The Best Things in Life Are Free

"John O'Hara's flaming portrait of the jazz age... and the guys and gals who made it Zing!"

Sep 28 1956 Approved 1h 44m
Biography, Musical

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.

Plot

Ray Henderson joins Buddy De Sylva and Lew Brown to form a successful 1920s musical show writing team. Soon, they've got several hits on Broadway, but De Sylva's ambition leads to friction amongst the group, as the other 2 feel increasingly left out.

Written by

William Bowers, Phoebe Ephron, John O'Hara

Directed by

Michael Curtiz

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
391
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA