MYSTERY GUEST: Paul Ford PANEL: Dorothy Kilgallen, Peter Cook, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf Many thanks to epaddon for providing this episode (and just in the nick of time, too!)
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@allenjones31302 жыл бұрын
I chiefly remember Paul Ford as Mayor George Shinn in the film version of "The Music Man". He was a great character actor.
@robertprestisr72392 ай бұрын
boooooooooooooooooooooooo
@gregh74005 жыл бұрын
Paul Ford was always hilarious in Sgt Bilko, but my favorite movie he was in was "The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming".
@MrTantalust4 жыл бұрын
I recently noticed how perfect he was in Advise & Consent [1962].
@gregh74003 жыл бұрын
@@robertcarran9585 I agree.
@photo161 Жыл бұрын
Oh yes! He was riotously funny in that film!... He's the funniest comic actor, I've ever seen, bar none.
@keithhyttinen8275 Жыл бұрын
Yep. He was hilarious in that great film. Him and Carl Reiner.
@Noone58319 Жыл бұрын
And in The Music Man.
@bartbarton30823 жыл бұрын
This was a visit with old friends of earlier times, most enjoyable, thank you
@VahanNisanian10 жыл бұрын
Last live episode of the 1962-1963 television season. The next 7 weeks will be all nothing but pre-taped episodes. Live tapings resumed on September 8.
@donnacook8994 Жыл бұрын
Peter Cook was charming and funny, and definitely easy on the eyes. Loved this show! 🥰
@davidsanderson59184 жыл бұрын
Hearing Peter Cook makes me wanna get my old Pete & Dud LPs out again. Him and Moore makes such a great pair. Or at least did for a while!
@kennethlatham31333 жыл бұрын
Lol, "Frog & Peach" restaurant!
@barbaras26692 жыл бұрын
I adored them in the original "Bedazzled " film.
@richatlarge4623 жыл бұрын
The pole vault record, then under 17 feet, is now over 20 feet.
@pressureworks3 жыл бұрын
Paul Ford as radio operator in its a mad mad world. Keep calm men !
@RonGerstein-tf5tp8 ай бұрын
He was an air traffic controller.
@pressureworks8 ай бұрын
@@RonGerstein-tf5tp no. He operated the radio in order to try and talk the 2 men in the plane down.
@RonGerstein-tf5tp8 ай бұрын
@@pressureworks the 2 men were Buddy Hacket and Mickey Rooney.
@pressureworks8 ай бұрын
@@RonGerstein-tf5tp yes I knew that, Eddie Haskell. I just don't know their character names.
@leesher18453 жыл бұрын
I like that Paul Ford acknowledged the audience. Very few of the celebrities did that.
@slaytonp Жыл бұрын
It was mostly those with a decided stage career in front of audiences who recognized that the audience is essentially where their success (of any performer) comes from and respected the audience by acknowledging it. Those I've noticed to do this on this program, were mostly comedians, who were all too aware of this fact. Big movie stars and their ilk without a stage-- theater background didn't ever give the audience so much as look on this program.
@richatlarge4623 жыл бұрын
I've read various comments here before about how Dorothy and Bennett don't get along. But I've really started noticing in 1963, whenever Dorothy introduces Bennett, that when he comes out she looks away at the other panelists and ignores Bennett, to avoid any eye contact with him. This is already the third time in the 1963 episodes that I happened to notice this.
@sandrageorge34883 жыл бұрын
Maybe he was pressuring her to finish her book.
@rtflone2 жыл бұрын
Dorothy had got in the habit of divulging behind the scenes goings on about the show in her column. Details her fellow panelists considered not for public consumption also made their way into her column. John and Bennett, both considered these public disclosures a betrayal of confidence and, needless to say, weren't at all happy with Dorothy who seemed oblivious to their concerns. Her heavy (alleged) alcohol and drug use may have been a contributing factor..
@rtflone2 жыл бұрын
@@sandrageorge3488 Don't believe Random House (Bennett) was Dorothy's publisher..
@leesher18452 жыл бұрын
I never noticed that.
@frjohn65 Жыл бұрын
@@rtflone Random House WAS her publisher.
@johnraymond1298 Жыл бұрын
Paul was cast in the movie, “Grease” but died of a heart attack 2 weeks before filming began in 1978. Loved the voices he did for Bob Costello at the old 34th St. RCA studios in 1956.
@philippapay43524 жыл бұрын
God bless her, Arlene yet again reminds everyone of what the Mystery Guest is there to promote so that the publicist, agent, producers, etc., don't all have heart attacks that it is neglected. Daly was off to the races about who all would or wouldn't recognize his voice and, as he so often did, totally neglects the reason the Mystery Guest is there because he's talking.
@miketheyunggod25344 жыл бұрын
Peter Cook's questions are usually thought of as he's asking them. 😜
@YOGI-yl4ff7 жыл бұрын
Paul Ford did a movie with Jim Hutton, Maureen O'Sullivan and Connie Stevens called "Never Too Late. Cute movie made in 1965. Always enjoyed him. Did not realize that he did the play first until this moment 21:45. He must have been great in the play.
