What's My Line? - Jules Montenier [the program's sponsor!]; Jayne Mansfield (Feb 12, 1956)

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  • Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
  • MYSTERY GUEST: Jules Montenier; Jayne Mansfield [film actress and 1950s sex pot, reportedly a very intelligent woman in real life]
    PANEL: Arlene Francis, Fred Allen, Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf

Комментарии • 411

  • @kenyongray2615
    @kenyongray2615 4 года назад +75

    Jayne had several versions of herself. On this show, she was not acting the dumb blonde version of herself. She was more down to earth here. A truly gorgeous woman just being herself. Not pretending to be something else.

    • @bluecamus5162
      @bluecamus5162 2 года назад +7

      When Jayne turns and gives John a big smile, the camera catches her up-close in a perfect profile. Suddenly you realize she has a tremendous overbite. Mary Tyler Moore has this same exact overbite and it is what gives them their beautiful face and smile.

  • @dancelli714
    @dancelli714 5 лет назад +43

    WHEN I CAN'T sleep I watch this great show; In bed with my lap top on my lap. I saw these shows when they were live Sunday night at 10:30 pm. Going to school the next day, I was a bit sleepy but it was worth it.

    • @RADIUMGLASS
      @RADIUMGLASS 5 лет назад +9

      It's 3 a.m and I've been watching it on my phone for 3 hours lol

    • @shadikhosro2200
      @shadikhosro2200 5 лет назад +7

      like me! AND guess what...I am living in Iran

    • @caseyedward2890
      @caseyedward2890 3 года назад +3

      Same for me. Started watching at least in 1st grade 59-60 always said this and the other game shows helped my vocabulary. To Tell The Truth = affidavit

    • @mehboobkm2018
      @mehboobkm2018 2 года назад +1

      You can't probably sleep because you were watching too many of wml?

    • @LANCSKID
      @LANCSKID 7 месяцев назад

      Wonderful cure for insomnia.

  • @mikebarnard7957
    @mikebarnard7957 5 лет назад +51

    What a great programme! Jayne was just stunning. Such a beautiful lady with a wonderful personality. RIP dear Jayne.

    • @robertjean5782
      @robertjean5782 2 месяца назад

      Jayne died in a horrific accident at an early age😢

  • @keithnaylor1981
    @keithnaylor1981 4 года назад +43

    What a show! No wonder this was the tops! Class, style and stars like Jayne Mansfield! Just analyse the way she signs her name - clearly a woman of great style, with an alert brain and high intelligence.
    This was the first of several appearances on this show.

    • @KentuckyMelons
      @KentuckyMelons Месяц назад

      Jayne Mansfield had Great style, alert brain & high intelligence but were not found at the crash scene where she ki lled herself while driving DUI style!😅

  • @mjanonymous877
    @mjanonymous877 8 лет назад +84

    I would love to bring these people back for 1 righteous dinner party

    • @SvenLorenz1975
      @SvenLorenz1975 4 дня назад

      Just keep them all, especially John Daley, far away from any newspaper, TV or radio. The news of today would break their hearts.

  • @gugurupurasudaikirai7620
    @gugurupurasudaikirai7620 3 года назад +61

    1956 was the year Dr. Montenier had to sell his business. I wonder if it was already imminent at this point and they had him make an appearance as a mystery guest as a way to thank him for being a great sponsor for 6 years. Montenier was known to be very proud of being the sponsor for the show from the beginning and I'm sure this appearance was a treat for him

    • @CellGames2006
      @CellGames2006 2 года назад +5

      It was funny how Daly said "a word from our sponsor" after shaking hands with Montagnier and the scene cut off. He was right there! He could have sponsored himself!

    • @bluecamus5162
      @bluecamus5162 2 года назад +16

      You may notice that Dr Jules is never shown walking. Two years earlier, a car wreck took his wife and his leg. The same article goes on to say that the takeover of his company by Helene Curtis broke his heart, as quoted by Bennett Cerf.

    • @tigergreg8
      @tigergreg8 Год назад +1

      @@bluecamus5162 Thanks for clearing this up, I wondered why we didn't see him walk off, and also why he had to let go of the company.

    • @GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath
      @GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath Год назад

      @@bluecamus5162 So that article didn’t bother to mention that Cerf called him a fraud? Of course, Cerf should be able to recognize a fraud since he scammed $42 million fraudulently from wannabe writers thru his “Famous Writers School” scam.

    • @GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath
      @GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath Год назад +1

      @@tigergreg8 It was said he went broke demanding to be the sole sponsor

  • @adamodeo9320
    @adamodeo9320 2 года назад +13

    to think that many actors could not fake an accent but Jayne could - she was so underrated.

  • @jmccracken1963
    @jmccracken1963 10 лет назад +53

    And this is the first of Jayne Mansfield's four appearances as Mystery Guest on
    WHAT'S MY LINE? Too bad they never used her as a panelist.....

    • @WhatsMyLine
      @WhatsMyLine  10 лет назад +28

      That would have been interesting-- would have given us a glimpse into how smart Jayne was supposed to have been!

    • @Bigbadwhitecracker
      @Bigbadwhitecracker 8 лет назад +18

      +jmccracken1963 I think she would have been a great panelist - if she could be herself and not do the pouty sex pot thing all the time.

    • @TheCometHunter
      @TheCometHunter 6 лет назад +7

      +1, and a big ''Here! Here!''

    • @paacer
      @paacer 2 года назад +3

      I'm sure she would have been a fabulous panelist

  • @hard-truthsbetter-than-swe6543
    @hard-truthsbetter-than-swe6543 6 лет назад +73

    people had such class back then...

