What's my Line? Claudette Colbert & Groucho Marx

[ragemanchoo82]

Arlene Francis has some great jewelry :D Wow

[offstride]

There has never been a stage that Groucho couldn't take command of.

[pixi2nv]

Did Groucho say the 'menstrual report' ??

[doc1917]

@pixi2nv he a menstrual show. people singing with blacken faces like al jolsen in the jazz singer.

[Evilqueen1985]

@doc1917 minstrel...

[blupouncch]

@Evilqueen1985 hahaha, good catch

[GreekJR2]

Groucho's great.

[phil123711]

That's great entertainment. I'm still laughing.

Oh the good ole days.

[throwback1962]

as i watch this i am fasinated by miss colberts use of the word duh not once but several times meaning of course yes.keep in mind this is 1959 i was born in 1962 and i dont remember that term being used untill at the very least the late 1980's

[WMLandPassword]

@throwback1962 She says "Da" - - - "Yes" in Russian ...

[ShivecianMagnet]

Does she have any relation to Steven Colbert from The Colbert Report?

[sweeneytoad]

@ShivecianMagnet  No, Colbert was a stage name for her.

[MsGinger92]

Oh I just love Claudette, she's great. I love everything i've seen her in. and Groucho I can't even put it into words about him. lol thanks

[Sparky37262]

I love how at about 3:38 John Daly is apologising to Colbert (You can hear him say "I'm so sorry..."), but she just finds it hilarious!

[sonjaxfactor]

" Groucho wants to know if your product is found in the kitchen?" LMAO!!!

[RMS1103]

Groucho tells everyone it's Claudette from the beginning! The panel was merely going through the paces.

[JubalCalif]

VERY funny clip....the late great Groucho pretty much has taken over the show! Thank you VERY much for posting this. When Mr Cerf asks if the mystery guest is related to a Southern Congressman, he obviously thought it might have been Tallulah ("Dahling") Bankhead, whose dad was once Speaker of the House. Great episode!

[wmlfan9]

"It IS a musical - one of the stagehands sings between ..." Funny line!

[ClassicMovieClub]

This is hilarous thanks so much 4 sharin!

[drmoonrat]

He makes me want a Vlassic pickle.

[MisterMasterShafter]

LMAO! Groucho, who doesn't have his mask on right, tells one of the others or mutters it to himself "it's Claudette Colbert" as Colbert's signing in. You can hear him on mic say it way down low in the mix. The rest is iconic television.

Groucho is The King.

Daly's laughing is also hysterical. As Daly said, as soon as Groucho shows up, there goes control of the show.

[sonjaxfactor]

John Daly is so professional , so to see him loose it like this is hilarious!

[MisterMasterShafter]

Yep, and I don't know how many could get him unwound like Groucho did.

[marcolopolis55]

Thank you

[tomkes100]

OK MARCO this is TOMKES IM home waiting whether youre joing bulsht....or serious im SET READY TO Go. ATTACK give it your best shot. I stand behind what i say. thats 2 of you elling me youill test me but wheres the test??Are you up to the test? I know i am. lets get with it. Im a WML fan of longstanding. i back what i say Groucho, Claudette, the panal,host etc. Stand & deliver. Ask me anything.Anymore chickens out there emailing me? Your turn. Times a wasting guys.

[marcolopolis55]

Ok, first question, what country are you from?

[tomkes100]

Her MARCO 55 Im on my way out but ill trae you on serious or as a rib, ill WIn nan will i win. I know my STUFF. GET WITH It. THIS IS MY FAVORITE SHOW. ILL WIN HANDS DOWn. i like a good fight. Get it your best shot if YOU ARE. TOMKES Ill be later TOMKES the tv film historian.

[tomkes100]

hajune many thanks for writing me you say youd take me up on my knowledge? Fine but whats the question. take me on. i knew most of the panalists & John Daly and done research on this my favorite all time primetime game show. Its IMMORTAL> Thanks again and may this show live on for all eternity. its one of a kind a classy act , oh how we miss shows like this. another era more refine dignified funloving. urbane and witty tOMKES

[marcolopolis55]

Sure, i'll test you too tomkes...see how much you really know.

