Anything Goes (1936 DVD-R & 1956 DVD versions)
Starring Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Charles Ruggles, Ida Lupino, Grace Bradley, Arthur
Treacher, Edward Gargan
Directed by Lewis Milestone
Print: black/white
Runtime: 92 min.
Genre: musical
A young man falls in love with a beautiful blonde. When he sees her being forced onto a
luxury liner, he decides to follow and rescue her. However, he discovers that she is an
English heiress who ran away from home and is now being returned to England. He also
discovers that his boss is on the ship. To avoid discovery, he disguises himself as the
gangster accomplice of a minister, who is actually a gangster on the run from the law.
Remade in 1956 with Bing Crosby, Donald O'Connor and Mitzi Gaynor.
Anything Goes (1956)
Starring Bing Crosby, Donald O'Connor, Jeanmaire , Mitzi Gaynor, Phil Harris
Directed by Robert Lewis
Print: Color
Runtime:106 min.
Genre: Musicals
Crosby plays a Broadway star teamed up with young TV hotshot Donald O'Connor. Vacationing separately in Europe and needing a leading lady for their upcoming show, each signs a prospect--Crosby snaps up Mitzi Gaynor (at her perkiest) and O'Connor finds Jeanmaire, a French dancer. The show can only have one female star, so when the quartet crosses paths on the ocean liner back to the U.S., sparks will fly. Or not--this Paramount musical lacks any definable zip, from the sleepy dialogue to the listless camera. The capable Nick Castle staged the musical sequences, although Jeanmaire's numbers were choreographed by Roland Petit (also her husband). The Porter songs are half-heartedly rendered, although O'Connor and Gaynor get some oomph into "It's De-Lovely." Der Bingle was born to burble "Blow, Gabriel, Blow," but it's too little, too late.
Starring Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Charles Ruggles, Ida Lupino, Grace Bradley, Arthur
Treacher, Edward Gargan
Directed by Lewis Milestone
Print: black/white
Runtime: 92 min.
Genre: musical
A young man falls in love with a beautiful blonde. When he sees her being forced onto a
luxury liner, he decides to follow and rescue her. However, he discovers that she is an
English heiress who ran away from home and is now being returned to England. He also
discovers that his boss is on the ship. To avoid discovery, he disguises himself as the
gangster accomplice of a minister, who is actually a gangster on the run from the law.
Remade in 1956 with Bing Crosby, Donald O'Connor and Mitzi Gaynor.
Anything Goes (1956)
Starring Bing Crosby, Donald O'Connor, Jeanmaire , Mitzi Gaynor, Phil Harris
Directed by Robert Lewis
Print: Color
Runtime:106 min.
Genre: Musicals
Crosby plays a Broadway star teamed up with young TV hotshot Donald O'Connor. Vacationing separately in Europe and needing a leading lady for their upcoming show, each signs a prospect--Crosby snaps up Mitzi Gaynor (at her perkiest) and O'Connor finds Jeanmaire, a French dancer. The show can only have one female star, so when the quartet crosses paths on the ocean liner back to the U.S., sparks will fly. Or not--this Paramount musical lacks any definable zip, from the sleepy dialogue to the listless camera. The capable Nick Castle staged the musical sequences, although Jeanmaire's numbers were choreographed by Roland Petit (also her husband). The Porter songs are half-heartedly rendered, although O'Connor and Gaynor get some oomph into "It's De-Lovely." Der Bingle was born to burble "Blow, Gabriel, Blow," but it's too little, too late.
| Product Name | Anything Goes (1936 DVD-R & 1956 DVD versions) |
|---|---|
| This item is returnable | Yes |
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