MYSTERY GUEST: Erle Stanley Gardner [creator of Perry Mason]; George Sanders [film actor] PANEL: Dorothy Kilgallen, Jim Backus, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf
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@photo1613 жыл бұрын
Why are there absolutely no actors any longer who look and act with the physical command, the grace, the style, the intelligence, and the class of a George Sanders?
@photo1612 жыл бұрын
...Apparently, a question that no one wants to touch...
@nedludd76222 жыл бұрын
Even at his time there were few like him.
@NMC218872 жыл бұрын
They do. They just don’t get the attention these days.
@srothbardt2 жыл бұрын
Tom Hanks is a great actor. I think it’s just US culture has changed so much since then,
@HassoBenSoba Жыл бұрын
@@srothbardt Hanks might, in some ways, be the present day equivalent of grace, style, etc (as per the post above), but he can't come close in objective terms to Mr. Sanders. No comparison.
@moonlightray8493 Жыл бұрын
Dorothy drawing a picture when she couldn't figure out what the cable car is called was simply adorable! She's so earnest about playing the game, haha Geroge Sanders was such a sophisticated gentleman with a wonderfully smooth, rich voice... He was always great at playing film noir antagonists, because he could perfectly tread the line between charismatic and sinister.
@jhb14934 жыл бұрын
I have a huge admiration for George Sanders - he was an excellent actor, and an interesting, cultured man. He really takes any movie he was in to a higher level.
@alpha-omega23623 жыл бұрын
Is that why he’s so favorably mentioned in The Kinks song “Celluloid Heroes” ?
@neilphelan1453 жыл бұрын
@@alpha-omega2362 Absolutey. The line is- If you covered him with garbage George Sanders would still have style. He's a very classy individual.
@alpha-omega23623 жыл бұрын
@@neilphelan145 now. I have to listen to that song again. Lol
@neilphelan1453 жыл бұрын
@@alpha-omega2362 If you anything like me you will neve get tired of hearing Celulloid Heros. Always brings a tear to my eye since the first time I head it when it was released. I only live about 15 miles from Hollywood Bl. so that song has vivid memories. To this day if I'm on the Blvd that song runs through my brain.
@alpha-omega23623 жыл бұрын
@@neilphelan145 I remember hearing this song late at night on an FM station out of NYC....it was ingrained in my memory and I never knew the tile or group..I searched for years to hear it again and thanks to KZfaq I rediscovered it....I kind of would like it played at my funeral,, but I don’t know, but not sure how it would effect my family.....
@crispincain53738 жыл бұрын
At 19:10 John says to Jim Backus, "...60 days on the island and you can come back!" How prophetic is that, considering the years to come spent on Gilligan's Island??
@badweetabix10 жыл бұрын
Erle Stanley Gardner was not just a writer, he was a lawyer in real life and in every way was like his fictional character Perry Mason defending innocent people successfully against what seem to be overwhelming evidence against them. He also fought against racism long before most people in the country even thought of it as an evil. In his day, he was thought of as a hero by the Asian community because he fought for their right and equal treatment at a time when it was against US law for an Asian to be an American citizen.
@WhatsMyLine10 жыл бұрын
I did not know any of that. Thanks for the comment.
@Bigwave20038 жыл бұрын
+badweetabix At what time in US law was it illegal for an Asian to be an American citizen?
@badweetabix8 жыл бұрын
+Bigwave2003 Asians are the only ethnic group to be excluded from US citizenship by several acts of Congress called "Oriental Exclusion Acts" or "Chinese Exclusion Acts" - it made no difference if they were Chinese, Japanese, or other Asians. They are as follows: Oriental Exclusion Act of 1882, Oriental Exclusion Act of 1924, which followed the SCOTUS ruling in Ozawa vs. US that a Japanese is ineligible for citizenship because he is not "white". Also in the Immigration Act of 1917 which barred "undesirables" and designated the Asiatic Barred Zone which includes China and the Pacific Islands. It was not until 1943 when the exclusion acts were repealed and Asians could for the first time become US citizens. Erle Stanley Gardner was active during those years when the Exclusion Acts were law and he tried to help the Asians in the US received justice and what equality possible in court. In his days, Mr. Gardner was a hero to many disenfranchised Asians in the US including those who were born in the US.
@rickklaastad83717 жыл бұрын
I think someone (a Californian, I suppose) said that if Gardner hadn't authored mysteries as a vocation, he might've become the greatest Attorney General in California history...a bigger job than most.
@vasantinamdar82566 жыл бұрын
A great American E. S. Gardner.I didn't know this facet of his personality.
