Arlene Francis was one of the most elegant and beautiful women of her time. She was intelligent, classy, kind, extremely funny and ever so easy on the eye. The perfect woman.
I love how the rich, famous, accomplished people on the panel were so genuine and down to earth. They treated everyone with dignity and respect. Beautiful to watch.
I have no doubt that they were higher in the socioeconomic scale; however they demonstrated wealth in other areas; intelligence, diplomacy, class, ethical Morality, deductive logic, a practical application of the Socratic Method, and Critical Thinking.
@@SweetChicagoGator Other than a few exceptions; when did the science of deductive logic of Critical Thinking ever be better applied? On television maybe Jeopardy, Doctor Who, or Sherlock Holmes, Monk, CSI, or Criminal Minds?
How about Dorothy admitting she was thinking about a bull being "applied" to the cow? Man, the audiences and everyone else on that stage usually HOWLED with laughter when one of those two ladies mentioned or referenced sex. Absolutely filthy humor for the 50s and early 60s.
I was an avid watcher of WML from way back. My family never missed it. But these videos reinforce how witty and downright hilarious Arlene Francis and Dorothy Kilgallen were. The other interesting fact is that the show was simply SO New York City. Smart, urbane, classy people--all of them, including John Charles Daly.
These 2 women, Arlene and Dorothy were so different that they complimented each other so well. Talk about class. They are the embodiment of class. By the way Peter Gabel, Arlene and Martin Gabels son just passed away about 3 weeks ago. October of 2022. He was 75 years old.
The standard WML panel was, is and will always be the most elegant, articulate, intelligent and accomplished game show panel to have ever been assembled for television. And John Daly was the wittiest, most urbane, suave and gentlemanly game show host there's ever been. I hope Hollywood does us all a favour and NEVER tries to recreate the show as the sort of post modern, politically correct, vermin that they seem to love putting out these days.
In Canada, we had a long-running show called Front Page Challenge, about which I could say approximately the same thing. Whip-smart and cultured characters, with an eloquent and charming host. I have thoroughly enjoyed working my way through the WML shows. And I have a certain awe for Dorothy who I first heard of listening to various theories about the demise of JFK.
I never get tired of these segments! They take me back to my youth when I watched them. All the panelists continually show their grace and class. So very obvious now in a world where this is sorely lacking. Arlene Francis lived to be 93.
I sure hope people put kids to bed before this show. I mean, a lot of double entendre. But it's amazing how the ladies would dress up. Real, glamourous clothing, not trash.
I wasn't able to see the vintage "What's my line?" programs when they were first aired (10.30 p.m. on Sunday, which was too late for a school night), but I'm certainly having a wonderful time catching up with them here, both the full broadcasts and the "Best of ..." segments. Thank you, Jocelyn (and all the others) who have posted these!
Francis was known for wearing a heart-shaped diamond pendant, a gift from Gabel, which she wore on nearly all of her What's My Line appearances. A mugger robbed her of the pendant as she was leaving a New York City taxi in 1988.
@@henryray8426 A gutless coward who cares only for his immediate gratification and nothing for the lives and feelings of others. She loved that pendant and she looked so radiant wearing it. How crushed she must've felt to have it ripped away.
"if it was a turkey it would be a special holiday" "we had turkey last week" "i know, but you're rich!" i love the chemistry between arlene and dorothy. so sad that it seems arlene was the only one to truly like dorothy too, given cerf's comments after her death
@@frantrictantric There is long interview with Cerf about WML. You can find it on RU-vid. It is nice piece of history if you want to see insights of the show
From what I've heard and read, it seems Dorothy burned her own bridges. They all seemed to get along well in the early days, but she was a reporter first, and would leak private conversations and gossip about her panel-mates, so they kept her out of their private lives after that.
What a discovery WML was. I have watched many episodes, some over again, never tiring of them having complete admiration for Arlene. Dorothy, Bennett and JD. Elegance, charm, wit, class, poise and sophistication at a level that has now sadly become extinct, plus equally classy regular guest panelists, Steve Allen, Fred Allen, Joey Bishop, Martin Gabel, Buddy Hackett and many more. Well-spoken contestants who took pride in their appearance and the work they did. Seeing the stars of yesteryear as mystery guests makes me realise just what talent I missed out on compared with today's so-called celebrities drawn from the tacky world of reality TV. Every episode is a gem.
If you watch British game shows or talk shows, you know that they are infinitely more risque than those here in the U.S. And sadly, that's what comes from being basically a Puritanical country. My point here is this: What's My Line included a lot of risque banter and dialogue, so enjoyable to watch and listen to, and so unlike the usual TV fare in the 50s and early 60s. LOVE these clips with Arlene Francis, who would say just about anything, and Dorothy Kilgallen, who was a bit more prim and proper than Francis was. Both were smart and hilarious.
They all miss Dorothy.....they don't see Dorothy gale.....they see kilgallen and not put two and two together with Kennedy and Oz and magical trajectories... Hilarious that she was a dead Disney associate that nobody puts two and two other dead Disney associates.... How many dead Disney associates can you find in the Kennedy Os enigma with magical trajectories? To understand the Disney future and Donald and Mickey as president of USA.. Dorothy kilgallen was a Disney associate. Walt Disney was on this show. Both Dorothy and Walt Disney die....on November 22 63...Aldous Huxley and CS Lewis die...two more dead Disney associates.. Monroe makes four dead Disney associates... Follow the lies and illusions by Kennedy family as they kill for Disney Land and Disney world...
Arlene got paid double Dorothy (though Dorothy was still tied 2nd for highest paid female on a tv show) and I think it was always said Dorothy tried to get herself on screen for as long as possible. I don't think they ever fought over these things but it's interesting
This show is so hilarious I just love it, especially Dorothy and Arlene! I hate reading the comments on WML videos because it's all just people saying stuff like "People were so classy back then unlike the vile disgusting crude politically correct diverse libtard television nowadays" (a amalgamation of many comments I've seen LMAO). I wish people would just show their love for old television without whining their heads off about people being progressive on tv nowadays.
Is it the one where Arlene said: I'm gonna rule out the bathtub because that's uncomfortable with a group? Below is the link 👇 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2sZqQ0Fk84k.html
These two Ladies made the show for me. Not only brilliant but they complimented each other. Dorothy was more shy and Arlene was more flirty. They were a perfect combo.
