What's My Line? - Robert Mitchum; Congressman John Lindsay [panel] (Mar 28, 1965)

[@pieteri.duplessis]

What delightful old fashioned, clean, and intelligent humor.

[@peppers8489]

Mr. Mitchum was a hoot. Great sense of humor.

[@donnacook8994]

I agree! He was a wonderful actor, so polite, and VERY handsome. He has a great sense of humor too!

[@MarkHarrison733]

@@donnacook8994 He was an actual Holocaust denier.

[@dbarker7794]

What's your actual proof of that? Let's see it.@@MarkHarrison733

[@paulmorin6569]

A denial of that sort is. despicable

[@jubalcalif9100]

I heartily concur ! Talented in so many ways.

[@dannydoc1969]

John Daly was the MOST gracious, polite, erudite, intelligent, host of any TV show ever.

[@Walterwhiterocks]

I agree, and Bud Collyer was a close second.

[@bneale]

Squaresville, man

[@ald668]

He was. I didn't care for him trying to impress others with big words sometimes, though.

[@zq9m3xh8]

Yes, next to Chuck Barris.

[@havanese1]

He doesn't give the guests much opportunity to answer, he has to hog the microphone!! It's annoying.

[@annashankland9653]

Ol' sleepy eyes ' Mr Mitcham, a brilliant actor, humorous & a perfect example, of how to just 'be yourself. Talent & presentation sadly missed.

[@Noone58319]

This entire episode was a treat. The elegance with which they interact with each other is so admirable. I feel like I’m back with my parents and their friends during their cocktail parties. Very comforting.

[@loissimmons6558]

When Robert Mitchum was asked about his wife during the questioning, it prompted me to look up a little more about him. Like most people, he had his faults and an occasional controversy. But I admire that he met his future wife when they were teens and neither was a celebrity, they eventually married and remained married for 57 years until his death. I was not fortunate to have a long marriage. I admire those who do, especially in the cauldron of temptation that is the entertainment industry. Based on everything I read, he was a devoted family man upon the birth of their first child and no mention of a dalliance with anyone outside of his marriage.

[@jeanesingsjazz]

Mr. Mitchum had numerous dalliances over the years. One of his last with Shirley MacLaine almost broke up his marriage.

[@HolgerRuneFan]

Are you crazy!?? Mitchum was flagrantly and habitually unfaithful to his wife, Dorothy. I know his son, Jim, and he told me his father had over 200 affairs just in the 1950's alone. Read Shirley MacLaine's book, he was the love of her life and they had an affair for over a year.

[@loissimmons6558]

@@HolgerRuneFan It has nothing to do with being crazy. It is simply appears to be a matter of having read different sources.

[@colikil]

A superb book to read is the Mitchum biog by Lee Server. Same author also did a similarly great book on Ava Gardner. Do read both

[@richardmilliken5651]

@@HolgerRuneFan Get a grip on yourself man, He's not Wilt Chamberlain or Warren Beatty!! He fooled around like Garry Cooper!

[@icurhuman2]

Robert Mitchum late in life had a restaurant in Santa Barbara and used to go around the tables asking patrons if they were being served well.

[@michaeldanello3966]

Mark Richardson What is that comment supposed to signify?

[@janeiwasduncan8463]

@@michaeldanello3966 Being disobedient to God's Word.

[@bt10ant]

@@michaeldanello3966 Nothing.

[@jaqatlantic]

In my experience, several restaurant owners in Chicago, and in Switzerland, did that too. It was considered a real honor should an owner also join one's table briefly for conversation.

[@MOGGS1942]

@@janeiwasduncan8463 wtf ?

[@lynnedonaldson4010]

This Congressman is much more dignified than the ones I have recently had occasion to see on television

[@littlebrookreader949]

As close to an understatement as I’ve ever heard!

[@patricebetts6531]

He became the Mayor of NYC and served from 1965 to1973.

[@georgevincent1834]

@@patricebetts6531 Lindsay pretty much bankrupted NYC .

[@patricebetts6531]

@@georgevincent1834. Yep. You’re right!

[@michaelwalsh1035]

Lindsay was a lib lightweight who ran NYC into the ground as mayor.