@tbascoebuzz47822 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness…George Sanders’ rich, distinguished voice just sends me…
@HassoBenSoba Жыл бұрын
Check him out in the delightful (Ethel Merman/Donald O'Connor) musical "Call Me Madam" (1953), where he plays a good guy who SINGS! (magnificently). Great songs by Irving Berlin. LR
@paulamiles9559 Жыл бұрын
Mean dangerous handsome sexy
@maryoliver38684 жыл бұрын
I remember George Sanders in the movies as The Falcon. Interesting that when that character was killed, he was replaced by Tom Conway, George's real-life brother to play The Falcon's brother.
@marthalillard31935 жыл бұрын
George Sanders was an awesome actor, and very handsome. He suffered from paralysis and dementia in the last years of his life. So to say that he took his life because he was bored is rather unfair. He could not bear the loss of balance and not being able to care for himself.
@WhatsMyLine5 жыл бұрын
"Unfair"? I don't know who you're directing this comment at. No one pinned Sanders's tragic suicide on his being bored except Sanders himself, in his suicide note. I've never heard of anyone taking it as a serious explanation of why he killed himself. I don't even know why you're bringing it up in the first place.
@marthalillard31935 жыл бұрын
@@WhatsMyLine I brought it up because a commentor mentioned it below. Sorry if my comment is out of place or offended you. I really like the man and enjoy these videos of the old shows.
@WhatsMyLine5 жыл бұрын
@@marthalillard3193 I appreciate the explanation, cause I really had no idea why you brought this up. It's definitely better to use the "Reply" button when you're directly responding to another comment, if you want people to know what you're referring to. But certainly no harm done-- I was just thrown by not knowing what would spur this comment! :) Very glad you enjoy the videos-- and I love George Sanders, too.
@saran32144 жыл бұрын
You were right and several people made that comment. You could not reply to them all. Thank you the explanation.
@markiangooley Жыл бұрын
He told David Niven years earlier that he planned to kill himself aged 65. After a serious of personal disasters and tragedies and failing health he went through with that. Possibly a fear of being incapacitated settled him on doing it.
@designsonyouinparis5 жыл бұрын
So grateful for these shows! A slice of life from the way and people were- Deeply and sincerely missed.
@m.e.d.7997 Жыл бұрын
These shows are truly precious time capsules.
@JB---3 жыл бұрын
George Sanders had such a rich, wonderful, deep voice.
@catmother4214 Жыл бұрын
George Sanders is one of my favorite actors! I still watch his movies on KZfaq. A shame that his last years were so sad. 💔♥️💔
@thecursor16 жыл бұрын
"Mystery writer" *eye roll* Erle Stanley Gardner was one of the greatest mystery writers of the 20th century.
@jasonhurd43795 жыл бұрын
According to Wikipedia, Evelyn Waugh considered Gardner to be the finest American author.
@kipwilson13253 жыл бұрын
@@jasonhurd4379 And Gardner would have surely declined the recommendation: Waugh was a virulent anti-Semite, while Gardner was a proactive lawyer who defended many from racist injustice. It's such a rare treat to be able to see him here.
@shadowlouise3 ай бұрын
I'm surprised at the very low-key announcement of the premier of "Perry Mason" since both PM and WML were CBS. But how could they have known Perry Mason would be so popular and have such a long run? And they accomplished it without any fanfare on WML. Maybe if Gardner hadn't stumped the panel, they would have had more time for that.
@macmcleod11882 ай бұрын
This is odd because I like mystery stories like poitrot, I'm older, and I've never heard of this man.
@thomasthompson63785 жыл бұрын
The comic performance of George Sanders in "A Shot in the Dark" as Benjamin Ballon will never be equaled. His talent was in every way remarkable.
@garrettmeadows22734 жыл бұрын
George was such an elegant cad.
@QueenBee-gx4rp3 жыл бұрын
He fits the word-dashing!
@movieman910010 жыл бұрын
George Sanders was an underrated actor.
@orgonkothewildlyuntamed63019 жыл бұрын
movieman9100 2 of his best performances imo Picture of Dorian Gray & Village of the Damned no other actor comes close in any of the other remakes
@neilmidkiff8 жыл бұрын
One good way to hear George Sanders singing is the 1953 movie "Call Me Madam"; he had at least one solo song and one duet with Ethel Merman. He had a rich and well-trained bass voice.
@JavertRA7 жыл бұрын
He also has an album - I uploaded all the tracks.
@gwenking76296 жыл бұрын
Sadly, he was also a very tormented soul and committed suicide
@dennisroyhall1216 жыл бұрын
movieman9100 indeed he was and that was a great pity. But he did play in some noteworthy films my own favourite being Fritz Lang’s Manhunt which I saw when very young, only nine years old, in England during the darkest days, and that was a film that made a tremendous impression on me so much so that I have watched that film many time over since and always with the same deep appreciation as the first time. But a word of praise for this series What’s My Line. A wonderful programme indeed and everyone on the panel and all the guests are really splendid. The two ladies present are beautiful in every way, they really are.
