The face is where most smiles occur

I do the same!

Exactly. I find myself doing the same. And that is a good thing.

It must be because of the butt plug.

Me to.

mikejschin ... Yeah. She was always smiling, I noticed, too.

She was like that in reality she did a lot of great things for and causes especially when it had to do with the prison system trying to help non-violent prisoners to get a second chance she was brilliant she lived into her mid-90s I think. John Charles Daly live here in Rockland Maryland for many many years

She sure was a beautiful person.

And she's genuinely funny, she has a kind of quick wit that almost stands up to a juggernaut like Steve Allen. We don't have funny women anymore we have snarky vulgar shock oriented comics.

@@TheBigMclargehuge she was she was brilliant I'll be honest I've never seen such bunch of doll people as I do today. But none of them are very articulate or interesting

Fred McMurray was not initially cast in the Lemmon film "The Apartment" (1960). Paul Douglas was originally scheduled to play the part of the boss Sheldrake but died of a massive heart attack on 9/11/59, shortly before filming. Fred was recast in the role. The presentation of this episode was several months earlier on March 8. 1959.

@@gbrumburgh Arlene talks about the film as if she had seen it.

@@MrJoeybabe25 -perhaps there was a play before the film

@@MrJoeybabe25 Arlene was speaking of the film “Some Like it Hot” which Lemmon and Wilder made immediately before “The Apartment”.

Wholesome 1950's? I suggest you watch the film "LA Confidencial". As close to the real time as you can get. Drugs, prostitution, wife beatings, greed, lynchings, you name it. How Reaganesque and "wholesome"!!

​@@keithhyttinen8275You are a buffoon.

​@@keithhyttinen8275I guess that depends where you grew up in the United States all things are relative remember that.

TheTelepathicKid - It's good to see Daphne again.

And brava for Daphne!

And Lemmon would star with MacMurray in Wilder's very next film, The Apartment. Nobody knew that yet and Paul Douglas was originally meant to play Sheldrake.

Welll Jack's why I'm here, but Fred MacMurray was definatly a bonos.

Jack Lemmon's first film was for George Cukor. Jack was mugging and used his usual bag of actor tricks and Cukor kept telling him to tone it down. Scene after scene reshot with the same advice from Cukor. Finally the exasperated Jack said "If I tone it down anymore, I won't even be acting." Cukor told him "AHA! Now you understand!".

The show ran for 12 years, 1960 to 1972. I did enjoy the eggs and apple story.

The innovative contract he negotiated for “My Three Sons” enabled him to be on the set only for four weeks per season, during which only his lines in all the episodes were filmed. His “stand in” was a cleaning tool that matched his 6’ 3” height-so the rest of the cast said their lines to the apparatus they called “Fred MacMop.”

i agree she looks better as a blonde which for whatever reasons she's only that way in a handful of episodes

I agree 100 percent ! A long life and quite prolific career !

I loved his Disney movies. Saw The Shaggy Dog many times when I was a kid in the 60s and 70s.

He was also self-deprecating and could laugh at himself-as he did when asked if he had “dark, wavy hair.” He laughed because he was wearing a toupee.

@@jimdrake-writer I never knew he wore a toupee.

@@gina1433mhrj: If you compare his earlier appearance on WML, you can see that his hairline was receding. The ones he wore in “My Three Sons” were fairly obvious because they were made of synthetic hair. He never wore toupees other than on television and in films, however. When fishing or hunting, or in his neighborhood in Brentwood, he wore seasonal hats (straw fedoras mostly) or baseball caps when he was playing golf.

Watch "Double Indemnity", also with Barbara Stanwyck, he's quite a good villain too.

@@michaelbaucom4019 Well the villain is a Stanwyck character, he is more just man in love

@@savelysavely2483 I've seen the movie numerous times, he is a villain , don't tell me otherwise

Except when he was a murderer in Double Indemnity.

I watched a documentary about Fred from his daughter. He was a family man, and very much loved by them.

Jack Lemmon was such a lovely man, he had it all.

