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Character Actor

Tom Fadden (January 6, 1895 – April 14, 1980) was an American actor. He performed on the legitimate stage, vaudeville, in films and on television during his long career.

Fadden was an early arrival on television. One of his first TV roles was that of Eben Kent, the earthman who adopts Kal-El on the inaugural episode of The Adventures of Superman. He appeared in other television shows during the decade, including recurring roles on Broken Arrow (1956–58) and Cimarron City (1958–59). Although he appeared in few films in the 1960s, he worked regularly on television during the decade, including Gunsmoke (in 1961 as “Enoch” in “A Man and A Day”, and a recurring role on Petticoat Junction.  (Wikipedia)

His television credits include:

General Electric Theater

The Twentieth Century-Fox Hour

Four Star Playhouse

Hey, Jeannie!

State Trooper

Studio 57

Cavalcade of America

Schlitz Playhouse

Jayne Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre

Code 3

Fury

Casey Jones

The Thin Man

The Californians

Trackdown

Lux Playhouse

Peter Gunn

Lawman

Maverick

Cheyenne

The Texan

Sugarfoot

Rawhide

Bourbon Street Beat

77 Sunset Strip

Riverboat

Westinghouse Playhouse

The Untouchables

Bronco

Mr. Ed

Laramie

87th Precinct

Death Valley Days

The Tall Man

Temple Houston

Perry Mason

The Legend of Jesse James

Green Acres

The Big Valley

Laredo

The Virginian

Run For Your Life

Bonanza

Daniel Boone

The Guns of Will Sonnett

Lancer

The Outcasts

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Edge of Eternity (1959) Don Siegel

October 8th 2022

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W.I.T.C.H College but still have powers AU profiles

Name: Wilhelmina "Will" Vandom-Durano-Starlighter

Other names: Wilma(Uriah), Will(Friends), Willow, my dear Wilhelmina, my love(Cornelia)

Gender : Female

Age: 18

Birthday : January 19th

Height: 164cm(Look their heights didn't revealed in the show so I made it up)

Hair color: crimson red

eye color: golden-red(I know in the comics she have brown eyes, but the show made it look like she has golden-red eyes)

Sexuality: Bisexual

Hometown: Fadden Hills(Birthplace)

Heatherfield(Current)

School: Heatherfield College

Family: Susan Vandom-Durano-Starlighter(Mother)

Thomas Vandom-Durano-Starlighter(Father)

Kadma Vandom-Durano-Starlighter(Grandmother), Halinor Vandom-Durano-Starlighter(Grandmother)

A/N: Yes, I know In the cannon both Kadma and Halinor aren't Will's grand parents but I can't help it from the "Halinor Potter" fic! and also I'll be using their comic book counter parts, as much as I love the TV show there are some stuffs that don't really like, like making Will a generic protagonist and making Cornelia a ***** but at least they got Taranee, Hay Lin and Irma right.

Love Interest: Cornelia Hale

Best Friend : Taranee Cook, Matthew Olsen

Pet: Mr. Huggles(A dorm mouse/Gift from Matt)

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Name : Irma Lair

Other names: Irmy(Cornelia)

Gender: Female

Age: 18

Birthday: March 13

Starsign: Pisces

Height: 160cm

Hair colour: light-brown

Eye color: blue

Sexuality: Pansexual

Hometown: Heatherfield

School: Heatherfield College

Family: Anna Lair(Step-mother)

Tom Lair(Father)

Christopher "Chris" Lair(Younger half-brother)

Love Interest: None

Best Friend: Taranee Cook, Hay Lin, Martin Tubbs

Pet: Leafy(A pet turtle)

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Name: Taranee Cook

Other names: Nerd(Uriah), Tara(Will), Sweetheart(Hay Lin)

Gender: Female

Age: 18

Birthday: March 23

Starsign: Aries

Height: 160cm

Hair color: blue

Eye color: brown

Sexuality: Lesbian

Hometown: Heatherfield

School: Heatherfield College

Family: Theresa Cook (Mother)

Lionel Cook (Father)

Peter Cook(Older brother)

Love Interest: Hay Lin(Girlfriend)

Best Friend: Wilhelmina "Will" Vandom-Durano-Starlighter

Pet: None

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Name: Cornelia Hale

Other names: Corny(Irma), Blondie(Phobos), Lia(Will)

Gender: Female

Age: 19(soon to be 20)

Birthday: May 10

Starsign: Taurus

Height: 169cm

Hair color: blonde

Eye color: blue

Sexuality: Lesbian

Hometown: Heatherfield

School: Heatherfield College

Family: Elizabeth Hale(Mother)

Harold Hale(Father)

Lilian Hale(Younger sister)

Love Interest: Wilhelmina "Will" Vandom-Durano-Starlighter

Best Friend: Elyon Brown

Pet: None(But soon)

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Name: Hay Lin

Other names: Babe(Taranee)

Gender: Female

Age: 18

Birthday: June 4

Starsign: Gemini

Height: 158cm

Hair color: dark purple

Eye color: brown

Sexuality: Lesbian

Hometown: Heatherfield

School: Heatherfield College

Family: Joan Lin(Mother)

Chan Lin(Father)

Yan Lin(Grandmother)

Love interest: Taranee Cook(Girlfriend)

Best Friend: Irma Lair.

