What's My Line? - Charles Atlas; Jane Powell; Jack E. Leonard [panel] (Jun 10, 1956)
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- MYSTERY GUEST: Charles Atlas; Jane Powell
PANEL: Dorothy Kilgallen, Jack E. Leonard, Arlene Francis, George Axelrod
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How lovely was Jane Powell! And that signature was amazing.
It’s just so amazing to see and hear all these legends from the past ……… such a privilege …… they don’t make them like that anymore😪
You are so spot on.
''...they don’t make them like that anymore...'' Sometimes that's a good thing. My mother could not tolerate
Jack E. Leonard, and I must say I am agreeing with her. I get what he does, ( I'm from the Don Rickles generation)
I simply don't like him.
Jane Powell is simply lovely. She truly lights up the room.
But Jane lied about not knowing if she had a film in release at the movie theatres on Broadway. At the time of this WML show Jane had lost her MGM contract and had not had a film in release for over a year and there was no prospect of one going into release anytime soon. He movie career was in free fall and it would be another year and half before she had any film in the theatres... and it turned out to be a box office flop at that. No wonder she was cagey about answering the question about her film career.
@@jackjules7552 Who cares. She sure was a honey.
Yes, Jane was a honey. and a beautiful singer. Many people cared about her continuing in films but it just wasn't to be. @@MOGGS1942
I loved how Jane Powell signed. her name.
I love how she signed. her name. too. 😂
Me too. I actually paused the video to marvel at it
Every comic book I ever read had an ad for Charles Atlas...he's an original, and led the fitness movement.
dannydoc1969 Kicking sand
No implements, just 'Dynamic tension'.
You couldn't open a Marvel or a D.C. comic book without a Charles Atlas ad when I was a kid.
Jack Lalaane was the original Physical Fitness Leader.
@@richardmilliken8705 I think Charles Atlas came first but I could be wrong
Miss. Powell’s signature was absolutely beautiful!
I LOVE Jane Powell's signature. I wish George Axelrod had appeared more often. He was a sweetie
When she signed in, the way it started out reminded me of a symbol we would see about 40 years later-the symbol Prince would use instead of his name.
I like to see the way people used to dress in those days. They respected themselves and others. I am not saying that we should back to wear ties and heels all the time, but nowadays a lot of people dresses as if they were to wash the car.
When was the last time you saw man or boy in a simple tie and jacket while dining out?
Wearing a coat and tie was NOT considered getting dressed up but rather just good manners in some situations.
That time is gone and I don't think it shall return. for better or worse.
I disagree. This was a fancy show. Actually in those days it would have been considered square or excessive to wear a dress coat like these men. Business men often wore plain suits, but many Americans in the 1950's embraced casual-wear very much... Now jump to the 70s and you have something there.
@@MrJoeybabe25 What happened was a blend of classes. The upscale places where boys used to wear a jacket and tie to eat, now belong to a more narrow group of people, if you'll pardon the expression. Men and boys never dressed like that to have a casual meal. Only on a special occasion or if they were part of high-society.
@@MWood-ry8uu Casual wear was a big part of the 50's, but just my personal experience....men would typically wear jackets and ties (especially when dining) but not always, certainly some situations called for dressing down.
But it was not uncommon to to see me in ties and jackets and women in dresses and skirts as ordinary street wear in the 50's and 60's.
@@MrJoeybabe25 in Bennett Cerf's interview once, he said that in the early years on the show they wanted all of the guys to wear dress coats and fancier clothes, but later he and John were able to get away with a regular suit jacket. He liked that because after the show he could take off the jacket and go around without looking out of place.
It is amazing how witty and off the cuff those old Hollywood celebs were. Nothing like the self absorbed zombies we have today. Loved seeing an older and distinguished looking Charles Atlas. It was very apropos that Arlene Francis guessed him an outdoorsman.
I only put this on to watch Charles Atlas and I ended up watching the whole thing! It's a pity they ran out of time for the last one. Also, it's nice watching a panel show where nobody is getting criticized or bullied for the benefit of the audience and viewing figures. Ah, the old days...
Such a classy show.....I was 8 years old. when this aired. I enjoy watching one a night now... really takes me back. Thanks you for posting.
26 years old at the time, Jane Powell gave birth to her second child on 2/1/1956, about 4½ months before this aired. Say what you want about Charles Atlas. The top professional dancers also knew how to stay in shape.
@Lois Simmons: The show aired on June 10, 1956 and you report that Ms. Powell gave birth to her second child in Feb. of 1956. Correct me if I'm wrong but did not Mr. Daly say at 21.09 she had three children? If memory serves me right Ms. Powell had two children in a previous marriage (1951 & 1952).
the experts made fun of Charles Atlas and his "dynamic tension" until they discovered "isometrics"
I bought the Charles Atlas course many years ago and still have it!
