What's My Line? - Floyd Patterson; Vincent Price; Walter Pidgeon [panel] (Dec 16, 1956) 

Very interesting

He also sold art for Sears and wrote cookbooks.

Vincent also released a record album back in the 1980s in which he talks about cooking his favorite recipes

How true ! A gifted actor and classy gent ! And I love his zany sense of humor !

Good actor actually

Easily.💯

Yes!! I e always enjoyed Mr. Price in all his characters both funny and not. He was a great actor and is very much missed.

@@srothbardt Vincent was an Art Connoisseur with a big collection. 🎨 Try to find him in the Carol Burnett Show, " The Walnuts" : and another sketch in the C.B. show, set in the far east ( jungle, etc ). Great sense of humour ! 😊🇬🇧💕🇺🇲😊🇬🇧💕🇺🇲. 🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨

The only other with as distinctive of a voice is James Mason.

I'm bothered by Bennett clowning him for not being a singer - Vincent has a positively mellifluous voice that Mista Soif could never touch. They're also all a little deaf - I would've recognized his voice right away.

THANK YOU TO WHO EVER IS PUTTING THESE SHOWS TOGETHER. THIS IS BEYOND A TREAT !!!!!

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It matters so much

Actually, Mr. Price starred in a Broadway musical: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5zoBcw5qcP0.html

@@scotthayes6965 Yeah, Broadway. He was a capable enough singer to perform on Broadway but it still took him until 1986 to get a chance to do it in a movie because he was typecast. That's pretty much my point

@@gugurupurasudaikirai7620 I understand, but I should point out one needn't be very capable at all as a vocalist to sing in film as a voice is easily manipulated in post. But to sing in a musical onstage you've got to be more than capable, it takes guts and confidence, especially if you're not a "singer" per say, e.g. Rex Harrison and Mr. Price. But how delightful we can hear him singing on film and on the cast recording of "Darling of the Day." And on the latter, his performance/voice elevates the (not-so-good) material. So bravo, Vincent!

rsr789 Travels with his art collection? Strange.

Vincent Priceless

@@HBMHD Vincent Price-less 😄

Believe me all Brazilian are like that, the same joy and energy and I am very proud of it! Heloisa Helena was an actress, producer, singer and host in What's my line (Brazil: Adivinhe o que ele faz?)

One of our Greatest Actors, And he was a Gourmet Chef, & an Art Expert as well, May he RIP and is sadly missed by all of his Fans etc.

Never Forget him Voicing the Michael Jackson's Video " THRILLER." What a great speaking Voice he was Blessed with also.

He was amazingly talented. Despite being famous for his roles in B-movies and drive-in fare, he took his work *very* seriously.

@@thecandidcounterbalance1492 I really liked the movie "The Last Man on Earth" he starred in, it was the type of movie you are talking about, but his acting in it was A+

@@SgtRlee1 Vincent was always a fine, versatile actor. Many fine film roles, from drama and horror to lighter roles. One of my favorite performances of his, is in His Kind of Woman. A film noir, and how he didn't get nominated for an Oscar, is mind boggling.

MyREDTAIL Cagney and Patterson buddies. That's great.

Floyd’s brother Ray lives in Torslanda outside of Gothenburg and has worked with my maternal grandfather at Volvo, and I’ve sent a letter to Ray where I praised him for knocking down Floyd’s former rival Sonny Liston during a sparring session in Sweden. Not that I’ve expected a reply from him but it was more of a fun thing to do.

Yes, you are right. Both my Dad and Cagney lived in upstate New York. When Cagney passed away , it took my Father quite a while to get over it

It was refreshing to hear Mr. Patterson speaking normal English and not the modern 'ebonics' that is so awful. Very classy man.

@Jeff, the God of Biscuits schools up north were segregated too. So there goes your progressive argument. psmag.com/education/remembering-the-legislation-that-kept-northern-schools-segregated Plus, no northern state has ever had a black population greater than 16% as opposed to southern states having approximately twice that. If the north were so progressive and wonderful it would seem a larger black migration would have occurred.