    • @richardr2555
      @richardr2555 3 года назад +1

      No. It was just that show.

    • @marywebb9127
      @marywebb9127 3 года назад +4

      @@richardr2555 Nope People had better manners and dressed better in the past.

    • @lynettepalecek3141
      @lynettepalecek3141 2 года назад +4

      @@marywebb9127 I agree completely!!!! The Holy Bible was still being taught in the public schools in the 1950s.

  • @libertyann439
    @libertyann439 6 лет назад +81

    Interesting comment Arlene made about congress...."If they are making a profit we'd better learn about it right away." How prophetic.

    • @waynej2608
      @waynej2608 4 года назад +7

      Yes. I wonder how she felt about the constantly growing lobby industry in Congress? How it is these days. Given her response here, I'd say she'd freak out. And rightfully so.

    • @shirleyrombough8173
      @shirleyrombough8173 4 года назад +10

      liberty Ann - Boy, isn't that a fact? We need to vote the crooks out. And you know what I mean.

    • @nikolatovar9884
      @nikolatovar9884 2 года назад +1

      @@bourbon_sketcher Whoah. Easy there.

    • @ggsilik
      @ggsilik 2 года назад

      $1,600,000,000.00 in a single donation, it's not just congress anymore.

  • @volzman2172
    @volzman2172 5 лет назад +33

    OMG Jayne Mansfield is just stunning. One of the most beautiful women ever.

    • @deejo1823
      @deejo1823 4 года назад +3

      She had such BIG teeth.

    • @hindsightpov4218
      @hindsightpov4218 4 года назад +4

      Jayne’s daughter Mariska Hargitay is quite the beauty herself.

    • @volzman2172
      @volzman2172 4 года назад +3

      @@hindsightpov4218 Wow I never knew that was her daughter.

    • @hindsightpov4218
      @hindsightpov4218 4 года назад +3

      volz man
      Yup. Not a lot of people know Mariska Hargitay is Jayne Mansfield’s daughter for some reason. Not even ‘Law & Order: SVU’ fans know Mariska is Hollywood royalty. Whenever Mariska talks about her mother, it’s understandably a very sensitive thing for her to talk about.

    • @elisabethlinz4256
      @elisabethlinz4256 4 года назад +1

      @@deejo1823
      true, that and other features of hers are very Swedish...

  • @lancedukel3436
    @lancedukel3436 4 года назад +16

    Today is June 29th 2020. We lost the fabulous Jayne on this day, 1967. RIP beautiful and talented Jayne. You were a superstar in every way!💟💟💟

    • @robertjean5782
      @robertjean5782 2 месяца назад

      Jayne was in a horrific accident died instantly 😢

  • @MisterMasterShafter1
    @MisterMasterShafter1 8 лет назад +48

    Jayne Mansfield - Hubba hubba. I've always loved her. Sweet, classy and gorgeous. ...and Mariska Hargitay's momma. RIP Jayney.

  • @chuckendweiss4849
    @chuckendweiss4849 5 лет назад +16

    I just love it when the panel misses the mystery guest. They all smile

  • @thomasfritz6425
    @thomasfritz6425 5 лет назад +40

    For the record she was not decapitated the hair on the hood was a wig.Medical reports stated they suffered extensive and extreme skull and cranial damage .There were 3 of Jaynes children in the crash also Mica Zolton and Marishka .. Marishka went on to become a huge television star. She has pointed out that she does have a small scar on her forehead from the crash that killed her mother and 2 others.

    • @dhart8451
      @dhart8451 4 года назад +1

      For the record only 2 of her children were in the car, they were in the backseat and both survived. The 3 adults {including Ms Mansfield} in the front seat were killed. Get your facts straight be fore you post Fake News.

    • @Theyralltakenfu
      @Theyralltakenfu 3 года назад +16

      @@dhart8451 It's not considered fake news when a person sincerely posts something that undoubtedly believe to be true. If you did that same thing here, we'd give you the same consideration.

    • @stanmaxkolbe
      @stanmaxkolbe 3 года назад +5

      On 18 wheel Trucks the Trailers today the rear lower bar is called the Mansfield’s Bar.

    • @lancedukel3436
      @lancedukel3436 3 года назад +3

      @@dhart8451 3 of her children were in the back. You're welcome.

    • @ChrisHansonCanada
      @ChrisHansonCanada Год назад +1

      @@dhart8451 Three children. Please get YOUR facts straight.

  • @ToddSF
    @ToddSF 8 лет назад +37

    The S.S. United States broke all speed records for transatlantic crossings. She was launched July 3, 1952 and was retired in 1969 because ocean liner operations became unprofitable and fuel costs were enormous for such vessels. It had become cheaper to fly on a jetliner from the U.S. to Europe and faster, too. Interesting to see photos of how that ship was decorated and what the furniture looked like -- very 1950's -- "Mid-Century Modern" rather than Art Deco as some of the previous famous ocean liners had been.

    • @Steff2929again
      @Steff2929again 8 лет назад +6

      The ship has been laid up since 1969. She has changed owners a number of times over the years. Nothing has ever come out of any redevelopment plans made up. The fact that large parts of the ship is made of aluminium, a novel idea back then and one of the secretes behind her unparalleled speed, has saved her from rusting away completely. She was nearly put up for scrapping in 2015, but in February 2016 it was announced that an American cruise line has the intention to buy the ship and return her to service. A feasibility study is right now being carried out. Preliminary renderings of a suggested redesign show a number of unsightly additions. She will look like any other new cruise ship. I guess it's better than the scrap heap, but it's still a bit sad. The cruising industry is booming. It shouldn't be impossible to restore the ship to her former glory and still make a profit.

