She had a sophisticated sexiness that you don't see much anymore these days. Beautiful classy lady/
@vitalyjohnson3514
3 жыл бұрын
she soiled my jockey shorts
@stacy7122
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely agree with you on that 😊
@angelthman1659
7 жыл бұрын
Arlene Francis was very witty. Her lines constantly crack me up on What's My Line.
@protamine4
4 жыл бұрын
When the guest was Black Beaver, a Native American Marine Corps fighter pilot, Arlene told him, "Black Beaver, you can refer to me as White Mink!"
@vitalyjohnson3514
3 жыл бұрын
When Arlene is on, I got my clicker in one hand and in the other my.......... would u like some cheese whiz?
@Dathan
12 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful classy woman. Her son needs to do a full length documentary on her while he can and media is still available.
@vitalyjohnson3514
3 жыл бұрын
I came for Arlene
@zzzut
10 жыл бұрын
Class is spelled A-R-L-E-N-E.
@vitalyjohnson3514
3 жыл бұрын
A-R-L-E-N-E-'S-P-U-S-S-Y
@cyndifoore7743
5 жыл бұрын
Arlene was all the things said about her. Ive been watching ‘What’s My Line’ and now as an adult I have a new appreciation for the show and especially Arlene. She’s brilliant! She knows what questions to ask and she’s witty and beautiful as well. Her son must be so proud of his mom.
@trysometruth
5 жыл бұрын
The majority of the panel line ups on What's My Line were incredible -- just four good-humored, graceful, ferociously intelligent people. And Arlene was a joy every time.
@censusgary
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been watching some old “What’s My Line?” episodes, and Arlene Francis was the soul of the show. She was charming, smart, and always elegant. One in a million.
@bettycogswell9851
4 жыл бұрын
I just came across this woman maybe 3 months ago on What's My Line. I love her and the show. I am addicted to it. Arlene was a woman I would love to have had as a friend. I just loved her wit and personality...
@AllenMQuinn
8 жыл бұрын
It must be such bliss for Dorothy, Bennett, John, and Arlene to be looking down and seeing What's My Line is still super popular today and attracts young people (and even younger) to this day.
@BBCHZ
6 жыл бұрын
@Harold Potsdamer - Awwwe, don't be a killjoy!
@nowvoyagerNE
5 жыл бұрын
i believe people are in what could be called an unconscious state after they die and will remain in that state until the resurrection. even if you believe that people are immediately conscious in heaven upon dying, i don't believe that they look back to what is happening here on earth. they are much too blissfully happy to bother with earthly matters. when their friends and loved one arrive in heaven, they will have eternity to catch up on what's new.
@meowpower08
5 жыл бұрын
Harold Potsdamer man I don’t believe in god either but you don’t have to be an ass to people trying to be positive damn
@ronnieb1837
4 жыл бұрын
@@nowvoyagerNE I too believe we fall into an unconscious state after we die and will remain in that state until the resurrection. I also believe that the day before the resurrection we'll be given temporary 'starter' wings, a beautiful bible (signed by you know who!), and a packet of McVitie's chocolate biscuits. I can't wait! SMH...
@nowvoyagerNE
4 жыл бұрын
@@ronnieb1837: it's too bad your smart-assed rhetoric won't get you into heaven. at least you won't be cold where you're going. have a nice day.
@iamintheburg
12 жыл бұрын
The most gracious and lovely tv memory of my childhood, that's Miss Arlene. I loved me some Dinah Shore, but this 5 year old in Wytheville adored - ADORED - Arlene Francis....then I started first grade, and our love was restricted to holidays and summers. I'll always love you, Arlene!! Spectacularly special !
@vitalyjohnson3514
3 жыл бұрын
I remember a pic of Arlene taped to my dog's back!
@watchlistener
4 жыл бұрын
2:58 "Probably the preeminent intelligent female contestant in the history of television"??? With all due respect, her contemporary Dorothy Kilgallen was equally intelligent. I love them both! ❤️
@vitalyjohnson3514
3 жыл бұрын
Yep but Arlene has something that makes you want to crush her muffin!