@Jeff, the God of Biscuits so show where the north was not segregated or more progressive. I gave you evidence it was not. You saying it was is not cited proof. Go right ahead. Show where it was better. Because black people did not all go to your utopia. Sure seems like they would have.

@Jeff, the God of Biscuits you can't answer simple questions so you are running away. This is the mother's side only and you haven't got the intelligence to realize that. And again, it was her responsibility alone to watch her kid. Same as it is your and not your little department store scenario. You sure can't say that it is the stores fault if the child got hurt. Go on, keep being irresponsible and blaming others for your failure as a parent.

@Jeff, the God of Biscuits oh sorry. I was replying to another person who has zero facts such as yourself. Excuuuuussse me! BTW how about all those race riots in your wonderful progressive north? And ever hear of Harlem? Or the Cotton Club anywhere blacks could perform but not attend? I can go on.

Even silent he could still creep me out. For example: the scene in "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" where he's silently strangling the chauffeur.

I remember being freaked out by Price, as a kid watching The Pit and the Pendulum on tv. He was a true cinematic icon.

@@waynej2608 I watched that movie when I was in 10th grade in my speech class. It scared the living daylights out of me!!!!

Thank you for the research, and for sharing the results. I also found Mrs. Helena quite enjoyable. Such a bubbly personality which I would imagine pleased the Rio audiences.

Price's sophistication can be creepy!!

Wow! Didn't know that. Thank you.

Not surprised

In the wax museum he was terrifying and I didn't know ab the degree

@@marshamariner7897 He was even more terrifying in "The House on Haunted Hill" in my opinion. It was hard for me to sleep that night after watching it. Both movies were extremely popular. They were definitely "A" movies.

tiffsaver Especially that little laugh he did after one of the questions!

goldenthroat86 maybe because sometimes the panel wanted to extend the "guessing" because the way the guest "performed" was so enjoyable--i've seen it with several other stars

That is the question.

True

Eerie laughter.

I really appreciate Bennett's witty sense of humor, although I agree it's usually not "laugh out loud" funny, but still charming.

Bennett was right! LOL

sproasp Great anecdote.

Walter Pidgeon is AMAZING! What an elengant gentleman! A man like no longer men are.

She was terrific

Wouldn't that make it a Vincent Price's Great Grandfather clock?

It must be creepy when it strikes 12.

Wait, seriously?

What an honor.

@@steventrosiek2623 It must be very beautiful.

I'm not particularly a boxing fan but I am old enough to remember hearing Patterson's fights on the radio. Seeing him here,an impressive,modest person is just great. I prefer him to Ali, as a person,since my boxing knowledge is next to zero.

+Jack Decker About 20 years ago, I went to a healing service at a small charismatic Catholic Church in Balmville, NY to accompany a friend who had a bad back. When Patterson came in, now around 60 years old, I immediately recognized him. Other than some of his hair turning gray, he still looked to be in fighting trim. Others in attendance also recognized him. He politely acknowledged them, but he clearly wanted this time to be about the church service, not about him. He impressed me as a quiet, dignified and humble man that day and also on this episode of WML. And that seems to be the consensus opinion of him: a gentleman.

Jack Decker was the casius clay part necessary?

@@hueyfreeman1983 I am confused.... was what Jack Decker said wrong?

@@ladya1953 his name is muhammmad ali so yes

Amen to that !!

+Johan Bengtsson Patterson and Johansson even ran two Stockholm Marathons together in 1982 and 1983. Patterson became the first person to recapture the World Heavyweight Championship when he won the rematch in 1960. He fought three times (once against Sonny Liston and twice against Muhammad Ali) to recapture it a third time but was not successful.

I liked both of them. They weren't phonies, and both were gentlemen outside of the ring.

That was before my time, but as a huge boxing fan I'm aware of that great rivalry and trilogy. I saw clips of those fights. Both men seemed to be real gentlemen.

@David Pinegar How gallant of you to notice!

@David Pinegar It's a hit for sure!

I have a notion to second THAT emotion !!

He had several cookbooks out.

+Jason Burns - yes, it was 1956, and many black athletes of high stature would run into open racism around the country, wml was pretty progressive but i remember curt flood of the st louis cardinals telling the owner of his team that black players couldn't stay with their white teammates as late as the 1960's, in 1956 flood was an 18 yr old rookie and was instructed to go to the black part of town for a room in tampa fl.

***** Thanks. That's what surprises me about this particular show. Floyd seems to be accepted with genuine pleasure on here but I remember Sammy Davis saying once that behind the scenes of his music career that things were very different. I wonder if behind the scenes of WML Floyd was treated a little differently? I hope not.

Jason Burns i've wondered the same thing, like i said wml was ahead of it's time so i'm guessing the show itself was great, but they couldn't control everything like network employees for example. like you said, many prominent black celebrities saw two different worlds in those days, the one they saw presented to the public, and the systemic racism that wasn't seen. it was well documented how black soldiers came back from fighting in world war II couldn't get a cup of coffee in their home towns... i know "feelings" aren't worth much but watching this, patterson seems perturbed or annoyed like he was experiencing both sides of this hypocrisy...

Jason Burns Arlene was very warm to him, I was glad too

Lynn South Yes...I googled Arlene and it was fascinating to read about her life. Sometimes you get a feeling for a person and when I saw her on screen she exuded genuine warmth. The 'locket' she wore around her neck was a gift from her husband and she wore it each time the program aired.

He won the middle weight Gold Medal at the Olympics

I think he was the last heavyweight champ to weigh under 200 lbs.

Amen!!😇😇😇

It’s Vincent price he’s a master of voices what did you expect?

It's written Helena, but, anyhow, just as a curiosity I'd point out she probably said that because ein Portuguese we use the word "freguês", which means customer or client, to refer to a person who is an avid fan of something or someone, or a person who often "uses a particular service or product in the way it is to be used or consumed".

She actually spent a good chunk of the War Years living in New Orleans. US officials had made a cultural exchange in late 1941 since she could sing American songs with a pretty convincing US accent....and then the war meant she couldn't get back home safely. From what I can gather, she was actually the show's second moderator since the show started on the now dead Rede Tupi(killed by the ruling junta in 1980) in 1953. At that time, Tupi, Brazil's first TV network, only had three stations(Rio de Janiero, Sao Paulo, and Belo Horizonte). Madeline Rosay, Brazil's first Prima Ballerina and a major figure in early Brazilian television, was the first moderator from 1953-55, Helena took over until 1958, and then the show was moved over to Rede Record(now RecordTV) and hosted by jack of all trades(seriously, look him up) Jose Blota Jr. in the early 60s.

Ms. Helena was a true delight on this episode. I'm sure she pleased Brazilian audiences also.

Who?

@@icturner23 idiot

@Darwin Stearns. This episode was aired 8 days before I was born. I was born on Christmas Eve in 1956.

I have a hand written postcard from him. Sent to me when I was living in London in the mid 70s. Heis humour here folded me up with laughter.

What man wouldn’t ? She was terrific

Oh, me too!!!!!!!

Don't we all?!!! Just kidding

what’d she say?

@David Pinegar haha thanks man. I am lucky

@@Bonobanos Sorry for the very late reply, I completely missed your question, just saw it now.. for the sake of it I just asked my wife. She's never heard of this woman, but my wife is 47 so she's excused. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helo%C3%ADsa_Helena_(actress)

Warp Prime 42 Here!! Here!!!

+Warp Prime 42 I have always thought Mr. Price was GORGEOUS!

She just wrote Heloisa Helena in a weird cursive, like a signature more than just regular cursive writing.

Groan.

LOL

Michael Danello I doubt that very much. If The Rock didn't duck heavyweight champion Joe Walcott, why would he have ducked lightly regarded Patterson? Patterson was a good guy, but he is considered the weakest heavyweight champion in history.