John Daly's Secretary--What's My Line, pt. 1 of 2

[senoramariposa]

I don't believe they don't know who this woman is. This is a coy little act! : )

[darius595]

fred allen had a face for radio

[Thorneycroft1937]

@darius595 LOL

[OnCloudNine62]

Daly gives it away most of the time... the clues are out there.

[docwho97]

She Is So Cute

[Bobstew68]

Am I missing something, or did he genuinely mispronounce the name of his own secretary twice? I felt really embarrassed for him.

[SOLE2SOUL]

@Bobstew68 I'm sure he did it to throw the panel off. If he's mispronouncing her name, why would they think he would know her?

[NathanJesseMcCarthy]

@Bobstew68 it was an act to make them think he didnt know her lol

[Bobstew68]

@NathanJesseMcCarthy That makes sense, I don't know why I didn't think of it that way.

[gabsylv]

@Bobstew68 that was a ruse

[jgbennie]

@weightfeather1 I don't believe Fred drank.

[Joemurph10]

I wonder if she's still alive?

[TheSemilla31]

@Joemurph10 She's alive. She was born 12/14/1934.

[Joemurph10]

@TheSemilla31 Really? Does she have an e-mail address? Does she know about this clip? Do you know her? I think it would be great to hear from her!

[neborac]

Where, oh where can I get that board game?!?!

[lionel5344]

@neborac

[ShawDAMAN]

Haha that was great. She was very cute :P

[ecraines]

arlene's earings is on one side of her head!!!

[danielemessina]

That was adorably funny. I'm in love with this show!

[perlster]

The panelists should have picked up on the clues early - like Daly mangling Miss Elson's name.

[musicom67]

I have a hunch Fred Allen did by his line questioning - "Physical Activity? - Your very attractive......- "Do you work with a living creature?" (watch Daly's eyes flutter) "Would you consider this to be a dangerous animal?"... He knew....

[soulierinvestments]

Gambit for sure.

[13loomisst]

Delightful, and aided immeasurably by the frisson of her acquaintance with John. Thanks very much.

[frizlaw]

Man, I wasn't even born when this show was on, but when I see the way the women dressed and styled their hair back then, it makes me wish these styles could make a comeback. Even the secretary, who's a bit plain-looking, looks great in that dress and hairdo.

[tehsonek]

Sometimes I have a feeling that they are hinted at if not completely familiar with the line of the contestant or the identity of the mystery guest for the way they choose to ask their questions. Still, WML is still highly entertaining and I love it!

[1borito]

From other comments, it seems probable that Fred Allen was "fed" some of his questions.

[kxx46]

I was surprised the panel didn't know who she was

[proken58]

I assume she was his secretary at ABC, where Daly was VP for News (as well as Evening News anchor). So there would be no reason for the panelists to know who she was.

[kxx46]

I had forgotten he was at ABC.

He also , I found out, sometimes guest hosted "Today Show" on NBC when

Dave Garroway was away.

[MegaObserver1]

@kxx46 Daly only did that after he left ABC in a huff in November 1960. He was furious that they started election returns an hour later than the other networks in order to run regular programming. After that, he continued to do WML on Sundays and whatever free lance work he could get the rest of the week.

[HowardOfOz]

great job of keeping a straight face there John.....

[soulierinvestments]

The producers displayed a genius for casting.  Dorothy's pointed questioning of panelists, amusing combativeness with Daly, New York sophistication, and love of the game still contrasts well against Arlene's warmth and wit in questioning. I watched WML Sunday nights 8:30 p.m. as a child. DK, AF, BC still seem like relatives, because they appeared at home weekly for years. I liked Dorothy best then as now. I loved to write. She wrote and got me interested in reading political news columns.

[soulierinvestments]

I find it fascinating if not reassuring that after 50 some odd years, WML still entertains viewers and viewers still get into discussions about Dorothy Kilgallen (bad cop) vs. Arlene Francis (good cop).

[Fenhalls]

I expected more of a reaction from the panel here. In fact I found the whole clip a little flat. Perhaps that's because at a number of points WML was in danger of becoming the "Fred Allen Show". In fact, I really don't like it when the attention shifts to just one panellist for too long.

[26mae1987]

im sorry but i dont like dorothy! sorry she came across a bit stuck up i liked arlene x and the hostx funny

[algabal]

Dorothy is my favorite panelist. I agree she's not as funny or charming as Arlene, but there's something about her I find weirdly fascinating.

[26mae1987]

really? i love arlene she's just got that sparkle or should i say had?lol anyways dororthy had a really weird life dont ya think the wayshe died was supposed to be questionable?

[Fenhalls]

algabal,

I think many people are threatened by displays of intelligence and class, especially when those qualities emanate from a woman. But I've heard similar negative comments about Bennett Cerf and John Daly.

I have nothing but admiration for Dorothy Mae Kilgallen. I think it particularly noteworthy that she achieved such success in what was then very much a male dominated field, and at at a time when prejudices against women were so rampant.