@cuttersboi083 жыл бұрын
Dorothy was a woman of such grace and erudition yet, in my opinion, had a downright goofy laugh. I always love it hearing it!
@phtevlin7 жыл бұрын
George Sanders was perfect in All About Eve.
@nilkaestherchasededier85695 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite movies ever!!
@friendofdorothy93764 жыл бұрын
The BEST movie all around. Watch it every time it’s on TCM.
@QueenBee-gx4rp3 жыл бұрын
“Fasten your seat belts!”
@luissantiago84463 жыл бұрын
The dialogue sparkles, crackles and whips along. Qualities that are almost non existent in movies today
@kennethlatham31333 жыл бұрын
".......the minutes will fly by like hours....."
@kayedeedid6 жыл бұрын
Love Erle Stanley Gardner and this was the premiering year for Perry Mason--the next Saturday. I had never heard Mr. Gardner speak so I was surprised at how deep his voice was.
@davidsanderson59184 жыл бұрын
Dedra Kaye DeHart I also think he over-projected his voice to cover shyness.
@michaelschramm10643 жыл бұрын
@@davidsanderson5918 No this was his actual “baritone like” voice. If you search for Gardner introducing the “Cool and Lam” tv pilot you will notice his voice is the same.
@bluecamus51622 жыл бұрын
In 6 days, his Perry Mason would premiere on CBS and stay there for 9 years. I hope he and his heirs get residuals because his show has been in syndication for 56 years since the series ended.
@majorneptunejr8 ай бұрын
Mr.Gardner played the judge in the final episode of Perry Mason.
@bratton798 жыл бұрын
I thought it was neat how Jim Backus recognized George Sanders. They're both actors, and have done voice work. I wouldn't be surprised if Jim Idolized George.
@janetmarletto6667 Жыл бұрын
As a fan of Perry Mason ( reruns play on ME TV along with many other great shows), it is enlightening to experience the creator of Mr. Mason. Raymond Burr plays it superbly!
@debbigray17524 ай бұрын
Love Perry Mason too. I bet you know that one or two episodes of Perry Mason had ESGardner as the presiding judge in the show. Too wonderful.
@MyREDTAIL5 жыл бұрын
Arlene Francis Is such a Beautiful looking Woman May She RIP & is Sadly missed by all of her Fans etc.
@jadezee63163 жыл бұрын
Backus was a real comedian..a naturally funny man George sanders one of my favorite actors was a very complex man...bright..witty cultured...yet at the age of 65 took his own life leaving a note that he was tired of the world and the rest of you can have it...i am paraphrasing....still...quite remarkable
@Stewie-th7lt Жыл бұрын
He chose not to live with debilitating ailments. I think his suicide is in line with his brightness, wit, and culture. We may not agree with his ultimate decision but I wholeheartedly respect it.
@geniusmchaggis6 жыл бұрын
this was a week or so before the premiere of perry mason with raymond burr!!! little did they know how much more humungous erle gardner was about to become eh?
@1928gerry5 жыл бұрын
George Sanders married the widow of Ronald Colman, very well-known actor. He and Benita Hume were married for 8 yrs, until her death in 1967.
@QuadMochaMatti4 жыл бұрын
Ronald Colman was another favorite actor of mine, and as a Gen X fan of old time radio since boyhood, I equally enjoyed his performances on "The Halls of Ivy" with Benita.
@ginnylorenz52654 жыл бұрын
@@QuadMochaMatti Two of my favorite Ronald Colman movies: "Lost Horizon" and "Champagne for Caesar".
@esmeephillips58883 жыл бұрын
There is a lot about them in Brian Aherne's memoir of Sanders, including Benita Hume's entertaining letters.
@accomplice553 жыл бұрын
Lucky woman!
@kennethbutler13435 жыл бұрын
Gardner was on to plug Perry Mason, and John completely forgot that until Gardner was walking out over loud applause, and he had to be reminded.
@davidsanderson59184 жыл бұрын
Kenneth Butler Yes that was quite clearly the case. A little slip by Daly, we'll forgive him. :)
@leesher18452 жыл бұрын
George Sanders was so dignified. I think he even gave a nod to the audience which so few celebrities did.
