What's my Line? Gloria Swanson

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PURE CLASS

[henrygrove100]

wow she starred with Rudolph Valentino!

[henrygrove100]

Miss Swanson does sing a trained opera star!

[henrygrove100]

Twentieth Century Play was in both 1950 and 1951, and Miss Swanson played in over 150 appearances in that play,by Hector and McArthur. (Booth and Fulton Theatres).

[henrygrove100]

Dorothy was raised right even though a woman, she stood up for Miss Swanson out of respect for her age and her accomplishments, unlike Arlene. Shame on you Ahlene (Lana Turner).

[henrygrove100]

What does Dorothy say after Steve Allen? sounds like amen....

[henrygrove100]

Yes she looks wonderful at 65 or 66

[CAPRICORNCUTIE]

shes so modest....i love her eyes and how she seems to be smelling cheese sometimes how she grins. Love her!!!

[electrofreakout]

thats the first clip i've ever watched where dorothy got up but arlene didn't!

[olie171]

I just love her!!So gentle,warm and adorable.One of my favourite actresses of all time!

[ragemanchoo82]

"Did you ever appeared in any shockers or thrilling pictures like Sorry, Wrong Number, that sort of thing". And she answers no???? I disagree. Sunset Blvd qualifies

[upstatepiano]

She didn't lose the Oscar to Bette Davis. They both lost it to Judy Holliday for "Born Yesterday". It was a great year for Best Actress movies!

[gregijan]

Polish Jew.

[jurek46pink]

@gregijan

really...sensational !

[scotnick59]

She really looks amazingly youthful for her age!

[xander7ful]

@scotnick59 Yes, she had the most beautiful skin. She looked youthful because she ate a no-sugar diet.

[xenafan234]

I love "All About Eve" But Swanson Should have Beat Betty Davis for the Oscar!

[xenafan234]

I love the fact that the Audience broke into Applause for Mrs.Swanson! That was called Respect!

[hippiewithabenz]

uhh...yes she is. you can see the reflection off of her eye shadow and her false lashes quite well.

[nightstalkerck]

i loved ms swanson,but she did a bad job,

[MANUELFARINELLI]

"Sunset Boulevard" a classic in movies because this QUEEN pictured a very unique Norma Desmond.. Gloria is a STAR!! not an actress or anything else..wonderful!!

[dani9714]

She was extremely classy! I loved her as Norma Desmond, she should've won the Oscar that year, she was completely fabulous!

[Mascro1977]

The audience needed to be blindfolded as well!

I think the audience gave away so much at times

[dinosammy1]

How can anyone say she's not wearing make-up...Her eyelashes are 2 inches long

[DropoutDesigns]

lovely actress, she is wearing makeup though..

[paintmn1]

I was one years old when this aired and don't know much about her.But what i do know... just in this clip... i can tell she had more class and wears her age better than the woman actors of today.

[thadxxx]

I love her. She wasn't afraid to go out in public as she aged. She's beautiful.

[irish89055]

they knew right away... she couldn't disguise the voice..

[ffflappy]

She's a wonderful advertisement for a vegan diet!

[57timmyb]

She obviously had some facial work done between her appearances on this show. And who cares? She was, as Norma Desmond would have said, a great star! And a bit of an eccentric which makes her even more interesting.

[lundholmproduction]

She´s one our times greatest actresses sides by Garbo, Davies, Crawford, Hepburn and Shelly Winters

[janelasdedeus]

God this makes me feel old.

[uofjim]

she was 66 here

[1starryeyedkid]

'Glorious voice!'

[1sababoy]

Wow! She was 10 years older than my grandmother at the time and this was broadcast in 1965 when I was a kid. Imagine having her as you grandmother looking like THAT! Wowza! ;-)

[ccipollini1984]

Everyone asks why she looks so good. She was a health nut. She lived on brown rice and vegetables and green tea.

[myrnaloysboy]

How the hell did she do it? Gloria appeared 15years ago and she looked 15years younger. They say she died in 1983 - I don't believe it. She is still alive!

[PatrickLHawkins]

she definitely looked much better here than she did 15 years earlier

[eldersprig]

She was so young (she was very young during her silent career) and so good looking, that they had to use makeup to make her look older in Sunset Blvd.

[FilmFreakable]

My God, she is scary!



[Aidooosh]

she looks kinda scary :(

[PopCulture1980]

Thank you for posting! Very cool.

