The Best of Everything story
Arthur, a junior office clerk, is smitten with his rich boss's daughter, Ann, but is too shy to ask her out because he is poor. A new friend, Charlie Prince, will help him to act rich in return for sharing a room. Arthur doesn't play fair with Charlie, but fate plays fair with Arthur. Directed by: John Bruce. Story by: Stanley Ellin.
12 total · 8 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with a moocher | major | Arthur coped with Charlie living in his room without paying any rent. |
| developing one's social skills | major | Arthur availed himself of his debonnaire friend Charlie's assistance (and fancy clothes) in becoming more of a ladies man. |
| engaged couple | major | Arthur's secret crush eventually turned into a fiance. |
| father and daughter | major | Mr. Horton and Ann. |
| infatuation | major | Arthur Price was smitten with his wealthy boss's daughter Ann. |
| murder | major | Arthur killed his lodger Charlie in a moment of rage. He then put the body in a trunk and put it in a storage room. |
| secret crush | major | Arthur was initially too shy to tell his boss's daughter about his true feelings for her, but he eventually plucked up the courage to ask her out on a date. |
| self-confidence | major | Arthur changed from being a menial man to being a confident, self-assured man. |
| black sheep | minor | We learned at the end that Charlie was an ostracize embarrassment of Ann's family. |
| brother and sister | minor | It turned out that the man Arthur murdered was Ann's own brother. |