Pet: none

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Empire Of The Ants | Episode 377

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Empire Of The Ants | Episode 377

Jim discusses a 1977 cult classic from Bert I. Gordon, “Empire Of The Ants,” starring Joan Collins, Robert Lansing, John David Carson, Albert Salmi, Jacqueline Scott, Pamela Susan Shoop, Robert Pine, Edward Power, Brooke Palance, Tom Fadden, Harry Holcombe and Irene Tedrow. A group of people encounter giant ants while on a tour of a proposed real estate development. But there is more to the story than that. Find out on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

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📺The Slowest Gun In The West TV Movie 1960 Full episode Vintage Television shows

In the  Old West, the  town of Primrose, Arizona is beset by outlaws,.  The towns people decide to hire Fletcher Bissell III (who is know as The Silver Dollar Kid) as their new sheriff.  Fletcher is played by Phil silvers. The eXtraordinary Cast: Phil Silvers Fletcher Bissell III - The Silver Dollar Kid Jack Benny Chicken Finsterwald Ted de Corsia Black Bart Jack Elam Ike Dalton Karl Lukas Jake Dalton Robert J. Wilke Billy the Kid Blake Lee Van Cleef Sam Bass George Keymas Jud McCory John Dierkes 'Wild Bill' Monks Mauritz Hugo 'Doc' Henley Edward Brophy The Bartender William Fawcett 'Skunk' Sloan Jean Willes Kathy McQueen Parley Baer Collingswood Jack Albertson Col. Carl Dexter Tom Fadden Jedd Slocum Marion Ross Elsie May Slocum Kathie Browne Lulu Belle Slocum (as Kathy Brown) Bella Bruck Indian Woman (as Bela Bruk) Byron Foulger The Clerk Hallene Hill Mrs. Hotchkiss Bill Catching A Horseman (as William Catching) Don C. Harvey A Sheriff Dennis Moore A Man George Chandler Simpson Alan Dexter The Husband Jeanne Bates The Wife Billy Booth The Son Gina Gillespie The Daughter Bruce Cabot Nick Nolan Never Miss An Upload, Join the channel: https://cutt.ly/MrPsClassicTV

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers Don Siegel. 1956

Wilma’s house 1635 Rancho Ave, Glendale, CA 91201, USA See in map

See in imdb

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THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN (1952 - 1958)

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Toby Tyler runs away from Tom Fadden as Uncle Daniel and Edith Evanson as Aunt Olive, hence the full title Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with the Circus (1960).

Tom was born in Bayard, Iowa, and had 159 acting credits from an uncredited bit in 1936 to Empire of the Ants (1977). His feature film credits include Invasion of the Body Snatchers and uncredited bits in Murder He Says, Its a Wonderful Life, The Big Sleep, State of the Union, Raw Deal, and Flaming Star (with Elvis Presley). His tv work includes Adventures of Superman, The Untouchables, Mister Ed, Perry Mason, Green Acres, Bonanza, and Gunsmoke.

Edith was born in Tacoma and had 121 acting credits from 1940 to a 1974 tv episode. Edith's other notable credits include an uncredited bit as a nurse in Citizen Kane, I Remember Mama, Rope, Caged, Rawhide, Ace in the Hole, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Shane, The Big Heat, The Prize, and Marnie.

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Noirvemer Day 30 - Dark Passage (1947)

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Tom Fadden: Cracker Character in Classics

Tom Fadden: Cracker Character in Classics

Some brief words of appreciation for countrified character actor Tom Fadden (1895-1980).

Born in Iowa, Fadden was the son of a mining engineer. Travel was part of the job, so parts of his childhood were spent in Idaho, Colorado, Oregon, South Dakota and Wyoming. Fadden got his theatrical start with an Omaha stock company, and made a hit on the Keith vaudeville circuitbefore ascending to Broadway…

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From the Golden Age of Television

Series Premiere

Adventures of Superman - Superman on Earth - Syndicated - September 19, 1952

Superhero / Action / Adventure

Running Time: 30 minutes

Screenplay by Richard Fielding

Produced by Robert J. Maxwell  and Bernard Luber

Directed by Thomas Carr

Stars:

