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00:00This man is wanted.
00:02He's a bigamist.
00:04He is married to this woman.
00:07And also to one of these three women.
00:15Number one, what is your name, please?
00:18My name is Mary Tomerlin.
00:21Number two.
00:22My name is Mary Tomerlin.
00:25Number three.
00:26My name is Mary Tomerlin.
00:28Only one of these people is the real Mary Tomerlin.
00:32And is the only one sworn to tell the truth.
00:42Now let's meet our panel.
00:43Co-star of Murder, She Wrote, Ron Maysack.
00:48From head of the class, Christine Hyde.
00:52Actor and raconteur, Orson Bean.
00:55And to tell the truth's very own, Kitty Carmile.
01:01Here's the host of To Tell the Truth, Lynn Swan.
01:08Oh, thank you.
01:20It's a score.
01:21We're in.
01:22We're in the end zone.
01:23Good morning, panel.
01:25Good morning, Glenn.
01:26Let's get right to the story presented by our first team
01:28of challengers, all three of whom claim to be Mary Tomerlin.
01:32And here is her story.
01:33Please read along with me.
01:35I, Mary Tomerlin, am married to a bigamist.
01:39Not only is he a bigamist, he's a liar, a thief, a forger, a con artist,
01:45and possibly a murderer.
01:48After he stole my heart, he stole my money, $40,000 to be exact.
01:53I've organized a support group of some of his victims, six women whose lives have been ruined
01:58by this man.
02:00He's married to two of us, engaged to three of us, and one just narrowly escaped his advances.
02:07Even with warrants out for his arrest, he's still walking around free, taking advantage of more
02:13women.
02:13I'm hell-bent on stopping him, and I'm putting my money where my mouth is.
02:18I'm offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to his arrest and conviction.
02:24His name is Gerald Soderquist, and if you see him, call the Denver, Colorado Police.
02:30Signed, Mary Tomerlin.
02:44We'll find out more about Mary Tomerlin's story right after this.
02:50All right, Hanno.
02:52These three people all claim to be Mary Tomerlin, who is married to a bigamist.
02:56So let's start the questioning with Kitty Carlisle.
02:59Number one, what made you love him?
03:01He promised to give me everything that I wanted.
03:04I thought he loved me.
03:05And number two, how did you find out he was a bigamist?
03:09The wife called me Sunday morning after she married him on Friday,
03:12from a business card he'd given her.
03:15Number three, did the same thing happen to you, and why did she call you?
03:19He was married to me for six months, and then he had himself another little marriage on Friday,
03:24and he gave her his business card and said that was his garage.
03:27Well, that was my home.
03:29And she happened to call because she was a little unhappy with him, and I answered the phone.
03:35Number two, what had he done that made her unhappy?
03:38Some friends of hers were checking out a lot of his stories,
03:42and they didn't jibe.
03:43He'd said he wrecked a car and so forth.
03:45It didn't happen.
03:45Well, he certainly liked pretty ladies.
03:47It's no doubt about that.
03:48I also liked having that home business in his garage, too.
03:51Orson.
03:52This is why it's America's Most Wanted.
03:54I love it.
03:56Yeah, if you could get enough of his women together,
03:59you could have a volleyball team.
04:00You could turn this into...
04:02Number one, now, did you call him Jerry?
04:05Yes, I did.
04:06Oh, sweet.
04:07Number three, now, I noticed he has a mustache in the picture.
04:11Does it tickle when you kiss a guy with a mustache?
04:12I just wanted to ask that.
04:14I'll tell you what.
04:15He was so charming that I didn't even notice the mustache.
04:17Well, he must have been.
04:18Number two, what was the most charming?
04:20Did he bring you roses?
04:22What comes to mind that he did that swept you off your feet?
04:26He was retired military.
04:27He had a $1,300 a month pension, lots of flowers and jewelry.
04:31You were charmed by his pension.
04:32I see.
04:32All right, number one.
04:33Now, now, what's your relationship with these other women?
04:38I mean, are you close because you have a common enemy?
