What's My Line? - New opening! - Tony Franciosa & Shelley Winters; M. Gabel [panel] (Jul 14, 1957) 

"Genius, isn't she?" Martin referring to Arlene with a husband's pride after she zeroes in on Lew Hoad in less than a minute.

Dorothy and Arlene are both brilliant at this game !!

Martin gave Arlene the diamond necklace she loves to wear

Arlene was almost 50 here, and she looks like a million bucks! More beautiful by the year!

Omggggg!!!!!!!! When Bennett said "Has your marriage been recently CONSUMATED?" Well, we all know what a bride and groom do when they consummate their marriage! What the hel?

18:00 is one of the funniest things I've seen on the show where Martin Gabel takes off his mask and then puts it back on.

Good to see an Aussie champ often forgotten here in Australia but was a great champ and a true sportsman

"Hatful Of Rain" is an excellent movie, and I recommend it highly.

Arlene Francis is 49 here, almost 50! She looks great--6 years older than Dorothy.

It was nice to see a champion Australian tennis player, Lewis Hoad. Its a pity he didn't get anywhere in the scoring. He had just turned Professional in July of that year.

That second contestant was gorgeous as was her dress.

"Oh goodness a spider" smudge. What a gal, gotta love her!

The animation style of the new title sequence seemed very familiar. I couldn't place it at first, but an animation maven friend of mine confirmed that it's the work of Jay Ward, the genius behind Rocky and Bullwinkle.

Martin's a gas! He took his blindfold off, had a nice look and then put it back on. Those Park Avenue people!

Shelley Winters said that if sex was an Olympic event Franciosa would have been the team captain!

If I could have 3 men from the past to come and have and evening in The Cave it would be Bennett Cerf, Martin Gabel and John Daly. Three of the most articulate and intelligent gentleman of the last century. OH the tales they could tell. Thank you for posting!

You cant find clean tv shows like this one on the air today.

" You look like the kind of a lady who would perform services, do you?" " Yes I do". " Could you perform those services for me?" " I could" "Would I be any the happier for the performance of this service? " Yes you would". Classic.

It seems like everybody on this show had an especially good time and was in a good mood, including the guests.

In yes once again Arlene N Dorothy are so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so Brilliant may say 👑☝🏿⭐ ....... Goated🐐

Bunny Yeager, who specialized in "Cheesecake Photography", was hot. And so was Bettie Page. Yeager died last May.

Something that just now struck me, on my third chronological pass through these episodes: The animated title sequence introduced on this episode refers to one more occupation than I had noticed before, that of accountant. The "graph paper" design in the background is not for math or science graphing, but is ruled for accounting, for lining up columns of money figures and totals. (In fact "columnar ruled" paper is what you'd order from your stationery store.) This is how a spreadsheet was laid out on paper before VisiCalc and Excel were available on computers.

Love the opening and closing themes!

My favorite of all the What's My Line opening title sequences.

Shelley told a story on herself once on a talk show (and it was in one of her books) -- she was on a stairs and met a man coming the other way. He said, "Hi, Shelley." She looked at him and he said, "You don't remember me, do you?" She said no. He said, "I'm Tony Franciosa, your 3rd husband."

First contestant who's a Bail Bondsman, and Bennett's "Hopeful question"; "Would it have a permanent or lasting effect?" Oh my.... ;D

Interesting phrasing by Bennett, "Has the marriage been CONSUMATED recently?" I think Daly looked a little awkward for a second after that.

I've been searching for the Bunny Yeager episode and didn't realize she appeared in the Shelley Winters/Tony Franciosa show! This is one of the best ever and it's the first time I've seen the entire episode. Thank you!

THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH for this telly time capsule into a more sophisticated, educated, genteel and respectful time in history. I am addicted! COMMENT: @17:08 Mr. Cerf uses the word consumated in relation to the recent nuptials of Mr. Franciosa & Ms. Winters - completely appropriate when considering the definition: to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill; to complete (an arrangement, agreement, or the like) by a pledge or the signing of a contract (as in marriage). No smutty reaction from anyone. @17:16 Mr. John Charles Daly, on the other hand - does take it that way! Check out his sophisticated snicker, and as he rolls his head around to check offstage if anyone else got the same read. LOVE IT!!!!!

Shelly Winter's played Minnie Marx in the Broadway production of "Minnie's Boys" in 1970.

Ruth Stewart ,the Bail Bondsman, outsmarted them all. They were never close to find out her line.

