What's My Line? - Rosalind Russell (Jan 4, 1953) 

Rosalind Russell was the funniest mystery guest ever on What's My Line. I have watched that segment many times and she never fails to break me up. She was marvelous, and i miss her style today.

Rosalind Russell was perhaps the most entertaining guest ever on this program in beauty and personality.

Rosalind Russell was wonderful. I wish she had won a much deserved Oscar for her career.

One of THE BEST Mystery Guest episodes ever !!!!!!!

I can watch Rosalind's part in this episode a million times and still laugh hard as if it's my first time viewing this.

Rosalind was 47 years old doing this episode so her outrage at being 48 is a riot. She has a great sense of humor

Rosalind Russell was a hoot! It feels wonderful to laugh that hard!!! 🤣

she is so funny.....now that is how you disguise your voice!!!!!

RR had one of the most recognizable voices in film history. Had she not disguised it, she would not have lasted 5 seconds.

I love the way she mouths "Thank you" to John for answering a flatteringly worded question about her looks. Those were the days when it was considered very bad manners to brag about yourself and be immodest. Even Ava Gardner let John answer for her!

I love how much fun John Daly has in the midst of all the madness,,,,,sometimes he jumps up and down an absolute glee!! It's downright infectious,lol.

Rosalind Russell so funny one of the best episodes

Rosalind Russell was so beautiful and glamorous with her entrance in her exquisite gown. And then to hear her disguised voice ... well, let's just say that I was glad I wasn't drinking my juice when I heard it. Orange juice coming through one's nostrils is not a very pleasant experience!

By this stage in her career Rosalind Russell had accomplished so much, and to think some of her best work, Picnic and Auntie Mame, were yet to come. If all she had ever done was His Girl Friday, it would've been enough. Super woman.

This was aired Jan 4th 1953, now it Jan 4th 2020. This show is so funny like it was made today and not 67 years ago.

Rosalind was a delight, love her 💖

To think that I can be sitting here laughing so hard watching something that happened 69 years ago, thanks to the miracle of photography and moving pictures/video, it still exists to be viewed and enjoyed. This is definitely one of if not the funniest and most entertaining "Mystery Guest" segments in all of "What's My Line's" run.

Rosalind Russell is pure joy! 😊 😊 😊 😊

I just adore Rosalind Russell

Lord this makes me love Rosalind Russell even more.

Rosalind Russell was a delightful lady and a great actress as well.

I've watched nearly all of these, and this episode is one of my favorites. The lady locomotive mechanic was fantastic... there was simply no way the panel was ever going to guess that. And Ms. Russell was a treat!

Why can't Hollywood produce glamour girls like Ros Russell , anymore ?

Rosalind Russell was fantastic on this, I laughed out loud a lot during this one!

When I need something to make me smile, I come back to watch this video. The sense of humour projected by the late Rosalind just is pure entertainment. 😄🤣 I also love John's reaction. Rarely he was shown to lose his composure and go along with the fun.

Rosalind Russell was the greatest.

I can watch RR over and over laughing about Dorothy thinking she was a man! 😂😂😂

Finest actress of Hollywood's Golden Era in my opinion

I love this episode. Rosalind Russell was hilarious!

I'm crazy about Rosalind Russell!!!!

Rosalind Russell has always been on my top 10 best actress list. I certainly agree, this was truly the funniest WML ever.

What consummate style and class these folks had!

Miss Russell was very classy, especially when John said she was attractive-she silently nodded in appreciation. I am amazed by all the biggest names in entertainment who appeared as mystery guests on the black and white WML.

It's almost funny to see Roz's reaction to the question "Are you over 48?" - she was in fact closing in on 46....

Nobody played sophisticated comedy better: her delivery was impeccable (Roz Russell)

This is one of the top 10. It's still #1 w/ me. If laughter is medicine just take a big dose by watching this w/ the great Rosalind Russell.

Am I the only one enjoying the diversity of the masks? Arlene wore one with eyelashes glued on.

CLASS AND HUMOR!!!!! It’s very hard to find these two characteristics combined on the same show anymore. I watch these clips all the time!!!!

the best mystery guest ever funny beyond belief great Actress

As for the monocle manufacturer contestant, Daly casually gave the panel a huge hint when he responds to Dorothy and tells her "any man who couldn't (notice them on her) would need glasses, Dorothy."

I love Rosalind Russell!!

See Auntie Mame. 1956 One the greatest movies all time. You will never forget it.

Rosalind Russell was great in "Gypsy."

I adore Rosalind Russell. Such a great actress.

LOVE LOVE LOVE Rosalind Russell!!!

Just great! She had them for quite a long time. I always loved Rosalind Russell.

I've watched the Rosalind Russell part of this video many many times over the years. It's one of the funniest moments in T.V. history.

Love Rosalind Russell.

She was pure gold!

Another great -- gone. A great actress and a very classy lady.

i love that blank look that steve allen gets when the audience laughs at one of his questions...he does it all the time.

How great was Rosalind Russell!

This was a real funny episode. Ros was so funny.

Oh, Rosalind Russell - how fabulous!

