This show is totally addictive. No wonder it ran for 17 years.

@khongmaithikhog5624

2 жыл бұрын

I hope to be a guest here. From Vietnam

@ImpressionismFTW

Жыл бұрын

They could remake it and it would still work, with the right people on the panel and host

@davidrosler5413

Жыл бұрын

@@ImpressionismFTW I really don't think that it could be rebooted. One of the big attractions of that show back in the day as you can very plainly see, is how special and rare it was to see interactions behind the scenes with celebrities before the internet and easily made video and everything else. Celebrities of the highest caliber now hobnob occasionally with their fans on social media. We see a million videos of them on places like KZread. And they used to groom their personalities very carefully and give them all sorts of training that doesn't exist anymore. I just don't think you could do it. I don't think it would have the same charm and appeal and specialness if it was recreated as a show because I don't believe you could ever recreate it as an experience for the audience. Some days are just gone forever in those old, upholstered memories of the past.

@randyraeder2333

Жыл бұрын

I was going to make the same confession as to my own "addiction" to this shoe, but you beat me to it. Ms. Garson is simply delightful.... and the befuddled Orson Welles is amusing.

@JulieStJohn-jb4cy

Жыл бұрын

So true! I LOVE it! The 3 regular panelists are perfect, don’t know how or who we would get that would be comparable to them. I absolutely adore Mr. Cerf!

Greer Garson taught my Texan grandmother how to draw a rose over English tea in New Mexico. My grandmother taught me. Both of them are long gone and greatly missed ... I’m still drawing roses 🌹 🌹 🌹

@virghammer1

Жыл бұрын

How utterly lovely! Thank you for sharing that, so much! Greer Garson really was the embodiment of grace, eh? And I bet your grandmother was, too. - Stay well and safe, VCH & Midlantic Theatre Co., z Newark, NJ

@Marcel_Audubon

Жыл бұрын

draw a rose? what does that mean?

@MaileyMcAslan

Жыл бұрын

@@virghammer1 thank you! 😘

@MaileyMcAslan

Жыл бұрын

@@Marcel_Audubon like pencil, pen, etc. … how to draw/render/recreate the image of a rose, the flower, using artist tools on paper, etc.

@Marcel_Audubon

Жыл бұрын

@@MaileyMcAslan ah! sorry, I thought she was doing something over the tea 🍵 you meant simply she taught her to draw a rose! and they were having tea when that happened. What a charming memory for her (and you). Thanks for your polite answer to my complete misinterpretation 💐

One never gets enough of Greer Garson - exquisite.

@jspadola8jkz

6 жыл бұрын

...Mrs. Minevar

@waynej2608

5 жыл бұрын

@@jspadola8jkz Random Harvest was classic, too. She's amazing,

@slaytonp

4 жыл бұрын

I had a Greer Garson paper doll with pages of her wardrobe to cut out and tab on to the cardboard body, which was already in decent underwear--Sears catalog style. No, I didn't save it. It was probably vintage mid 1940s.

@shirleyrombough8173

3 жыл бұрын

They are all going on as if Greer Garson were a male. Weird.

@shirleyrombough8173

3 жыл бұрын

She was truly a presence. Wish I knew more about her.

"Is that your question?" "No, no, it is my *prrreamble* ."

Greer Garson had style, class and grace. She was a great actress.

@stevenhuckaby2902

2 жыл бұрын

Pure phony

@Cosmo-Kramer

2 жыл бұрын

My God...SOOOO theatrical. LOL Love all her exaggerated expressions/poses (learned from years on the stage), wow, what a pistol she was! And I just googled her--Good Lord, in her prime, she was a real beauty, with a boomin' figure! Before tonight, I only knew Greer as the narrator of the 1968 Little Drummer Boy TV special--what an extraordinary voice! ps~From her comment at the end, "Orson! For Heaven's sake.", I gathered she knew him quite well. Greer ranks up there with Debbie Reynolds' Gabor impression appearance, and one of Ester Williams' appearances as my favorite MG guests!

@geoffm9944

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevenhuckaby2902 Greer Garson spoke impeccably well and she had a voice, to coin a phrase: ‘charm the birds off the tree.’ She was a very elegant, aristocratic and sophisticated actress, who appeared in so many great films.

@geoffm9944

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cosmo-Kramer Agree with your comments about Greer Garson. She was a delightful and sophisticated actress who spoke impeccably well. Her large eyes, classic good looks and winning smile, made her one of the truly great Hollywood actresses. A confident and stylish lady who was treated with huge respect by everyone.

@Cosmo-Kramer

2 жыл бұрын

@@geoffm9944 I think if I had worked with Greer in her time, I would've fallen madly in love with her. And I don't say that about just any beautiful Hollywood actress.

greer shows up IN CHARACTER!!...how fabulous...

To those that may find it interesting, the reason the Scotsman had difficulty answering the question about "plaid" is because the fabric with the telltale stripe pattern is called "tartan." "Plaid" is technically the piece of tartan fabric sometimes, but not always, draped over the shoulder when wearing a kilt. However, the modern interpretation of the two terms is that a tartan pattern has stripes that are repeated the same horizontally and vertically and a plaid pattern does not.

@elisabethlinz4256

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for the interesting explanation! I think, Bennett additionally pronounced the word differently from British/Scottish people, didn't he? plaid like made (Bennett) plaid like flat (=correct) Is that right?

@jamesr1703

3 жыл бұрын

@@elisabethlinz4256 plaid = "plad" American English and "played" British English

@yvonnewalesuk8035

3 жыл бұрын

@@elisabethlinz4256 yes, that's correct. British people pronounce 'plaid' as "plad."

@yvonnewalesuk8035

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesr1703 I've never heard 'plaid' said as, "played" here in the UK.

@aileen694

2 жыл бұрын

@@elisabethlinz4256 Yes, Bennett has mispronounced words before on WML :))

Orson Wells voice is so unique & powerful.

Orson wells was an amazing actor, writer, producer, director .

@peternagy-im4be

Жыл бұрын

He started at the top and worked down

@henrylivingstone2971

5 ай бұрын

@@peternagy-im4be It’s because the entertainment mogul William Randolph Hearst tried to destroy him

@QuadMochaMatti

Ай бұрын

Storyteller supreme.

Miss Garson was a true lady of distinction. Classy and a brilliant actress.

Miss Garson and her husband were very generous to several institutions in Dallas. Their names are on lots of buildings.

@joeambrose3260

3 жыл бұрын

Please post proof pronto, pics preferred

@Ceelle2

3 жыл бұрын

And Santa Fe....the now defunct arts school there has a theatre named for her. She supposedly haunts it.

@SandySaunders9142

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed they were!

@hcombs0104

Жыл бұрын

​@@Ceelle2 That must be the theater for which she requested an extra large ladies room be built.

That’s the longest cigarette holder I’ve ever seen.

@jazzmanchgo

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's a real Cruella DeVille job.

@miketheyunggod2534

Жыл бұрын

@@jazzmanchgo 😃.

@TheLalula4

4 ай бұрын

She was using it as a prop because she was playing Mame on Broadway at the time.

@Menstral

Ай бұрын

Her voice is bizarre

I love watching these old WHAT'S MY LINES. They bring me back to childhood.

What a great show, such intelligent wit. Greer Garson was fabulous!

That feeling when you click thumbs-up before starting to watch.... you just know it'll be good.

@djones9122

6 жыл бұрын

legendary

@OrigamiMarie

5 жыл бұрын

Orson Welles calling out John Daly for excessive obscuring language is hilarious :-) Edit: Greer calling out Orson on assuming her gender is amazing.

@Rhonda9199

5 жыл бұрын

I've been watching for a while now in chronological order and immediately "like" each one!!! So thankful for these shows!

@johnpersechini4951

2 жыл бұрын

Orsen Welles was enough to get me to click like.

After doing a bit of research, I have to believe Greer Garson was appearing in character as Auntie Mame here.

@piustwelfth

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, she was appearing in character. I believe she replaced Rosalind Russell on Broadway who went to Hollywood to make the film version (outstanding movie!).

@Marcel_Audubon

Жыл бұрын

the cigarette holder was an Auntie Mame prop

Greer Garson was truly one of the great actresses of our time. I almost didn't recognize her under all that glam now thanks to the comments I understand she was in character for Mame. My favorite Garson film was Random Harvest opposite Ronald Coleman. How they got on in real life I know not, but they were utterly charming together in that film..

@sarahgodwin-xd1wr

7 ай бұрын

It is my understanding that Ms Garson and Mr Colman were great friends and had a wonderful time making RANDOM HARVEST 1942 !! Colman said that it was his favorite film. I never tire of it amazingly!!!

i do love how erudite john daly is...so confidently fluent...just love it.

