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What's My Line? - Cyril Ritchard; Robert Preston [panel] (Dec 22, 1957)

What's My Line?

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MYSTERY GUEST: Cyril Ritchard [Australian actor/director, best remembered for his role as Captain Hook in the Mary Martin musical production of "Peter Pan"]

PANEL: Arlene Francis, Robert Preston, Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf
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20 Comments

@justjackcorgi2002 11 years ago

Lt. John Tuck, Jr. was my father. The Antarctic and IGY studies (including photos of my dad) were featured in Life Magazine and National Geographic, possibly helping in his being quickly identified.
As all of this occurred long before I was born; and with his passing when I was a teen, I treasure this clip.

@Eddy438 9 years ago

When Dorothy said that Mr. Preston was better than all of them, she was only speaking the truth.

@thunderball6908 2 years ago

I am so, so glad they kept Robert Preston for the film version of The Music Man. It is one of my favorite older musicals.

@Wizardofgosz 8 years ago

Wow. Robert Preston plays a helluva game!

@thomtlc2 7 years ago

Bennett asks: "When do you think we will reach the moon?" The guest felt an unmanned landing could occur within a couple of years, but could not venture a guess as to how long before a human might get there. And here I'm watching this on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

@bluecamus5162 4 years ago

From the Dartmouth archives. --- "John Tuck Jr, was born in 1933. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1954 after which he went on active duty in the Navy's Civil Engineering Corps. He served aboard the icebreaker "Edisto" in the Arctic before volunteering for Antarctic duty. In 1957, he was among a group that became the first to reach the South Pole on foot since Scott in 1911-12. Mount Tuck in Antarctica was later named in his honor. After leaving the Navy, Tuck became a geography professor at the University of Wisconsin and later the University of Georgia."

@kennethbutler1343 8 years ago

Who in 1957 would have thought it would only be 12 years to send men to the moon?? Amazing that we accomplished it so fast.

@ToddSF 10 years ago

Robert Preston appears to be quite smart and I'm delighted to know that about him.

@kitty3863 6 months ago

What a delightful and distinguished actor Cyril Ritchard is!!

@SuperSusieBell 6 months ago

What a wonderful childhood memory seeing Captain Hook again and it’s true he was the most delightful villain to us kids!!

@user-ud1zw5ly9d 1 year ago

Please keep giving us these. What’s my line programs.

@Bonobanos 7 years ago

listening to cyril ritchard speaking reminds me of how british australians used to sound

@alskndlaskndal 9 years ago

Bennett wondered when it would be possible for a rocket to reach the moon--it turns out, the Soviets did it just two years later. The Americans got there in 1962.

@worldnotworld 3 years ago (edited)

7:42 "... I'd have another part of my anatomy..." – incredible!

@downtownjennybrown 10 years ago

John sneaks this one by after the introductions: "...we'd like to see The Music Man have some TROUBLE." Ha!

@MrWmJosephSmithIII 10 years ago

Robert Preston was always so charming.

@tracygaluszynski1868 3 years ago

Robert Preston is too good.

@jenbirdscully 10 years ago

I love when Arlene can't keep it inside. "OH I KNOW WHO IT IS!" Hee hee.

@brianobrien7983 4 years ago

Robert Preston was such a charming man!

@kateluxor2986 9 years ago

Robert Preston was hot that night! He made some great guesses. Smart fellow. I really liked the guests on this one: The lieutenant was very nice, the rocket designer was pretty interesting and they both had a sense of humor. The psychiatrist was nice, too. Loved Cyril Ritchard- he was funny! Actually the whole gang had me cracking up throughout the whole show. Great episode!