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The Best Things in Life Are Free(Movie, 1956)

1h 44min | Genre: Music
The Best Things in Life Are FreeRating: 2.5/5 (with 11 vote)
The Best Things in Life Are Free is a 1956 American musical film directed by Michael Curtiz. The film stars Gordon MacRae, Dan Dailey, and Ernest Borgnine as the real-life songwriting team of Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, and Ray Henderson of the late 1920s and early 1930s, and Sheree North as Kitty Kane, a singer (possibly based on Helen Kane). In 1957, the year after the film was released, it received an Oscar nomination for Lionel Newman in the category of Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture. ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Best Things in Life Are Free

Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score

About The Best Things in Life Are Free

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 4 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 09/28/1956
Director: Michael Curtiz
Producer: Henry Ephron
Film Editor: Dorothy Spencer
Director of Photography: Leon Shamroy
Composer: Leigh Harline
Costume designer: Charles LeMaire
Production Designer: Maurice Ransford
Keywords: biography, musical

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