@ianbentley7276

5 жыл бұрын

yes, a total pro.

@waynej2608

5 жыл бұрын

He's impressive. It's a treat to witness he and Wells, two wordsmiths going at it. Supreme eloquence, abounds.

@neilmidkiff

4 жыл бұрын

Not just fluent, mellifluent: literally "flowing like honey" if you go back to the root words.

@sagarsaxena6318

4 жыл бұрын

@@waynej2608 Bennett Cerf was no muck either in that regard. So,three wordsmiths actually.

@elisabethlinz4256

3 жыл бұрын

@@sagarsaxena6318 Indeed, just intelligent and charming people in the panel plus Mr Daley of course.

John Daly sure seemed to be in a panic at the end, checking out the clock as Greer Garson continued speaking. 😄

I love Orson Welles

Orson Welles brought Arlene Francis and Martin Gabel together. In the 1930's, each was a member of Welles's Mercury Theater. At the time, Arlene was married to her first husband and Gabel was single. The two married in 1946. Gabel had played in Welles's famous anti-fascist production of Julius Caesar. One can certainly imagine that the two of them would have gained tremendous respect for each other when working in such an exciting, dynamic, accomplished. and compelling venture as the Mercury Theater.

@wmbrown6

3 жыл бұрын

This contrasted with Welles' apparent less-than-respect for Dorothy Kilgallen, dating back to 1941 when he put out "Citizen Kane" and she and the other Hearst columnists savaged him and his film and had him and RKO in their crosshairs over the picture.

@aileen694

2 жыл бұрын

@@wmbrown6 What exactly was Hearst's objection to Welles and his film?

@wmbrown6

2 жыл бұрын

@@aileen694 - The scuttlebutt was that Welles' character was modeled after William Randolph Hearst himself. His career would be hampered forever after. Their opinions carried weight, and then some. (Screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, who penned the film, got to know Hearst - and hate him.)

@ralphadamo1857

2 жыл бұрын

@@wmbrown6 Thanks for that info on the back story to Dorothy and Orson. I also sensed that Dorothy wasn't giving proper respect to Orson when she introduced him as a "brilliant American actor." While Orson was certainly a great actor, he was also a great director, a great writer, and a great showman.

@thorn262

Жыл бұрын

​@@wmbrown6 To some degree, Kilgallen, had more than a bit-role in seeing undone, what Welles, himself, said was his greatest film. 'The Magnificent Ambersons,' following, 'Citizen Kane,' was butchered by RKO, no doubt, due to backing from Hearst. I'm rather surprised Welles would even touch a show in which DK reigned supreme.

Orson Welles what a great filmmaker!

It's the change in timbre of Greer Garson's voice that amazed me. Her voice in film was lighter. Others have mentioned she stayed in character. She took over from Rosalind Russell - which may account for the tone. The feigned dialect was a delight and the stage make up so changed her from what I was used to seeing her as in her films. This show is such a pleasure. The wit and intelligence is so lacking in any "quiz" show replayed today.

@WAL_DC-6B

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps smoking cigarettes had a lot to do with the change in her voice.

@dinahbrown902

Жыл бұрын

Cigarettes do that to the voice

@dinahbrown902

Жыл бұрын

@@WAL_DC-6B Right on, I sound like her

From start to finish, the Scotsman's segment was a real hoot! Starting with the hidden-in-plain-sight occupation, we had John dancing circles around Dorothy's initial questions, Arlene's clever "I've had some of it!" quip, the guest asking Orson to show him his hands... and concluding with Bennett's classic move of uncovering a crucial piece of information, only to follow up with the wrong thing and get himself a "no", haha!

Greer Garson. The most astonishingly well-played mystery guest segment, at least to this point, since the show began!

@CellGames2006

2 жыл бұрын

I wish they had kept playing until either the guest won or the panel got it. This was looking to be a battle of titans!

@kenlieberman4215

Жыл бұрын

You should've seen Rosalind Russel, though I think Debbie Reynolds was my favorite.

So fun to watch this it's like taking a walk back in time.

The posing and the cigarette holder made Greer seem very much the diva here. Lol

@piustwelfth

3 жыл бұрын

She's in character as "Auntie Mame".

