The Best of Everything (1959) | |
| Director(s) | Jean Negulesco |
| Producer(s) | Jerry Wald |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Secretaries |
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The Best of Everything (1959) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Jean Negulesco and produced by Jerry Wald.
SYNOPSIS
Could publishing ever have been this glamorous - or heartless? Women publishing executives try to have it all in '50s New York. Crawford is tailor-made as the steely boss unnerved by her affair with a married man, and cult-fave former model Parker adds a glossy sheen. Based on Rona Jaffe's novel.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Academy Awards 1959 --- Ceremony Number 32 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Costume Design | Adele Palmer | Nominated |
| Best Music - Song | Music by Alfred Newman; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn | Nominated |
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The Best of Everything (1959)
on Sep 25, 2015 From Journeys in Classic FilmThe rise of suburbia brought with it an influx of novels, specifically lurid tales of gossip and romance that housewives could read in their spare time. And Hollywood responded to this with glossy Technicolor melodramas that became, somewhat derogatorily known as, “women’s pictures.̶... Read full article
Mad Men Meets Sex and the City: The Best of Everything
By Judy on Jun 28, 2015 From Cary Grant Won't Eat YouThis post is part of the?Modern Era portion of the Classic Movie History Project Blogathon, sponsored by Aurora of Once Upon A Screen, Ruth of Silver Screenings and Fritzi of Movies, Silently. Previous days are covered here: Silent Era and Golden Age. Thanks to?Flicker Alley?for sponsoring and promo... Read full article
Mad Men Meets Sex and the City: The Best of Everything
By Judy on Jun 28, 2015 From Cary Grant Won't Eat YouThis post is part of the Modern Era portion of the Classic Movie History Project Blogathon, sponsored by Aurora of Once Upon A Screen, Ruth of Silver Screenings and Fritzi of Movies, Silently. Previous days are covered here: Silent Era and Golden Age. Thanks to Flicker Alley for sponsoring and promo... Read full article
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Quotes from
Caroline Bender: Typed?
Amanda Farrow: No Miss Bender. Beat it out on a native drum.
Caroline Bender: What is it about women like us that make you hold us so cheaply? Aren't we the special ones from the best homes and the best colleges? I know the world outside isn't full of rainbows and happy endings, but to you, aren't we even decent?
Amanda Farrow: Now you and your rabbit-faced wife can both go to hell!
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Facts about
This was the first time Joan Crawford accepted a supporting role in a movie, supposedly because she found herself in debt after the death of husband Alfred Steele early in 1959. According to cast member Diane Baker, Crawford's role was cut even further before release, causing the removal of a show-stopping drunk scene by Crawford. Bits of this scene are in the trailer included on the DVD.
In the first scene of the film, Caroline (Hope Lange) is reading a "Help Wanted - Female" ad in the paper which shows the real-life address of the building in front of which she is standing and later goes to work. This is the famous Seagram Building in NYC at 375 Park Avenue.
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