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!
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Format:  DVD-R
item number:  FVRX
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DVD-R Details

  • ASPECT RATIO 4:3 (PAN AND SCAN)
  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 44 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
  • Released: December 6, 2012
  • Originally Released: 1956
  • Label: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

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Entertainment Reviews:

Packed with good old tunes but oddly lacking in real show-business nostalgia or "period" atmosphere, this is a musical biography of Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson. Full Review
Maclean's Magazine
Oct 23, 2019

Description by OLDIES.com:

Set in the 1920s, the story depicts the partnership of DeSylva, Brown, and Henderson, who team up to write songs for the George White Scandals, and the problems they incur as success grows. The story includes romance, nostalgic tunes, and good dance routines.

Product Description:

THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE is the tuneful if uninspired life story of popular composers DeSylva (Gordon MacRae), Brown (Ernest Borgnine) and Henderson (Dan Dailey). Pooling their talents, the trio rises from Tin Pan Alley to fame and fortune. The team's future is threatened when Buddy DeSylva becomes a big-time movie mogul, his ego expanding with his new responsibilities. But there's a happy ending, replete with a big, blow-out production number. Highlights include Sheree North and Jacques D'Amboise's dance deut to the tune of "Birth of the Blues"; this was North's first opportunity to play something other than a Marilyn Monroe type, and she acquits herself quite nicely. Other DeSylva-Brown-Henderson songs showcased throughout the film include "Button Up Your Overcoat", "Black Bottom", "Sunny Side Up" and the title number.

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  • Sales Rank: 12,550
  • UPC: 024543857044
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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