Oh you are so right, Edward G. Robinson was good in that one two. I am a big fan of classic films like that.

Brooke Hanley -- "Double Indemnity" is a topnotch film and both Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray were excellent, playing roles that were unlike anything they'd done before. Billy Wilder had a very hard time finding actors who were willing to play the parts and had to convince Stanwyck and MacMurray to do it. They were both glad they did, though, because they got rave reviews and it opened doors for both of them -- they proved they were capable actors who could do more than light comedies. Raymond Chandler rewrote the screenplay and that's one reason "Double Indemnity" was such a success. Billy Wilder's direction, set concepts and location filming was another reason -- it's one of the best examples of the film noir genre ever. Wilder said, years later, that he had no idea he was helping to create a genre. It's a great film and Fred MacMurray was simply excellent in it.

A favorite all time movie. So well made.

There's a shadier side to MacMurray's roles in "Double Indemnity", "The Caine Mutiny". and "The Apartment" which balances out his Disney work.

@listerone Well said and well put ! Veteran stage & screen Paul Douglas had been signed to play Mr Sheldrake in "The Apartment" but sadly passed away from a massive heart attack. Director Billy Wilder had enjoyed working with Fred back in '44 in "Double Indemnity" and asked him to take on the role. And of course Fred gave an xlnt performance !! I watched "The Caine Mutiny" from 1954 last night on TCM and Fred played a real stinker in that one too !

"Well, nobody's perfect!" Love that movie!

Tom Campbell: That was the best line in any movie, right up there with, "Here's lookin' at you, kid." But better because more subtle.

Sad , now we have a virus, that is here to put us straight .

What happened. The invasion of the counter culture in America with the Communist left taking over our institutions of higher learning,the Hippie vomit,the Drug feast of young America, the taking out of Prayer and the mention of God in our Schools and Public places. The High cost of low living and this evil march toward Globalism. That is the Cancer that brought down America and it is coming to full fruition now. Cherish these great old shows cause it is gone forever.

An excellent observation.

if they tried to do this show today- are you a man? racist! bigot! how dare you say there are only two genders. show canceled. are you married? sexist! cancel the show are you marred to a curvaceous blonde? fat shaming, cancel the show. big game hunter. firearms, cancel the show. members of the armed forces. baby burner, cancel the show. police officer. racist, cancel the show.

To answer the question posed: electing Democrats

@@christinecatt5391 Why? Just curious.

He was liked by every co-star in Hollywood, and prior to that as a tenor saxophonist and vocalist with the Gus Arnheim and George Olsen bands in the early-1930s. He was also a “regular” in the radio recordings of the World Broadcasting System under co-founder Gus Haenschen during that same period.

@@jimdrake-writer Thanks for the information. He did a lot of different things. A very interesting life.

Well after all he attracted Osgood, the millionaire, who famously said, "well, nobody's perfect.

@@shirleyrombough8173 haha love it!

John Daly is the gentleman we of a certain generation wished to become.

Gentleman? A quaint relic of a more saner, sober era. One in which a gentleman was what most men would want to aspire. Now it's drug dealers, corruot politicians, scamming CEOs or a serial killer who kills serial killers. People who don't know better, assume the father figure played by Robert Young in "Father Knows Best," was just a mental construct or artificial figment of a creative writer. But even that has a basis in reality, like stereotypes. Robert Young or Hugh Beaumont, was what society held up to what fathers should be, and that is a gentleman. The folks that criticize these shows are the very same idiots who gushed and fauned over the Huxtables, in the Bill Cosby Show. How many black families are like that? Or even have a father for that matter. Zero is more likely.

As I do when I take off my hat, you make a good point ! Actually, veteran actor Paul Douglas had been signed to play Mr Sheldrake in "The Apartment" but died suddenly of a massive heart attack in Sept of '59 before filming began. Director/Screenwriter Billy Wilder had enjoyed working with Fred back in '44 on "Double Indemnity" and asked him to take on the role. And of course Fred was xlnt as philandering executive Jeff Sheldrake.

