Claudette Colbert
Geraldine "Gerry" Jeffers
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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.
- $950,000 (approx)
The Palm Beach Story: Directed by Preston Sturges. With Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallee. A New York inventor needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire with a capricious high-society sister.
- Preston Sturges
- 120
- 2 min
Palm Beach Story, The (1942) -- (Movie Clip) This Human Bacterium! Tom (also "Mac," Joel McCrea), reluctantly pretends to woo "The Princess" (Mary Astor) while his wife Gerry (Claudette Colbert), pretending to be his sister, griping about her lousy fictional husband, works on Mary's brother, super-rich Hackensacker (Rudy Vallee), hoping to secure funds for Joel's airport idea, in Preston ...
- Preston Sturges, Hal Walker
- Claudette Colbert
The Palm Beach Story stands out from other farcical comedies of it's day because it's rapid fire dialogue and quick pace are still just as clever today as they were when the film was made. Colbert ...
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- Claudette Colbert
- Preston Sturges
- Paramount Pictures
A list of the full cast and crew of the 1942 comedy film The Palm Beach Story, directed by Preston Sturges and starring Claudette Colbert and Joel McCrea. The film follows the adventures of a married couple who try to elope to Florida after a fight at a nightclub. See also release dates, music, cinematography, editing, and more.
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A married couple on the skids, Tom and Gerry, go to Florida to solve their money troubles and find romance in this witty and absurd comedy from 1942. The Palm Beach Story features sparkling performances by Joel McCrea and Claudette Colbert, as well as Rudy Vallee, Mary Astor and other supporting players.
A New York inventor needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire with a capricious high-society sister. Gerry and Tom Jeffers are finding married life hard. Tom is an inventor/ architect and there is little money for them to live on.
