This article is about the 1936 and 1956 films. For the stage musical see Anything Goes. For other uses, see Anything Goes (disambiguation). For the song by Guns N Roses, see Anything Goes (song) Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. ...

Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The "book" was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It introduced such songs as "You're the Top", "I Get a Kick Out of You" and "Anything Goes". The stage musical version first played in 1935 on Broadway and was then made into two film versions. The story concerns the shenanigans below decks on an ocean liner bound for London from New York. Lewis Milestone (born Lev Milstein) (September 30, 1895 - September 25, 1980) was an accomplished, and award-winning motion picture director. ... Benjamin Glazer (May 7, 1887 - March 18, 1956) is an Academy Award-winning writer, producer, foley artist, and director of American films from the 1920s through the 1950s. ... Russel Crouse (1893 - 1966) was a U.S. dramatist and journalist. ... Howard Lindsay (March 29, 1888 - February 11, 1968) was a Broadway producer, playwright, librettist, director and actor, best known for his writing work as part of the collaboration of Lindsay and Crouse, and for his performance, with his wife Dorothy Stickney, in the long-running play Life with Father. ... Guy Bolton (November 23, 1884 - September 6, 1979) was a writer of Broadway musical comedies who frequently collaborated with P. G. Wodehouse and Jerome Kern among others. ... Called English literatures performing flea, P. G. Wodehouse, pictured in 1904, became famous for his complex plots, ingenious wordplay, and prolific output. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was a Tony Award winning star of stage and film musicals, well known for her powerful voice and vocal range. ... Charles Sherman Ruggles (February 8, 1886 - December 23, 1970) was a comic American actor. ... Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter from Indiana. ... Karl Struss (November 30, 1886—December 16, 1981) was a photographer and an Academy Award-winning cinematographer of the 1920s through the 1950s. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter from Indiana. ... Guy Bolton (November 23, 1884 - September 6, 1979) was a writer of Broadway musical comedies who frequently collaborated with P. G. Wodehouse and Jerome Kern among others. ... Called English literatures performing flea, P. G. Wodehouse, pictured in 1904, became famous for his complex plots, ingenious wordplay, and prolific output. ... Howard Lindsay (March 29, 1888 - February 11, 1968) was a Broadway producer, playwright, librettist, director and actor, best known for his writing work as part of the collaboration of Lindsay and Crouse, and for his performance, with his wife Dorothy Stickney, in the long-running play Life with Father. ... Russel Crouse (1893 - 1966) was a U.S. dramatist and journalist. ... Youre the Top is a Cole Porter song from the 1934 musical Anything Goes. ... I Get a Kick Out of You is a song by Cole Porter, originally featured in Anything Goes (1934). ... For the song by Guns N Roses, see Anything Goes (song) Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. ... Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ...

1936 film

In 1936, Paramount Pictures filmed the first movie musical version (in black and white). It starred Ethel Merman (reprising her role as Reno Sweeney), with Bing Crosby in the (newly renamed) role of Billy Crockett. This version required some lyrical revisions to get Cole Porter's infamously saucy lyrics past the censor boards. Only four of Porter's songs were kept in the movie: "Anything Goes, "I Get a Kick Out of You," "There'll Always Be a Lady Fair," and "You're the Top" — and all of them underwent substantial lyrical revision. Bing Crosby also threw his weight around behind the scenes and obtained four new songs from three new songwriters. Aside from "Moonburn," written by Hoagy Carmichael and Edward Hayman, which sold records well for Crosby, most of the replacement score was forgettable. When Paramount sold the film to television, they retitled the movie Tops is the Limit, due to the fact that the 1956 film version of Anything Goes, also from Paramount, was then playing in theatres. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was a Tony Award winning star of stage and film musicals, well known for her powerful voice and vocal range. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Hoagland Howard Hoagy Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. ...

1956 film

DVD of 1956 film version showing Mitzi Gaynor, Donald O'Connor, Bing Crosby and Zizi Jeanmaire

The book was drastically rewritten for the second film version, also by Paramount, released in 1956. Though this movie again starred Bing Crosby (whose character was once more renamed), Donald O'Connor, and comedian Phil Harris in a cameo, the new movie almost completely excised the rest of the characters, in favor of a totally new plot. Showbiz partners Bill Benson (Crosby) and Ted Adams (O'Connor) some 20 years Crosby's junior, each travel to Paris to sign a dancer to star in their new show. The problem? There is only one role, and the men have unknowingly cast two dancers, Patsy Blair (Mitzi Gaynor) and Gaby Duval (Zizi Jeanmaire). It is up to the men to sort out their mess on the cruise back to America. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Donald David Dixon Ronald O’Connor (August 28, 1925 – September 27, 2003) was a singer, dancer, and actor who came to fame in a series of movies in which he co-starred with Francis the Talking Mule. ... Phil Harris and Alice Faye Phil Harris (born Wonga Philip Harris) (June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American singer, songwriter, jazz musician and comedian. ... Mitzi Gaynor (born September 4, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, although some sources indicate 1930) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. ... Renee Marcelle Jeanmaire (born April 29, 1924) is a ballet dancer and wife of renowned dancer and choreographer Roland Petit. ...

The primary musical numbers ("Anything Goes", "You're the Top", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "It's De-Lovely" and "Blow, Gabriel, Blow") with updated arrangements appear in the film, while the lesser-known Porter songs were cut completely, and new songs, written by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn, were substituted. These substitutions ranged from the lively tap number by Donald O'Connor with bouncy children and as many bouncy balls ("You Can Bounce Right Back") to the crazy kitsch ("Second-hand Turban"). Musical numbers were staged by Nick Castle, with the "Anything Goes" number staged by Ernie Flatt, and Roland Petit staging the Jeanmaire ballet and "I Get a Kick of You". James Van Heusen (January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990), often credited as Jimmy Van Heusen, was an American composer. ... Sammy Cahn (June 18, 1913 - January 15, 1993) was a songwriter and musician, playing the piano and violin. ... Nick Castle (September 21, 1947)Born in Los Angeles, CA. Graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television in 1970. ... Roland Petit (January 13, 1924) is a French choreographer and dancer born in Villemomble near Paris, France. ...

This version of Anything Goes was released on DVD in the fall of 2005. For full credited cast and crew see the listing at the Internet Movie Database ^[1].

References

1. ^ Internet Movie Database listing for 1956 film

External links

• Anything Goes (film) at the Internet Movie Database (1936 film)
• Anything Goes (film) at the Internet Movie Database (1956 film)