| The Best of Everything | |
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| Directed by | Jean Negulesco |
| Screenplay by | |
| Based on | The Best of Everything 1958 novel by Rona Jaffe |
| Produced by | Jerry Wald |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | William C. Mellor |
| Edited by | Robert Simpson |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Color process | DeLuxe Color |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,965,000[1] |
The Best of Everything is a 1959 American drama film directed by Jean Negulesco from a screenplay by Edith Sommer and Mann Rubin, based on the 1958 novel of the same name by Rona Jaffe.[2] It stars Hope Lange, Stephen Boyd, Suzy Parker, Martha Hyer, Diane Baker, Brian Aherne, Robert Evans, Louis Jourdan, and Joan Crawford. The film follows the professional careers and private lives of three women who share a small apartment in New York City and work together at a paperback publishing firm. Alfred Newman wrote the musical score, the last under his longtime contract as 20th Century-Fox's musical director.
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p252
- ^ Dagan, Carmel (2013-10-17). "Mann Rubin, Screenwriter of 'First Deadly Sin,' Dies at 85". Variety. Retrieved 2013-11-03.