Bibliograph

Cole Porter's Anything goes, by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse ; produced by Jule Styne ; written for television by Herbert Baker ; director, Sid Smith

Type

Label

Cole Porter's Anything goes, by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse ; produced by Jule Styne ; written for television by Herbert Baker ; director, Sid Smith

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Cole Porter's Anything goes

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

705942585

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Originally televised Feb. 28, 1954, on the Colgate comedy hour

Responsibility statement

by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse ; produced by Jule Styne ; written for television by Herbert Baker ; director, Sid Smith

Runtime

Series statement

Archive of American Television presents

Summary

From 1950 to 1955, every Sunday night NBC's Colgate Comedy Hour presented live musical variety television featuring the top names in vaudeville, theater, radio and film. In this 1954 production of the famed Cole Porter musical comedy 'Anything Goes, ' Frank Sinatra and Ethel Mermen made their television debuts, belting out classic tunes in this blockbuster song and dance production"On a luxurious ocean liner, a nightclub singer helps a fellow American woo an heiress who is returning home to marry a man she doesn't love. Looking to elude his boss, the American disguises himself as a gangster traveling with a minister, who is actually a gangster."--Container

Technique

live action

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Anything goesArchive of American Television presents Anything goes

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