What's My Line? - Dick Powell; Rudy Vallee [panel] (Aug 24, 1958)

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  • Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
  • MYSTERY GUEST: Dick Powell [film actor turned producer]
    PANEL: Dorothy Kilgallen, Rudy Vallee, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf

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  • @leesher1845
    @leesher1845 2 роки тому +10

    That first woman was gorgeous and quite poised. Amazing how the panel got that one so quickly. The regulars were so smart.

  • @SuperWinterborn
    @SuperWinterborn 10 років тому +58

    Natalie Carbone Mangini did quit her work as an Atomic Scientist in 1960, when she got pregnant with her first (of four) child. She was worried about the effect her work with nuclear power might have/have had according giving birth to healthy children. (They were all luckily well) She now, at the age of 84, works as a waitress in her daughters restaurant. Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (net) June 23, 2014) She became 30 years old, the day this was aired.

    • @savethetpc6406
      @savethetpc6406 10 років тому +15

      SuperWinterborn
      Thank you for sharing that bit of information, SuperWinterborn -- so interesting! I looked up the article you referenced, which I think was from 2012, plus another one about Mrs. Mangini and her restaurant from about a year later. I have to admire a woman who seems to have had such a clear sense of purpose and priorities throughout her entire life. It must have taken a lot of guts and determination to pursue a career as a scientist when she was a young woman, but in this day and age I think it takes just as much determination and strength of character to be able to leave that type of career in order to put family first -- and she may well have had to face a variety of different types of criticism when she did that. She seems like someone who has always known what she wants and pursued each of her goals successfully, enjoying each phase and aspect of her life to the fullest on its own merits.
      Apparently Carbone's Restaurant (where she works) in Crabtree, PA has been in her family for over 75 years and has become a local "institution" where people know they will find both good food and friendly people. If I ever get anywhere near Crabtree, I'd love to stop by -- and I hope that Mrs. Mangini will still be there if I do!

    • @steveburrus9347
      @steveburrus9347 7 років тому +5

      One might wonder how many female atomic/nuclear scientists there are tjhese days. I guess that number has "exploded" since the very few of them in the 1950's.

    • @sleb99
      @sleb99 4 роки тому +3

      SaveThe TPC I find your statement quite delightful! Thank you for posting. It’s been five years, so I don’t know if you will ever see my comment.

    • @rmelin13231
      @rmelin13231 Рік тому +3

      Sadly, Ms. Mangini passed away in May 2022, having led an incredibly full and rewarding life.

  • @desireejoachim7677
    @desireejoachim7677 2 роки тому +5

    Quite a pleasant first contestant wonderful smile

  • @anonymoushard1025
    @anonymoushard1025 6 років тому +25

    Dana Craig was a 6th Degree Black Belt Judo Expert. No man wanted to confront her.

    • @anselmgolden8286
      @anselmgolden8286 5 років тому +3

      Wow. Good for her!

    • @robbob1234
      @robbob1234 4 роки тому +6

      I'm sure many men wanted to confront her, but most regretted it!

    • @gilliankew
      @gilliankew 3 роки тому +3

      It was clear from her stature that she was very fit.

    • @thesweeples3266
      @thesweeples3266 Рік тому

      The Mayor hired her for her looks

  • @jackkomisar458
    @jackkomisar458 3 роки тому +5

    At 24:41, Dorothy says "Heigh-ho, Rudy". This is a reference to a radio program that Rudy Vallée hosted starting in 1929 called "The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour." He would always sign on saying "Heigh-ho, everybody!".

  • @boognish999
    @boognish999 5 років тому +8

    I live near Crabtree Pennsylvania and maybe it's only interesting to me but Mrs. Mangini was also a restaurant owner for an Italian restaurant (Carbone's) that was open for over 70 years.

    • @dcasper8514
      @dcasper8514 5 років тому +2

      Zac M. she received her bachelor's degree from Seton Hill in Greensburg, then posr graduate at Carnegie Tech.