    • @ToddSF
      @ToddSF 8 лет назад +6

      Steff2929again -- Too bad they can't put the ship into dry dock with permanent plumbing, sewage and electric connections so it can function as a hotel, restaurants, shops and a place to give guided tours, which is what they did with the Queen Mary in Long Beach. The S.S. United States will never sail again, but preserving it in dry dock as a destination, including a hotel (the staterooms would be ideal for that) would keep it for future generations. Sadly, though, I think all the original furnishings are long gone.

    • @Steff2929again
      @Steff2929again 8 лет назад +3

      It seems as if the new owners are making an effort. They have apparently acquired hundreds of original artefacts from the Mariner's Museum and private donors. We have to wait and see. Maybe it's just another dead duck.

    • @bjmajor
      @bjmajor 4 года назад +3

      There has never been a ship since that has bested any of her records! She was one of a kind.

    • @bjmajor
      @bjmajor 4 года назад +4

      Steff2929again It would be a mistake to make this great liner into a cruise ship. Cruise ships are a dime a dozen, an ocean liner like the SSUS is something special.

  • @kentetalman9008
    @kentetalman9008 Год назад +4

    I was a kid in the '50s, when allowed to stay up late on Sunday nights to watch WML, then promptly go to bed at 11:00. I remember "Poof! There goes perspiration," thanks to the sponsor Jules Montenier.
    My mom disliked Dorothy, accusing her of cheating, probably because Dorothy was so good. But everyone loved Arlene and respected Bennett. It was everyone's favorite show, kids and adults alike.

    • @GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath
      @GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath Год назад +1

      Your mother was a bad judge of character. Dorothy admitted often that she researched who was in town, but they all did and that is not cheating. Cerf on the other hand committed a $42 million fraud … “famous writer’s school”

    • @robertjean5782
      @robertjean5782 2 месяца назад

      Dorothy was a investigative reporter for years to come 😊

  • @RADIUMGLASS
    @RADIUMGLASS 5 лет назад +21

    Dr. Montenier, You made a lot of people, rooms and cramped spaces smell better.

    • @petemarshall8094
      @petemarshall8094 3 года назад +3

      He made armpits into charmpits!

    • @georgebalsamo1011
      @georgebalsamo1011 3 года назад +2

      @@petemarshall8094 : that's lifting Hal Block's line 🙃

    • @petemarshall8094
      @petemarshall8094 3 года назад

      @@georgebalsamo1011 Yes indeed! It was a brilliant line - as an ad guy I think it's a shame their advertising people didn't use it. Hal could have used the royalty money as well.

  • @waynehowell6160
    @waynehowell6160 9 лет назад +22

    Using the sponsor of the show as a contestant leads me to quote Arlene Francis: "Jolly good!"

  • @richardr2555
    @richardr2555 3 года назад +5

    We now learned why John is so devoted to his work. Miss Mansfield.

    • @robertjean5782
      @robertjean5782 2 месяца назад

      Jon divorced his wife in 1960 and married someone 15 years younger 😮

  • @hopicard
    @hopicard 10 лет назад +18

    This is a very funny episode!

  • @maynardsmoreland
    @maynardsmoreland 10 лет назад +122

    Jayne Mansfield was not a stereotypical "Dumb Blonde." She had a high IQ and could play the violin beautifully.

    • @sareptawickstromh3236
      @sareptawickstromh3236 7 лет назад +3

      maynardsmoreland free Wikipedia my Godfrey man movie 1957
      Quantez western movie

    • @poetcomic1
      @poetcomic1 6 лет назад +14

      Also a Bryn Mawr graduate who spoke five languages fluently.

    • @greydogmusic
      @greydogmusic 6 лет назад +21

      I would disagree that she was a poor imitation. Some may think of her as an imitation. I think she was far above Marilyn. I don't know, maybe Marilyn was more popular as Jayne may have intimidated others since she was not truly a dingbat blonde. I would watch Jayne over Marilyn anytime. Just an opinion.

    • @TheCometHunter
      @TheCometHunter 6 лет назад +12

      OMG...did I see Dorothy actually checking out Ms. Mansfield's rear end?

    • @brookehanley3659
      @brookehanley3659 5 лет назад +8

      @@TheCometHunter Surprised she was not checking out the other famous half.

  • @richardr2555
    @richardr2555 3 года назад +6

    Dorothy was taking her mask off prematurely when the sponsor was on and Bennett guessed incorrectly. She caught herself and quickly retied her mask. Funny when John said and now a word from our sponsor and he is sitting right next to him.

  • @gingerhaydon4693
    @gingerhaydon4693 2 года назад +7

    This show is an island of sanity in this crazy world we live in today. Jayne Mansfield was very smart and very beautiful. RIP

  • @virginiacook2606
    @virginiacook2606 6 лет назад +29

    I love that there was only one sponsor, now we have hundreds and they are so loud and annoying. I know they pay for the programs but geeze!

    • @slaytonp
      @slaytonp 4 года назад +2

      Unfortunately the sponsors ARE the program, and their own individual little shows that interfere every five minutes, then last longer than the show one is tuned into see, stink.

  • @roslyncivello3935
    @roslyncivello3935 3 года назад +6

    Wow! Jayne Mansfield was beautiful… her talented daughter Mariska looks so much like her

  • @musicom67
    @musicom67 4 года назад +8

    Also of note is you never see Dr. Montenier walking to sit down - but can spot him arranging his cane. He lost his left leg 2 years prior and you only see him sitting on-camera.

