---
title: 'The Best of Everything (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean Negulesco'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 121
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-best-of-everything-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052619/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Best of Everything (1959)

1959 · 121 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

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. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean Negulesco](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-negulesco)
- **Screenplay:** [Edith Sommer](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-sommer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alfred Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-newman)
- **Producer:** [Jerry Wald](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-wald)
- **Director of Photography:** [William C. Mellor](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-c-mellor)
- **Editor:** [Robert L. Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-l-simpson)

## Cast

- [Hope Lange](https://cinepixo.com/people/hope-lange) as Caroline Bender
- [Stephen Boyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-boyd) as Mike Rice
- [Suzy Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/suzy-parker) as Gregg Adams
- [Martha Hyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/martha-hyer) as Barbara Lamont
- [Diane Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-baker) as April Morrison
- [Brian Aherne](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-aherne) as Fred Shalimar
- [Robert Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-evans) as Dexter Key
- [Brett Halsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/brett-halsey) as Eddie Harris
- [Don Harron](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-harron) as Sidney Carter
- [Jesslyn Fax](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesslyn-fax) as Aunt
- [June Blair](https://cinepixo.com/people/june-blair) as Brenda
- [Louis Jourdan](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-jourdan) as David Savage
- [Joan Crawford](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-crawford) as Amanda Farrow
- [Myrna Hansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/myrna-hansen) as Judy Masson
- [Wally Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/wally-brown) as Drunk

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