04:40Yes, exactly.
04:41We want to see him prosecuted.
04:43I think this is wonderful.
04:45Yeah, and that's the least of what they want done to this man.
04:47Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
04:48I don't want to ask what you mean.
04:50Christine Ha.
04:51Number one, where do all you ladies live?
04:53We all live in Denver, Colorado.
04:55And number three, how did he get successive marriage licenses?
04:58He had no problem at all.
05:00He was married to me for six months when he married another gal at our six-month anniversary time.
05:06Wow.
05:08Number two, where did you meet him?
05:11At Holiday Inn, Teddy's Bar.
05:14Oh, lovely.
05:14And Lounge.
05:15Four of us or something like that.
05:16In six months.
05:17The honeymoon doesn't last long anymore, does it?
05:19Ron Maysack.
05:21Number two, how did you meet all of the other women?
05:23I know you explained how you met the other wife.
05:25How did you meet the other women?
05:27There were a lot of different ways to find them.
05:29One was a telephone book that I'd found in a truck of his.
05:32Aha.
05:33Number one, it said that he's also a liar, a thief, and a forger.
05:38How did you find possibly a murderer?
05:40Tell me about the possible murder.
05:41Well, I really believe he was planning to kill me.
05:44Things were getting very heavy, forging checks and things like that, but he actually had taken
05:50out several life insurance policies on my life and said he worked for a particular life insurance
05:56company that he quit as soon as he bought the policy on my life.
06:01Time's up, panel.
06:02And it's time for you to decide whether it's number one, number two, or number three.
06:11Our team of challengers will receive $500 for each incorrect vote with a guarantee of $1,000.
06:17And if the panel is fooled completely, the team will receive $3,000.
06:21So, panel, if you're ready to cast your ballots, we'll start with Kitty Carlisle.
06:25Well, they're all wonderfully good, very well briefed and awfully attractive.
06:28Um, I voted for number one because I think she really was afraid for her life.
06:34Fear in her eyes.
06:35Orson.
06:36I think this is the greatest story.
06:38I think next week we're going to have somebody on from Horse Lovers Anonymous.
06:42We're branching out.
06:44This is, uh, I'm, I put the wrong way.
06:47I'm going to vote for number three.
06:48She's a good looking woman.
06:49And if I was going to marry several women, she would be one of them.
06:52Okay.
06:53Keep that in mind.
06:56Christine.
06:57Me too, me too.
06:58Oh, okay.
07:00Well, it was very difficult.
07:02Um, number two answered something and sort of looked like, uh-oh, I hope I said that right.
07:06And I don't know how you could miss the mustache number three.
07:09So, I went with number one.
07:11Number one.
07:12Two votes for number one.
07:13I'm starting to understand this woman next to me.
07:15Do you know that?
07:16Well, that's good, Rod.
07:17I have no idea what she just said, but it made a lot of sense, didn't it?
07:20Well, now you give me a chance.
07:21Well, you know, I, I always try to eliminate somebody for some special reason and I really couldn't
07:26find any reason to eliminate the two people that I didn't pick.
07:29I just went along, I think, with the nervousness of number two and that just got to me.
07:34So, that's where I went.
07:35Well, our panel is split.
07:37We have two votes for number one, a single vote for number two, and a single vote for number
07:42three, but now it's the moment of truth.
07:45Will the real Mary Tomerlin please stand up?
07:55Number two.
08:00Good instance, Ron.
08:02Very good.
08:03Let's find out about your impostors.
08:06Number one, you received two votes.
08:08What's your name and what do you do?
08:09My name is Nancy Walker and I own a fine jewelry business in Redondo Beach.
08:13Thank you for being here.
08:15Number three, you received the vote.
08:16Your name and what do you do?
08:17My name is Flora Collins and I have an antique shop.
08:22Now, Mary, we have a picture of, excuse me, there were three incorrect votes,
08:28so that means your team will receive $1,500 for being on the show, okay?
08:32Now, we have a picture, Mary, of you and Jerry and you look quite happy.
