The Best of Everything (1959) (original) (raw)

Rona Jaffe's best-selling novel comes to life in this witty tale about the personal and professional lives of the men and women in a New York publishing firm. Heading a huge cast is Joan Crawford as a tough-talking editor who can't seem to win at love. There are a few more interesting stories around the office than there are in the manuscripts at Fabian Publishers. Among the principal players: a new secretary (Hope Lange) who quickly gets her boss's (Crawford) job and romances a handsome editor (Stephen Boyd); a Colorado secretary (Diane Baker) who falls for the wrong man (Robert Evans); and ...(more)

Rona Jaffe's best-selling novel comes to life in this witty tale about the personal and professional lives of the men and women in a New York publishing firm. Heading a huge cast is Joan Crawford as a tough-talking editor who can't seem to win at love. There are a few more interesting stories around the office than there are in the manuscripts at Fabian Publishers. Among the principal players: a new secretary (Hope Lange) who quickly gets her boss's (Crawford) job and romances a handsome editor (Stephen Boyd); a Colorado secretary (Diane Baker) who falls for the wrong man (Robert Evans); and a would be actress (Suzy Parker) who's jilted by a two-timing director (Louis Jourdan). Slick and glossy, The Best Of Everything is a panorama of office politics before women's liberation. (less)

Director: Jean Negulesco
Writers: Edith Sommer, Mann Rubin, Rona Jaffe, Joan Crawford
Starring: Hope Lange, Stephen Boyd, Joan Crawford, Suzy Parker, Martha Hyer, Diane Baker
Producer: Jerry Wald

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