What's My Line? - Esther Williams; Dick Clark [panel] (Jul 27, 1958)
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2014
- MYSTERY GUEST: Esther Williams [swimming star of film musicals]
PANEL: Dorothy Kilgallen, Dick Clark, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf 
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Esther Williams is hilarious! What a great sense of humor!
Esther Williams was absolutely delightful on this show. Had me laughing.
Esther Williams was smart. athletic and very gorgeous. Great sense of humor too. Dick Clark did a great job as a panelist.
“Are you a blonde?”
“In the summer, always.”
“Are you on the petite side, say-“
“I’m taller than you are.”
Zinger after zinger Esther never missed a beat! Seriously one of the wittiest guests on WML
I think she gave a real hint there with the hair. Given that chlorine is a form of bleach.
One of the all time beautiful women of show business.
Dick Clark did his homework. He was very good at asking questions.
Dick Clark was no piker...he was a very smart man
Good God, Esther.. just stunnnnnnningly beautiful and look at that signature!
All hail Esther Williams, who proved to at least two generations that strong women could be beautiful and that beautiful women could be strong! Everyone should read her autobiography, "The Million Dollar Mermaid." Her WML appearances show that she was smart and funny too, in addition to her other talents.
Neil Midkiff Totally agree! Esther seemed to enjoy her femininity whilst embracing a strong attitude.
Strength is only measured by one's degree of closeness and obedience to JESUS CHRIST and HIS Commandments. Is this woman you are admiring A True Lover of JESUS Christ? See Holy Bible John 15.
The Charmer of all Charmers, The Beautiful, Dazzling, Esther Williams, Always a favorite.
I don't know why I should have been, but I was quite surprised at how articulate and thoughtful Dick Clark was with his questions. It was as if he had been on the panel forever. An excellent fit as a guest panelist.
I didn't know much about Esther Williams but WOW she was a true beauty!
She was a-DOOR-a-BULL
She was a fantastic actress and singer, married to Fernando Lamas, and could hold her breath for I believe 4 minutes, she did a lot of swimming and underwater musicals/movies. She could ski and dance and sing. And she was always smiling and never looked distressed but led a tragic life.
One of the most beautiful women on the screen. What was tragic about her life?
Indeed she was.
@@Merrida100 No. not tragic. She had her misfortunes, some of her own making as her excellent autobiography admits. But as in her water ballets, she always came up smiling, and her last years were contented. Her fourth marriage was happy and her kids turned out well. Her movies were rediscovered and her apostolic role in the recognition of artistic swimming as a sport honored. She remained lucid and funny to the end. Few female stars of the Golden Age wore better.
Esther Williams was the funniest mystery guest ever on this show. She should have been better known as a comedienne.
002DrEvil -- Yup, she was a hoot. As annoying is it might have been for some that her "laryngitis" affectation made it hard for panelists to hear and understand her answers, it worked fine for the audience at home (including us RUclipsrs 47 years later). She fooled the panel and was very funny in the process. I loved her answer "I'm taller than you are" directed toward Dick Clark, who was 5'9" tall. Williams was actually 5'8" tall, so she wasn't as tall as Dick Clark unless she was wearing high heels, which she was.
I actually found her to be somewhat off putting and irritating … between her hard to hear, whispery voice and the misleading answers she gave to most of the questions, it was a slow slog.
Arlene's dulcet tones are so pleasant on the ears.
Esther Williams was the best lady swimmer in the Hollywood history.
Amazing lady... bigger than life. She passed away last year or so, I think.
By the way, do you know that the first Olympic synchronized swimming competition took place in 1984, Los Angeles; and Esther was kind of a commandor in chief of synchronized swimming and a huge advocate of the sport back then. She introduced the sport into the Olympics arenas. Good for her !!!!
R.I.P. Esther !!!
She died in 2013- at the age of 91.
Cerph
Thanks for clarification...
She was smart and her pool company also did the structure surrounding the Statue of Liberty when it was refurbished...
"Lady swimmer"... wow
Esther is regarded by synchro swimmers as the godmother of the sport. She had to train her chorus as well as devise her own moves.
Dick Clark’s voice. Close your eyes you still know it so well.
There's no mistaking Dick Clark's wonderful deep voice, but wow he's so young here. I only knew him since the 70s in his matured look. I like how he took the game seriously and spoke elegantly.
And he is asking great questions.
Agreed!
I loved watching her movies as a little girl. She is fascinating to me. Now all of these years later I see her on What's My Line, which was a popular TV show as I was growing up. So much fun and now I understand why I loved her and always saw something in her that is very special. She is very beautiful, inside and out, talented and down to earth...These reruns bring back wonderful memories.