@HassoBenSoba Жыл бұрын
The assemblage of talent on one (small-ish) stage contained in any single episode of WML is astounding; thanks SO MUCH for preserving the legacy of these great shows through your postings. George Sanders was one of the true greats; just compare and contrast his performances in a.) Foreign Correspondent b.) All About Eve, c.) Call Me Madam, d.) The Village of the Damned to see the incredible range of his talent, even though each is built upon his unequaled poise, stature and general urbane magnificence. (Note: I was a bit surprised that the very erudite panel seemed unfamiliar with the very basic Russian "Dah" and "Nyet". The effects of Cold-War hysteria??). LR
@475021683 жыл бұрын
He was great in All About Eve
@jerrylee82612 жыл бұрын
@David Krueger Will restrain myself and not mention Marilyn. Ooooops.😊
@519djw62 жыл бұрын
*George Sanders was born in Saint Petersburg, and spent his childhood there, until the time of the Bolshevik Revolution. That's why he could speak Russian. / Джордж Сандерс родился в Санкт-Петербурге и провел там детство до времен большевистской революции. Вот почему он умел говорить по-русски.*
@no2887 жыл бұрын
George Sanders, the voice of 'Shere Khan' from the Junglebook ; - )
@bagheerab2787 жыл бұрын
no288 Yes!
@davidsanderson59184 жыл бұрын
To me he's Sir Charles, the wealthy art collector in The Rebel.
@MyREDTAIL5 жыл бұрын
So that's what the great Writer Earl Stanley Gardner looks like What a Brilliant Writer he was may he RIP.
@preppysocks2095 жыл бұрын
at the time of his death, Mr. Gardner had sold more books than any other author. He no longer holds that distinction.
@saran32144 жыл бұрын
@@preppysocks209 No, he wrote best sellers but Agatha Christie is the most popular author of all time.
@preppysocks2094 жыл бұрын
@@saran3214 Yes, at the time of his death, Gardner had sold more books than any other author. Christie may well have surpassed him after Gardner's death, as she outlived him. I never said anything about authors like Christie who later, after Gardner's death, surpassed his sales. More than one author since Gardner's death have sold more books. I am not certain, but I have read that at this point, Stephen King is the best selling author of all time.
@saran32144 жыл бұрын
@@preppysocks209 source? He sold 2 billion books? Because that us how many Christie has sold. She only outlived Garner by 5 years. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling novelist of all time. Her novels have sold roughly 2 billion copies, and her estate claims that her works come third in the rankings of the world's most-widely published books,[7] behind only Shakespeare's works and the Bible. According to Index Translationum, she remains the most-translated individual author, having been translated into at least 103 languages.[8] And Then There Were None en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie
@preppysocks2094 жыл бұрын
@@saran3214 Nothing you have said contradicts the facts or what I said At the time of his death, Gardner was the world's best selling author. Since then, other authors' totals have exceeded his. That Agatha Christie and others later reached greater totals does not change the truth of what I have written. If you cannot understand that, there is no point in continuing this discussion.
@butziporsche8646 Жыл бұрын
George Sanders played great, likeable villains. My favorite Sanders roles were as Uncle Neddy in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and as Addison DeWitt in "All About Eve". The latter is a movie I have watched so many times I can't count. Sanders was the wholesale distributor of suave! I read his biography and he was actually quite a craftsman and amateur engineer.
@cheryllifetree234010 ай бұрын
I'm a big fan of Davis. However, you're correct Sanders was the perfect choice for this character. One of my fave movies.
@kathleenmckeithen1182 жыл бұрын
I have always loved George Sanders in anything and everything I have seen him in. :)
@joncheskin6 жыл бұрын
Holy cow. It's Thurston Howell the Third!
@mikejschin5 жыл бұрын
That's Thurston B. Howell the Third, if you please. lol
@QuadMochaMatti4 жыл бұрын
James Dean's apron-wearing dad, too.
@ginnylorenz52654 жыл бұрын
And going back even more in time......Judge Bradley J. Stevens in "I Married Joan".
@accomplice553 жыл бұрын
And the voice of Mr. Magoo!
@WizardOfHumor19896 жыл бұрын
Jeremy irons did the most badass Disney villain role with a British accent (Scar in Lion King) since George Sanders (Shere Khan in Jungle Book).
@enormerschwanz5 жыл бұрын
True
@chrishintz10774 жыл бұрын
Irons and sanders. Power duo of voices. Either one could read me to sleep. So talented, and instantly recognizable. Only reason they didn't guess sanders right off was bc he reverted to his native Prussian accent. At least I think it was Prussian.
@chrishintz10774 жыл бұрын
Be pre pared! I think this might be done to a rhumba rhythm, so it's come full circle. The circle of life.
@chrishintz10774 жыл бұрын
On second thought, realized be prepared was a cha cha. One of my fave songs.
@gohithsrivatsa47463 жыл бұрын
And Tony Jay in The Jungle Book 2.
@bgmeadows60856 жыл бұрын
Believe it or not, George was born in St. Petersburg, Russia.
@estebannemo19574 жыл бұрын
Like Nabokov.
@esmeephillips58883 жыл бұрын
He was said to be the illegitimate son of a German prince and the Tsar of Russia's sister.
@tommeyer18732 жыл бұрын
@@esmeephillips5888 Actually it is George's father who was the illegitimate son of nobility. His father was given to a Russian/British family to raise, named Sanders. George suspected this but his sister only learned the facts after George and his brother Tom had dies.
