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The Best Things in Life Are Free

1956 film by Michael Curtiz
Movie film Q1444517
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The Best Things in Life Are Free

Summary

The Best Things in Life Are Free is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Best Things in Life Are Free's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Best Things in Life Are Free was directed by Michael Curtiz[4].
  • William Bowers wrote the screenplay for The Best Things in Life Are Free[5].
  • Frank Tashlin wrote the screenplay for The Best Things in Life Are Free[6].
  • Phoebe Ephron wrote the screenplay for The Best Things in Life Are Free[7].
  • The Best Things in Life Are Free's composer is recorded as Leigh Harline[8].
  • The Best Things in Life Are Free's genre is musical film[9].
  • The Best Things in Life Are Free's genre is biographical film[10].
  • A cast member of The Best Things in Life Are Free was Gordon MacRae[11].
  • A cast member of The Best Things in Life Are Free was Dan Dailey[12].
  • A cast member of The Best Things in Life Are Free was Ernest Borgnine[13].
  • A cast member of The Best Things in Life Are Free was Sheree North[14].
  • A cast member of The Best Things in Life Are Free was Tony Galento[15].
  • A cast member of The Best Things in Life Are Free was Marion Ross[16].
  • A cast member of The Best Things in Life Are Free was Barry Norton[17].
  • A cast member of The Best Things in Life Are Free was Eugene Borden[18].
  • A cast member of The Best Things in Life Are Free was Jacques d'Amboise[19].
  • A cast member of The Best Things in Life Are Free was Larry Keating[20].
  • A cast member of The Best Things in Life Are Free was Murvyn Vye[21].
  • A cast member of The Best Things in Life Are Free was Tommy Noonan[22].
  • A cast member of The Best Things in Life Are Free was Harold Miller[23].
  • A cast member of The Best Things in Life Are Free was Ann B. Davis[24].
  • A cast member of The Best Things in Life Are Free was Ric Roman[25].
  • A cast member of The Best Things in Life Are Free was Ethan Laidlaw[26].
  • A cast member of The Best Things in Life Are Free was Franklyn Farnum[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Best Things in Life Are Free was produced by Henry Ephron[28]. It was directed by Michael Curtiz[4]. Screenwriters include William Bowers[5], Frank Tashlin[6], and Phoebe Ephron[7]. Cast members include Gordon MacRae[11], Dan Dailey[12], Ernest Borgnine[13], Sheree North[14], Tony Galento[15], and Marion Ross[16].

Publication

The Best Things in Life Are Free was published on January 1, 1956[29]. The original language of it was English[30]. Genres include musical film[9] and biographical film[10].

Why It Matters

The Best Things in Life Are Free ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Ernest Borgnine film Marion Ross Michael Curtiz United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Producer → Henry Ephron
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