Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968
2. Crouse, Russel, 1893-1966
3. Bolton, Guy, 1882-1979
4. Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975
5. Styne, Jule, 1905-1994
6. Smith, Sid
7. Baker, Herbert
8. Merman, Ethel
9. Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998
10. Lahr, Bert, 1895-1967
11. North, Sheree
12. Goodman, Al, 1890-1972
13. Bregman, Buddy
14. Sidney, Robert, 1909-2008
15. Porter, Cole, 1891-1964
16. Entertainment One (Firm)
17. Archive of American Television

Description

1. 1 videodisc (53 min.) : sd., b&w; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. 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.
2. "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.

Series statement

1. Archive of American Television presents

Uniform title

1. Colgate comedy hour (Television program)
2. Archive of American Television presents.

Alternative title

1. Anything goes
2. The Archive of American Television presents Anything goes

Subject

1. Stowaways -- Drama
2. Ocean travel -- Drama
3. Man-woman relationships -- Drama
4. Mistaken identity -- Drama
5. Musicals
6. Television plays

Genre/Form

1. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
2. Drama.
3. Filmed performances.
4. Fiction television programs.

Call number

1. NCOX 2528

Language

1. English

Note

1. Based on the book by Guy Bolton and P.G. Woodhouse.
2. "The Archive of American Television Presents is a partnership between Entertainment One and the Archive of American Television"--Container.
3. Exclusive bonus features: Newly restored interview with musical director Buddy Bregman; 20-page booklet with written contributions from musical theatre writer Stephen Cole and the American Archive of American Television.

Credits (note)

1. Musical director, Al Goodman ; choreography by Bob Sidney ; orchestrator, Buddy Bergman.

Performer (note)

1. Ethel Merman, Frank Sinatra, Bert Lahr, Sheree North.

Event (note)

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

System details (note)

1. DVD; audio mono.; 4x3 full screen (1.33:1 ratio).

Language (note)

1. In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Title

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

Imprint

1. Port Washington, N. Y : Entertainment One, 2011.

Series

1. Archive of American Television presents
2. Archive of American Television presents.

System details

1. DVD; audio mono.; 4x3 full screen (1.33:1 ratio).

Cast

1. Ethel Merman, Frank Sinatra, Bert Lahr, Sheree North.

Credits

1. Musical director, Al Goodman ; choreography by Bob Sidney ; orchestrator, Buddy Bergman.

Event

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

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968.
2. Crouse, Russel, 1893-1966.
3. Bolton, Guy, 1882-1979.
4. Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975.
5. Styne, Jule, 1905-1994, producer.
6. Smith, Sid, director.
7. Baker, Herbert, adapter.
8. Merman, Ethel, performer.
9. Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998, performer.
10. Lahr, Bert, 1895-1967, performer.
11. North, Sheree, performer.
12. Goodman, Al, 1890-1972, conductor.
13. Bregman, Buddy, interviewee.
14. Sidney, Robert, 1909-2008, choreographer.
15. Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. Anything goes.
16. Entertainment One (Firm)
17. Archive of American Television.

Added title

1. Colgate comedy hour (Television program)

Other standard identifier

1. 741952677598

Publisher no.

1. EOE-DV-6775 EOne

ISBN

1. 1417233095

Research call number

1. NCOX 2528