The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
John O'Hara's flaming portrait of the jazz age... and the guys and gals who made it Zing!
1956 · NR · 1h 44m · Music
Genres: Music
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.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Writers: William Bowers, Phoebe Ephron, John O'Hara
Music by: Leigh Harline
Cinematography: Leon Shamroy
Editor: Dorothy Spencer
Cast
Gordon MacRae as B.G. 'Buddy' De SylvaDan Dailey as Ray HendersonErnest Borgnine as Lew BrownSheree North as Kitty KaneTommy Noonan as Carl FrisbeeMurvyn Vye as Manny CostainPhyllis Avery as Maggie HendersonLarry Keating as Winfield SheehanTony Galento as FingersNorman Brooks as Al JolsonJacques d'Amboise as Specialty DancerRoxanne Arlen as Perky NicholsMore like this
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