What's My Line? - Montgomery Clift; Peter Cook [panel] (Jan 20, 1963)

MYSTERY GUEST: Montgomery Clift
PANEL: Arlene Francis, Peter Cook, Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf

[@erreugeto]

This appearance was seven years after his car accident, which left him with injuries requiring facial reconstructive surgery. He found another gear and was nominated for another Oscar in 1961 for Judgment at Nuremberg (he was robbed, his performance is astonishingly good). He was a groundbreaking actor who ranks at the very top.

[@photo161]

Clift's cameo performance in Judgement at Nuremberg is however short, the single greatest acting performance I have ever seen.

[@bubbispapa2053]

Yes, his performance was so intense! Definitely a giant among other giants in that film!

[@jamesmclaughlin981]

😮

[@danielburns6634]

Monty Clift has such an aura about him. Beautiful man.

[@morgantylerv9406]

Montgomery Clift is the one who started the trifecta of the greatest actors. Monty, Marlon Brando, and James Dean! I absolutely loved Montgomery Clift! RIP Monty, you are very missed and gone way too soon.🙏💔🫅✨️♥️

[@edeltraudbirmingham4331]

absolutely!

[@jackspry9736]

RIP and long live Montgomery Clift (October 17, 1920 - July 23, 1966), aged 45 You will always be remembered as a legend.

[@twilightblue8566]

I have read how different Montgomery Clift looked after his car accident, but he looks good here to me.

[@bridgetterosario5333]

I agree. He was still a handsome man

[@ronon3849]

Elizabeth Taylor was a close friend of his and helped him through a very rough time in his life, post-accident. He became an addict and his looks were distorted because of the damage his face received. The fact that all three major actors in THE MISFITS all died so close together is eerie. Montgomery Clift, Clark Gable, & Marilyn Monroe passed on after the film's release. Each one of these stars was suffering and apparently the filming of the movie took a toll on all three, with Gable's heart attack blamed on some of the scenes he shot trying to tame some horses.

[@Alechuzaa]

I just discovered the story about Monty. I didn't know about him until today, that's maybe because I'm young (I'm 17) and I feel so curious about classic movie stars, but I feel like he was more than that, he was like an angel, he had a pure and beautiful soul that was exposed to a world that he couldn't deal with because of his sensitivity, and all the Hollywood's pressure on him because he was famous and had to hide his sexual orientation, and all the pain that he went through because of his accident on 1956, it all just tears me apart. I think he still looked beautiful, despite all the changes that his facial features had, I feel deeply sad because of the fact that he was sorrounded by things that make him unhappy. He was a brilliant and outstanding actor, so sensitive, emotional and admirable. I can't believe he aged so fast. His story breaks my heart and I just discovered him today and I would like that younger audiences would know and recognize him, I think he has more value that nowaday's actors, such a legend but still so humble and kind.

[@wholeNwon]

Congratulations on your discovery of the great actor and Elizabeth Taylor's dear friend.

[@markanthonyfuentes4052]

At the time alcoholism treatment wasn't readily available like today. Monty and Marilyn both were not well. Their drinking was out of control and their behavior was erratic. If it wasn't for Elizabeth Taylor Monty wouldn't have been working. Both were unemployable, uninsurable it was so sad.

[@markanthonyfuentes4052]

Yes. Rudolph Valentino,Cary Grant, Tab Hunter, Monty Cliff, Rock Hudson........we're all given the same hand in life. And each one handled their gift in accordance to what their audiences were wanting to see from them on the big screen. There was deceit, hiding, sneaking around. Great people but completely ahead of their time.

[@bbslabaugh]

@@markanthonyfuentes4052 the web of alchohol and drugs still lies in Hollywood. I pity Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift because I like them. They had tremendous talent. Yet they surrendered to their insecurities and became drug addicts. So very sad!

[@anneroy4560]

He also had to live with the auto accident that took away his beautiful face ... was not easy for him to carry on ...

[@markrennie1821]

Monty is Such a cool actor we shall never see the likes of again

[@audreydaleski1067]

We love you Monte all phases of your life!

