The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)

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.

Cast (16)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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

N

Norman Brooks

Al Jolson

Jacques d'Amboise

Specialty Dancer

Roxanne Arlen

Perky Nichols

Byron Palmer

Hollywood Star

L

Linda Brace

Jeannie Henderson

P

Patty Lou Hudson

Susie Henderson

J

Julie Van Zandt

Patricia Van Seckland

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