Uploaded August 2014 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Well, the clear highlight of this show (as always when this happens) is Groucho doing a bit of spontaneous dance, this time Flamenco-style, (starting at 17:40). But Elizabeth Howell from couple #1 is also a highlight, a fascinating, strong, accomplished woman who has some very interesting things to say. Not to mention smoking one of Groucho's cigars.
COUPLE #1: Elizabeth Howell, originally from Wales, who speaks 18 languages / Tony Felice, masseur from the Ambassador Hotel, who also came from somewhere other than the U.S. (I'm not even going to *try* to figure out what he said). He only speaks 9 languages.
COUPLE #2: (returning from last week) Santa Heredia, Flamenco dancer who does a number / Charles Callaci, who says absolutely nothing until the quiz
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Episode identification and basic description based on "Tell 'em Groucho Sent You", © 1997 by Mark Petty. Used by permission.
Well, the clear highlight of this show (as always when this happens) is Groucho doing a bit of spontaneous dance, this time Flamenco-style, (starting at 17:40). But Elizabeth Howell from couple #1 is also a highlight, a fascinating, strong, accomplished woman who has some very interesting things to say. Not to mention smoking one of Groucho's cigars.
COUPLE #1: Elizabeth Howell, originally from Wales, who speaks 18 languages / Tony Felice, masseur from the Ambassador Hotel, who also came from somewhere other than the U.S. (I'm not even going to *try* to figure out what he said). He only speaks 9 languages.
COUPLE #2: (returning from last week) Santa Heredia, Flamenco dancer who does a number / Charles Callaci, who says absolutely nothing until the quiz
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Episode identification and basic description based on "Tell 'em Groucho Sent You", © 1997 by Mark Petty. Used by permission.
![You Bet Your Life #54-11 Groucho does modern dance (Secret word Table, Nov 25, 1954) [partial]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zBuhiDjJVFo/mqdefault.jpg "You Bet Your Life #54-11 Groucho does modern dance (Secret word Table, Nov 25, 1954) [partial]
Note: The first half of this program is missing, but the highlight here is too good to not post the fragment: Groucho hilariously joins in on a modern dance demonstration by one of the contestants, @ 8:00. Its like seeing Groucho briefly overtaken by the old spirit of Captain Spaulding himself.
COUPLE #1 [missing]: Howard Lindenmeyer / Ellen Waring
COUPLE #2: Game warden / Mrs. Howard Owens, house mother for college boys
COUPLE #3: Ivan Kirov, dance instructor, who does the above-mentioned dance demonstration / Barbara Tominson, adagio artist at Muscle Beach
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Episode identification and basic description based on Tell em Groucho Sent You, © 1997 by Mark Petty. Used by permission.")