08:37Now, what, how long before you really got unhappy with Jerry?
08:42About two months.
08:43About two months, when he started not fulfilling all his promises.
08:48My dentist called me and told me that the check had bounced and I gave him to get his teeth fixed.
08:52$1,000 check and it shouldn't have bounced.
08:54Well, we also have here Madeline Swindinski, who was also married to Jerry.
08:58Madeline, would you come on, please?
09:04Now, Madeline, you have a picture of you with Jerry on your wedding day.
09:09Now, how long were you married before you found out that he was married to someone else?
09:14Luckily, we only lived together for a day and a half before I found a business card of his
09:19and called Mary.
09:20So you didn't lose out on money, did you?
09:22No.
09:23Well, good for you.
09:24Thank you for being with us here today on To Tell The Truth.
09:28We'll be right back with a baseball player who can't see the ball right after this.
09:35We're back.
09:36Let's meet our next team of challengers.
09:38Number one, what is your name, please?
09:46My name is Dr. Ed Bradley.
09:49Number two, my name is Dr. Ed Bradley.
09:52Number three, my name is Dr. Ed Bradley.
09:56Well, Pamela, it's up to you to locate the real Dr. Ed Bradley and here is his story.
10:00Please read along with me.
10:02I, Dr. Ed Bradley, am blind, but that hasn't stopped me from participating
10:08in my favorite pastime, baseball.
10:11I'm a player, not a spectator.
10:14I am the president of the National Beep Baseball Association.
10:18Here's how the game is played.
10:20This is the beep ball and this is how it sounds.
10:25A sighted pitcher throws this ball to home plate.
10:28The batter hits the ball by swinging at the sound.
10:31The runner is guided to the bases by a buzzing sound.
10:34Here's how it looks.
10:45The first experimental games were played in 1964 and our first World Series was played in 1976.
10:53As president of the league, I invite you to come out to one of our games,
10:57you'll be glad you did, signed, Dr. Ed Bradley.
11:07And, and, and panel, for the obvious reasons, make sure that you ask for the number first.
11:12Right.
11:12And, uh, say your questions very clearly, okay?
11:15We'll start with Ron Masak.
11:18Uh, Dr. Bradley, number one.
11:19First, first of all, whichever one you are, I have a tremendous amount of respect for you.
11:23I'm still the oldest shortstop in America right now and I have trouble and I am sighted.
11:27Uh, is it, number one, when you are playing and there's a crowd there,
11:32does that make it difficult for you to hear the ball?
11:34Uh, yes, they have to be quiet until after the play.
11:37During the pitch.
11:39The, the fielders, number two, the fielders, are, are they also blind?
11:42Yes, sir, they are.
11:43And, number two, when they get the ball and they make the play,
11:47because we didn't see enough of that tape.
11:49How do, uh, how do you know if you're safe or you're out?
11:52I mean, do they throw the ball to first base as we do, et cetera, et cetera?
11:55No, sir.
11:55The ball, if the ball is cleanly fielded off the ground before the runner touches the base,
11:58he's out.
12:00Cleanly fielded off the ground.
12:01Thank you, Ron.
12:02Christine.
12:03Number three.
12:05Who invented beat ball?
12:07A gentleman by the name of John Ross and some friends of his.
12:11Okay.
12:12Number two.
12:13How long have you been playing the sport?
12:16Twelve years.
12:16Two years.
12:17Number one.
12:18How did you become president of the Beat Ball Association?
12:21Well, in 1984, we had a general meeting and I didn't like what that president was saying,
12:25so, um, I ran and was elected.
12:28Um, number two.
12:29Time's up, Chris.
12:32I think this is a great story.
12:33Number three.
12:34Are the umpires blind?
12:38We, we think so sometimes.
12:42Number one now.
12:42Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, do double plays happen with any frequency?
12:46I would see in this.
12:46I would think that.
12:47No, no double plays.
12:48No double plays.
12:49So the rules are somewhat different, huh?
12:50Somewhat different.
