The Best of Everything

The Best of Everything (1959)

  • 60% of users liked it
    (550 ratings)

A star-studded cast enlivens this glossy '50s soap opera, based on a novel by Rona Jaffe. The action unfolds at the Gotham-based Fabian Publishing, where numerous women work as typists under the aegis of power-wielding, shark-like editor Amanda Farrow (Joan Crawford). Farrow has achieved wealth and… More

Unrated, 2 hr. 15 min.
Directed By
Jean Negulesco
Written By
Rona Jaffe, Mann Rubin, Edith Sommer
Genres
Drama, Classics
In Theaters
Oct 9, 1959 Wide
On DVD
May 24, 2005

Critic Reviews

  • Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Classic Fox '50s soaper ... campy and fun.

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Based on Rona Jaffe's trashy best-seller, this glossy Fox melodrama has an all-star cast, with Crawford as castrating boss and four appealing actresses: Hope Lange, Suzy parker, Diane Baker, and Martha Hyer.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    It all seems trite and overly melodramatic.

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  • jay n


    dated look at working women but incredibly plush and enjoyable

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