Edward G. Robinson--What's My Line

[orchardist1965]

One of the great Edward G.performances is the film Double Indemnity,his speel on poisons is quite something .Along with Fred Macmurray and Barbara Stanwick a highly recommended film noir.

[hemming701]

He sounds just like Chief Wiggams on the Simpsons.

[Onlymusical]

A Chayefsky play! Wonder what it was.

[Onlymusical]

The art collection was largely gone by the time they filmed this, I think, since he'd had to sell some of it off while blacklisted and lost much of it in a divorce.

[Onlymusical]

Robinson could speak Italian and did in a movie while Cagney did the same with Yiddish. Oops, they all recognized his laugh and that's it. Frequently the case.

[natethefighter]

ooo, paddy chayefsky!

[WHaven1994]

Magnificent! Why can't we have shows like this today????? We have become a VERY shallow nation when it comes to entertainment!

[Richard40171]

Did he mention the name of the play?

[ardvarkkkkk]

One of the greats.

[KDoeBeatz]

he looks so high

[ajb1776]

I love how he uses his cigar as a machine gun.

[BillDezynski]

Years before he would play Sol Roth!

[slosh29]

I heard he had been blacklisted in the 50s so was this before that?

[mythid12]

@slosh29 On three occasions in 1950 and 1952, he was called to testify in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee and was threatened with blacklisting.[5] Robinson took steps to clear his name, such as having a representative go through his check stubs to ensure that none had been issued to subversive organizations.[6] He also gave names of Communist sympathizers and his own name was cleared, but thereafter he received smaller roles and even those less frequently.

[slosh29]

@mythid12 The whole Blacklisting era still amazes me. I am not sure how much of it was driven by paranoia or self righteousness by a few people with ability. How many careers were destroyed by stupidity.

[anton1990]

It's Little Ceasar!

Eddie Robinson is without a doubt THE movie gangster.

[ToddCMorgan]

The Best Effing Actor Period!

[grabit1]

@ToddCMorgan

He was certainly the best actor never nominated for an Oscar during his lifetime. Not once.

I can't recall if he and Claude Rains ever worked together in a movie. They were both at Warner Brothers.

Well, I can dream, can't I?  More than 70 years later? That would have been an acting war, regardless of the screenplay. And I suspect, hands all around after each take.

[orangeblossom91]

is edward g robinson they guy who started the "see n'yeah see"?

[serpentisma]

@orangeblossom91 yeah, but i can't recall the movie. i keep thinking it might have been in his movie with james cagney, called, "smart money" in 1931, but it might have actually been his movie, "little caesar," also in 1931. i think little caesar because that's the movie that spawned him in all the tough guy roles that came after. that, and he played the character caesar "rico" bandello, and i can keep seeing that character shooting that line out. you might check them out.

[Deppaddicted]

@orangeblossom91 I believe its "Myeah, see?" and yes, yes he is :)

[buzzxr1]

@orangeblossom91 of course!!!

[derekens81]

wow he is soo funny

[BushMass]

Mr. Robinson was a class act, during WWII he opened his home in Hollywood to members of the Armed Forces...

[STU676]

Wow....This show had the best guests ever--this one is awesome

[TheSpringbat]

Actually , believe it or not that is his original accent that he came to America from Romania with. It is comprised of a Romanian-Yiddish accent. Which is common among people of that descent.

[peetzaguy1]

Kid, you're good. But as long as I'm around, you're second best. (Cinncinati Kid)

[MOGGS1942]

@peetzaguy1 He was terrific in that film,and what a line to shoot at McQueen.

[TheGardeliano]

First time I saw him was in The Man Who Cried Wolf, a TV movie. Thought he was one of the best American actors of all time. From then on I had the chance to study his style. And he´s unique

[TokyoStreetReport]

He was an art collector, as they mention, and he was an early supporter of Freida Kahlo

[erzbet07]

He's mostly remembered for his ganster roles but he was so versatile! Not given enough credit for his amazing career. Not every actor can "stretch" themselves to go from ruthless Rico to the gentle farmer in "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes". He delivered the goods in everything he did! Thank you for posting this great WML clip!

[jmccracken1963]

I like this clip a LOT!!!!! Thank you VERY much for sharing this with us! BY THE WAY: does anybody out there in YouTube-land know which Paddy Chayefsky play Edward G. Robinson was about to open out of town?

[HAZIDEAD]

This was one of the best ones. Wonderful Robinson is soooooo entertaining.

[alizee2010]

Ya want me? Ya gonna havda come get me!

[awefhiwefiuwafiuhai]

You got me, see? Naaaaaah, see?

[wontonthekillerpanda]

naaaaaahh, see?  naaaaaaaaaah

[MandyLovesVintage]

Ah I love him!

A true Gentleman :)

[bookworm1818]

Edward G. what a guy. I love the accent he puts on, haha.

[nerdflanders8710]

@bookworm1818 thats his real voice

[ipmoic]

What was the play??

Great to see this wonderful actor--a REAL actor and *****

[229095]

Eddie was a much funnier man than people remember.

[hemming57]

He sounds just like Chief Wiggum on the Simpsons

[GEVMM]

Yeah, Hank Azaria (the voice of Cheif Wiggum) said in an interview that he based the voice of the character on Edward G. Robinson :)

[frymahhide1982]

All right, Simpson, you're under arrest, see? :-)

[Coptic78]

He was great and funny

[georgiadawg18]

Hey Goober did sound a lot like him.