@augerontgen8240
9 жыл бұрын
The charme of Arlene Francis works throughout these old film material even today. She is a true beauty. And her panel is nearly ingenious. I in fact watch this instead of the current TV-Program an feel entertained much better.
@geraldinefields1730
6 жыл бұрын
Auge Rontgen I agree. Arlene Francis was a class act all the way.
@vitalyjohnson3514
3 жыл бұрын
Arlene could perform an act on me anytime.
@joannescholes3742
4 жыл бұрын
ARLENE FRANCIS WAS THE B E S T👏. FOREVER REMEMBERED🙏 FOREVER MISSED🌹 FOREVER LOVED❤️
@rbilleaud
10 жыл бұрын
Beautiful and classy lady. She was one of those who kept her good looks even in older age.
@MICHGO1
6 жыл бұрын
SHE LOOKED BETTER THE OLDER SHE GOT.
@waynej2608
4 жыл бұрын
She certainly did. Very elegant lady. Very attractive and sexy, too.
@vitalyjohnson3514
3 жыл бұрын
She made my dog's pin.kthing pop up!
@EDH1712
15 жыл бұрын
Ditto what's been posted. I especially loved seeing those candids of her with her family. One can't help but adore her.
@TheBatugan77
5 жыл бұрын
Her beauty came from within. That's why it...and she...endured.
@malcolmbryant
12 жыл бұрын
Amongst her many other qualities, Arlene Francis has that extremely rare quality (shared for example by Grace Kelly) of becoming even more beautiful as she got older.
@vitalyjohnson3514
3 жыл бұрын
I CAME for Arlene
@melancholiac
3 жыл бұрын
I'm not surprised!
@dianawardrip5171
Жыл бұрын
I do not agree. They did not become more beautiful as they aged, neither one.
@WhatsMyLine
10 жыл бұрын
This is just wonderful. I'm just stumbling onto this video 4 years after it was posted. Peter Gabel looks just like Martin (except for the long hair). Thank you for sharing it.
@iamintheburg
9 жыл бұрын
What's My Line? I was thinking the exact thing, he is a copy of Martin Gabel. By the way, thank you for suggesting, a few months back, that I read Lee Israel's DOROTHY KILGALLEN. It's a great read and a good addition to my shelf, there beside 2 books by Arlene and Kitty Carlisle's autobiography.
@eepanusstar5940
6 жыл бұрын
same here-as soon as I saw him-just like Martin.
@vitalyjohnson3514
3 жыл бұрын
Arlene needs to handle my glue gun.
@gemoftheocean
3 жыл бұрын
Don't know why Peter Gabel is still in hippy mode.
@thejonquil
13 жыл бұрын
Arlene Francis. I knew there was a great deal of substance and intelligence with her. One could not help but to like her and I did very much. Class does tell.
@ringbolt9
12 жыл бұрын
love her on wml . her voice is so puurfect and classy sounding
@waynej2608
4 жыл бұрын
Terrific voice, among her other impressive attributes. She had it, going on. 😍
@vitalyjohnson3514
3 жыл бұрын
She guzzles the old jism.
@tigergreg8
12 жыл бұрын
I've watched many of these old shows because they are interesting to watch and the people I'm not familiar with but have heard of. I have found by watching that Arlene Francis was an extremely well spoken intelligent individual.
@ElmerCat
14 жыл бұрын
I remember in even in her later years, Arlene continued to do occasional television commercials, often accompanied by her dog, "Missy".
@windstorm1000
13 жыл бұрын
I love everything about Arlene!! Such a pleasure to watch on WML and elsewhere. Elegant, fun, intellligent, warm--what' s not to like about Ms. Arlene? Oh, and lovely to look at and a beautiful cultivated voice that avoids snobbiness, cuz she's the real thing.
@dennisroyhall121
3 жыл бұрын
A godsend! Wonderful! Thanks a million for this!
@michaelmiller1215
6 жыл бұрын
Peter, cut that silly hair! You look nothing like that handsome young man who was the ‘Mystery Challenger’!
