What's My Line? - Dorothy McGuire (Jul 25, 1954) 

Dorothy McGuire was a great actress. Watch her in “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” and you’ll appreciate her work.

Dorothy, what a beautiful sophisticated lady! I would wear that dress without a doubt today 🤍

DOROTHY Mc Guire was one of the very best on screen and when I wrote her many years ago she answered Rutsch ins neue with: I have been very lucky in my career and with the films I have made. And the photo with her and her dog Marco Polo is my special gift from this so warmhearded lady.

The consumate Disney mother figure, love Dorothy McGuire. An early movie of hers, "The Enchanted Cottage" is a gem if you've never seen it.

I love to see the respect the panelists give to older contestants.

"A tree grows in Brooklyn", "The spiral staircase" and "Gentleman's agreement" were great examples of the talent of Dorothy McGuire, one of the best actresses in movies, with elegance and style.

Dorothy McGuire, so charming..Just Loved her in Summer Place..& A Tree Grows in Brooklyn...

Dorothy McGuire was a superb, underrated actress. She is especially good in the 1946 "The Spiral Staircase."

I had the pleasure of meeting Dorothy McGuire in the early 90's at a screening at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She was walking with a cane. Someone asked her what happened and she said "I had a facelift," very deadpan. Sweet, funny lady

Gary Cooper thought that Dorothy McGuire was an inferior actress and was upset that she was slated to appear as his wife in Friendly Persuasion. I think she was a last minute substitute for that role. He changed his mind about her...

I loved Dorothy McGuire in A tree grows in Brooklyn!

She sure was pretty, this Dorothy McGuire.

*A Tree Grows in Brooklyn* (1945) ~ *The Spiral Staircase* (1946) ~ *Gentleman's Agreement* (1947) ~ *Mister 880* (1950) ~ *Invitation* (1952) ~ Three Coins in the Fountain (1954) ~ Friendly Persuasion (1956) ~ Old Yeller (1957) ~ The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959) ~ A Summer Place (1959) ~ Swiss Family Robinson (1960) ~ The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) These are the movies I have seen with Dorothy McGuire, who combined impressive acting chops and magnetic looks with natural charm and appeal, including her *top five.* She was at her most radiantly beautiful in _Mister 880,_ a perfect movie for the Christmas holidays.

Goodnight, panel. And rest in peace. From a simple better time. I love watching these shows and getting lost in the past on a lazy sunday evening before facing a stressful monday. I feel alittle less lonely watching these old shows. I hope everyone is happy and healthy.

Invitation is a great movie Dorothy McGuire is in. Spoiler alert..she plays a lovely girl who has a year to live but does not know it. Her rich father buys her a husband to make that year a good one. It's really good.

nice, to see Dorothy MacGuire here. liked her acting in The Enchanted Cottage very much. Actually I heard first the Lux radio version before seeing the movie, what a moving story and what a brilliant cast!

Very funny the panel acting like they know it's Dorothy McGuire and passing to the the next panelist was a very clever joke.

Dorothy McGuire was a delightful and excellent actress. She exuded charm and style. With this celebrity section of the show, it became far more interesting and entertaining when they changed the rules a few years later, where members of the panel could only ask the mystery guest one question in turn.

I always think of "Three Coins in the Fountain" wen I think of Dorothy McGuire; indeed, she was probably on the show to promote the movie

In 'The Enchanted Cottage' McGuire played a homely woman. I am glad that McGuire got the part but the film had to keep telling the audience that she was supposed to be homely even though you could still see her beauty.

I loved Dorothy McGuire in "A Summer Place" and "Friendly Persuasion".

These old shows are cool. Mr Murphy of Murphy Beds was a guest. Colonel Sanders was on one episode (not this one) and no one knew who he was. Dorothy McGuire is a great actress. Watch her in, “A Tree Grows In Brooklyn”.

I loved Dorothy McGuire in The Enchanted Cottage.