  • @juliansinger
    @juliansinger 8 лет назад +20

    I'm fairly surprised Bennett got thrown off the trail, because he'd guessed that it was Dr. Montenier a few other times during blindfolded segments, earlier in the run.
    (Dr. Montenier was originally from Switzerland, but settled in Chicago.)
    And now, having had to look this up, I will note that the thing with this ocean liner of Captain Anderson's is that it's part of the Merchant Marine corps, which is apparently (and I'm speaking loosely here) basically a naval version of the reserves, /which/ is why Captain Anderson was also a Commodore. (In addition, he was a WWII hero; he retired in 1964, and died in 1976.)

  • @Eddie_Schantz
    @Eddie_Schantz 5 лет назад +19

    Fred Allen passed away 33 days after this show aired

    • @dcasper8514
      @dcasper8514 4 года назад +7

      What a loss Eddie. Fred had great presence & wit.

    • @caseyedward2890
      @caseyedward2890 3 года назад +2

      Very sad demise for Fred. He finally found his niche on TV

    • @richardr2555
      @richardr2555 3 года назад

      Yes, and he passed away one day before the day after he passed away too.

  • @poetcomic1
    @poetcomic1 6 лет назад +60

    Poor, dear Dr. Mounier. He loved 'What's My Line' and it was its success that ruined him. The show was so popular and advertising costs so huge that he could never sell enough Stopette to pay for it - but wouldn't give it up.

    • @waynej2608
      @waynej2608 4 года назад +14

      So, I'm assuming, he got to a point, where he had to, 'stop it', literally.

    • @davidsanderson5918
      @davidsanderson5918 4 года назад +7

      Wayne J Heyyyyyyy you should be on the panel with that wit. :)

    • @diamondstud322
      @diamondstud322 4 года назад +3

      Interestingly, the company who bought him out put the stop to stopette, but kept producing the shampoo, Finesse, which is still in use today.
      I’m still confused by how advertising for a hit tv show could bankrupt a company. I’m not sure how sponsorship differs from current advertising, but assuming the sponsors paid the entire production cost of the show, I would think that would fall somewhere between $5k-10k per show back then? Did CBS pay for any of it I wonder?
      Since Remington became co-sponsors and Stopette was every other week, that would mean that Stopette was doing less than $20k per month in sales? Geez, I’d be curious to try it myself from watching the show, and it sounds like the spray bottle was pretty revolutionary. Seems odd, but I guess it’s not always a great idea to have a chemist run the business side, huh.

    • @poetcomic1
      @poetcomic1 4 года назад +1

      @@diamondstud322 Where on earth did you get the idea they paid for the show without paying millions of dollars for the tens of millions of viewers the show brought?

    • @diamondstud322
      @diamondstud322 4 года назад

      poetcomic1 What do you mean? Why would the sponsor pay for viewers?

  • @stanmaxkolbe
    @stanmaxkolbe 3 года назад +6

    On 18 wheel Trucks the Trailers today the rear lower bar is called the Mansfield’s Bar.

    • @robertjean5782
      @robertjean5782 2 месяца назад

      Exactly her driver wasn't paying attention and drove the speeding car under the back of trailer, it decapitated her head😢

  • @TacomaPaul
    @TacomaPaul 6 лет назад +25

    Wonder if they ever saved any of those blackboards ?
    They'd be worth a fortune.

    • @RADIUMGLASS
      @RADIUMGLASS 5 лет назад +4

      Remember how famous Tim Russert's board got?

    • @chuckendweiss4849
      @chuckendweiss4849 5 лет назад +2

      TacomaPaul ok youngster Nov 11, 1945. I am the oldest of 4 kids

    • @johnfd0210
      @johnfd0210 5 лет назад +2

      Some of them (the signed blackboards) were for sale on eBay some years back. I can't remember anyone in particular who had signed, but remember they were pricey.

    • @Jak-ud2pe
      @Jak-ud2pe 4 года назад +3

      A friend found Marisa Pavan's board in a Florida thrift shop.

    • @TacomaPaul
      @TacomaPaul 2 года назад

      @@chuckendweiss4849 OK... I was born in 1958. ;-)

  • @MrWindermere123
    @MrWindermere123 5 лет назад +11

    One of the best episodes and the timing worked perfectly too in that there was no final challenger who won 'by default through lack of time', in John Daly's words. Fred Allen wore glasses in order to hide the bags under his eyes but of course had to take them off in order to be blindfolded, so the camera caught him without his 'cosmetic' glasses. Also, he had a rivalry or stage feud with Jack Benny which explains his comment about Mr Benny holding all the money when Dorothy was waiting to be introduced.

    • @gingerhaydon4693
      @gingerhaydon4693 2 года назад +1

      Sadly, Fred Allen passed away about a month after this show.

    • @dianawardrip5171
      @dianawardrip5171 Год назад

      @@gingerhaydon4693 I know, the bags under his eyes showed that he wasn’t very well.

    • @kevinmadden1645
      @kevinmadden1645 Год назад +2

      The feud was totally bogus. Next to George Burns, Fred Allen was Jack Benny's best friend.

    • @kevinmadden1645
      @kevinmadden1645 Год назад

      ​@@gingerhaydon4693 St. Patty's Day (March 17, 1956).

    • @robertjean5782
      @robertjean5782 2 месяца назад

      Fred and Jack were best of friends the fued was a farce😊

  • @tompaulcampbell
    @tompaulcampbell Год назад +8

    Jayne Mansfield was really special! Fred Allen passed away just about a month after this.

    • @billb6283
      @billb6283 4 месяца назад

      Jayne died in 1967... 11 years after this.

    • @tompaulcampbell
      @tompaulcampbell 4 месяца назад +1

      @@billb6283 Right, ,I was referring to Fred Allen.