[tomkes100]

CLASSIC WHATS MY LINE one of the best episodes ever from this grandaddy of tv gameshows.If anyone out there ever has any questions regarding this series 1950-67 feel free to ask me as i knew the panalists &John Daly and did extensive research on the show. its an American classic. TOMKES tv film historian LOOK AT GROUCHO in his element here bringing the house down .

[hajune]

Thanks for your comments. I might take you up on your knowledge. I once did autograph shows. Did some who appeared on this show as mystery guests. Most from this era were classy.I miss it a lot. World is officially crazy now.

[mrspeel7]

I misspelled it: "Tallulah!"

[mrspeel7]

2:40 - Mr. Cerf: "Are you related to any Southern congressman?"

He must have thought it was Talullah Bankhead, who came from a political family.

Miss Colbert's disguised "DAAH" response must have reminded him of Ms. Bankhead's trademark, "DAHH-ling."

[tomkes100]

GROUCHO I have this on vhs on 500 episodes of this, the greatest panal show EVER. Claudette Colbert was a classy and dignified GROUCHO youre a riot. you brought the house down. they dont make em like these folks anymore. this tv film historian with his own website n old films&actors and who knew 900 performers since 1964 can tell you we need more like this . TV TODAY IS FILTH SEX VIOLENCE. no CLASS . This among the best of the 50s ckassics. what a show& what actors. Thanks. TOMK

[CarlyIsAGangster]

Arlene looks soo pretty :]]

Groucho is hilarious!

[shniggle99]

john daly is just in hysterics when groucho is on the show.

[svenp]

"Is it a menstrual show?"

[blackpython]

Hah, no, he says is it a MINSTREL show

[svenp]

Hahaha, no he doesn't... he's a crafty and dirty old dog. Listen to it... No 'MIN', definately 'MEN'.

[marcolopolis55]

It's Minstrel, you can tell because its relation to the question before it.

[chucknyc123]

Divine and delicious are absolutely appropriate for this star of two of the greatest classics of cinema, 'It Happened One Night' and 'Since You Went Away.' I seem to remember she did one of those What Becomes a Legend Most ads for Blackglama when it was considered luxurious to wear fur.

[SecretAgentSlothman]

Groucho said her name at 36 seconds in!

[GEVMM]

Yeah, I just notcecd that! LOL

This was so funny.

[operjxm]

Groucho is just so funny! ROTF when he said her name

[SpinnerMC]

"Groucho wants to know if your product is found in the ktchen!"

hahaha

[26mae1987]

omg groucho is so funny arlene's laugh funny just funny groucho was hot i wanna marry him!

[mca1218]

To quote Steve Allen, "oh dear..." I've never seen Mr. Daly laugh like this before- he completely lost it even before Ms. Colbert's entrance!! Groucho's antics got to him, and he was working on Miss Arlene thoughout this game. What a show this was.

[soulierinvestments]

Claudette does Russian because at the time of this live Broadcast in September 1959, Soviet Premier Nitika Kruschev was touring America. In fact the first contestant resembled the premier to a startling degree. "Are you a corrupt politician?" Groucho asks without missing a beat, "or is that redundant?" Hooray for Captain Marx.

( 0:28) Beyond funny LOLOF

[wmbrown6]

I remember that first contestant - Groucho saying, "He looks exactly like Mr. McFarland" (the name of the Khrushchev lookalike).

[UofLCardFan08]

I've never heard John laugh so hard. X-D

[TubeGunner]

Groucho is the man. He steals every scene he's in, and everyone else ends up cracking up the whole time.

[joshstoph]

That was fun to see John laugh that hard!

[soulierinvestments]

two memorable shots ( 0:13 ) -- Groucho's empty seat and Daly nearly doubled over howling in laughter. Daly was not easily distracted, but Groucho can certainly hit you between the eyes.

