Based on the book by Guy Bolton and P.G. Woodhouse. Ethel Merman, Frank Sinatra, Bert Lahr, Sheree North. Originally televised Feb. 28, 1954, on the Colgate comedy hour. "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.
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.
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