These people had recently come away from WW2 and Korea with a sense of empowerment, and America was at the apex of it's culture, wealth, and influence. It would go downhill from here, but for this moment, these people did not need to take the world seriously. Life was good.

yeah, i've always loved his 'average man' look, typically the man you can count on, who could be your best buddy and that every one of us could relate to, simple, decent and oddly charming

the final episode was Sept 1975 it had 26 seasons altogether

Wow that long!

I was thinking about that. Fred McMurray doesn't know that he's soon going to have a situation comedy on TV. This is 1959, and neither Jack Lemmon, who's just finished working with Billy Wilder, nor Fred McMurray,.who had also worked for Billy Wilder, knew they were soon going to make a great movie together, with Billy Wilder, which I believe came out in 1960. That's cutting it so close! Yet, with all the negotiations, the preparation, the filming, and the post-production and promotion, before it can even be released, neither one knows a thing about it. Or they sure act like they don't.

@@lindajohnson4204 Who knows. Maybe this episode inspired Wilder (or someone else) to cast Fred McMurray. After all McMurray was playing against type in "The Apartment".

He was a wonderfully gifted actor ! Known as a really nice fella ! And thanks to savvy investments (mostly real estate) he became one of the richest men in show biz !

An anesthesiologist has to be a doctor. Anesthetists are nurses with advanced training.

Does anyone know why did not make the NFL and ran a charm school instead ?

@@JJJBRICE He was drafted by the Browns along with future-HOFer Jim Brown and three other quarterbacks in 1957. I would guess he saw the writing on the wall and decided to go for more playing time with Toronto in the Canadian Football League. I read he eventually made his way to the AFL playing for the Oakland Raiders, but I can find no record of him playing pro ball in the AFL or NFL. Football, being seasonal, probably didn't pay the bills in those days; a charm school was likely a nice steady gig.

@@robbob1234 anyone know the college he attended?

I'll have to Cogitate over that one.. Lol.

As do I.

And intellect!

You are viewing history incorrectly-how many people of color do you see on this show for example. There is no perfect time-period of ‘civility’, all ages have issues!

@@lijohnyoutube101 Oh ... there's always a turd in the punch bowl. Presentism is a corrosive practice. Knock it off.

@@lijohnyoutube101 You are wrong! For it's day, this show was way ahead of its time. They had many guest on who weren't white. All of them treated with a high level of respect.

I have never heard of any critic that made that claim

Paul the Audacious Bradford - Truly Some Like It Hot is the very best comedy ever. The last line is as iconic as "Here's Looking at You Kid." I just watched it on my bloody phone.

Daly uncharacterstically mispronounced the word as "lepidoptist"

Scripted and rehearsed

Both wonderful in that movie. Fred was such a versatile actor from My Three Sons to The Apartment and Double Indemnity; he really had a wide range in his acting abilities.

Brooke Hanley When Billy Wilder asked Fred MacMurray to do "Double Indemnity," he turned him down, saying the role required real acting and that he couldn't do it. He was also reluctant to do weekly television, but it was in his "My Three Sons" contract that all his scenes for the entire season would be shot in one month--which is why the "sons'" haircuts change from scene to scene in single episodes.

John Yang Billy must have had faith in Fred because MacMurray ended up being perfect in that role and his acting was flawless in that movie IMO. He got quite an applause when he appears here on Whats My Line! He was great in The Apartment too.

John Yang Never knew that. He was great in the role of Steve Douglas as the usually unruffled father.

John Yang Fred wasn't the first choice. Paul Douglas was slated to perform the role of Scheldrake. Douglas abruptly abruptly died of a heart attack shortly before shooting began.

Some Like it Hot was one of the best movies I've ever seen. T he closing line, when Daphne reveals he was a man to Osgood, who replied, "Well, nobody's perfect," was the best line in any movie. Does anyone agree?

oldwestguy: There was a judge on as a contestant. Someone asked her if she passed the bar. Arlene said,"Haven't we all?" Someone else said, "Not often enough."

