Can you imagine this quality of television now? Me neither😢

What a charming, delightful person she was. Great interview.

Charles Laughton directed a magnificent movie called 'The Night Of The Hunter' starring Robert Mitchun, Shelley Winters and Liian Gish. Though, it flopped, today it is considered to be a masterpiece, a complex film blending noir, thriller and fairy tale elements (IMDB).

I see Elsa was born in 1902. Wild to see her very spry talking to Dick in the early 70s.
He had the most amazing guests.

She was beautiful and terrifying at the same time in “The Bride of Frankenstein”.
A wonderful actress, right up their with Ruth Gordon “Harold and Maude”.

Elsa was such a wonderful guest. She was also such a beautiful and talented lady. She and Charles Laughton were absolutely perfect for each other.

Let us thank the brilliant Mr.Cavett for SAVING his TV programs & then DONATING the huge collection ( over two thousand episodes) to the Library of Congress.

I loved her as a guest on I LOVE LUCY. When they each thought the other was a serial killer... Hysterical.

Elsa what an actress☘️💚

Her beautiful face never changed over all the years. :-)

She's so charming.  I've always loved her voice.

I still think of Elsa Lanchester as Katie Nanna in "Mary Poppins." Even though it was a small role, she gave excellent comedic timing about her tiredness and loathing of the Banks' children. I even like the scene where Mr. Banks helped Katie Nanna into a horse-drawn carriage. The sound Elsa made in contempt was hilarious.

She also had a tiny part in an episode of "I Love Lucy," where Lucy and Ethel thought Elsa's character was an axe murderer on a car trip to Florida. Both girls were horrified to hear on the radio about this crazy woman, and they thought they were next.

Elsa Lanchester portrayed herself as a charming, funny woman. I am glad Dick Cavett invited her to his show.

Such a great talent.  Very few of the actors today can even compare to our silver screen actors.

What a pleasure to watch two literate, witty, and talented people discuss a time when movies were more than episodic CGI, and literacy was not a dirty word!  What used to be...

Elsa defined the Bride of Frankenstein, visually. Her deep dark eyes, her nose and the shape of her face made the "monster" so beautiful, yet haunting all at the same time.

Miss Lanchester is utterly charming.

First time I have heard Ms.Elsa Lanchester being interviewed; entertaining and charming(somewhat old-fashioned today)

She was also great as Matilda in The Bishop's Wife (1947)!❤

Charles Laughton was the best actor ever and his role as Quasimodo was the most perfect performance in one of the most perfect and amazing films ever made.
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Every time I've seen her on screen, I always got a superlative performance.  She's a delight.