@pianoman551000
5 жыл бұрын
He's identical to his father in looks. I agree --- cut that hair!
@libertyann439
4 жыл бұрын
I like his hair. So there!
@waynej2608
4 жыл бұрын
I think his hair looks cool.
@vitalyjohnson3514
3 жыл бұрын
Arlene needs her beaver crushed!
@Magnetron33
5 жыл бұрын
Arlene seemed to be beautiful in every way a person can be beautiful. What a great personality!
@libertyann439
6 жыл бұрын
It was amazing to see how much she really was into. I only knew her on WML. She had a flirty mischivious side that was part of her charm.
@cdh79
5 жыл бұрын
being from Europe (and born quite a few years after the show ended), i never knew "What's my line" until about 3 or 4 weeks ago.. since then i can't stop watching the episodes on KZitem, and a major part of the shows charme is what Arlene contributed. She's just so smart, classy and delightful.. (which the other panel members were as well, but her humour and personality just stood out a bit more).
@poetcomic1
12 жыл бұрын
Classy dame! I remember her son when he was a contestant on What's My Line and a guide to the 1964 World's Fair. I see he has a 'different look'. Yawn.
@wholesomesweetness86
15 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely superb! Wish it were longer! Breath taking to see footage from "Blind Date" according to Imdb all footage from that series was believed to be lost. Thank you roots66 for all your fabulous posts. Love Miss Francis!
@LearnAboutFlow
5 жыл бұрын
While the WML panelists were generally intelligent, what people fail to realize is they were given hints about what line of questioning to follow by the producers, which is really cheating. If you watch the shows closely you will see this time and time again, like when the guy who taught butchering at San Quentin was on - within minutes there was talk of 'a building' where 'people slept' and then 'penal institutions'. It is doubtful such conclusions would have been reached if they weren't coached.
@lakewalker11
11 жыл бұрын
She had a sophisticated sexiness that you don't see much anymore now days. I remember when I was a teenager she was in a TV production of Laura that seems to have completely disappeared, but she was hotter than the star. Beautiful classy lady.
@carolelizabethjohnson1130
7 жыл бұрын
Only 1. Never will be another ~Arlene Francis... I rest my case.
@4seeableTV
6 жыл бұрын
I hope Martin knew how good he had it.
@vitalyjohnson3514
3 жыл бұрын
When Arlene comes on, my dog rubs one out. The spot where he laid became wet with a slightly fishy smell.
@jamesedinger4956
5 жыл бұрын
Arlene had such a beautiful speaking voice...oozing with charm and intelligence
@Framblott
12 жыл бұрын
Oh Wow! Is that Arlene Francis at 0:40 ? I never knew she was such a doll ! She and Kitty Carlisle--charm, intelligence and beauty.
@frastephen
11 жыл бұрын
My earliest memory of Arlene Francis is as a host on the great MONITOR - and I thought of her then as a nice "old lady" -- now when I see her here on KZitem on WML I can see what a beautiful, witty, intelligent and sexy lady she was! I was born too late ....
@tuner1972
Жыл бұрын
Arlene Francis is a national treasure.
@YellowstoneBound1948
9 жыл бұрын
I confess to having a major crush on Arlene as early as 1956. Not only was she elegant, but she had charm. And, even at the age of 100, she was a great beauty.
@LaptopLarry330
8 жыл бұрын
Arlene Francis was almost 94 years old at the time of her death in 2001.
@gottamatch
14 жыл бұрын
WOW thank you so much. What a smart and gorgeous woman she was.
@NoName-yb1iv
7 жыл бұрын
Just realized that Arlene looks a lot like Dame Helen Mirren and, to a lesser extent, Dame Judith Anderson!
@paulpaddie9944
6 жыл бұрын
I thought the exact same thing about Arlene Francis looking a lot like Helen Mirren.
@nowvoyagerNE
5 жыл бұрын
you need corrective eye glasses.
@Celisar1
4 жыл бұрын
No Name Only if you close your eyes and think of someone else.
