Anything Goes

1956 American musical film directed by Robert Lewis
Movie film Q2857890
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Anything Goes

Summary

Anything Goes is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Anything Goes's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Anything Goes was directed by Robert Lewis[4].
  • Sidney Sheldon wrote the screenplay for Anything Goes[5].
  • Howard Lindsay wrote the screenplay for Anything Goes[6].
  • Anything Goes's composer is recorded as Cole Porter[7].
  • Anything Goes's genre is musical film[8].
  • A cast member of Anything Goes was Bing Crosby[9].
  • A cast member of Anything Goes was Donald O'Connor[10].
  • A cast member of Anything Goes was Zizi Jeanmaire[11].
  • A cast member of Anything Goes was Mitzi Gaynor[12].
  • A cast member of Anything Goes was Alma Macrorie[13].
  • A cast member of Anything Goes was Argentina Brunetti[14].
  • A cast member of Anything Goes was James Griffith[15].
  • A cast member of Anything Goes was Jean Del Val[16].
  • A cast member of Anything Goes was Kurt Kasznar[17].
  • A cast member of Anything Goes was Phil Harris[18].
  • A cast member of Anything Goes was Richard Erdman[19].
  • A cast member of Anything Goes was Walter Sande[20].
  • Anything Goes was produced by Robert E. Dolan[21].
  • Anything Goes's production company is recorded as Paramount Pictures[22].
  • The original language of Anything Goes was English[23].
  • Anything Goes was distributed by video on demand[24].
  • Anything Goes's color is recorded as color[25].
  • Anything Goes's country of origin is recorded as United States[26].
  • Anything Goes was published on January 1, 1956[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Anything Goes was produced by Robert E. Dolan[21]. It was directed by Robert Lewis[4]. Screenwriters include Sidney Sheldon[5] and Howard Lindsay[6]. Cast members include Bing Crosby[9], Donald O'Connor[10], Zizi Jeanmaire[11], Mitzi Gaynor[12], Alma Macrorie[13], and Argentina Brunetti[14].

Publication

Anything Goes was published on January 1, 1956[27]. The original language of it was English[23]. Its genre is musical film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[24].

Why It Matters

Anything Goes ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 166653
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  2. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 26008
    Producer → Robert E. Dolan
    Publication date → +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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