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The Best of Everything

Released 1959
Distributor 20th Century Fox

Joan Crawford has one of her better roles of the decade in this popular ensemble piece based on Rona Jaffe’s best seller. Although her part was reduced to some seven minutes in editing, eliminating a reportedly memorable drunk scene, Crawford managed to impress even among the diverse and generally younger cast of Fox contractees. A daytime soap opera based on the movie aired briefly on ABC in 1970.

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About Allan Arkush

A record collector and film buff from birth, Allan Arkush brought his two loves together in directing the cult classic Rock ‘n’ Roll High School. Back in the day Allan was directing and executive producing television series like Heroes, and Crossing Jordan.  He has also directed episodes of Ally McBeal, Moonlighting, St. Elsewhere, Fame, A Series of Unfortunate Events and TV Movies like Elvis Meets Nixon and Shake Rattle & Rock as well as the mini-series, The Temptations, for which he won an Emmy. He used to have a lost film, Get Crazy, but Kino/Lorber found it in time for Christmas 2021. His day job is teaching Film production & history at the AFI.

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