The Palm Beach Story

1942 · directed by Preston Sturges

Rating

82/100

Hit

yes

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.

The Palm Beach Story (1942), directed by Preston Sturges, rates 82/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Claudette Colbert
• Joel McCrea
• Mary Astor
• Rudy Vallee
• Sig Arno
• Robert Warwick
• Arthur Stuart Hull
• Torben Meyer
• Jimmy Conlin
• Victor Potel

Crew

• Victor Milner — Director of Photography
• Stuart Gilmore — Editor
• Victor Young — Original Music Composer
• Preston Sturges — Screenplay

More from Preston Sturges

1. Sullivan's Travels (1941) — 93/100 · hit
2. The Lady Eve (1941) — 84/100 · hit
3. Unfaithfully Yours (1948) — 84/100 · hit
4. The Great McGinty (1940) — 83/100 · hit
5. Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) — 82/100 · hit
6. Christmas in July (1940) — 81/100 · hit

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