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Cole Porter's Anything goes

Title
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.
Publication
Port Washington, N. Y : Entertainment One, 2011.

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Additional Authors
  • Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968.
  • Crouse, Russel, 1893-1966.
  • Bolton, Guy, 1882-1979.
  • Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975.
  • Styne, Jule, 1905-1994
  • Smith, Sid
  • Baker, Herbert
  • Merman, Ethel
  • Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998
  • Lahr, Bert, 1895-1967
  • North, Sheree
  • Goodman, Al, 1890-1972
  • Bregman, Buddy
  • Sidney, Robert, 1909-2008
  • Porter, Cole, 1891-1964.
  • Entertainment One (Firm)
  • Archive of American Television
Description
1 videodisc (53 min.) : sd., b&w; 4 3/4 in.
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.
Series Statement
Archive of American Television presents
Uniform Title
  • Colgate comedy hour (Television program)
  • Archive of American Television presents.
Alternative Title
  • Anything goes
  • The Archive of American Television presents Anything goes
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
  • Drama.
  • Filmed performances.
  • Fiction television programs.
Note
  • Based on the book by Guy Bolton and P.G. Woodhouse.
  • "The Archive of American Television Presents is a partnership between Entertainment One and the Archive of American Television"--Container.
  • 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)
  • Musical director, Al Goodman ; choreography by Bob Sidney ; orchestrator, Buddy Bergman.
Performer (note)
  • Ethel Merman, Frank Sinatra, Bert Lahr, Sheree North.
Event (note)
  • Originally televised Feb. 28, 1954, on the Colgate comedy hour.
System Details (note)
  • DVD; audio mono.; 4x3 full screen (1.33:1 ratio).
Language (note)
  • In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Call Number
NCOX 2528
ISBN
1417233095
LCCN
741952677598
OCLC
705942585
Title
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
Port Washington, N. Y : Entertainment One, 2011.
Series
Archive of American Television presents
Archive of American Television presents.
System Details
DVD; audio mono.; 4x3 full screen (1.33:1 ratio).
Cast
Ethel Merman, Frank Sinatra, Bert Lahr, Sheree North.
Credits
Musical director, Al Goodman ; choreography by Bob Sidney ; orchestrator, Buddy Bergman.
Event
Originally televised Feb. 28, 1954, on the Colgate comedy hour.
Language
In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Added Author
Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968.
Crouse, Russel, 1893-1966.
Bolton, Guy, 1882-1979.
Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975.
Styne, Jule, 1905-1994, producer.
Smith, Sid, director.
Baker, Herbert, adapter.
Merman, Ethel, performer.
Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998, performer.
Lahr, Bert, 1895-1967, performer.
North, Sheree, performer.
Goodman, Al, 1890-1972, conductor.
Bregman, Buddy, interviewee.
Sidney, Robert, 1909-2008, choreographer.
Porter, Cole, 1891-1964. Anything goes.
Entertainment One (Firm)
Archive of American Television.
Added Title
Colgate comedy hour (Television program)
Other Standard Identifier
741952677598
Publisher No.
EOE-DV-6775 EOne
Research Call Number
NCOX 2528
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