..take all our restraint to keep our composure & not allow ourselves to be brought down. After all, the root of good manners is the simple consideration for other people. Maybe we'll all be islands unto ourselves, but at least we may raise ourselves up & be living examples of grace & class.
I've been watching as many of these WML clips as possible & one recurring theme in the comments is to regret the passing of elegance, grace, class & charm from the world. Well, here's a suggestion: to all of us who feel this way, then let's take it upon ourselves to behave with grace & class in our everyday lives. Maybe we can spread it around by example. It won't be easy. We'll often be met with bad manners & boorishness from too many people around us & in the face of all that, it'll
this is such the perfect show. perfectly timed with a great sense of who was important. guests from great silent screen stars, the pre-code era, the film noir period, the mccarthy witch hunt era, into the early 60's, also the great athletes and artists of those eras...
way more than a game show. an invaluable time capsule into american history.
I don't know what year this was. But it is soo ironic that she was asked if one of her motion pictures was being done as a remake. And she said no; when actually one of her most famous motion pictures, "Imitation Of Life" which was made in 1934, was done as a remake in 1959. So if this show was after 1959, then she gave the wrong answer.
The show is sponsored by Remington Electric shavers. It's interesting to see how tasteful their advertising is on this show, compared to the endless rubbish we are bombarded with on the internet nowadays.
I absolutely love Claudette Colbert. I am 33 years old but I love black and white movies. I collect her movies. I think she was so talented and so graceful. Yes, the actors from that time had so much class....Claudette Colbert was amazing. I loved her in the movie Midnight with Don Ameche. I also loved her in the movie The Egg and I. She is indeed a legend.
@lovewhatudo I love her too, one of the All-Time Greats. Also check out "Cleopatra" (She's dazzling!) , "Imitation of Life", "The Palm Beach Story" "Drums along the Mohawk", "Since You Went Away", "Tomorrow Is Forever" , "Three Came Home" and of course "It Happened One Night" for which she won an Oscar. She made some really wonderful films.
@EastVillageStud since you went away is the only movie that makes me cry like mad. A testament to her incredible acting because I never cry that hard over a movie.
I wish they did one with Clark Gable :'( I loooove this show. Claudette Colbert was such a lovely person. I saw a commentary I so agreed with that i'm going to quote it. 'I Belong to the 50's..' xx
@GeorgiaRain7 Well said! The "entertainment" on the idiot box nowadays is puerile in the extreme. I wish there was a modern version of WML..but it wouldn't be the same because there are very few people with the class and discernment of Arlene, Bennett, Dorothy and Mr. Daly! What a pity!
I am constantly charmed by these WML clips because all performers seem to know it is a top level nation wide "INSIDE JOKE" which presented the best of the best to all USA - so it was easy to enjoy the moment and have a go of it in New York, these were precious moments of our beloved talented "stars" promoting the arts with ultimate class and dignity-
wonderful thanks for this rare clip, one of my favorite french actresses in america from the early 30s on, i love her charisma. one of the big actresses in hollywood without age.
i visit barbados many years ago and her vacation home of the island, thanks for posting. lily chauchoin 1903-1996.
Her last name is french but she doesnt sound like she was raised in france so how do u get french actress it happened one night she was say learly 30s I dont hear french accent at all
@stickitupyourasteric If you are surrounded by Americans and yet your parents speak French with you at home, its possible to be French and yet sound American. makes sense?? Ann Margaret is from Sweden, has a n American accent, and is fluent in Swedish. same thing
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Get with it Xx, its the 21st Century! Besides, just cause "Claude" was a closet bagel bumper doesnt mean she was any less of a person, she just like to munch the carpet! HA HA
I do agree with you, but I wish you had left out Lil' Kim. lol She is definitely flashy and loud but she is genuinely talented and worked very hard to get where she is today, UNLIKE trashy "celebs" like Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie, etc.
typicalwhiteperson20, I totally agree with you. I am a young man and I feel the same way. I can watch these shows for hours and feel nostalgic for a time when I was not around. It is nice to know that once there was class, charm, elegance and good manners on tv and not the garbage that tv forces on us today. No wonder we are in so much trouble and unhappy.