[@donnacook8994]

Loved this! My Dad worked on the Gemini program, and would have enjoyed this so much! RIP Dad! ❤️ By the way, his name is on the monument in Titusville, Florida, dedicated to the Gemini program.

[@jamesgoines7663]

Mitchum had the best voice disguise ever for the show

[@GeorgeKenmore]

Look for Ann Sheridan's too -- she stumped them as well.

[@jamesgoines7663]

@@GeorgeKenmore thanks. Will look for it.

[@shuroom57]

And he didn't even have to use a falsetto.

[@robinblankenship117]

Robert mitchum i always enjoyed seeinghim perform. Very handsome as well!

[@donnacook8994]

My, I sure do love watching these shows so much! Thank you for airing these, as it's a wonderful way to end the day.

[@phoenixtimes2]

Mitchum-the coolest.

[@janeiwasduncan8463]

Where are the Mitchum today?? All we seem to have are skinny, palefaced wimpy boys. e

[@CuriousMutation]

I'm right here.

[@carolynwoodman1734]

What a wonderful programme. X

[@jubalcalif9100]

As Snagglepuss would say, "Indubitably!"

[@silverpslm]

I wish they could bring this show back. It paid so much love and respect to not just celebrities and politicians, but everyday people and their jobs.

[@elizabethlenahan9833]

Couldn’t get celebrities of this calibra today

[@57highland]

They'd make a perfect mess of it today.

[@bethearly4593]

It is a lovely thought. But, the drive for attention, good or bad, would overpower the desire to be articulate, intelligible and sophisticated.

[@michaeldanello3966]

Robert Mitchum certainly did make records. He wrote and sang the title song to his 1958 movie Thunder Road which made the charts. He also wrote Whippoorwill a lilting and lovely song that Keely Smith sang in the same film. He also recorded a full album of Calypso music.

[@cpete2976]

He's always been one of my favorites. I knew he could carry a tune and sing with a lilt because of "Heaven Knows Mr Allyson" cuz he sings the chorus of Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree, and he sings a few songs in "Rachel and the Stranger". Didn't know about his album and Thunder Road. New rabbit hole to explore. Thx .

[@geoorobo1549]

Robert Mitchum does a very convincing British accent.

[@st.thomasparishunderhillce4283]

Robert Mitchum sang the Ballad of Thunder Road (1958).

[@gailsirois7175]

Love Dorothy so much..adorable, sweet, and beautiful..and most intelligent...total package for sure...

[@fringelilyfringelily391]

Now there's a man who is not afraid to camp it up ... he just doesn't give a damn.

[@kataysmith9581]

It's great that this show in on You Tube so we can still see these great actors. An era gone.☹

[@imkluu]

It is amazing how many of the really big stars come on this show.

[@keithhyttinen8275]

Imagine if they made a re-make of WML now. What "stars" would show up? None.

[@CommanderOfTheSun]

I watch these EXCLUSIVELY for the celebs. They are so fun.

[@jolenaagapisou3803]

CommanderOfTheSun - me too

[@davidsanderson5918]

I watch it for EVERYONE on it.....it's a window upon a time a long long time ago and yet I feel I'm there, they're all so vividly 'with us' in spirit diring these clips.

[@gregorym7598]

Oh, thanks Robert for this performance, I was born on 28 March! And I would say there is no better gift for my birthday...

[@joycejean-baptiste4355]

Amazing how well read and up on the news and current events these panelists were. Even with such busy schedules that their professions required. It seems that people in general were more or less like that. Even when I was in school in the early 1960's we lived at the library. Lol!

[@gurucarcar]

agreed! a time when newspapers were enough.

[@laurahoward5426]

Their professions were news!!

[@lulusaintly631]

What a gent - fooled the lot of them with that accent. His Irish accent in Ryan's Daughter was brilliant also.

[@lllowkee6533]

RYANS DAUGHTER was such an underrated movie, just wonderful. Scenery was breathtaking as were all David Lean movies.

[@joycejean-baptiste4355]

I remember Mr. John Lindsay as the Mayor of New York city when I was a little girl. Wow, where did the time go?

