To Tell the Truth - Gambling odds expert; Burlesque dancer (Apr 7, 1960)

one of these men is the world's greatest Authority on gambling odds what is your name please my name is Ernest e blanch what is your name please my name is Ernest e blanch what is your name please my name is Ernest e lanch two of these people are imposters only one is the real Earnest e blanch and is the only one sworn to tell the truth now here is our host Bud [Applause] ker thank you very much and welcome once again to to tell the truth and tonight we very warmly welcome the second of our two new sponsors Helen Curtis makers of Mighty Fine beauty products believe me there creators of suave hairdressing and conditioner and of course enden dandruff treatment shampoo now may I introduce our panel first Miss Polly Bergen next Mr donamichi then Miss Kitty carile and finally Mr Tom [Applause] Poston now panel will you please follow along with this first affidavit as I read it I Dr Ernest e blanch was formerly Chief statistician for the United States Army although I now head a company in Kensington Maryland which does all kinds of statistical research my hobby has long been the study of gambling and gambling odds I have studied and lectured on every form of gambling from horse racing and dice games to Bingo and pyramid clubs I have written three books Off to the Races the mathematics of gambling and a book which which points out how 50 million Americans gamble more than $60 billion each year its title you can't win signed Dr Ernest e [Applause] blanch three gentlemen first this evening panel and you heard them all claiming to be Dr Ernest blanch gambling Authority and as soon as they are comfortably settled let's begin our first round of questioning tonight with Polly Bergen Polly thank you bud number one what are the odds on a roulette table on what number well how many chances do you have to hit a number one chance and 36 um number two are there any other chances to win on the roulette table yes there's the zero and double zero number three uh what are the odds on a on number five on the dice table number five on the dice table yes coming up yes if you wanted to take odds on if you wanted to uh to bet odds on your on Place ODS on your bet take 32 32 uh number one um in the uh slot machines what are most of the slot machines set at in a in a a regular fairly legitimate gambling establishment most of them take U about uh 40 or 50% damichi number two what uh what difference would odds make uh in the double O and single o system in roulette off hand I don't know number three what difference would they make yes in the odds no difference in the odds number do you understand my question some games have double O and some games have single o and it wouldn't make any difference if there were double number one well there'd be one extra number uh number two what are the odds and craps in favor of the uh uh uh the shooter you mean in seven or 11 no just the odds in favor of the shooter what are what are his odds of winning what are his chances of winning about four to one number three one to one how big you part even number one he dice or doesn't have any chance to win number two what is meant by odds [Music] on Kitty car what did you say number one doesn't have any chance the die throw doesn't have any chance of winning number two is it true that in a gambling house it is perfectly uh it is perfectly sure that if the house is honest uh they don't have to cheat because they're going to make the money anyway that's right uh number three which game would you consider has the best odds for the player of all the game crap Spicer number one would you say that bridge or Canasta has more chances in favor of luck or skill I don't know number two do You Know Rich number three would you do Tom post gosh I I I seem to have gotten a lot of boy that answers are not really let me see number three what were you saying Tom well they seem to be they seem to be saying funny things all three of them from time to time number three please let me get this maybe I can nail them what is Green Sheet number three what is Green Sheet yes it's a Tip Sheet do you know what a green sheet is number two besides a Tip Sheet not except A Tip Sheet uh number one in printing uh book Printing and Publishing so what's a Green Sheet do you know Green Sheet no do you know number one where the government Farm is in Maryland no you know where the government agricultural station the farm is in Maryland number two pardon me Elon number three do you know another uh location possibly for that farm I do not do you know number three well do you know numbers 1 2 3 and four on the panel that is all the time we have for questioning and it's time to vote so will you kindly Mark your ballots without consultation and as you do so you will select of course number one number two or number three and the panel of course each time they vote incorrectly will lose $250 which will be awarded to our challenges for every incorrect vote everybody mark their ballots I'm doing over here everybody ready okay poly whom did you vote this time I voted for number three um the odds about being even at the at