Fred Allen was one of the greatest wits of 20th century America. He had a wide following with his radio programs of the 1930s and 40s. His appearances on WML are particularly delightful. Those of you complaining about him not being funny or talking too much definitely don’t have an appreciation for the excellent wit he had or the humor of that era.
Kim Novak was 8 days shy of her 23rd birthday when she made this appearance on WML. It is quite a tribute to her that she had already achieved leading lady status. Most actresses with her age and appearance would still be described as an ingenue. In the same year that "Picnic" was made she also had a movie with an uncredited role as a harem girl. (According to one source, she made only $100 a week for her work in "Picnic".) She had a very fast climb to the top. At that age, she had the looks to play young and innocent and the poise to play more mature than her years.
I wonder how many girls born around the time of PICNIC were named Kim? My husband was so struck by her that he named our daughter after her, and I know our Kim went to school with a few more Kims around her age. There were also a lot of Kimberlys, but I believe those had a different source from Kim Novak. In those days, it was a brand new name.
Uhh.. ... Why the Past Tense?. Is What i wanna Know. Unless I'm missing a facet of news that just now occured, as of March 8th, 2022; Madam Novak IS Very (VERY) Much Alive And With Us at the Age of Eighty-Nine Years Young (!)
I think people often overlook how good Desi Arnaz was simply because of how towering Lucy was as a comic actor, but you're so right that being funny in a secondary language has got to be very tough.
@@FreihEitnerDesi Arnaz spoke perfect English. He was not thinking in Spanish, and translating it to English. Arnaz was a very able and meticulously competent man. He spoke and understood English and was fluent in the language.
Have an uncle that looked like Desi. He was always being "spotted" as him. Was with him once about 10 years ago and a woman came running up calling him Desi and wanting his autograph. Without skipping a beat at 89 years old, he replied, "Ma'am, I've been dead since 1986." She didn't "get" it. Thought I was going to die laughing!
Thank you so much for this anecdote, and another thank you to whoever posted this! I had a huge crush on Desi Arnaz and grew up with "I Love Lucy." All my male cats have been named Desi, after Mr. Arnaz. I love seeing him here.
***** Also have a cousin-in-law that is a dead-ringer for Paul Newman. Whenever we have a family get-together at a restaurant one or both get asked for autographs. The Desi one tries to explain that he died in 86 and the Paul one just signs the autographs or takes the picture. Says it's easier than convincing them Paul died in 06. I always wonder at what point they notice the autographs aren't Desi & Paul. The Paul one told mehe had 1 woman chase him down in the parking lot to DEMAND he write the real name. He told her, "Honey, that is my real name." She threw a hissy-fit until he finally broke down and signed what she wanted.
+rick charles Hah! Wait till she tries to sell her "Paul Newman" autograph on E-bay! I like your uncle's style. There's no way to improve on his retort.
Although he wasn't terribly good at the game, Desi Arnaz was an excellent guest panelist. He provided a number of quick comebacks, and picked up on the audience laughter over possibly using the services of the helicopter pilot and made the most of it. Skills that remind one of Steve Allen. It's too bad he didn't appear on the panel more often. He did appear as a Mystery Guest, once with and once without Lucy.
David Evans You're very welcome. Thank you for taking my prior comments seriously. I'm just a person who does this as a hobby, as best I can, spread pretty thin.
What's My Line? I am very appreciative of these videos. I love the show, and have been watching them in the evenings for years and years. Never get tired of them. Thank you.
Notice at the end how John marks the 6th anniversary of the show by mentioning a congratulatory telegram from "our old colleague, Mr. Block." This was the first reference to Block since his firing three years before and evidently he had gotten over it. Nine years later on the 15th anniversary show in 1965, Daly would close by mentioning that Block had called to offer congratulations as well.
LOVE her even as young boy and i still do and i loved picnic the part where holden and her dance as she comes down the stairs WOW fire works for me with my 2 favorite stars
Wonderful reaction from Desi when realized that the second contestant is the helicopter pilot who will fly him and Lucy to Jamestown, NY tomorrow. 18:04
Randolph Churchill is identified as a correspondent for the "Ike-Eden meetings". Ike was, of course, US president Dwight Eisenhower, and Anthony Eden was Prime Minister of Great Britain. They were meeting due a political crisis related to the Suez Canal. Later in the year, the crisis led to military conflict and eventually to the resignation of Eden as PM. Details can be found in the Wikipedia entry "Suez Crisis".
Desi's interaction with Randolph Churchill starting around the 7:50 mark is one of the more delightful bits in all of WML. Desi's self depreciating humor combined with his questions that get a "yes", while still having no idea who Churchill is quite funny. His relief at getting a "no" tops it all.
I can't imagine another situation where Desi Arnaz would interact with Randolph Churchill. You just wouldn't expect their paths to cross. This is a gem.
To have Winston Churchill as the Mystery Guest on WML, that would have been something to view and review for ever!! It would have been their finest hour. :)
Excellent movie with James Stewart. His act of being completely unhappy in love, in despair totally shocked me. Wouldn't think he can do it. Big and tough hero.
