The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
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.
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Gordon MacRae as B.G. 'Buddy' De Sylva |
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Dan Dailey as Ray Henderson |
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Ernest Borgnine as Lew Brown |
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Sheree North as Kitty Kane |
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Tommy Noonan as Carl Frisbee |
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Murvyn Vye as Manny Costain |
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Phyllis Avery as Maggie Henderson |
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Larry Keating as Winfield Sheehan |
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Tony Galento as Fingers |
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Norman Brooks as Al Jolson |
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Jacques d'Amboise as Specialty Dancer |
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Roxanne Arlen as Perky Nichols |
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Byron Palmer as Hollywood Star |
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Linda Brace as Jeannie Henderson |
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Patty Lou Hudson as Susie Henderson |
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Julie Van Zandt as Patricia Van Seckland |
| Writing | William Bowers | Screenplay |
| Directing | Michael Curtiz | Director |
| Writing | Phoebe Ephron | Screenplay |
| Editing | Dorothy Spencer | Editor |
| Camera | Leon Shamroy | Director of Photography |
| Art | Paul S. Fox | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Costume Design |
| Directing | David Silver | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Leigh Harline | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | John O'Hara | Story |
| Production | Henry Ephron | Producer |
| Art | Maurice Ransford | Art Direction |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Art | John DeCuir | Art Direction |