[@daisycassidy2448]

Montgomery Clift is one of my top five favorite actors of all time. ❤️

[@janetlieb2507]

❤❤❤

[@gottadomor7438]

Agreed.

[@somepig2k]

Monty was so brilliantly devastating in Judgment at Nuremburg that I cannot even see him in a 60 year old game show clip without getting really emotional. Damn he was good.

[@vincentkosik403]

Great film

[@bubbispapa2053]

Awesome movie! I also think his performance stood out in an exceptionally great lineup of extraordinary actors!

[@catsarereallycool]

Montgomery Clift was a great actor.

[@perfumeaddict1204]

Poor Clift. I don't think I'd realised till this moment how young he was when he had his accident and how young he was when he died.

[@wvanderwahl]

Montgomery Clift is one of those rare Hollywood icons. Many in Hollywood today wished they had his star appeal and talent. There was supposed to be a bio pic about him a long time ago, unfortunately that never came to fruition. I had to Google and do the math to confirm Montgomery Clift's age here in 1963- He was 43. He looked much older because he had suffered so much and had given much of his life to his craft. He was buried near my apartment in a Quaker cemetery in the middle of Prospect park, Brooklyn, New York.

[@bettyjane6684]

Thank you for sharing. He has no light or happiness here.

[@lifessublime8110]

I believe he suffered from severe facial injuries in an automobile accident in LA. Elizabeth Taylor rushed him to the hospital to help him, but he was never the same after that accident.

[@gwenniegirl50]

@@lifessublime8110 True. He lived with excruciating pain according to what I’ve read. This led to additional substance abuse.

[@danielbisson8032]

woried about his gayness showing and his face liz taylor saved his life

[@TheChannelTV-bt8em]

A biopic would have been a bad idea. Who in the world could have played him with any justice?

[@lauracollins4195]

Loved Montgomery Clift in “The Heiress” with Olivia de Havilland and Ralph Richardson.

[@wholeNwon]

Thanks for the reminder.

[@jubalcalif9100]

You clearly have xlnt taste ! That is my favorite Clift film ! Top notch in every dept: script, cast, music, direction, photography, etc !

[@robertwiegman1]

Yep, the heiress is terrific...from here to eternity and the young lions are great too.

[@ivangranger8494]

Robert Wiegman The misfits, and A place in the Sun, also. Monty with Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe, in the Misfits. Monty with Elizabeth Taylor, and Shelly Winters in A Place.

[@janetlieb2507]

@@robertwiegman1 From Here To Eternity is so touching!

[@sawdalina8570]

I love these period characters. A grace, an elegance, a distinction, a crazy charm ! And Montgomry Cliff ... ❤

[@chankoey9147]

Peter Cook was so adorable here, still got that fresh yet slightly mischievous school boy charm with him. Very mesmerising.

[@giovanna722]

Absolutely!

[@americanitalianisrael4753]

I love this show very much.We have junk in TV now.Nice to see Montgomery Cliff.He was very beautiful when young.

[@notthefather3919]

@tinwoods that's your opinion and it doesnt make someone old because they don't like the trash on TV.

[@marjoriemargel1567]

tinwoods Actually I agree with her. Too much unwatchable television today, and I work in the business.

[@deborahwestendorf9486]

He always was!

[@olavwilhelm6843]

what's my line was also a primitive junk show that could have not survived on merit but only on prominent guests

[@luruperchausse10]

Back in the day when manners and good taste ruled!❤

[@TheoHockeyton]

well, except maybe for the wolf whistles when Mrs. Thetford came on stage...

[@bigcheeses]

you've not heard much Peter Cook have you! Look up Derek and Clive :D

[@clapoutloudclapoutloud]

Monty Cliff was an ICON actor, what a talent. He dies too soon.

[@philippeigoa7765]

died ?

[@helenahopkinson381]

He was still a good looking man Montgomery Clift.

[@dannydoc1969]

I just love John Daly's vocabulary, you don't hear this level of erudition much today.

[@1928gerry]

Nor amount. They do sometimes call it verbal diarrhea. Since my maiden name is Daly (no relation) it does intend to run in the Daly family; not the erudition but the v.d. part. Or, maybe it's just plain Irish blarney.

[@wholeNwon]

Nor Mr. Cerf's

[@djdon60]

I believe, truly that, that's how Mr. Daly spoke: therefore(and, having said that...kidding!) uptick, number eighteen.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Well, he was no Leo Gorcey, but he was indeed very articulate !!

[@taclas1]

Indubitably???!!!

[@thelmalopez5154]

when I was young many years ago this actor was one of my favorites I was so pleased to watch this episode thank you for posting this incredible show I

[@janetlieb2507]

Love him in. Suddenly Last Summer!❤

[@reinacoffee8557]

A Place in the Sun; an outstanding cast. Montgomery Clift; a true Hollywood legend.

[@m.oriley8260]

Despite the disfiguring car accident, the heavy drink and the painkillers, Monty was still handsome.

[@lilybean835]

How would pain killers affect his look? I understand a car accident and drnk changes features causing things like bloating and bulge.

[@jubalcalif9100]

He was no Skelton Knaggs but he was one good looking chap !!

[@PatriciaMoreno-ff8pr]

Yes, he was still handsome. So magnetic and talented on screen ! This is an interesting look at him, I'm assuming after the accident ? ? Even in this quick appearance, he's got a "presence" and he looks a little different, but still as you say, handsome Monty. So sad that he struggled so much mentally, and that as a result of that, his life and great talent was cut so short !

[@ivangranger8494]

Lily Bean Pain killers in consistent doses most likely would cause the body to have very slow, elimination. That could be toxic. The skin, an organ, would certainly reflect that. And yes, Montgomery Clift, was a Great actor. I have watched and enjoyed, I think all of his movies.

[@janetlieb2507]

Amazing actor!

[@Lampshade51]

Peter Cook was hilarious. I didn't know that he did a string of these shows and just discoved them on youtube. What a brilliantly funny man.

[@lynettepalecek3141]

I really liked Peter Cook.

[@deborahh2556]

I agree.

[@MichelleMybelle61]

Anyone still have their copy of Derek and Clive 🤣😅🤣.Peter Cook and Dudley Moore..the 70s were great fun

[@alexanderreyes2381]

And don't forget...Peter Cook played Richard III in the first Blackadder episode..he was funny 😅

[@bigcheeses]

@@MichelleMybelle61 I’m not going to change your sheets again, mister Hastings.

[@deanouellette1868]

"That's Montgomery Clift, honey!"

[@MrDeterioration]

You took the words right out of my mouth.

[@luissimoes1735]

The Clash

[@poetcomic1]

He wasn't a tormented homosexual. He was a tormented human being.

[@geniusmchaggis]

well officially he was both.

[@photo161]

can't he be both?

[@preppysocks209]

@INTERNETWORK "Remember: There are no small parts, only small actors."" -- Constantin Stanislavski. That was a very memorable part. I have read that Clift by then was in such bad shape that he could not perform the part as written and could barely complete it on any terms.

[@StephenSE9]

Wow! Didn't expect to see Monty Clift - one of my favourite actors - there. Can you imagine Peter Cook telling Richard Wilson on the set of "One Foot In The Algarve" that he once shook Montgomery Clift's hand?

[@hcombs0104]

After that accident, Montgomery Clift had such a haunted look.

[@ilzamaria6424]

Monty should always thank Elizabeth Taylor, who ran to the accident scene and opened his mouth and starter taking his teeth out, a great amount of them, which were choking him to death.

[@hgo5457]

We thank her too. RIP Monty

[@mikesaunders4775]

A very well-behaved Peter Cook.

[@trumancapote9097]

July 23, 2016 marked 50 years since the untimely cardiac arrest death brought on by severe alcoholism of MONTGOMERY CLIFT. Arguably the greatest American actor who ever lived who NEVER won an Oscar, despite being nominated several times. If you ever want to see movie acting from the Golden Age of Hollywood at it's finest please check out A PLACE IN THE SUN and FROM HERE TO ETERNITY. The bugle scene alone after FRANK SINATRA died should have won MONTY the Oscar that year. RIP MONTY.