@thomasmirtin2428
3 жыл бұрын
She had a sophisticated sexiness that you don't see much anymore these days. Beautiful classy lady/
@MySpace662
13 жыл бұрын
There is only two words to describe Arlene Francis ! Beautiful and witty.
@YellowDogTV
15 жыл бұрын
I love Arlene even more after seeing this! Thank you for posting!
@7JANEWAY
6 жыл бұрын
What is this from? It looks like a clip from a longer documentary, hosted by Vicki Lawrence.
@aalievenables5539
2 жыл бұрын
I reckon so beautifull an smart she looks lovely with blond hair so beautifull same with Dorothy to I love that show
@hifithepanda
14 жыл бұрын
What documentary is this from? Thanks for sharing it! Am I wrong or is that Vicki Lawrence narrating at the end?
@elfowl6873
5 жыл бұрын
Remember this wel, though I was a boy!!! Love Arlene and I miss her!!!.
@ElmerCat
14 жыл бұрын
Before Dove soap was introduced in the 1950's, they ran a "mystery name" advertising campaign and Arlene was the spokesperson. In the lead-up, the wonderful new soap was described, but people were left guessing as to what the name would be. When the big day finally arrived, Arlene made the announcement to the world on live TV, but she pronounced the name wrong, using a long "O" sound (the past-tense verb). As a result, her job as a spokesperson for Dove took a dive!
@DWilliams-ce8nb
Жыл бұрын
Arlene Francis. Pure charisma.
@jennytawler7492
5 жыл бұрын
She really had it all - intelligence, wit, class, looks, charm, and apparently a happy marriage to boot.
@applesway75
11 жыл бұрын
She was just so Amazing..i wish GSN would bring back the episodes of What's My Line
@Someman1209
4 жыл бұрын
She was delightful.
@douglasthompson9482
6 жыл бұрын
A beautiful lady...
@ReasonQuest
Жыл бұрын
I feel I was cheated in that I only first met Arlene Frances on the syndicated version of What's My Line in the late '60s. I had no idea who she was. I thought they just found some woman to be on the panel, like maybe she had connections--maybe she knew someone. Now, I am addicted to watching the KZitem videos of the original WML, and I am obsessed with her! She was an amazingly bright, beautiful, funny, smart woman!
@carlhedelius2759
4 жыл бұрын
She had that wonderful "trans-Atlantic accent!
@windstorm1000
13 жыл бұрын
@delightfulstar Wonderful post--all those adjectives describe Arlene beautifully--thank you.
@13loomisst
14 жыл бұрын
Very interesting (plus, Arlene in a bathing suit--). Thanks very much.
@sandrashevey8252
3 жыл бұрын
I worked with Artlene on `Emphasis` one of NBC`s last live radio shows. Arlene was one of 5 presenters. The others included Barbra Walters, Frank Blair, Dr. Joyce Brothers and Bill Cullen. Peter Flynn and Leonard Probst were the producers and Peter hired me. He might have hired me because of where I came from. My home town was Ludlow Park, right around the corner from Mt. St. Vincent (which is where Arlene went to school) Arlene was a bit of a phony. I thought Walters was more real. At least she`d insult you to your face. One never knew what Francis said behind your back. Dr. Joyce was probably my favourite along with Frank Blair. Arlene did not write her own pieces. This was the job of someone named (I think) Lenore Hershey. So if and when Lenore was late there was a terrible panic. Often Arlene wold show up (at the studio) in curlers. I remember she left the show while it was still going and I was still working there. As a going-away gift I gave her a single rose. She kindly accepted it but reacted in a way as to suggest she thought I was buttering her up.
@kasperjoonatan6014
Жыл бұрын
OMG Peter Gabel years after the world's fair - sandwich man -thing.. and what a hair. And looking so much like his dad.
@cbass2755
Жыл бұрын
I love this women…classy lady and great on WML. So beautiful in her gowns…
@Tuning_Spork
12 жыл бұрын
Brett Somers!!! Wow, that's a name from the '70s past. She was Jack Klugman's wife, as I recall. I don't know what else she did, but she was a brilliant Match Game panelist. She adored, and egged on, Charles Nelson Reilly whilst putting Richard Dawson in in place on occasion. Loved Brett!