[@kenyongray2615]

Robert Mitchum did a great job with his voice. The public back in 1965 really respected the space program and NASA. It was all quite amazing in 1965 what was going on in space. Plus we were trying to beat the Russians to the moon at that point. Took another four years till the USA got there. Thanks for the video.

[@castinmeadows6956]

Mitchum... what a man. In a class of cool badass all his own. And, as screen actors go, far, far too intelligent - and why he so easily stumped the panel. For Mitchum, a piece o' cake.

[@57highland]

Yes, he was a favorite of Mom's. He and John Garfield. Mitchum in "Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison" and Garfield in "Pride of The Marines."

[@SherryAnnOfTheWest]

@@57highland "Night of the Hunter!"

[@MCMARMELSTEIN6474]

E♻️BONY AYES DANCE DAR🤣KEST WHEN WET❤️TEST😁😁👍👍👀👍👍✨️❤️✨️❤️✨️❤️✨️

[@castinmeadows6956]

@@SherryAnnOfTheWest Kapow!! Can you imagine ANYONE else in the role? I sure as heck can't. And wouldn't trade his portrayal for anyone else's at the time.

[@bluecamus5162]

I always thought Mitchum was limited. He played one type of character really well and had rugged good looks, but he was never going to play an everyman, do Shakespeare, or do comedy. If he ever did any of these things, I haven't seen it. He once said acting was easy--- you show up, hit your marks, say your lines, and go home. Well, that is easy, if you only ever play the same emotionless character.

[@laurahoward5426]

What a compliment from John Daly..." you use your words beautifully"

[@windchimeisland]

Who knew Mitchum was funny? He was devastatingly handsome, funny and intimidating.

[@shirleyrombough8173]

Narrow Gate - I loved him

[@windchimeisland]

Shirley Rombough Me, too.

[@lopa2828]

Me 3, me 3 😁

[@plasticweapon]

who DIDN'T know mitchum was funny? what is he, mr. serious?

[@laurahoward5426]

You do know he was paid to ACT

[@amiek9269]

Robert was quite fun and funny!! Very enjoyable. Plus, he stumped the panel.....

[@preppysocks209]

the MGs who are self-confident enough that they won't feel like no one knows that they are a celebrity if they are not guessed are the best. The insecure ones who change back to their normal voice or give some other hint so that they will be guessed are not entertaining.

[@Walterwhiterocks]

@@preppysocks209 Very true, I've noticed that as well. Some MGs truly try to stump the panel, and others for the reason you mentioned actually WANT to be identified.

[@JClark-34695]

"The law they swore they'd get him, but the devil got him first..." The Ballad of Thunder road, as sung by Robert Mitchum. Listened to hundreds of times as a kid.

[@sandragailgoudelock1531]

Robert Mitcham was a scream! And good looking to boot!

[@dennisbedard9850]

I saw Mitchum on the Dick Cavett show in the early '70's. He had served 60 days in a California jail for marijuana possession 15 years earlier. Cavett asked him about the experience and, without missing a beat, he said it was nice to be with a higher class of people than he was used to in Hollywood. Touche'!!!!

[@MCMARMELSTEIN6474]

GRRRRR❤❤❤❤❤OUCHO STAYS O❤❤❤WWWWWWWCCCCHHHHHH🎉OOOOO!!!!!!!

[@joycejean-baptiste4355]

Wow, I remember when Mr. Lindsey was Mayor of New York. I was 9 years old in 1966 and I remember watching him on the news. Two terms he did. I was a teenager when he finished in 1974. I guess I'm getting up there, Lol!

[@seriouslyyoujest1771]

All these beautiful people i remember from my childhood, teens, and as a young adult. Now I’m 62, the age my mother left us.

[@vasileiosgkenes3592]

One of my favorites. An icon.

[@Thekarlskorner]

I remember his version of the song "The ballad of Thunder Road" from the movie Thunder Road. He did not sing it in the movie, but the song was used in the beginning credits and an instrumental version throughout the movie chase scenes. He was great in Heven Knows Mr. Allison with Debra Kerr.

[@libertubey2199]

The few. The proud. Robert Mitchum stumps the panel. Yeah! He fared much, much better than he did 8 years earlier.