I just went back and watched it again, I completely missed that the first time! That is hilarious! This is the main reason I love WML. Where else would you see an interaction between Randolph Churchill and Desi Arnaz on 1950's television!? Desi was 41 years old at the time this was filmed and also a heavy drinker and smoker. It didn't show on him (yet) the way it did on Randolph, only 3 years older than Desi.
I make a habit of asking people my age (79) who the mist beautiful movie star was. The answer should be Hedy Lamar or Elizabeth Taylor, but it is usually Sophia Loren or Ann Margaret. Oddly enough it is never Kim Novak, Debra Paget, or even Marilyn Monroe, all of whom might qualify.
Randolph Churchill was named after his grandfather, lord Randolph Churchill. His father was of course Winston Churchill and his son was also named Winston.
He was a hard-core alcoholic, and a mean, wife-beating drunk. About 10 years after this show he was hospitalized to have a "non-malignant" tumor removed from his lung. Evelyn Waugh said, "It was a typical triumph of modern science to find the one part of Randolph which was not malignant and to remove it."
@@madeleine9907 It would take quite a character to grow up in the shadow of Winston Churchill (looking very like him, no less) and end up gracious, charming and issues-free. Not excusing bad behavior, just explaining that neither Winston nor his son necessarily had quality fathering.
I always like Kim Novak. She has mistery and feminity as well as a especial kind of talent portraying characters of a certain complexity like in "Vertigo".
Loved the movie "Picnic"; Bill Holden was hot back then and their on-screen chemistry was remarkable. Kim's cockney accent here sounds like the same she used playing Mildred in the remake of "Of Human Bondage" (1964). The original (1936) starring Bette Davis was superior.
Fred's reference to meeting Randolph Churchill in London 3 or 4 years before with Tallulah refers to a special broadcast in London of NBC Radio's huge Sunday night variety program "The Big Show" ["big" used in the slang of the time for 'great']. Tallulah Bankhead was the hostess of the program; Fred appeared often enough to be considered almost a co-star host. "The Big Show" broadcasted in London as I recall in 1952.
@@jslasher666 what a cruel and unkind remark to make. Miss Dorothy was a brilliant reporter highly esteemed in the literary world. She was by no means an entertainer or actress. And even if she was that was still a very uncalled for remark.
@@trock6577 A different era. No public profanity. Cultural guardrails. No screaming or shouting. The innuendos are never in your face, twice removed. Challenging, sometimes making you think "what's he getting at". You would have appreciated living through it and would in hindsight cherish it.
I first came across Fred Allen years ago in the 1935 Dick Powell film, "Thanks a Million." His wit and delivery was impressive in that film. In his visits here, he could be trying, so understand why he wouldn't appeal to many.
Fred was a nice guy by all accounts but had way more bad jokes than good, didnt have nice things to say about overweight people & wasted a lot of time especially this episode(so much so John had to remove the usual walk/by & free guess)
For some reason all the Hollywood film beauty icons I have seen on this show look more ravishing to me than they did in the films that brought them fame...Novak; Arlene Dahl; Linda Darnell; Maureen O'Hara, etc.
You're right! I don't think it's just black and white: can't be. I guess it was the way the set was lit, how the light emphasized their lovely bone structures. Kim looks sculpted from ivory. Her natural posturings are so sweet and touching. A very, very young Kim Novak. So natural. An underestimated actress. - Oh, "Bell, Book and Candle!"
I prefer Rear Window and North by Northwest by far. And it did poorly at the box office. However, you are in good company, as some recent polls of film critics have voted "Vertigo" as the best American film ever made.
@@preppysocks209 Best film from anywhere, according to the Sight & Sound poll, the oldest and broadest among industryites which has been held every decade since 1952. Ridiculous to single one film out, but the result comes from tallying the ten best according to each respondent. 'Vertigo' has certainly come up in their estimation. Not many years ago 'Psycho' would have outrated it, and Hitchcock was still regarded more as a master manipulator of audiences than a great artist. French critics boosted him.
This was the first WML episode posted on the internet, on another website over ten years ago. This episode aired about eight weeks before Fred Allen's death. Allen had a knack for cracking up John Daly. Floyd Carlson was one of the original test pilots for the first Bell Helicopter in 1946.
Kim Novak is one of the most beautiful women that have come out of Hollywood. She was ostracized for dating Sammy Davis Jr. SDJ was threatened for dating her.
@@moonglow1311 Her biggest year, 1958, ("Vertigo" and "Bell, Book, and Candle") came a few years after her affair with Sammy ended. Davis was threatened by Harry Cohn, the Mob and quickly married a Black woman, Loray White, under duress. The Novak/Davis affair was mostly covered up by Columbia Studio. Novak's career momentum wasn't affected.
Already the video gaming industry grosses more than movies and VR and AR are common. In 63 years people won’t be “watching “ there will be direct brain stimulation and the “viewer” will interface with the game or show. When our grandchildren are our age they will be doing these things while being flown in autonomous electric fuel cell planes and doing other things I can’t even imagine
Kim Novak is so lovely and different from most blondes at that time. She had this innocents and sexyiness that was appealing. She was terrific in Picnic but also in Vertigo.
Helicopter man is from the Dallas/Arlington/Plano/Ft.Worth Metroplex..= Richland Hills or N.Richland Hills..although in 1956, only DFW wasn't a spot in the road. Boy, has that changed..
