You Bet Your Life #55-04 Dimitri Tiomkin, famed Hollywood composer ('Clock', Oct 20, 1955)

In addition to the appearance of the famous Hollywood composer Dimitri Tiomkin, this show is notable for a strange moment @15:00. Groucho does his usual shtick of playing matchmaker to a pair of unmarried contestants, and gets a surprising answer for 1955 when he asks the Air Force lieutenant why he hasn't thought about getting married. All Groucho can say in response, while the audience titters uncomfortably, is "Oh, I see. . . " before quickly changing the subject.

A little later, Groucho does get the lieutenant to say that he's interested in going on a date with his beautiful partner, but note the abrupt edit just after-- I've often wondered just what was said here that's been snipped out!

And just in case anyone thinks I'm reading too much into this, I should point out that director Robert Dwan takes special note of this segment in his book about the show, "As Long As They're Laughing". I probably wouldn't have noticed anything unusual otherwise.

COUPLE #1: Mimi Pill / Dimith Tiomkin, famous Hollywood composer
COUPLE #2: Jennie Johnson / L.G. Hardy, Hoover Dam tour guide
COUPLE #3: Lt. Charlie Jones, Air Force pilot / Lily Badalian, from Iran
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Episode identification and basic description based on "Tell 'em Groucho Sent You", © 1997 by Mark Petty. Used by permission.