IMDb plot summary: Bill Benson and Ted Adams are to appear in a Broadway show together and, while in Paris, each 'discovers' the perfect leading lady for the plum female role. Each promises the prize role to the girl they selected without informing the other until they head back across the Atlantic by liner - with each man having brought his choice along! It becomes a stormy crossing as each man has to tell his 'find' that she might not get the role after all.
Directed by Robert Lewis. Starring Bing Crosby, Donald O'Connor, Zizi Jeanmaire, and Mitzi Gaynor.
All my favorite classic musicals have both strong musical performances and a strong plot. This one has some of the former and absolutely none of the latter. It would have benefited from another tune or two, since the plot meanders a LOT. Bing Crosby and Donald O'Connor play nicely off each other, but after the first 30 minutes or so we barely get to see any interaction between them, it's all side plots and much less interesting romances. The songs are definitely the highlight here.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Anything Goes > October Sky
Anything Goes < Cats
Anything Goes < Girl Shy
Anything Goes > Arctic
Anything Goes < Sleepy Hollow
Anything Goes > Following
Anything Goes > 21
Anything Goes > Broken Blossoms
Anything Goes > The Matrix Reloaded
Anything Goes > 1408
Anything Goes > Cat's Eye
Anything Goes > The Fixer
Final spot: #1259 out of 3097.
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