Angela Lansbury on Her Accent and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" | The Dick Cavett Show 

When she talked about moving her family from L.A. to Ireland, what she didn't mention was WHY: Her daughter fell in with Charles Manson's crowd. She wanted to get her out, so they moved to Angela's mother's birthplace in County Cork, Ireland [EDIT: birthplace was Belfast but had another home in County Cork]. It took a while for her daughter to break out of the spell, but then she met her future husband there. They were lucky to get out.

She was my favorite actress. She'll be greatly miss.

Such a wonderful actress, I was heartbroken to learn of her passing.

Bedknobs and Broomsticks is one of my favourite childhood movies. I also love Angela in Nanny Mcphee. Wonderful actress. May she RIP 💜

She was a true lady and a LEGEND. Not many people can do film, tv and stage. Such a talented actress. RIP

Gaslight was a truly wonderful picture. Lansbury was brilliant in it.

Let’s not sleep on her incredibly wild performance as Salome Otterbourne in Death on the Nile. My all time favorite mystery movie.

She was so proud of her Irish heritage and I loved her for that.

Thank you. She was a wonderful actress. May she rest in peace. 😉

My goodness Angela was charming! I love watching her body language. Wish I could have met the dear lady. R.I.P. Miss Lansbury.

Funnily enough, the band is playing "A Step in the Right Direction" for her entrance which was cut from "Bedknobs and Broomsticks."

What an interesting lady. Like so many performers a little uncomfortable appearing as herself but stupendously honest....and very endearing. She had a long and successful life...we can all aspire to that...

A great dame of stage and screen who will be sorely missed. RIP Mrs. Fletcher.

RIP ANGELA LANSBURY 1925 to 2022

Wonderful actress and a true legend. So sad she passed away.

RIP Angela 🙏❤️

One of the painful reminders these shows bring into sharp relief (ironically even as one is reminiscing nostalgically about them) is how effortlessly Cavett would glide from the entertaining to the cerebral and, as often, be situated in both realms at once--Olivier, Burton, O'Toole[!] to cite but a few examples in addition to this interview with Angela--in leaving his viewers with a pleasureable experience like no other. By comparison today--to be specific, the painful reminder--we have unalloyed mediocrity for what passes as "entertainment"; it's far worse than kitsch and there seems to be no way of escaping it. I have always felt a residue of anger towards ABC for cancelling his show. Carson never approached the heights that Cavett routinely achieved night after night. Not sure if he is still interviewing anymore, but I hope so. Haven't seen anything lately. I would love to attend at least one live (or pre-recorded) show. That would be wonderful! Cosmic, truly. Of no real consequence to my first observation, a serendipitous discovery learned from watching the programs again (that so intrigued me decades ago) was that his wardrobe was not quite as vast as I thought. I loved those suits and ties and occasionally the paired blazers and trousers he wore. When he wore a cravat (ascot?) without jacket the night his Woodstock show aired he was the epitome of cool! He may have been short statured--apropos his nonplussed reply to Angela " ...afraid of this little fella from the plains?"--but he looked so damned elegant in them! One could not help but admire his keen intelligence, his handsome good looks and the superb physique under that fashion sense. (If you're wondering about my reference to Cavett's build, there were interviews with Muhammad Ali; in one of them he goes into the ring for lessons in boxing from the Greatest who, immediately after checking out Cavett head to toe gushed on and on about his robust build.) After re-watching so many interviews I realize now the wardrobe was not as large as I remembered. This particular interview with Angela caught me off guard because I don't recall seeing the silver-gray number before. As I said, a comment of no consequence.

Dick Cavett was correct, the film is called 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' which tells of the story of the 'portrait' of Dorian Gray.

Ms. Price is with Professor. Brown now.

9:07 she was referring to the Manson family and her daughter being involved, I guess.

Dick should have kept on 'No, your first film was Portrait of Dorian Gray not Gaslight, don't you remember?' and just keep insisting till she believed it.

I'm normally a Cavett fan but he pushed the moving to Ireland too much because he wanted her to say why. He knew the reason and the Manson connection. She clearly didn't want to say.

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Maybe i am the only one to say this but i thought that beside a great actress she was also a very hot woman

I must. Say that. That Angela Lansbury sounds like a very responsible woman. As well as a very responsible mother. She reminds me of my mother. When I was faced with a very difficult situation. At the residency that I used to live at. I happen to hear from a little birdie let’s say.. That there was a drug bust at the location that I used to reside at. When I heard this I wanted to get out of that situation I didn’t wanna be involved in it. I knew about it before my mother dead. But my mother happened to hear about the situation and she wanted to get me out of it.

It's interesting here she plays the American accent...i wonder if that was a thing at the time, later she readopted her English accent

How has he not seen the movie???

This was not a good interview, on his part. He knew enough to as her is he was treading into some territory he ought not. If he knew that much, why bring it up to begin with. He's often a little too smug. she of course, although reticent and not relaxed, was lovely.

He tried to get her to go there about her daughter, but she didn't bite. It's nice that he wasn't so pushy.

I thought that Dick was intentionally "gaslighting" Angela when he was saying that her first movie was NOT "Gaslight".

Actually, she's wrong, it was the PICTURE of Doran Gray.

Is it just me who thinks the atmosphere in this interview is incredibly frigid and awkward? She visibly recoils from him. Neither is relaxed. Cringey to watch.

She sounds frightfully British.

Camden NJ, that place is very bad now, very dangerous, probably that was a safe place back then, hopefully

Awkward interview. Almost Mae West territory. He got off.on the wrong foot with the first film question. All he should have done was simply ask, what was your first American film? Gaslight then he could have asked her about Bergman and Boyer. Then he pushed her about moving to Ireland. I know he has to film time but you have Lansbury there. There's tons to ask!

Not a Cavett fan. He was too dry lacking the spark of excitement and enthusiasm. Bob Costas had a similar style but was more engaging

This interview is so damn awkward

What an awkward / stilted interview. On both their parts.

What a terrible interviewer; I thought he was one of America's best, at least we'll known. 🤔