.

[@bt10ant]

Rejoicing in being able to watch something very un-PC. Thanks!

[@davidarcudi230]

That's a lot of beautiful mystery guests jt dancers

[@debbigray1752]

William Holden...he was a family friend back in Pasadena when he was Bill Beadle.

[@madelinetramantano8302]

HIS VOICE GAVE IT AWAY.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Agree

[@robertjean5782]

No, it was Cerf who read about this man 😊

[@xjAlbert]

William Holden was 38 years old at the time. Close-up of face seen at 15:15

[@henrygrove100]

William Holden was a cousin of mine

[@henrygrove100]

Distant cousin

[@ironduke2000]

Man, signing his name for Bill Holden was quite an athletic achievement. I'm surprised the chalk didn't break.

[@aileen694]

WHAT A HUNK! snort! Well, I'm back a year later, and still....snort!!!

[@gbrumburgh]

Bill Holden hardly disguised his voice. His tones are too familiar.

[@Historian212]

Didn’t care, was just promoting his movie.

[@robertjean5782]

I disagree 😊

[@wchumphries]

I had to laugh when Robert Q. asked if it could be found on the dining room table. Every year at Xmas, mother had a dancing mothballs centrepiece (fishbowl with water, food colouring [red or green, of course], mothballs, vinegar, and baking soda). The mothballs floated up and down - it was fascinating. Therefore, technically, he should have gotten a YES.

[@Lilbit09]

Thank you! I so have to try that!

[@diananutt1517]

#wchumphries I'll have to try that, too❣️

[@johnsewell6593]

Old Bill was 38 years of age here. He would live another 25 years finally dying in a drunken haze at the age of 63. He fell down drunk in his apartment , hitting his head , and proceeded to "bleed out" on his living room floor. Pretty crazy way to go....!

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

Two of the dancers in the front looked old enough to have been the MOTHERS of some of the other girls. What was John Daly's problem at 8:15 ? He looked annoyed. William Holden was 38 in this episode, but looked a decade older for most of his life.

[@jaclynholland-strauss7054]

June didn't walk out the way she was supposed to.

[@billolsen4360]

If I'd been in John Daly's chair, I'd be giving away the mystery guest's name by accident all the time.

[@daltonbelflower7331]

Oh goodness, I'd be the same way. I'd be too starstruck not to mention them by name.

[@andreaplummer3841]

He did once when Steve Allen was the MG. The panel tried to ignore it and continue play but couldn't. It was too funny because he had always been so careful. Usually the only mistake he might make would be revealing that there were more than one MG and that he would attempt to recover and often did.

[@daves.9479]

Shame on Bennett for not bowing out when he remembered the pilot's name, and odd that when he started to say that he remembered it, John let him continue.

[@wholeNwon]

He was very much a ham and loved face time.

[@accomplice55]

@@spdharan: How is being knowledgable and aware of what's going on in the news "cheating"?

[@erichanson426]

@@wholeNwon not as much as Dorothy

[@wholeNwon]

@@erichanson426 They were both hams. Ah, the good old days.

[@thesweeples3266]

@@spdharan how is being well read and aware of current events “cheating” ?

[@dennisroyhall121]

A really superb team and Programme…bless them all especially Dorothy…R.I.P….

[@robertjean5782]

And Arlene 😢

[@michaelnivens6267]

foul play foul play!!- Cerf Is supposed to disqualify himself !!

[@Historian212]

Agree.

[@patrickryan1515]

William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck's "Golden Boy". Very funny in "Sabrina".

[@Beson-SE]

Bennett's Weekly Pun: To the last contestant "Mr. Knauer, it's very nice spending half a Knauer (half an hour) with you!" :) 21:14

[@loissimmons6558]

A weekly pun that was often a weakly pun.

[@robertjean5782]

​@@loissimmons6558Agree and when he spoke his voice sounded like Elmer Fudd 😅

[@gilbertotongco1054]

Cerf should disqualify Himself whenever he knows the contestant. It's only fair

[@gilbertotongco1054]

So sad that Bill Holden died when he fell and hit his head on a table and nobody to help him

[@Merrida100]

It's interesting how many men, regardless of profession, wear pinky rings.

