Anything Goes

Anything Goes

92 mins | Comedy, Music | Jan. 24, 1936

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.

Anything Goes

92 mins | Comedy, Music | Jan. 24, 1936

Anything Goes
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Paramount
Original title Anything Goes
Directors Lewis Milestone
Writers Russel Crouse, Howard Lindsay, Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse

Cast

Bing Crosby

as Billy Crocker

Ethel Merman

as Reno Sweeney

Charles Ruggles

as Rev. Dr. Moon

Ida Lupino

as Hope Harcourt

Grace Bradley

as Bonnie LeTour

Arthur Treacher

as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh

Robert McWade

as Elisha J. Whitney

Richard Carle

as Bishop Dobson

Margaret Dumont

as Mrs. Wentworth

Jerry Tucker

as Junior

Matt Moore

as Capt. McPhail

Edward Gargan

as Detective

Matt McHugh

as Detective

Budd Fine

as Pug-Ugly

Bess Flowers

as Passenger on Ship (uncredited)

Jane Wyman

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)