George Reeves as Clark Kent / Superman

Phyllis Coates as Lois Lane

Jack Larson as Jimmy Olsen

John Hamilton as Perry White

Robert Rockwell as Jor-El 

Aline Towne as Lara

Herbert Rawlinson as Rozan

Stuart Randall as Gogan

Tom Fadden as Eben Kent

Frances Morris as Sarah Kent

Danny Sue Nolan as Miss Bachrach

Dabbs Greer as man saved from dirigible

Jeffrey Silver as teenaged Clark Kent

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Raw Deal (1948) Anthony Mann

November 22nd 2020

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"Come with us now on a far journey, a journey that takes us millions of miles from the Earth, where many years ago the planet Krypton burned like a green star in the endless heavens." Today this series makes its first foray off of the comic page and into the vast multimedia landscape of Superman adaptations. "The Adventures of Superman" followed shows like "The Lone Ranger" and "Dragnet" in making the leap from the radio to the television, and I'd venture to say that nowhere is that more apparent than in this first episode. Creative Team: Tommy Carr, Robert Maxwell, Whitney Ellsworth, George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jack Larson, John Hamilton, Herbert Rawlinson, Stuart Randall, Aline Towne, Frances Morris, Danni Sue Nolan, Tom Fadden, Robert Rockwell, and Jeffrey Silver. All-Star Summary: Doomed planet. Desperate scientist. Last hope. Courageous couple. 

Key Elements: The distant planet Krypton was home to an advanced civilization of supermen, at the peak of human perfection. The scientist Jor-El has been brought before a council to explain destructive events that have been happening around the planet. He reveals that the planet is doomed to explode in the near future. The Council dismisses his conclusions and warnings as the ravings of a madman, and scoff at his plan to use rockets to evacuate the population to the planet Earth.

Jor-El returns to his lab, where he adds fuel to his model rocket. He plans to test it, and if it arrives on Earth safely, he'll build one large enough to take himself, his wife Lara, and his infant son Kal-El to safety. But when the tremors grow stronger, Jor-El realizes that the planet is in its last moments. The model ship is large enough for one passenger; Jor-El tells Lara to go, but she refuses, saying if any of them are to survive, it should be their child. They put the baby in the rocket and launch it toward Earth, just before Krypton finally explodes. On Earth, Eben and Sarah Kent see a rocket crash as they are driving down a country road. Eben hears a baby crying inside the flaming ship and rescues it. Neither the child nor his blanket were burned by the fire. The rocket is destroyed, leaving no trace behind. The Kents decide to keep the baby and raise him as their own son, Clark. As Clark grows, he discovers that he has amazing powers that set him apart from other people, like super-strength, super-speed, and X-ray vision. Ma Kent tells him the story of how they found and rescued him. When Clark is 25 years old, his father dies of a sudden heart attack. Ma encourages him to leave town for Metropolis, and to use his amazing powers to help people. She even made him an indestructible costume out of the blankets he was wrapped in as a baby. He resolves to keep his identity secret by acting timid and wearing glasses. He takes a job at the Daily Planet, a great metropolitan newspaper, so that he'll be able to learn about emergencies quickly. He meets Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, and Lois Lane, who is immediately suspicious of Clark.

And when emergencies occur, he's there to save the day—as Superman!

Interesting Deviations: Here, it's not the Science Council that hears Jor-El's predictions, but the governing council, meeting in the Temple of Wisdom. The Council specifically commissioned Jor-El's research in this version, which may not be an explicit departure from other origins, but certainly feels like one in spirit. Krypton's fate is due to its sun drawing the planet closer, which honestly feels more realistic than the usual exploding core. It makes sense for the described disasters like volcanoes and earthquakes to result from changes in tidal forces as Krypton's orbit decays and the sun's gravitational pull exerts a greater influence. How much of that was known in 1952, and how much was just good sci-fi guesswork, I can't say. I also can't say that an explosion is likely to result from this process either, but certainly being torn apart might. Talking with Lara, Jor-El notes that despite the clouds, there's been a strange glow in the west, and Lara complains about the oppressive heat, asking if it's due to the planet getting closer to the sun. Maybe it's just because it's black-and-white television, but I was immediately reminded of the "Twilight Zone" episode "Midnight Sun," except that aired nine years after this. One really interesting, minor variation between the different retellings is who Jor-El intends to send in the rocket. Occasionally it's Kal-El from the start, sometimes both Lara and Kal-El. Here, Jor-El initially suggests that Lara go alone, then that the rocket might be large enough for both her and Kal-El, but she refuses both times. "I'd be lost on a new world without you, Jor-El." The Kents here, as in the radio show's (lost, to my knowledge) second version of the origin and the Kirk Alyn serials, are Eben and Sarah. To my knowledge, these names never made the jump to the comics.