@roberttelarket49345 жыл бұрын
So that's Erle Stanley Gardner(Perry Mason).
@danlukens832 Жыл бұрын
This episode of "What's my Line" is among my favorites. Earle Stanley Gardner's comment about his beloved book, (Bennett Surf excepted) was ingenious and histerical.
@mukundvadgama6742 жыл бұрын
Excellent and marvelous books on perry Mason series 👏 👌...unbeatable writing...in next 500 to 1000 years not possible to reach to his level ...you will feel you are traveling with perry Mason and also sitting in court ....greatest collection on perry Mason 🙏
@jackgibsxxx07502 жыл бұрын
60 days on the island and you can come back. It was a lot longer than that.😂😂😂😂
@enriquesanchez2001 Жыл бұрын
BUT it was a Foreboding! Gilligan's Island didn't start until 1964 _ SEVEN years later! ♥♥♥♥
@MrDeterioration9 жыл бұрын
"If you covered him in garbage, George Sanders would still have style."
@JayTemple7 жыл бұрын
one of the first songs I bought off iTunes
@accam67345 жыл бұрын
The Kinks Celluloid Heroes, I believe.
@PatrickMcManusNY4 жыл бұрын
Great line, Sanders autobiography is a fantastic read.
@neilphelan1453 жыл бұрын
@@accam6734 That's correct.
@strongdecaf37299 жыл бұрын
George Sanders answers in Russian at the height of Cold War hysteria. Love that. (He lived in Russia as a child.)
@LarsRyeJeppesen7 жыл бұрын
George Inotowok Hysteria? Sovet will invade Hungary some weeks after this episode was aired....
@loissimmons65586 жыл бұрын
Actually it was about a year earlier. Providing help to the Hungarian refugees through donations was mentioned a few times on WML near the end of 1956.
@khalidfazil62096 жыл бұрын
George Inotowok I think he and his brother Tom Conway were born in Russia
@lynettepalecek31412 жыл бұрын
I noticed that too that he spoke in Russian. I studied the Russian language in the 1980s. It's a very interesting language. The Russian alphabet has 32 letters in it.
@Stewie-th7lt Жыл бұрын
He was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, where his family had lived for generations.
@shirtless69344 жыл бұрын
The Perry Mason Show (1957-1966), starring Raymond Burr as Perry Mason, inspired by the novels of Erle Stanley Gardner, would premier on the following Saturday, September 21, 1957.
@lynettepalecek31412 жыл бұрын
I loved watching "Perry Mason." Thank you for the information.
@donlitos3 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable this man of so many talents killed himself. Mental illness continues to be one of the most underrated misunderstood problems of the world. Hope you are in a better place Mr. Sanders
@dorothykilgallenwasmurdere16532 жыл бұрын
Yep. 5 bottles of barbiturates
@scotnick592 жыл бұрын
@@dorothykilgallenwasmurdere1653 Suffered from acute depression, methinks
@lala-gj4oo2 жыл бұрын
he was ill when he committed suicide. you have to experience the pain to understand how he felt.
@Stewie-th7lt Жыл бұрын
I don't think mental illness was the main problem. He had physical ailments that he chose not to endure. I respect him for that.
@orgami1007 жыл бұрын
Charles Daly tells Jim Backus. . 60 days on the island then come back..
@loissimmons65586 жыл бұрын
Little did John Daly or Jim Backus know how long Thurston Howell III would be on that island with Lovey, Gilligan, the Skipper, Ginger, Mary Ann and the Professor.
@mitch890142 жыл бұрын
Excellent; one of my favorite actors
@Abelovich10 жыл бұрын
Ha! George Sanders is the best! "…Я совсем разучился говорить по-английски." Translation: "[Shit.] I completely forget how to speak English."
@rogerlephoque37043 жыл бұрын
He was born in Russia.
@stellaeichner76503 жыл бұрын
I loved George Sanders in Rebecca! Classy movie. Watch it as often as It is shown on TCM
@neilpatterson16152 жыл бұрын
Born in St Petersburg. Russian with British/ German and Russian ancestry
@Stewie-th7lt Жыл бұрын
He used profanity? Wow. Interesting!
@JohnnyHolidaySings4 жыл бұрын
Gardner’s office is in Ventura CA where he wrote many of the Perry Mason novels
@davidharris65816 жыл бұрын
One of the most interesting episodes ever.
@scotnick59 Жыл бұрын
One of the greats: George Sanders!
@musicalme273 ай бұрын
George Sanders was in a wonderful movie that was sadly underrated, but is now recognized as a classic. "Hangover Square". He played a police psychologist.
@loissimmons65586 жыл бұрын
Ah Jim Backus ... you brought down the house!!!
