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Broadside

Broadside

1964TV Series⏱️ 30mTV-PG
Comedy
7.3
IMDB Rating
65 votes

Lt. Anne Morgan and her fellow Waves are posted to the backwater station on Ranakai, much to the displeasure of Commander Adrian, who schemes to transfer the women to keep from disrupting his South Seas idyll, including gourmet cook.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Kathleen Nolan, Edward Andrews, Dick Sargent
Release Date
September 20, 1964
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Kathleen Nolan
Kathleen Nolan
as Lt. Anne Morgan
Edward Andrews
Edward Andrews
as Cmdr. Roger Adrian
Dick Sargent
Dick Sargent
as Lt. Maxwell Trotter
Sheila James Kuehl
Sheila James Kuehl
as Selma Kowalski
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Lois Roberts
as Molly McGuire
Joan Staley
Joan Staley
as Roberta Love
Jimmy Boyd
Jimmy Boyd
as Marion Botnik
George Furth
George Furth
as Ensign Beasley
Don Edmonds
Don Edmonds
as Nicky D'Angelo
Arnold Stang
Arnold Stang
as Stanley Stubbs

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production
Revue Studios, Universal Television

🏷️ Keywords

united states navynaval uniformfemale soldierwoman in uniformu.s. navy

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

The First Feminime Military Sitcom
by sam-468-6768312012-09-23
7/10

"from Mchale's Navy producer and creator Edward Montange, Broadside is the first Military sitcom with women as the central characters, which set it apart from most of it's competitors (like Ensign O'Toole and it's originator). the show has an interesting cast, which included a pre-Bewtiched Dick Sargent and a post-Real McCoys Kathleen Nolan. Character Actor Edward Arnold plays a part that is to an extent, a copy of Joe Flynn's Captain Bimgamton but he still manages to carry his own weight, and he makes a good foil for the main cast members. Unfortunately, the show was..."

💡 Did You Know?

The idea for the show was to be "a woman's McHale's Navy"

📖 Synopsis

Lt. Anne Morgan and her fellow Waves are posted to the backwater station on Ranakai, much to the displeasure of Commander Adrian, who schemes to transfer the women to keep from disrupting his South Seas idyll, including gourmet cook.