There's a lovely exchange here, where Sarah says "Eben! You can't do nothin', you'll get burned!" and Eben replies "Gotta do somethin'," before throwing dirt at the hatch to put out the fire. If I may read too far into things, Superman's parents in this segment illustrate the two most important aspects of his character: hope even in the bleakest situations, and using whatever power you have to do whatever good you can. The Kents discuss bringing the child to an orphanage, but decide that nobody would believe their story. Interestingly, this bears a lot of resemblance to how the story would go in the post-Crisis age. The classic image of Clark demonstrating his powers is lifting a heavy object—often a tractor or a couch—to retrieve a ball. It's interesting, then, that these early versions often go for the X-ray vision instead. The radio program's second version of the origin story has a part titled "Eben Kent Dies in a Fire," so his heart attack is likely a departure from that story. We see the name Smallville for the first time in this story at the bus depot. The name's been in the comics since at least 1949, but I'd be interested to know if it had shown up in the serials or radio show before this. Notably, despite "Smallville" being the setting of Superboy's adventures for at least a few years in the comics, there's no indication that Superboy existed in this continuity.

Clark is unable to get an interview with Perry the traditional way, so he tries slipping into Perry's office through the window, using a ledge outside the building. It's a bold move, but maybe not one that suits that whole "mild-mannered" demeanor. An emergency interrupts his impromptu interview—a blimp was unable to land, and now a man is hanging from its cable—and Perry sends Lois and Jimmy to cover it. Notably, he tells them to have a couple of photographers dispatched, which suggests that Jimmy hasn't taken that job yet. Superman's first rescue is the man who'd been dangling from the rope. In his interview, he says it was a "super-guy," but Clark had already beaten him to the punch with the headline.

Additional Commentary: The opening narration is taken verbatim from the first episode of the radio show, "The Baby from Krypton," and much of what happens on Krypton follows pretty close to the original radio script, including the presence of Ro-Zan and Jor-El's "solar calculations." 

Jor-El, played by Robert Rockwell, looks eerily like Norm Macdonald.

And Lara, Aline Towne, looks pretty sultry.

I think this shot is extremely interesting, given how clear it is that Lara is holding a sack rather than a baby. The blanket fell away to expose the sack as she moved, and she tries to cover it back up in a way that looks natural, but it's interesting to see that this didn't merit another take.

Take a look at that superdrool. When they cut away from this close-up shot, it becomes clear that the baby was probably never even on the Krypton set.

Rockwell and Towne really sell the desperation of the moment. The baby is not on-hand for the rocket crash scene, as a stunt-sack clearly fills in again. I suppose this was the era before high-definition TVs and pause buttons; if I were watching this on a 12-inch screen via antenna, I probably wouldn't notice the difference. Eventually they do transition to having the baby in the scene. When twelve-year-old Clark asks why he's different from the other boys, Sarah expresses that she was concerned that he was coming down with the measles. I guess it's nice that that's a relevant concern again. George Reeves looks very Elvis Presley here.

Angry, shouty Perry White here is pretty clearly a major inspiration for J. Jonah Jameson, and a nice illustration of how, once JJJ exists as the apotheosis of that archetype, Perry is left a little rudderless as a character.

The Rocket: A classic sci-fi rocket, but not much distinctive about it. And it ultimately falls apart like it's made of cardboard. Two exploding Kryptons.

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EMPIRE OF THE ANTS (1977) – Episode 170 – Decades Of Horror 1970s

“This is the ant. Treat it with respect, for it may very well be the next dominant life form on our planet.” It seems we’re moving in that direction. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they shop for prime real estate in the Empire of the Ants (1977).

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 170 – Empire of the Ants (1977)

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Con artist Marilyn Fryser tries to sell bogus real estate deals in an area overrun by giant ants.

IMDb

  Director: Bert I. Gordon

Writers: Jack Turley (screenplay); Bert I. Gordon (screen story); H. G. Wells (story, 1905)

Selected cast:

Joan Collins as Marilyn Fryser

Robert Lansing as Dan Stokely

John David Carson as Joe Morrison

Albert Salmi as Sheriff Art Kincade

Jacqueline Scott as Margaret Ellis

Pamela Susan Shoop (as Pamela Shoop) as Coreen Bradford

Robert Pine as Larry Graham

Edward Power as Charlie Pearson

Brooke Palance as Christine Graham

Tom Fadden (in his last role before his death in 1980) as Sam Russell

Harry Holcombe as Harry Thompson

Irene Tedrow as Velma Thompson

Chad chose Empire of the Ants, his second H. G. Wells-related pick in a row after The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) in episode 166 and his second Bert I. Gordon pick after War of the Colossal Beast (1958) on episode 80 of Decades of Horror: The Classic Era. (This is also the second Bert I. Gordon film featured on Decades of Horror 1970s after Food of the Gods (1976) on episode 28.) Chad does recognize his hometown where some of Empire of the Ants is shot, but it is not a terribly good movie, just terrible. To him, it feels like a TV Movie of the Week. The nasty effects and nasty acting, however, are not counterbalanced by how big the ants are.