12:51There's only two bases instead of three.
12:53Oh, I think there's, what a wonderful idea.
12:56Number two.
12:56Are you a medical doctor?
12:58No, sir.
12:58Yeah.
12:59No.
12:59Number three.
13:00Are you a medical doctor?
13:00No, sir.
13:01All right.
13:01Uh, number one.
13:02What's the wildest thing that ever happened to you in the course of a game?
13:05Uh, wildest thing that ever happened to me was I ran into the pitcher.
13:08I was a doctor who was a doctor.
13:09I was a doctor who was a doctor who was a doctor who was a doctor who was a doctor.
13:13Kitty.
13:14Number one.
13:14What kind of a doctor are you?
13:16I'm a psychologist.
13:17And number two.
13:18Have you been, uh, uh, were you blind from birth?
13:21No, ma'am.
13:21Uh, number three.
13:23Were you?
13:23No, ma'am.
13:24Uh, number one.
13:25I don't know an awful lot about baseball, but.
13:28Oh, sure you do, Kitty.
13:30Well, um, what makes it different with one, two bases instead of three?
13:36We only run from, from home plate to either first or third, determined on what, where the
13:40sound, uh, we run toward the sound.
13:43So there's no second base.
13:44And you score by running one to first or third.
13:47Number two.
13:48When you ran into the pitcher.
13:49I'm sorry.
13:50That's it.
13:50The time is up.
13:51And it means it's time for you to vote for either number one, number two, or number three.
14:00Panel, if you're ready to cast your ballots, we'll start with Ron Maysack.
14:04The reasons are going to be totally silly, of course, because all three gentlemen did
14:08a marvelous job.
14:08And as I say again, tremendous amount of respect.
14:12Uh, I was looking for all of these obvious body language things going on.
14:17I did hear a little more, I think, maybe Bayou country sound come from, from number two.
14:22And I noticed that he was the only one wearing a belt with his uniform.
14:25So I voted for number two.
14:27The best dressed, Christine.
14:30Yeah.
14:30Well, my reasons are much more sophisticated.
14:35I thought, um, number three looked like he had a little bit more of a baseball tin.
14:40You gentlemen were superb.
14:43It was very difficult.
14:44Awesome.
14:44They're wonderful.
14:45And it's a wonderful, inspiring story.
14:47Number three was scratching himself on the way out here.
14:49So I figured he's a ball player.
14:54Kitty Caller.
14:55Well, since I'm such a sports expert, I'm sure I'm right.
15:00I voted for number three.
15:01Number three.
15:02Okay.
15:02Well, that means number one didn't receive a single vote.
15:06Number two has a single vote.
15:08And three has three votes.
15:10So all the panel seems to be on that end of our challenges.
15:13Now let's find out who the real beep baseball player is.
15:17Will the real Dr. Ed Bradley please stand up?
15:20One, you're on a roll.
15:33You're on a roll.
15:34Dr. Bradley, I have to ask you.
15:36With the rule changes and not being able to cease and so forth,
15:39it would seem like there'd be a lot of injuries.
15:41Are there?
15:42There's not a lot, no, sir.
15:43There are some safety factors in the rules to help prevent some of that.
15:47Well, it sounds exciting.
15:48I'm going to have to catch one of your games.
15:50Let's meet your imposters.
15:51Number one, your name and what do you do?
15:53My name is Ron Kowal.
15:55I host a radio talk show called Careers in Show Business here in Los Angeles.
15:59Okay.
16:02Number three, your name and what do you do?
16:04Hi, my name is Jim Chandler and I own Jim's Home Repairs in Victorville, California.
16:10Well, you did a terrific job.
16:12With three incorrect votes at $500 a vote, your team will receive $1,500.
16:17And thank you for being here on To Tell the Truth.
16:20We'll be back to play one-on-one with someone from our studio audience right after this.
16:28Now it's time to play one-on-one with someone from our studio audience.
16:32So, Burton, who do you have for us today?
16:33Well, Lynn, today we have Tony Benevento from Massapequa, New York.
