To Tell the Truth - Melvin Purvis, the FBI agent who caught Dillinger (Sep 24, 1957)

[Music] what is your name please my name is OA Gomez what is your name please my name is Olga Gomez what is your name please my name is Al the G two of these people are imposters only one of them is the real Gomez and is the only one sworn to tell the truth and here is our host Bud ker thank you very much good evening and Welcome to our little game of deliberate misrepresentation wherein our panel Endeavors to figure out which one of three Challengers has sworn to tell the truth to tell the truth is brought to you each week by jaral America's number one tonic the high potency tonic that helps you feel stronger fast and now let's meet our cross-examiners what is your name please my name is Polly Bergen my name is Ralph Bellamy my name is Kitty carile and my name is high [Applause] Gardner now these three ladies all claim to be Olga Gomez only one of course is the real Olga Gomez the other two of Milly assumed that identity and they do not have to stick to the truth now panel in front of you there is a copy of an affidavit will you please follow along with your copies while I read I Olga Gomez was born in Havana Cuba but now I live in New York City I once worked in a lery shop but now I am a dance instructor among my pupils have been General MacArthur's son and actor salino I have also danced with Freda stair signed Olga [Applause] Gomez our panel as I said these three ladies all claim to be Olga Gomez dance instructor only the real Olga Gomez is required to answer your questions truthfully you will each question until you hear this signal and then at the end of the questioning period you'll be asked to register your vote for the one who in your opinion is the real alga Gomez and we'll begin this evening with Polly Bergen Polly uh number one what is the latest la dance craze well uh moringo uh number two could you tell me how tall is Sal Mino he's the B 5'8 number three could you tell me what is Tony DeMarco's wife's first name Sally uh number one uh when did you dance with Fred a stair well this was about um 5 years ago why well there was a party being given I know some people you know in Show Business and and uh there was a party being given in Long Island and I was invited to it oh I see and I danced with him Ralph bamy uh number one will you say in Spanish uh I am happy to be on the to tell the truth program oh number two will you please say it the same thing I'm happy to be on the to tell the truth program number three will you please say it um number one um what you can at least tell us which one is right you know what is the name of um the fort across the bay in Havana I don't know number two do you remember well I left Havana when I was there number three do you know uh you mean Maro Castle yes thank you Kitty car number two uh you worked in a lerie shop uh denier indicates What In Stocking the weight and which is the number three which is the uh the lighter stocking what does the number go up or down for denier uh I believe it goes up it goes up the heavier stocking is a a bigger number yes number one they say mo that most ballet dancers are very bad bullroom dancers when you dance with Mr stair did he step on your feet not at all he was a good dancer very good number two what is the difference between the chaa and the Mambo oh there a big difference the chaa is U is one dance and the m is another one all right hi Gardner uh number number three uh what are the two famous outdoor nightclubs in Havana umop and um s uhhuh number two uh Maro Castle uh which you didn't remember having left Havana when you were a little girl is one of the sites in Havana now is it still being used as an army base a naval base or is it just for sightseers I believe it's for sightseen number three would you answer that um I'm is gone I'm sorry we can't wait for the answer it's time to vote panel with no further answers and no further questions and without consult ation will you mark your ballots and select number one number two or number three remember the team of Challengers will get $250 for every incorrect vote are we all set Polly you are for whom did you vote I voted for number two because she seemed to know the least amount of answers and I always think that a good dancer doesn't have to be a good conversational all right Ralph your vote number three oh she knew everything well number three seemed to have the most floyed Spanish and she was the only one who knew about moral castle and those things that go up in stockings that kitty asked about that I don't know how about it Kitty your vote number two she answered it wrong Ralph well I thought she answered it wrong number three and also number two Spanish contrary to what Ralph thought number two Spanish seemed to me the most authentic not that I really know and high Gardner your vote please I voted for number three number one I don't think we got any answers out of because we didn't ask any questions number two uh uh made me wonder when she didn't know about Maro Castle because I think that they're brought up on Maro Castle in Nana and number three did know the answer and furthermore Maro Castle is a naval base so I gave it to number three good sound reasoning you have therefore our votes and our reasons now we're going to find out which one of these lovely ladies is the dance instructress so will the real alga Gomez please stand up [Music] thank you very much number one would you tell us who you really are and what you do my name is Judith Gilman and I'm a music student and number two what about you my name is Mercedes book and I'm a [Applause] housewife Kitty you see what good it does as women to know what denya means going up and down well he must have been wrong well I just want to caution Ralph not to give any nylons for Christmas uh there were exactly two incorrect $250 each for a total of $500 from Jal thank you very much ladies hope you had fun we did good night good luck now we'll introduce a new set of Challengers right after this challenges please [Music] what is your name please my name is Bel M Creer what is your name please my name