@Cosmo-Kramer

2 жыл бұрын

@@piustwelfth But Auntie Mame was an American, and did not have that French-sounding accent Greer put on. Unless....okay, are you saying that Greer is in character as Auntie Mame, and as Auntie Mame she is disguising her voice to a muddled European accent to throw off the panel?

@piustwelfth

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cosmo-Kramer I think her accent is more muddled European than French, but yes, she was appearing on the show to promote her contemporaneous appearance on Broadway as Auntie Mame. If you look at photos of Rosalind Russell in the same role, she wore similar outfits/accessories.

Greer Garson was delightful. Very good episode, thank you

I love Orson Welles voice. When he said should I go on talking I would say yes all day.

Greer Garson is a tough one to pin down. I enjoyed this episode of What's My Line.

Damn she was classy as hell

she was dressed for her role as Aunty Mame on Broadway

@waynej2608

5 жыл бұрын

And she stayed in character. A real pro.

The great Mis Garson...who rests here in TEXAS.

@billolsen4360

5 жыл бұрын

Paul Driscoll Texas is an honorable place to rest

@ct6410

4 жыл бұрын

I loved how she befuddled them because she was asked if she WAS a British SUBJECT--at that point she'd been living in the United States for years! LOL

@piustwelfth

3 жыл бұрын

@@ct6410 Not just residency, she was an American citizen.

What an episode. Cerf blows one, Arlene’s humor explodes, Dot’s logic foiled and the MG gender confusion was apropos for the unisex name Greer.

I was not expecting a clean shaven Orson Welles. He just looks so different (like a baby!) without his famous beard and mustache.

@darshanr2369

4 жыл бұрын

He hated his jowls all his life.

@neilmidkiff

4 жыл бұрын

See him in "Citizen Kane" from 1941, seventeen years earlier, to get the true baby-faced Orson...at least in the earlier parts of the movie, after the initial scenes of boyhood, as a young newspaper publisher, before they started using old-age makeup on him for the later part of the film. Or there are stills from the 1938 broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" which can easily be found online.

@WendyDarling1974

4 жыл бұрын

I think he was probably around 40 yrs old here.

@wmbrown6

2 жыл бұрын

@@WendyDarling1974 - 42, I think. He had no time for Dorothy Kilgallen on this installment, given how he ignored her to the point of outright snubbing - evidently he remembered she was among the many in the Hearst stable of columnists who helped sink his masterpiece "Citizen Kane" and hog-tied his career forever after, to the point where he was in the situation he was in at the time of this show.

@wmbrown6

2 жыл бұрын

@@neilmidkiff - Who'd've known that the older Welles bore almost no resemblance to the older Kane . . .

All episodes are brilliant, but man this one was so great.

Orson Wells’ introduction of Arlene Francis actually gave me a little bit of goosebumps

Greer Garson holds the record for the longest Academy Award acceptance speech - watching her run on here I can understand how that happened.

@johnfd0210

4 жыл бұрын

I thought of that when she kept talking, even after John Daly told her they were running over. I guess she just couldn't help it!

@zeldasmith6154

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnfd0210 Totally.

Never thought I'd see anyone pull knife on Arlene! Wonderful show.

@TheCometHunter

6 жыл бұрын

LOL

RIP Greer Garson. Long long overdue condolences to the family :-(

Fabulous! Greer Garson was starring in "Auntie Mame" on Broadway at the time. Wonderful to see this.

I just ❤️❤️❤️ Greer Garson!!!

I get such a kick out of the reticence of the 1950's! I'm sure though, it didn't look that way back then! ;)

Intelligent relaxation; thanks for putting these WML episodes up. We watch them while having dinner...

I laughed so hard when she thought he imported scotch and she said "well let's have a little of it". haha

@davidsanderson5918

4 жыл бұрын

M Smith I'm SO glad you deciphered that. I was rolling it back and forth trying to understand and now it's OBVIOUS. Arlene rocks. She strikes me as being great fun away from the cameras.

What I love most about John Daly's loquaciousness (or verboseness, if you prefer) is that it is a constant source of humour. His sentences are like a labyrinth sometimes, but he almost always finds a way to complete them. I am in awe of that. Sometimes it drives the panelists crazy, here he gets on Orson's nerves at least a couple of times. I love it.

Greer Garson is always delightful!

Miss Garson befuddled the panel exquisitely!

Miss Dorothy was a social butterfly! Of course she got the first guest!

I love this episode, one of the best !

