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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:song
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Janet_Jackson
gptkb:The_Andrews_Sisters
gptkb:The_Great_Ziegfeld
gptkb:Louis_Armstrong
gptkb:Marvin_Gaye
gptkb:Tony_Bennett
gptkb:Ella_Fitzgerald
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:album
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gptkb:Songs_from_the_Heart
gptkb:The_Best_Things_in_Life_Are_Free_Soundtrack
gptkb:City_Life
gptkb:Lost_on_the_River
Good News!
Janet Jackson's album
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gptkbp:art_style
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gptkb:Lyle_R._Wheeler
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gptkbp:artist
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gptkb:Various_Artists
gptkb:Ben_Nye
gptkb:Ray_Henderson
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gptkbp:associated_act
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gptkb:New_Edition
gptkb:The_Time
2
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gptkbp:awards
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Nominated for Grammy Award
Nominated for Academy Awards.
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gptkbp:based_on
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The Best Things in Life Are Free (musical)
The Best Things in Life Are Free (1930 song)
The Best Things in Life Are Free (song)
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gptkbp:box_office
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$2.5 million
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gptkbp:budget
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$1.5 million
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gptkbp:cast
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gptkb:Mabel_Albertson
gptkb:Eve_Arden
gptkb:Cynthia_Nixon
gptkb:Doris_Day
gptkb:Ethel_Merman
gptkb:Kerry_Butler
gptkb:Martha_Raye
gptkb:Robert_Alda
gptkb:Bernadette_Peters
gptkb:Sutton_Foster
gptkb:Diana_Krall
gptkb:Jack_Lemmon
gptkb:Megan_Fox
gptkb:Megan_Hilty
gptkb:Lea_Salonga
gptkb:Patricia_Routledge
gptkb:Robert_Morse
gptkb:George_S._Irving
gptkb:Angela_Lansbury
gptkb:Liza_Minnelli
gptkb:Bette_Midler
gptkb:Mickey_Rooney
gptkb:Marilyn_Cooper
gptkb:Eddie_Albert
gptkb:Cynthia_Erivo
gptkb:Kristin_Chenoweth
gptkb:Judy_Kuhn
gptkb:Kaye_Ballard
gptkb:Mildred_Dunnock
gptkb:Chita_Rivera
gptkb:Kelli_O'_Hara
gptkb:Nina_Arianda
gptkb:Renée_Elise_Goldsberry
gptkb:John_Raitt
gptkb:Joan_Mc_Cracken
gptkb:Mildred_Natwick
gptkb:Audra_Mc_Donald
gptkb:Idina_Menzel
gptkb:Laura_Benanti
gptkb:Patti_Lu_Pone
gptkb:Bobby_Van
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gptkbp:character_appearance
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gptkb:Charles_Le_Maire
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gptkbp:chart_performance
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Top 10 in multiple countries
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gptkbp:chart_position
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#1 on Billboard Hot R& B/ Hip-Hop Songs
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gptkbp:choreography
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gptkb:Gower_Champion
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:Charles_G._Clarke
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Harry_Warren
gptkb:Ray_Henderson
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Mixed reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Influenced later musical films.
Popular in 90s R& B music.
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gptkbp:debut_year
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gptkb:Borough
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gptkbp:died_in
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gptkb:1980s
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Mervyn_Le_Roy
gptkb:Gower_Champion
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
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gptkbp:editor
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gptkb:James_B._Clark
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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The best things in life are free.
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gptkbp:film_score
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gptkb:Harry_Warren
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:James_B._Clark
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gptkbp:first_performance
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1956 Broadway
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:ballet
gptkb:theatre
gptkb:Pop
R& B
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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gptkb:DJ
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Best Things in Life Are Free
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:theatre
Subsequent musical comedies.
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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Influenced many R& B artists.
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Funk
gptkb:The_Great_Ziegfeld
gptkb:Vaudeville
gptkb:Disco
gptkb:mythological_figure
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gptkbp:inspiration
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The phrase ' The best things in life are free'.
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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gptkb:The_Great_Depression
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gptkbp:is_decorated_with
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gptkb:Emile_Kuri
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gptkbp:is_featured_in
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gptkb:Mo'_Money_soundtrack
gptkb:Good_News_(musical)
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gptkbp:label
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gptkb:A&_M_Records
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:legacy
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Considered a classic R& B duet.
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gptkbp:length
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4:00
3:10
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gptkbp:live_performance
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Performed live at various events.
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gptkbp:lyricist
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gptkb:Al_Dubin
gptkb:Terry_Lewis
gptkb:James_Harris_III
gptkb:Lew_Brown
gptkb:Buddy_De_Sylva
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gptkbp:music
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gptkb:Harry_Warren
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gptkbp:music_video
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:music_video_director
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gptkb:David_Kellogg
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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A man who becomes a successful playwright.
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gptkbp:notable_cover
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gptkb:Bobby_Darin
gptkb:Michael_Bublé
gptkb:Diana_Krall
gptkb:The_Four_Freshmen
gptkb:The_Platters
gptkb:The_Temptations
gptkb:Frank_Sinatra
gptkb:Nat_King_Cole
gptkb:Bing_Crosby
gptkb:Ella_Fitzgerald
gptkb:Johnny_Mercer
gptkb:battle
Covered by various artists
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gptkbp:notable_production
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1956 Broadway production
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gptkbp:notable_song
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gptkb:The_Best_Things_in_Life_Are_Free
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gptkbp:official_language
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English
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gptkbp:performed_by
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gptkb:Janet_Jackson
gptkb:The_New_Basement_Tapes
gptkb:Luther_Vandross
gptkb:The_Blackbyrds
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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gptkb:1956
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gptkbp:produced_by
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gptkb:David_Merrick
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gptkbp:producer
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gptkb:Jimmy_Jam
gptkb:Terry_Lewis
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
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gptkbp:record_label
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gptkb:A&_M_Records
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gptkbp:recording_location
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gptkb:Flyte_Tyme_Studios
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gptkbp:release_date
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1956-10-01
July 13, 1992
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gptkbp:release_format
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Theatrical
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gptkbp:release_region
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:1927
gptkb:1930
gptkb:1956
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gptkbp:released_in
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gptkb:1976
gptkb:1992
gptkb:1995
gptkb:2014
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gptkbp:remake
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The Best Things in Life Are Free (musical adaptation)
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gptkbp:remix
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gptkb:battle
Various remixes exist.
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gptkbp:runtime
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100 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Irving_Brecher
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Borough
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gptkbp:sound
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gptkb:L._E._Mc_Gowan
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Ernie_Kovacs
gptkb:Bing_Crosby
gptkb:Dan_Dailey
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:Happiness
gptkb:Joy
gptkb:Love
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gptkbp:visual_effects
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gptkb:John_P._Fulton
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gptkbp:writer
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gptkb:Terry_Lewis
gptkb:Ray_Henderson
gptkb:James_Harris_III
gptkb:Lew_Brown
gptkb:Buddy_De_Sylva
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gptkbp:written_by
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gptkb:Ray_Henderson
gptkb:Lew_Brown
gptkb:Buddy_De_Sylva
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gptkbp:year_composed
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gptkb:1992
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