    • @shirleyrombough8173
      @shirleyrombough8173 3 роки тому +3

      The atomic scientist was one of the most interesting guests on this program. Educated people seem to have more self confidence when they are expected to interact with people they don't know.

  • @anneroy4560
    @anneroy4560 7 років тому +12

    I love Dick Powell ... great voice ... he did a radio show Richard Diamond, private detective that is terrific ... he died as did Susan Hayward, John Wayne & other involved with the making of The Conqueror, filmed near / on ground used for atomic testing.

    • @preppysocks209
      @preppysocks209 5 років тому +5

      there is such a thing as coincidence
      of course, the fact that he was a heavy smoker had nothing to do with his contracting cancer

    • @mikejschin
      @mikejschin 5 років тому +1

      The TV show Richard Diamond, Private Detective, which was based on the radio show, starred David Janssen, who gained greater fame in the later series The Fugitive.

    • @preppysocks209
      @preppysocks209 4 роки тому +1

      @@mikejschin Richard Diamond, Private Detective, 1959 season, was the first break for a very young Mary Tyler Moore

    • @michaelnivens6267
      @michaelnivens6267 3 роки тому +1

      @@preppysocks209 same as the Duke

    • @Muirmaiden
      @Muirmaiden 3 роки тому +2

      Powell also smoked something like four packs of cigarettes a day.

  • @Wizardofgosz
    @Wizardofgosz 6 років тому +7

    Wow. Miss Craig!

  • @troydante
    @troydante 5 років тому +4

    I love how John is so amused by where the final contestant is from, Crabtree, Pennsylvania ...

  • @byrd56
    @byrd56 10 років тому +16

    At the 2:10 mark, as Mr Daly takes his seat, you can barely notice the sign-in board being moved into position by the stagehand.

    • @tomitstube
      @tomitstube 8 років тому +1

      +Steve Byrd - good eye, looks like a new camera angle.

    • @neilmidkiff
      @neilmidkiff 4 роки тому +1

      "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!" We knew that the set piece with the board had to be wheeled in at this time, but usually the curtain hides it from camera view. It looks as if the wheeled base of the set piece ("wagon" in stage jargon) caught the edge of the curtain and opened the gap.

  • @Wizardofgosz
    @Wizardofgosz 6 років тому +26

    How did Arlene make the leap to bouncer? That was pretty impressive.

    • @randykirkland3927
      @randykirkland3927 4 роки тому +10

      Richard Wielgosz That’s because Arlene is impressive !

    • @donnawoodford6641
      @donnawoodford6641 3 роки тому +8

      There was an earlier reference from the host, Mr. Daly, that ppl might not find her service beneficial at the time (paraphrased). Somehow, Arlene connected the dots.

    • @gailsirois7175
      @gailsirois7175 3 роки тому

      How indeed ? Hmm

    • @horatiohornblower5626
      @horatiohornblower5626 3 роки тому +3

      That is why one gets the feeling that sometimes, not always, the panel are given advance information. In spite of that, it was a great program.

    • @jessicaphillips4542
      @jessicaphillips4542 2 роки тому +1

      What do you mean how lol look how broad her shoulders are etc

  • @ironduke2000
    @ironduke2000 4 роки тому +13

    The panel really struck out with the cook; they didn't get anywhere near it. I've seldom seen them bomb so quickly and utterly with so common an occupation.

  • @cathymullican2387
    @cathymullican2387 3 роки тому +5

    Surprised they didn't get closer on the Navy blimp cook. They're usually pretty good at non-profit -> government -> military, and Dorothy usually asks if they work on land.

  • @jackkomisar458
    @jackkomisar458 3 роки тому +4

    I have been watching these shows for months. It's good to see a scientist after all this time.

    • @bluecamus5162
      @bluecamus5162 2 роки тому +1

      I agree. I'd have loved to see more men/women of science and letters on the show. Einstein lived until 1955. Can you imagine his appearance?

