Anything Goes ~1936

Bing Crosby as Billy Crocker & Ethel Merman as Reno Sweeney.
Charles Ruggles as Rev. Dr. Moon, & Ida Lupino as Hope Harcourt
When Paramount sold the 1936 film to television, they retitled the movie Tops is the Limit because the 1956 film version, also from Paramount, was currently in theaters.
music & lyrics by Cole Porter but this film jettisoned so many of Porter's songs from the original show for numerous songs from different composers.

[@nemusarnax1875]

Ethel Merman, the best singer of Cole Porter musics! Thank you for this old beautifull movie performed by her.

[@BrooklynDreaminCG]

Imagine even of thinking about doing this today, and rightfully so. Forget it. But no one can deny the amazing talents here.

[@bevgordon7619]

I am reading mel brooks’ autobiography right now and based on his reminisces and joy, i can’t wait to watch this movie

[@AprylZA]

That's why I'm here ;0) It sure was hard to break away from Mel! What a delight

[@tomlemery8490]

He used I Get A Kick Out of You in Blazing Saddles.

[@hankgrover3430]

Thanks for this. Jeff! Big Cole Porter fan here.😀

[@sylvieburdairon9123]

Thank you for posting

[@TheTerryE]

Thanks for this. This movie is hard to find.

[@Marnie29x2]

"Perfume from Spain." 1936 censorship for "I get no kick from cocaine."

[@steveb1164]

This is the only time Merman was in the film version of ANY of her broadway shows.

[@nondescript2892]

No..she starred in the film version of Call me Madam

[@douglasdanke5779]

Nice to see a cameo from Margaret Dumont,

[@bucketman]

Great! ❤

[@diegopaleta4437]

It's called Anything Goes and they didn't even sang Anything Goes, what a bummer.

[@DamienSlattery68]

I know, right? ❤️

[@diegopaleta4437]

@@DamienSlattery68 At least they should have made a medley, not only keeping it on the film score on the overture.

[@ademeyer]

Odd to see a young Bing Crosby

[@bevsputler5455]

That’s ol Hollywood, “if I’m not in the Chapel, I’ll be in the bar! Lololol

[@StevenTorrey]

I wish they had made an update with Sutton Foster. The 1956 movie with Bing Crosby has too many flaws with the added Samy Cahn/Jimmy Van Heusen songs, which distracts from an overall worthy production.

[@garymazzeo3490]

what turned me off.......The songs that were cut out

[@TheTerryE]

Get over it.

[@HattieMcDanielonaMoon]

@@TheTerryE Someone's grouchy!

[@DJBSharpMusic]

There were songs cut out?

[@TheShadowfakx]

" Yes, Indo China....and you were in Outdoor China. " LOL. Charlie Ruggles.

[@mcstokes]

The coke song minus the coke part.

[@markuse3472]

I wish this movie would be remade. Geez, the stage musical recording is SO much better than...this.

[@Atlanta62]

The movie was remade google it

[@glowstoneunknown]

@@Atlanta62 it wasn't remade, they did a different re-imagining for live TV in 1954 and they made another movie with the same title in 1956, but the 56 movie had nothing to do with the story or characters of this one and was completely a basically unrelated story.

[@Country_Music1927]

Did Ethel sing anything goes in this one and what time please?

[@Country_Music1927]

No . She did not

[@margiebrogdon9552]

A very little bit at the beginning credits.

[@pedrolopes8007]

I thought I would see Ethel sing anything goes, all of it. But I dont😭

[@DamienSlattery68]

Sadly so much of the Porter score was dropped.

[@pedrolopes8007]

@@DamienSlattery68 that's so sad😭 I would love to see Ethel sing it...

[@paulprocopolis]

@@DamienSlattery68 The best songs were omitted: ‘All Through the Night’, ‘Blow Gabriel Blow’ and the title song (‘Anything Goes’). Very disappointing!

[@drderelict7987]

​@paulprocopolis is there any recording of the 1936 ethel version? It sounded like it would be the best version of the song entirely, it sounds so good.

[@agent1485]

Nooo, they didn't even sing anything goes. Unless I just missed it or something but I doubt it.

[@jeffmassie2988]

Any idea why they changed the title to “Tops Is The Limit”?

[@themaggattack]

Idk but I'm guessing it probably had something to do with copywrite. Or maybe censorship.

[@ep8324]

What you see here is a copy of the film after 1956. When Paramount sold the 1936 film to television, they retitled the movie Tops is the Limit because the 1956 film version, also from Paramount and also with Bing Crosby, was currently in theaters.

[@glowstoneunknown]

@@ep8324 I feel like it would've been better for them to change the title of the 1956 film, because frankly, that movie _isn't_ Anything Goes, all that it shares is taking place on an Ocean Liner and a couple songs are the same. This movie _actually_ tells the story of Anything Goes and yet it was forced to change its name. Baffling.

[@almeggs3247]

Ida was 17 yo in this movie

[@janettempest716]

I won’t the new film with Sutton Foster 🙏❤️🙏

[@davidmacgregor2489]

Too bad they didn't film the Barney Miller version.