@jmccracken19637 жыл бұрын
He didn't create the role of Mayor Shinn in "The Music Man" (David Burns did), but, at some point during the show's original Broadway run (19 December 1957-22 October 1960 at the Majestic Theatre, then 24 October 1960-15 April 1961 at the Broadway Theatre), he did play Mayor Shinn.
@bryanspindle445521 күн бұрын
I was just thinking of It's Never Too Late. It's probably been over forty years since l saw it.
@benjaminhill531510 жыл бұрын
That was a great dress on Carolyn Dougherty!
@michaelnivens62673 жыл бұрын
Paul Ford ,one of my favorites- A Big Hand for the Little Lady
@michaelnivens62673 жыл бұрын
and The Music Man ( the film )
@bluecamus5162 Жыл бұрын
I see Arlene has her hand tucked in a pocket as she arrives to protect that healing collar bone. She lost the sling 2 or 3 weeks after her accident, but I see she still can't let the arm dangle.
@jayrice51565 жыл бұрын
Love Arlene's dress.
@saywhat81738 жыл бұрын
I wonder if any guest exaggerated their " line" just to get on the show?
@Lily-cn8ut5 жыл бұрын
Peter cook 😍
@davidsanderson59184 жыл бұрын
Without fail I always pre-empt Dorothy's concern after a segment when she picks up on something that was misleading. She and I were on a wavelength I think. :)
@770WT3 жыл бұрын
It's same Peter Cook never became a blockbuster star .He had a ton of talent .
@peternagy-im4be Жыл бұрын
He was huge. Absolutely massive. A true giant.
@RonGerstein-tf5tp8 ай бұрын
He was a partner with Dudley Moore
@harrysharp38383 жыл бұрын
Let's not forget the mayor of River City...
@PartTimeSarah23 жыл бұрын
Oh boy, Peter is so handsome here! And this is still very much in his posh accent days. 😍😍😍
@MrJoeybabe2510 жыл бұрын
I hate to be so bold, but I would commit a small crime if the first contestant would investigate me. I'll bet Bennett would too.
@CarloQuinto9 жыл бұрын
Joe Postove I'm from Philadelphia and would like to have Ms. Dougherty investigate me...very thoroughly!
@washoe48273 жыл бұрын
benny would rather be "investigated" by her husband, i suspect...
@joelfogelsanger57732 жыл бұрын
That Peter Cook was a tall glass of water.
@joelfogelsanger57732 жыл бұрын
Paul Ford was excellent as Mayor Shinn in "The Music Man"
@peternagy-im4be Жыл бұрын
Yeah he was ok i suppose.
@ChrisHansonCanada5 ай бұрын
*_PRIVATE DETECTIVE_* *_MAKES POLES FOR POLE VAULTERS_*
@IFStravinsky4 жыл бұрын
I live in Philadelphia, and I've never seen a woman here as beautiful as the first contestant.
@washoe48273 жыл бұрын
are you blind ?
@IFStravinsky3 жыл бұрын
@@washoe4827 No, I live in Philadelphia.
@gbrumburgh3 жыл бұрын
Dorothy has worn this same two-tone dress at least four or five times this past season.
@jessicaphillips45422 жыл бұрын
I wonder if she was having money troubles
@hopelewis5650 Жыл бұрын
So what.
@greglehmann72345 ай бұрын
Paul Ford voiced Colonel Howard Fuzzby on Peter Potamus Breezly Bruin cartoons.
@rayg43603 жыл бұрын
Heard Mr Daly use the word pacific,when he means specific, a few times
@BillyBronco735 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know where I can get some 1960s Geritol? I want to "FEEL STRONGER ".
@preppysocks2094 жыл бұрын
It only "helps you" feel stronger -- it doesn't actually make you feel stronger. Typical 60's advertising but in the 1970s the makers of Geritol were still given the largest fine ever by the FTC for false advertising of this product.
@Kat-fw9se4 жыл бұрын
Billy Bronco lol Walgreens carries it
@slaytonp3 жыл бұрын
My father in law, who owned and ran a cocktail lounge, kept it behind the bar for customers who actually ordered it. It did contain quite a bit of alcohol, but I can't document the exact amount.
@dinahbrown902 Жыл бұрын
🤣
@leannsherman6723 Жыл бұрын
I bet Bennett Cerf liked that first contestant.😂
@FlavioGirl4 жыл бұрын
peter cook was best known for being dudley moore's comedy partner in the u.k.
@gkmacca1 Жыл бұрын
No, he's best known for being a comic genius.
@mattwalton53062 жыл бұрын
Paul Ford is the Mayor of River City
@VahanNisanian10 жыл бұрын
Does the Miss Universe special John Daly and Arlene Francis hosted exist anywhere?
@jazzvampire10 жыл бұрын
There are snippets of it uploaded on KZbin, but the quality ranges from horrible to mildly annoying!
@VahanNisanian10 жыл бұрын
Elsie M. Just got done seeing it. Arlene & John were co-respondents, while Gene Rayburn hosted, predating Bob Barker's 19-year tenure by 6 years. The special also has June Lockhart plugging Crest toothpaste, and one of the greatest British entertainers, Peter Sellers, was a Judge.
