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The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 104 min · Music

4.1 TOPICAL score · #6,275 of 6,776 films

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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.

The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956, directed by Michael Curtiz) has a TOPICAL score of 4.1 - ranked 6,275 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 5.7/10 (3 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 9 languages.

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Audience-
Awards42
Historical impact8
Lasting engagement4
Cast14
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Gordon MacRae (actor #1,927), Dan Dailey (actor #1,848), Ernest Borgnine (actor #165), Sheree North

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