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  • The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
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    104 min | Biography, Musical
The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
Passed
104 min | Biography, Musical

Ray joins Buddy and Lew to form a successful 1920s musical show writing team. Soon, they've got several hits on Broadway, but Buddy's ambition leads to friction among the group, as the other 2 feel increasingly left out.
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Sep 28, 1956 (United States)

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105 cast members
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Gordon MacRae
B.G. 'Buddy' De Sylva B.G. 'Buddy' De Sylva   See fewer
Dan Dailey
Ray Henderson Ray Henderson   See fewer
Ernest Borgnine
Lew Brown Lew Brown   See fewer
Sheree North
Kitty Kane Kitty Kane   See fewer
Tommy Noonan
Carl Frisbee Carl Frisbee   See fewer
Murvyn Vye
Manny Costain Manny Costain   See fewer
Phyllis Avery
Maggie Henderson Maggie Henderson   See fewer
Larry Keating
Winfield Sheehan Winfield Sheehan   See fewer
Tony Galento
Fingers Fingers   See fewer
Norman Brooks
Al Jolson Al Jolson   See fewer
Jacques d'Amboise
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Roxanne Arlen
Perky Nichols Perky Nichols   See fewer
Byron Palmer
Hollywood Star Hollywood Star   See fewer
Linda Brace
Jeannie Henderson Jeannie Henderson   See fewer
Patty Lou Hudson
Susie Henderson Susie Henderson   See fewer
Julie Van Zandt
Patricia Van Seckland Patricia Van Seckland   See fewer
Larry Kerr
Brewer Brewer   See fewer
Charles Victor
Andrews Andrews   See fewer
Harold Miller
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Emily Belser
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Paul Glass
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Bill Foster
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Aladdin
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John Alban
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Richard Allan
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Joyce Arleen
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Adelle August
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Robert Banas
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Lois Barnes
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Francesca Bellini
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Gail Bonney
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Nina Borget
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Jack Boyle
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Paul Bradley
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Boyd Cabeen
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Steve Carruthers
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Barrie Chase
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Juanita Close
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Tom Coleman
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Richard Collier
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Clancy Cooper
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Fred Curt
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Suzanne Dalbert
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Harvey Daniels
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Barbara Darrow
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Ann B. Davis
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Lisa Davis
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Denise De Lacey
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Meurisse Duree
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James Elsegood
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Franklyn Farnum
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Joseph Forte
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James Gonzalez
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Paul Grant
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Marcoreta Hellman
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Bill Hickman
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Bob Hopkins
Broadway Character (uncredited) Broadway Character (uncredited)   See fewer
Clyde Howdy
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Betsy Jones-Moreland
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Claire Kelly
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Kenner G. Kemp
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Ethan Laidlaw
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Mike Lally
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Peter Leeds
Genius (uncredited) Genius (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl M. Leviness
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Peter Mamakos
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Thomas Martin
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Natalie Masters
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Marjorie May
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Frank McLure
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Patricia McMahon
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Mike Morelli
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Barry Norton
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George Offerman Jr.
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Hamil Petroff
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Joe Ploski
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Paul Power
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Juliet Prowse
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Frank Radcliffe
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George Reeder
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Jack Regas
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Gordon Richards
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Leoda Richards
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Mary Rodman
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Ric Roman
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Marion Ross
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Cosmo Sardo
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Sam Schwartz
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Bernard Sell
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Steffi Sidney
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Rachel Stephens
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Hal Taggart
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Larri Thomas
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Sally Todd
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Arthur Tovey
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Blaine Turner
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Billy Wayne
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Cecil Weston
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Yvonne White
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Marc Wilder
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Barbara Wilson
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Ward Wood
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Judith Woodbury
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