the Trap table threw me a little bit though he did say that the best chance of winning the mor ODS for the player were at the craft table and that is true so I voted for him but they I don't know it was a very difficult choice for me okay Don your vote I voted for number three although there was I uh I don't understand that that single o and double O makes no difference in the roulette game does but Kitty which one did you select this that well I voted for number two uh I do believe that there's more skill to bridge than canasto although I didn't ask any of the others that question and I didn't understand anything about crap because I don't know how to play crap Tom which one do you think is the real one I would for number one but all all because the one to one odds and crap there's no house alive that would play that kind of a game I don't think that's what number three said and number one said there was a difference of one number in single o or double O but I don't know what he meant by that I guess I don't know who to vote for does that mean is that a number the straight line is the shortest distance between our reasoning and our decision well here we are now and uh we come to our own special little moment of truth on this show each time we do a round of these and this is it as we're about to find out which one of these gentlemen is the real gambling Authority so will the real Dr Earnest e blanch please stand [Music] up [Applause] well thank you sir you fooled free out of the four but Tom you nose right into a winner there what particular hunch yes P you have a question I just wanted to know if number one gambled occasionally I I sort of got the impression that you didn't really gamble that you made a study of it but you hadn't actually played yourself is that I gamble occasionally uhhuh says it very tentatively yes I know well let's find out about the others now number two would you tell us your real name and what you really do please my name is Dr James J Flynn I am an associate professor of history and government at forom University and our privilege to have you here sir number three your real name and what you do please my name is Richard Duboce I am a professional magician I appeared on television for 5 years as the magic clown what he's trying to tell you is being a magician he doesn't have to gamble you understand the odds are all in his favor well let's check up our score now and see what we have we have one two three incorrect votes at $250 each for a total of $750 from Helen Curtis not bad gentlemen I'm sure you'll agree and on your way out there's a gift uh package of fine beauty products from Helen Curtis for your ladies thanks for being with us hope you had fun good night and good luck now panel let's meet our next team of challenges [Music] what is your name please my name is Libby Jones what is your name please my name is Libby Jones what is your name please my name is Lippy Jones panel will you follow along with your copies of this Avid David please I Libby Jones am a college graduate for the past 4 years I have been an exotic dancer in burlesque I also lecture to Lion's clubs rotary clubs and Chambers of Commerce on burlesque dancing panel you heard these three Charming ladies all clim to be Libby Jones dancer and sensus taker let's start this round a questioning with Tom Poston Tom it's me a is there a reason for coming to me first for burlesque no reason at all number three tell me in a burlesque comedy sketch what is a rave a rave is a uh Applause message I'm sorry what an Applause method thank you uh number two who is peanuts Bond do you know no I'm sorry I don't do you know where the burles theater is in uh Pittsburgh um the casino no I'm sorry I don't offhand recall the street do you know number one where the burles theater is in St Louis I'm giving everything in the world away here AR it number three we'll leave you to your memories Tom hly Bergen [Music] please all right fly downtown pleas number one uh who really originated the strip tea boy it started years and long time ago I I don't know the exact name number two would you know uh perhaps Gypsy Ros Lee I would say number three what is the difference between uh a a a stripper and a strip teas well actually they're synonymous uh the excuse me the stripper is the noun and the strip is the the method oh I see number one uh do you have to belong to uh do you have to belong to anything um particular take a test of any sort a specific test to become a census taker well you have to take a a test down at the Census Bureau number two do you have to belong to Civil Service you are temporarily um Civil Service employ during the time that you are sensus taking all right uh donamichi please number two what did you major in school English literature number three how many census takers are there I don't know number one I don't know number two I'm afraid I don't either uh number three if uh if you go to someone's home and they say they have children in boarding school uh do that count does that count uh in your report or uh at where they take it at school uh it's taken in the report in your report number one no it's taken at the