  • @thomasfritz6425
    @thomasfritz6425 5 лет назад +24

    She had a college degree from a Texas University. Anna Nicole was once quoted as saying it takes a lot of work to play a dumb blond.RIP Anna.

    • @waynej2608
      @waynej2608 4 года назад +3

      I like what Dolly Parton said, in response to 'dumb blonde'. "I'm neither dumb, nor blonde."

    • @slaytonp
      @slaytonp 4 года назад +4

      @@waynej2608 I believe Dolly also mentioned that "it costs a lot of money to look this trashy--"not sure of the exact quote, but that's the idea.

    • @gugurupurasudaikirai7620
      @gugurupurasudaikirai7620 3 года назад +2

      @@waynej2608 I know someone who met Dolly Parton once. He was looking down trying not to stare at her chest and commented on how small her feet were. She responded with "they have a hard time growing in the shade".

  • @catsarereallycool
    @catsarereallycool 6 лет назад +27

    Jayne Mansfield was so beautiful.

  • @Wizardofgosz
    @Wizardofgosz 7 лет назад +16

    Arlene gave a whoop whoop when they talked about how great the SS United States was.

    • @LANCSKID
      @LANCSKID 7 месяцев назад

      Oh, I thought that was flatulence.

  • @nolancain8792
    @nolancain8792 5 лет назад +8

    This is possibly the most talent loaded guest array ever.

  • @jimgeiser1570
    @jimgeiser1570 4 года назад +15

    Jayne Mansfield, when What's my Line aired, spoke 6 foreign languages. What if she had answered each question in French, or German, or Italian, or Hungarian, or in Dutch, or even British English (The people of Great Britain don't have he same definitions for each word as here in the United States)?

    • @Kaboomboo
      @Kaboomboo 2 года назад +2

      I never did find her ever speaking language other than English in anything. I've seen her singing in German. But never saw her speak it. She did an interview for a French show, but she did it in English, even though she supposedly spoke French? But that multilingual claim, and her IQ, were never verified.

    • @sansacro007
      @sansacro007 4 месяца назад

      @@Kaboomboo People love to idealize the dead and fall the for the press around them all the time.

  • @beckylawler2768
    @beckylawler2768 6 лет назад +16

    I really admire the class of this era. I wonder what ever became of Arlene Francis' infamous heart necklace.

    • @beckylawler2768
      @beckylawler2768 6 лет назад +3

      Sam Jefferson I am so sorry to hear this. That was the last thing I expected to hear. I assumed a great granddaughter had it by now. Thank you for the update. :(

    • @elizabethmelnychuk6034
      @elizabethmelnychuk6034 6 лет назад +13

      Her necklace was stolen from her neck while exiting a taxi in New York.

    • @beckylawler2768
      @beckylawler2768 6 лет назад +5

      Elizabeth Melnychuk
      So sad.

    • @janeiwasduncan8463
      @janeiwasduncan8463 6 лет назад +10

      @@elizabethmelnychuk6034 her love, her husband replaced it!

    • @rondaleroi
      @rondaleroi 5 лет назад +5

      It was stolen right off her neck.

  • @RADIUMGLASS
    @RADIUMGLASS 5 лет назад +17

    He put a lot of effort into that product.

  • @vidpie
    @vidpie Год назад +1

    The show aired: Feb 12, 1956
    Fred Allen died: March 17, 1956
    (heart attack at age 61)

  • @Vincent50
    @Vincent50 3 года назад +9

    How beautiful Jayne Mansfield was then.

  • @downtonabbeyfreak
    @downtonabbeyfreak 7 лет назад +9

    Dorothy's laugh at 17:54 makes me so happy

  • @terencedove5047
    @terencedove5047 4 года назад +5

    "Itty, bitty, witty, John Charles Daly." Oh, the look that John shot Bennett and the other panelists when he walked out at that statement!

  • @roberttelarket4934
    @roberttelarket4934 Год назад +1

    Many people probably didn't get when genius Fred Allen said the extremely sharp observation they couldn’t have Remington Rand as a co-sponsor with Stopette(Helene Curtis) at least in February with Lincoln and his beard since among their products is an electric razor.

  • @terrijofilms305
    @terrijofilms305 10 лет назад +11

    The SVU actress, Markista?? Bears quite a resemblance to her mother, Jayne Mandfield.

    • @WaltGekko
      @WaltGekko 10 лет назад +2

      That is Mariska Hargitay, and she does bear quite a resemblance indeed. Would be interesting to see Mariska on the panel if this show ever got revived.

    • @thomasfritz6425
      @thomasfritz6425 5 лет назад +2

      @@WaltGekkoSure is and she has a small scar on her forehead from being thrown to the floor as she and her brother Zolton were in that horrible car crash.

    • @robertjean5782
      @robertjean5782 2 месяца назад

      Perhaps the reason being it is her mother 😅

  • @Dios67
    @Dios67 2 года назад +1

    Bennett locked like his face would crack he was grinning so wide after shaking hands with Jayne.

  • @lynettepalecek3141
    @lynettepalecek3141 2 года назад +3

    Fred Allen died in March 1956 from a heart attack.

  • @turbo1672
    @turbo1672 9 лет назад +29

    February 12, 1952, was my 4th birthday. I'm now 63.

    • @Bigbadwhitecracker
      @Bigbadwhitecracker 8 лет назад

      +Roger Maxwell You got me by 12 years. Mine is 2/12/64

    • @lucindasommer720
      @lucindasommer720 8 лет назад +1

      I was turning 4 on April 28, 1956.