It won't make you look like Arnold- like Tarzan, maybe!
yes..Natural
What a great show. Charming, funny people. All in the infancy of television. What happened?
Jane Powel is still alive as of March 7, 2020 age 90
She 91. Way to go
92 now
Sadly we lost her on 16th September 2021🥺
As someone commented, Charles Atlas looked small compared to today's bodybuilders, but his program is still sold and he was active until his death at 72. Maintaining for the most part his physique.
I believed he lived longer than 72.
@@dancelli714 You're right. He died in 1972 at the age of 80.
Cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene and it’s more complicated cousins (anabolic steroids) makes a “big” difference.
@@mikejschin Yes, he died aged 80 on December 24th, 1972, from congested heart failure in Long Island Memorial Hospital. I was very privileged to have known his son, Charles Atlas Jr (1918-2008).
Indeed! Even during Arnold's Golden Age of Bodybuilding, Atlas looked tiny. Ronnie Coleman is the greatest Bodybuilder of all-time. He is 5'11" tall at 292 lb of Muscle with 3% bodyfat. Ronnie won 8 Mr Olympias in a row. czcams.com/video/ZP3ju1Fdgdw/video.html
Jane Powell is a Doll!
Wow. George Axelrod just crushed that one.
He sure did! And I thought he was going to do it again with the next challenger. In all, Mr. Axelrod was an exceptionally good panelist.
I agree that it is amazing to see so many famous people that came on this show that so many of us grew up with if not directly in the films then on television and when I was a kid I actually love this show
I like this George Axelrod. He seems a little awkward and nerdy. He would have been fun to talk to.
Have adored Jane since seeing her in het 1st movie Song of the Open Road. Had honor.of meeting and talking with her back in the 60's when I organized Key to the city of Buffalo being presented to her. She was as warm and sweet as she always appears on stage and screen.
Arlene Hodges I love Jane’s movie Song Of The Open Road!!! I had always wanted to meet Jane, but I’m 13 years old and I only discovered her about a year ago. Too bad I wasn’t born earlier.
I agree, he's obviously a brilliant guy.
He's GOT to stop making those annoying faces. I had to stop watching. I couldn't stand it.
Cute smile by Dorothy Kilgallen at 6:57 !
Charles Atlas was a good-looking guy!
Jane never looked more beautiful in her entire life. She was never noted for her beauty bu much more for her abundant TALENT. She was a TERRIFIC SINGER, could hold her own DANCNG with Fred Astaire, and a gifted comedienne.
Speak for yourself! I always considered her pretty and charming in a youthful, girlish sort of way. Just like Debbie Reynolds.
@@thebeatnumber Indeed! They were both extremely cute & charming.
I love how Dorothy always politely raises her had to ask questions of the guests, after their line has been established, instead of just blurting out the question when John or the guest is talking. When people just blurt out things, it makes it so we can't hear anything, and we probably miss some cool stuff. She raised her had at the very end of the show with the woman who dove into water with a horse, but there was so little time John didn't call on her.
Richard Wielgosz ~ She often goes unrecognized at the end. It’s typically Bennet Surf that’s blurting out questions. He might start with, may I ask a question but, he never waits for a reply. He simply, as you say, blurts out his question leaving leaving Dorothy with her hand raised. Also, Bennet, being the narcissist that he is, often talks over John as well...not allowing John to finish what he has to say about the special guest.
Jiminy Cricket, this is one heck of a terrific show!
Amen, Stelphe!
The second challenger said that she was from Woodland Hills, California. There is an unusually high number of actors, actresses and other show business luminaries who drew their last breath in Woodland Hills. It is the location of the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital, a service of a fund on behalf of members of those two entertainment media.
Among the more famous people who passed away while a resident there: Bud Abbott, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Mary Astor, Jerry Colonna, Ellen Corby, Bob Cummings, Yvonne De Carlo, Fred de Cordova, Tom Ewell, Norman Fell, Larry Fine, Max Fleischer, Hoot Gibson, Harold Gould, Jean Hagen, DeForest Kelley, Stanley Kramer, Ken Maynard, Joel McCrea, Hattie McDaniel, Donald O'Connor, Susan Oliver, Madlyn Rhue, Mack Sennett, Norma Shearer, Jay Silverheels, Jan Sterling, Regis Toomey, Forrest Tucker and Alan Young.
Jane Powell is the BEST!