@ludenasan18 жыл бұрын
KZfaq has the next WML segment with the guest star of Raymond Burr
@lynettepalecek31412 жыл бұрын
I loved watching the "Perry Mason" show. It was great seeing the creator of the show Erle Stanley Gardner! I have the entire 2nd season on dvds 📀 and I have half of the 4th season on dvds. I watched them several times.
@piustwelfth3 жыл бұрын
George Sanders did an excellent job of disguising his voice.
@Beson-SE9 жыл бұрын
It gets so obvious that John hasn't forgiven Dorothy yet when you see the second game with the Swiss cable car operator. He argues with her over tiny details and is almost reluctant in given her a yes answer, not in his usual teasing way but in a very stern pig-headed way. Jim Backus tries to back her up but in vain. Not a pretty sight. Forgive and forget John. 14:18 ---> 19:13
@henrygrove1009 жыл бұрын
Omg you are so right! I have memorized every episode I thought until you reminded me of this! Great going!
@henrygrove1009 жыл бұрын
It's clear John Daly had some grievance with Dorothy
@henrygrove1009 жыл бұрын
It's clear John Daly had some grievance with Dorothy
@theamishumpire13019 жыл бұрын
Dorthy, I have noticed in the past episodes. can get very pushy on her questions.
@winterlandboy9 жыл бұрын
Johan Bengtsson This little show really did stir feelings didn't it. Incredible.
@donaldwhittaker79877 жыл бұрын
Sanders was very good in "The Lodger" and "Manhunt."
@PTinsman224 жыл бұрын
He was also very good lending his voice to The Jungle Book (Shere Kahn).
@Stewie-th7lt Жыл бұрын
He was nearly perfect in everything. All about Eve is one classic where his outstanding talents are in display.
@victorguerrero69602 жыл бұрын
He was a great actor he took his own life when he was about 63 Years
@laurahoward5426 Жыл бұрын
My grandmother probably DIED over this, she had nothing BUT Erle Stanley Gardner books, and named her only son, my father, EARL🥰
@Beson-SE9 жыл бұрын
George Sanders was married to, not one but, two of the Gabor sisters; to Zsa Zsa (1949-54) and to Magda (1970-71, the marriage lasted only 32 days).
@barrykendrick31466 жыл бұрын
As I said elsewhere, Conrad Hilton was also married to two of the Gabor sisters.
@accomplice553 жыл бұрын
@@barrykendrick3146: No, he wasn't. He was married to only Zsa Zsa.
@p.stonelukevaanhorne7129 жыл бұрын
Very well done.
@joiefulton40158 жыл бұрын
Thank goodness Dorothy returned to being a brunette. She looks amazing.
@kulturekritik96653 жыл бұрын
I was shocked when I first saw her in this episode.
@lynettepalecek31412 жыл бұрын
@Joie Fulton. I agree completely! She looks very attractive with her natural black hair. I didn't like it when she dyed her hair red. That looked awful. She also looks younger with her natural black hair.
@jerrylee82612 жыл бұрын
@@lynettepalecek3141 I agree. It's strange that she dyed her hair red in the first place and even stranger that she continued that look for so long. She looks beautiful with her natural color which I assume is black.
@lynettepalecek31412 жыл бұрын
@@jerrylee8261 I agree completely!!
@robertknight25566 ай бұрын
Sanders was immensely popular in his day. Indeed, it bewildered me as a boy to hear my mother swooning over him.
@nedludd76222 жыл бұрын
Me too, I recognized Sanders' voice immediately.
@jillgordon10039 жыл бұрын
18:42 aww! Dorothy drew a picture, too bad we can't see it.
@djdon606 жыл бұрын
I get, to hear, real-life barrister(and, author, of 100+ paperbacks and, two hardcover compilations I own)not, to mention the DVDs I've got and, the episodes I watched, without fail, in the '80s, on KVOS-TV(channel 12!)in Bellingham, WA) speak? Just, noticed the air date. That would be the year, during which, the television series premiered. "Roll it!" Opps; not a spelling error. I've used it, for years. R.I.P., Peter.
@1928gerry5 жыл бұрын
I read all Mr. Gardner's books I think, and I would recommend them rather than the TV show.
@windstorm10004 жыл бұрын
Fabulous actor, presence
@475021683 жыл бұрын
He won an Academy award for All About Eve.
@ZMM619 Жыл бұрын
It's strange seeing the namesake of my middle school in a game show lol. I went to Erle Stanley Gardner Middle.
@geminisunleomoon Жыл бұрын
George is one of the coolest actors in cinematic history. Such a commanding performance in All About Eve. 🕸
@brookehanley36597 жыл бұрын
Dorothy looks really pretty here.