The music and the little animated guy were certainly durable enough -- they appeared in two introductions. This style from 1957 to 1962 and the and the mod bee-bop style from 1962 to 1965.

Although Tony and Shelley, were not married that long, he still had tremendous love for her , especially given that he died within months or weeks after he passing. Normally that phenomenon happens to long-time married couples. Twenty-three yrs later in a Merv Griffen show interview, Shelley mentioned she finally caught on to Tony's mischievous romantic ways since he would always buy her jewelry from Bulgaries in Rome, Italy, whenever he was having affairs with fellow actresses. She added she had 2 large boxes stored in a Bank from his diamond gifts to her over the years.

The new opening theme replaces the beautiful and elegant "Melody in Moccasins" composed by Wilfred Burns and performed by The Harmonic Orchestra under the direction of Hans May. The new theme projects the level of confidence that the show will have a long and successful run, well into the approaching decade.

Tony Franciosa, his southern drawl gives it away.

Interesting to note that the last guest Bunny Yeager ended up becoming a very prolific and famous photographer.

Anthony Franciosa died five days after Shelley Winters (January 19, 2006).

Poor Tony was not guessed. I think he did not like that.

Did anyone notice that the identification for Bunny Yeager was "Cheesecake Photographer", but when John Daly introduced her "line" to the panel at the end, he simply said "photographer"? Perhaps, since it was 1957, he felt a little self-conscious using the term "cheesecake". John was always a gentleman.

I was shocked to learn that Shelley Winters was married to Tony Franciosa, but not at all surprised that a few years later, they were divorced. Talk about an odd couple!

Bennett had guessed it was Lew Hoad a year ago or so, when the US Open was in September -- so the Sep 15th, 1956 episode. (Actually, he guessed it was both Hoad and Rosewater.) Also, I managed to know, vaguely, that Bunny Yeager was the one taking Bettie Page's photographs, but I never knew Bunny was female. Weird assumptions I have. (Yeager died in 2014; she seems to have been fairly innovative, as a photographer of models.)

Arlene Francis in her healthy 1957 period. Witin a few months she broke an ankle and later appeared with an eye patch over an eye injury.

I’m surprised the audience didn’t go bananas when they showed “cheesecake” photographer as the final guest’s occupation.

I like "Sounds" so smooth

Just noticed in the 7/14/57 show with the new opening that the diver didn't have the bubbles sound effect and the wheelbarrow man lacked the high piano notes. At least not yet.

Tony and Shelly were engaged and she surprised him in the arms of Anna Magnani. It was stormy ever since.

Mrs. Stuart, yeah!

Mr. Franciosa was stunning.

Good info above that it was the first time for the new theme tune. Apparently Franciosas only lasted 3 years together.

"Sounds" was composed by Sascha Granville Burland. It was first updated on April 8, 1962, and then once more on February 14, 1965.

Bunny Yeager was Bettie Page's primary personal photographer. She was a knockout in her own right, but she made the largest portion of her money from contracting shoots for Bettie, or so I have read. Mhmm.

Even I had a slight struggle with understanding the tennis player and I'm originally Australian myself haha

Wow never knew they were married and its quite a coincidence that they both died in 2006 =/

Tony had that "help me" look the whole time he was married to Winters.

Dorothy was very calm when she saw the spider.

I think up until the 70's many tennis greats remained amateur far longer than other sports, as pro tennis was held in disdain by many in the (sorry) tennis racket.

Their marriage lasted three years. And they ended up dying within five days of each other in. 2006. Crazy.

My mom would’ve been 12 she died this April 😭😭oh god I wish I could turn back time 😭😭

Lewis Alan Hoad (23 November 1934 - 3 July 1994)(aged 59)

Another sign of the times when these episodes were filmed ie they have to explain to all the upper crust types what a bail bondsman does. It revealed how this gameshow not only was watched but thrived for close to two decades. It was watched by people of all socioeconomic classes. If you put all gameshow creators together in a locked room for a week, they'd never be able to match its' simple, yet genius, formula.

I liked when Shelly played Roseanne's truck driving grandma.

This is the opening and music that I remember the most. All the others before were forgettable.

The new titles really interest me. If you'd asked me what year they were made I'd guess by the lettering, the animation and the swing jazz music that it would be something like 1961 or even slightly later...but of course it's not!! Obviously having a rock'n'roll theme would be too much, but as titles go, this would've been really 'with it' for 1957 (after all, US and UK movies were only beginning to bring this style in to being). Such a progression from the frilliness of last week.