Ester was a Smart Cookie!
Esther was a funny gal!
Programs like WML still keep viewers smiling from start to finish and WITHOUT any clowning antics. TIMES THEY HAVE A' CHANGED, BONY BOYS & GIRLS.
Now here is an eloquent and funny guest panelist! :)
RIP Esther Williams. Overdue condolences to the family :-(
Physically speaking, when Esther was in her prime? Ohlalala!: such a gorgeous face and body: healthy and naturally beautiful
You might like this clip then: ruclips.net/video/LPQ3kjkobOQ/видео.html
And after all those years in disinfected water under hot lights. Powerful shoulders, narrow waist, streamlined legs- anorexia's worst enemy, an exemplary body image for young women.
a DISH~~~!!!!
Esther Williams was lovely, witty and talented. Gorgeous.
As a kid I loved this show and have about 30 of these program's so I can relive my youth again.
One day my rather reserved father stated that Esther Williams was his favorite movie star. Now I know why. What a beautiful woman, and a true delight.
Both Arlene and Dorothy stood to shake the Reverend's hand. Good girls!
Considering how confused the panelists are over worms, snakes, pigs v hogs, et cetera, can you imagine what they would do with butterflies? LOL
This is the only occasion I can ever recall when Dorothy stood for a clergyman who was not Catholic. She sat for many other religious figures. Maybe the collar fooled her.
I'm taller than you! Haha, that was adorable.
Dick Clark is only 27 years-old here. That's the youngest I've ever seen him.
Yes, but he was 27 for over 30 years.
I first knew of Dick Clark when he worked at WKTV in Utica, NY as a staff announcer in the 50s and early 60s.
looks 18
This is the second appearance by Esther Williams I've seen on this show, and in each one she is dazzling, devilish, and drop-dead gorgeous. I'm in love!
It makes two of us.
Just watched the other one (1955) and this one was recommended right under it and just had to see her again.
She was in this ep (1958) and the one in 1955 and I see one listed for 1959 as well.
And just saw your name. The door is unlocked. Come on in. 😂😂
@@jackgibsxxx0750 Giddyup!
Esther Williams/ what a beauty!
Reverend Pulley was, previous to sabbatical-ing in Louisburg, Chaplain at the US Military Academy, aka West Point, starting in 1947 (through 1954). Previous to that, he was a minister in Richmond. Went to seminary at Sewanee. Once he got done taking time off, he was rector/priest in charge in Louisburg in the mid-60s. (Starting in 1964.) And then I lose track of him.
Didn't think Dick Clark could look any younger but here he looks like a teenager instead of 25/30.
WOW ! I forgot how good looking she is !!! (Easter Williams) And what a charmer !
This great show went on year after year, decades, without the panel being able to hear the guest, without the guest being able to hear the panel. They never tried to overcome the problem. Amazing!
this was the early days of TV.
the studio was an old theater.
you can hear fire trucks going by sometimes.
I don't think there was a way to fix it back then.
When they filmed the one Sunday from Hollywood, there was zero issues hearing each other so it was an issue with that theater and that sound equipment I believe.
Since I started watching WML on youtube last month. The line that has come up most often is Raising Worms.
They did use lines involving worms a LOT on WML, you're right.
mh K They had a lot of wrestlers, girdle makers and dog catchers as well.
+mh K Worms were considered funny critters.
Well, the most beautiful judo instructor proved to have been the Marilyn Monroe's inpersonator... in 1956, I think. Smashing stuff, must to see ! Cheers !
@@TheBraveIntrovert and teachers of classes for expectant parents
Ester should have just said yes when they asked her if she did something other than singing and dancing....
She was clever not to if she wanted to confuse them 😁
Wow; Esther Williams was gorgeous - and charming.
Esther was beautiful
Good lord Dick Clark young!
Esther Williams.....What a looker.
She should have been wearing her swimsuit.
Wow, Dick Clark when he really WAS young.
I love Esther Williams...that is all.
"When your act is over, are you wearing less than when you started in?" 😂
A persons signature, the style. and the speed in which it is written, can reveal so much about a person’s brain power, their alertness and intelligence. Esther’s is at the top of the tree!
Ah the manners of that generation towards the clergy is so refreshing.
Dick Clark same voice no matter the age
And a gentlemen
Even after the stroke?
@@keymaninmusic LOL!😃He would have sounded like Bennett Cerf after the stroke.
There usually is some awkwardness with the contestants every now and then. Broken chalk, walking forward to soon to the desk etc. I get a kick out the whistles when a good looker walks on stage.