@VahanNisanian
10 жыл бұрын
As an Armenian myself, she was well-worthy of being called "The Amazing Armenian".
@TheBraveIntrovert
9 жыл бұрын
***** What about the Kardashians...?
@VahanNisanian
9 жыл бұрын
Purple Capricorn Hardly.
@basilmarasco1975
4 жыл бұрын
@@VahanNisanian Val Avery?
@vitalyjohnson3514
3 жыл бұрын
she needs her lawn mowed in the most serious of ways.
@patcurrie9888
Жыл бұрын
@@TheBraveIntrovert Bah haha, they can't hold a candle to our Arlene.
@akrenwinkle
Жыл бұрын
00:19 Kind of looked like Shelley Winters' honeymoon.
@MICHGO1
6 жыл бұрын
ODD THAT THE ANNOUNCER OF WHAT'S MY LINE, OR THE PRODUCER COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING OTHER THAN "THE DELIGHTFUL STAR" INTRODUCING ARLENE.
@TheBatugan77
4 жыл бұрын
Odd that you don't shut up.
@carolineorchange21
14 жыл бұрын
vicki lawrence, i believe, is the narrator.
@sageywavey
4 жыл бұрын
3:51. God almighty. What I would give to kiss that woman.
@roots66
14 жыл бұрын
It was on GSN a while back, maybe a year and a half ago. They did a few docs on the history of game shows, and this one focused on the pioneering ladies of the genre. Dr. Joyce Brothers and Betty White (emphasis on the H in wHite of course!) were also featured...probably Brett Somers too though I can't recall for sure.
@waremblem3405
6 жыл бұрын
What was "It"? (first word.)
@Whitzardable
11 жыл бұрын
I came here for Arlene Francis, but i just can't let go the unknown psycologist on the next segment, it's killing me to know how'd she reinvented the role of the everyday contestant. Any leads?
@roots66
11 жыл бұрын
Just look up Dr. Joyce Brothers.
@iamintheburg
9 жыл бұрын
Whitzardable yeah, she won tens of thousands of dollars, answering questions about boxing, of all things : unheard of in 1950's culture for a little woman to know boxing ( or have a Ph D in psychology ).
@Craig70130
Жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Peter Gabel
@kasperjoonatan6014
Жыл бұрын
😥
@fliegeroh
5 жыл бұрын
And she was very sexy in her screen debut: "Murders in the Rue Morgue." The lady could pretty much do it all.
@libertyann439
4 жыл бұрын
A real class act. Charming and funny!
@Msubulldogs09
4 жыл бұрын
Is Vicki Lawrence the narrator?
@sharksport01
4 ай бұрын
She was almost as beautiful as Edith Bunker.
@sweiland75
11 жыл бұрын
I only knew of Arlene from What's My Line. I didn't care much for her persona there but I like her more here. She also look better with darker hair.
@weatdamal
15 жыл бұрын
Wow thanks for posting!! Definite *favorite*
@waremblem3405
6 жыл бұрын
3:00 Dicey conclusion. Arlene had the great natural gifts of grace and common sense, but was lapped by the sheer intellectual power of her co-panelist, Dorothy Killgallen --- who in turn could be extraordinarily graceless and who possessed very little wit, whereas Arlene's only problem in this respect was that she had so much, she would occasionally swing and miss, big time.
@dcjohnson2208
Жыл бұрын
I began to lose all respect for Arlene in WHAT’S MY LINE. You can see very clearly she cheated with her mask always tilted so she could see the Mistry Guest. Bennett Cerf NEVER CHEATED! His mask was always centered correctly. I’m an octogenarian.
@fonso1030
26 күн бұрын
That’s a pretty petty reason to lose respect for someone as well rounded and cultured as Arlene Francis.
@dcjohnson2208
26 күн бұрын
@@fonso1030 It reveals the core of her character.