  • @dailyowl6337
    @dailyowl6337 9 років тому +14

    Did I hear Arlene correctly at 17.00, after Bennett's question "Are you married to a beautiful girl with a husky voice" she said 'Is she wearing a diamond heart'? Cheeky ;-) But I thnik she knew who the mystery gueat was already and that it wasn't Martin.

    • @nancypine9952
      @nancypine9952 6 років тому +3

      Powell was married to June Allyson, his third and final wife.

  • @markxxx21
    @markxxx21 11 місяців тому +2

    Richard Powell (November 14, 1904 - January 2, 1963). in a 2001 interview with Larry King, Powell's widow June Allyson stated that the cause of death was lung cancer due to his chain smoking

  • @Paul71H
    @Paul71H 3 роки тому +4

    Dana Craig was stunningly beautiful.

  • @leesher1845
    @leesher1845 2 роки тому +1

    I grew up across the street from Carnegie Tech, which is now called Carnegie Mellon University. ☺️

  • @MrWindermere123
    @MrWindermere123 5 років тому +12

    Bennett Cerf said in an interview which is here on UA-cam as an audio tape that the two worst panel members were Wally Cox and Rudy Vallee. I was expecting a 'car crash' appearance by Mr Vallee but it didn't happen - he was average for guest panellists despite an odd hair style. I'd say that Art Linkletter was the first equal worst with Wally Cox because he was slow and clumsy in his questions whilst seeming to think he was doing well.

    • @stevestites9762
      @stevestites9762 4 роки тому +2

      Roly And Me. In my opinion Cerf was the worst panelist. Arrogant, elitist snob who couldn’t keep his mouth shut when it wasn’t his turn.

    • @sophiemorrison9820
      @sophiemorrison9820 2 роки тому

      I didn't care for wally cox on the panel because he was tedious in his attempt at humor. He slowed the show down. My vote for all time worst was Van Clyburn who I thought couldn't get out of his own way. Also, zsa zsa was a mess as a panelist. I couldn't quite figure out if it was her humor but she couldn't even get her blindfold on.

    • @steve1reg
      @steve1reg Рік тому +1

      I agree about Wally Cox. But there were others who were not good panelists. In some cases, it appeared they had hardly watched the show and did no practicing at home on what they might say. I wondered why their PR people allowed them to participate? Is getting exposure good, even if it's bad exposure?

    • @rmelin13231
      @rmelin13231 Рік тому +1

      I have to agree with Mr. Cerf. I've seen a couple of episodes with Mr. Vallee and it seemed pretty clear that either he was apathetic toward the whole game, or just wasn't adept at it. Wally Cox was a bit droll, and did slow the show down, but his humor was unique.

  • @tjbnyc76
    @tjbnyc76 10 років тому +19

    I always wondered what was on the note that Dorothy passes to Arlene after they guess Ms. Craig's line.

    • @davidsanderson5918
      @davidsanderson5918 4 роки тому +1

      Todd Brandt Yeah things like that get me too. I wonder if Arlene's question had anything to do with it. Or maybe Dorothy knew someone who had had been on the receiving end of her services and she was passing it on.

    • @donnawoodford6641
      @donnawoodford6641 3 роки тому +2

      Sorta like a kid passing a note in the classroom?

  • @tomklock568
    @tomklock568 6 років тому +5

    Yes women are getting in everywhere...wow telling of the times!

  • @jasonplatt2228
    @jasonplatt2228 Місяць тому

    There's a lot of disparaging comments about Rudy Vallee and I'm not saying he was a saint or he didn't have unpleasant attributes but he helped a lot of performers get their start from his radio show such as Alice Faye, was one of the most popular early crooners, and did some excellent supporting work later in his career in films such as "The Palm Beach Story" and "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying".

  • @hoorootv7266
    @hoorootv7266 8 років тому +19

    Wow, hottest bouncer I've ever seen 😱😲😨😎

  • @markxxx21
    @markxxx21 11 місяців тому +1

    Natalie Carbone Mangini August 24, 1928 - May 31, 2022. She was a pioneering woman scientist. Google her name for interviews she gave and info on her life.