This must have been around the time "Eve Knew Her Apples" came out, a totally pointless remake of "It Happened One Night." Yeah, they had stupid remakes even in the 50s. Claudette looks gorgeous though!
she's attractive and her nose is not all over her face! Unlike many other stars who have their noses "fixed" so that they all have the identical nose. Today stars generally look the same so they have no uniqueness about them. They're having so much "done" to change their looks; they're practically carbon copies of each other. May i also add contrary to stereotype the perfect button nose does not necessarily = beauty.
Thanks for that post because I also agree she was attractive. She is a bit older here, so maybe her age was starting to show, but in her day, the 30s, she was very pretty. I saw her recently for the first time in Imitation of Life and she was very beautiful. I also think that Hollywood sets these limiting standards of beauty "white skin, small button nose and blonde hair" to make those women who don't fit into that mold feel inferior. and its sad because obviously people fall for it.
Man, I remember watching these shows when I was a kid and they were so fun to watch, the suspense and hillarity of the guest and the crew was so funny. Claudette Colbert was a babe and she reminds me of the singer Pam Tillis in appearance.
GSN rebroadcast This 1956 episode on 3 October 2008. It illustrates the production staff's genius for assembling a dynamite show. Director George Stevens appeared as the first mystery guest. The panel almost identified a female big game hunter. Then Claudette Colbert wowed us. Finally, a really amusing sequence involved a woman from Wisconsin who stringed yo-yos.
Gil Fates used a clip of this for "WML at 25," and it was not even the funniest part.
I've been waiting ages to see Claudette's appearance on What's My Line. Thanks so much for this clip (it doesn't disappoint) and all the other What's My Line clips.
I wonder if James Mason and Claudette Colbert ever made a money together. It would a shame to have those two talents meet for the first and only time on WML. No, Dorothy and Bennett did not have radar -- Ms. Colbert had one of the great distinctive voices of that generation. For years I have laughed over the way she said her lines in "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" and "The Palm Beach Story."
..take all our restraint to keep our composure & not allow ourselves to be brought down. After all, the root of good manners is the simple consideration for other people. Maybe we'll all be islands unto ourselves, but at least we may raise ourselves up & be living examples of grace & class.
HalisIstanbullu 2 weeks ago
I've been watching as many of these WML clips as possible & one recurring theme in the comments is to regret the passing of elegance, grace, class & charm from the world. Well, here's a suggestion: to all of us who feel this way, then let's take it upon ourselves to behave with grace & class in our everyday lives. Maybe we can spread it around by example. It won't be easy. We'll often be met with bad manners & boorishness from too many people around us & in the face of all that, it'll
HalisIstanbullu 2 weeks ago
isnt she the cutest!? I love IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
CAPRICORNCUTIE 2 months ago
Ms. Colbert was certainly a class act.
edmilan1 2 months ago
lol that was quick I think all together the audience clapped longer then she was questioned lol. Where did you get all of these? I want them!
Ginger
MsGinger92 7 months ago
Nobody to my way of thinking oozed genuine graceful CHARM than Miss Colbert
scotnick59 8 months ago
Claudette Colbert = Class
jimaroo100 9 months ago 3
Steven's mom.
Steve7508 9 months ago
style, elegance, charm...............why were these ever abandoned
fathillboy 9 months ago 2
@fathillboy Snooki couldn't spray it on...
rotyoung 2 months ago in playlist WHAT'S MY LINE???