is s mger what is your name please my name is s mger all right panel will you follow along with your copies of this affidavit I Thelma creger am a housewife and the mother of two children my hobby is deep sea fishing with light tackle my best fish to date is a 552 lb black marlin which I boated after a 2-hour battle currently I hold more international fishing records than any other woman in the world signed Selma [Applause] creger now panel these three ladies all claimed to be felma creger world's champion fisherwoman remember again as usual only the real Fel mger is required to answer your questions truthfully and we will begin this round with kitty carile kitty number one what is the biggest fish ever recorded it's a black marlin how big was it I think over, 1500 lb number two is it unusual to fish for Marlin with a light tackle no not particularly number three what do you use for bait Catal Catalina flying fish do you bait the hook yourself yes number one how do you get such a fish in a boat well have a big boat maybe sometimes you don't maybe you drag it back no but I mean how does one get such a fish in the boat well with a few strong hands usually it can be brought aboard number two is it harpooned at the end it's gas it's gas what is a gaff well a gaff is a great big hook with a wooden handle after the fishes brought to Gaff brought to the boat g hi guard I'm glad you explained that I thought Gaff meant that the that the Maron was under the influence of alcohol wh no that's laughing G uh number two who is Edmund Gilligan have you any idea no I haven't have you at number one no have you number three no I uh can you number one name the two most important magazines for hunters and fishermen well I think fisherman magazine is an excellent magazine mhm number two can you add any others well Sports Illustrated I like uhuh number three any others no there are several uh number two who is the poly B he isn't any longer uh number one could you tell me uh what fish is considered the toughest catch well lots of people think the black the black marlin is I I see uh number three does the black marlin generally grow larger than the blue marlin no I wouldn't say that it does about thicker I see I thought maybe one fish might normally get a little bigger than the other one one is a little thicker through the shoulder I see uh number two could you tell me uh uh uh where are you most apt to find maren in American Wat South American or North American North American uh on the west coast where West Coast bigger Mark the West Coast well it's long I mean any specific part of that Southwest the Southwest coast thank you R bamy uh number one have you ever fished off the Panamanian Waters Colombian waters for Maron what's the most popular bait they use down there for Maron I think they use a mullet a trolling bait uh number two uh have you fished off those Waters yes what what would you say is the most popular bait number three same question I use the Catalina flying fish but also the mullet mhm um what uh you say use light tackle what did you use in this 552 lb Marlin number one what what what size line 30 30 lb test line 30 lb test number two same question yes nine number three yes nine rad yeah goes up uh what um let's see here's the molar Kitty carile when you boat this fish do you eat it not immediately no [Music] [Laughter] one now what I mean is is this a sport or is this for for eating well usually uh if you're still referring to black marlin we don't usually eat black marlin there's no edible parts at all the the night it's for I'm afraid that's it remind me not to ask you fishing Kitty you're too hungry all right it's time to vote so without consultation will you mark your ballots and select number one number two or number three how about it Polly all set mhm okay who's your selection this time I voted for number two again I felt I'd stick with the number maybe it would work out during the show and also she said when the fish comes to gas it's gas and I thought that sounded sort of like very sort of fishery Fisher womany yeah Fisher womany how about you Ralph number one number one um looks to me a little bit more like the outdoor fisherwoman type and she seemed to have more information didy number one I like number one's looks as a fisher woman too and I don't believe that business about the Gap I thought a GFF was something that had two things that went together this [Music] way and hi how about your balance I know about G well I voted for number two despite despite the fact I think it's number one I think she's a fisher woman because she's even wearing a net dress I like the I like the gas bit about number two so I voted for number two well all right there we are now we've got our votes and our reasons first time I ever knew that fish had shoulders suppose those without shoulders are the best tackle uh now we're going to find out which one of these ladies is the real world's champion fisherwoman will the real thma creger please stand up [Music] [Applause] now number two would you tell us who you really are and what you do my name is vill and I'm a publicist for Kenyon and EK hard and work on The Ed Sullivan Show and number three what about you my name is Dorothy Johansson I'm a creative designer of leathers and metals and when we check up on the score we find the were exactly two incorrect votes at $250 each for a total of $500 from jol for you ladies thank you very much for being with us good night and good luck now may we have our next team of Challengers [Music] please what is your name please my name is Melvin peris what is your your name please my name is Melvin pis what is your name please my name is Melvin pvis once again panel may I direct your attentions to your copies of this affidavit I Melvin pervis am familiar with both crime waves and radio waves I own and operate an independent radio station but in the hectic crime wave of the 1930s I was an agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation I was involved in the apprehension of both Babyface Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd but I am perhaps best remembered as the special agent