Her voice was very particoular and easy to guess .. pure velvet and such seductive. I talk about one of the beauty woman ever lived , Kim Novak of course (love you darly).
In his previous life Mr. Churchill must have been a sloth. That was the slowest signature I've ever seen. He even wore out the audience who stopped clapping.
@@petemarshall8094 I didn’t read his comment as a complaint. You can not deny he wrote slowly. Chalkboards are different than pen and paper. I still enjoyed his appearance!
I don't know for sure, but I thought that maybe Dorothy Kilgallen's dress on this episode is a little...bold, for back then. But I know for sure that when she introduced Fred in Spanish, that was pretty cool that she did that. I've seen stories about her online (google her, I'm not going to mention it here) and I think from the episodes I've seen her on this show, she was everything they say she was...and that means she was awesome!! 👍
Randolph is the oldest looking 44 year-old I’ve ever seen. As someone who smoked 80-100 cigarettes and drank up to two bottles of whiskey a day, it’s easy to see why. Although a gifted writer, he was a cantankerous, quick to anger curmudgeon who managed to alienate most of his family and friends over the course of his life.
As most upper class Brits, he was raised by nanny’s and treated shameful by both parents , esp his mother. But he’s still responsible for his character.
@@lllowkee6533 When I was a boy, living in Plymouth, England - one day I had the occaision to pop into a shop near my home to purchase something or other for my mother. And, Lo & Behold, standing there was R. Churchill, bawling his eyes out. He had just heard that he had failed to be elected of a Political position for the City. That showed his character.
Kim is such a classic and classy DOLL!!! Anyhow, I'm a bit surprised no one has come up with a spoof of this show, preferably Woody Allen style, in which the mystery guest are such historical notables as Julius Caesar, Andrew Jackson, King Nebuchadnezzar, Moa, Napoleon, Kubla Khan, Jessi James, Catherine the Great, St. Francis of Assisi, Sir Isaak Newton, an infamous brutal Roman General, etc. etc. Huh huh, keep the panelist the same, or very similar in personality to ones on here, but have them politely ask questions such as "Are you a bully and a tyrant who likes to start wars?" "Ever wrote a childrens book involving a rabbit named Peter?" "Do you deal in the slave trade built up by conquered Nations?" "You specialize in bloodshed and torture?" You a harsh merciless ruler who reigns with an iron fist and burdens his subjects with heavy taxes" "Were you the chap who came up with the idea that the world is round, not flat l, and took a chance to prove it with three boats in 1492, with Queen Isabella's blessing?" "You ever robbed banks and trains and got hung?" "You the one who invented the iron maiden and the thumb screw?" "Hmmm a Roman General? how many people have you crucified, no, have you played a key role in the Gallic Wars?" "Umm you hold a high position in Egypt, are a priestess in the temple of Isis, and slept with Mark Antony?" "Are you an actor by any chance who took a pot shot at Lincoln....and almost missed because of political ideological differences?" "Ever got hit on the head by a falling apple while relaxing under a tree and suddenly got struck with an inspiration having to with something related tooooo, errrr, hmmm, oh! gravity?" etc, etc. And then when they couldn't figure it out they take off their masks and "Ohhhh shit! it's, we should have known, it's Pontious Pilot!!...the gov of Judea who crucified Christ!" followed by applause and cheers of the audience.
Woody Allen did make a spoof of this show, called "What's My Perversion?" in the 1972 film "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)". In 1959, Dick Van Dyke and Art Carney did a spoof of "What's My Line".
Tomorrow I will be born. I know for sure WML didn't sent my dearest mum into labour. We didn't had TV yet and she couldn't speak english ,like most people in my european lovely country.
In the first episodes, John smoked while moderating, Arlene puffed away a few times, the other previous panelists lit up, as well. Mr. Churchill was the first cigarette smoker to be obvious in quite a long time. Edward G. Robinson had a cigar a couple episodes back (if watching the shows in chronological order).
@@juanettebutts9782 I saw Bennett light up a pipe once or twice. George Burns also smoked his cigar on set, and Oscar Levant lit while he was the mystery guest.
Interesting how she used both hands to shake with the gentlemen on the panel. Generally, when both hands are used to hand shake, it's a sign of great respect for the individual, and a sign of a good individual who's doing the hand shake.
21:44 Are You The Young Lady (??) ... Those words imply that Kim wasn't a Household Name yet ... She Debuted in an uncredited role in The French Line ... released February 8 1954 ... Her First Credited Role was in Pushover ... released July 30 1954 ... This WML Episode first aired February 5 1956 ... So, at this time, her name had only been around for about a year and a half ... even though Pushover was a Fairly Big movie ... I think (??) ... Picnic was released about the time of this Airing ... Vertigo was released May 9 1958 ... Certainly ... if not already ... her name was Household after that ... Vertigo gives her immortality ... She lives forever ... in a way ... September 8 2022 (0124 hrs)
Her relationship with Sammy Davis jr. pretty much ruined her career in Hollywood. Btw, her co-starring with the great William Holden in 'Picnic' is worth seeing!!
Kim Novak has such a wonderfully subdued, one-of-a-kind screen presence. I just did a tribute video to her on my channel, using clips from key Novak movie classics, if anyone would like to check it out.