[@jmccracken1963]

Ahead of William Holden's performance as Sefton in "Stalag 17" - which performance did win the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1954? I don't think so...... (Remember, too, that Burt Lancaster had also been nominated for Best Actor for his performance in "From Here To Eternity" that year - which probably pulled some votes away from Clift that year, too.) (The same goes for a couple of years earlier, when the Best Actor Oscar went to Humphrey Bogart for "The African Queen," and two of the other nominees were Fredric March for "Death of a Salesman" and Marlon Brando for "A Streetcar Named Desire.")

[@jmccracken1963]

I would argue that "From Here To Eternity" was an outstanding ensemble picture, and that Montgomery Clift did not "carry" the picture the same way that William Holden, as Sefton, did in "Stalag 17." While there are quite a number of good vignettes that Sefton is not a part of in that film, Holden's performance clearly stood out from the others in a very good ensemble cast. And, again, look at all five of the nominees for Best Actor that year: Clift, Burt Lancaster (also for "From Here To Eternity"), Marlon Brando (for "Julius Caesar"), Richard Burton (for "The Robe"), and Holden. I think that it is much more likely that the presence of two actors from the same movie in that category pulled votes away from each of them - in the same way that Anne Baxter and Bette Davis cancelled each other out in 1951, when they were both nominated for Best Actress for "All About Eve" (and Judy Holliday won Best Actress, for "Born Yesterday," in a very strong field of 5 that also included Gloria Swanson for "Sunset Boulevard" and Eleanor Parker for "Caged"). As for all of the other Oscars that the film won: So what? Deborah Kerr was nominated for Best Actress for her role in "From Here To Eternity," and she didn't win (Audrey Hepburn did, for "Roman Holiday"). Jean Louis was nominated for Best Costume Design, and he didn't win that Oscar, either (Edith Head did, for "Roman Holiday"). It wasn't like 1952, when Elia Kazan clearly didn't win Best Director for "A Streetcar Named Desire" because of his Communist affiliations.

[@louiset7053]

He aged a lot quicker because of his rare condition and his accident but in my opinion he still so handsome here, his eyes are marvelous, my favorite actor ever!!!

[@carlosandre1992]

Montgomery Clift actor legendary Best 🎭

[@aikanedelahay7143]

M. Clift! Wow! He was super!

[@Dolphin-cb9sq]

Such a pleasure to watch this show.

[@VahanNisanian]

Earlier that same night, the Phyllis Diller episode was taped. One of the rare television appearances of Montgomery Clift.

[@Themsbeatlesrock]

When Clark Gable watched Montgomery Clift I think do the scene where he's lying on marilyn monroe's lap in The Misfits, he said wow he's really good.

[@kennethlatham3133]

I read Clift's biography and as I recall, the scene where Clark Gable said that about Montgomery Clift was a three-shot of Gable in the foreground, looking ahead at & past the camera, with Eli Wallach & Clift behind him. While Gable delivers his dramatic line about MM, Clift pulls out and lights up a cigarette. Such distracting gestures behind a leading character's back in those positions is called "up-staging" and it infuriated Gable, who complained loudly about it. Later, when watching the scene in the daily rushes, Gable said, "That (homophobic slur) is a hell of a good actor!" Clift, like Brando & Dean, was a game-changer.

[@deborahwestendorf9486]

I Always thought he was so handsome! His sister was a reporter.

[@rhagedorn]

The one thing I disliked about this show is that the panel obviously read the newspapers every week to see what stars were in town performing or promoting their movies. Then it was easy to narrow it down with just a few questions. It took the fun out of it.

[@pressureworks]

The panel are very educated an interested in the performing arts, they wouldve been a dull lot if they hadnt been so.

[@godaistudios]

To be fair, it's unlikely they read the newspapers for that purpose. Newspaper reading was easily as commonplace as the internet is for us today. That was how so many people got the news. Sure, I'm sure it helped to some extent, but it was just as likely that with a new movie being released, the lead star would be there as a presser promoting it. In addition, there were only 50-60 movies released a year at that time, and only so many got the big accolades. Today, we have 700+ movies released per year per statista, so again, it was easier to narrow down back then.

[@StephenSE9]

Yeah, did you see the show about Tony Curtis?

