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The Best of Everything

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The Best of Everything (1959)

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Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Set in New York City during the 1950s, this melodrama follows the illicit affairs of several career women in the glamorous world of book-publishing. The women pay a heavy emotional price for their... Set in New York City during the 1950s, this melodrama follows the illicit affairs of several career women in the glamorous world of book-publishing. The women pay a heavy emotional price for their involvement with married men: one ends up pregnant and must make a difficult choice; another has a breakdown when she is jilted. Despite their witty repartee, the editorial staff doesn't always secure the "best of everything" in their own lives. Joan Crawford is tailor-made as the steely boss unnerved by her affair with a married man, and cult fave, former model Suzy Parker adds a glossy sheen. Based on Rona Jaffe's novel. [More]

Starring: Hope Lange, Stephen Boyd, Suzy Parker, Diane Baker

Starring: Hope Lange, Stephen Boyd, Suzy Parker, Diane Baker, Joan Crawford, Louis Jourdan, Martha Hyer, Brian Aherne, Robert Evans

Director: Jean Negulesco

Director: Jean Negulesco
Screenwriter: Edith Sommer, Mann Rubin
Story: Rona Jaffe
Producer: Jerry Wald
Composer: Alfred Newman

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Based on Rona Jaffe's trashy best-seller, this glossy Fox melodrama, produced by Jerry Wald, has an all-star cast, with Crawford as castrating boss and a quartet of appealing actresses: Hope Lange, model Suzy parker, Diane Baker, and Martha Hyer.

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It all seems trite and overly melodramatic.

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Classic Fox '50s soaper ... campy and fun.

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