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Fred Allen was one of the greatest wits of 20th century America. He had a wide following with his radio programs of the 1930s and 40s. His appearances on WML are particularly delightful. Those of you complaining about him not being funny or talking too much definitely don’t have an appreciation for the excellent wit he had or the humor of that era.
Whoever is complaining has no sense of humour. Freddy was great!
The complainers are from another Era 😅
I’m 52. Never heard of him. I love him
Fred Allen was great. He has to be an influence to David Letterman. We have lost so much.
My parents lived in Salina, Kansas when Picnic was filmed and the movie is still one of my dad's favorites to this day.
Wow, Salina, Kansas! Did they know the Barton family? They had a daughter called Judy who moved away to San Francisco…
Kim Novak was 8 days shy of her 23rd birthday when she made this appearance on WML. It is quite a tribute to her that she had already achieved leading lady status. Most actresses with her age and appearance would still be described as an ingenue. In the same year that "Picnic" was made she also had a movie with an uncredited role as a harem girl. (According to one source, she made only $100 a week for her work in "Picnic".) She had a very fast climb to the top. At that age, she had the looks to play young and innocent and the poise to play more mature than her years.
TRUTH every word i agree with you
She was in Vertigo, one best films ever!🙂
KIM NOVAK IS VERY PRETTY,NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT
AND A VERY NICE AND LOVELY LADY TOO
AND SHE HAS MANY GREAT TALENTS FANTASTISK
I wonder how many girls born around the time of PICNIC were named Kim? My husband was so struck by her that he named our daughter after her, and I know our Kim went to school with a few more Kims around her age. There were also a lot of Kimberlys, but I believe those had a different source from Kim Novak. In those days, it was a brand new name.
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This is the best show ever made. I wish they would bring it back. Just pure fun. People back then were so graceful and elegant.
I don’t think you’d want the show back today. Can you imagine how trashy it would be?
Hiding all their sins and scandals from us...
Kim was class, she was beautifulll, reserved and admired by millions , really i coudnt compliment her enough.
She did such a great job in VERTIGO, I hated to see her jump.
Uhh.. ... Why the Past Tense?. Is What i wanna Know.
Unless I'm missing a facet of news that just now occured, as of March 8th, 2022; Madam Novak IS Very (VERY) Much Alive And With Us at the Age of Eighty-Nine Years Young (!)
Randolph Churchill looked like he was having a great time. I bet his father would have done the same.
looks so much like Winston
It's not easy to be funny in a language that isn't your first language. Desi Arnaz is really good on here, very quit-witted and genuinely funny. 👍
I think people often overlook how good Desi Arnaz was simply because of how towering Lucy was as a comic actor, but you're so right that being funny in a secondary language has got to be very tough.
@@FreihEitnerDesi Arnaz spoke perfect English. He was not thinking in Spanish, and translating it to English. Arnaz was a very able and meticulously competent man. He spoke and understood English and was fluent in the language.
Tell me about it.😂😂
Have an uncle that looked like Desi. He was always being "spotted" as him. Was with him once about 10 years ago and a woman came running up calling him Desi and wanting his autograph. Without skipping a beat at 89 years old, he replied, "Ma'am, I've been dead since 1986."
She didn't "get" it.
Thought I was going to die laughing!
that's very funny. :) (i use emoticons grudgingly, but refuse to write lol.)
Thank you so much for this anecdote, and another thank you to whoever posted this! I had a huge crush on Desi Arnaz and grew up with "I Love Lucy." All my male cats have been named Desi, after Mr. Arnaz. I love seeing him here.
***** Also have a cousin-in-law that is a dead-ringer for Paul Newman. Whenever we have a family get-together at a restaurant one or both get asked for autographs. The Desi one tries to explain that he died in 86 and the Paul one just signs the autographs or takes the picture. Says it's easier than convincing them Paul died in 06.
I always wonder at what point they notice the autographs aren't Desi & Paul.
The Paul one told mehe had 1 woman chase him down in the parking lot to DEMAND he write the real name. He told her, "Honey, that is my real name." She threw a hissy-fit until he finally broke down and signed what she wanted.
+rick charles
Hah! Wait till she tries to sell her "Paul Newman" autograph on E-bay!
I like your uncle's style. There's no way to improve on his retort.
rick charles Hilarious anecdote!
These 2 ladies on the Panel are impressive!
America actually had a pretty good educational system back in the day.
Although he wasn't terribly good at the game, Desi Arnaz was an excellent guest panelist. He provided a number of quick comebacks, and picked up on the audience laughter over possibly using the services of the helicopter pilot and made the most of it. Skills that remind one of Steve Allen. It's too bad he didn't appear on the panel more often. He did appear as a Mystery Guest, once with and once without Lucy.
I thank you for your hours and hours of work!
David Evans You're very welcome. Thank you for taking my prior comments seriously. I'm just a person who does this as a hobby, as best I can, spread pretty thin.
What's My Line? I am very appreciative of these videos. I love the show, and have been watching them in the evenings for years and years. Never get tired of them. Thank you.
@@WhatsMyLine A hobby? Thanks for the lovely, loving gift of time and energy. Volunteer of the decade to you, for sure.
Holy crow, does Randolph ever resemble his father.
I know! It’s like a carbon copy.
