Broadway Puzzler # 6

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/26/03 at 6:05pm

Name the person who is responsible for this quote: "Say your line, Hit Your Mark & Get Out " He/She was a star in movies, appeared on Broadway (One famous role) & moved on to television in the later stages of his/her career?

Updated On: 6/26/03 at 06:05 PM

Posted: 6/26/03 at 9:20pm

I'll take a stab at this....Andy Griffith.

What the hay...lol

Yours for a better Broadway!

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/26/03 at 9:21pm

Nope- Try again

[Butch2]

Posted: 6/26/03 at 9:53pm

You saw the person say it.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/26/03 at 10:06pm

Nope- it has been reported by a reliable source. When I post the answer I will post the source who heard it.

[Victoria Grant]

Posted: 6/27/03 at 9:04am

Is it Dick Van Dyke?

[TxTwoStep]

Posted: 6/27/03 at 2:52pm

it is a comic, I have heard the anecdote before...someone along the lines of Jack Benny or George Burns...

Posted: 6/27/03 at 3:23pm

I always heard a slightly different version of this attributed to Spencer Tracy. He was referring to his secret to acting and said "Know your lines, hit your mark and don't bump into the furniture" or something like that. I am sure you are thinking of someone else, however.

[LifeOnStage]

Posted: 6/27/03 at 3:57pm

I would say it's Bob Hope, but I'm not sure.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/27/03 at 5:47pm

Nope. Person was a serious actor/actress. Here is a clue: The person was best known in a certain genre of films

[TxTwoStep]

Posted: 6/27/03 at 6:09pm

I believe that SUE ELLEN is on to something; perhaps various versions of this anecdotal comment have been attributed to many older celebrities.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/27/03 at 6:10pm

If no answer by tomorrow night,I will post answer

[Butch2]

Posted: 6/27/03 at 6:28pm

Will you also answer my question in the "And..." thread too or are you going to completely disappoint me by revealing that you haven't mean it when you said you were interested in honest dialogue and listening and learning? Because I am waiting to listen and looking forward to learning from your response.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/28/03 at 6:48am

Oh, what the hell, I will post the answer now

The answer is Boris Karloff. He played a famous role on Broadway (Capt Hook). My source is the new book Mr S written by Frank Sinatras valet. I doubt he has a reason to lie about this

[TxTwoStep]

Posted: 6/28/03 at 12:15pm

not sure anyone is trying to "lie" about the source of this anecdote. I think sometimes people hear a story, use a similar line, and the person hearing the line mistakenly attribute it as original to the speaker they witnessed. I certainly have never heard either version of the "hit your marks" line attributed to Karloff, but it doesn't mean he didn't say something similar at some point in his life.