Sep 28, 1956
104 min
Full-HD

The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)

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.

Category

Music

Country

United States of America

Companies

20th Century Fox

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

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