[@pressureworks]

@@StephenSE9 you mean Stoney Curtis ? Eeeeeeyaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh !

[@gailsirois7175]

Same as cheating to me

[@coloren1]

The panel and Mr. Daily, rarely let the guest star say very much, They may have been protecting Mr. Clift here, but they did the same thing to so many others.

[@TheBlackhawkbrat]

I think this was the most extreme example. He got like one sentence in. I wonder if there was some behind the scenes issue with Mr. Clift's appearance.

[@mustic1234]

I really didn't know much about him myself. I had only heard his name before. I just watched a documentary about him. He seems like he was a great person, but had to go through some difficult times. Hopefully I will get to see one of his movies some day.

[@janejetson2978]

A Place in the Sun........one of my favorite movies!

[@soulierinvestments]

Peter Cook in his early luscious period. He appeared a number of times as guest panelist in 1963 only.

[@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods]

+soulierinvestments Whereas I, unfortunately, am well into my late luscious period.

[@PatriciaMoreno-ff8pr]

Who the heck was Peter Cook ? ? Never heard of him before this clip. He does look handsome, but my eyes are glued on Monty's interesting and quick appearance here. No matter what, Monty is forever magnetic and mesmerizing.

[@jamesdunn9714]

Monty aged as quickly as is possible, gooing from great handsomeness and youthful vitality in a dozen years, 1949 to 1962 or so. He lived hard and died young. A first rate emotional actor and in my opinion better than Dean or Brando.

[@WhatsMyLine]

It wasn't natural aging, though-- it was a sudden, marked change due to the horrific car accident he had in the late 1950s. He's long been one of my favorite actors, stunning appearance aside. I just wish he'd been in more great films. He was always great, but the films he was in are, for the most part, not enduring classics outside of a small handful.

[@jamesdunn9714]

+What's My Line? True, the accident did age him but so did his lifestyle. He remains one of my favorite actors.

[@dallyx66]

"...the films he was in are, for the most part, not enduring classics outside of a small handful." The Search, Red River, A Place In The Sun, I Confess, From Here To Eternity, The Misfits, and Judgement At Nuremberg - pretty good.

[@photo161]

+James Dunn * His cameo in "Judgement at Nuremberg: is one o the greatest pieces of film acting you will ever see.

[@JohnCoctostan]

I think this way about Errol Flynn as well. He was 50 when he died and he looked like he was in his late 60s. Alcoholism does that to you I guess.

[@thezmanchar]

Montgomery Clift looks scary and he was barely in his forties. Alcoholism is a very sad thing that’s for sure.

[@gbrumburgh]

Cook and Dudley Moore became a marvelous comedy team after Beyond the Fringe. Cook later fell victim to alcohol and would die of complications from his drinking at age 57.

[@FergusMcDopey]

Monty Clift's story is just heartbreaking. Still so beautiful even with the scars. Supposedly his ghost haunts his old NYC apartment, still tormented. Poor guy at least deserves a peaceful afterlife.

[@susanb2015]

Ghosts don't exist.

[@debradelquadro2140]

I've heard that too!

[@Frankcastlepunisher74]

@@susanb2015 are you sure? I've seen many in my short time here.

[@susanb2015]

@@Frankcastlepunisher74 I had a poltergeist long ago so maybe there are.

[@Eva-zv6bu]

He's still so very gorgeous. Rest in peace, my dear.

[@Glenn1441]

So unlike Montgomery Clift to appear on television, let alone a 'game show' like 'What's My Line' (as wonderful as this show was and is)... I suppose those close to him advised him that his career indeed had taken a turn and promoting himself, if not his then current film 'Freud...' was important. Still, and I don't know if I am projecting here, but it seems the panel was not as enthusiastic with him as they ordinarily were with entertainers appearing on the show. And I wonder if the audience was thrown as well. I simply adore Clift. Superb actor in a class of his own.

[@harpoon_bakery162]

They never even asked him a question, Daly was off onto different subjects and so was Bennett Cerf. It was rude and embarrassing the way they acted toward this decent human being. Just because he wasn't a tea-totaller.