Robert Lansing is a plus for Jeff in Empire of the Ants but Joan Collins is a minus. Add in the terrible effects and jeff is in agreement with Chad. The movie is just terrible. Even though the movie is bad from its dreadful beginning to its terrible ending, Bill retains an affection for Bert I. Gordon and his work even though it doesn’t work well in Empire of the Ants. Waiting for a bunch of unlikable characters to start dying is a bit of a drag. Doc is on board with the TV-movie-of-the-week feel to Empire of the Ants, adding that it is just bad and boring. To him, it seems workmanlike, but there is no pizazz to hold a viewer’s interest. This one definitely fits into the “not-so-good” classification.

The Grue-Crew also go through some feedback, during which they promised to provide the link to Grue-Believer Scott’s “erratically published” blog, so here it is. Check out his musings at  Saturday Mad Theater.

If for any reason imaginable, you’re looking for a way to watch Empire of the Ants, as of this writing, it is streaming from Plex w/ads and as PPV from Apple TV and Amazon.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode in their very flexible schedule, chosen by Doc, will be Chosen Survivors (1974), a film oft mentioned by The Black Saint, starring Jackie Cooper, Bradford Dillman, Richard Jaeckel, Gwenn Mitchell, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Barbara Babcock, Diana Muldaur, and Alex Cord.

We want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1970s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com.

Check out this episode!

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LUCY on WHAT’S MY LINE?

1954-1965

“What's My Line?” was a panel game show that aired on television from 1950 to 1967 on CBS. The game requires celebrity panelists to question a contestant in order to determine his or her occupation with panelists being called on to identify a weekly celebrity mystery guest. Guests entered and signed-in on a chalk board. The contestants' occupations were seen by the home and studio audience. Cards flipped by the host told the audience how much money the contestant had earned by stumping the panel. It was traditional that the panel introduced each other in turn.

For all of its 17 years on the air, the show aired on Sunday evenings at 10:30pm from CBS Broadcast Center in New York City.  

For all but four episodes, John Charles Daly was the host. It was directed by Franklin Heller for all but a handful of its 870 episodes. 

Arlene Francis was panelist for 824 of those episodes, the most of any panelist. Several mystery guests appeared seven times: Hedda Hopper, Peter Lawford, and Jerry Lewis.  

As a rule, a person could not appear as a Mystery Guest more than once in a calendar year. However, there were four exceptions:

Paul Newman on January 25 and November 8, 1959

Carol Burnett on May 7 and December 17, 1961

Steve Allen on March 8 and October 4, 1964

Lucille Ball on March 7 and July 25, 1965

“What's My Line?” is the longest-running prime time network television game-show in history. The show won three Emmy Awards for Best Quiz or Audience Participation Show in 1952, 1953, and 1958 and the Golden Globe for Best TV Show in 1962. In 2013,TV Guide ranked it #9 in its list of the 60 greatest game shows ever.

February 21, 1954 ~ S5;E25, #195

Although sponsored by Remington-Rand, the program ends with a live commercial for Stopette Deodorant, their associate sponsor.  

The Panel (left to right)

Dorothy Kilgallen is a popular columnist whose “Voice of Broadway” appears in the Journal American and papers coast to coast.

Steve Allen a humorist who stars in his own television show on another network five nights a week. More than thirty years later, Allen would guest star as himself on “Lucy Calls the President” (1977). 

Arlene Francis has her own show “Talent Patrol” on another network on Thursday nights.

Deborah Kerr (Guest Panelist) is the star of the film From Here to Eternity and the play Tea and Sympathy. She is sitting in for regular panelist Bennett Cerf, who is California. Kerr appears on behalf of the New York Lighthouse for the Blind.

John Daly (Host) was previously a news reporter for CBS radio's “You Are There.” As an actor, he also played a news reporter in the short-lived TV series “The Front Page” (1949-50).  

Dick Stark (Remington-Rand Spokesperson)

Arlene Gray (Stopette Deodorant Spokesperson)

The Contestants

Frances Vaughn sits on the movie censor board in Kansas. Mrs. Vaughn stumps the panel and wins $50.

Clifford Olson from North Carolina sells maternity clothes. Deborah Kerr guesses his occupation but Daly gives Olson the full prize anyway.  

Tom Wiswell from Brooklyn is a World Champion checkers player. They run out of time before the panel can guess, so Daly gives him the full prize. 

The Mystery Guest

Lucille Ball uses the same voice she created when she played a Martian at the top of the Empire State Building in “Lucy is Envious” (ILL S3;E23). Daly tells the panel that Lucy is speaking Martian. The episode was filmed on February 16, 1954 just five days before this appearance. It aired on March 29, 1954. When Dorothy Kilgallen asks Lucy if she sings, Lucy says “eeew” and shakes her head no. Arlene Francis (in collaboration with Deborah Kerr) guesses that it is Lucy by asking if she's lately had to take advantage of the last contestant's products [maternity clothes]. The year prior, Lucy Ricardo gave birth to Little Ricky and Lucille Ball to Desi Arnaz Jr. Lucy puts in a pitch for donations to the Heart Fund. After Lucy leaves, Daly reminds the audience that Desi Arnaz was also on the show [November 2, 1952].

