If he is described as a Radio announcer, being on TV is totally different. Remember, this is very early in the start of TV, especially live TV. He looks like he was trying to disguise his voice, since his voice was so well known. I think he succeeded!
This has to be one of the most boring and misleading mystery guests ever. I don't see how this panel or any panel could have guessed him with the type of answers he was giving. Was he out of it??
Something was wrong with him this night because I don't think he tried to disguise his voice at all. Maybe he had never watched the show before or maybe he was just shy.
"Drunk" and "scared" is doubtful. He toured the world giving live performances in front of millions with his Allenby/Lawrence show in the 'teens and 1920s, anchored the first live, network TV newscasts in 1939, appeared in Fox Movietone in the '30s, hosted "High Adventure" on TV in the '50s and was a popular on the lecture circuit. But he was not an actor, his facial expressions were typically subdued and he was not accomplished at camouflaging his voice. You are probably noticing that.
disregard the ploy to fool the cast - This man appears to be almost totally drunk on booze- slow and akward ... He looks like he took several belts just before coming on stage and they kick in as the show proceeds-
His fear of TV was hidden by radio - and everything "scripted" - this was live and spontanious --It scared the shit out of him-
this is the man who followed T.E. Lawerance across the desert
@rentatrip1 Thomas, whose voice was one of the most recognized in the world at the time, was no doubt doing all he could to underplay and disguise it. Typically he had a strong delivery and one or two answers delivered in his recognizable tones would have given his identity away immediately. What else could he do but keep his answers as brief as possible and even in another language. He was literally trying to "hide" his voice while answering the questions.
If he is described as a Radio announcer, being on TV is totally different. Remember, this is very early in the start of TV, especially live TV. He looks like he was trying to disguise his voice, since his voice was so well known. I think he succeeded!
thesocialpet 2 months ago
I think he just looks very, very nervous.
thesocialpet 7 months ago
This has to be one of the most boring and misleading mystery guests ever. I don't see how this panel or any panel could have guessed him with the type of answers he was giving. Was he out of it??
galileocan 7 months ago
I love Bennett corny jokes. Lol.
Kate8790 11 months ago
Looks to me like he was confused by their questions. They could hardly be answered, in the strictest sense of the word, "yes" or "no."
Nobeester 1 year ago
Something was wrong with him this night because I don't think he tried to disguise his voice at all. Maybe he had never watched the show before or maybe he was just shy.
xander7ful 1 year ago
"Drunk" and "scared" is doubtful. He toured the world giving live performances in front of millions with his Allenby/Lawrence show in the 'teens and 1920s, anchored the first live, network TV newscasts in 1939, appeared in Fox Movietone in the '30s, hosted "High Adventure" on TV in the '50s and was a popular on the lecture circuit. But he was not an actor, his facial expressions were typically subdued and he was not accomplished at camouflaging his voice. You are probably noticing that.
anwellian 2 years ago
disregard the ploy to fool the cast - This man appears to be almost totally drunk on booze- slow and akward ... He looks like he took several belts just before coming on stage and they kick in as the show proceeds-
His fear of TV was hidden by radio - and everything "scripted" - this was live and spontanious --It scared the shit out of him-
this is the man who followed T.E. Lawerance across the desert
rentatrip1 2 years ago
@rentatrip1 Thomas, whose voice was one of the most recognized in the world at the time, was no doubt doing all he could to underplay and disguise it. Typically he had a strong delivery and one or two answers delivered in his recognizable tones would have given his identity away immediately. What else could he do but keep his answers as brief as possible and even in another language. He was literally trying to "hide" his voice while answering the questions.
anwellian 2 years ago
He does seem to be rather lost. I wondered if he was just nervous at being out of his usual situation.
ameroux 2 years ago