My father and I met Charlton Heston when he was in Dayton, Ohio campaigning for a president. A very nice man, he was. We had a photo taken with him which I have framed in my house. When referring to him, my father always called him Moses.
@@bobmarlowe3390 maybe they knew but they wish to keep him longer either that or he wasn’t as well known this is after the Ten Commandments had just came out
You are absolutely right! He is kind and gentle to everyone, never condescends, never treats anyone as less no matter what occupation they have. He protects their ego and relates directly to them with equal respect. He strives to put guests at ease especially when they are nervous. He even quietly guides some to the right spot with a touch. I admire him greatly and fervently wish we had hosts like him currently. I know your statement is two years old but I hope you see this.
I recognise that iconic signature immediately, because Heston signed my programme right after narrating Peter and the Wolf at the Hollywood Bowl. After finding out that I was taking piano lessons at 7 years old, he wrote in my programme that he hoped to be in the audience when I played the Hollywood Bowl someday. He was awesome - he wouldn't let the stage manager chase the kids away, but took the time to talk to all of us and sign our programmes. I'm not an autograph hound but I'm glad I got that one way back in 1969.
I'm not surprised. He was a class act all the way. A great artist, a wonderful humain being. He even went to Vietnam during the war to boost the GI's moral. Going so far as to personally call up the GI's families to reasure them. Now that is a man with a BIG HEART. God bless him?
The way the ladies held their purses always fascinated me. I was born in 1955. As a child my mother gave me a little purse. I remember imitating the way the women held their purses. It strikes me as being very funny now.
@@roninsdog261 Emcee literally means "a master of ceremonies," and it is the _correct_ term for MC (although MC is completely acceptable). #GoogleIsYourFriend
@@CharlieTheTexan Well, isn't that the strangest thing. Clearly the M and the C make sense but why would they add 3 E's? I wonder where that spelling originated and why? Gotta be an American thing for sure.
@@roninsdog261 English language, came about in the 1930s, just a verbal pronunciation of the word. So, it's not incorrect, and the history is older than you... dopey.
I like it when all the contestants, when they are finished get to walk over & shake hands with the panel. I think it shows respect to the contestants! ❤️
Well, your question is better than the answers you got below. The Ten Commandments had been out, and it won Best Picture in 1956, and Heston's voice was showcased in that. I would guess that the Manhattan elite panel likely would not go to it. But, Heston had also been active on and off-Broadway so their snootiness kept them from that too.
And so was he, it takes two to have a good marriage but it takes a very strong, committed wife to trust her husband playing opposite the most gorgeous actresses all around the globe.
Thanks for posting the Charlton Heston episode! This TV show was so simple, but was still entertaining without a lot of frenetic activity or drama. The panelists, the visitors, John Daly, the studio audience, and the home audience all always had a good time, and did so without any fancy bells or whistles. One of the few pleasant memories from my early childhood was being in the room while my mother did chores while watching shows like What's My Line and the original Password. My older sister and I even had the password game. I got into reading a lot fairly early, so I was better at Password than my sister, but we both had fun with it. She probably remembers What's My Line better than I do, because she is a few years older than me. Yesterday the Mohammed Ali episode showed up in my RU-vid feed, so I had fun watching that one too. I love how the show mixed celebrities and non celebrities. It definitely made the show work very well.😃
The Ten Commandments film was mentioned and then at around 20:36 Douglas Fairbanks Jr. asks the mystery guest if he was "in a very successful long-run play in New York that was made into a picture recently", to which a puzzled Charlton replies "No." The play/movie Doug Jr. was referring to was The King and I, starring Yul Brynner--who'd appeared in The Ten Commandments.
So many puzzled that the panel did not guess Heston sooner. Well, hindsight is 20-20. In 2019, we've experienced a lot more of Heston than they had in the 1950s.
I understand that this is a joke, but in Judaism, God rather than Moses receives the credit for this achievement. Traditionally, in the Passover seder, Moses' name is never mentioned
@Beumadine Sweevy Yes, according to Haggadah, read at the Passover seder, God, rather than Moses, receives the credit for freeing the Israelites from bondage. Moses' name appears nowhere in the story. And Charlton Heston played Moses, not God.
I'm so excited that this is the very first time i see Douglas Fairbanks actually moving and talking because no matter how big i am as a movie fan, i never see any of Fairbanks' movies here in Indonesia since i was a kid. I can only find informations about him by reading his biography.
One of the things i enjoy about viewing these as a look back (these were current programs when I was a child), is seeing the usually difficult ones for the panel to guess are ones that were rare forcwomen to work at that time in history.
Imagine a time when television performers had so much respect for themselves and their viewers, they routinely wore tuxedoes and elegant evening gowns, even for half-hour game shows. Note the carefully framed and grammatically correct questions and comments; Miss Francis carrying her matching purse; Miss Kilgallen in her delicate gloves; Mr. Daly artfully expostulating on the content or syntax of a panelist's remark. I personally cannot get enough of WML.
Actually, Bennet Cerf said in an audio-interview that he gave in the late '60's or early '70's that the panelists would come to the studio wearing regular street clothes, change into their "evening wear" for the show, then put their regular attire back on after the show was over.