    • @turbo1672
      @turbo1672 8 лет назад +1

      Correction, I was born on February 12, 1952. Don't know why I said It was my 4th birthday.

    • @Bigbadwhitecracker
      @Bigbadwhitecracker 8 лет назад

      swishful thinking! :P)

    • @dsmmsd00
      @dsmmsd00 6 лет назад

      How old are you now?

  • @orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301
    @orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301 9 лет назад +25

    Jayne's accent almost the same as Kim Novak's

  • @harlow743
    @harlow743 3 года назад +3

    She has the most shapely hand writing I've ever seen on a woman. despite Jayne looking like a typical housewife.

  • @jamespfp
    @jamespfp Год назад +1

    17:31 -- RE: "You see, Arlene?"; Kilgallen had a good sense of how to time a quip, confirmed. Back it up a little to see how. Best belly laugh I have had so far this season. :D

  • @vidpie
    @vidpie Год назад +1

    Bob Bach (last guess) was the founder and producer of the popular television show ''What's my line'' in America.

  • @londonlady1966
    @londonlady1966 3 года назад +4

    Beautiful penmanship.

  • @tomitstube
    @tomitstube 8 лет назад +19

    john daly for whatever reason doesn't step in to answer when cerf asks if she is a "succulent dish".

    • @Theyralltakenfu
      @Theyralltakenfu 3 года назад +1

      He didn't have too, the audience answered for him.

    • @danmuncie4989
      @danmuncie4989 3 года назад

      Because it was an insult and disrespectful.

    • @Theyralltakenfu
      @Theyralltakenfu 3 года назад +7

      @@danmuncie4989 People weren't Snowflakes back then.

    • @danmuncie4989
      @danmuncie4989 3 года назад

      @@Theyralltakenfu just dumbasses like you!

    • @Theyralltakenfu
      @Theyralltakenfu 3 года назад +4

      @@danmuncie4989 Snowflake 😄

  • @ArmenianBishop
    @ArmenianBishop 7 месяцев назад +1

    Panelist Fred Allen ((1894 -- 1956) died on March 17th, 1956, just one month after this episode aired. He suffered a fatal heart attack, while taking an evening stroll in New York City.

  • @TippyNorth
    @TippyNorth 9 лет назад +27

    Interesting how Mr Daly makes a point of saying that some sponsors tried to interfere with shows but that Stopette never did, when it was reportedly Mr Monteneir who got them to remove Louis Untermeyer from the program five years earlier because of pressure from groups who smeared Untermeyer's name during the Red Scare. As a bit of trivia, if you'll notice you don't actually see Montenier walk on or off, because he'd had his left leg amputated in 1954 as the result of a car accident that killed his wife, Helen.

    • @tomitstube
      @tomitstube 8 лет назад +4

      +TippyNorth - great post, this was the end of stopette's run with wml, according to that long interview with bennett cerf in 1968, he mentions that yes, stopette and monteneir did "interfere" with louis untermeyer's employment during the "red scare", and also he mentioned how monteneir had to sell because he wouldn't give up sole sponsorship of the show, he couldn't afford 140 stations selling his product and had to sell the company. cerf does mention other groups were "hounding" untermeyer and picketing the show because of his political ties to communist groups. (cerf mentions mostly unintentional) one i found ironic was the "catholic war veterans", given the make up of cerf being jewish, while dorothy, arlene, and daly were catholic.

    • @JackDecker63
      @JackDecker63 8 лет назад +7

      +TippyNorth First, I think the networks were the ones that put the pressure to get rid of Dr. Untermeyer. And it wasn't pressure but simply giving the producers an order. Second, even it was true, if that was the only thing that he made the show do, he really didn't interfere with the show. Read up on how sponsors would dictate everything. Right down to what the host wore.

    • @WhatsMyLine
      @WhatsMyLine  8 лет назад +9

      Bennett's interview, while wonderful, is not a source I would trust for specific production information like who was most responsible for Untermeyer being fired. Bear in mind, as Bennett was Louis's replacement, he wasn't involved in the decision to fire Louis in any way. All he could possibly know about the situation is what he was told after the fact. It's also worth noting that Bennett liked to give colorful interviews, and there are many examples of his stretching the truth of a story for the purpose of being interesting. He was a guy who always spoke before he thought, which led to all manner of interesting moments on WML.
      My understanding is that the pressure from the public about Untermeyer was simply too great for the network, sponsor, or producers of WML to resist the wave. I've never seen any evidence (other than Bennett's unreliable testimony) that the sponsor was primarily to blame.

    • @JackDecker63
      @JackDecker63 8 лет назад +6

      +What's My Line? That and Bennett wasn't very charitable to others on the show. He dissed Dorothy ("no one liked her"), who he replaced ("cad"), and others. Fred Allen once called him a "tweet wastebasket" and Henry Morgan agreeing wholeheartedly with that assessment. Unfortunately, I've yet to find a definition of what a tweed wastebasket is. Anyone know?

    • @WhatsMyLine
      @WhatsMyLine  8 лет назад +11

      Jack Decker Not to mention his referring to Hal Block as a "clod".
      I've never fully understood that "tweed wastebasket" remark supposedly said by Fred Allen. Note that Henry Morgan is the one who quoted Fred as saying it, though, so it's entirely possible that he was remembering wrong, or making it up. It does have the flavor of a Fred Allen quip, except in the sense that Fred wasn't one to go around bad mouthing his colleagues. Sure, he went for the jugular when commenting on network vice presidents and ad agency executives, but as a category of people, not as individuals. I think the essence of the quip is "tweed" in relation to its being the standard issue professorial garb for academics and stuffy-types. "Wastebasket" implies, without really saying it, that Bennett was worthless. It just doesn't seem at all like Fred to have said something so vicious, and if he did, I'm sure it was in private and he would have been appalled to see his remark quoted in Morgan's book.