Some of the greatness of our God
Pretty close, but no cigar.
Such a pleasure to watch these episodes.
Notice at the end how John marks the 6th anniversary of the show by mentioning a congratulatory telegram from "our old colleague, Mr. Block." This was the first reference to Block since his firing three years before and evidently he had gotten over it. Nine years later on the 15th anniversary show in 1965, Daly would close by mentioning that Block had called to offer congratulations as well.
I was born in 63 so don't remember watching this show but I love it now! Thank you so much for these uploads!
LOVE her even as young boy and i still do and i loved picnic the part where holden and her dance as she comes down the stairs WOW fire works for me with my 2 favorite stars
I enjoy reading the comments as much as watching the show .
Wonderful reaction from Desi when realized that the second contestant is the helicopter pilot who will fly him and Lucy to Jamestown, NY tomorrow. 18:04
Ms. Novak was a bit shy, I could tell she hasn’t changed since then. She still possesses grace, humility. I’ve yet to watch Picnic that is on my list.
Her dance scene with William Holden from that movie (on UA-cam) is mesmerizing
Shy ?
Surely the word you are searching for is Coy ?!
The music & the dancing scene with William Holden is out of this world!!
Randolph Churchill is identified as a correspondent for the "Ike-Eden meetings". Ike was, of course, US president Dwight Eisenhower, and Anthony Eden was Prime Minister of Great Britain. They were meeting due a political crisis related to the Suez Canal. Later in the year, the crisis led to military conflict and eventually to the resignation of Eden as PM. Details can be found in the Wikipedia entry "Suez Crisis".
One day late, however and nonetheless a *VERY,* Happy and Healthy Birthday to Madam Kim Novak here, who is Ninety Years Young.,!🎈🧸🧸☺️😊☺️☺️☺️🧸🧸🧸
Desi's interaction with Randolph Churchill starting around the 7:50 mark is one of the more delightful bits in all of WML. Desi's self depreciating humor combined with his questions that get a "yes", while still having no idea who Churchill is quite funny. His relief at getting a "no" tops it all.
I can't imagine another situation where Desi Arnaz would interact with Randolph Churchill. You just wouldn't expect their paths to cross. This is a gem.
Fun and funny episode! Many thanks to whomever is providing these very entertaining videos. I’m an addict.
Kim is so adorable
To have Winston Churchill as the Mystery Guest on WML, that would have been something to view and review for ever!! It would have been their finest hour. :)
Johan...Quoting someone else ???
Actually, the show was just half an hour.
At 23:15, Desi refers to a show in which William Holden ends up with a pie in the face. That was one of the funniest episodes of "I Love Lucy".
Kim Novak what a lovely charming young lady here :)
Yes mysterious and a little like Marilyn Monroe and has same name too I heard.
Kim NOVAK ARE one OF the PRETTIEST AND finest actress AND ARTIST i have seen
A stunning woman, no doubt. Completely wrecked herself with plastic surgery.
OMG, she was gorgeous!
She looks incredible here. Even more appealing than in the movies I think because she's herself.
Nobody knew that night that in 2 years Ms. Novak would star in the best movie ever made, Vertigo.
Can't stand Stewart so skipped that movie a few weeks ago. It's funny to dislike someone you've never met. Feel the same about Heflin and Quinn.
@@jerrylee8261 I never met you and I don’t like you so I understand.
@@brunoantony3218 😢As you can see, I am wounded to the core How childish. Are you 8 yrs old? BTW the feeling is mutual.
Excellent movie with James Stewart. His act of being completely unhappy in love, in despair totally shocked me.
Wouldn't think he can do it. Big and tough hero.
What a fun time this was! Just love this show!!! ❤️
..."you did it with Lucy?!...hilarious from Desi and quite risque for 1956.
I just went back and watched it again, I completely missed that the first time! That is hilarious! This is the main reason I love WML. Where else would you see an interaction between Randolph Churchill and Desi Arnaz on 1950's television!? Desi was 41 years old at the time this was filmed and also a heavy drinker and smoker. It didn't show on him (yet) the way it did on Randolph, only 3 years older than Desi.
Desi pretty funny in this episode.
Desi was naturally funny unlike Lucy who was not funny at all unless she had a script.
For all of that hair cack alone.
Great night. From start to finish.
Desi Arnaz was a very talented fella!
A total knockout and a superb actress - Vertigo,Picnic, The Man With The Golden Arm , The Great Bank Robbery ....
And Bell, Book and Candle. Bewitching performance.
@@alansorensen5903 Her best movie,up there with Picnic. Ernie Kovacs, Elsa Lanchester, Jack 🍋,and Piewack
That's Pyewacket @@sthompson4049
What a innate grace by the wonderful Kim, totally spontaneous, gentle smailing. A true legend, in and out of the screen ❤️..
You have done a very great job with this project. That is why I keep watching.
I totally agree 👍 😊
Love Kim Novak wonderful star who refused to be a copy of someone else and made it with her own personality
Thanks for all the videos of these wonderful shows.
Kim Novak is amazing. I love Her movie Picnic. I Love all Her movies. ❤
I loved Bell Book & Candle too but the dance scene with William Holden in Picnic is out of this world
@@Bink316 That dance scene in Picnic is so ... what? erotic? enticing? fabulous scene ...
