The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Runtime: 88 mins
Synopsis: In THE PALM BEACH STORY, directed by Preston Sturges, Gerry Jeffers (Claudette Colbert) dumps her husband because he has no money, then goes searching for a rich bachelor. In THE PALM BEACH STORY, directed by Preston Sturges, Gerry Jeffers (Claudette Colbert) dumps her husband because he has no money, then goes searching for a rich bachelor. [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallee, William Demarest
DVD Info
Release:
Feb 1, 2005
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Snap Case
- Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
- Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews
This Prestton Sturges production is packed with delightful absurdities.
Rudy Vallee turns in his best performance as a gentle, puny millionaire named Hackensacker in this brilliant, simultaneously tender and scalding 1942 screwball comedy by Preston Sturges.
Way before there was "Mamet talk" there was "Sturges talk,"--and his humor is sharper pronged and more scathing."
It should have been a breathless comedy. But only the actors are breathless -- and that from talking so much.
Sturges on the importance of money, sex, and guns -- not necessarily in that order.
Sturges' dialogue, as always, is not only sharp, but cutting, delivered with typical flair by the charter members of Sturges' company of actors.
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