  • @Iceis_Phoenix
    @Iceis_Phoenix 9 лет назад +11

    RIPink Jayne 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷💋

  • @roberttelarket4934
    @roberttelarket4934 Год назад +1

    Very clever of Jane and John to define as relative as one of "blood"!!

  • @jamesr1703
    @jamesr1703 5 лет назад +6

    I know that the contestant and J.D. try to be obscure to make it difficult for the panel, but why, for example, if the contestant is a librarian and the panel asks "Do you have anything to do with books?" The contestant and J.D. need to have a conference? The answer is an unqualified "YES".

    • @richardr2555
      @richardr2555 3 года назад +1

      They are trying to through the panel off. It's worked before.

  • @roberttelarket4934
    @roberttelarket4934 Год назад +1

    I love Fred's Allen's: Jack Benny has his hands on all the money!

  • @klaus-dieterkoch363
    @klaus-dieterkoch363 2 года назад +2

    Jayne: Keep smiling, coming back, happy ending.......

  • @ArmenianBishop
    @ArmenianBishop 7 месяцев назад +1

    Show Sponsor Jules Montenier (1895 -- 1962) sold his business in 1956. In 1954, his leg was amputated after a distressed driver slammed into his car. His 3 year old son was also injured, and his wife (Helen) killed. The other driver (also killed) was driving home to give sad news of his 2 year old son's death from measles.

  • @beachchaos1863
    @beachchaos1863 9 месяцев назад +1

    18:28 I've never seen John so excited before lol

  • @randallmacphee7260
    @randallmacphee7260 4 года назад +19

    Fred Allen had only a month and 4 days to live from this episode .

  • @LarsRyeJeppesen
    @LarsRyeJeppesen 7 лет назад +13

    I almost can't watch this knowing what happened 3 weeks later

  • @russellevans2446
    @russellevans2446 2 года назад +2

    The SS United States is currently laid up here in Philadelphia. It would be wonderful to see her in use again.

    • @robertjean5782
      @robertjean5782 2 месяца назад

      Unfortunately not going to happen 😢

  • @allenjones3130
    @allenjones3130 2 года назад +1

    Rest in peace, Jayne.

  • @dovbarleib3256
    @dovbarleib3256 7 лет назад +9

    No, Dr. Montenier's JOB or Profession is NOT to be the sponsor of What's My Line. His JOB or Profession was a Cosmetic Chemist. Being a Cosmetic Chemist is/was his Line.

    • @dovbarleib3256
      @dovbarleib3256 7 лет назад +2

      As a matter of fact, I would gather that his being a Cosmetic Chemist was the source of his income, and his being a sponsor was an expenditure to sell his product line. Since the work one does is to bring in money as income and not for the purpose of creating a financial liability by sponsoring a show for advertising purposes, then the "Line" of the good Dr. was to be a Cosmetic Chemist or the owner of a business that manufactures and sells cosmetics and personal care products. His sponsorship of WML was a financial liability for the purpose of enhancing his profit margin through advertising.

    • @zarabada6125
      @zarabada6125 5 лет назад +2

      They have had several guests with multiple lines. They choose one line as the mystery and answer on that basis. They have even invited some guests back to play with one of their other lines.

  • @AthenaeusGreenwood
    @AthenaeusGreenwood 8 лет назад +4

    Totally off the wall, but when Commodore Anderson was on, I kept flashing on Gavin MacLeod as Captain Stubing on "The Love Boat"! Not just his hairline, but also around the eyes, his smile and overall bearing. ^_^

  • @beesokay
    @beesokay 29 дней назад

    So great to see a celebrity give a shout out to union crews on national television. We need to get back to that mentality as a country.

  • @unclebounce1495
    @unclebounce1495 Год назад +3

    What a succulent dish. :D

  • @keithnaylor1981
    @keithnaylor1981 2 года назад +4

    The show has had some incredible guests over the years including John Wayne but I feel no one got greater gasps than Jayne Mansfield.

  • @tedberwick3186
    @tedberwick3186 2 года назад +1

    Ty

  • @robbycan
    @robbycan 4 года назад +2

    such a beauty, wow

  • @bradforddrake8633
    @bradforddrake8633 5 месяцев назад +1

    Wow! a French chemist was the original sponsor of the show!

  • @JSTNtheWZRD
    @JSTNtheWZRD 3 года назад +1

    R.I.P. Dorothy

  • @JoeDebono
    @JoeDebono 5 лет назад +2

    I find it glaringly obvious that the management of some celebrities would make it known to Mr Daly, that he is not to delay their exit under any circumstances. Just say thank you and let them walk off.

    • @robertjean5782
      @robertjean5782 2 месяца назад

      Actually that's also for all contestants😊

  • @dennistucker9081
    @dennistucker9081 16 дней назад

    How times change! It happens that I have never seen Miss Mansfield in anything other than Sirius and intelligent manner. I would also include, as a talented musician, since I saw her perform on classical violin. Hooray for the feminine mind!

  • @breezycovergirl
    @breezycovergirl 5 лет назад +2

    John Daly , brilliant !

  • @fenwaypark1725
    @fenwaypark1725 4 года назад +3

    Dang. Johns conferences with these charming lady’s leaves much to be desired.

    • @robertjean5782
      @robertjean5782 2 месяца назад

      Enough so, he divorced his wife 1960 and married someone 15years younger!😊

  • @feraudyh
    @feraudyh Год назад +2

    I got the impression that Jules Montenier was of French origin.