I adore her! This was hysterical

In case you don't recognize Rosalind Russell here, she was Cary Grant's sweetheart in "His Girl Friday." Every time she was nominated for a Golden Globe, she won. 5-0. Getting nominated next to her was the dead zone.

Bennett Cerf always nailed it. I like him the most.

she was hilarious - what a great talent she was

The panel was almost impossible to stump. And the first contestant did it!

Apropos of nothing, the day after this aired, on the I Love Lucy show, Bennett's book "Try and Stop Me" was used as a prop in the Ricardos bedroom during the hilarious and stomach-twisting sardines and hot fudge over pistachio ice cream scene.

I watched this when I was a child and it is special to watch it now!!

She is pure class

I love how Steve Allen keeps digging his embarrassing hole deeper and deeper.

Great episode!!!! I love the buzz in the audience as they're anticipating just HOW hard the panel is going to have to work to figure out Mrs. Ruth Mouzakas' "line." And, indeed, Mrs. Mouzakas DID stump them - and seemed to have a good time doing so. I think that Sylvan Edison's early mannerisms are more the result of nervousness (and the peculiar acoustics of this TV studio) than anything else - but he, too, seems to settle in and have a good time. (This is also one of those rare segments of the CBS WHAT'S MY LINE? in which a contestant brings a sample of his/her product for each panelist. I know that the show staff discouraged contestants from doing so (and later forbade them from doing so, if I remember correctly). And it's great to see Rosalind Russell at a time at which she was in rehearsals for WONDERFUL TOWN on Broadway, too. This is one of the best-ever Mystery Guest segments, with Rosalind Russell having a great time stumping the panel - and keeping them stumped for quite a while. A charming, gracious, and impeccably professional lady - and a very talented actress, too. And it's also great to see this segment in a CLEAN copy, too. Thank you very much for sharing these gems with us!!!!!!

I adore her. She had so many great roles. I loved her in Auntie Mame. I own it. She gave us great movies to watch over and over

Rosalind Russell was a very classy and beautiful lady.

Honestly my favorite mystery guest segment!

Her facial expressions are just the best--and that gravelly voice LMAO!!!

(18:16) DOROTHY: Have you ever played the leading man? ROSALIND: (after much laughter) Yes! Classic! (18:46) Not to mention that YEESSS!! to Dorothy's "Under 48" question!!

OMG, Rosalind is PERFECT!!! I have always loved her. One of the funniest true dames of Old Hollywood. ♥

I have been watching alot of WML during the covid pandemic and I have to say that this was on of the funniest Celebrity guest segments I have watched! And the loudest audience reactions too, it was hilarious! RR had Dorothy fooled completely and Dorothy was a "pretty smart cookie", as the saying used to go! Fun to watch! 🦂💖🥂

She is ...FABULOUS & MORE!!!!!!

Rosalind Russell wore the same necklace in Never Wave at a WAC (1953)!

Rosalind Russell was a great combination of glamour refinement and pitch perfect comedic timing. Todays, Pheobe Waller Bridge also has those qualities

I've seen this many, many times for this past week but I still laugh as much as I did the first time and sometimes I laugh harder🤣🤣Rosalind Russell is such a gem💎♥

I think Steve Allen was competing for laughs with Rosalind during the panel's questions when he put on his glasses over the blindfold.

Rosalind Russell was a gem and so damned funny.

So hilarious. You can see how much fun she is having. Some mystery guests are so reserved...having fun, but still reserved.

My favorite celebrity guest

The monocle maker gave each of them a mocole. That's so sweet of him!

OMG RR is hilarious - what a great gal, I ADORE her!

I love this, back when true talent and decency prevailed.

LOVE Roz Russell. 👏👏👏. A CLASSY Lady.

Rozz, you're great!

Dorothy K. was pretty funny too. The dialogue between she & Roz is so hilarious it seems almost scripted. Then when Bennett questions the sex of the guest u hear Dorothy somewhat under her breath telling him to ,"Go on Bennett this could be Anything.!? "

One of the best mystery guests the show ever had!! I love the panelists too. However, I found it odd that Dorothy would ask whether the guest was under 48. RR was 45 at the time of this episode.

Nice, Ros Russell

I loved her in “His Girl Friday “

Rosalind Russell - what a remarkable woman she is! 😊

Love Rosalind Russell

that was funny. loved it.

This lovely lady, truly among Hollywood royalty, was my great aunt. I sadly never met her but heard many funny stories about her over the years. She is probably the funniest Mystery Guest ever on WML.

Just the beautiful handwriting! I appreciate the art of script

Oh spirits, Rosalind Russell is having SO much fun here! I love it!

Rosalind Russell, what a gorgeous woman and very talented artist.

LOL, Dorothy's look of relief after getting the "yes" answer to "is it Supposed to show"

I love how Steve Allen kept saying, “I SEE” with monocle man. 😂👍🏼👍🏼

Love Rosalind Russell! ❤️❤️❤️

adorable Ros Russell :) so mesmerizing. of course, the best panel ever of the show in my opinion :) this group meshed so well. :) what a great show. i'll always have a soft heart for WML :) thank you for all these +What's My Line? or Gary :)

Funniest voice disguise on What’s My Line. 😆