She died today
Mr. Atlas is 64 here and you can still tell he is pretty big because of how his suit fits him. Probably a solid size or 2 larger to accommodate his shoulders judging on the waist of his coat.
If you built your size naturally without injecting ten thousand miligrams of anabolics into your body, you will still be pretty big once you are older as long as you don't let yourself go. Most people let themselves go as they get older and become a weak mess. And if you built your body on steroids or trt, you better hope you would be able to afford those things for life because once you stop taking them your body will shrink.
A wonderful Italian-American. He was used to healthy eating.
On the West coast,there was the remarkable Jack Lalayne who epitomized health as well.
@@Kaledrone Ronnie King Coleman is a cripple from lifting heavyweights, even when he was injured. He has had over 13 back operations.
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Loved her in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers . . .
Me too, but I was more looking at the brothers!
Even MORE in ROYAL WEDDING. "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You, When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life? §;^D
That's my mom's favorite movie
SBFSB surprised me that it was so good. Enjoyed the singing and dancing.
This truly was the golden age. Every one of the panelists dressed elegantly and tastefully in appropriate evening wear. Everyone's manners were impeccable. They were urbane, sophisticated, convivial and utterly charming. How can anyone watch this and not lament it's loss? Certainly, evening wear is not appropriate for wearing day to day, but it's not that much trouble to put on a sports jacket and/or tie now and again.
It isn’t lost. Formal affairs, both real and on television (internet), still exist. But if it were lost I would not lament its demise. Society and technology has progressed; smart phone and watch clearly being more utilitarian than a bow tie and tux, and inclusion of people other than white, upper middle class or higher, middle aged persons
@@igkoigko9950 Good manners and behavior, and erudition, transcend race and always have. 'Ghetto' behavior, again regardless of race, while so much in vogue today, is less desirable.
I think they were more aware that they were coming into people's living rooms on a Sunday evening to be pleasant company.
Always remember, though, that broadcast radio, TV, and all social media was and remains an artifice to an extent. These are presentations for an audience's consumption. How these people handled their private lives, how they behaved to each other off camera, we'll never really know. They present as people you feel you know, and that you'd like to spend time with. That kept advertisers happy and funded the production.
I've known George Axelrod as a playwright for decades but have never seen him before. I was expected some dumpy middle-aged chain smoker. Imagine my shock! I thought he was a great panelist and wish he did more.
He took the game seriously.
Agree, he was excellent!
Jane Powell was a fabulous dancer.
Mr. Axelrod looks a little like Jack Larson (Jimmy olsen)
Jane Powell: always my favorite
JANE POWELL TURNS 90 NEXT APRIL...HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANIE GIRL....
Wow! Just Wow! THE GOD of physical fitness!
An early fitness pioneer yes,
but Eugen Sandow was the father of modern bodybuilding.
laggerg No, Atlas is "modern bodybuilding" if you're going to be specific. Eugene is just the first.
I knew his son, Charles Atlas Jr (1918-2008). He was a wonderful man and told me some stories about his famous Dad.
@@NotHarpoGroucho Eugene Sandow worked his entire body and sculpted it into a master piece. Atlas is carrying water and over 20% bodyfat. Charles has no 6-pack abs what-so-ever. Forced tension does not work the entire body like weights & machines. It's night & day. czcams.com/video/ZP3ju1Fdgdw/video.html
So that's Charles Atlas, now I have a face to go with the name.
Jane Powell, the most lovely eyes in the business
Jane Powells writing is soo beautiful
Jane Powell was very pretty & a wonderful actress 😊
George Axelrod made an excellent panelist.
I don't share the dislike of Fat Jack. He did waste a bit of time when questioning Charles Atlas, but otherwise, he was quite well behaved - in particular, his final question for Jane Powell was actually quite charming.
Arlene’s dress. Loving the sleeves. OMGosh!! Adorable!!!
Everybody is so slim well dressed well spoken and polite WHATS happened ! .
How come they did not recognize such ICON? CHARLES ATLAS WAS A ROLL MODEL FOR ALL NATIONS IN THE WORLD.
Maybe because he has clothes on
His advertisements were of him as a younger man.
That's what I was wondering
Igal Flint he was 64 at this time. Most popular in the late teens and early 1920s. This is a good 30 years later. That’s why he didn’t reveal his name. He then would have been recognisable.
Yes, he definitely was a role model...
Funny Charles Atlas look like a normal guy -- not the pumped up specimens we see today in Body building. Natural or otherwise,
Aha we never saw his body!!!!-----------
Charles Schwartz - Who was the panelist between Arlene and Dorothy?
Shirley Rombough George Axlerod. Writer, producer, and director.