I looked on the web. It looks like the company is still in business as KinlochAnderson and still holds 3 royal warrants

@nancypine9952

6 жыл бұрын

And I noticed that they've been in business since the 1860's, and are still in the same family, now the 6th generation. That's extraordinarily rare these days.

@teriannebeauchamp254

4 жыл бұрын

@David Pinegar a royal warrent isn't what is used in the U.S. to arrest someone. In the UK a royal warrent means that that particular royal uses their store or services and grants the place the right to display that fact

@QuadMochaMatti

Ай бұрын

@@teriannebeauchamp254 Who is David Pinegar? Is this like an imaginary companion you have arguments with?

Week eight of the WML "Summer of Upgrades"! Tonight's episode is a ***really*** good one, the only episode to feature Orson Welles (as panelist), with a very memorable mystery guest segment with Greer Garson as icing on the cake. Every Sunday this summer, I'll be posting significant upgrades of episodes already posted here on this channel. Tonight's video replaces a prior version in somewhat rough video quality, with this high quality recording provided by Steve M. Russo. Many thanks to Steve, as always, for sharing his material! Folks interested in high quality, well packaged, well-edited DVDs of WML (as well as other game shows and a wealth of other vintage entertainment) can contact Steve directly for more information at RetroTVFestival@comcast.net. If you're not already a member of our Facebook group, now is a great time to join! Every Sunday evening (10:30pm NYC time, naturally) a bunch of us watch an episode at the same time so we can chat about it as we watch. We've been doing this all year, and it's always a blast-- the time ***flies*** by. If you're interested, please check out the group and join in the live chat tonight! And if you are interested in joining in, you'll probably want to delay watching this episode till the chat starts tonight! (There's more information in the group.) Link to the WML Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/728471287199862/ Please click here to subscribe to the WML channel if you haven't already-- you'll find the complete CBS series already posted, and you'll be able to follow along the discussions on the weekday "rerun" videos: kzread.info/dron/hPE75Fvvl1HmdAsO7Nzb8w.html

@henkehaandersson

8 жыл бұрын

A very good episode. Thank you.

@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301

8 жыл бұрын

John mentioned a 2 wk replacement Clifton Faddem(sp?) do you have either of the episodes he hosted?

@WhatsMyLine

8 жыл бұрын

orgonko the wildly untamed They're both posted, yes. The whole series is posted, all episodes ever rerun on TV, and a few that never have been shown on TV since they originally aired.

@lucindasommer720

8 жыл бұрын

The volume is even better. Thanks for everything.

@garyzerr9821

7 жыл бұрын

What's My Line?

"Have you made any records? I've broken a few..." lol

I love seeing these famous nightclub owners on the show.

@Walterwhiterocks

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, but I found it strange that he had too look at John and hesitate before answering even simple, straightforward questions.

Greer Garson LOOKS like Rosalind Russell, the original Auntie Mame!

I love the fact that they treat the studio and home audience with respect.and don't insult their intelligence, especially their vocabulary acumen.

@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath

Жыл бұрын

Ironically, Cerf is just a ham

Greer Garson was a classy lady. She married the actor who played her son in Mrs Miniver.

When stars were TRUE movie stars. I miss them all.

Thank you for posting. Watched WML as a child and now I get to enjoy it as an adult.

@WhatsMyLine

8 жыл бұрын

Glad you're enjoying the videos-- and thanks for the comment. :)

Greer's Academy Award speech actually was only 5 minutes plus a few seconds.

Greer Carson was a beautiful actress 😊

Even though Bennett didn't get a chance to ask his question to the kilt maker, I knew EXACTLY what question he was thinking of.

@Sylvander1911

5 жыл бұрын

And the proper answer should be, - no nothing is worn under the kilt, it is all in good working order.

@SymphonyBrahms

3 жыл бұрын

A true Scotsman wears nothing under his kilt.

@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath

Жыл бұрын

Cerf is a bore. He always has a fake question to get a little more screen time. Google famous writers school fraud and you’ll find that he is a scam artist too.

@andrewmorrice9139

Жыл бұрын

Why do people think that's an appropriate question anyway? I've always found it a bit rude. It's like asking a woman what she wears under her skirt.

Bennett: here is a question millions of people would like to have the answer to. John: don't ask. Audience: laughter.