@@shirleyrombough8173 The banter between Daly, the panel, and the contestants was often the highlight of the show. Clever and cordial... to often missing in today's shows, which seem to value corny instead. I remember an episode that had a female judo instructor. At the end, when Arlene was confronting Daly about being mislead, Arlene said to Daly "You're just trying to throw us because SHE can." Lol.

A rarity these days.

"Honest Republicans?" Gasp. Must have been very different times. But wait. Dwight Eisenhower, for example. Would there were more of him now.

+goldenthroat86 He looks like a serial killer! But he is at least over 6 feet tall. The men of this period on TV seemed to be often under 6 ft. tall and even shorter than 5'10". Wow.

As a charm school owner he must have certain charm

Actually, the voice Fred used here reminded me of the voice he affected years later in a MTS episode where thfamily traveled to Scotland cuz Steve had inherited a castle from a distant ancestor. In that episode, Fred played a dual role as Steve/? the character of his distant Scottish cousin. Sounded like the Scottish cousin to me…

@@maureengauvin1768 Thanks!

Thanks to a lot of help from other collectors, I should be able to post virtually all the episodes that were rerun on GSN over the years.

+KckStartMyHeart What I also love about it is how it completely derails Dorothy. She's just like, 'Arlene...'

I think Arlene was just laughing at how the lady said 'yes' ...'yay us'.

@@roastedpeanuts Arlene is laughing because she had a visual of where alot of medicine was administered back then.

based on what Arlene said, and Dorthy's reaction, Alene was thinking of suppositories.

+Brooke Hanley I thought quite the contrary, at least after the first few questions. The start was very funny but the more he spoke, the more he give away. His voice sounds very familiar to me anyway, I've heard many old radio programs with Fred, he is one of my favorites.

+Sabine Beyer when you already know who it is you associate any similarities with the actual & disguised voice; had you been blindfolded you may not have(though you recall his radio voice that could possibly have made you an exception)

Naturally, if you can't see the Mystery Guest it is an different think. We, the seeing audience are in a better position. But it is most often funny to see, how they get the guest. That's one thing I like very much about WML

i always find it fascinating that subsequent to these panel and mystery guest meetings, they becomes colleagues. Take James Cagney and Arlene Francis, again for a Billy Wilder production.

Sometimes the one that is not "first choice" ends up being very good. Fred was not the first one asked to do" Double Indemnity" either and I cannot imagine anyone but him playing Walter Neff.

McMurray, Billy Wilder, and the script all came together on "Double Indemnity." And while Paul Douglas would have been great in Shelldrake's role in "The Apartment," McMurray certainly went to the heart of it. .

soulierinvestments Fred was a real Jerk in that to me,but "The Apartment" was one of the movies that made me fall in love with older movies when I was a teen in the early 00's......around 2004

I assume hyou are t alking about McMurray being a "real Jerk" in Double Indemnity? I really loved Barbara Stanwyck's acting in that movie?

Nice guy, and notoriously stingy. On the set were almost always donuts and coffee for the cast and crew. The honor system used was if you took a donut you'd drop a dime in the cup. This fine man had a habit of taking half a donut, leaving the other half and paying a nickel.

Oh I had forgotten that he was in the Apartment

As someone else here said, McMurray was known as the cheapest guy in Hollywood.

He also played the slick, but villainous insurance salesman in possibly his most famous film, DOUBLE INDEMNITY.

You are so right ! They (Jack & Fred) would work together later that year - 1959 - on the Oscar-winning "The Apartment", which would be released in 1960. Actually, Hollywood veteran Paul Douglas had been cast in Fred's role as Jack's philandering boss, but after Mr Douglas' sudden death from a massive heart attack, Fred stepped in at the last minute, due to director/producer/co-writer Billy Wilder's urging. Back in the mid-40s, Billy & Fred had had great success with the film noir classic "Double Idemnity" & had enjoyed working together.

To me, he will always be Walter Neff !