[@patricebest545]

MClift Expressive eyes when he acted The best

[@fairlyvague82]

My Grandma had a real crush on Montgomery Clift lol I can see it now I’m almost 50! 🤣

[@kenyongray2615]

Who would have thought that Andy Robustelli who was a fine player would import dolls when not in season? Back then, players had jobs other than their sports to make ends meet. They made good money playing their sport but much more than the average person. Thanks for the video.

[@bluecamus5162]

Playing pro sports was once a part-time job and the contractual obligations were pretty light. Bustelli's Wikipedia page says nothing about dolls, but he did turn out to be a very good business man. That man was a 19th round draft pick, so low that the odds of making the team were quite slim, yet he not only made the team, but he became a 6-time All-Pro selection and was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame.

[@kevinmadden1645]

A stalwart in the greatest eight-year period (1956-1963) of the Giants.

[@MrJoeybabe25]

As late as 1969, according to the U.S. News and World Report, the average wage of a professional Football player was $25,000 a year, which is "156,400 adjusted-far lower than the actual $1.9 million average salary of today's NFL athletes. To put those numbers into perspective, the average U.S. salary in 1969 was nearly $5,900, so football players were making more than four times as much as the average American. Today they make nearly 50 times what the average American does." So even though they made very good money, it was not tycoon dollars, and thus most of them had some off season occupation.

[@MrJoeybabe25]

You are not an old fart until you're 70. So I hope you're prepared :>)

[@davidstroemer8582]

If you ever need a laugh , listen to Peter Cook’s routine about life as a coal miner. It really funny.

[@karlakor]

I wish John Daly and Bennett Cerf had not talked so much, to the point where Montgomery Clift hardly had a chance to say anything. I would have preferred to hear him talk about his picture rather than hear Bennett talk about the newspaper strike.

[@WhatsMyLine]

karlakor That happns a lot on WML, unfortunately. John Daly is the most guilty of it. When there is time to talk after a segment, he generally gives a monologue that reduces the person sitting next to him to the same "yes" and "no" answers they were restricted to during the game!

[@robertmelson2130]

Between 18:27 when Bennett guessed him and 20:12 when he left his seat, he uttered only 2 short sentences, and one you couldn't make out what he said. Bennett and John talked the whole time! It looks as if Clift was a bit put off by it, as he sat slouched leaning backward and not smiling at all. This has to be one of the worst examples of what Gary cites that we've seen.

[@DDumbrille]

+Robert Melson Perhaps they (especially John) were well aware ahead of the taping that Clift was possibly so out of it that he may have felt the need to protect him by doing most of the talking, preventing Clift from making a fool of himself if he had slurred his words or lost his train of thought. It was well known by the late 1950's that Clift was very dependent on drugs and alcohol to (barely) function.

[@robertmelson2130]

+DDumbrille I've thought that they've done something similar for others, e.g. Dorothy, on occasion. It's hard to tell. I'm skeptical that I'm finding what I look for in such cases, though my being skeptical doesn't mean it's not there!. Still, I think your observation is a quite reasonable explanation; it would fit Clift's actions as well as John's.

[@cosmotopperIII]

I do think that's probably the right explanation. By this stage Clift was in constant pain and was often left incapacitated by the mixture of drugs and drink he was taking to get through each day.

[@rogeliocuellar9454]

Peter Cooke had a very funny show in the early 80s he played a butler to a single mom and her daughter.♥️😁

[@scotnick59]

Feel sorry for Clift as his life was quite tragic

[@miketheyunggod2534]

Kirk Barkley he passed away just the three years after this show at 46.

[@virginiahanna869]

That Peter Cook is funny!

[@crichta]

Peter Cook looks so fresh. I wish he was still with us.

[@lenovovo]

Peter Cook is one good looking guy in this video. He has beautiful eyes!!! :-)

[@juanettebutts9782]

Thank you, Bennett Cerf, for reminding Andy Robustelli of the championship game his team lost! 🙄

[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

Love Peter Cook

[@jacquelinebell6201]

Montgomery Cluft was born exactly 40 years before me. Same birthday! He died before I was six.

[@javierbalana.observatorioc2010]

Great Show.