Miss Carson is so delightful. My favorite of her roles is as Elizabeth Bennett in "Pride and Prejudice" ( 1940) with Laurence Olivier as Mr. Darcy.

@B-diggity

3 жыл бұрын

Loved her in “Mrs. Miniver.”

@SueProv

2 жыл бұрын

Her last name is Garson not Carson just saying

love love WML. Watched them with my grandmother as a child. Life was so simple then.

@SymphonyBrahms

3 жыл бұрын

Just the Russians, the atomic bomb, and trouble in Cuba to worry about.

@accomplice55

2 жыл бұрын

Simple if you were white, straight, and male.

I absolutely love watching these videos of what’s my line episodes, thank you so much for posting them here!!

Today it would be very hard to find such fantastic persons for a "Panel"!

Greer Garson misled them when she says she was not a British subject. She was. She was born in East Ham, Essex, England. Her father was Scottish, she was definitely a British subject and never gave up her British citizenship in her 91 years, you’re not, and were not, required to when you take US citizenship.

@johnfd0210

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that. I didn't understand when she said she wasn't a British subject.

one of my favorites Greer Garson...was a joy in her films and her first one..goodbye mr chips...made her a star...she is the woman i would most want to go back in time to meet...

In her younger days, she was such a natural beauty.

@piustwelfth

3 жыл бұрын

She didn't get her start in Hollywood until she was close to 40. She was born in the early 1900's.

When TV and society in general was intelligent, witty and classy, those days are long gone

@peternagy-im4be

Жыл бұрын

I stopped watching television c2000 as it's all mind numbing garbage 24/7

If not mistaken Greer Garson gave longest speech in Academy history Great actress Orson Welles even greater

@hcombs0104

Жыл бұрын

Her speech ran five minutes thirty seconds. But some claim it ran anywhere between thirty minutes to an hour and a half. She said later on, when she made the speech, she had a splitting headache from not enough sleep and had to be on the set the following morning.

Orson! For heaven sake.

Greer Garson, Orson Welles, kilts and El Morocco, this was great! Although she really needed to keep it shorter after John said they were running late. Wrap it up dear ;-)

Thanks so much for these downloads! Not many compare to John Daly today. I loved seeing him and hearing him talk. Interesting that he was married to Chief Justice Warren's daughter. Does anyone else see Mr. Daly's hairpiece ..top to back of his head?

@sugarcreekvet

6 жыл бұрын

one of the most articulate men I have ever heard

@neilmidkiff

4 жыл бұрын

Not sure it's a hairpiece; some suggest that it's his own back hair grown long, combed forward then folded back again with the aid of pomade. One commented that she had seen it wind-blown but still attached to his head.

In Greer Garson's biography is says she didn't actually smoke in her life even though for the role of Mame she was clearly required too

@TheCometHunter

6 жыл бұрын

It's not that hard to puff on a cigarette without inhaling the smoke.

@piustwelfth

3 жыл бұрын

That's why she lived to her 92nd year -- way longer than most stars of her era.

Best channel on You Tube.

Greer Garson was a sophisticated, stylish and delightful actress, who was equally home in the theatre as well as the cinema.

Orson Welles! Orson frickin Welles just casually sitting on the panel as if he isn't the epitome of talent!

Greer seems such a diva!

@Magnetron33

5 жыл бұрын

In character! Auntie Mame on broadway!

@martinwoyzeck2634

5 жыл бұрын

She was doing her Auntie Mame character, including the cigarette.

@madeleine9907

5 жыл бұрын

She was very funny, it's called acting dear!

@accomplice55

2 жыл бұрын

@@madeleine9907: It's called acting dear? No, it's called acting Mame! :D

Course I had to see if the nightclub was still operating. Turmoil among the siblings and a financial lawsuit spelled the doom of the enterprise. The El Morocco closed its doors for good in 1994. Thank you so much for your videos! It's wonderful to see how civilized we used to be.

so Orson Welles was a normal person too 😊 I always thought of him as a Kubrick type, never to speak in public.

@jenniferyorgan4215

5 жыл бұрын

He did several of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts in the 70's

@mayaa5048

5 жыл бұрын

Kasper Joonatan - Orson was a genius!

@piustwelfth

3 жыл бұрын

To the contrary, Orson Welles LOVED to talk in public. He was a natural raconteur.

Pretty good stottish accent from Arlene. "Let's have a little!"