school just who is living at April 1st in the house KY car I'm terribly sorry I haven't been able to concentrate at all I want to know whether you went to these burles places as a performer or a viewer didy Tom is not a challenger you have to question these over here I refuse to answer on the number one where is the burles house in Boston well it was the old Howard now it's the Howard Casino it's in downtown boss thank you number two uh there was a prenses thing sent out to Housewives and householders do you know what color the paper this was on green number three right that's it time is gone again and time now to cast your ballots as you did before and as you did before will you kindly vote for number one number two R number three okay everybody Mark Z you mark your balance oh my gosh can't go everybody had does he have to make a choice cuz he'd like all three I know he would all right which one do you think is the real one well first of all I'd like to know how kitty knows where the burles house is in Boston the whole places Boston yes I really would and I'll speak to you about that later I voted for number two I may have been fooled I I know that the number two the Gown is is a um an exotic dancer's gown that I know now I voted for it because of it assuming that it belonged to her and it probably doesn't you probably got it out of costuming Don which one did you select I voted for number one I didn't get a chance to ask the question number two I know that the children in boarding school would not be listed uh as living in the home that I know I voted for number one because I do believe the house in Boston is the Howard I never played it Polly I [Music] think clear [Music] better as a householder I got one of those pre census forms and it was printed on beige paper maybe they do have green ones but mine was beige oh really and finally author of a new book the odds and burles tomost that's it I did it again I voted for number three and uh the reason thank you for saying that because I remembered that mine was sort of gray beige you know fool scap beige color and she did confuse me though I thought number two knew a lot and I finally realized what number three meant when she said Rave it it's different though it's different a rave well I'm not going to give away any information here all right now let's find out how well we did and I hope you're checking up at home as you guess and play along with this there as we trust you do each week let's see which one of these three Charming ladies is the real dancer sensus taker so will the real Libby Jones please stand [Music] [Applause] up one quick question does the Gown belong to you no it doesn't after all it is it is a an exotic dancers gown isn't it yes typically but not the type I wear I see or don't [Music] wear number one you tell us your real name and what you do please my name is Dorothy Whitney I sell clothes that women's habit dases and I graduated from vas thank you and finally number three your real name and what you do please my name is Jean nirenberg and I'm a registered nurse in New York City thank you all very much and hope you enjoyed your visit of us we enjoyed having you here and check the score we find there were three incorrect votes at $750 again from Helen Curtis and of course on your way out a gift package of all the fine beauty products from Helen Curtis thanks so much good night and good luck to [Applause] you and now panel let's meet our third team of challenges what is your name please my name is Nicholas monserat what is your name please my name is Nicholas monserat what is your name please my name is Nicholas monserat a final affidavit panel will you follow along please I Nicholas monserat am a novelist of my 12 published novels the two most popular were written on subjects I know firsthand my seven years in South Africa gave me an insight into the drive for equality and Independence of the African people it resulted in my novel The Tribe that lost its head my years in the Royal Navy on Convoy escort Duty in the North Atlantic during World War II provided the background for my most popular novel which was subsequently made into a motion picture the cruel sea signed Nicholas monserat and you just heard three disting English gentleman all claimed to be Nicholas monserat famous author novelist and we will start this round of questioning with Kitty Carlile Kitty thank you bud it's a great privilege to question you gentlemen um number one uh how far is Johannesburg from Durban from Durban yes I've flown that several times I can't remember fan tell 700 miles um 7 uh 680 uh could you tell me uh 400 miles um number one what is the name of the president the premier of South Africa uh the the president premier of South Africa uh Fair vote number two wh sorry Kitty Tom it is my turn mhm thank you let me see number uh three did you ever have a play produced on Broadway no no number two either no number one either no okay then I won't ask you who the producer was right fell right number three can you imitate the bosen's pipe and a royal Navy vessel when a captain comes aboard can I imitate it possibly it's a little Captain he's coming