What's My Line? (TV Series) Theatrical Group Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller and Dudley Moore & Robert Goulet (1962) User Reviews

John Daly is congratulated for his new baby boy, barely 6 days old!

[hottline · 28 March 2006]

Young John Warren is celebrated by his father, John Daly, distributing cigars which Bennet Cerf holds up at the end of the show while wishing John ten more in the next ten years. Dorothy Kilgallen chokes during her opening introduction of Bennett Cerf, almost as if she had one drink too many. I generally enjoy watching the panel adjust their hair or clothes, or even better, watching Arlene Francis or Dorothy Kilgallen stare at the guests as they walk off stage. Arlene was overly chatty with the celebrities (more than the usual one celebrity guest on this episode), and Dorothy seemed impaired, losing her scarf and asking questions even though she had lost her turn. Bennett Cerf loudly sneezes just as the last contestant is to be questioned by Buddy Hackett. The beauty of watching these shows is the insight one can gain from each celebrity discussing an upcoming schedule. It is also interesting to grasp a feel for how life was back then, in this case late 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. This show was always good for scheduling guests who had just helped an astronaut fly in space or a nuclear submarine make its maiden voyage...or just showcasing the new Miss America. Tonight's last guest created crossword puzzles, some for the New York Times.