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!
104 min
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.
- Release date
- September 28, 1956
- Country of origin
- United States
Soundtrack
Songs from the movieThe Best Things In Life Are Free1956 · 12 tracks- The Best Things In Life Are Free (Overture) · Gordon MacRae
- You're The Cream In My Coffee · Gordon MacRae
- Sonny Boy · Gordon MacRae
- It All Depends On You · Gordon MacRae
- Just A Memory · Gordon MacRae
- One More Time · Gordon MacRae
- Birth Of The Blues · Gordon MacRae
- Button Up Your Overcoat · Gordon MacRae
- Together · Gordon MacRae
- Without Love · Gordon MacRae
- You Try Somebody Else · Gordon MacRae
- The Best Things In Life Are Free · Gordon MacRae
Cast
- Gordon MacRae as B.G. 'Buddy' De Sylva
- Dan Dailey as Ray Henderson
- Ernest Borgnine as Lew Brown
- Sheree North as Kitty Kane
- Tommy Noonan as Carl Frisbee
- Murvyn Vye as Manny Costain
- Phyllis Avery as Maggie Henderson
- Larry Keating as Winfield Sheehan
- Tony Galento as Fingers
- Norman Brooks as Al Jolson
Crew
- Michael Curtiz · Director
- William Bowers · Writer
- Phoebe Ephron · Writer
- John O'Hara · Writer
- Henry Ephron · Producer
- Leon Shamroy · Cinematographer
- Dorothy Spencer · Editor