Arlene was fun-love her laugh-she was very good but was not as serious as Dorothy could be.
I love Arlene and Dorothy. They’re like 2 sides of the same coin- Arlene the fun, outgoing, bubbly one and Dorothy, fun- but a little more serious, and a little more reserved
@@dawnfalvey6766 Dorothy dropped out of college and plunged into the most competitive news market in the country- New York City. It was the world of 'The Front Page' and 'Ace in the Hole'. As a syndicated columnist she had to get scoops every day. Her forensic questioning is well-mannered, but her questioning is that of a hotshot reporter trying to grab money quotes from a celebrity in a hurry.
@It's 1984: The Fact Checkers are here! Sez you.
Miss Kincaid wrestled in Florida, unsurprisingly. There's very little evidence of her doing so, but I suspect I just haven't found her stage name. (And/or married name.) What I can find is all centered around 1958/1959.
It could also be that she only wrestled for a brief period and found out it wasn't for her.
'Raw Wind in Eden', plugged here, was when Esther was breaking up with Ben Gage, her second husband, and having a big fling with her co-star, Jeff Chandler.
Esther is my favorite surprise guest- (best personality).
Who knew Esther Williams was so funny?
It aired on my birthday!
Too bad it took 40 years more for me to be born.
You took 40 years to be born ? Oh, you're poor Mom.
Esther Williams was gorgeous and funny!
*_Professional Wrestler_*
*_Raises Worms_*
The most beautiful woman that EVER lived.
Dick Clark is only 5'8". Wow.
How young is Dick Clark! Never saw him so young handsome young man!
15:15 How did he screw that up, it should have been a yes, as the worm is NOT in the reptile family
Daly and the panelists mess up animal taxonomy all the time on WML. It's funny how these smart, well educated folks get this stuff so wrong.
+daisyflowerrose2005 and +What's My Line?
I think they just went on and on about this question for so long (probably because John was trying to confuse Dick Clark) that John got HIMSELF confused about the way the question was asked and gave Dick Clark the "No" when it should have been a yes. Mr. Daly (and most of the panel) very definitely knew all about the taxonomy of worms after an episode featuring the same occupation a couple of years back! Regardless of his error, Arlene seemed to know what was really intended and was able to come up with the right answer. I loved Arlene's reprimand of John for denying he would ever try to "trap" anybody with the reverend sitting right there! Lol. :)
What's My Line? I guess they all failed Biology.
mh K -- I'd say the same. I wonder if they even took a biology course in high school or if they managed to get through it with a "D".
I think he actually forgot how the question was proposed.
People were prettier, smarter, and cooler back then. Humanity is diluted today and it sucks.
Woman get more beautiful every generation. Natural selection. Woman on average are prettier now than they ever were in the past lol
@@ImDougDimmadome Especially with those oh-so-artistic tats, colored streaks in their lank hair and bits of metal hanging off their faces. Ravishing!
@@esmeephillips5888 That’s just self expression done willingly after the fact. What I was referring to is facial symmetry and attractive physical features.
but if the show was on tv today there would be probably riots in usa's street because of the inappropriate sexist whistles and other racist comments of the show... when they had guests not from us they made joke of every nation japanese, scottish or french, just because some1 is from texas doesn't mean they are uneducated...
2nd or 3rd question like "may I assume you don't need a college degree in your work" ... is very embarrassing :D
You need to exercise more. It will lift your spirits.
21:30 Weird, lingering shot of John Daly blinking rapidly and looking frustrated.
I'm not sure why some of these mystery guests have to prolong things and eb coy. Esther is known for swimming. She never answered and that's not fair to the panel.
Dorothy asked was she known in PICTURES for something other than acting.
The MGs were expected to get laughs by prevarication, in contrast with the often nervous, tongue-tied responses of the civilian contestants. Light and shade.
Dont feel sorry for the panel tbis is one of the rare occassions they didnt guess
Dick Clark was very handsome
Clark was perpetually youthful even in his 70s. Then he had a stroke. He faced criticism when after a year or so of rehabilitation, but far from his prior self in looks or ability to speak, he hosted New Year's Rockin' Eve. Later he groomed Ryan Secrest for the role by sharing it with him for a couple of years. Given the pride he took in his appearance, his voice, and his seeming agelessness, it took quite a bit of guts for him to go back to the hosting role after the stroke, yet he also soon recognized his limitations as well. He still made contributions and helped to ring in happy occasions for people even as he was no longer a glamorous show business figure and even when it was physically difficult. Good for him.
Back when most people still had respect for persons representing religious institutions.
