Review of Anything Goes

After years of knowing this was on YouTube, I finally watched this there. Bing Crosby had previously starred in the 1936 filmed version of Cole Porter's Anything Goes which kept most of the book. This version changes all that, only the best known songs are intact, the rest being new ones written by someone else. Donald O'Connor-who had previously appeared with Bing as a kid in Sing You Sinners-is his co-star and does quite well with him as do leading ladies Mitzi Gaynor and Jeanmaire. The last one is someone I didn't know about before and she's good with her talents being displayed here as is Ms. Gaynor. By the way, Ms. Gaynor and Mr. O'Connor had appeared previously as siblings in There's No Business Like Show Business so it must have partially shocked audiences at the time to see them as lovers here! In summary, I really enjoyed this other filmed version of Anything Goes so that's a high recommendation!