[Valapaca]

Yes! Gloria should have won the Oscar.

[justathoughtable]

I would say she almost definitely had had a facelift. Not that it really matters, but people in entertainment getting plastic surgery is nothing new.

[carrotjuse]

@justathoughtable She didnt have a face lift. She and Dietrich recognized early that their faces were their fortune and they protected them at all cost. Their lives revolved around their faces and their health. You're looking at the result. Although some cosmetic procedures were fairly commonplace at the time, total face lifts were rare due to the danger of nerve and tissue damage, which would have ruined a career. Now, of course, the procedures have become much more sophisticated.

[me92me92]

aw i love the flowers:) she had so much class

[locsman]

A true goddess.Unlike todays old slappers

[MattTheSaiyan]

I'm so glad Goodson-Todman kept so many episodes of this show....guests like these are first-rate!

[Etheline]

Awwww. 1950 was a good year for films! Sunset Boulevard and All About Eve - two treasures!!!

[ashastar]

She's looks good as hell for a 66 year old.

[myrnaloysboy]

Over the hill celebrities in 2010 take note - NO NEED FOR BOTOX you can look fabolous at 66 just like gorgeous Gloria. xxx

[SIMKINYX]

silly

[andeaver1937]

so this is the year she turned 66?

my, she looks wonderful.

[tallpaul521]

Joe Kennedy's mistress.

[spagandtuna]

I saw her last appearance in person, 1973

[je2rowe]

Such a lady!

[Cybele1986]

Oh, the flowers at the end. For the gents too. What a lovely touch. "La Swanson" was such a star!

[vaiodog]

What year is this? Please respond.

[deanaugust]

@vaiodog

They say she was on the show in its first year, 1950, and that was 15 years before the show we are watching now. Sooo, 1965 is the year of this video.

[soulbrotha63]

Chills. Do you hear me? CHILLS! The class. The grace. The intelligent theatrical banter among all. There will never again be an era like that. And I am so sorry that I was too young to truly appreciate it at the time.

[franklindavid]

I remember Gloria Swanson saying!

nothing satisfy's me like a camel.

She meant camel cigarettes..

[JubalCalif]

Being a fan of silent movies, I found this episode particularly fascinating. Few people today realize how hugely popular Ms Swanson was in the 20's. She was brilliant in "Sunset Blvd", one of my all time favorite films. And yes, she was married many times; though there is no truth to the rumor that they named a revolving door at the Los Angeles County Marriage Bureau after her. Her amazing looks are due in a large part to her deep interest in health foods, going back to the 40's.

[soulierinvestments]

The Gloria Swanson October 1950 mystery guest appearance is now available on YouTube. She did not change too much over the years.

[henrysinaga]

Gracious, gracious, gracious, gracious, GLORIOUSLY PURE CLASS

[PlaidBoy]

I love this.  She's so amazing.

[ipmoic]

She had beautiful legs!

[libetta]

american accent of early 20th century is exquisitely charming

[krautkia]

she was a godess in her early films......mind you, I would still give her one when she did sunset boulevard.!

[123456starlight]

my great great grand father marryed her mother

[123456starlight]

gloria swanson is my great aunt!

[MrPontiusPilate]

Sure she is

[yedon68]

..i remember watching this in 1965 on the old black and white...!

[pipecilonka]

Wasn't it so unsettling experience? I feel so often watching old programme.

[hillio23]

I didn't think they had brow lifts in the 50's!

[BillyL96]

What the FUCK is with those evil, arched eyebrows!

She's giving Joan Crawford a run for her money!

[zippyweinstein]

that was the style for awhile

[Isaura21s]

Thanks for uploading!!!

[XxBrooklynsFinestxX]

Gosh she's so sweet and classy and TINY! I just wanna hug and squeeze her to pieces!

[arpionatore]

Glory to Gloria!One of the most refined of the silent movie.

[harebat]

would you have in store her first appearence on WML ?

[mimzy84]

She looks like Sarah Jessica Parker here.. ha ha :D

[emster93]

Gloria Swanson began her career in 1915!!

[perlster]

50 years in show biz and the women didn't stand for her ....

[cronoskronos]

The only other woman I've seen one of the women panelists stand up for was Eleanor Roosevelt

[perlster]

See Sophie Tucker segment.