[@44032]

By my count, John is surrounded by 29 attractive females. Given that, he seems rather subdued.

[@berwyn58]

If Hal Block was on the panel he'd have died of a heart attack!!

[@ChrisHansonCanada]

21:15 UGH! The tired schtick of Bennett making a bad pun and John Daly pretending to cringe over it.

[@Historian212]

It wasn’t tired back then.

[@JackDecker63]

Wow! There are some real beauties in the first "contestants". I wonder if Jackie hand-picked them. :)

[@kevinwachs5905]

He was married to June Taylor's sister.

[@robertjean5782]

June did😊

[@bluecamus5162]

History would irrevocably change for the Suez canal pilot and for all the Mideast and the Western World when about 5 weeks after this episode aired, England, France and Israel launched a surprise attack on Egypt to take back the Suez Canal by force. The invasion was a military success, but it was a political/public opinion disaster for everyone but Egypt and Russia.

[@sansacro007]

Bill Holden was one of the sexiest men in movies.

[@glennjohnson172]

Holden would make Bridge On The River Kwai after this appearance.

[@gbrumburgh]

Wonder why the panelists didnt make their usual offstage entrance at the beginning of the show. Did someone have a broken leg?

[@Lilbit09]

I wondered that too! Dorothy and Arlene looked really tense and frayed at the start- and Dorothy was casting down her eyes to the side looking serious right before she was introduced.I wonder if there were harsh words somehow before the show? though I can't think how that would change the entrance.

[@hopelewis5650]

Was any body pregnant?

[@robertjean5782]

​@@Lilbit09They change the rules at times 😊

[@robertjean5782]

Send them an email 😅

[@loissimmons6558]

Arlene's cape reminds me very much of a common practice during this time (into the late 1960's) for many schools: what was given to the girls to wear for their high school yearbook pictures during their senior year so there would be a common look for all the girls. The boys would be required to wear jackets and ties.

[@Historian212]

They were still doing the cape thing into the 70s, I was class of ‘73 and they used it for our photos.

[@wcwindom56]

well John was in high heaven with June and her dancers I bet

[@DepalmaJay]

So stupid of this show not to put a big pad and a marker - it would be worth a fortune today

[@miltonmoore7687]

Brilliant Observation. Millions of dollars worth of autographs were wiped out.

[@rickrick5041]

Jay DePalma Great idea but they were so stupid a lot of shows were wiped out because they were so cheap and stupid they taped over them.

[@reginascruggs3326]

Right! All those autographs, gone!

[@reginascruggs3326]

@@rickrick5041 You are right but remember also no one could have predicted that ANYONE would want to see these TV shows and movies 50 years later. Who knew home video, cable, etc., would be around?

[@julier.1902]

I think they did use paper at first. I've seen the first episodes on you tube.

[@Dolphin-cb9sq]

William Holden, when men were men.

[@peternagy-im4be]

What are they now?

[@henrygrove100]

He never came out

[@accomplice55]

And now men are....?

[@peternagy-im4be]

@@accomplice55 spineless weak and pathetic. A truly sad society going further downhill every day.

[@Historian212]

He was an alcoholic, is that what you mean?

[@williamdunphy352]

Hal Simms is the announcer.

[@marycleary7810]

bennett should disqualified himself with the pilot

[@accomplice55]

Why?

[@dinahbrown902]

He wanted to talk with the man cause he had read about him and was interested

[@Historian212]

@@accomplice55Because he knew the answer outside the game, he wasn’t putting the clues together and figuring it out.

[@sosidecop64]

So handsome and sober too. Probably.

[@jmax3245]

Several people have told me ...I look like Bill Holden : LUCKY ME

[@keithharvey7230]

Arlene was lovely.

[@friendofdorothy9376]

I loved her head/hair flick when shaking Bill’s hand. I don’t blame her. Bill was the living end as they used to say.

[@wholeNwon]

I really regret never having seen her on stage.

[@robertjean5782]

She was gorgeous always😊

[@Marcel_Audubon]

I believe June Taylor was Jackie Gleason's sister-in-law in later years