Episodes (53)

Special Community Chest Edition
S05E01 · Special Community Chest Edition

Sep 27, 1953

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Roy Campanella
S05E02 · Roy Campanella

Sep 06, 1953

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Ava Gardner
S05E03 · Ava Gardner

Sep 13, 1953

Ava Gardner takes her turn as the weeks Mystery Celebrity Guest while Steve Allen sits in as a guest panelist. The show was broadcast live just less than a month before the official release of John Ford's, "Mogambo" starring Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly and Clark Gable. Also, a Canadian man that worked as a African Guide and hunter, who was also employed as a movie consultant for 'Mogambo' was one of the early contestants.

Wally Cox
S05E04 · Wally Cox

Sep 20, 1953

Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of a man from Boise, Idaho who makes wooden Indians, a young woman from Buffalo, NY who repairs zippers, a woman who's the justice of the peace in Ohio, as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Wally Cox.

Lena Horne
S05E05 · Lena Horne

Sep 27, 1953

this particular show is about how the usual panel tried to find out the profession of a lady judge, a mud bath professional and a chicken pluckerer

Gene Autry
S05E06 · Gene Autry

Oct 04, 1953

Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of the second base umpire of the 53' World Series - Ed Hurley. It didn't turn out very well for the show because, Dorothy Kilgallen identified who the MR X was before the game even began. However, the four had a lot of difficulty figuring out the identity of a woman who smokes fish, followed by a difficult time identifying the celebrity mystery challenger Gene Autry. Finally, the four try to guess the identity of a female trapeze artists from California.

Edward G. Robinson
S05E07 · Edward G. Robinson

Oct 11, 1953

The first of five appearances that Edward G. Robinson would eventually make on the show, which also included two very funny and entertaining segments with two senior ladies, one being Dog Catcher and the other sells Mens Underwear while the final male contestant makes Bread Boxes.

Eleanor Roosevelt
S05E08 · Eleanor Roosevelt

Oct 18, 1953

Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of a man from North Carolina who makes chewing tobacco, a New Jersey man who sales bathtub, as well as, guess the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Eleanor Roosevelt. Finally, the four take their shot at identifying the occupation of a woman who writes television commercials.

Greer Garson
S05E09 · Greer Garson

Oct 25, 1953

Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of a woman from Baltimore, MD who is a barber for men, a man looking like Al Capone from Newark, NJ who manages a burlesque theater, a man who makes Halloween masks, as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger, Film actress Greer Garson.

Ezio Pinza
S05E10 · Ezio Pinza

Nov 01, 1953

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Lauren Bacall
S05E11 · Lauren Bacall

Nov 08, 1953

Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of a woman from NY who makes false teeth, a man who manages a girls baseball team, a man who's a TV gag writer for Jackie Gleason, as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Lauren Bacall.

Louella Parsons
S05E12 · Louella Parsons

Nov 15, 1953

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Van Johnson
S05E13 · Van Johnson

Nov 22, 1953

Panelists question an old lady who packs sardines, a horse feed bag maker, a hypnotist and, disappointedly, meet the week's would be celebrity "mystery guest", who had already been revealed previously in an magazine article.

George Raft
S05E14 · George Raft

Nov 29, 1953

Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of a man from the Ozark's who owns and operates his own cave in Missouri, a Georgia woman who sells garbage cans, a as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger George Raft.

Nat 'King' Cole
S05E15 · Nat 'King' Cole

Dec 06, 1953

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Dave Garroway
S05E16 · Dave Garroway

Dec 13, 1953

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Kirk Douglas
S05E17 · Kirk Douglas

Dec 20, 1953

Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Peter Lind Hayes, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of a man from Coldwater, Michigan who raises reindeer, a Texas woman who packs mistletoe, a NY city man who sells wedding rings, as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Kirk Douglas.

Steve Allen
S05E18 · Steve Allen

Dec 27, 1953

Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Peter Lind Hayes, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of a man from NY city who sells champagne, a man who makes ice bags, a New Jersey woman who's a complaint adjuster for Macy's department store, as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Steve Allen.

