The Palm Beach Story (1942)Director: Preston Sturges
Writer: Preston Sturges
Starring: Claudette Colbert and Joel McCrea
Co-Starring: Mary Astor and Rudee Vallee
Description: Gerry and Tom Jeffers are finding married life hard. Tom is an inventor/ architect and there is little money for them to live on. They are about to be thrown out of their apartment when Gerry meets rich businessman being shown around as a prospective tenant. He gives Gerry $700 to start life afresh but Tom refuses to believe her story and they quarrel. Gerry decides the marriage is over and heads to Palm Beach for a quick divorce but Tom has plans to stop her.
Rating: A In a word... sophisticated.
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