  • @domenicozagari2443
    @domenicozagari2443 2 года назад +2

    Fastest ocean linear in the world after they sunk the Andrea Doria.

  • @sugarjoe50
    @sugarjoe50 2 года назад +3

    Unlike today's plastic / botox sex symbols, Jayne Mansfield was 100% real.

    • @orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301
      @orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301 Год назад +1

      not quite unless you dont count the fact she super peroxied her naturally brunette hair.............

    • @robertjean5782
      @robertjean5782 2 месяца назад

      ​@@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301Nothing to do with botox😮

  • @michaelneel4828
    @michaelneel4828 6 лет назад +7

    I have the film clip of Jayne meeting my mother in Las Vegas . My mother was a Italian princess if you know what that means ?

    • @accomplice55
      @accomplice55 3 года назад +1

      I don't know what that means, so does that mean she was not?

    • @robertjean5782
      @robertjean5782 2 месяца назад

      ​@@accomplice55Correct not a princess😊

  • @TheCometHunter
    @TheCometHunter 6 лет назад +5

    What a pity they lost Dr. Montenier as a sponsor. He was a victim of his own success. WML became such a great and popular show, the big businesses tried to get a piece of the "sponsorship pie". With huge advertising budgets, Dr. Montenier couldn't compete with the likes of Remington-Rand, Helene Curtis, Kellogg's, Mutual of Omaha, etc., and had to bow out.

    • @shrillbert
      @shrillbert 4 года назад +2

      Not really. Losing Stopette actually expanded the show's reach since the company's ad agency wouldn't buy commercial time in places where Stopette wasn't available. This meant that a full third of the US actually didn't get to see WML until after Helene Curtis bought the company, or at least only got to see Remington-Rand sponsored episodes.

    • @robertjean5782
      @robertjean5782 2 месяца назад

      NO, the problem was he couldn't get his products distributed nationwide 😢

  • @Barnabas45
    @Barnabas45 5 лет назад +8

    Detective Olivia Benson's mother!

  • @oct678
    @oct678 5 лет назад +5

    a succulent dish

    • @robertjean5782
      @robertjean5782 2 месяца назад

      Only Cerf being of worldly status could get away with his comment!! 😮

  • @SciFiGirl007
    @SciFiGirl007 7 лет назад +8

    19:18 love the American Spirit and Pride

  • @gdeec
    @gdeec Год назад +1

    Mr JM was a handsome fella indeed.

  • @milart12
    @milart12 4 года назад +3

    21:33 I love how they refer to the "legitimate" stage.

  • @BlackIjs
    @BlackIjs Год назад +1

    He did interfere, in a way, early on. He didn't let the show air in cities that did not sell his products.

    • @robertjean5782
      @robertjean5782 2 месяца назад

      Distribution nationwide 😢was his downfall

  • @ckersh74
    @ckersh74 7 лет назад +6

    I'm mildly surprised that they never convinced Bill Paley to come on the show as a MG. Goodson and Todman were on multiple times (at least Goodson was, anyway).

  • @ChrisHansonCanada
    @ChrisHansonCanada Год назад +2

    Fred Allen came prancing out like a queen.

  • @18roger1986
    @18roger1986 7 лет назад +14

    Jayne: a succulant dish? She sure is. Watch The Girl Can't Help It.

    • @TheCometHunter
      @TheCometHunter 6 лет назад +4

      The more I watch these, the more I get irritated with Bennett Cerf. During the questioning of the guests, he just tries TOO DAMN HARD to be witty and urbane.

    • @waynej2608
      @waynej2608 4 года назад +3

      @@TheCometHunter I agree, sometimes he does. Daly, on the other hand excudes these traits, but with him it's effortless, more naturalistic. Thus, more suitable, less forced. Imho.

  • @MrYfrank14
    @MrYfrank14 5 лет назад +8

    a husband is not a relative?
    i am fairly certain if you marry him, you are related by marriage.
    if you marry his sister, you are related by marriage.

    • @xyzzyxyzzy2
      @xyzzyxyzzy2 5 лет назад +4

      Yes, this is why the panel all protested as they realized that John had said this. Obviously John just wanted to keep the segment going longer.

    • @neilmidkiff
      @neilmidkiff 4 года назад +3

      Maybe the ambiguity is why the Church of England rules on whom you may not marry are not titled "prohibited relatives" or something like that. In the Book of Common Prayer is the "Table of Kindred and Affinity" which tells a man that he may not marry, for instance, his wife's son's daughter. Kindred means blood relations and affinity means relations by marriage.

  • @michaelneel4828
    @michaelneel4828 6 лет назад +4

    Look at Darothy giving her the one over !!!

    • @helencampbell2028
      @helencampbell2028 5 лет назад +4

      It's common for women to do that to one another.

  • @mrparlanejxtra
    @mrparlanejxtra 2 года назад +1

    Dorothy Kilggallen had poise.

  • @jackkomisar458
    @jackkomisar458 2 года назад +1

    It seems to me that, the pandemic aside, we don't shake hands the way we used to. Look at the handshakes in this episode: people grabbed one another's hands and moved their hands. up and down quickly several times. Nowadays, we grab someone's hand and hold it for about a second without shaking. Do other people here have the same impression?

    • @enriquesanchez2001
      @enriquesanchez2001 Год назад +1

      I have resumed generous handshaking - if I have the occasion/

    • @m.e.d.7997
      @m.e.d.7997 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@enriquesanchez2001And still now?

    • @enriquesanchez2001
      @enriquesanchez2001 8 месяцев назад

      Of course - @@m.e.d.7997