I make a habit of asking people my age (79) who the mist beautiful movie star was. The answer should be Hedy Lamar or Elizabeth Taylor, but it is usually Sophia Loren or Ann Margaret. Oddly enough it is never Kim Novak, Debra Paget, or even Marilyn Monroe, all of whom might qualify.
Randolph Churchill was named after his grandfather, lord Randolph Churchill. His father was of course Winston Churchill and his son was also named Winston.
Is it just me or does Randolph Churchill look and sound much older than 44 years of age?
He was only 44? Really??
He was a hard-core alcoholic, and a mean, wife-beating drunk. About 10 years after this show he was hospitalized to have a "non-malignant" tumor removed from his lung. Evelyn Waugh said, "It was a typical triumph of modern science to find the one part of Randolph which was not malignant and to remove it."
Smoking will do that to you - age you faster than you want!
He looks mean...
@@madeleine9907 It would take quite a character to grow up in the shadow of Winston Churchill (looking very like him, no less) and end up gracious, charming and issues-free. Not excusing bad behavior, just explaining that neither Winston nor his son necessarily had quality fathering.
Kim Novak stunning
I always like Kim Novak. She has mistery and feminity as well as a especial kind of talent portraying characters of a certain complexity like in "Vertigo".
Loved the movie "Picnic"; Bill Holden was hot back then and their on-screen chemistry was remarkable. Kim's cockney accent here sounds like the same she used playing Mildred in the remake of "Of Human Bondage" (1964). The original (1936) starring Bette Davis was superior.
difficult to best Miss Davis ...
Fred's reference to meeting Randolph Churchill in London 3 or 4 years before with Tallulah refers to a special broadcast in London of NBC Radio's huge Sunday night variety program "The Big Show" ["big" used in the slang of the time for 'great']. Tallulah Bankhead was the hostess of the program; Fred appeared often enough to be considered almost a co-star host. "The Big Show" broadcasted in London as I recall in 1952.
Tallulah, Dahlings!
Wow got to see the son of Winston Churchill
To me Randolph Churchill resembles the late actor Charles Durning alot
Kinda, yeah
More like Lionel Barrymore to me.
Kim Novak, a real beauty of the era
Absolutely gorgeous 😊
Dorothy Kilgallen"s Dress is stunning.
Whereas she isn't.
@@jslasher666 what a cruel and unkind remark to make. Miss Dorothy was a brilliant reporter highly esteemed in the literary world. She was by no means an entertainer or actress. And even if she was that was still a very uncalled for remark.
@@jslasher666 Educate yourself. Do not believe in gossips.
Loved Fred Allen. Dry wit. Hard to believe in less than 6 weeks after this filming, he would be dead. His humor is missed.
@@trock6577 A different era. No public profanity. Cultural guardrails. No screaming or shouting. The innuendos are never in your face, twice removed. Challenging, sometimes making you think "what's he getting at". You would have appreciated living through it and would in hindsight cherish it.
@@steve.schatz I’ve never cared for Fred Allen either, and I remember the times. It also doesn’t mean I don’t get his jokes.
Don’t find Fred Allen at all funny.
I first came across Fred Allen years ago in the 1935 Dick Powell film, "Thanks a Million." His wit and delivery was impressive in that film. In his visits here, he could be trying, so understand why he wouldn't appeal to many.
Fred was a nice guy by all accounts but had way more bad jokes than good, didnt have nice things to say about overweight people & wasted a lot of time especially this episode(so much so John had to remove the usual walk/by & free guess)
Fred Allen: the original 'radio face.'
Great episode.
Kim Novak was dreamy in her younger years.
still lovely 2018
For some reason
all the Hollywood
film beauty icons
I have seen on this
show look more
ravishing to me than
they did in the films
that brought them
fame...Novak; Arlene
Dahl; Linda Darnell;
Maureen O'Hara, etc.
You're right! I don't think it's just black and white: can't be. I guess it was the way the set was lit, how the light emphasized their lovely bone structures. Kim looks sculpted from ivory. Her natural posturings are so sweet and touching. A very, very young Kim Novak. So natural. An underestimated actress. - Oh, "Bell, Book and Candle!"
Everyone gets a white makeup applied to their face, to help emphasize their features under 1950's stage lighting.
Randolph Churchill was only 44 yrs old in this, they looked a lot older in those days.
Heavy smoking and drinking
@@peternagy-im4be Yes. And different diet.
Kim is still alive at 90. What a beautiful woman
Loved Kim Novak in Vertigo and Bell Book & Candle!!
🗣What a Hollywood Beauty back in the day.
🗣♊️👤Rising
One of my favorite movies is Vertigo with her and Jimmy Stewart!
I prefer Rear Window and North by Northwest by far. And it did poorly at the box office. However, you are in good company, as some recent polls of film critics have voted "Vertigo" as the best American film ever made.
Preppy Socks...Are those democratic critic polls ?
@@preppysocks209 Best film from anywhere, according to the Sight & Sound poll, the oldest and broadest among industryites which has been held every decade since 1952.
Ridiculous to single one film out, but the result comes from tallying the ten best according to each respondent. 'Vertigo' has certainly come up in their estimation. Not many years ago 'Psycho' would have outrated it, and Hitchcock was still regarded more as a master manipulator of audiences than a great artist. French critics boosted him.