[@Gioveolympus]

Robert Mitchum. What an amazing man.

[@shirleyrombough8173]

Gioveolympus - Robert Mitchum was wonderful here.

[@laurahoward5426]

He was a very nice man...he owned race horses, and I got to spend a lot of time with him....

[@nancys2212]

Loved Mr Mitchum's voices!

[@vertxxgg]

wow the golden age of TV...great actors and personalities

[@dbarker7794]

Funny but I was just wondering the other day if Robert Mitchum ever appeared on this show. And today here he is! Initially he seemed like he didn't want to be there but then got into it. Great with the voice. One of the best actors of that generation. I used to have a copy of his calypso album.

[@elrjames7799]

What a great actor: Robert Mitcham: perfect voce inflection and control: a tiny vibrancy not exploited by the Panel.

[@palafox2237]

Had to watch just to see Mitchum. Oh yum!

[@dinahleeloo]

Nobody’s ever made Daly laugh like that before, I like his laugh. Who would have guessed Robert Mitchum was funny! He’s so cool, who would know it. Man, he had it all! Is it just me or did he have a sexy walk?

[@preppysocks209]

he did. And he and Cary Grant made a movie together. Now that is the battle of the best movie star walks!

[@plasticweapon]

what was mitchum, mr. serious?!

[@RichardHannay]

They were so surprised to find out Robert Mitchum made records lol... and I am too!

[@nataliep.9047]

Richard Hannay; "Thunder Road". It was a hit.

[@Wolfinger1935]

He actually recorded a Calypso record. I had it when I was younger.

[@69Flynn]

i think that Mitchum, was the most Alpha male in Hollywood.

[@Retroscoop]

That's not so difficult, Hollywood isn't exactly an American football or icehockey team, is it ?

[@photo161]

and among the most attractive...

[@scotnick59]

@@photo161 Drank like a fish, not so strong

[@joe-vz6hx]

@@scotnick59 LOL @ not so strong. he was notoriously one serious bad ass who you did not want to mess with unless maybe you were chuck norriss :)

[@DiannaAtherton]

Yes... he had chemistry with all his leading women. And especially Shirley McClain

[@laurelharris8519]

The best guest they ever had.

[@momtimepink]

“Taxes are what we pay for civilization.” Interesting quote! ~ Justice Holmes

[@ajarnwordsmith628]

He switched effortlessly from a hint of an English accent to a touch of the Blarney...I rated him one of the greats with a physical presence on screen second to none...

[@judywhiting1675]

NOW......THATS A MANS MAN......how're...he was sooo rugged..handsome...and a fine versatile actor

[@allys744]

The fake British accent was so funny: “Yes, darling”

[@kentetalman9008]

Dorothy is wearing the rug she had tripped over.

[@tungstenkid2271]

Mitchum played a wimpy schoolteacher in 'Ryan's Daughter' which on paper looked like miscasting for such a tough guy, but he carried the part well so full credit to him..:)

[@walkingtrails7776]

Handsome Robert Mitchum and humble

[@daisyfernandez6478]

7 Move.

[@NealKanter]

And very intelligent.

[@castinmeadows6956]

@@NealKanter Yes! Something he downplayed. Itself, a mark of his character and time.

[@cara9592]

Talented, modest, debonair..

[@castinmeadows6956]

@@cara9592 Indeed. He was one of a kind. The U.S. no longer produces true men. He was. And a true gent. In his distinct, understated way. The public's image of him was/is partial. He was a poet in soul. His best work shows it. He. as an individual, embodied it.

[@luigivincenz3843]

If Robert Mitchum didn't change his tone and delivery, they would have guessed correctly. RM has a unique deep voice that is easily identifiable. One of the few A celebs that stumped the panel and very entertaining segment. :)

[@TacomaPaul]

Robert Mitchum was in the weirdest I ever saw as a little kid. "Night of the Hunter". Very surreal. I think it was Lillian Gish's last movie, and of course Shelley Winters. Peter Graves (as a prisoner with Mitchum) was in it, too.