up number three I'll ask you about po more question thank you bud pardon me number one uh who produced the cruel seed who produced the the movie do you mean yes the J aror rank organiz J Authur Rank by the way it was a brilliant movie whichever one of you it is uh number two who starred in the picture you starred in the picture you starred in the picture yes um there were so many characters the do do you mean the um the part that was played the leading character bson Captain Erikson yes the the star yes in the cruel St was kept [Music] donamichi I pass thank you B all right number three what is the lowest uh officer rank in the British Navy uh well as midshipman then as the sub Lieutenant number one what's the lowest rank that's correct uh M's the lowest in sublant number three and number two what what's the highest uh uh rank officer rank admiral of the fleet uh number three what are G Gall well a g as were is a kitchen on board ship number one yeah the kitchen Kitty we started with you didn't we oh yes I'd like back you already I'm sorry no I'm sorry no more time I'd like to ask him questions too we don't have time it is time now for you to vote on the skipping knowledge that you obtained that time because the questioning was short due to our time running along here so will you kindly Mark your ballots and in so doing vote for number one number two or number three everyone voted no I certainly haven't all right okay Tom have you voted oh bud have I voted have you voted all right poly for did you vote well I know everybody yells at me when I say this but I really mean it I really think it's number two but there was something first of all number three answered one question quite differently from the others which I thought was awfully courageous of him and so I voted for him struck out on his own but when when he asked about the galley Don they immediately assumed Galley in a ship rather than the gal's uh of a book and being a novelist I was rather surprised that one and three didn't come up with that definition Don your vote yeah I was too so for that reason I voted for number one that's reasonable I thinking for anyone keny what is your vote I voted for number three first place because I think as a writer he's probably a purist and they said GLE which is on a ship and not GI which are novels furthermore he was the only one that said that Durban is 400 or 450 mil perhaps between Johannesburg and Durban I think that's correct finally Tom your vote I hate to correct you kitty but he said GLE yes he did and the one I voted for number three said you mean a GLE yes right so I don't know why I voted for him well it's three to one in favor of three one for one and nothing for number two let's find out now whether we're right or wrong as we discover which one of these gentlemen is the famous novelist so with the real Nicholas monserat please stand up thank you sir it's a real privilege to have you with us tonight we have read you and we trust we will for many years to come thank you uh number one did you have any postart questions well a slight one I was put off from number three because he pronounced his name slightly different from the other two chaps which is fine now but I thought it was strange Str it first it was Strang it first but it's not now number one tell us your real name and what you do please uh my my real name is Lord Malcolm Douglas Hamilton I'm the former British Member of Parliament thank you sir have you and number two sir your real name and what you do my name is Robert wimbush I import British automobiles uh made by The Roots group The Hillman the Humber in the Sunbeam well we thank you all it was fun for us and I trust it was for you and seconding we find there were one two three correct votes this time only one incorrect for $250 from Helen Curtis and a gift package of those fine beauty products from Helen Curtis for the ladies in your lives good night gentlemen thank you so much that's all we have time for tonight panel except paully I don't think it'd be fair to send you away without reminding you as I'm sure you knew that Jack Hawkins was the star's name you were seeking yes I knew who it was he didn't know who it was I know why why did you tell me like I didn't know what is your name please uh wait a minute uh I'm afraid we have no more time so good night F night this is BU here saying good night to my new sponsor Curtis and reminding you to tell the truth good night everybody to tell the truth is mar Bill prodction Association of Cs television network Ward by Passion of the Four Season Knoxville [Applause] to tr brought to you by Helen Curtis makers of fine beauty products creators of end andman shampoo and swab hairdressing and this is burn Bennett and good night fromen Curtis

Channel: To Tell the Truth (CBS)

Views: 31,529

Keywords: To Tell The Truth (1956) (TV Program), Bud Collyer (TV Actor), Kitty Carlisle Hart (Film Actor), Polly Bergen (Theater Actor), Game Show (TV Genre), Episodes (TV Program), Polly Bergen, Don Ameche, Kitty Carlisle, Tom Poston, Nicholas Monserrat, The Cruel Sea

Id: b0hZO_IaOV4

Length: 24min 50sec (1490 seconds)

Published: Thu May 04 2017