"if you know what i mean, and i don't blame you if you don't" LMAO!!
thames1978 9 months ago
one of the many great things of WML is the delightful guest panelists--great surprises like James Mason.
windstorm1000 10 months ago
Once you hear her laugh, it's impossible not to know who it is!
lorrainewands 10 months ago 4
this is such the perfect show. perfectly timed with a great sense of who was important. guests from great silent screen stars, the pre-code era, the film noir period, the mccarthy witch hunt era, into the early 60's, also the great athletes and artists of those eras...
way more than a game show. an invaluable time capsule into american history.
tomitstube 10 months ago
I love Claudette Colbert. Superb actress and very pretty too.
ra86226 1 year ago
James Mason - thick as two short planks.
JasonRadley 1 year ago
@JasonRadley there was something about him that gave me the creeps. Perv come to mind. He was perfect in Lolita.
ra86226 1 year ago
I don't know what year this was. But it is soo ironic that she was asked if one of her motion pictures was being done as a remake. And she said no; when actually one of her most famous motion pictures, "Imitation Of Life" which was made in 1934, was done as a remake in 1959. So if this show was after 1959, then she gave the wrong answer.
tommiexander 1 year ago
A beautiful woman.
The show is sponsored by Remington Electric shavers. It's interesting to see how tasteful their advertising is on this show, compared to the endless rubbish we are bombarded with on the internet nowadays.
incongra 1 year ago
She was one of the very few actresses who had a perfect complexion. She almost needed no makeup to make a movie.
rdadal 1 year ago 2
what a wonderful lady love the show two
tracytcb111111111111 1 year ago
Hahaha, James Mason on the panel!
Medeafuriosa 1 year ago
I absolutely love Claudette Colbert. I am 33 years old but I love black and white movies. I collect her movies. I think she was so talented and so graceful. Yes, the actors from that time had so much class....Claudette Colbert was amazing. I loved her in the movie Midnight with Don Ameche. I also loved her in the movie The Egg and I. She is indeed a legend.
lovewhatudo 1 year ago 4
@lovewhatudo I love her too, one of the All-Time Greats. Also check out "Cleopatra" (She's dazzling!) , "Imitation of Life", "The Palm Beach Story" "Drums along the Mohawk", "Since You Went Away", "Tomorrow Is Forever" , "Three Came Home" and of course "It Happened One Night" for which she won an Oscar. She made some really wonderful films.
EastVillageStud 1 year ago
@EastVillageStud since you went away is the only movie that makes me cry like mad. A testament to her incredible acting because I never cry that hard over a movie.
ra86226 1 year ago
I wish they did one with Clark Gable :'( I loooove this show. Claudette Colbert was such a lovely person. I saw a commentary I so agreed with that i'm going to quote it. 'I Belong to the 50's..' xx
meryldepp 1 year ago
Good Lord -- was anyone ever more adorable? I love her in ALL her movies -- she's great!
markedwardindc 1 year ago 4
@GeorgiaRain7 Well said! The "entertainment" on the idiot box nowadays is puerile in the extreme. I wish there was a modern version of WML..but it wouldn't be the same because there are very few people with the class and discernment of Arlene, Bennett, Dorothy and Mr. Daly! What a pity!
erzbet07 1 year ago
i love the one with Groucho on the panel
AutobotLover 1 year ago
Wow, I always wanted to have an aunt like Claudette Colbert--I would've always said, "she was my favorite."
tommytwilight62 1 year ago
I love Claudette Colbert She is so awesome. I actually just bought a few of her movies on a movie website. I bought them on lovingtheclassics
just google it
I have ordered movies from this place many times. Great for these public domain films.
a354174 1 year ago
She was very close to Ronald Reagan.
hajune 2 years ago
she's the cutest
ILoveYouUtadaHikaru 2 years ago
Once she laughed..the jig was up.
