The Best of Everything (1959) on Netflix
With her fiancé studying in England, Caroline Bender takes a first job as a secretary at a Manhattan publishing house. Two secretaries, April Morrison and Gregg Adams, become her roommates.
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- IMDb6.6/102,665 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes57%
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Plot summary
Caroline Bender, a recent Radcliffe graduate, takes her first job as a secretary at Fabian Publishing in Manhattan while her fiancé, Eddie Harris, spends a year studying in England. In the typing pool she meets April Morrison, an enthusiastic newcomer from Colorado, and Gregg Adams, an aspiring actress. The two invite her to share their small apartment rather than stay at her family's home in Connecticut. Caroline is assigned to Amanda Farrow, a demanding editor who resents her and believes she wants her job. April goes to work for Fred Shalimar, the editor-in-chief, and the other secretaries are marking time until they marry or find the work they want.
Cast
- Sue Carsonas Mary Agnes
- Linda Hutchingsas Jane
- Lionel Kaneas Paul Landers
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Best of Everything (1959)
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- Joan Crawford was cast in May 1959, ten days before shooting began, and it was the first time she had taken a supporting role since the silent era. In heavy debt after her fourth husband's death, she needed the money.
- Martin Ritt was set to direct but was replaced by Jean Negulesco in January 1959, reportedly because Ritt was upset over the casting of Suzy Parker. Ritt denied the rumor, saying the script was not his "cup of tea."
- Suzy Parker agreed to take her role in the summer of 1958, but a broken arm and a 14-month recovery delayed her appearance in the film. She reported for work only in January 1959, after learning that producer Jerry Wald was sick.
- Joan Crawford had just been elected to the Pepsi-Cola board of directors and planned to spend more time promoting the soft drink. She insisted on a Pepsi-Cola machine being placed in the secretaries' break room in the film.
- Diane Baker said much of Joan Crawford's character was cut from the finished film, including a show-stopping drunk scene, reportedly because of the film's length.