Amazing that a fifties or sixties woman who is not a member of the entertainment profession has long hair. We all have long hair these days.

This is my opinion, but I believe there is more information in all the replies on this show than in the show. Thank you all.

Oh, goodness, a spider!

I love Shelley Winters she was in the cartoon movie Pete's Dragon and she was the grandma on Roseanne

Seeing Shelley gets me to contemplating who were mystery guests in the 1950s, the 1960s, and the 1970s. Gloria Swanson famously was. And so was Shelley. In 1972, she appeared in syndicated WML to advertise “The Poseidon Adventure.” She admitted she had never been so wet and so cold for so long in a production.

Great tennis player !

Anthony F was Italian beefcake. Shelley was beautiful .

If I knew that I was somehow going to meet a 'bondsman' like Mrs. Stewart... heck, I'd get arrested every week!

#jordanthelion this is one of my favorite shows and if you hadn't seen this I thought you would like this one

Love the show, the classy dressing, but why does Arlene always bring her bag onstage with her? Reminds me of when my mom used to take her purse with her down the aisle to receive holy communion!

24:12 Dorothy does not impress me as being easily spooked by our 8-legged friends. However, as we will see in the future, in a 1965 episode, a fire broke out in the panel box, and Dorothy was up with her back to the backdrop.

Tony Franciaso dated Tom Wait's Ma!!

The play "Girls of Summer" was a flop as Shelley Winters said. It ran for 56 performances and was written by N. Richard Nash. It starred Pat Hingle, Lenka Peterson and George Peppard.

Dorothy Kilgallen looks like she's almost blonde in some of these programs, but later she looks like she's got quite dark hair.

14:07 - i hope Martin was looking at her hand and not her chest.

PAN 🍳cho Gonzales.....sweet mother of name butchery lol

Bunny Yaeger and her husband discovered Bettie Page

Bunny Yeager!

this was when they changed the intro? cool!!

A "cheese cake" photographer is someone who takes pictures of dames in various risqué poses, is that not true? I don't know why John didn't say that to the panel at the end of the game. Was he embarrassed?

Bennett said consummated, I know he didn't mean to be dirty, but, well...gee wiz, what's he want "Bedroom Confidential"?

Maybe it's my computer, but why does the videos not work sometimes? Almost every video in the playlist says private and won't play.

According to Wiki:"In his autobiography, "The Garner Files," actor James Garner stated that Franciosa, on the set of A Man Could Get Killed, constantly abused the stunt crew. "He purposely wasn't pulling his punches during fight scenes, and he kept doing it despite my warnings to stop... so I had to pop him one." Also Tony Franciosa died five days after Shelley Winters in 2006. Franciosa was well known for his temper.

What else do we know about the new "jaunty" theme for the show? Lyrics. perhaps? I could imagine the phrase "what's my line" inserted into this theme

Shelley? OINK !

WORLD CHAMPION TENNIS PLAYER BAIL BONDSMAN CHEESECAKE PHOTOGRAPHER

Years after their divorce Shelley made a pass on franciosa,only to be reminded that He was a former Husband!!

Is it the lighting or something else, the show looks different somehow.

I am now Joe Postove once again!

Uh, I was signed into my sister's account on Gmail, so tonight here on youtube, Joe Postove is Angie Schneiderman. I wonder if you have figured that out anyway. I'll check in the morning. It's 5 to 4 in the am and I'm bed bound. Joe Postove

In the 1940s and '50s, the female equivalent of the "wolf whistle"--which we've heard plenty of on this show--was the "swoon" for such characters as Elvis and Fabian,etc. I'm kind of wondering why we never heard this from women in the audience, such as might have been the case with the tennis player Lew Hoad, who resembled a young Peter O'Toole in my opinion. What do you all think was the dynamic going on here? Just curious.

Gary, a question for you: Was Shelley Winters the first English-speaking actor or actress to star in foreign films in Europe? I believe she might have been. She starred with her prior husband, Vittorio Gassman (he, too, was Italian), in 1954's "Mambo". She also starred with an aging Paulette Goddard in 1964's "Time of Indifference", also an Italian film.

Bunny Yeager resembles Jayne Mansfield, only prettier.

What new opening?

The marriage didn't last long.

What is said at 18:00 when everyone laughs? I didn't catch it.

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