The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie is a 1957 Canadian-filmed television series starring Minerva Urecal as Annie Brennan, the role originated by Marie Dressler in the 1933 screen classic Tugboat Annie. Urecal was the fourth actress to portray Tugboat Annie; the others were Dressler, Marjorie Rambeau in Tugboat Annie Sails Again, and Jane Darwell in Captain Tugboat Annie. Norman Reilly Raine's stories of the salty tugboat captain Annie Brennan, a character based on the life of Thea Foss, first appeared in prose form in the weekly US journal Saturday Evening Post in the late 1920s. She was soon developed into a movie character, depicted in three films, portrayed by a different actress in each. Finally, in 1954, a television series was commissioned by the independent American production company TPA. The pilot took two whole years to complete, at a then-record cost of $129,000. Elsa Lanchester, Jay C. Flippen, and Chill Wills were all in line for major roles at one point or another at this early stage. The series was filmed in Toronto harbor and was first shown in Canada, having attracted ratings good enough to interest American television stations. What had succeeded in Canada proved a disappointment in the United States, where the viewing audiences had presumably become accustomed to greater sophistication than the simplistic humor of this series.
Cast: Minerva Urecal, Walter Sande
Season 1
14 episodes
- 1. Home Is The SailorNo synopsis available yet.CC30minJun 30, 1958
- 2. Queen AnnieNo synopsis available yet.CC30minJul 7, 1958
- 3. Tugboat Annie's Chicken FarmNo synopsis available yet.CC30minJul 14, 1958
- 4. Sophisticated AnnieNo synopsis available yet.CC30minJul 21, 1958
- 5. Tugboat Annie, PsychologistNo synopsis available yet.CC30minJul 28, 1958
- 6. StowawayNo synopsis available yet.CC30minAug 4, 1958
- 7. Tugboat Annie Meets The TexanNo synopsis available yet.CC30minAug 11, 1958
- 8. Pizza RomanceNo synopsis available yet.CC30minAug 18, 1958
- 9. Commodore BullwinkleNo synopsis available yet.CC30minAug 25, 1958
- 10. Annie's RacehorseNo synopsis available yet.CC30minSep 1, 1958
- 11. Annie's RetirementNo synopsis available yet.CC30minSep 8, 1958
- 12. Tugboat Annie and The AdmiralNo synopsis available yet.CC30minSep 15, 1958
- 13. Annie is a LadyNo synopsis available yet.CC30minSep 22, 1958
- 37. A Medal For AnnieNo synopsis available yet.CC30minMar 12, 1959
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie is a 1957 Canadian-filmed television series starring Minerva Urecal as Annie Brennan, the role originated by Marie Dressler in the 1933 screen classic Tugboat Annie. Urecal was the fourth actress to portray Tugboat Annie; the others were Dressler, Marjorie Rambeau in Tugboat Annie Sails Again, and Jane Darwell in Captain Tugboat Annie. Norman Reilly Raine's stories of the salty tugboat captain Annie Brennan, a character based on the life of Thea Foss, first appeared in prose form in the weekly US journal Saturday Evening Post in the late 1920s. She was soon developed into a movie character, depicted in three films, portrayed by a different actress in each. Finally, in 1954, a television series was commissioned by the independent American production company TPA. The pilot took two whole years to complete, at a then-record cost of $129,000. Elsa Lanchester, Jay C. Flippen, and Chill Wills were all in line for major roles at one point or another at this early stage. The series was filmed in Toronto harbor and was first shown in Canada, having attracted ratings good enough to interest American television stations. What had succeeded in Canada proved a disappointment in the United States, where the viewing audiences had presumably become accustomed to greater sophistication than the simplistic humor of this series.
Creators and cast
Maturity rating
Not yet rated.
Audio languages
English
Where to watch
Not currently listed on any streaming, rental or purchase service.