My 5 favorites of WML❤️

Dorothy was so smart and lovely. She was brilliant in so many roles and brought class to any film.

A very beautiful woman.

I enjoyed this celebrity guest more than any other entertainer. She brought out the best in each of the panelists: Bennett’s friendliness and honor, Arlene’s charm, Steve’s humor, and Dorothy’s cooperativeness. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the world were as ice as the people on this episode?

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn she breaks the heart.

Well-Deserved Best Actress Oscar Nominee for GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT (1947). Leading Lady status from the 1940's, 1950's & 1960's. 😀

"We used to romp through the honeysuckle together..."

Dorothy McGuire was lovely and I think Bennett Cerf is very good on the panel.

I was always waiting for the moment when a contestant wrote their name on the board that John Daly couldn't decipher . Everybody had such elaborate distinctive hand writing .

The respect shown for the elderly second contestant when Bennett and Steve both rose from their chairs to greet her was touching, was how we were raised back then, and pretty much gone from the scene nowadays.. and Bennett's not the only one in love with Dorothy McGuire...she's lovely... they could have done the entire show with her for my money.

Dorothy McGuire was an example of how classy people were back then

Ha ha ha, love Steve's suggestion to Dorothy K. about passing.

7:26 All of the panelists stood to greet Mrs. Burright. (7th occurrence) At 4:54, Arlene asked, “Is it larger than Steve Allen’s breadbox?” (47th occurrence) Steve said “good night boys“ for the 34th time.

So THAT'S the Murphy of the Murphy Bed!

The first challenger is another example of someone from NYC who identifies himself as being from Long Island. Mr. Murphy was from the Douglaston neighborhood in the NE portion of the Borough of Queens, bordered by Little Neck, Bayside and Little Neck Bay. A number of challengers from Queens in the earliest episodes of WML that survived identified themselves as being from Long Island and it led to a number of questions by other commenters. Here we see that the terminology was still in use by one challenger. However the final challenger, most likely not a native New Yorker, only identified herself as being from Forest Hills. That neighborhood is also in Queens and for years was home to the U.S. Open tennis championships.

Sportsman Park was a horse track up to 1999 when it was converted to a hard-surface auto track but failed within a few years. It was demolished in 2009.

This episode aired the day after I was born

Two of my uncle's trained and raced harness horses

my absolute favorite actress

One of my very favourite actresses.

John knows what the contestants do but he seems to have to read the signature to know what their name is.

The typical Murphy bed, back in 1954 and years prior, was found in studio apartments where there was no separate bedroom. Typically, such apartments had a rectangular walk-in closet with hanging space and a shelf-above plus a chest of drawers, with an entrance door on the short side of the rectangle. Then, on the longer side of the rectangle, there would be another door, either a wide single door or double doors, each of which were narrower than a typical door. You'd open the door or doors and there would be the vertically stored Murphy bed on hinges that were spring loaded to counterbalance the weight of the bed. The springs had two good effects. When folding the bed down to its horizontal position to sleep on it, the springs kept the bed from crashing down heavily onto the floor, and also made it easy to lift it up to the vertical position, which would have been difficult without the counterbalancing effect of the springs, given how heavy a bed with an innerspring mattress is. With the bed folded up during the day, if you walked into the closet, you could see it in there. I've seen many a studio apartment in San Francisco with the Murphy bed gone because the springs failed, and people sleep instead on a "Hide-A-Bed" sofa, which is not nearly as comfortable. I've also seen modern studio apartments that have a nice wall unit along one wall of the living room with lots of bookshelves and even some drawers -- and in the middle is what appears to be a set of double cupboard doors that go from the floor to the top of the unit, but are not really cupboard doors. They're just styled to look that way -- and they're really the bottom of a Murphy bed that folds up into the wall unit during the day. I've seen them here in the U.S.A. and on television on _House Hunters International_, typically in London, England, where small apartments are fairly common.

