The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956) - film review

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The Best Things in Life Are Free is an American film first released in 1956, directed by Michael Curtiz. The film stars Gordon MacRae, Dan Dailey, Ernest Borgnine, Sheree North and Tommy Noonan. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Michael Curtiz
Script: William Bowers, Phoebe Ephron, John O’Hara, Frank Tashlin
Photo: Leon Shamroy
Music: Lionel Newman
Cast: 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), Phyllis Avery (Maggie Henderson), Larry Keating (Winfield Sheehan), Tony Galento (Fingers), Norman Brooks (Al Jolson), Jacques d’Amboise (Specialty dancer), Roxanne Arlen (Perky Nichols), Byron Palmer (Hollywood star), Linda Brace (Jeannie Henderson), Patty Lou Hudson (Susie Henderson), Julie Van Zandt (Patricia Van Seckland), Larry Kerr (Brewer), Charles Victor (Andrews), Eugene Borden (Louis), Harold Miller (Percy – The Reporter), Emily Belser (Photographer), Paul Glass (Piano Player), Bill Foster (Dance Director in film), Adelle August (Chorus Girl), Robert Banas (Newsboy), Lois Barnes (Clara Bow-type), Gail Bonney (Woman in Back Row), Jack Boyle (Dance Director), Barrie Chase (Chorine), Juanita Close (Telephone Operator), Richard Collier (Pawnbroker), Clancy Cooper (Bootlegger), Suzanne Dalbert (Hostess), Harvey Daniels (Usher), Barbara Darrow (Brenda), Ann B. Davis (Hattie Stewart), Lisa Davis (Limp Party Girl), Denise De Lacey (Silent Film Ingenue), Franklyn Farnum (Theatregoer), Joseph Forte (Man in Theatre Lobby), James Gonzales (Movie Director), Paul Grant (Usher), Marcoreta Hellman (Wardrobe Woman), Bob Hopkins (Broadway Character), Betsy Jones-Moreland (Secretary), Claire Kelly (Chorus Girl), Peter Leeds (Genius), Peter Mamakos (Henchman), Natalie Masters (Bit Role), Marjorie May (Silent Movie Vamp), Patricia McMahon (Party Girl), George Offerman Jr. (Party Guest), Joe Ploski (Bootleg Runner), Gordon Richards (Butler), Mary Rodman (Girl in Low-Cut Dress), Ric Roman (Henchman), Marion Ross (Nita Naldi-type), Cosmo Sardo (Party Guest), Sam Schwartz (Bootlegger), Steffi Sidney (Dancer in Marathon), Rachel Stephens (Society Reporter), Mary Thomas (Party Girl), Sally Todd (Chorus Girl), Arthur Tovey (First-Nighter), Billy Wayne (Stagehand), Cecil Weston (Wardrobe Woman), Yvonne White (Bit Role), Barbara Wilson (Chorus Girl), Ward Wood (Henchman), Norma Yost (Theresa)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 104 min

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