"Are You Over Five Feet Tall?"

This 1959 clip shows that the mystery-guest segment of the old What's My Line? show was harmlessly amusing. (Certain amusements, I'm saying, are definitely harmful.) If a present-tense show tried reviving this I'd probably watch. I chose this clip because Gore Vidal was one of the panelists, and because Arlene Francis says to James Cagney at the end that "you're a wonderful performer and we don't see nearly enough of you in films." A year or so later she starred with Cagney in One, Two, Three.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on February 16, 2009 at 10:33 AM

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TheCahuengaKid Author Profile Page says ...

Too bad Cagney retired early (for decades until RAGTIME) right after ONE, TWO, THREE...

Posted by TheCahuengaKid Author Profile Page at February 16, 2009 2:16 PM

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westegg Author Profile Page says ...

I'm glad YouTube offers a lot of clips from this program.

Cagney wrote, or at least collaborated on, a pretty interesting autobiography, CAGNEY BY CAGNEY.

Posted by westegg Author Profile Page at February 16, 2009 7:57 PM

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