It’s the fan for me

Dorothy McGuire is so lovely. Just don't understand why so many mystery guests don't disguise their voices. They are famous and everybody recognizes them.

I had a friend in high school who was always bragging about his mother, Dorothy McGuire, having been been in the McGuire Sisters. Eric, you were a little annoying…

I Also (see my Nanette Fabray post) ADORE This Gorgeous, Beautiful, Actress 🌈🎨 INSANELY, SINFULLY Underrated imho

Surprised that the last contestant didn't bring in a few free samples to hand out!

The lovely last contestant has the open-mouthed MM smile. Was that a "thing" back then? You rarely see it now.

Old Yeller! Heartbreaking 😭

Almost totally forgotten today.....beautiful ldy.

The Epitome Of Game Shows. ☮️👊

John Charles Daly just lapped up those compliments fed to him by Bennett Cerf.

Just the Charm on this show makes one feel good, relaxed, happy and uplifted. Everyone is SO kind to everyone else that it is hard not to be smitten by everyone on the show. Where has charm and graciousness gone? It was almost a way of social life back in the 50s, even the 60s. And this panel exemplifies that warmth and goodwill to the Nth degree. It makes me smile and laugh. Yet, it also brings tears to my eyes for what we have lost, seemingly in the last 40 years ago. It was still this way in the '70s.

Just watched her in Ole Yeller😎

Comments left on prior version of this video: Saloni D 1 year ago I'm just wondering - what happens if the panel guesses correctly during the "free guesses"? Has this ever happened before? Serena Mae 1 year ago It has a few times. John would then still give the challenger some money & talk a little bit to them, that's it :) Saloni D 1 year ago Ahh I see :) I haven't yet any of the eps with that happening so thank you! What's My Line? 1 year ago According to producer Gil Fates, the main reason the free guess was eliminated was to avoid the rare occasions where one of the panelists guessed right. Jeff Vaughn 1 year ago Saloni D, check the episode just prior to this one dated 7/18/54 as it has Arlene guessing the occupation during the free guess segment. Saloni D 1 year ago +Jeff Vaughn Oh yes! I just saw that episode, and another one where Bennett Cerf guesses Marilyn Monroe's acting coach correctly :) Purple Capricorn 3 months ago I love seeing all of the panelist stand for the older people. I'm ashamed that my generation are so disrespectful. goldenthroat86 7 months ago Al Franken makes murphy beds? LOA1955 6 months ago (edited) As Steve Allen might have said: I Think Al Franken Beds Murphys. ;-) corner moose 3 months ago I see Dorothy hadn't given up her bad habits yet. Once she was sure it was dog racing, she asked several questions leading up to the big one. She must have been mightily surprised when she got a no. MattTheSaiyan 4 months ago If there's an afterlife, I wonder if they are producing a version of "What's My Line?" there. I just hope they aren't producing a version of "Queen for a Day". (yeah, I realise this comment is an odd one). Purple Capricorn 3 months ago (From watching this show in order), Dorothy looks great since had the baby. tiffsaver 4 months ago Steve Allen was a comic GENIUS. He never got enough credit. MegaWetwilly 1 year ago This is a great show, but i'm pretty sure it's rigged, if you watch the pre-64,000 question shows, and compare the show afterwards, they didn't get the guest as much as things had changed because of the cheating scandle of the 64k question, but still a good show. What's My Line? 1 year ago (edited) I'm always surprised when I see people that people really believe the show was rigged. What would the point be? There was only a token amount of money involved, and the show was never about making the panelists look as smart as possible. John Daly delighted in confounding them (while remaining technically honest) at every turn. The only rigging was the use of "gambits", where they fed a general line of questioning to the comic member of the panel to boost the odds of getting some laughs. E.g., if the guest was a girdle salesman, they might tell Steve Allen to ask if he would be likely to use the product himself, and let Steve proceed to the laughs based on the audience response from there. But that's as far as they went, and the point was never, ever to help the panelists guess the lines more quickly-- the exact opposite, in fact. You are right, though, that even this little bit of nudging-for-pure-entertainment-value was reluctantly dropped after the quiz show scandals-- producer Gil Fates said as much in his book. It's a shame, because that little nudge towards laughs that the gambits provided was the source of many a classic segment in the pre-scandal era. MegaWetwilly 1 year ago (edited) From reading the history of the show the reason the prize was only 50.00 was the show was just for fun, they paid the contestants $500.00 to appear, so money wasn't the problem, the contestant made money no matter what. I only thought that originally because a lot of game show's got busted for cheating in a big scandal and i mistakenly lumped WML in with them, they're great shows and thank you for posting them. Mark DeNio 1 year ago +What's My Line? The NERVE of some people, thinking the show was rigged! David Evans 11 months ago But why? There's not much money involved even for those times. And how would rigging affect the payout? The ratings? Who would benefit? And what about the risk involved? Would the benefits, of which I see none, out weigh the risk? What's My Line? 11 months ago +David Evans I've given up on trying to convince people out of their being convinced the show was rigged. It wasn't, but some people are going to believe what they want to believe. As the great Louis Armstrong said, "There's some people out there who, if they don't get it, you can't tell 'em." David Evans 11 months ago (edited) So true. The panelists, Dorothy in particular, were just damn good at it, that's all. Matthew White 8 months ago No whistling for Dorothy McGuire?? What the Hell Flike 7 months ago Exactly what I was thinking. NG D 6 months ago The stars in those days had class. Scott Evans 1 year ago Big laugh from Steve Allen @ 18:28 Carson was right -- Timing is everything! A JAXX 1 year ago That was a great show. torstvillinger 7 months ago Sir(s): If I may, whenever a Man might need, he can also use his E.S.P. among friends. Thank you. Et merci. --Jim D. Johan Bengtsson 10 months ago Bennett's guess concerning the second contestant was that she made machine guns. That was not said at random (!), since the lady was from Cicero outside Chicago, and it was there that Al Capone moved his criminal empire to escape the reach of the Chicago police. PepsiMama2 1 year ago Another one that the panel lost and didn't guess on purpose so the contestant gets the money... The panel has a soft spot for old people... I like that.. joed596 6 months ago thank you :-) Dixie Alexander 1 year ago Daly really should have used "Mr. X" for Mr. Murphy. Tony Morris 1 year ago Every time I watch one of these I am reminded of how people actually used to sign their names in cursive, and many of them so beautifully, especially considering it's a chalkboard. Dorothy McGuire was not only a fine actress but truely one of the underrated beauties of her era. daniel stanwyck 1 year ago Really clever, witty panelists. McGuire is a wonderful actress and beauty to boot. ALWAYS liked to see her and listen to her unusual, mellifluous voice. Mark DeNio 1 year ago (edited) Curioisity question: Why were Dorothy's and Arlene's blindfolds tied on and elaborate? Was that to prevent hairstyle damage? I wish there could have been simpler blindfolds sometimes. I think they almost missed seeing Ed Sullivan in his mask because it took them some time to get the blindfolds off. RayNDeere 1 year ago The tie was to help their hair. The elaborate blindfold probably to go with their suits. Later on, the ladies had blindfolds that went on like glasses Dixie Alexander 1 year ago Arlene didn't miss Ed Sullivan's mask :) 1013pka 1 year ago Love these old shows. I really enjoy watching them. Thank u so much for posting. Fabbiha Chowdhury 1 year ago Oh god when Mr. Allen whispered into Dorothy's their plan to pass and continued with the charade well i just laughed till i choked! dance4joy7@hotmail.com Seattle 1 year ago in reply to What's My Line? For sure! I love the full shows too. And they won so many awards for best. I am sure they would be stunned to know that here we are over 60 years later STILL watching... on our portable devices and phones, no less.. and STILL thinking they were the best ever!! What's My Line? 1 year ago in reply to dance4joy7@hotmail.com Seattle You're very welcome. I appreciate your interest in the channel-- there was so much of WML already floating around youtube, but mostly just clips, not full shows, and none of it organized and in one place. It's really nice to see folks watching these again. :) Aritosthenes 1 year ago in reply to What's My Line? It's such a blast of fresh air! :-) ....especially when one considers the amount of 'rubbish' that permeates the media today/these days.! yet another THANK YOU(!!) from another GRATEFUL viewer! LOL dance4joy7@hotmail.com Seattle 1 year ago Thanks for the new uploads! I have watched every one of your videos and was wanting to find some I had not seen. Whoop whoop