He was 63 in this episode. To see how muscular he was, just google him. He was world famous at one time.
@@sbalman 63? I would have thought early 50's. Very handsome gentleman!!! ❤️
Finally i see the man behind Frank-n-Furter's Seal of Approval
Wow Charles Atlas...right up my alley. What a treat to put a face to a name..I LOVE this show
I was so sorry when I saw that she died just a few days ago (Sept.16, 2021)!
I liked Leonard. Thought he was very funny and clever. He had a charming smile.
Well Ms. Powell joined Ms. Arlene in the 90 years plus club .
I lived in Apopka, Florida for 12 years.
Charles Atlas use to advertise in the back of comic books
I liked Jack Leonard's remark to Charles Atlas: "I didn't recognise you with your clothes on!" (ha ha)
lOl! 🤣
Jane is still with us. She was married to the child actor, Dicke Moore.
Jane Powell is and always will be a beautiful woman. Jack E. Leonard is great too. He mentioned the song number they did in the film. It was a great part of the film. Jane Powell really showed off her beautiful legs and figure in that film!
George Axlerod was adorable
At 17:25 did John Daly snort with laughter
Yes, yes he did
Yup! 😝
Atlas episode --- the panel failed to pay attention to the line of questioning by the first panelist's questions, which would have set them on a direct path to what Atlas' profession was. Instead, the were asleep and got lost.
Miss Powell is absolutely adorable !!!
Powell had the cutest little shape ever and such a cute FACE.
Comments left on prior version of this video:
Todd Brandt 1 year ago
George Axelrod was a quite charming and very good guest panelist. Did he ever join the panel again?
What's My Line? 1 year ago
+Buffoon1980 Guess I was remembering wrong! Glad you're enjoying the shows. :)
Johan Bengtsson 8 months ago
I agree, he was intelligent and asked good questions.
Todd Brandt 8 months ago
Arlene and Jane Powell seem to be having a sleeve showdown!
Todd Brandt 8 months ago
Dorothy was uncharacteristically off during the Mystery Guest segment. It had already been established that the MG was blonde, and not a 20th Century Fox player, yet she guessed Debra Paget -- who was brunette and under contract to Fox.
Jimmy Flanagan 6 months ago
Never heard of Jack Leonard but I found hin very funny
MediaGold 4 months ago
Ditto for me as well!
TheGadgetPanda 1 year ago
Jack E. Leonard has to have been the most consistently annoying panelist they ever had. He just bugs me.
Robert collins 1 year ago
I found Wally Cox, Hal Block and Grouch Marx just as annoying.
Rikard Peterson 1 year ago
I enjoyed his contribution, but I can totally see how he could be annoying. Wouldn't want too much of him.
What's My Line? 1 year ago
I'm just noticing this comment about Groucho being annoying as a panelist. Really?!? I'm heavily biased, as a life long Marx Brothers fanatic, but I thought Groucho's first appearance on the panel was the funniest WML show I ever saw. Yes, he derails the program, but he's doing it on purpose, unlike panel members like Cox who killed the shows they were on simply because they were pure dead weight.
CC-Tron 1 year ago
+What's My Line? After watching the Wally Cox panelist episode again. He was definitely slowing the show down on purpose. He was in his Mr. Peepers character that entire episode. Groucho just completely ruined the celebrity guest segment all together.
Johan Bengtsson 8 months ago
Jane Powell is still alive and will be 86 years this year. The movie she made with Jack E. Leonard in 1953 was "Three Sailors and a Girl".
Johan Bengtsson 8 months ago
This is the first time a guest signs in as "Mr X. 2:35
joed596 5 months ago
thank you :-)
The signature is so affectatious.
I saw it and wondered when Prince was on.
Robert Price Is there anything about “stars” that isn’t or isn’t supposed to affectations? I happen to love beautiful handwriting and especially enjoyed it.
Sarah Detwiler married Eugene Charles "Gene" Hart (1931-1999) who was well known as "the voice of the Philadelphia Flyers".
40 feet on horse back into water?????? you just described the getaway scene after the bank robbery in your average Western!
I have always wondered how such a diminutive person had such a dynamic voice like Jane Powell. "7 Brides for 7 Brothers " is one of my favorite movies of all time!
"Bless your Beautiful Heart......."
mia sententia 🦂🥂
Are you a blonde...Sometimes- how real!
Elocution is a lost art
I understand times were different, and things vary based on local, but as someone who's been riding horses since I was quite young, it's so painful to watch/hear about people doing this -- the danger to the horse (even trained). They're not designed for this. It just breaks my heart to pieces. ----------- In other aspects, I absolutely loved this episode and I really am enjoying George Axelrod as a panelist. He's very entertaining.