16:39Thank you, Tony.
16:40Glad to have you here.
16:42Pleasure to be here, Lynn.
16:44Here's your chance to play one-on-one.
16:46I want you to meet a lady who has two stories.
16:48Let's meet Jane Lindsay.
16:50Welcome, Jane.
16:56Now, Tony, Jane is going to tell us two stories.
16:58And if you can spot the one story that is the truth, you will win $500.
17:04So, Jane, what is your first story?
17:05I'm a beauty contest winner.
17:08I was just crowned Miss Senior America.
17:11Now, Tony, that may or may not be the truth.
17:14So, let's listen to Jane's second story.
17:16I teach ballroom dancing.
17:19And one of my star pupils is Lynn Swann.
17:22Okay.
17:23Pamela, to help Tony win $500, you'll ask one question about each story.
17:29So, let's start with you, Kitty.
17:30And story number one, Miss Senior America.
17:33And did you have to wear a bathing suit for Miss Senior America?
17:37No, I did not.
17:38Evening dress.
17:38An evening dress.
17:39One question only, please.
17:40Kitty, you know the rules.
17:43Orson.
17:44Well, I can't believe a chicken like you was in a Miss Senior America contest.
17:47Like, did you have to demonstrate something like knitting to music or anything?
17:52Not knitting exactly, but talent was part of it.
17:56All right.
17:56Christine.
17:58What was the question you answered when they interviewed you on stage?
18:01They had interviews, but it was not on stage.
18:04We had private interviews with seven judges.
18:08Orson?
18:09I am.
18:09No, that's Orson.
18:10Excuse me.
18:10Ron.
18:11Ron.
18:11I'm sorry.
18:12I'm sorry.
18:12I'm sorry.
18:13It's coming back in.
18:15Without giving you, without asking you your age, what is the,
18:19it's Miss Senior America, right?
18:21What is the age limit?
18:22How old do you have to be?
18:22Must you be?
18:23One has to be 60 years of age and older.
18:28Okay.
18:28Tony, you've heard the first story.
18:30Now we go to the second story, the dancing teacher, Kitty.
18:33Uh, was, uh, was Lynn Swan a ballet dancer?
18:38He was a ballet dancer and he took his lessons from me some years back.
18:44Orson.
18:45Does Lynn have rhythm?
18:51You know he does.
18:55Christine.
18:55Uh, what dance move did Lynn pick up easiest?
18:58He was working on the samba, but he really does the waltz the very best.
19:06My favorite dance.
19:07An old fashioned dance.
19:08Ron.
19:08Who was considered the greatest of the ballroom dancing teachers?
19:12Well, how about Jane Lindsay?
19:16Okay.
19:16Now, Tony, you've heard the cross-examination.
19:19Is Jane Miss Senior America or is she my dancing teacher?
19:24Well, Lynn, I think she's your dancing teacher.
19:27I've seen you play football before and you have some excellent moves.
19:30And why thank you.
19:32Thank you very much.
19:33If you're correct, you win $500.
19:37So, Jane, what is your true story?
19:40To tell the truth, I'm Miss Senior America.
19:46I'm sorry, Tony.
19:49Thank you for the compliment, but you get no money.
19:52But we do have a parting gift for you.
19:53And Jane, for stumping Tony out in our audience, you'll win $1,000.
19:59I do have a question for you.
20:00Your talent, what was it?
20:02I play the violin.
20:03I'm a professional violinist.
20:04I married my accompanist 46 years ago.
20:07And we're still playing around together.
20:10That's wonderful, Jane.
20:12Thank you for playing one-on-one and to tell the truth.
20:15We'll be right back after this.
20:19In California, here is Jane Lindsay Mintz, Senior America.
20:30Well, Pamela, that's it for this edition of To Tell the Truth.
20:33We'll see you next time.
20:34Goodbye, everyone.
20:35Goodbye.
20:40This is Bertrand Richardson speaking for To Tell the Truth,
20:44a Mark Goodson television production.
20:49APPLAUSE
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