  • @jayterry9750
    @jayterry9750 9 років тому +5

    "26 Miles", Four Preps....Not exactly Rock-N-Roll, But I wonder if she was chosen being from Catalina Island.

  • @hopicard
    @hopicard 10 років тому +17

    Dana Craig is hot.

    • @steveburrus9347
      @steveburrus9347 7 років тому +3

      She said she worked [as a bar bouncer] at Santa Catalina island ca, the very same place where Natalie Wood drowned, which has nothing to do with the bouncer.

  • @davidsanderson5918
    @davidsanderson5918 4 роки тому +3

    Wow for once Daly is looking at the clock and there's a SURPLUS of time left to fill.

  • @louisianagrandma9787
    @louisianagrandma9787 5 років тому +6

    I guess this would have thrown the panel off the track, but the cook most certainly would have dealt with animals, i.e. fish, chicken, etc..

    • @MrYfrank14
      @MrYfrank14 4 роки тому +3

      they are probably not animals when he deals with them.
      I doubt he kills them and butchers them.
      they would have to ask if he ever deals with anything that was ever alive.

    • @hopelewis5650
      @hopelewis5650 2 роки тому

      Not live animals.

    • @kd5you1
      @kd5you1 10 місяців тому

      I was thinking of bird strikes, but blimps don't move very fast.

  • @kd5you1
    @kd5you1 10 місяців тому

    Apparently the Chi Chi Club is still in business which is impressive for today's world.

  • @galileocan
    @galileocan 10 років тому +12

    There has been much discussion on Rudy Vallee being the worst panelist ever on What's My Line (I think Bennett actually said that once during an interview). I think Wally Cox easily takes that distinction and the gap to the next worst would be monumental. But Rudy Vallee certainly wasn't very good for sure

    • @ToddSF
      @ToddSF 9 років тому +5

      Galileocan g -- Rudy Vallee definitely comes off as not being the sharpest tool in the shed as guest panelists go. I could say the same about Liberace as a panelist -- in one episode he kept asking each contestant "Is your line of work dangerous?" which received a "no" each time. At least it got him off the hook, asking that one question, so that the questioning would be taken up by someone with a clue. Wally Cox, though, hands down, was the worst panelist I've ever seen. At least twice, he just sat there in silence, desperately trying to think up a question to ask. "Dead air" as they say, on TV or on the radio, is just not acceptable. At least some guest panelists say "I don't have a clue, I pass" or words to that effect, which is *way* better than 20 or 30 seconds of dead air.

    • @robertmelson2130
      @robertmelson2130 9 років тому +4

      Galileocan g It wasn't part of Wally Cox's "shtick", but what helps elevate Rudi Vallee (and Tab Hunter also comes to mind here) above Wally is that at least Rudi and Tab exhibited some ease of interaction or charm(?) with others. I agree, though, that the "dead air" effect that Todd cites trumps everything else. You must also admit that other guest panelists that we list among the best would purposely ask stupid questions for comedic effect, e.g. Groucho and Ernie Kovacs. Rudi does not seem to be doing it on purpose. "Does it have anything to do with the American flag?" lol

    • @markxxx21
      @markxxx21 7 років тому +4

      I read an interview with Lucie Arnaz and she said of all the guest stars on Here's Lucy, Rudy was the only one she disliked. She said he was obnoxious, rude and overbearing.

    • @kennethbutler1343
      @kennethbutler1343 5 років тому +3

      I saw that episode in its first fun, and I remember I thought he was Rudolph Valentino! I had never heard of Rudee Vallee; I was only 7 at the time...

    • @rogerknights857
      @rogerknights857 5 років тому +3

      I wondered, after watching them, why the show didn't "prep" guests on desirable behavior. E.g., not asking questions that have already been asked, not asking silly long-shot questions, not wasting time if flummoxed (instead of passing), not making a big show of oneself-e.g., not trying to pass oneself off as being a second Sherlock Holmes, not ignoring prior shoiws for hints of the type of (narrowing-down) questions to ask, ee., etc.

