Orson Welles on What's My Line? PART 1

Orson Welles appears as a guest panelist on the long-running CBS television program "What's My Line?". Dated April 6th, 1958.

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Entertainment

Tags:

• Dorothy
• Kilgallen
• Orson
• Welles
• Arlene
• Francis
• Bennett
• Cerf
• John
• Daly

[ironhills]

His brilliance can be seen here in the line of questioning he pursues--he seems more interested in finding out what kind of person the guy is and if he enjoys what he does than in what the title of his profession is.

[dialectgirl]

WHAT is Arlene wearing? Was I the only one rolling on the floor with laughter when she appeared adorned with the giant ribbons? An extravagant dress even for her era, wasn't it? Quite funny.

[jaqqqqqqattack]

Mwaha, the French.

[thesocialpet]

I thought Orson Wells was acting like a buffoon. He was asking irrelevant questions, and seemed to be just wanting to speak.

[Chameleonardodavinci]

@poltallach damn you sure have a grudge against the poor woman, hahah

[sixnightsaweek]

since her death in 1965 it has always been open to the fact did she take a overdose of seconol with alocohol or was she done away with because of some information she had about Jack Rudy and Lee Harvey Oswald. Very talented writer and no she did have her run in with the other two Reg on What's my line

[idster7]

dorothy's a doll. i dunno what your issue is with her. she's so sweet. with regard to bennett cerf's comment, he said dorothy was the only person who prioritized guessing the subject's identity. the others prioritized humor and looking good in front of the camera. however, he did say the dorothy asked questions the answers of which she knew so she could be on TV longer.

[EvansAtlanta]

Orson Welles' introduction of Arlene Francis lasts only a few seconds, yet in those few seconds, in two sentences, he speaks with both brilliance and affection.

[poltallach]

@lorrainewands She was a bitch....the rest of them were truly eloquent and likeable

[poltallach]

@Kate8790 She was full of herself.

[lorrainewands]

@poltallach or perhaps she is sincerely stupid.

[lorrainewands]

@Kate8790 isn't that the general idea?