Toni West (Marilyn look-alike Judo Instructor) on What's My Line?

[BetsyBooth22]

She slightly resembles Lana Turner as well.

[kcarter619]

Despite her many "Marilynisms" (for example, those half closed eyes and that mouth wiggle), as well as the obvious styling choices with her hair and makeup, she really doesn't resemble MM at all when looking straight into the camera. But, oh my, when she turned to the side to look at John @ 2:48 and 3:41, my heart stopped for a moment!

[kcarter619]

@kcarter619 wow ... pause at 7:26 and I swear, they could be twins

[romlou2]

Implying she is a prostitute.....maybe?.. ohhh those 50´s

[ericmaine]

she's very charming !

[yesthisisshiloh]

Or, when Stick women were undesirable? Would that be the proper wording?

[harrietcow]

That's one heavy-duty girdle that gal's wearing! Gotta have that hourglass shape!

[twiwonder]

so did marilyn never do this? 

[arcticapple]

John Daly: I've been waiting for so long! guy is awesome

[taniafatbitch32]

everyone looks so classy

[CarloQuinto]

The resemblance to Marilyn is amazing. It's as if Marilyn is playing the role of a judo instructor. It's refreshing to see how much fun the panel could have with a beautiful woman and keep it CLEAN. Good CLEAN fun.

[sweeney60]

Robert Preston was a dream boat!

[TheDJGrandPa]

Daaaamn, she's hot! Love her smile

[NathanJesseMcCarthy]

her hair isnt as perfectly shaped as marilyns was lol

[NathanJesseMcCarthy]

why didnt marilyn ever do whats my line?

[SIMPFANN]

@NathanJesseMcCarthy Because she VERY rarely appeared on television at all. Maybe she didn't like it.

[JanaSklibova]

When she's looking at left side, she really looks like Marilyn.

[pixi2nv]

Wow John is flirting with this girl a lot something you don't see too often

[heelrunner]

Wow... the panel are astute. I'd never in a million years think of that... >_<

[dynaco]

oh dear  - that mouth thing at 0:58 - only MM can carry that off and even then not always..

[n6611]

she's pathetic.. she's over doing it I mean, it's really annoying

[schnaggel]

Thanks roots66, I love this woman. I wished she would have had the chance to practice some Judo in the show. Are there any more informations about her available ?

[OnCloudNine62]

A female Martial Arts instructor in the 50s?! Wow! Rare. She was ahead of her time!

[irvingklaw57]

@OnCloudNine62 Look up what's my line rocket scientist.

[henrygrove100]

Arlene's mind is in the garbage.

[hellokittydolll]

I wish they actually HAD Marilyn one here :[

[44032]

Daly didn't like demonstrations on his show. Too bad. Gary Moore or Steve Allen on "I've Got a Secret" would have wound up flat on their backs.

[neborac]

Arlene is amazing! Yet again, she just happens upon the person's line! How often does she do that?

[paularoxmysox]

Arlene is the best! i love it whenever she smiles and makes a joke! very prettY when she smiles.

[pussytoes7]

Oh such a wonderful time. Sophistication. Intelligence. Class. I love it.

[TheBlueyedblond]

Ah, the 1950's....when stick women were unheard of.

[GregWn]

@TheBlueyedblond and the curvaceous woman is still most popular....Beyonce; Mariah Carey; Jennifer Lopez..

[xXPinkGoddessXx]

@TheBlueyedblond There were probably more stick women in the 50's then there are today. You're just confusing the minuscule amount of women there are in Hollywood compared to the real world, where women are fatter than ever before. But I agree the Hollywood ideal back then was far superior.

[RAMINDAS]

@TheBlueyedblond Have you never heard of Audrey Hepburn, Vera-Ellen or Katherine Hepburn? They were very skinny so I don't know what you mean by that!

[TheBlueyedblond]

@RAMINDAS Of course I have heard of them. I just meant that fuller-figured women were considered more desirable in the 1950's than they are today. No need to get so upset, it was just a comment!

[RAMINDAS]

@TheBlueyedblond I wasn't upset honey I just thought it was a strange thing to say, because everyone wore girdles back then to make themselves as slim as possible! I'm sorry if I came across as rude I really didn't mean to

[allaplomb]

@TheBlueyedblond While I appreciate the sentiment, don't hate on girls who are naturally that thin. Perhaps a better phrase would be, "When artificial stick-women were unheard of."

[EvrybdyluvsJosh]

Arlene seems quite smitten..

[vintagefan92]

Haha!  I love Dorothy's wave at the beginning!

[WBensburg]

"Are you just trying to throw me because she can"? LOVE Arlene!

[ameroux]

Her resemblance to Marilyn is mostly superficial except for the eyes - hers are the same shape.

[63utuber]

This is a rarity - Daly often wrongly gives a "no" on a negative question, but this time Preston should have gotten a "no" on his first question.

[whato1986]

I love this show!

[soulierinvestments]

Robert Preston roughly at the time he starred on Broadway in the premiere production of "The Music Man."