@rogerwhite952 жыл бұрын
I felt so bad for poor Dorothy: she virtually had the cable car guy nailed from the start; and literally described his occupation. He had an unusually sour attitude and resorted to what seemed to me to be half- and un-truths to throw her off. And Mr Daly seemed ungracious, which was very unusual of him.
@davidsanderson59184 жыл бұрын
I love it, love it, love it when they REALLY don't know and the powers of deduction are stretched.....like in the first segment.
@stephenturner92119 жыл бұрын
George Sanders seemed remarkably diffident and humble in this episode. Though he ultimately took his own life in 1970, because he was bored with the whole affair!
@tompor5619 жыл бұрын
Stephen Turner Actually, it was in 1972 that he committed suicide.
@brookehanley36597 жыл бұрын
How sad.
@khalidfazil62096 жыл бұрын
Stephen Turner it was due to his failing health
@vasantinamdar82566 жыл бұрын
George Sanders had a distinct personality. He was suited for the role of King Richard the lion hearted.
@davidsanderson59184 жыл бұрын
Stephen Turner That last sentence is misleading and too economical with the facts to express properly why he committed suicide. I recommend people check his Wikipedia page which explains it more sensitively.
@BillyAlabama2 жыл бұрын
Gardner was incredibly clever! I’ve loved his novels.
@sstavsky3 жыл бұрын
Erle Stanley Gardner is one of the bestselling writers of all time. The book "80 Years of Bestsellers" documented that twenty-five of his books had sold at least two million copies apiece by 1975 (overwhelmingly in paperback). He often used alliterative titles like "The Case of the Cautious Coquette."
@JFinSD210 жыл бұрын
Good god....the panel was driving me bonkers.....most people with any kind of education would know that DA is yes and NYET is NO!!!
@JohnSmith-ls2dt10 жыл бұрын
Some people never come across the russian language in their life nor have studied it. Was that hard to fathom while watching this video that these people may have not studied even the slightest of the russian language? I know I didn't going through high school and college. The only time I learnt a bit of russian is when I graduate out of school. This is not meant has as dick comment, but take it as you will. All I know is these people pretty fluent in french but not russian.
@rickjones668510 жыл бұрын
John Smith George Sanders was an arrogant bore. His Russian was atrocious and he should not have attempted to speak it. It insults Russians and those of us who labored long and painfully to learn the language.
@JohnSmith-ls2dt10 жыл бұрын
This is a game. Why take it so seriously? And you didn't sweat blood and tears to learn a new language, that's just being dramatic. Honestly, it doesn't insults anything and who cares if he didn't say NYET and DA to your liking.
@JFinSD210 жыл бұрын
John Smith interesting. You took me to task once already and I kept quiet because you made a good point. Why did you feel the need to berate me a 2nd time?
@WhatsMyLine10 жыл бұрын
John Fuentes and John Smith I honestly don't remember any exchange like that, but please don't remind me if such a thing happened. Regardless, I hope you both can keep things friendly here. In any event, note that by 1959, on the *extremely* popular episode with Groucho on the panel, Claudette Colbert answered "Da" and "Nyet" during her mystery guest round, and no one had any trouble understanding her. So at least they learned. :) What's My Line? - Groucho Marx destroys the show; Claudette Colbert (Sep 20, 1959)
@TomBarrister10 жыл бұрын
It never ceases to amaze me at how well the panlelists knew some subjects and how badly they did at others. Gardner wrote other novel series' besides Perry Mason: one dealt with a detective agency; the other was the inverse of "Perry Mason": a clever district attorney whose adversary was a clever defense attorney who tried to get his guilty clients acquitted. Backus, in addition to "Gilligan's Island," was also well-known as the voice of Mr. Magoo in the cartoon series. English actor George Sanders had his own TV series at the time of this show: "The George Sanders Mystery Theater." He was one of Zsa Zsa Gabor's many husbands and the brother of actor Tom Conway. Both men were well-known for playing villains in crime, mystery, and spy pictures.
@barrykendrick31466 жыл бұрын
+Tom Barrister After all these years I find his Cool & Lam books quite amusing & very readable. Plus a couple of years ago a new one appeared: perhaps it's called A Slip of the Knife. It's published by Hard Case Crime. Amazingly enough it's quite good, not the resurrected slop to be expected. Apparently the publisher originally turned it down for rather silly reasons & ESG tossed it aside to be forgotten.
@chrishintz10774 жыл бұрын
I love the way Gardner slowly answers, as if he's not sure.
@JayTemple5 жыл бұрын
I don't know when, but there was an article in the Reader's Digest about Mr. Gardner.
@michaelstone16202 жыл бұрын
Sanders played every king and potentate in history.
@cadaverdog14244 жыл бұрын
Amazing that Kilgallen didn’t know ‘da’ and ‘Nyet’!?
@QueenBee-gx4rp3 жыл бұрын
It is surprising-she was very smart and usually beat everyone!