……he exercised daily, a strict routine, as well, he was a excellent tennis player, who often had Aussie Davis Cup tennis legends’ to play against. As he said, ‘my body is my tool-of-trade, so it must be fit, & healthy’………
Miss the glamor, kindness, respect, class and, of course the wardrobe on WML- Didn't get to see it first time around- So happy and grateful for you posting these marvelous shows! Thank you!
As Daly and the panelist’s come I realised these people mixed in the company of celebrities and famous people which most of us can only ever dream about! What a fascinating life they must have led!
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr was a decorated Naval officer during WWll and was married to Joan Crawford when he was only 20 years old. You can learn so much by watching WML.
My refuge, my time capsule for a more civilized era (I never missed that Sunday night broadcast at 10:30 when I was a youngster! Then it was straight to bed, school the next day!)
Me too! It was my favorite as a child and is my favorite again as an older adult! I’m enjoying watching them in chronological order. Thank you for posting them!
3/16/21 Wow! 😃 The lovely lady that's a Ferry 🚢 Boat Pilot was from my hometown Vallejo, CA where I live! 🤗 (Northern California). I was born in 1966 and love these old shows! 👍🏾🙂
When the 10 Commandments movie was in our town my mother really wanted to see it ( I did too) but a terrible storm came up, the wind/rain and my father said we weren't going...my mother said she'd go without him. We all went. While in the theater you could hear the rain & all but after they introduced Mr. Heston all the rain stopped ! During this time the man who'd done the introduction made mention of the rain stopping and Mr. Heston stated that he had parted the Rea Sea. 🤗🤗🤗 was heard big time ! It was a thrill to see him in person and the movie was great too. My mother bought Mr. Heston's verstion of reading the Bible. I hope to see if they still make copies one day. May he rest in peace.
@@esmeephillips5888……yes, in 1952………the Director, Cecil B. DeMille, chose Mr Heston as the circus manager, after seeing his performance in 1950 Hal Wallis’ film, ‘Dark City’.
@@davidmaneti9788The show is living history, combining everyday lifestyles with occasional guests of historic or iconic importance. Be well and stay healthy.
John Daly's opening comment about being called a "big bore" Bennett's punning on "boar" was furthered by Daly's "Boer". Daly was born in South Africa and the reference was to the Boers, the Dutch settlers who warred with the British in South Africa. Winston Churchill fought in that war.
Well, they did have a point. South Africa was Dutch-owned until Britain captured it during the Napoleonic Wars. They Boers did not mix with English “roorneck” colonists much, and I can’t imagine Dalt’s family being accepted or much welcomed by Boers, so describing him as a Boer was rather a stretch. Both BC and JD could sometimes be boorish, but rarely boring.
Heston's voice is unmistakable but there are a couple of times I can see where a very deep, simple yes or no could possibly sound like Yul Brynner. It seemed that his deepest notes were hard for the panel to hear or distinguish.
Yes, Charlton Heston have a deep rich baritone voice. Very theatrical. He narrated the holiday classic animation movie titled, Noel. Also he voiced other animated biblical programs on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Charlton Heston have been in motion pictures since the late 1940s. He won an Academy Award for the 1968 science fiction movie titled The Planet of the Apes. He wasn't at the awards ceremony. In his place they had a chimpanzee came on the stage and accepted the award for him. Charlton Heston; "From My Cold Dead Hand !" 1924- 2004 RIP.
.…Mr Heston’s first H*wood film was ‘Dark City’, in 1950. He didn’t win an ‘Oscar’ for ‘P o t A’ film, but did win Best Actor for his titular role in film, ‘Ben-Hur’. He died in April 2008, just 3 weeks’ after celebrating his 64th Wedding Anniversary to his beautiful wife, Lydia. May they R I P………
Second straight episode of small town America. Last week it was a pig hatchery owner from Washta, Iowa. This week a worm farmer from Priddy, Texas. Priddy is even smaller than Washta.
+atsf1920 Yeah, the puns were flowing there! I don't think most would get that joke today, maybe the 'swine and bore' but not the aside he made of being from S. Africa missing the 'Boer' association. I'm sure today, most would just say he mentioned South Africa, 'he's a racist!'
This was the second time they had a contestant who breeds worms. The first time (which was a couple of years earlier, I guess), they started such a big fuss over what type of animal a worm is that the discussion continued into the next episode or two as they received letters on the topic from viewers! I am surprised that neither John Daly nor any of the panelists made mention of this prior experience during this episode. I'm quite sure none of them could have forgotten it!
……he was the loveliest man to meet in person. Along with his beautiful wife, Lydia, I’d the great honour, & privilege of meeting them many, many times’ between 1966 & 1996. We’d lots if great conversations’, much laughter, & they were very down-to-earth people. They’re both gone now. May they R I P…………
That Douglas Fairbanks Jr. had an interesting life. During his career in the US Navy, Captain Fairbanks earned a KBE, DSC, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Legion de Honour, and a Croix de Guerre. I had no idea.😮 Wanted to add too, and I’m probably showing my lack of age but I was amazed to her Mr Heston speak without using his performing voice.
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