The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956) on Netflix
Approved19561h 44mBiographyMusical
In the 1920s, Ray Henderson teams up with Buddy De Sylva and Lew Brown to write songs. Their numbers become Broadway hits, and De Sylva's personal ambition strains the partnership.
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Plot summary
Buddy De Sylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson come together in the 1920s to write songs as a team. Their numbers become hits on Broadway, and the singer Kitty Kane performs their material. The three men write together through the late 1920s and into the early 1930s. De Sylva's personal ambition brings friction to the partnership, and the other two increasingly feel left out.
Cast
- Norman Brooksas Al Jolson
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
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- The Best Things in Life Are Free was a modestly produced musical that still ended up with a budget of $2.86 million, making it fairly expensive to produce.
- Sheree North's singing voice as Kitty Kane in The Best Things in Life Are Free was dubbed by Eileen Wilson.
