It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Anything Goes (1956) – read more
Anything goes in pre-codes!
Chester Morris & Jean Harlow heat up the screen in Red Headed Woman (1932)
Today's lesson: things I've learned from watching pre-codes! This should be fun ...
Pre-codes are those snazzy, zippy pictures you're always hearing about: films that were relea read more
I haven’t seen Anything Goes performed on-stage, but I was aware of the differences between this film and its staged production (as well as the 1936 adaptation of the play). In my research I discovered that the only similarities are the title, and its setting on a cruise ship. The lack of read more
Anything Goes (1956) I have been wanting for some time to see any version of Anything Goes I can manage to because I am such a big Cole Porter fan. The version I found is one of three featuring Bing Crosby in a lead part. He starred in the Broadway play, a 1936 version and this one, which has read more
