The Best Things in Life Are Free

Sprightly chronicle of the storied songwriting collaboration between Buddy De Sylva (Gordon MacRae), Ray Henderson (Dan Dailey), and Lew Brown (Ernest Borgnine) is bolstered by plenty of performances of favorites from the trio's hummable oeuvre like "Good News," "Sonny Boy," "You're the Cream in My Coffee," and the title tune. Sheree North, Tommy Noonan, Murvyn Vye co-star; Michael Curtiz directs. 104 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.