This was the first WML episode posted on the internet, on another website over ten years ago.
This episode aired about eight weeks before Fred Allen's death. Allen had a knack for cracking up John Daly.
Floyd Carlson was one of the original test pilots for the first Bell Helicopter in 1946.
Even though English wasn't Mr. Desi's primary language, he did very well despite I think.
Funny, Mr. Fred Allen called Mr. Daly 'super sly. ' Lol!
I adore Ms Novak
Kim Novak is one of the most beautiful women that have come out of Hollywood. She was ostracized for dating Sammy Davis Jr. SDJ was threatened for dating her.
She dated a lot of "stars" I think
The relationship she had with SDJ, pretty much ruined her career in Hollywood. Btw, she was great as the costar to William Holden in 'Picnic'!!
@@moonglow1311 She made MANY other movies!
@@moonglow1311 Her biggest year, 1958, ("Vertigo" and "Bell, Book, and Candle") came a few years after her affair with Sammy ended. Davis was threatened by Harry Cohn, the Mob and quickly married a Black woman, Loray White, under duress. The Novak/Davis affair was mostly covered up by Columbia Studio. Novak's career momentum wasn't affected.
Desi was hitting on Arlene and she knew it - pay attention to her parting remark to him if you think I'm wrong.
He reminds me of little Prince George. That Churchill -Spencer gene pool is unmistakable.
Can you imagine what folks will watch in another 63 years? Amazing.
Cartoons with flying dragons. Wait... That's happening now..
Already the video gaming industry grosses more than movies and VR and AR are common. In 63 years people won’t be “watching “ there will be direct brain stimulation and the “viewer” will interface with the game or show. When our grandchildren are our age they will be doing these things while being flown in autonomous electric fuel cell planes and doing other things I can’t even imagine
Yes, edifying programmes with Jerry Springer.
Kim Novak is so lovely and different from most blondes at that time. She had this innocents and sexyiness that was appealing. She was terrific in Picnic but also in Vertigo.
Helicopter man is from the Dallas/Arlington/Plano/Ft.Worth Metroplex..=
Richland Hills or N.Richland Hills..although in 1956, only DFW wasn't a spot in the road. Boy, has that changed..
Her voice was very particoular and easy to guess .. pure velvet and such seductive. I talk about one of the beauty woman ever lived , Kim Novak of course (love you darly).
Kim Novak begins at the 18:43 mark of this video.
unlike the Lucille Ball show Desi never asked a guest to "splain"........
In his previous life Mr. Churchill must have been a sloth. That was the slowest signature I've ever seen. He even wore out the audience who stopped clapping.
You get to see the son of the greatest man who ever lived, and you complain his signature was too slow for you? First world problems indeed!
@@petemarshall8094 I didn’t read his comment as a complaint. You can not deny he wrote slowly. Chalkboards are different than pen and paper. I still enjoyed his appearance!
I don't know for sure, but I thought that maybe Dorothy Kilgallen's dress on this episode is a little...bold, for back then. But I know for sure that when she introduced Fred in Spanish, that was pretty cool that she did that. I've seen stories about her online (google her, I'm not going to mention it here) and I think from the episodes I've seen her on this show, she was everything they say she was...and that means she was awesome!! 👍
What about the thong mask?
Very intelligent woman. Removed from this world by evil people.
And a private investigator reporter!😊
Arnaz has always been one of the strongest characters of indifference to what he may or cannot understand.
Randolph is the oldest looking 44 year-old I’ve ever seen. As someone who smoked 80-100 cigarettes and drank up to two bottles of whiskey a day, it’s easy to see why. Although a gifted writer, he was a cantankerous, quick to anger curmudgeon who managed to alienate most of his family and friends over the course of his life.
My dad smoked like that.
As most upper class Brits, he was raised by nanny’s and treated shameful by both parents , esp his mother. But he’s still responsible for his character.
OMG! I agree! 44 is an age when most people are in their prime.
He lit up immediately. Sad!
@@lllowkee6533 When I was a boy, living in Plymouth, England - one day I had the occaision to pop into a shop near my home to purchase something or other for my mother. And, Lo & Behold, standing there was R. Churchill, bawling his eyes out.
He had just heard that he had failed to be elected of a Political position for the City.
That showed his character.
Lots of people looked pretty old at that age back then.
Kim is such a classic and classy DOLL!!!
Anyhow, I'm a bit surprised no one has come up with a spoof of this show, preferably Woody Allen style, in which the mystery guest are such historical notables as Julius Caesar, Andrew Jackson, King Nebuchadnezzar, Moa, Napoleon, Kubla Khan, Jessi James, Catherine the Great, St. Francis of Assisi, Sir Isaak Newton, an infamous brutal Roman General, etc. etc.