[@jetblack.7186]

Directed by Charles Laughton I think. Very interesting film. The river scene was very mystical

[@greengablesgirl8]

Yes, phenomenal and SCARY role. Lillian Gish final film role was 1987 WHALES OF AUGUST with also Bette Davis and Vincent Price

[@joemartines3545]

I'll check it out...

[@plasticweapon]

yeah, that's his most well known role...

[@carlamartinezvega13]

Mmmmm Robert Mitchum

[@amc042759]

He is the only one they didn't guess that I have seen. Great actor and very pleasant.

[@davidsanderson5918]

If Dorothy had delivered the introduction that Bennett gave Daly here, all her detractors would be saying "there you go, proof, she's drunk!!"

[@gailsirois7175]

You're so right

[@pamdoherty723]

He stumped Dorothy!! Proud to say Mr Mitchum lived in Blackbird, DE for about a minute

[@aliceberry9392]

They should have stopped Bennett Cerf from yelling from the sideline a question and interrupting things. Be polite Bennett!

[@peternagy-im4be]

He always did that. Always butting in.

[@johnevans5434]

Mitchum simply the Best!

[@daisyfernandez6478]

Bastador

[@daisyfernandez6478]

The ù.

[@lindaroper2654]

Mitchim walked out like I know I'm cool 😂

[@jadezee6316]

Cerf thought he was Burt Lancaster...The Train...a great movie

[@barrypoupard7009]

The guest called Mr Haney. There's something about him ... makes me think (as a Brit) of the perfect American ... professional, self effacing and decent to the core.

[@georgemoore7186]

I would love to see Rich Little on a show like this, they could ask questions for a week and would still be confused as to who they were talking too,. I am surprised that no star has impersonated another star, at least not that I have seen

[@kenhenderson1762]

Jack King was the voice of the launch at the Cape, but once the spacecraft "cleared the tower", Paul Haney took over from Houston.

[@suziemills2201]

I also did the same thing. Broken shoulder ouch

[@trevorkeyes1639]

One of the greats of hollywood

[@hazelanglin5907]

Robert Mitcham was a very underrated actor

[@tungstenkid2271]

Check Mitchum's classic "Mitchum walk" as he leaves..:)

[@miltonmoore7687]

During interviews with his leading ladies they are wont to remark that he had the most attractive, animal magnetism generating panther like stroll of any screen star that ever lived.

[@madambutterfly7513]

Tungsten Kid - yep, I sure did - smooooth as silk❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@poetcomic1]

@@miltonmoore7687 He SURE could be scary. When he did the sadistic rapist in Cape Fear he had to stop and sweet talk Polly Bergen down - he had SCARED her so bad and they were FRIENDS!

[@andymassingham]

And on his walk over to John Daly, as well. So fluid.

[@palafox2237]

@@andymassingham Yes! I noticed that too - sooo smooth!

[@pjk9056]

He had a fabulous facility with dialects as he demonstrates here. Sadly, it was an underused talent in his career.

[@jamesgoines7663]

Have to disagree slightly. Robert Mitchum was the voice of "Beef is what's for dinner" campaign.

[@sandrayoung233]

i absolutely adore Bennet Cerf. What a glorious friend he would have been.

[@alanaronald244]

It's charming to see how Dorothy & Arlene are clearly tickled to sit next to Lindsay.

[@trumancapote9097]

One of the BEST episodes of this show I've ever seen!! The late, great ROBERT MITCHUM was my late mother's all-time favorite actor. Her name was Dorothy and both she and Mr. Mitchum died in 1997. His wife also happened to be named Dorothy. He was a towering figure in pictures in the 40s and 50s but I never knew he could be so funny. My mother thought he was so handsome. Incidentally, Mr. John Lindsay was the mayor of NYC the same year that I was born there in June of 1968, only two weeks after New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy was slain. I was born in New York Presbyterian, the same hospital where many famous people have DIED, including President Richard Nixon, Andy Warhol, Malcolm X, Rue McClanahan, NYC Mayor Ed Koch, Nora Ephron, Lauren Bacall among them. Sadly, after spending the first whole month of my life in the preemie ward there in the summer of '68, it was ALL downhill from there. lolz

[@johnrogan9420]

Heard Robert Kennedy speak on 4 June 1968 at U of New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico....dead less than 48 hours later in LA CA.

