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The Best of Everything (1959)

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Release Date: Oct 9, 1959 Wide

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A star-studded cast enlivens this glossy '50s soap opera, based on a novel by Rona Jaffe. The action unfolds at the Gotham-based Fabian Publishing, where numerous women work as typists under the aegis of power-wielding, shark-like editor Amanda Farrow (Joan Crawford). Farrow has achieved wealth and success, but is far from idolized by her underlings, who understand clearly that their boss has chalked up all of her accomplishments at the expense of a satisfying personal life. Caroline Bender

Unrated, 2 hr. 15 min.

Drama, Classics

Directed By: Jean Negulesco

Written By: Rona Jaffe, Mann Rubin, Edith Sommer

In Theaters: Oct 9, 1959 Wide

On DVD: May 24, 2005

Cast

Hope Lange
Caroline Bender
Stephen Boyd
Mike
Suzy Parker
Gregg
Martha Hyer
Barbara
Diane Baker
April
Brian Aherne
Mr. Shalimar
Joan Crawford
Amanda Farrow
Robert Evans
Dexter Key
Brett Halsey
Eddie
Donald Harron
Sidney Carter
Sue Carson
Mary Agnes
Linda Hutchings
Jane
Lionel Kane
Paul
Ted Otis
Ronnie Wood
Louis Jourdan
David Savage
Alena Murray
Girl in Typing Pool
Rachel Stephens
Girl in Typing Pool
Julie Payne
Girls in Typing Pool
David Hoffman
Joe
Theodora Davitt
Margo Stewart

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Classic Fox '50s soaper ... campy and fun.

August 25, 2006 Comment

Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Based on Rona Jaffe's trashy best-seller, this glossy Fox melodrama, produced by Jerry Wald, has an all-star cast, with Crawford as castrating boss and a quartet of appealing actresses: Hope Lange, model Suzy parker, Diane Baker, and Martha Hyer.

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Emanuel Levy

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It all seems trite and overly melodramatic.

January 8, 2004 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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dated look at working women but incredibly plush and enjoyable

March 29, 2007

jay nixon

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A soap opera-esque guilty pleasure for a chick flick mood. Stephen Boyd is the classic cheerful, tortured soul who's really a wonderful person beneath it all. Joan Crawford, as usual, gives an incredibly nuanced portrayal of a dislikable woman.

November 7, 2007