RMS1103 2 years ago 3
Chaaaaarming!!!!
mca1218 2 years ago
What a lovely Lady.
creamtt 2 years ago 2
She was so exquisite. Truly a beautiful woman.
twilson11208 2 years ago 7
Yes they don't make em like that anymore, yes exquisite.
creamtt 2 years ago 6
She would have done better if she'd used a different voice. That voice she did was the one she used in "It Happened One Night" at that lodging place.
harpogiraffe 2 years ago 3
I am constantly charmed by these WML clips because all performers seem to know it is a top level nation wide "INSIDE JOKE" which presented the best of the best to all USA - so it was easy to enjoy the moment and have a go of it in New York, these were precious moments of our beloved talented "stars" promoting the arts with ultimate class and dignity-
Great job Norbert - thanks again
rentatrip1 2 years ago
She is simply adorable!!!
Thanks for sharing.
CrispinFlora 2 years ago
wonderful thanks for this rare clip, one of my favorite french actresses in america from the early 30s on, i love her charisma. one of the big actresses in hollywood without age.
i visit barbados many years ago and her vacation home of the island, thanks for posting. lily chauchoin 1903-1996.
gay1967 2 years ago
Her last name is french but she doesnt sound like she was raised in france so how do u get french actress it happened one night she was say learly 30s I dont hear french accent at all
stickitupyourasteric 2 years ago
She wasn't raised in France. Her family moved from France to the United States when she was just three years old.
ampaticka 2 years ago 2
@stickitupyourasteric If you are surrounded by Americans and yet your parents speak French with you at home, its possible to be French and yet sound American. makes sense?? Ann Margaret is from Sweden, has a n American accent, and is fluent in Swedish. same thing
windstorm1000 10 months ago
My three favorite performers of all time are Claudette Colbert, Bing Crosby and Soulja Boy. I will put those three at the top of any list.
fruticetum 2 years ago
Wow. She's nice. And beautiful.
fruticetum 2 years ago 2
James Mason in the panel!
He's great in A Star Is Born with Judy Garland!
MillaHead 2 years ago 2
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Claudette was a notorious Hollywood dyke, her lover was Janet Gaynor. Those in the "know" nicknamed her Uncle Claude..........
Feeder4U 2 years ago
ughhh you are vulgar >:(
XxBrooklynsFinestxX 2 years ago
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Get with it Xx, its the 21st Century! Besides, just cause "Claude" was a closet bagel bumper doesnt mean she was any less of a person, she just like to munch the carpet! HA HA
Feeder4U 2 years ago
omg i totally love the way she writes her name lol.
2.24 how cute is she?! Fantastic lady thanks for this!
ClassicMovieClub 2 years ago
What a little gem to find this! As a child, I used to watch the English version in the 1950s. Good to see the U.S. version.
pauline5248 2 years ago
Claudette Colbert is my favorite leading lady!!! along with Deborah Kerr :p
DebKerrGirl 2 years ago 2
I do agree with you, but I wish you had left out Lil' Kim. lol She is definitely flashy and loud but she is genuinely talented and worked very hard to get where she is today, UNLIKE trashy "celebs" like Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie, etc.
XxBrooklynsFinestxX 2 years ago
wow that was great! I love her look at 1:35.
SecretAgentSlothman 2 years ago
XD my name's claudette :) yay
Cla900 2 years ago
typicalwhiteperson20, I totally agree with you. I am a young man and I feel the same way. I can watch these shows for hours and feel nostalgic for a time when I was not around. It is nice to know that once there was class, charm, elegance and good manners on tv and not the garbage that tv forces on us today. No wonder we are in so much trouble and unhappy.
Politeama 2 years ago 59
@Politeama totally agree!
karmalevel 9 months ago
@Politeama You sound like a disillusioned old man.
gabsylv 6 months ago in playlist what's my line mostly
Lol, that was good!
oywidapoodles 2 years ago
What the..?This is Humbert Humbert from Kubrick's Lolita!Isn't he?I mean, James Mason
hollywoodlola 3 years ago
Yeah - James Mason on the panel! What a score that was!
swangonce 2 years ago 2
This must have been around the time "Eve Knew Her Apples" came out, a totally pointless remake of "It Happened One Night." Yeah, they had stupid remakes even in the 50s. Claudette looks gorgeous though!
rexthebarker 3 years ago 3
ARLENE LOOKS SO GLAMOROUS HERE.
