The Best Things in Life Are Free

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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 (Streaming):

Dec 11, 2012
Runtime:

1h 44m
Sound Mix:

Stereo

Cast & Crew

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

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Critic Reviews for The Best Things in Life Are Free

All Critics (1) | Rotten (1)

Packed with good old tunes but oddly lacking in real show-business nostalgia or "period" atmosphere, this is a musical biography of Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson.

October 23, 2019 | Full Review…

Clyde Gilmour
Maclean's Magazine