[@andyokus5735]

Montgomery Clift was such a beautiful Christ-like Man. And that is a description of him given by a very close friend of his that I saw yesterday in a documentary on Monty. I always was in total awe and admiration of him. It's God-awful what happened to his perfect face in that horrible car accident. It shortened his life immensely and the pain forced him to turn to narcotics and alcohol. Everyone should watch the documentary " Monty ". I came away after watching it with a newfound love and total admiration for Mr. Montgomery Clift.

[@Brian-uy2tj]

Montgomery Clift was one of the worst alcoholics Hollywood has ever seen and that is saying a lot. They had a crew of people whose job was to keep him sober until they were done shooting for the day. So sad, he was a very talented actor.

[@robjones2408]

At the peak of his powers, Monty Cliff was unbeatable. That dreadful car accident broke him physically and mentally. "From Here From Eternity" and "A Place In The Sun" are magnificent films, which makes his latter-day appearances all the more heartbreaking to watch. Without him, there would be no Brando or Dean yet he slipped into obscurity even during his heyday.

[@aemondslefteye]

Him and Brando rose to fame at pretty much the exact same moment in time so Marlon definitely doesn't owe him his fame! They were good friends however and really respected each others work. It was Marlon who got him the role in The Young Lions because at that point (post car crash) no one wanted to hire him and he (Marlon) said he would spend hours trying to convince him to get off drugs and go to the AA. So sad to have such a brilliant life wreaked so soon!😭

[@GeneRogers-xl9um]

@@aemondslefteye Yes, but Monty had acted before him in the 40s . Watch him in “Red River”! He was as a younger man acting on Broadway. But, Brando and Monty were great friends. Brando would visit Monty while Monty was shooting a movie. Monty was very choosy about the movies he would play in. Sadly, the terrible automobile accident he was in and later the pain killers and alcohol he consumed aged him quickly. A definitely tremendously talented and yet tragic individual. Still I watch his movies constantly and such pleasure he brings to the screen!

[@robjones2408]

@@GeneRogers-xl9um Monty was a class act. What a terrible tragedy.

[@TheChannelTV-bt8em]

Obscurity? You don't know what you're talking about.

[@bryanpena6306]

It would be hard to recreate the show since the number of celebrities are much larger now...it makes it harder to guess. It would stil be fun..great show.

[@aemondslefteye]

I'd love to see them do this today! Such a fun concept for a show!

[@QuadMochaMatti]

There may be a far greater number of celebrities now, but they are also far more dim.

[@larchmontmark1]

I don't know that I ever heard of Peter Cook before, but I think he's the best and funniest guest panelist I've ever seen on any of the hundreds of What's My Lines that I've seen. Well maybe Groucho ties him 🤣 .....but that's about it. Cook is tremendous here.

[@piustwelfth]

Arlene Francis gives Monty a rather strange look as he greets her. At this point in his life, he was a mess.

[@770WT]

Surprised Arlene didn't chime in with a complement to Monte .

[@esquibelle]

Montgomery Clift had a truly sad life. For those who aspire to be famous ~ nobody was more famous or admired for talent than Monty Clift. Such a sad short life.

[@midnightmilkman1]

WoW Monty was losing his hair in the back, sad life good actor

[@tallandthatsall3172]

Such a handsome man. Such a troubled soul.... gone too soon

[@karenedmiston5964]

Monty was another actor that succumbed to Hollywood.

[@44032]

Monty has to consult with John before he answers "Yes" to "Are you in the movies?"

[@randysills4418]

Maybe he couldn't hear. The acoustics in that studio were notoriously bad...

[@jacquelinebell6201]

A lot of people couldn't hear the questions well. He wasn't the only one.

[@benjaminpensiero8519]

I think he was making a subtle joke. He really in a subtle way being very wry and funny with the questions. He was being himself but he was also acting.

[@770WT]

The interview with Monte should have been till the end of the show .

[@TheChannelTV-bt8em]

Montgomery Clift was one of the five or six most talented and influential male stars in cinema history. His work has dated not a whit.

[@codyjames9376]

Monty was great in the Misfits.

