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The Palm Beach Story

1942•1h 28m•★ 7.0•Released

ComedyRomance

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

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Overview

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.

Movie details

Release date: 1942
Runtime: 1h 28m
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Country: United States of America
Director: Preston Sturges
Production: Paramount Pictures

Cast

Portrait of Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert

Geraldine 'Gerry' Jeffers

Portrait of Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

Tom Jeffers

Portrait of Mary Astor

Mary Astor

The Princess Centimillia

Portrait of Rudy Vallee

Rudy Vallee

John D. Hackensacker III

Portrait of Sig Arno

Sig Arno

Toto

Portrait of Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Mr. Hinch

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Three Reasons: The Palm Beach Story•FeaturetteOfficial

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