3:48 "We are seen around New York..El Morocco and The Stork, and the other stay up late Cafes....I am on the town with you these days...that's the way it stands. Just a fellow and a girl...we have had a little whirl...and our feet have left the ground a bit...we've played around a bit...that's the way it stands. For we are strictly good-time Charlies...who like to drink and dance around...and maybe, kick romance around...and THAT'S the way it stands" - 1939 Oscar Hammerstein II

Is it me or did Garson seem like she was signing her name like her hand was on fire?

@QuadMochaMatti

Ай бұрын

That's *Miss* Garson!

A Great episode.

Wells and Greer same show ? age of glamour and intellegence .

So she's the reason why the Oscars instituted a time limit on acceptance speeches.

@leprechaunstud582

8 жыл бұрын

Actually, over the years it became greatly exaggerated as to how long she spoke. They inflated the time to about 45 minutes for her speech when it only lasted about 7 minutes or so, which isn't that long by what happens today, but it was very long back in 1943.

@vespermartini2556

8 жыл бұрын

Irish Stud I think 45 minutes is exaggerated, but now at 3 minutes, they start cutting away.

@leprechaunstud582

8 жыл бұрын

As time goes by, some stories just get more blown out of proportion, hence the 45 minute length. When I first started reading about the Oscars and their history, I remember reading about it being that long. Even Garson herself at some point asked someone writing about her speech to set the record straight.

@frederickkruse4815

7 жыл бұрын

Five minutes thirty per Wikipedia.

@leprechaunstud582

7 жыл бұрын

Funny! What they need to cut is the banal dialogue between the presenters and do a comprehensive in memoriam sequence that covers EVERYONE who passed that year.

She was a bit before my time but I fell in love with her voice in the narration of The little drummer boy.

When Dorothy asks her question at 13:43, the sound Bennett makes after is one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard on WML.

@HonestlyThor

11 ай бұрын

I believe that's Arlene saying, "Well, let's have a little of it!"

Greer Garson is the English Edwige Feuillère in looks and class. Both so beautiful. Greer was truly wonderful here!

Awesome.

Best mystery guest ever! ❤️

The Greer Garson theater in Santa Fe, NM is beautiful, huge, and shows all kinds of current, international films.

Such an awesome classy show….

The kilt maker BROUGHT. A. KNIFE.... And he waved it at the panel! Can you imagine that today? holy shit

@Sylvander1911

5 жыл бұрын

He did not "wave" it. When asked by Arlene he showed it (and Orson examined it as well) And yes, I can imagine that today. If asked I would, and have, shown my sgian dubh, to anyone who wishes to see it. It's not a big deal (nor really a big knife)

@md_vandenberg

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sylvander1911 You seemed to be divorced from the reality of today's modern world, where most shrink in terror if you mention you own a pistol or shotgun for home defense. Those same people nearly piss themselves when shown a knife outside of the kitchen.

@Sylvander1911

4 жыл бұрын

@@md_vandenberg Maybe in your snowflake infested world, but in mine, no one has ever hassled me about any of my sgian dubh. (I can't fly with it in my carry-on but why would I?) And not sure where you are from but if you're an American doesn't EVERYONE on a pistol or shotgun for home defense.

@jackkomisar458

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sylvander1911 No.

@tommoncrieff1154

2 жыл бұрын

The sgian dubh is an essential part of the outfit, it was originally a little dagger secreted in a sheath at the top of the stocking. Nowadays they are made completely blunt or there’s no blade at the end of the handle so you’re not carrying an offensive weapon when you attend a wedding or a black tie event. People sometimes think they were for defence or ambush but the modern style of highland dress (kilt outfit) really only dates back to the 1820s. In those days you took your own knife to dinner at other people’s homes and that’s mostly what they were used for!

orson did a sneaky shift of his cigar from the right hand to the left just as he passed bennetts station! seemingly so that he could set his right hand onto the to of his chair...

The El Morocco guy reminded me of Maurice Chevallier

I love the cig holder! Class!

@jspadola8jkz

6 жыл бұрын

...she WAS Auntie Mame!

@TheCometHunter

6 жыл бұрын

That holder HAD to be a stage prop! I've seen many dozens of holders on the street, but only in the movies (i.e. Breakfast at Tiffany's) have I ever seen another cig holder THAT long.

@ariochiv

5 жыл бұрын

@pdquick1: That's hilarious. A servicemember is the last person in the world I would imagine using a cigarette holder. :D