October 2, 1955 ~ S7;E5, #278

In 1955 the panel's 'pre-guesses' have been eliminated and the main questioning begins immediately.

Guest air transportation was supplied by American Airlines.

The Panel (left to right)

Dorothy Kilgallen  is a popular columnist whose “Voice of Broadway” appears in the Journal American and papers coast to coast.

Robert Q. Lewis (Guest Panelist) is the star of his own show on this network everyday [“The Robert Q. Lewis Show”]. He is substituting for Fred Allen.  

Arlene Francis promotes the new home game What's My Line.

Bennett Cerf is a columnist and publisher who was mentioned on “I Love Lucy” in “Lucy Writes a Novel” (ILL S3;E24): “You had your chance, Bennett Cerf!”  In two episodes of the series a copy of Cerf’s book Try and Stop Me (1944) can be seen among the Ricardo's reading matter.

John Daly (Host)

Dick Stark (Remington-Rand Spokesperson)

The Contestants

Raymond Fadden operates the scoreboard at Brooklyn's Ebbetts Field. Dorothy Kilgallen guesses Mr. Fadden's occupation and says he must be very busy these days as the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers are in the midst of the World Series. [The Brooklyn Dodgers will go on to win their one and only series against the Yankees.]  

Victor G. Perry is from London, England. He is a professional pickpocket in a nightclub act. The panel is stumped. Daly flips the cards over when Mr. Lewis blurts out that Mr. Perry is a pickpocket. Mr. Perry wins by default and Daly relates that Mr. Perry performed for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, who quipped “Wonderful. It's a good thing you're honest.” Before leaving, Perry returns Daly's billfold.

The Mystery Guests

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Robert Lewis succeeds in identifying Lucille Ball, but the panel can't discern that there are two people. Mr. Lewis is so sure he's seen Lucille Ball on television earlier in the evening, but it's Miss Francis who identifies the couple. In conversation with Mr. Daly, the Arnaz's mention that the fifth season of their hugely popular "I Love Lucy" sitcom will premiere the following evening ["Lucy Visits Grauman's" ILL S5;E1]. The couple says that Mr. Lewis was correct - there was a rerun of an "I Love Lucy" episode earlier that day. They were in New York City to appear on "The Ed Sullivan Show" earlier that evening.  

After Lucy and Desi leave, Dorothy Kilgallen (mindful of black and white television) tells female viewers that Lucy's blouse was pink mink. Humorously, Robert Lewis tells the male viewers that Desi's tie was blue.

January 1, 1961 ~ S11, #545

This is the first show to be sponsored by All-State Insurance.

Due to Faye Emerson’s leg injury, the panel does not enter and stays seated throughout. 

The Panel (left to right)

Arlene Francis is billed as the “delightful star of stage and television.”

Shelley Berman is a comedian opening at the Empire room in New York City. 

Faye Emerson (Guest Panelist) was an actress who did a play at the Bucks County Playhouse with Shelley Berman in the summer of 1960. Emerson is substituting for Dorothy Kilgallen, who has a sore shoulder. Emerson was mentioned in “Lucy Does a TV Commercial” (ILL S1;E30) in 1952 by Fred Mertz (William Frawley).  

Bennett Cerf is a columnist and publisher who was mentioned on “I Love Lucy” in “Lucy Writes a Novel” (ILL S3;E24): “You had your chance, Bennett Cerf!”  In two episodes of the series a copy of Cerf’s book Try and Stop Me (1944) can be seen among the Ricardo's reading matter.

John Daly (Host) talks briefly about his recent trip to Hawaii.

The Contestants  

Ike Eisenhower and John Kennedy are girdle salesmen, their high-profile names notwithstanding. In January 1961, Massachusetts politician John F. Kennedy was just three weeks away from his inauguration as the 35th President of the United States. Dwight D. Eisenhower (aka Ike) was his predecessor in the White House. Faye Emerson guesses their jobs correctly.

Ruby Logsdon is a house wrecker (not a home wrecker!) from Louisville, Kentucky. She owns the Blue Grass Wrecking Company. Arlene Francis guesses it very quickly.  Almost too quickly!

Mary and Creighton Coleman are husband and wife judges. Mary Coleman was also a Miss University of Maryland. Time runs out, but Faye Emerson guesses correctly at the last minute. Emerson is in disbelief: “That lady's a JUDGE!?!?”  

