"What's My Line?" (1950)TV-Serie 1950-1967

Directors:

Paul Alter
Frank Satenstein

Staffeln:

unbekannt

Premierendatum:

2. Februar 1950 (USA)

Genre:

Familienfilm | Gameshow

Plot:

Contestants with unusual occupations were interviewed by the panelists. Only questions that could be answered with a "yes" or "no" were allowed...

Plot Keywords:

Panel | Mask | Quiz Show | Non Fiction

Filmpreise:

Won Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

An urbane, witty, and entertaining program

Besetzung

John Daly	...	Moderator / ... (615 Folgen, 1950-1967)
Arlene Francis	...	Herself / ... (553 Folgen, 1950-1967)
Bennett Cerf	...	Himself / ... (481 Folgen, 1950-1967)
Dorothy Kilgallen	...	Herself / ... (454 Folgen, 1950-1965)
Johnny Olson	...	Announcer / ... (253 Folgen, 1957-1967)

Alternativ:

Occupation Unknown (USA) (working title)

Länge:

30 Min (876 episodes)

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss (1950-1966) | Farbe (1966-1967)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.33 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Drehorte:

CBS Broadcast Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Firma:

CBS Television

Dies und das:

In Arlene Francis's 1978 autobiography, she explains that the was hired as a panelist for the show from the very beginning. She said that she was supposed to appear on the first show, but was unable to attend that night, for some reason that she couldn't remember at the time she wrote her book. She makes her first appearance on the second show.

Dialogzitate:

Steve Allen: Is it bigger than a bread box?

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Wird parodiert in Down with Love (2003)

Soundtrack:

Roller Coaster

An urbane, witty, and entertaining program

"What's My Line" is one of my favorite programs. The host, John Daly, was an excellent host. He was erudite, respectful, and professional, unlike succeeding game show hosts, who, for the most part, try to be comedians. The panel was also insightful, witty, and humorous without being crude and trying to be funny. They were truly classy people. Even more important to me is to see the civility that existed on that program compared to current programming. It certainly was a different time in terms of respect, manners, and sophistication. As an earlier reviewer, game show formats now appeal to the lowest denominator. Noteworthy is the conduct of the audience. No loud cheering, yelling, and other obnoxious behavior on " What's My line".

How I miss the golden age of television...It was certainly heads and shoulders above most of today's programs which try to pass for entertainment. As we have progressed in so many areas in the past forty years. we have certainly declined in the quality, civility, and humaneness of that earlier era.