Anything Goes 

On an ocean liner, a nightclub singer tries to help a fellow American romance an English heiress who is being forced to return home to marry a man she doesn't love. The American must avoid ... See full summary »

Director:

Sid Smith

Writers:

Howard Lindsay (by), Russel Crouse (by)

Stars:

Ethel Merman, Frank Sinatra, Bert Lahr

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Ethel Merman	...	Reno Sweeney
Frank Sinatra	...	Harry Dane
Bert Lahr	...	Moonface
Sheree North	...	Bonnie
Norman Abbott	...	Radio Announcer (as Norman Abbot)
Nestor Paiva	...	Dr. Henry T. Dobson
Arthur Gould-Porter	...	Sir Evelyn Oakleigh (as Arthur Gould Porter)
Barbara Morrison	...	Mrs. Wentworth
Lou Krugman	...	Purser

Storyline

On an ocean liner, a nightclub singer tries to help a fellow American romance an English heiress who is being forced to return home to marry a man she doesn't love. The American must avoid his boss who is traveling on the same vessel and disguises himself as a gangster traveling with a minister who is, in fact, a disguised gangster on the lam.

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Plot Keywords:

gangster | on the lam | ocean liner | nightclub singer | disguise | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 February 1954 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Colgate-Palmolive Company, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

It is said that Ethel Merman and Frank Sinatra did not get along well. This was the only time that they worked together.

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Goofs

During several scenes you can see the backdrop moving from people walking behind it.

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Connections

Version of Musical Comedy Time: Anything Goes (1950)

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Soundtracks

I Get A Kick Out Of You
(uncredited)
Written by Cole Porter
Sung by Ethel Merman

User Reviews

I love Ethel but OH MAN this is hard to watch!

She won't even look Sinatra IN THE EYE! He's supposed to LOVE HER? She's like 20 years older than him, a cold fish, and stiff as a board. Doesn't work. Her hair and costumes are modern (1950s) but the rest of the costumes are 1920s. YUCK! She is so fragmented that nothing really works unless she's just singing. Too bad!!!They should have just done an "Ethel & Frank sing Anything Goes". It would have been twice the quality and NONE of the weird... Also the description is wrong... BUT WATCH THE COMMERICALS!!!! THEY ARE THE BEST PART!!!!Except when the singers sing and Bert Lahr is on. I would ONLY recommend this to a die-hard fan of nostalgia, Porter, Merman, Sinatra, or campy TV that is painful to watch and I LOVE ALL OF THE ABOVE!!! But it takes it to get through this...sadly.