Film

The Best Things in Life Are Free

1956 · 1h 44m · Music

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

IMDb

6.0

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.

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

Byron Palmer

Hollywood Star

Linda Brace

Jeannie Henderson

Patty Lou Hudson

Susie Henderson

Julie Van Zandt

Patricia Van Seckland

• Michael CurtizDirector
• Phoebe EphronScreenplay
• William BowersScreenplay
• John O'HaraStory
• Henry EphronProducer
• Leon ShamroyDirector of Photography
• Leigh HarlineOriginal Music Composer
• Dorothy SpencerEditor

Release date

September 28, 1956

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

NR

Genres

Music

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