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The Best Things in Life Are Free

1956, Musical, 1h 44m

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Movie Info

Dramatizes the lives of 1920s Tin Pan Alley songwriters B.G. De Sylva (Gordon MacRae), Ray Henderson (Dan Dailey) and Lew Brown (Ernest Borgnine).
  • Genre:
    Musical
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Michael Curtiz
  • Producer:
    Henry Ephron
  • Writer:
    William Bowers, Phoebe Ephron
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     original
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  • Distributor:
    20th Century Fox
  • Sound Mix:
    Stereo

Cast & Crew

Gordon MacRae
Gordon MacRae
B.G. "Buddy" De Sylva
Dan Dailey
Dan Dailey
Ray Henderson
Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine
Lew Brown
Sheree North
Sheree North
Kitty Kane
Tommy Noonan
Tommy Noonan
Carl Frisbee
Murvyn Vye
Murvyn Vye
Manny Costain
Phyllis Avery
Phyllis Avery
Maggie Henderson
Larry Keating
Larry Keating
Winfield Sheehan
Tony Galento
Tony Galento
Fingers
Norman Brooks
Norman Brooks
Al Jolson
Jacques d'Amboise
Jacques d'Amboise
Specialty Dancer
Roxanne Arlen
Roxanne Arlen
Perky Nichols
Byron Palmer
Byron Palmer
Hollywood Star
Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz
Director
Henry Ephron
Henry Ephron
Producer
William Bowers
William Bowers
Screenwriter
Phoebe Ephron
Phoebe Ephron
Screenwriter
Leigh Harline
Leigh Harline
Original Music
Leon Shamroy
Leon Shamroy
Cinematographer
Dorothy Spencer
Dorothy Spencer
Film Editing
Maurice Ransford
Maurice Ransford
Art Director
Lyle R. Wheeler
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Director
Paul S. Fox
Paul S. Fox
Set Decoration
Walter M. Scott
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Charles Le Maire
Charles Le Maire
Costume Design
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