@bbt5358
5 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️ 05/17/19
@jaybaker149
5 жыл бұрын
I have had a crush on Arlene for quite while!
@sageywavey
4 жыл бұрын
God she was wonderful.
@ambrosejoseph4843
5 жыл бұрын
That’s her son?
@tporchia6663
5 жыл бұрын
Lovely lady. I think she could have done anything.
@constancedurieux6752
11 жыл бұрын
Oui je dirais même sublime .
@philconner3946
Жыл бұрын
Most people don't realize that back in the late 30's, Arlene was a member of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre group. She once recounted in an interview how, one night, she was rehearsing with other cast members for one of Welles' Broadway productions while Orson and other members were off doing the Sunday night Mercury Theater On The Air on CBS Radio. As it turned out, that particular night, the radio broadcast was the infamous "War of the Worlds" episode. She recounted Welles and John Houseman racing into the theater in a panic because of the havoc the show was supposedly spreading nationwide as well as authorities and angry listeners wishing a word or two with them. She added that, needless to say, rehearsal was cancelled.
@xenafan234
7 жыл бұрын
I wonder if this is from "That Certain Something" The Doco on Arlene.
@patcurrie9888
Жыл бұрын
Arlene was a class act. She was my favorite on What's My Line? Loved her heart necklace so much I got one for my wife for our 25th. My wife even puts her solitaire diamond inside sometimes like Arlene did. It was a shame that she got alzsimers(sp).
@frederickcombs8661
5 жыл бұрын
ARLENE HAD A GREAT AGENT
@jg0582
11 жыл бұрын
elle était Sublimissime ! dommage qu'il faille en parler au passé !
@sandrashevey8252
2 жыл бұрын
She attended Mt. St. Vincent (my local convent, we lived in Ludlow Park) and Finch Finishing School, It shows!
@marybetoo
6 жыл бұрын
I loved/loved Arlene Francis. She's so beautiful. I Googled her heart pendant just recently and the info was sweet and sad.
@nowvoyagerNE
5 жыл бұрын
of course you could explain it here, but no...you're having too much fun baiting us and withholding information. sad.
@TheBatugan77
4 жыл бұрын
@@nowvoyagerNE Why don't you withhold your breath for a year or so, you clod.
@nowvoyagerNE
4 жыл бұрын
@@TheBatugan77 : twerp.
@nowvoyagerNE
4 жыл бұрын
@vestiphobe : es&d
@nowvoyagerNE
4 жыл бұрын
@vestiphobe : don't other to explain it at this late date. in fact i don't care for this woamn or her husband or why he gave her a diamond heart pendant. but i do care about people who play time-wasting games on you tube. *DUH* --i do have Google, and i bet i can out search you any day. the bottom line is, when i look up something, i share it with others, i don't waste people's time hinting at information. let's all grow up, ok people?
@FloatingOnAZephyr
Жыл бұрын
She was wonderful. There was so much wit, reading and culture there, with such self-assured charm, all whilst lacking any sort of malice of discernible ego. She let others have their place and never felt encroached upon. She took the compliments on her personal and physical qualities in the spirit they were intended, and proved that a woman doesn't have to fight against being a woman to be the most respected person in the room. She could teach charm as a university major, but used it to generously delight and entertain all those around her, not to seduce or compete for attention. A very classy woman.
@tomgrimes8379
2 жыл бұрын
The soundtrack that plays in the background sounds like an accidental bleed-through of crossed wires. It's dissonant to the point of distraction and thus adds nothing to the presentation.
@ameroux
14 жыл бұрын
This is wonderful! Thanks for posting it. Arlene Rocks!
@over50andfantabulous59
Жыл бұрын
A true lady.
@TheVerbalVolley
6 жыл бұрын
Arlene Francis was the second lady of television, behind Kitty Carlisle. Kitty was the doyenne of game shows...People would watch To Tell The Truth just to see what Kitty would wear that particular day, and if she was not on that night, many simply changed the channel.
@acastrohowell
Жыл бұрын
12/22, I watch “what’s my line” and love Arlene Francis
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