Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1942 · 1h 28m

The Palm Beach Story

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Director
Preston Sturges
Cast
Claudette Colbert as Geraldine 'Gerry' Jeffers Joel McCrea as Tom Jeffers Mary Astor as The Princess Centimillia Rudy Vallee as John D. Hackensacker III Sig Arno as Toto Robert Warwick as Mr. Hinch
Crew
Victor Milner — Director of Photography Stuart Gilmore — Editor Victor Young — Original Music Composer Preston Sturges — Screenplay Irene — Costume Design
Tagline

Love is fickle! Love is blind! She runs 'round the country...with him behind!

Synopsis

A New York inventor, Tom Jeffers, needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife, Gerry, decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire, J. D. Hackensacker III.

Trailer The Palm Beach Story — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
floridaairportmarriagelovemoneytraindivorcescrewball comedypalm beach, floridacomedy of remarriage
Key Collaborators
Preston Sturges Director Victor Milner Director of Photography Stuart Gilmore Editor Victor Young Original Music Composer Preston Sturges Screenplay Irene Costume Design
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