I'm currently an Elevator Operator at the Space Needle, so I find this hilarious!

James Mason was an artistic genius.

James Mason! = one of the most beautiful male voices of the movies, along with Herbert Marshall and Ronald Colman - and a few choice others

James Mason has such a unique, distinctive voice, that it's difficult for him to conceal his identity. When I was 10 years old, I used to do impressions of Hollywood actors, as many kids did, of stars with distinctive voices such as Humphrey Bogard, Edward G. Robinson, and James Cagney. But I particularly enjoyed doing my James Mason impression, since other kids didn't quite capture his unique nasalesque quality as I did.

Between the two of them, Faye Emerson and the first contestant, Miss Humble, double handedly created the hole in the ozone layer. Lord, I love a bouffant! :)

"Mrs. Griffin has it worked out already!" One of Arlene's best comebacks!

How fascinating. One often expects actors to fit the extrovert stereotype but he seems very introverted. And his voice is pure velvet.

From what I recall Mason barely disguised his voice at all last time which was LUDICROUS given the unmistakeable sound of it! This is much better here.

Merv Griffin is of course famous for not only talk shows, but creating and producing game shows. He also wrote music. It was reported that he wrote the music they play during Final Jeopardy and to this date he and his estate have collected $100 million on royalties. He was quoted as saying he wrote it in a couple of minutes.

James Mason, a great actor and wonderful writer!

gran, gran actor James Mason

Arlene truly loves performers.

Being a child of the 60's , I love this show and seeing everyone when they were SO young, always a hoot😊

Oh, so handsome. And the voice!

Mr. James Mason didn't have time to shave his five o'clock shadow. Handsome chap.

Elevator operator was lovely and charming.

I have several of James Mason's films in my DVD collection.

Hahahaha, some men know not much about bridal gowns. Mr. Griffin is an example. Very funny how he asked Miss Frances what are the parts. Love it!

I loved the "buddy-partner" dynamic between Merv and Arlene! They were both so clever in their line of questioning, and Arlene's witty remarks during the last contestant's segment were especially delightful... conferences for everyone, haha!

Sgt. James Smith was from the Garda Síochána, the "Guardians of the Peace", in English. A single officer is addressed as "Gard" (Guard), and more than one, or all of the Irish national police force are called, "Gardai" (Guards).

John Daly, James Mason and the panelists talked quite a bit about Sue Lyon without ever mentioning her name. All the accolades in the world don't amount to much without the name. Her publicist, if he saw the show, must have been spitting nails. I recall one publicist's mantra regarding his client's name was "say it twice and spell it right" or words to that effect. He didn't even mind if the publicity was somewhat negative, as long as the name got ink. I remember that Duke Snider at the height of his career agreed to do a magazine article about how playing baseball was basically work for him and not a fun job. Most of the sportswriters blasted him for his attitude. The author of the article apologized to Duke for the reaction being so bad. Duke wasn't upset at the author. "I got my ink," was his reply.

There were very good cameramen on this program, too.

I love when Arlene said, “just ask” to Merv. 😂

James Mason, great actor

A much better night for the panel. Earlier that same night, the August 26, 1962 episode was also videotaped. Faye Emerson was also a mystery guest on the 8/30/50 episode, but it sadly doesn't exist anymore.

I thought Miss Emerson did an outstanding job as a panelist - sharp, bright, well phrased questions.

We talk about how things have changed since the time these shows aired. It's interesting to compare the controversy "Lolita" generated in 1962 versus the 1997 remake. I do believe that the 1997 version would not have been made but for the precedent set in 1962.

James Mason played a great bad guy.

Faye Emerson was good! I got a kick out of the Space Needle elevator operator because as a kid in Seattle it was great fun to go there often. 1962 is so long ago that the area with the carnival type rides was called the "Gayway." 🙂

How young and handsome Merv Griffin is here.

Arlene sure walked in slowly. I hope she was feeling well. Usually, she comes in with a flourish!

The Elevator operator was cute. Faye Emerson was outstanding with John Garfield in 'Nobody Lives Forever" 15 years earlier, where she sings a nice number in a night club scene.

James Mason at his prime.

Sue Lyon proved in this movie that she is an artistic genius and what a beautiful woman.

That voice !!!!! Wow

Faye Emerson used to be a big name during the Golden Age of television and then she vanished. The woman who was once known as "The First Lady of Television" is hardly ever mentioned today and most people have no idea who she was.

At 23:30, Arlene asked if the guy from Ireland was the warden of a prison; she got a No; but John didn't flip a card and she continued asking questions. Driving me crazy! But at least they ran out of time, so he got the 50 bucks.

3:33 John was wrong here..... only Bennett was feeling better.

Arlene was over gushing with James Mason

Wow James looks so obviously uncomfortable. It looked like Daly had to hold him down after the panel figured it out! Must be a shy guy. Also, “I was hoping Lolita was coming out with you!” Yeeesh, creepy much?

Humbert Humbert !

First contestant gots Vestal Goodman hair

sue lyon left films lolita is what she is famous for

Cerf asked to many questions, especially if it was a woman!

Where's Dorothy?

9:30-33 is deceptive, as a dress is distinct from an adornment.

Sadly, Mason was wrong about Sue Lyon's career. After "Lolita", it basically dried up. Hers was a terrible life, starting, oddly enough, with that film itself. According to her friend Michelle Phillips (of "The Mamas and The Papas" fame), Sue had an affair with one of the film's producers. She was 14 and he was 32--pretty creepy. After 40 years of not having worked, she died in 2019, aged 73.

What happened to miss Dorothy?

*_ELEVATOR OPERATOR IN SPACE NEEDLE_* *_MAKES BRIDAL GOWNS_* *_SERGEANT IN IRISH NATIONAL POLICE_*

Once again Bennett makes a cringey comment- this time asking James Mason about working “with that young girl.”

Arlene: "Is it true that the elevator ever stuck between floors when Merv Griffin was on it?" Maybe so! Maybe that's how he became the Elevator Killer!

Why on earth does Dorothy insist on that complicated mask that she has to tie into a bow behind her head? If anything, the "slip on glasses" like Arlene wears (especially with the poils) would be less intrusive to her hair style and be so easy to put right on, sliding over her eyes and never mussing her hair up or getting caught? She's quite vane so I'd think she'd prefer glasses rather than tussling with her hair behind her. Does anyone know why she did all of this? (She's out again, eh?)

I doubt Merv's wife cares what he does with women, since he wouldn't do anything with them.