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The Palm Beach Story

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The Palm Beach Story (1942)

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Reviews Counted:21

Fresh:21

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.5/10

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Comedies

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.

Starring: Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallee

Starring: Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallee, William Demarest, Sig Arno, Robert Warwick, Torben Meyer, Victor Potel

Director: Preston Sturges

Director: Preston Sturges
Producer: Paul Jones
Composer: Victor Young

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Feb 1, 2005

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It should have been a breathless comedy. But only the actors are breathless -- and that from talking so much.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
New York Times

Sturges at his confident best.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
11/13/07
Channel 4 Film

It remains a delight.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
11/13/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Sturges' dialogue, as always, is not only sharp, but cutting, delivered with typical flair by the charter members of Sturges' company of actors.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
07/20/02
Chicago Tribune

Hilarious, irresistible, impeccably cast.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Time Out

The lines come fast and furious.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
01/01/00
Arthur Lazere
Arthur Lazere
culturevulture.net

No review available.

comment Comment
10/10/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

...screwball comedy of the highest order.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/09/07
Chris Barsanti
Chris Barsanti
Filmcritic.com

Way before there was "Mamet talk" there was "Sturges talk,"--and his humor is sharper pronged and more scathing."

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/20/05
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

No review available.

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06/17/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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06/12/05
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

One of Preston Sturges' best films.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
08/01/05
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

No review available.

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08/16/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
02/09/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Preston Sturges at his absolute funniest.

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03/19/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Sturges on the importance of money, sex, and guns -- not necessarily in that order.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

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11/24/03
Matt Easterbrook
Matt Easterbrook
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10/07/05
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
International Press Academy

Prime Preston Sturges, which means sublime sophisticated zaniness.

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09/30/06
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

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05/19/05
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
 
 
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