My Three Sons Season 4 Episode 24

Nasal voiced Pert Kelton (1907-68) was a vaudevillain, Broadway player and, for one decade from 1929, screen actress often seen in comedic roles. She would also appear in character parts in a handful of 60's films. She is memorable as the original - and the most believable - Alice Kramden, wife of Ralph Kramden (immortalized by Jackie Gleason), in TV's "The Honeymooners." Kelton's performances took place (1950-52) when "Honeymooners" had yet to become an independent series but was merely a sporadically scheduled, 10- or 15-minute playlet during Gleason's weekly TV variety show. Although they may yet exist on kinescope only narrowly available, Kelton's wonderful performances as Alice are otherwise essentially lost.