There is no question that society's decline of respect for Religious Institutions is partially the result of the morally corrupt behavior on the part of many of the leaders of those institutions, fortunately many people have not lost faith in the G-D that these institutions have claimed to represent.
People are imperfect, but God is perfect, so don't anyone lose faith looking to people, God bless.@@mustafajackson9430
@Tabitha west - thank you for reminding us of this. :)
@BLAIR M Schirmer Who cares
Her book was good and eye opener.
An eye opener?
OMG..how young is Dick Clark...Bandstand says
The look on Arlene's face 15:30 when mentioning "canning" is priceless!
what a doll
Dick clarked asked "is it safe to assume it is NOT in the snake family" and he got a "no." This was a "yes" answer and John gave him a "no."
Preppy socks.. Dorothy can distinguish a full visible Protestant clergy collar from a frontal visible collar that Catholic Priest wear..
I've noticed this on pretty much EVERY episode. Why is it so hard for the panel to understand the contestant and vice versa?
Bad acoustics in that studio...
That "Mmm" sound that Dick Clark makes at 7:07 is the most delicious and arousing thing I've ever heard!
Omnibus question❤
With the lady wrestler...Daly should have understood that she performs the 'service' for the viewing audience, not for her wrestling opponent.
Sadly, our dear Esther Williams, before marrying Fernando Lamas had to agree to stop “being Esther Williams”(no more movies or appearances) and promise none of her three children would be allowed to live with them. What was the exchange? He wouldn’t cheat on her.
being born in 1959 I really don't know anything about Ester Williams.
shes funny, quick with a joke and very sexy and flirty.
"depends on your definition, you are very critical".
at 20:43 I thought she was moving in for a kiss.
"you're asking the question miss Francis".
"I'm taller then you are, honey"
"They didn't sell"
Ms. Williams was quite attractive, but heavens, she couldn't just say yes or no to anything.
She was beautiful, Lorenzo Lamas mother too.
She was among the smartest, bravest and most beautiful performers ever to have their name in lights. The challenges she accepted as part of her days at the studio made landbound actresses look like slackers. Yet she had thought MGM was joking when she was offered a contract, protesting to producer Joe Pasternak that she couldn't act and had no intention of learning how.
Her dream of competing in the Olympics had been dashed by the outbreak of the war. The 18 y.o. athlete took a modeling job at Magnin's, the big store in LA (the family lived in Inglewood). Billy Rose, the promoter of the Aquacade, told her to get over and audition pronto because he had a plane to catch. She said she finished work at 5 and he would either have to forget it or catch a later flight. He stayed and signed her to appear with Johnny Weissmuller. So began the most distinctive screen career of the postwar period- and one of the most successful.
Esther lived a long, rich and mainly happy life because she was determined, yet she took nothing too seriously. A drama queen she was not: the polar opposite of her Metro contemporary Judy Garland.
Arlene Dahl is Lorenzo Lamas' mother.
No, she wasn't. She was his stepmother. Arlene Dahl was his mother.
We were better then.
Sure you can pick out a thing or two that has improved…
But on the whole, we were a better people then.
To deny this is the height of myopia
She would agree
I like Arlene’s hair here.
20:16 Haha clever as hell.
Days
No tumbling? Not even when she's thrown by other wrestlers?
It’s that a young Dick Clarke ….the future Game Show Host
I would have that lady wrestler wrestle me into submission willingly.
Can somebody explain to me why all the panelists including Arline and Dorothy stood up to shake hand with the second contestant?
He is a reverend.
While Esther looks a-door-a-bull here, check out her appearance in 1959 on the show. She looks glamorous.
"I'm taller than you are"
Not by much!
Officially Esther was five-eight, same as dick clark (as he liked to write it).
the wrestler was in a hurry to get off
Another E. Williams ep had a chicken eye glasses salesman on it. (YES) and this one has a worm guy. 😂😂😂😂
What happened to John Daly at 21:29? It goes on for like ten seconds...
ladylike wrestling :))
I'm trying to work out who Bennett and dorothy thought it was ...famous sister? (The only people I can think of is Joan and olivia?!) ????
Or one of the Gabors.
Dick Clark must have used super glue on his hair.
You are crazy for bringing this up.
“Can I rule out?” was a sneaky way of hogging the questioning. Dorothy was a delightful and very intelligent panel member but not only did I dislike this negative style of questioning but sometimes it confused and embarrassed the guest in giving a wrong answer.
Another example of a mystery guest trying to disguise their voice and making a total mess of things.
Her stepson is larenzo lames
Dick Clark is really hot...