Muffy2314 3 years ago 8
YEAH!!!and she always does!!
classilyette 2 years ago
Agree with you totally-- and i think she was adorable.
Muffy2314 3 years ago 7
she's attractive and her nose is not all over her face! Unlike many other stars who have their noses "fixed" so that they all have the identical nose. Today stars generally look the same so they have no uniqueness about them. They're having so much "done" to change their looks; they're practically carbon copies of each other. May i also add contrary to stereotype the perfect button nose does not necessarily = beauty.
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Muffy2314 3 years ago 6
Thanks for that post because I also agree she was attractive. She is a bit older here, so maybe her age was starting to show, but in her day, the 30s, she was very pretty. I saw her recently for the first time in Imitation of Life and she was very beautiful. I also think that Hollywood sets these limiting standards of beauty "white skin, small button nose and blonde hair" to make those women who don't fit into that mold feel inferior. and its sad because obviously people fall for it.
cjs33139 3 years ago 12
Man, I remember watching these shows when I was a kid and they were so fun to watch, the suspense and hillarity of the guest and the crew was so funny. Claudette Colbert was a babe and she reminds me of the singer Pam Tillis in appearance.
Zippertheslipper 3 years ago 6
miss colbert was avery stunning woman with charm and oh so funny with her turn of phrase
smokelean 3 years ago 7
Have only one gripe..Lordy, how I wish this segment could have gone on for 10 more minutes! Isn't Miss Colbert absolutely S T U N N I N G!
Classy with a capital C. No one today even comes near her. Thanks for posting all these delightful MYSTERY GUEST segments of What's My Line!
erzbet07 3 years ago 9
Clark Gable should've done one of these.
UofLCardFan08 3 years ago 4
James Mason, the thick mick!
JasonRadley 3 years ago
I know, how funny of him!
junemamma 3 years ago
GSN rebroadcast This 1956 episode on 3 October 2008. It illustrates the production staff's genius for assembling a dynamite show. Director George Stevens appeared as the first mystery guest. The panel almost identified a female big game hunter. Then Claudette Colbert wowed us. Finally, a really amusing sequence involved a woman from Wisconsin who stringed yo-yos.
Gil Fates used a clip of this for "WML at 25," and it was not even the funniest part.
Wow -- Lucky Bennett.
soulierinvestments 3 years ago
I love her handwriting.
lordalessan 3 years ago 4
She spoke fluent French, but rarely did so in public for whatever reason she didn't want people knowing she was fluent.
newtongrubby 3 years ago
Claudette had the best gams in Hollywood
better than Grable and Dietrich...
blondex21 3 years ago 2
I've always thought Claudette Colbert and Arlene Francis' speaking voices sound very similar.
EDH1712 3 years ago 2
The most beautiful actress ever.
Cris43130 3 years ago
Thanks a lot for this one, there haven't been any Colbert clips posted of her outside of a movie! This is great!
tennisvideos 3 years ago
Her enchanting laugh gave her away..what a Star!
RMS1103 3 years ago
loves her my fave film it happened one night alaways a star xoox
26mae1987 3 years ago
Great video!! Do you have the WML with Myrna Loy?
classicfan1 3 years ago 3
I've been waiting ages to see Claudette's appearance on What's My Line. Thanks so much for this clip (it doesn't disappoint) and all the other What's My Line clips.
rubberduckie8922 3 years ago 3
I think Claudette appeared twice on WML -- this one, and that memorable night in 1959 when guest panelist Groucho Marx turned the show on its ear.
soulierinvestments 3 years ago 2
I wonder if James Mason and Claudette Colbert ever made a money together. It would a shame to have those two talents meet for the first and only time on WML. No, Dorothy and Bennett did not have radar -- Ms. Colbert had one of the great distinctive voices of that generation. For years I have laughed over the way she said her lines in "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" and "The Palm Beach Story."
soulierinvestments 3 years ago 2