New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner
S05E19 · New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner

Jan 03, 1954

Steve Allen rejoins the cast of 'What's My Line?' as a regular panelists after a brief 2 week vacation, which also includes Dorothy Kilgallen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf who all try to guess the professional identity of a NY woman who's a dentists, a Chicago man who sales Marilyn Monroe calendars, as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger, the newly elected Mayor of New York city, Robert F. Wagner, Jr.

Ghislaine Alexander & Brandon de Wilde
S05E20 · Ghislaine Alexander & Brandon de Wilde

Jan 10, 1954

The first week that featured 2 mystery guests. Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of a man from Massachusetts who makes handcuffs. As well as, guess the identity of the first mystery challenger who was a regular panelist from the U.K. version of "What's My Line?", the second mystery challenge is child actor Brandon DeWilde of the movie "Shane".

Joan Fontaine
S05E21 · Joan Fontaine

Jan 17, 1954

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Guy Madison & Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
S05E22 · Guy Madison & Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

Jan 24, 1954

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Richard Widmark
S05E23 · Richard Widmark

Jan 31, 1954

Victor Borge joins the panelists of Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen and Arlene Francis to try and guess the identity of a man who prints parking tickets, a woman for Houston, Texas who hunts gorillas, as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Richard Widmark.

John Hodiak
S05E24 · John Hodiak

Feb 07, 1954

Guest 1: snake charmer; Guest 2: bullet proof vest maker; Celebrity Guest: John Hodiak; Guest 3: jelly bean polisher

Julius LaRosa
S05E25 · Julius LaRosa

Feb 14, 1954

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Lucille Ball
S05E26 · Lucille Ball

Feb 21, 1954

Deborah Kerr, of "From Here to Eternity" fame, to temporarily join Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen and Arlene Francis as a panelist for one week to try and guess the identity of a older who who sits on the movie censor board in Kansas, a man from North Carolina who's a sales maternity clothes, a man from Brooklyn who's a World Champion checkers player, as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Lucille Ball.

Helen Traubel
S05E27 · Helen Traubel

Feb 28, 1954

Panelists question a door-to-door brushes saleslady, a veterinary dentist, and blindfolded, try to identify the week's celebrity "mystery guest", a dramatic soprano and concert singer.

Andre Kostelanetz
S05E28 · Andre Kostelanetz

Mar 07, 1954

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Louis Armstrong
S05E29 · Louis Armstrong

Mar 14, 1954

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Fredric March & The Children of Dorothy Kilgallen
S05E30 · Fredric March & The Children of Dorothy Kilgallen

Mar 21, 1954

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Vaughn Monroe
S05E31 · Vaughn Monroe

Mar 28, 1954

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Janet Leigh
S05E32 · Janet Leigh

Apr 04, 1954

Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the identity of a female girdle tester, a sword swallowing elderly woman, a woman who manages a factory that makes boilers, as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Janet Leigh.

William Bendix
S05E33 · William Bendix

Apr 11, 1954

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Ed Wynn
S05E34 · Ed Wynn

Apr 18, 1954

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Arlene Dahl
S05E35 · Arlene Dahl

Apr 25, 1954

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Jeanne Crain
S05E36 · Jeanne Crain

May 02, 1954

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Gertrude Berg
S05E37 · Gertrude Berg

May 09, 1954

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Art Carney
S05E38 · Art Carney

May 16, 1954

Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professions of a young attractive blonde Italian woman from Pennsylvania who works as a traffic cop, a balding middle-aged man from Newark, NJ who makes, and distributes, hair growing lotion. A Philadelphia man who manages a pizza pie factory, as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Art Carney.

Ted Williams
S05E39 · Ted Williams

May 23, 1954

Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the profession of a man who's the head of the Army's uniformed guards, along with guessing the identities of a senior woman from Cranbury, NJ who washes cows at a diary farm, a young female exterminator from Massachusetts, as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Ted Williams.

