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The Palm Beach Story is a 1942 screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, and starring Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor and Rudy Vallée. Victor Young contributed the musical score, including a fast-paced variation of the William Tell Overture for the opening scenes.
A married couple faces divorce and financial troubles in New York, but a chance encounter in Palm Beach leads to a twist of fate. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Preston Sturges classic.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Preston Sturges
- 1943-01-01
The captivating Claudette Colbert stars as the frustrated wife of struggling engineer Joel McCrea. In a seemingly amicable agreement, Colbert hops a train to...
Gerry decides to leave Tom, a struggling architect, and head to Palm Beach in order to marry a wealthy man who could fund Tom's projects.
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- Claudette Colbert
- Preston Sturges
- Comedy
A married woman (Claudette Colbert) tries to divorce her husband (Joel McCrea) and marry a wealthy playboy (Rudy Vallee) to fund his artistic ambitions. Watch the trailer, clips and read the reviews of this classic 1942 comedy directed by Preston Sturges.
- Preston Sturges, Hal Walker
- Claudette Colbert
A 1942 comedy film by Preston Sturges about a married couple's wild adventure in Florida. Watch the trailer, read the cast and crew list, and explore the special features of this classic film.
May 19, 2008 · The Palm Beach Story chronologically occupies the centre of this prolific period in Sturges’ career, and remains an accomplished work of cinematic art in terms of both its treatment of generic devices as well as its underlining critique of the social and cultural norms of 1940s America.