[@chuckendweiss4849]

Monty’s friend was Liz Taylor. Who came to his aid to help with his car accident His last movie was Misfits which was the last for.Gable and Monroe

[@willen2416]

The Misfits was not his final movie. Sadly, it was the last movie that his co-stars Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable would make. Gable died of a heart attack several months after the film was completed and Monroe died of a drug overdose a year later. Clift went on to make “Freud” in 1963 and then got tied up in a legal battle with the studio that made the movie, which made him uninsurable. When the suit was finally settled three years later, Elizabeth Taylor, his longtime friend, lobbied successfully to get him cast to be her co-star in “Reflections of a Golden Eye” but he died of a massive heart attack before filming began. (His role went to Marlon Brando.) Clift was only 45 when he died.

[@danielfronc4304]

Daly and Cerf were definitely deliberately making mostly meaningless small talk instead of interviewing Clift (eg. Steve McQueen). Then Daly gives him the bum's rush out the studio. I really do think that they may have been protecting Mr. Clift and the show, in a good way for both. Mr. Montgomery's problems were Hollywood legend.

[@wholeNwon]

I, too, suspect that they had their reasons.

[@debrawindsor8644]

J

[@markbailey1970]

That’s Montgomery Clift honey!

[@DouglasUrantia]

Montgomery Clift, a tragic figure on many levels.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Sad but true.... :-(

[@beccawiley6684]

LOL. "Wing-hoverer"

[@mwn7521]

Liz Taylor and Monty Cliff were the most attractive Stars ever and the biggest Stars of their time. He had changed so much after the terrible accident and his handsome look …. They are truly talented and wonderful Actors❤️.

[@TheEuzkatroika]

He looks sad.. He died when he had that terrible accident.. After that, he was just a ghost ..

[@shirleyrombough8173]

I just love Arline (of course I do. Who wouldn't?)

[@upsanddownsthatshowitgoes9395]

Red River great actor

[@davidsanderson5918]

I'm particularly amused to see the grandfather of alternative comedy Peter Cook appearing as a youthful upstart on this very refined, well-behaved programme. Little did they know then what rude comedy he would go on to do!! Tee hee.

[@mjh5437]

Little did he know that he would have no career if he was young and ambitious in the PC Snowflake 2020s either.

[@beachchaos1863]

​@@mjh5437shut your goofy boomer ass up 😭😭😭

[@stevendaniel8126]

Before the wreck, a gorgeous man.

[@poetcomic1]

Rubber band maker: Peter Cook was funny: "Its vegetable matter you wouldn't usually put on the bed... I haven't really narrowed this down very much have I?"

[@kilim5583]

Dude looked totally hung over. 👀

[@scottferrell630]

Dorothy looks lovely.

[@ericmartin9569]

Monty had an undiagnosed thyroid disease that play a huge part in his rapid aging apart from his drinking.

[@Walterwhiterocks]

John really jumped the gun with Andy Robustelli. The panel got the product correct but his line was that he imports dolls. Daly would usually say something like, that's right, "now what does he have to do with dolls."

[@maggiejohnson5891]

So glad Dorothy consulted with a hair and makeup artist to improve her looks. She certainly improved a couple years on

[@aileen694]

Agreed! I love Dorothy's razor-sharp mind and all her professional accomplishments, but was often Very distracted by such unflattering hair-do's! Also i believe her appearance improved over the years, with advances in makeup styling, hair, camera angles, lighting, etc.

[@miketheyunggod2534]

How did Hollywood turn from glamour to horse poop?

[@moonlitgrl]

Peter Cook was so handsome

[@barrypoupard7009]

One of the joys of watching these is to see famous people when they were much younger. Like you I hadn''t appreciated what a good looking man Cook was fresh from Uni. Another surprise to me was how handsome Reagan was in 1954. I think men were much more masculine in the 50s and women more feminine ... only my opinion : )

[@yougottabekidding7476]

Yes, he certainly was. But someone should have fixed that one pointed brow.

[@lilybean835]

And a dreadful panelist because he doesn't want to be there and can never think of questions to ask. Too much hemming and hawwing and time wasting.

[@joeambrose3260]

My mom says he's all that and fish and chips