I agree with every word you posted. Times were different, I hope it's not done any more. And George Axelrod was outstanding!
JANE IS ADORABLE.
That last guest was hardcore!
Miss Francis always looked amazing and dressed beautifully. Unfortunately on this particular evening she barely had room to sit at the table properly due to the width of her sleeves.
You nailed it. She was so beautiful in this show but that ridiculous dress distracted from her. Arlene as a blonde was just gorgeous.
Quite amazing to see Charles Atlas in person...he was almost mythical at one time.
Jane Powell is STILL ALIVE! As of October 1st, 2018.
And still today
@@4seeableTV At 90.5
And now (91 years)!
@@paulrollins2414 Still going on August 12th, 2020!
Sorry, I see that she died on September 16,2021.
The face Jack E. Leonard makes at 13:13.....😆
Jack E. Leonard first time on panel ... and first three (including Ms Powell) were obviously chosen because of two male panelists (both under muscular, Jack bald, and he knew Jane)
Jack Leonard was driving me nuts on this show. He is so winded and never gets to the point. He's so hell bound on every bit of laughter that the game is second to him.
I thoroughly enjoyed his presence. He was very entertaining.
Well put....the guy can be quite annoying.
@@waldolydecker8118 He pales in comparison to Groucho. When Groucho appeared, his attention-getting antics were most annoying in his attempt to steal the limelight.
@@jessebaldwin2661 - True..Groucho was even worse - which when you think about it, is saying alot, lol
@ZoneFighter1What do you think of Groucho Marx? 😄😄
RIP Ms. powell
Jane was a good friend with Debbie Raynolds , at times enjoying ridding the bicycles along with Debbie around the movie business properties ha ha ha... funny stuff indeed. Jane still as fit as a fiddle !!! Just turned 90 !!! Very Long Live sweetheart !!!!
George Axelrod - grandfather to Critical Role's Taliesin Jaffe!
the problem with Charles Atlas' participation is that they didn't decide what he does: trains himself for show, trains others, manages a gym. He can wear a suit when he manages. He can train a person outdoors. etc.
I bought a Charles Atlas body building kit.. It took me two weeks to get it out of the box.
Jane Powell was fun. I didn't recognize her name. She started her career at an early age:
"Through her adolescence on the MGM lot, Ms. Powell made friendships with young stars including Elizabeth Taylor. 'I was a bridesmaid at her first wedding, and she was one at mine. I'm glad we stopped it, or it would have become a full-time career,' Ms. Powell joked of her five marriages and Taylor's eight."
Leonard is mastering the John Daly doubletalk in the first segment. XD
You people may not like Leonard...but everyone on the show seems to enjoy him and I thinks hes hilarious!
What they left out was that the tank contains WATER.
Saw the diving horse many times at Atlantic City Steel Pier in the early 60’s.
Miss. Ann Curuthers was giving Mr. John Daley those eyes! 👀
Jack E. Leonard is very FUNNY !!! I got a kick out of seeing Charles ( Angelo Siciliano ) Atlas. 1892-1972.
Dives on horseback 45 feet into a tank on horseback. Guess PETA wasn't around in 1956.
I love it when someone comes onto panel as a guest -- They feel they have to talk only in high-brow language. I saw an episode with Johnny Carson on the panel and you could barely recognize him from the way he talked.
Charles Atlas’ grave is in Queens, NY near my grandparents graves.
She is gorgeous
Jane Powell lived to be 92.
I’m wondering,how many gowns the ladies own. Love them all!
BODYBUILDER CHARLES ATLAS
MAKES WIGS
DIVES 45 FEET INTO TANK OF WATER ON HORSEBACK
He knew who he was from the get go 💪
Jane's foot-pop at 21:35 ❤
Too funny when Anne Carrothers (wig maker) is signing in and Jack E. Leonard says, "and a phone number." She had such a sweet and sexy voice! Yep...have to agree with everyone who says what a doll Jane Powell was.
We've come a long way. Back then IKE was in the White House and ELVIS was on the radio. Today, if you turn on a radio someone is swearing at you (rap "music") and we have a squatter in the White House.
Of course now I have to do a search on diving on Horseback into a tank
Charles Atlas was asked if he used any implements in his line of work and he said no. What are barbells etc if not implements?
An implement is a tool, something you use on something else, like, e.g., a writing implement is used on a piece of paper. Dumbbells aren't implements, they're just objects. All implements are objects; all objects are not implements. Are boxing gloves implements? :)
He used dynamic tension to build his body not weights
Fast Eddie.. ah, I see thanks. Explains his answer