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The Best of Everything (1959)An expose of the lives and loves of Madison Avenue working girls and their higher ups. Director:Jean Negulesco |
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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Caroline Bender
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Mike Rice
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Suzy Parker | ... |
Gregg Adams
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Martha Hyer | ... |
Barbara Lamont
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April Morrison
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Fred Shalimar
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Dexter Key
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Brett Halsey | ... |
Eddie Harris
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Donald Harron | ... |
Sidney Carter
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Sue Carson | ... |
Mary Agnes
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Linda Hutchings | ... |
Jane
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Lionel Kane | ... |
Paul Landers
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Ted Otis | ... |
Dr. Ronnie Wood
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| Louis Jourdan | ... |
David Savage
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Amanda Farrow
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Storyline
With her unofficial fiancé Eddie Harris studying in England for a year, Radcliffe educated Caroline Bender decides to get her first ever job as a secretary at Manhattan located Fabian Publishing, which offers its employees "the best of everything". There, she finds her story is somewhat similar to all the other secretaries, who are biding their time in the secretarial pool either before getting married - to a current or future beau - or moving on to their dream job. In the latter category is aspiring actress Gregg Adams, who with fellow secretary, the naive and inexperienced April Morrison, become Caroline's new roommates. Caroline also finds that as a secretary to the editors, she has to learn the special needs and foibles of each. They include the "witch" Amanda Farrow whose demanding exterior masks a truly lonely woman, the aging Lothario Fred Shalimar, and the understanding Mike Rice... Written by Huggo
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THESE ARE THE GIRLS who want the best of everything... but often settle for a lot less! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Alla mina drömmar See more »Filming Locations:
Alfred E. Smith Housing Project, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,500,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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(uncredited)
Music by Lionel Newman
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This film features many important Manhattan sites. Thirty-three minutes into the film, Caroline Bender (Hope Lange) and April Morison (Diane Baker) are crossing Christopher Street from south to north near where Waverly Place comes into Christopher Street east of Sheridan Square. They walk east on Christopher Street, while carrying on a conversation. Look above their heads. In the rear, you will see the red neon sign of The Stonewall Inn lit up, even though the afternoon sun is still shining. Yes, this is the same Stonewall Inn where a decade later the modern gay liberation movement began when drag queens confronted police who had come to raid the bar. See more »Goofs
Errors in geography: A huge palm tree is visible during a company picnic supposedly set on an estate near New York City - a botanical impossibility. See more »Soundtracks
"Again"(uncredited)
Music by Lionel Newman
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