Cool cookie that Claudette Colbert: she remains glamourous with all the comic shoes dropping around her.

[fromthesidelines]

Having Groucho Marx as a first-time panelist on "WHAT'S MY LINE?" (in September 1959) was like throwing a lighted match into a gasoline can; there was no way he was going to play the game "straight", and he knew it- and John Daly, Gil Fates and Mark Goodson knew it. They let him on, anyway. But he didn't return until 1962...

[sonjaxfactor]

@fromthesidelines she was laughing so hard.

[Marckymarc71]

What did Groucho say to Arlene at 0:26 to crack her up? LOL

[NonStopRocker]

Whenever im a little down or bummed..I watch this particular episode and feel better instantly...John Dalys laughter cracks me up every time.

[KarinPluss]

How cozy does Claudette and John look just after the panel took off their blindfolds? They look like a sweet, married couple!

[yes350yes]

Groucho is truly an egomaniac and he ruined this episode for all and I really felt sorry for Claudette. Groucho has to be the center of attention in anything he does and yes I too heard him whisper her name as she was signing in, what a dissappointment for those who enjoy the show for what is as I do. Youd think they would learn to not have groucho on.

[torchkit]

At 0:36 you can hear Groucho say "It's Claudette Colbert" as she's signing in.

[MsGinger92]

@torchkit

Yeah you can lol thats funny

[doc1917]

@torchkit yes we could hear groucho say its Claudette Colbert but because of the sound of the audiance the panel most likely didn't hear it.

[xHeavyMetalPapillonx]

@doc1917 Or they may have thought he was lying, if they did hear it! ;) You never know with Groucho!

[doc1917]

@xHeavyMetalPapillonx the sound in that studio wasn't very good when watching other clips you will see a panelist name the mystery guest yet not all panelist hear it and sit without taking their masks off.

[joshstoph]

@torchkit You're right! And as Claudette is sitting down, she gives him a scolding glance.

[26mae1987]

omg johns laugh is making me laugh so hard it hurts!lol and lovess claudette legend my fave film is the one with legend paulette goddard and it happened one night with the one and only king of hollywood clark gable legends and stars xoxo catt

[thefools]

i like how john makes groucho be quiet. you can never do that.

[sonjaxfactor]

lol

[UofLCardFan08]

Was this her 1st or 2nd appearance?

[wmbrown6]

To 'UofLCardFan08': It was Mademoiselle Colbert's second "WML?" appearance - and also her last.

[UofLCardFan08]

Thanks alot

[SIMPFANN]

I love Groucho so much- every appearance, show, movie or whatever else that he was in, he was always nothing short of hilarious- I've never been disappointed by anything he did. (Well, except for "Skidoo", but that hardly counts.)

[HowardOfOz]

I think this clip demonstrates why comedians like Groucho Marx and Jack Benny were in a class all by themselves. Their humor was observational and came from their natural personality, making even the most simple things hilarious.

[ladyvee7110]

Groucho, always with the jokes. He was fantastic...lol.

[dontlickit]

do you have that whole episode with Groucho marx?

[soulierinvestments]

It is so hysterical to see urbane, suave John Daly double over in helpless gawfaws.

All hail Groucho -- an avid reader largely self-educated, witty, bright, funny! An inspiration to wise guys everywhere. I think in this sequence Groucho is a little much, but then live TV cannot be edited for pace.

Too bad Groucho did not get to use the line that AF quoted. That would have been even more funny.

0:22 DK yelling a response as if she is in the middle of a hurricane. Hurricane Groucho

[soulierinvestments]

Wow -- Claudette Colbert and Groucho Marx on the same stage. How did the audience survive all that electricity? What an outfit on Ms. Colbert.

[soulierinvestments]

Somewhere in YouTube is a clip of the 1959 sequence when Groucho Marx questioned Judy Grable just before this memorable mystery guest episode.

[Indy788]

lmao groucho is awesome.