The Mystery Guest

Lucille Ball uses a low, hushed voice to answer. At the time, Ball was appearing on Broadway in the musical Wildcat. Faye Emerson guesses by saying “Are you a red-headed wildcat?” Lucy says she's lost twelve pounds doing the musical. She says how much she owes to “I Love Lucy.” Faye Emerson reminds everyone that Lucy and Bob Hope have a new film coming out, The Facts of Life.  Emerson suggests it could be up for an award.  [The film later earned five Oscar nods - none for acting - and won for Edith Head’s costumes. Ball and Hope were nominated for Golden Globes for their performances.]

May 5, 1963 ~ S14

The show has a new main sponsor (Geritol) and a new set.

The Panel (left to right)

Arlene Francis is introduced by Johnny Olson as starring in the Broadway play Tchin-Tchin. [She had taken over two weeks earlier from the play's original star, Margaret Leighton. The play closed two weeks later.]

Buddy Hackett is a comedian opening soon in Philadelphia. Joey Bishop walks out instead. Hackett tells him he's on next week. Bishop shrugs and leaves without a word. The evening prior, Hackett guest starred as himself on NBC's “The Joey Bishop Show” which also featured Corbett Monica. Hackett says that he and Bishop are in town to see Monica perform at The Latin Quarter. [Five years later, Hackett will play a scam artist on a 1968 episode of “The Lucy Show” (S6;E19)].

Dorothy Kilgallen is a nationally syndicated columnist for the Journal American.

Bennett Cerf is introduced as “the publisher panelist.” He was mentioned on “I Love Lucy” in “Lucy Writes a Novel” (ILL S3;E24): “You had your chance, Bennett Cerf!”  In two episodes of the series a copy of Cerf’s book Try and Stop Me (1944) can be seen among the Ricardo's reading matter.

John Daly (Host) mentions the New York Mets at the end of the show. The team had just started its second season of play, their final at the Polo Grounds before moving into Shea Stadium in 1964. On May 5, 1963 the Mets played a double header, winning their evening game against the San Francisco Giants.

Johnny Olson (Announcer)

The Contestants

Sonja Tyler gets a few wolf whistles from the studio audience. She is a dog catcher in Prince George's County, Maryland. Bennett Cerf guesses it just before the cards are turned over.

Eleanor Hansberry also gets some wolf whistles on her entrance. From Hollywood, Florida, Mrs. Hansberry makes 'diet bread.'  Arlene Francis guesses bread, but not that it is diet bread. Hansberry says it has 46 calories and contains 7 vegetables.

William Olsen works for the city of New York buildings department inspecting and testing rides at Coney Island Amusement Park. Time runs out so Daly turns over all the cards.  

The Mystery Guests

Bob Hope and Lucille Ball sign in as Bob Ball and Lucy Hope. Dorothy Kilgallen guesses correctly on the third question:“Is one of you red-haired and the other ski-nosed?” They are there to promote their new film Critic's Choice, which premiered three weeks earlier. Lucy and Hope are on a promotional tour, the eleventh of their 19 cities. Cerf also plugs Hope's new book I Owe Russia $1,200. A week earlier, the final episode of the first season of “The Lucy Show” was aired but Lucy says she is going back [to Hollywood] to do “her show” with Vivian [Vance]. [Lucy and Hope had just come from being on “The Ed Sullivan Show” earlier that evening, also to promote Critic's Choice.]

March 7, 1965 ~ S16;E27, #754

The show is sponsored by Supp-Hose Stockings. There is no advertising on the panel's desk or on the cards.

The Panel (left to right)

Arlene Francis is introduced by Johnny Olson as the “delightful star of stage and television.”

Buddy Hackett is starring in the musical comedy hit I Had A Ball on Broadway.

Dorothy Kilgallen is a nationally syndicated columnist for The New York Journal American. Hackett says she has never abused the freedom of the press.  

Martin Gabel (Guest Panelist) is starring in the hit musical Baker Street. He is substituting for Bennett Cerf, who is on vacation. [Gabel played Moriarty to Fritz Weaver's Sherlock Holmes. The musical won a Tony Award for costumes.]  

John Daly (Host) Gabel introduces him as the “Rolls Royce of moderators.”   Daly says he is going to write a new musical called “I Had a Ball on Baker Street.”

Johnny Olson (Announcer)

The Contestants

Pete Sa from Edison, New Jersey, makes pizza. He owns a business called 'Wot A Place: Pete Sa's Pizza' in Metuchen, NJ. Buddy Hackett guesses right.

Scott Tutt is 19 years old and originally from Doylestown, PA, but now working in New York City. He makes artificial snow for Metropolitan Ski Slopes, Inc. which fabricates snow for use at Van Courtland Park, NY. No one guesses it and Daly turns over all the cards.  

Benita Caress is an agent in the US Passport Office in Rockefeller Center. She is from from Little Neck, Long Island. Time runs out and Daly turns over all the cards without anyone on the panel venturing a guess.