I didn’t know (handsomeist) was a word. I thought is was (the most handsome). But if Bennett Cerf said it, it must be legit!

last contestant, Zita Landy, became a painter. see her work here: zita-landy.com

The. Show. Should. Com back. For. Our. New. Kids. Today

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It was so polite and sweet how even the women stood up for the race track timer contestant out of respect for her age. Very proper in those bygone days.

Beautiful Women I'm born in the wrong era 😪💖💯

Mr. Murphy is actually Al Franken!

This is a continuation of the week before when Steve's tie had been un-clipped.

*Murphy should have signed in as Mr. X.*

I wish they would bring the show back

murpey bed was funny

I know this is ano odd question, but does anyone know how large the studio audience was on this show? 100, 200 people?

Yes, they should have called Mr. Murphy Mr. X

July 31 1954 Steve Allen got married to Jayne Meadows.

Na foto da capa do vídeo me lembra a atriz brasileira Françoise Fourton.

Harness racing is horse racing...it's not the harnesses that are racing; it's the horses. Daly blew that one IMHO.

It's a pity that the show mostly runs out of time when the last contestant appears.

I don’t know how that woman was the official harness race timer. She seemed like she was slow as molasses and was missing something in the area of cognition.

Flip some more cards

Why it's mister Murphy bed himself! ❤..... Jr. tho ❤

MANUFACTURES MURPHY BEDS OFFICIAL RACETRACK TIMER DIAMOND BUYER

The "Lady" diamond buyer's Adam's Apple is bigger than mine !

I GUESS THey NEVER SHOWED THE audience.that mustA BEEN GREAT¡

Elmer fudd in da house

Dorothy...quit beating around the bush!!!

Was Dorothy McGuire related to the McGuire Sisters?

Can anyone tell me the meaning of Arlene's French term she uses between 1:20 & 1:22 regarding Bennett?

17:54

John Daley lied about horses.

Back when TV had class!

I loved this show but I cringed when they had guests walk in front of the judges. That was tacky.

I've loved Dorothy McGuire since I saw her in Friendly Persuasion 50 years ago. The old lady racetrack-timer segment should have been scrapped. She barely answered any questions clearly and seemed befuddled. I would question her capacity to "time" anything accurately.

If John Daly checked Wikipedia he would know that harness racing is a form of horse racing.

Again and again BC with the see thru mask sincerely ridiculous - his ego was front and centre

No sorry TWO days after 9/11

For me, "horse racing" at racetracks is of two types, harness racing and, as Harold Hill put it in _The Music Man_, the kind "where they sit down right on the horse". I think that saying "no" to horse racing as something that does not include harness racing was downright disingenuous of John Daly.

I guess it was a lot of fun the way the panel played the Dorothy McGuire segment, but it wasn't very nice. How many times does Miss McGuire get to be on What's My Line.? They should have played the game. Jeepers!

Irritating that the grandma can’t answer her own basics.

this show was definitely rigged as evidenced by an episode with Phyllis Newman that went something like this: First Panelist: Are you in the field of entertainment? Answer: No Phyllis: Are you a translator for the United Nations? Like that is something that would just come to mind w/o any question leading into that area.