[Cybele1986]

That's general old-fashioned etiquette. Women would not have usually stood for someone, unless the circumstances were extraordinary. It looks odd today but it was correct then

[drudge20]

Old Joe Kennedy misstress. Said "Rose is either a saint or a complete idiot".

[nicksacop]

She will always be " Madame ", Norma Desmond...she also had a great sense of humor and loved Carol Burnett's take off of her as " Nora Desmond "...from Sunset Blvd.

[26mae1987]

and no it shouldnt have got the oscar...judy holliday deserved it but it was tough comp that yr with bette davis 4 all about eve..

[26mae1987]

-sounds like bette davis.....

[13loomisst]

Gloria Swanson. Cinema. Thanks very much.

[GEVMM]

i LOVED her in Sunset Boulevard.

[Briserin]

Me encanta Gloria Swanson! Y acá tiene un aspecto increíble, tan modesta. Qué genia! Una verdadera actriz.

[Muffy2314]

she seems very modest.

[CK1223]

she was joe kennedys mistress he even took her on his honeymoon

[4MaryAnna]

I guess that was between her six marriages...lol

Seriously though,I adore Gloria Swanson.

[Patrick3183]

she has lovely skin and she's not even wearing makeup

[jamieh1974]

@Patrick3183

She actually has rather a lot of makeup on. You can see it if you look. It's very necessary for studio lights etc and would have been unheard of to not have.

Regardless, she is a charmer and she looks beautiful

[Blickkontakt]

@Patrick3183 wie kommst du auf die idee, sie trüge kein make up? ~

[cricketrecords]

@Blickkontakt She is wearing makeup. I don't why he made that comment.

[PatrickLHawkins]

@cricketrecords Yes it's quit obvious that Gloria is wearing makeup. I saw that other Patrick's comment and thought what the hell is he talking about!

[Valkonnen]

@Patrick3183 Of course she's wearing makeup...You couldn't appear on TV back then with no makeup..You can't see makeup????Get glasses fast!!!

[bodyvegas]

@Valkonnen I was going to say the exact same thing! Someone of her caliber, would never dare appear in public with out makeup on.

[Valkonnen]

@bodyvegas Not just in public...In early TV you needed makeup or your face would get washed out...

[bodyvegas]

@Valkonnen OH, exactly! They were loaded with pancake and powder, but you can see eyeshadow and false eyelashes LOL

[mca1218]

Sheer elegance. Thank you very much.

[Coptic78]

What a special Actress Gloria swanson was. She palyed with Rudolph Valentino in a movie in 1922. I would have loved to hear the Voice of Valentino, too. Unfortunately he passed away in 1926

[4MaryAnna]

I bought the Valentino dvd box set and in it's special features he sings a song.He has a very nice,kind of deep voice.Maybe you can rent it or find it here on yt.

The movie that Valentino did with Swanson is called "Beyond the rocks"

[Coptic78]

Yes, and can you emagine how hard it is to get the Biograohy of Valentino as a book here in Germany? I got one and just emagine: I lost it in the city of Düsseldorf. Man! I almost ran up the walls!:-(...but the movie of Valentino with her is great...Just emagine how nice it would be if Valentino had not passed away in 1926 and would had appeared on "Whats my line?"

[SueBeaWho]

I read her biography and I can not wait to watch this!! Yeah she was really into natural health and yoga like way way way back. Like in the 20's or something (many years since I read the book) anyway, can't wait to watch! TY!

[ninotchka]

wow, she was drop dead gorgeous in that clip! such a wonderful, classy lady.

[nicolkidmanlover5201]

@ninotchka ugly to me

[2014moorea]

@nicolkidmanlover5201 Same here.

[EDH1712]

Now there is a STAR in every sense of the word. My favorite is "Sunset Blvd", but I enjoy her in silent film too.

[soulierinvestments]

G-T managed to save Swanson's 1950 mystery guest appearance mostly because Bennett Cerf appeared for the first time as a (guest) panelist. Ms Swanson received a dress for appearing and the dressed appeared on TV on a model.

[KarinPluss]

How sweet,she brought them flowers =) Wonder if the men put them in their button hole.

[ParkerAllen2]

She gave such a very great performance in Sunset Boulevard that it's always hard for me to separate the real actress from the fictional one she played. The few times I've seen her interviewed like this I'm always surprised at how much softer and modest her personality is in real life. She was a natural food health advocate long before it was fashionable and the the benefits sure show up here - if this was 1965 she's 67 years old.