Morey Amsterdam Show clip

The woman is Jacqueline Susann, I believe.

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[fromthesidelines]

This is from Morey's initial appearance on his own weekly CBS-TV show [December 17, 1948]. At the time [as mentioned at :23] he was also on CBS radio on Tuesday nights; the network decided to give him a chance on television with the same format {owner/emcee of the fictional "Golden Goose Cafe") that December. However, they cancelled both radio and TV editions of the show in June 1949 because they felt Morey wasn't a "big enough name" to successfully promote on TV {Arthur Godfrey, yes}.

[fromthesidelines]

Jacqueline Susann was originally a part of Morey's CBS and early DuMont shows in 1948-'49 [her husband, Irving Mansfield, was the original producer]; she frequently appeared as "Lola, the cigarette girl" {wide-eyed and "dumb"}. Only Art Carney continued with the show throughout its entire run {originally as "Charlie the doorman", then "Newton the waiter", but essentially the same character}.

[defundthewar]

This was a common theme then, the host being heckled. Man, was Jackie skinny, but that's how she liked herself. Art Carney also had a part in this show, and got great notices for it, which led to bigger things.

[drbuzzmann]

Hey! That really is Jacqueline Susann in a bit-part! Never say never, this must be at least ten years before she made IT BIG!!!