@savethetpc640610 жыл бұрын
***** Elsie M. Here's a whole web page about it, which includes several KZbin clips: www.veestarz.com/pageants/universe/mu1960s/1963a.html. I haven't watched them yet, so I'm not sure how many of them include Arlene and John.
@neilmidkiff3 жыл бұрын
John catches himself just about to complete an embarrassing spoonerism; at 18:35 he says "the ammearance of our..." but realizes what would come next and stops before saying "pystery guest" which would sound like something you ought not to mention on television.
@joycejean-baptiste43552 жыл бұрын
Hmmm, I thought Dougherty was pronounced Doherty with the g silent. Learn something new every day.
@MrJoeybabe2510 жыл бұрын
Did Bennett own some of Random House or was he just an employee?
@kbunky6910 жыл бұрын
Bennett was founder and own % of company very wealthy
@WhatsMyLine10 жыл бұрын
He was a founder of the firm, so I'd have to assume he was an owner, not just an employee.
@MrJoeybabe2510 жыл бұрын
Kenneth Martino What % was that Kenneth?
@mikejschin4 жыл бұрын
Bennett was a 50% owner along with the other founding partner until 1936, when they took in a third partner. The third partner withdrew in 1956, so Bennett reverted to 50% ownership. A few years later, Random House did a public offering of 30% of its stock, so Bennett's share would have gone back down to 35% by the time this episode aired. Random House was later acquired by RCA. This information, along with a lot of other great stuff, is in Bennett's memoirs, "At Random". The book has a few references to WML, but not nearly enough.
@shirleyrombough81733 жыл бұрын
@@mikejschin thanks for that information. I always wondered about that.
@Baskerville2211 ай бұрын
Pole-vaulting is a sport "that teams play" ? The guest & John said "yes" to that . Very odd. John intervenes far too much and often answers questions before the guest has a chance.
@MrJoeybabe2510 жыл бұрын
I don't think Bennett was allowed to judge beauty pageants. I'll bet Miss Universe...no wait a minute, you said that the next 7 shows are taped, so I was going to say that Miss Universe would be on next week or soon. But she will eventually, I suspect. And the panel will get it rather easily. Don't they usually do well with beauty pageant gals?
@WhatsMyLine10 жыл бұрын
I *know* I've heard reference on one of these shows, perhaps from later in the run, to Bennett judging a beauty contest (though I can't remember which pageant it was, Miss America or Miss Universe),
@WhatsMyLine10 жыл бұрын
Found this quote on the amazon product description for Bennett's book, "At Random": ". . . Cerf was a true personality, whose other pursuits (columnist, anthologist, author, lecturer, radio host, collector of jokes and anecdotes, *perennial judge of the Miss America pageant*, and panelist on What’s My Line?) helped shape his reputation as a man of boundless energy and enthusiasm and brought unprecedented attention to his company and to his authors. ":
@MrJoeybabe2510 жыл бұрын
What's My Line? Radio host? Any clue as to where and when?
@WhatsMyLine10 жыл бұрын
No idea! I can't find any other reference to him on radio but here. Possibly that's an error? Except that it's from a book description, so it would be a bit surprising. If it's not just a gaffe, then presumably the book would have the answer on that.
@savethetpc640610 жыл бұрын
What's My Line? I read the book, and I don't remember reading anything about him being a radio host. I also can't find anything about radio in the index, except for Radio Corporation of America (RCA), which merged with Random House in late 1965. But I don't think the book mentions the Miss America pageants either, so the writer of that product description may have been consulting another source for information about Bennett. I also don't know how many times in all Bennett judged the Miss America pageant, but I only remember two years in a row (in the 50s, I think) when he mentioned the fact that he'd be judging it on the WML episodes I have watched -- and I think he would have mentioned it every year, had he been doing it every year. I think Arlene had some type of role in the Miss America Pageant one year too (possibly 1961 or 62 -- it seems I remember her talking about it not that long ago, in terms of when I watched the episodes, but sometimes my memory for how far back certain episodes were betrays me). It could just be my memory at fault for not remembering the other things from Bennett's book too, but I think I would have remembered if he'd mentioned being a radio host.
@debbigray17524 жыл бұрын
Dorothy's hair is noteworthy. One of my least favorite looks.
@leannsherman6723 Жыл бұрын
Peter Cook was handsome and charming. ❤
@safepethaven2 жыл бұрын
Is that a mini gum ball machine on Dorothy's head?
@RonGerstein-tf5tp8 ай бұрын
Yes
@kristabrewer93634 жыл бұрын
Is Dorothy wearing false eye lashes? she looks different And why was she skipped over the first time in round 2?
@ihatey0utube3 жыл бұрын
false eyelashes were just as big of a thing for people to wear as it is today so most likely yes :)) also it may have been accidentally destroyed or removed in some way :))
@juanettebutts97823 жыл бұрын
Her eyeliner is wider and darker, sweeps up at the outer edge. I noticed it last week. It makes her eyes more noticeable.