in charge the night the FBI eliminated Public Enemy Number One John Dillinger signed Melvin pervis now we're all set so uh here we have three gentlemen all claiming to be Melvin pervis former special agent for the FBI let's begin this questioning with Ralph Bell Ralph uh number one where did the term Gman originate with whom and under what circumstances it was a term originated from G for government being government man and it originated under the Mr Burns who preceded Mr Hoover as head of the bureau number two will you answer that same question what was what was the first time it was used and by whom machine gun and Kelly originated the term G meaning government and under what circumstances uh I think he explained once that uh Look Out Boys the G's are coming uhhuh uh number three uh who was the uh lady in red I believe she was called in the involved in the Dillinger uh arrest she went by the name of Anna Sage Anna Sage Kitty Carla number one are you a lawyer no ma'am are you a lawyer number two I am are you a lawyer number three or is an accountant what's that accountant an accountant number two where is your radio station Florence South Carolina uh number one where was Pretty Boy Floyd apprehended Wellsville Ohio what that Wellsville Ohio Ohio and Baby Face Nelson number three he was wounded and the suburbs of Chicago found dead in the suburbs later number two whatever became of the lady in red I understand she was deported to Romania her native land and never since heard of oh yes I think she died about eight or nine years ago number one do you believe that the crime rate is going up since the 30s yes have you any reasons why I read the news [Music] papers hi Gardner uh number two how did Vincent Cole meet his dad I only know about that by having read in the papers I assume he was killed uhuh number one would you know I just read the papers and number three no I'm not familiar with course it was during your time uh number one who is John edga hu's closest friend and top assistant Tolson what's his first name do you know cly uh number two uh how uh how can you or can you give me the name of a of a mobster now deceased who went under the name of the nickname of greasy thumb music uh number three uh What uh in your opinion or do you recall the title of the movie that was playing in the theater when Dillinger was shot uh Manhattan melodrama manatt I think I saw that in The Late Late Show the other night uh number two how does Mr Hoover sign his personal mail J Ed G Hoover and J on occasion uhhuh poly uh number one could you tell me what was John Dillinger's girlfriend's name Polly Hamilton or Polly Keels I beg your pardon Polly KS poly I didn't know you can say her name was Kels and sometimes she used the name of Hamilton but her first name was Polly oh isn't that nice um number two uh could you tell me U let's see now um oh when was the Prohibition law passed uh lifted number two lifted when was it lifted 1933 1933 number three when do you say the prohibition law was lifted 1933 number one same question 1933 that's it panel we end on the note of 1933 and the lifting of the prohibition law and it's time to vote so will you mark your ballots and vote thereby for number one number two or number three all said Polly sometimes known as Polly Hamilton who are you voting for Polly well I'm wrong but I vote for number two number two I know I've said this before but I really always mean it I I it's very close for me between number one and number two and I felt they both had a tremendous amount of information and I really just sort of took a guess and went for number two okay he'll always cherish the thought that you went for him I'm sure Ralph your vote number two now I felt too that they all had a fund of information but number two was the only one who had the accurate answer as I know it about the origination of the term Gman Kitty your vote number two well it's it's my impression that all gmen uh FBI men had to be lawyers and number but two was the only one who said he was well don't tell me accountants now should have told me sooner so I voted for number two said he was a lawyer okay hi Gardner how about your B I voted for number two also uh number one I thought uh it was very fluid in this conversation and volunteered a lot of information which FBI men generally don't do number two was very quiet and gentle and carries a big rod and furthermore he knew greasy thumb's name was GIC all right there we are whether you agree with us or not is not important we've given you our votes and our reasons and we'll find out right now which one of these gentleman is the real former special agent of the FBI will the real Melvin pervis please stand [Music] up 100% for you panel after your scores last week I didn't know what was going to happen to you this week but you finally came through at the end number one would you tell us who you really are and what you do I am James Edwards I'm the business manager of New York's famous Town Hall and number three what about you sir I'm Sam Surat Al the transportation business in New York for the last 30 years all of a certain nice to have you all here tonight hope you enjoyed your visit and even though our panel scored 100% there's still $150 from gerol for you gentlemen thank you very much for being with us good night and good luck now we'll be back in just a well panel after an evening of laughs and gaps there's just time left now to say good night so good night good night bud and this is Bud ker saying good night from jol and reminding you to tell the truth good night [Applause] [Music] everybody to tell the truth is Mark Woodson Bill Codman production

Channel: To Tell the Truth (CBS)

Views: 125,529

Keywords: To Tell The Truth (1956) (TV Program), Bud Collyer (TV Actor), Kitty Carlisle Hart (Film Actor), Polly Bergen (Theater Actor), Hy Gardner, Game Show (TV Genre), Episodes (TV Program), Melvin Purvis (Deceased Person), Gangster Film (Media Genre), Federal Bureau Of Investigation (Government Agency), John Dillinger (Film Subject), Ralph Bellamy (Film Actor)

Id: B57ZGG9R7KY

Length: 24min 58sec (1498 seconds)

Published: Mon Jul 20 2015