[@vincentmcgrath4179]

Modest enough to not be guessed, many can't help but let the panel know because of their ego

[@laurahoward5426]

Robert Mitcham was a sweetheart...he owned quarter horse racehorses, he was kind and interested in everything 🥰

[@BasicYTHandle]

Yes, it was an honor to have a distinguished member of Congress on the panel - THEN. What a shame that this is probably not true today for most such representatives.

[@lenhummel5614]

I love WML. This video is another excellent example why.

[@paulamiles9559]

No wonder Mitchum's leading ladies fell in love with him. What a doll!

[@Justcanadianjanjan]

It makes me so sad that Dorothy won’t be on for much longer.. she was the best part of WML to me and my hubby… she was an incredible, intelligent, gracious beauty and after she was murdered we quit watching

[@aliasmarg8ta127]

I loove Robert Mitchum

[@bettybryant7509]

He was awesome!

[@mitch89014]

Excellent

[@adamgrimsley2900]

Another icon

[@tammyschmidt6869]

If this was filmed in March 1965, it's sad to think of Dorothy being murdered 7 months later. Wistful.

[@peternagy-im4be]

Accidental overdose. Keep trying.

[@jaywolf4183]

Robert Mitcham great guy.

[@2508bona]

The Gemini flight they're discussing was the first manned flight in the series, which continued through '66. This was Gemini 3' "The Unsinkable Molly Brown."

[@markmcgowan5656]

The earth is flat with a firmament. Space is fake!!!

[@dianepowers9643]

I take after Dorothy. I fell over a rug and fractured my right humerus very close to the shoulder

[@rickklaastad8371]

Mitchum - whose maternal grandfather was a Norwegian sea captain (as was James Cagney's) - would have turned 100 on August 6th.

[@zq9m3xh8]

In 2017 he would have been 100 on Aug. 6th.

[@madambutterfly7513]

Has anybody noticed Ms Killgalon always looks at the handsome men as they’re walking off the stage?? That is so cute, she’s a little flirt - lol

[@martinvanr.545]

Madam Butterfly She also looks at the ladies, for their dresses I might assume 😉

[@NealKanter]

She probably noticed how big his hand was. Burt Reynolds said he had the biggest hands he'd seen.

[@davidsanderson5918]

Ahhh she looks at anyone looking good. Checking out the styles mainly.

[@SR-iy4gg]

She looked at everyone as they walked off the stage.

[@gailsirois7175]

She watches the women leave as well...a lot...beautiful women .so ...

[@soulierinvestments]

Dorothy's group question. Pain killers? However -- In 1957, legendary singer Sophie Tucker appeared as a mystery guest. She used a very deep voice but the panel discovered she was a female. Dorothy found it all confusing and asked her if she were a group. That got a huge laugh at that time, too.

[@gregh7400]

There's Arlene again screeching, "sing for us! sing for us!"

[@kenretherford1197]

Why did Arlene marry the moron Gabel?

[@janeiwasduncan8463]

@@kenretherford1197 It's called LOVE!

[@murrayaronson3753]

@@kenretherford1197 Martin Gabel was not a moron.

[@joelfogelsanger5773]

I know. That's very unprofessional.

[@kentetalman9008]

@@murrayaronson3753 Both Arlene and Martin had great taste in partners.

[@ProudKingAlexander]

His hit record was the theme from "Thunder Road".

[@GeorgeKenmore]

Knowing that Mitchum was a rough-and-tumble guy I'd love to know where and how he got that black eye.

[@gretchenking5952]

Considering the fact that she broke her shoulder, Dorothy was looking very well tonight. For the last few episodes she really looked sickly.

[@SR-iy4gg]

I saw her last episode the other day, and I thought her face looked very bloated. She doesn't look that way here.

[@evelyncagle9595]

Robert Mitchum. What a hunk. My favorite film of his is River of No Return" starring with Marilyn Monroe. She saved his

[@evelyncagle9595]

Marilyn Monroe saved his life during the filming of River of No Return.

[@christopherallen9580]

@@evelyncagle9595 really?