Eartha Kitt
S05E40 · Eartha Kitt

May 30, 1954

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George Burns and Gracie Allen
S05E41 · George Burns and Gracie Allen

Jun 06, 1954

While Dorothy Kilgallen was away on an extended European trip, the daughter of the 33rd ex-president, Margaret Truman, joined Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf for awhile as one of the panelists who tries to guess the professions of a man who designs sewer manhole, a female war corespondent in Indo-China, a NY city man who's the house detective for the Astor Hotel, as well as, the identities of celebrity mystery challengers George Burns and Gracie Allen.

Les Paul and Mary Ford
S05E42 · Les Paul and Mary Ford

Jun 13, 1954

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Doris Day
S05E43 · Doris Day

Jun 20, 1954

Dorothy Kilgallen returns to rejoin her fellow panelists Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf who all try to guess the professional identity of a woman from San Diego who's a bricklayer, a Philadelphia man who manufactures dog muzzles, as well as, the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Doris Day, who makes her first TV appearance.

South Dakota Senator Karl E. Mundt
S05E44 · South Dakota Senator Karl E. Mundt

Jun 27, 1954

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Spike Jones
S05E45 · Spike Jones

Jul 04, 1954

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Willie Mays
S05E46 · Willie Mays

Jul 11, 1954

This edition of What's My Line had as panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Jack Paar, Arleen Francis, and Bennett Cerf. The contestants included an underwater ballerina, a race track bookie, and a very short segment at the end with a moth ball maker. The mystery guest was Willie Mays. Mr. Mays' appearance was what enabled me to date the show. During his segment, Arleen mentions that he hit his 31st home run that Sunday, and Mr. Daly mentions that the Baseball All Star Game will be played in Cleveland in 2 days.

Judy Canova
S05E47 · Judy Canova

Jul 18, 1954

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Dorothy McGuire
S05E48 · Dorothy McGuire

Jul 25, 1954

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Jayne Meadows
S05E49 · Jayne Meadows

Aug 01, 1954

Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf try to guess the professional identity of a man from Long Island who's the manager of Ulysses S. Grant's tomb, a man from South Carolina who runs beauty contests, an elderly Connecticut man who's a dog psychologist, as well as the identity of celebrity mystery challenger Jayne Meadows, who married panelist Steve Allen one day prior to the live broadcast of that night's show.

Eva Gabor
S05E50 · Eva Gabor

Aug 08, 1954

Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the identities of a man who's a professional wrestler, a woman from South Carolina who's also a professional wrestler, a female pretzel bender, as well as, the identity of mystery challenger Eva Gabor.

Howdy Doody and Buffalo Bob Smith
S05E51 · Howdy Doody and Buffalo Bob Smith

Aug 15, 1954

Fred Allen debuts as the new permanent member of the show, replacing panelists Steve Allen, and alongside Dorothy Kilgallen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf tries to guess the professional identity of a African-American Air Force pilot, a man who runs a carnival skirt blower, a woman bill collector, as well as, the identity of mystery challengers Buffalo Bob Smith and Howdy Doody. While Steve Allen would still make random periodic appearances as a panelist on 'What's My Line?' from 1954-67, Fred Allen would remain a regular panelist on the show until his death 2 years...

Johnnie Ray
S05E52 · Johnnie Ray

Aug 22, 1954

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Debbie Reynolds
S05E53 · Debbie Reynolds

Aug 29, 1954

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About

What's My Line? Season 5 (1953) is released on Sep 27, 1953 and the latest season 18 of What's My Line? is released in 1966. Watch What's My Line? online - the English Family TV series from United States. What's My Line? is directed by Franklin Heller,Frank Satenstein,Paul Alter,S. Robert Rowe and created by Franklin Heller with John Daly and Arlene Francis.

As know as:

What's My Line?(English), What's My Line?(French), ホワッツ・マイライン(Japanese), Occupation Unknown, What's My Line?

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United States

Language:

English

Production Companies:

CBS Television Network, Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions

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