The Best Things in Life Are Free

1956

1h 44m

5.0

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"John O'Hara's flaming portrait of the jazz age... and the guys and gals who made it Zing!"

Overview

Ray Henderson joins Buddy De Sylva and Lew Brown to form a successful 1920s musical show writing team. They soon have several hits on Broadway but De Sylva's personal ambition leads to friction as the other two increasingly feel left out of things.

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Production Information

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

musical biography

Quick Facts

Release Date	September 28, 1956
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0049002

Cast

Gordon MacRae

B.G. 'Buddy' De Sylva

Dan Dailey

Ray Henderson

Ernest Borgnine

Lew Brown

Sheree North

Kitty Kane

Tommy Noonan

Carl Frisbee

Murvyn Vye

Manny Costain

Phyllis Avery

Maggie Henderson

Larry Keating

Winfield Sheehan

Tony Galento

Fingers

Norman Brooks

Al Jolson

Jacques d'Amboise

Specialty Dancer

Roxanne Arlen

Perky Nichols

Key Crew

William Bowers

Screenplay

Michael Curtiz

Director

Phoebe Ephron