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The Best Things in Life Are Free   1956         N/R, 104 min. Genre: Musical Director: Michael Curtiz   Cast: Gordon MacRae, Ernest Borgnine, Dan Dailey, Sheree North, Tommy Noonan, Norman Brooks, Murvyn Vye, Larry Keating, Phyllis Avery, Tony Galento, Jacques d'Amboise, Roxanne Arlen, Byron Palmer, Linda Brace, Patty Lou Hudson   This film biography of Tin Pan Alley songwriters is filled with memorable songs including "Birth of the Blues" and "Sonny Boy." The story revolves around Buddy De Sylva (Gordon MacRae) and Lew Brown (Ernest Borgnine) working together to write songs for a Broadway musical. Their show is a success, but personal problems between them threaten to get in the way of their professional lives. Cast Gordon MacRae B.G. "Buddy" De Sylva Ernest Borgnine Lew Brown Dan Dailey Ray Henderson Sheree North Kitty Kane Tommy Noonan Carl Frisbee Norman Brooks Al Jolson Murvyn Vye Manny Costain Larry Keating Winfield Sheehan Phyllis Avery Maggie Henderson Tony Galento Fingers Jacques d'Amboise Specialty Dancer Roxanne Arlen Perky Nichols Byron Palmer Hollywood Star Linda Brace Jeannie Henderson Patty Lou Hudson Susie Henderson