  • @JamAshleyFilms
    @JamAshleyFilms 2 роки тому +4

    (Sees Dana Craig)... (Googles "How to build a time machine")

  • @Wizardofgosz
    @Wizardofgosz 6 років тому +4

    The man said ELECTIVE twice. Why didn't he correct Mr. Daly?

    • @MrYfrank14
      @MrYfrank14 4 роки тому +1

      I believe English was a second language and therefore he got confused when he heard elected, thought they said elective, said elective and was corrected and told he was not elected.
      he assumed he misunderstood.

  • @leesher1845
    @leesher1845 2 роки тому

    One question that Bennett Cerf usually asked about food or drink he didn’t ask in the second segment with the cook.

  • @brandonflorida1092
    @brandonflorida1092 Рік тому

    For the very first time on WML (and possible the last) a scientist.

  • @jackseward7779
    @jackseward7779 Рік тому

    I don't think they ever ascertained whether or not the blimp cok was a contrct civilian or a sailor.

  • @Menstral
    @Menstral 2 місяці тому

    Dana Craig - Chi Chi Nightclub located in the heart of Avalon on Catalina Island is still a concern in 2024
    105 Sumner Ave, Avalon, CA 90704, United States

  • @timothywills7709
    @timothywills7709 3 роки тому +4

    Rudy Vallee - awful questions

  • @markxxx21
    @markxxx21 11 місяців тому +1

    Dorothy is in her "bitch" mode tonight.

  • @keithnaylor1981
    @keithnaylor1981 6 місяців тому

    Dorothy is good at the game but she often asks bizarre questions in the ‘negative’ which lead nowhere, eg
    “is it unlikely that we would want to avail ourselves of your services if we could avoid it?” Which left John, the contestant, and me lost for words.

  • @kennethreed2186
    @kennethreed2186 3 місяці тому +2

    Dana crag 🤪😉🙃😊👍🥰

  • @hopicard
    @hopicard 10 років тому +3

    Cooks are elected :)

  • @MrWindermere123
    @MrWindermere123 5 років тому +5

    One more thing: John Daly had to stretch things out to fill the time allotted to the programme after the panel guessed three answers pretty quickly. Only the cook, who seemed uncomfortable on air, beat them to win $50. I think that's why Mr D expressed interest in the home-town of the final contestant when he had probably never heard of it. He's a suave fellow and very patient with Bennett Cerf's jibes about 'honest John'. Mr Cerf is one of those annoying people who try the same joke too often whilst grinning as if it's hugely funny - and it isn't.

  • @drzarkov39
    @drzarkov39 Рік тому

    It was the girl's birthday, you'd think Daley would have thrown over all the cards.

  • @MrYfrank14
    @MrYfrank14 4 роки тому +7

    Bennett cheats so many times with the mystery guest I wish they would have intentionally misled him.
    choose someone who is not in town for some publicized event.
    have someone who is not the mystery guest call Bennett and say something about being in town.

    • @preppysocks209
      @preppysocks209 4 роки тому +4

      There was a time in the 1960s and I am sorry I forget now who the MG was, but the MG was out of the country and showed up between changing planes in NY and did a good job not being guessed.

  • @lisahinton9682
    @lisahinton9682 3 роки тому +4

    Bennett Cerf so obnoxiously stealing Arlene's thunder! Arlene had obviously figured it out and was delighting in the process and Bennett, from Arlene's line of questioning, figured it out, too. How rude of him to blurt it out.

  • @tomitstube
    @tomitstube 8 років тому +7

    rudy vallee is going to stick with that 1930's hair cut.

