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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 financial troubles and divorce in New York, but a twist of fate leads them to Palm Beach and a wealthy millionaire. 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 Palm Beach where...
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.
- Gerry Jeffers
A bride and groom are inexplicably prevented from attending their wedding by their exact doubles, who then marry. Six years later, Tom and Gerry Jeffer's Park Avenue apartment manager shows their apartment to prospective tenants while they are still in residence because they are behind in rent.
- Preston Sturges, Hal Walker
- Claudette Colbert
The Palm Beach Story (1942) is a hilarious, zany, marital screwball comedy by writer/director Preston Sturges - it was his last romantic comedy and one of the last, classic screwball comedies. The witty, nonsensical film of mistaken identities and deception is a satire on sex as an asset.
A comedy about a married couple who face financial troubles and decide to divorce, but end up in Palm Beach with a millionaire and his sister. The husband tries to stop the divorce and win back his wife, while the wife tries to get money for his airport project.