Huh huh, keep the panelist the same, or very similar in personality to ones on here, but have them politely ask questions such as "Are you a bully and a tyrant who likes to start wars?" "Ever wrote a childrens book involving a rabbit named Peter?" "Do you deal in the slave trade built up by conquered Nations?" "You specialize in bloodshed and torture?" You a harsh merciless ruler who reigns with an iron fist and burdens his subjects with heavy taxes" "Were you the chap who came up with the idea that the world is round, not flat l, and took a chance to prove it with three boats in 1492, with Queen Isabella's blessing?" "You ever robbed banks and trains and got hung?" "You the one who invented the iron maiden and the thumb screw?" "Hmmm a Roman General? how many people have you crucified, no, have you played a key role in the Gallic Wars?" "Umm you hold a high position in Egypt, are a priestess in the temple of Isis, and slept with Mark Antony?" "Are you an actor by any chance who took a pot shot at Lincoln....and almost missed because of political ideological differences?" "Ever got hit on the head by a falling apple while relaxing under a tree and suddenly got struck with an inspiration having to with something related tooooo, errrr, hmmm, oh! gravity?" etc, etc.
And then when they couldn't figure it out they take off their masks and "Ohhhh shit! it's, we should have known, it's Pontious Pilot!!...the gov of Judea who crucified Christ!" followed by applause and cheers of the audience.
Woody Allen did make a spoof of this show, called "What's My Perversion?" in the 1972 film "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)". In 1959, Dick Van Dyke and Art Carney did a spoof of "What's My Line".
You should check out Woody Allen's 'Midnight in Paris'!
Dorothy's spanish is so awful she's so cute, i love love her dress
Not only was her Spanish awful.
Fred Allen passed away one month after this episode.
such a loss to the show ...
Yes we all know. Stop stating the obvious.
@@peternagy-im4be Well pardon me Mr. Perfect. Bless your heart!!
Some people need to grow up.
@@peternagy-im4be Yes you do.
Tomorrow I will be born. I know for sure WML didn't sent my dearest mum into labour.
We didn't had TV yet and she couldn't speak english ,like most people in my european lovely country.
Can't think of a comment yet, just don't want to forget to comment.
Thank you, Pat! :)
+ImaginePuppies Breath
That sounds like something Fred Allen would have said during his turn.
KIM NOVAK was hotter than the sun in a smelting pot..yowzah!
A gorgeous woman 😊
thank you and on my left is the great Mister Fred Allen that's what Dorothy said
Now that's a first I've seen on WML....Churchill was lighting up on the down low. I'm curious now if could someone light up on WML if they wanted to.
I remember Greer Garson puffing away on gargantuan cigarette holder once. And then, of course, there was Groucho.
I believe Ernie Kovaks, when he was a panelist, would hide his cigar behind Arlene or Dorothy's back when it wasn't in his mouth
In the first episodes, John smoked while moderating, Arlene puffed away a few times, the other previous panelists lit up, as well.
Mr. Churchill was the first cigarette smoker to be obvious in quite a long time. Edward G. Robinson had a cigar a couple episodes back (if watching the shows in chronological order).
@@juanettebutts9782 I saw Bennett light up a pipe once or twice. George Burns also smoked his cigar on set, and Oscar Levant lit while he was the mystery guest.
I smoked a cigar while watching this episode. It was a Havana Montecristo #2 if anybody cares!
Kim Novak the infamous lavender sheet lady 🙂
Arlene Is back !
In the ‘hot’ seat.
Gorgeous as usual😊
I grew up in Jamestown New York
Wonderful !!
Both Desi and Fred did a great job!😁
Interesting how she used both hands to shake with the gentlemen on the panel. Generally, when both hands are used to hand shake, it's a sign of great respect for the individual, and a sign of a good individual who's doing the hand shake.
21:44 Are You The Young Lady (??) ...
Those words imply that Kim wasn't a Household Name yet ...
She Debuted in an uncredited role in The French Line ... released February 8 1954 ...
Her First Credited Role was in Pushover ... released July 30 1954 ...
This WML Episode first aired February 5 1956 ...
So, at this time, her name had only been around for about a year and a half ... even though Pushover was a Fairly Big movie ... I think (??) ...
Picnic was released about the time of this Airing ... Vertigo was released May 9 1958 ... Certainly ... if not already ... her name was Household after that ...
Vertigo gives her immortality ... She lives forever ... in a way ...
September 8 2022 (0124 hrs)
wtg , Fred on getting Randolph
Things we learned in this episode. In 1956 helicopters were called whirly birds and the tobacco industry considered putting filters on cigarettes.
she is still alive
Her relationship with Sammy Davis jr. pretty much ruined her career in Hollywood. Btw, her co-starring with the great William Holden in 'Picnic' is worth seeing!!
How sad. Sammy was a great guy.
She was in many films.
"Look out below" - Gil Elvgren.
Dorothy rephrases a question and Daly lets her get away with It
Daly gave her a choice of which question she wanted to use😊
Arlene zeroed in on helicopters suspiciously fast....
Arlene had enough clues to make a correct answer 😊
Desi Arnaz was funny 😂😂😂
I think he was funny inside unless he could not play Ricky Ricardo in "I Love Lucy" so effortlessly
Well, his hair certainly was …
Kim Novak has such a wonderfully subdued, one-of-a-kind screen presence. I just did a tribute video to her on my channel, using clips from key Novak movie classics, if anyone would like to check it out.
Thank You sir😊
Kim was simply a delicious woman and beautiful of course. 💖
All I can think of when I see Kim is Hitchcock's Madeleine.
All I can think of when I see Dorothy Kilgallen is JFK.....