@fabiengerard8142 Жыл бұрын
I was about 10yo when my mum taught me to put a name on George Sanders’ very voice, during a screening of ‘’The Jungle Book’’ - the Disney version, in 1967, in which that naturally distinguished actor had magistrally dubbed the ‘villain’ Sher-Kan... From that day onwards, every single time he was appearing in some b&w classic movie on the TV screen, my mother kept insisting me to watch it with her, and he soon became one of my fave ‘ancient’ stars as well. The news of his uncommon suicide, a few years later, literally shocked me, so I started to be also interested in the real person he was, and never stopped appreciating his personality. What a great pleasure to discover him here, in that resurrected episode of ‘’What’s My Line’’!
@geniusmchaggis4 жыл бұрын
THIS was one of ESG's early promos for the PERRY MASON TV show!.....its first episodes began in 1957... this must have been an EARLY promo since ESG was BARELY AUDIBLE here in his promotion at the ENDING!
@TheBlackhawkbrat3 жыл бұрын
I think he was trying to remind John Daly of the fact that the latter should have mentioned about the then new Perry Mason show, and not dot in a way that would embarrass Daly.
@sandybeach1233 жыл бұрын
If I live to be a hundred I will look at Jim Backus and hear him say that line, "I cahn't see!!!" from that old mad mad world comedy film.
@gemoftheocean2 жыл бұрын
What could go wrong with an Old Fashioned?
@chrishintz10774 жыл бұрын
So CBS sent Gardner out on a press junket. Even he couldn't avoid it. But he was so gracious, he seemed to enjoy it.
@juliansinger8 жыл бұрын
Man, Mr. Gardner has a wonderful voice. Dorothy's screams last episode left me cold, but her picture of the funicular (and her explanation of it) charmed the metaphorical pants off me.
@loissimmons65586 жыл бұрын
She did mention something that moved up and down the mountain on a cable and that she didn't know the name of it. It was somewhat disingenuous here that John Daly kept steering her away from questions that would mention a cable. Jim Backus unwittingly helped him by supplying the word "funicular" for the question she should ask.
@thediamonddog953 жыл бұрын
Especialy her charming, slightly sad look when she showed the paper.
@gemoftheocean2 жыл бұрын
@@loissimmons6558 absolutely agree. One of the few times John really goofed it up, and it really overstretched that segment of the show.
@Retroscoop4 жыл бұрын
ESG certainly had a stentor-voice....Sir....
@yeahnoonecaresifyouarefirst7 ай бұрын
Whats my line is indeed a wonderful program ❤
@lrg3834 Жыл бұрын
Jim Backus was a splendid guest panelist.
@lala-gj4oo9 ай бұрын
jim backus seemed like such a lovely humble oerson. .loved him on gilligans island. rip
@gretchenking59526 жыл бұрын
Sometimes John gets on my nerves.He knew what Dorothy meant about the cable car and just kept giving her the business.
@manuelaffonso21914 жыл бұрын
I too thought that Dorothy had nailed it when she mentioned cable cars, but John could be very annoying ( to say it nicely ) at times.
@gemoftheocean2 жыл бұрын
One of the few times Daley was being a total jerk. Dorothy had nailed it.
@chrishintz10774 жыл бұрын
Shere Kahn! In foreign correspondent he delivered one of the funniest lines ever : "cancel my rhumba lessons". Its going to be my epitaph. Didn't know he could sing too.
@thomtlc24 ай бұрын
I love (around 19:00 )when John Daly tells Jim Backus: "Sixty days on the island and you can come back." Ten years later, Thurston Howell III would be on the island a lot longer than that!
@chrishintz10774 жыл бұрын
Omg, this was even b4 the burr turn at perry mason. I think there were perry mason productions pre '57.
@ginnylorenz52654 жыл бұрын
Oh yes!!! Wonderful Perry Mason movies back in the 1930's. The ones starring Warren William had great humor in them. Such fun. I bought the whole DVD set.
@QueenBee-gx4rp3 жыл бұрын
@@ginnylorenz5265 I loved Warren William, who sadly died in 1949 of pancreatic cancer.
@brucemarsico65 жыл бұрын
George loved the Gabor sisters.....
@kennethlatham31333 жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with THAT.
@brucemarsico63 жыл бұрын
@@kennethlatham3133 Who said that there was anything WRONG with THAT?
@jayonnaj182 жыл бұрын
Arlene Francis was so pretty and witty!!!
@jayonnaj182 жыл бұрын
Whenever I hear the name of the fictional PERRY MASON, I automatically think of the actor Raymond Burr, LOL!!!
@thomasostman85894 күн бұрын
"Dear world ,I am leaving because im bored.I feel I lived long enough.i am leaving you with your worries in this sweet cesspool. Good luck".George sanders ...april 1972