The Mystery Guest

Lucille Ball signs in merely as ‘Lucy.’ She does a nasal Woody Woodpecker-type voice, even doing the character's unique laugh from time to time. Buddy Hackett asks her if she's a male. She replies “Mostly no.” Lucy admits she has a television show on at present and Arlene Francis guesses that it is “dazzling redhead” Lucy Ball. Daly tells the audience that she is this year's Easter Seals Chairman. Lucy says she had to beg to get on the show because there were a lot of stars in town. Lucy tells a story of her visit to the White House on behalf of Easter seals to meet President Johnson. She relates that she stood in a long receiving line practicing her thank you speech, but LBJ shook his hand and moved onto the next guest before she could get the first word out. Lucy and Daly put in a pitch for Easter Seals donations. [The next day, “The Lucy Show” aired “Lucy and Arthur Godfrey” (S3;E23). Also, a half hour after “The Lucy Show,” Ball appeared on “I've Got A Secret,” a sister show to “What's My Line?” which was also was done in New York City.]  

July 25, 1965 ~ S16;E47, #774

The show is sponsored by Poli-Grip.  

The Panel (left to right)

Dorothy Kilgallen is introduced by Johnny Olson as a popular columnist whose “Voice of Broadway” appears in papers coast to coast.

Mike Douglas (Guest Panelist) is introduced by Kilgallen as the “delightful star of television and records.” This is Douglas' first appearance on the show.

Arlene Francis is introduced by Douglas as having spent a week with him on his show [“The Mike Douglas Show”] and opening at the Mount Tom Playhouse in Massachusetts in the new play Mrs. Dally Has a Lover. [When the play moved to Broadway in September 1965, the title was shortened to Mrs. Dally. It ran 60 performances and earned a Drama Desk Award. It was produced by former “What's My Line?” panelist Martin Gabel.]

Bennett Cerf is introduced by Francis as one of the “joys of Sunday night” and Random House publisher.  

John Daly (Host) hosted the Miss Universe pageant in Miami the previous evening.  

Johnny Olson (Announcer)

The Contestants

Drew Frazer sells Sauna Baths (Finnish Dry Heat Baths). He works for The Viking Sauna Company in New York City and his saunas sell for $1200 to $2500 and reach an average temperature of 185F to 190F.  Arlene Francis says that he builds them, but Cerf quickly capitalizes on her error and guesses he sells them.

Edward Arenson Jr. makes fudge at the New York World's Fair. He is known as 'Eddie the Fabulous Fudge Maker' and his candy business is in the Wisconsin Pavilion. He is originally from Toledo, Ohio, and is a pre-med student at Cornell University. The show runs out of time and no one correctly guesses. [The World's fair opened in April 1964 and closed in October 1965. The Fair was mentioned in episodes of “The Lucy Show” as well.]

The Mystery Guests

Ginger Rogers and Carol Channing are there to promote the fact that Rogers is replacing Carol Channing in the leading role of Broadway's Hello, Dolly! Their names are already on the chalk board as they enter and they put a check mark in a box above their name. The pair alternate answering in a squeaky, high pitched “Oui!” and “Non!” Bennett Cerf's wife is Rogers' niece, so when Cerf (not knowing it is two people) asks if she is related to his wife, Phyllis Fraser, Channing squeaks “Non!” The Broadway-savvy panel finally guesses it is a duo and their proper identities. Daly adds that while Ginger holds down the Broadway company, Channing will go on tour with the show, eventually to London. Ginger notes that they made the film The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) together. Carol says it was a terrible picture. She says they called it “Death of a Saleslady” and that they succeeded in closing RKO. “That's not easy for two little girls to do all by themselves.”  [In 1957, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz bought RKO studios, renaming it Desilu.] Cerf requests that the pair sing the last line of “Hello, Dolly!” together, which they do (in two vastly different keys). Carol credits Thornton Wilder (the playwright who created the character), Gower Champion (their director), and David Merrick (their producer) for their success.  

[In November 1965, Lucille Ball will impersonate Channing as Dolly Levi on “The Lucy Show” (S4;E10). Lucy Carmichael dressed in the character's costume and even sang a bit of the show's title song. Ball and Rogers did five films together at RKO in the 1930s. She would play herself on a 1971 episode of “Here's Lucy” (S4;E11).]

Lucille Ball signs in with her full name. She answers the questions with the same voice she used as Queen of the Gypsies in “The Operetta” (ILL S2;E5) and the fairy tale witch in “Little Ricky's Pageant” (ILL S6;E10).  Dorothy Kilgallen asks if she has bright red hair and Mike Douglas guesses Lucille Ball. Lucy is in New York City to work on the series premiere of “The Steve Lawrence Show.” [Airing September 13, 1965, the show only lasted seven episodes. Lawrence will appear on “Here's Lucy” with with his wife Eydie Gorme in 1973]. Daly tells viewers that Lucy's show [which he mistakenly calls “The Lucille Ball Show”] will be on a half hour earlier in the fall, moving from 9pm Mondays to 8:30pm.