Film
The Best Things in Life Are Free
1956· NR· 1h 44m· Music
“John O'Hara's flaming portrait of the jazz age... and the guys and gals who made it Zing!”
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.
1956-09-28
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorMichael Curtiz
ScreenplayPhoebe Ephron
ProducerHenry Ephron
Director of PhotographyLeon Shamroy
Original Music ComposerLeigh Harline
EditorDorothy Spencer
Full cast & crew (16 cast · 15 crew)
Details
Released1956-09-28
Runtime1h 44m · NR
StatusReleased
Studios20th Century Fox
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating5.7/10 · 3 votes
Original languageen
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