  • @ChrisHansonCanada
    @ChrisHansonCanada Рік тому +1

    Rudy Vallee had the reputation as one of the most foul mouthed and unpleasant men in show business.
    They were all fawning over the *_beauty_* of the first contestant, but if you take a good look at her face, she wasn't *_that_* good looking. If you picture her with short, curly hair, she would be considered *_average_* .
    I bet that male contestant was a champ in the sack! It's just a gut feeling.

  • @mikegendron3723
    @mikegendron3723 5 років тому +1

    Dick Powell - 5 years later died of lung cancer!!

  • @sandydog291
    @sandydog291 Рік тому

    First contestant would have had no trouble bouncing me and she wouldn't have needed her judo skills. One look at her would have weakened me to the point she could have pushed me out with one finger.

  • @legrandeanorey3860
    @legrandeanorey3860 7 років тому +1

    INOLVIDABLE DICK !!!!

  • @kennethbutler1343
    @kennethbutler1343 5 років тому +11

    Daly and Cerf's somewhat misogynistic comment that women are 'getting in everywhere' was somewhat poignant as the 1950's started a slow change in what was referred to "men's work" and "woman's work" to just work.
    WML was very cutting edge in that they frequently had women doing non-traditional 'woman's' jobs, had a LOT of black guests compared to TV in general, and the sexual innuendos (especially from Arlene, and when Steve Allen was a panelist) were as racy as anything on TV.

    • @donlove3741
      @donlove3741 3 роки тому

      Get a life !

    • @alansorensen5903
      @alansorensen5903 3 роки тому +2

      @@donlove3741 Had a life. Now I'm reliving some of the better parts. Enjoy yours as I have mine.

    • @lisahinton9682
      @lisahinton9682 3 роки тому +2

      @Kenneth Butler
      man, men
      woman, women
      It's not that hard.

    • @bogieviews
      @bogieviews 2 роки тому +2

      There is just work, but some work is in truth better performed by men and some is better performed by women. This idea that women can do anything that men do and vice versa is stupid bs. There are rare exceptions where a particular individual could, but there is men's work and women's work. The exception does not make the rule.

    • @thesweeples3266
      @thesweeples3266 Рік тому

      @@lisahinton9682 exactly.

  • @Mmdmade
    @Mmdmade 3 роки тому +2

    I never saw a woman bouncer.

    • @RonGerstein
      @RonGerstein 6 місяців тому

      So you go to places that employ bouncers. You must lead a rough life.

  • @stevestites9762
    @stevestites9762 4 роки тому +2

    Great Bennett! Open your mouth when it’s not your turn (as usual) and cheat the guest out of money! What a guy!

    • @gailsirois7175
      @gailsirois7175 3 роки тому +2

      He truly has a big mouth and wants to ALWAYS be right..smartest in the room

  • @ChrisHansonCanada
    @ChrisHansonCanada Рік тому +1

    *_Night Club Bouncer ..... Cook on U.S. Navy Blimp ....Atomic Scientist_*

  • @carollee444
    @carollee444 3 роки тому

    Cerf m/h/b horney!

  • @MrYfrank14
    @MrYfrank14 4 роки тому +4

    a pretty female bouncer is cheating.
    she doesn't need Judo, all she needs to do is walk up to the guy swinging the chair, he will put the chair down, offer her a seat, offer to buy her a drink, and the next thing he knows he is in the street wondering what happened.
    also, if I was the bar owner, I would be afraid of all the guys it would attract that wanted to start trouble just so they could have her beat them up because they like getting beat up by her.

    • @gilliankew
      @gilliankew 3 роки тому +1

      That woman had steel in her eyes, despite the disarming smile. Any but the most drunk or stupid of men would see it.

    • @thesweeples3266
      @thesweeples3266 Рік тому

      The mayor hired her for her looks.

  • @donlove3741
    @donlove3741 3 роки тому

    W O W bounce me please !
    😂😂

  • @Julia-fo4tk
    @Julia-fo4tk 2 роки тому

    When Arlene attempted to talk the bouncer (8.56) to ascertain who the biggest person she had bounced was, Daly butted in again and the contestant could not get a work in. He is so annoying.