The Palm Beach Story (1942)
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- Passed
- 1h 28min
- Comedy, Romance
- 01 Jan 1943 (USA)
- Movie
A New York inventor needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire with a capricious high-society sister.
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Cast verified as complete
| Claudette Colbert | ... |
Gerry Jeffers
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| Joel McCrea | ... |
Tom Jeffers
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| Mary Astor | ... |
The Princess Centimillia
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| Rudy Vallee | ... |
J.D. Hackensacker III
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| Sig Arno | ... |
Toto
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| Robert Warwick | ... |
Mr. Hinch
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| Arthur Stuart Hull | ... |
Mr. Osmond
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| Torben Meyer | ... |
Dr. Kluck
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| Jimmy Conlin | ... |
Mr. Asweld
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| Victor Potel | ... |
Mr. McKeewie
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| William Demarest | ... |
First Member Ale and Quail Club
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| Jack Norton | ... |
Second Member Ale and Quail Club
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| Robert Greig | ... |
Third Member Ale and Quail Club
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| Roscoe Ates | ... |
Fourth Member Ale and Quail Club
(as Rosco Ates)
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| Dewey Robinson | ... |
Fifth Member Ale and Quail Club
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| Chester Conklin | ... |
Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
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Sheldon Jett | ... |
Seventh Member Ale and Quail Club
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| Robert Dudley | ... |
Wienie King
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| Franklin Pangborn | ... |
Manager
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| Arthur Hoyt | ... |
Pullman Conductor
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| Al Bridge | ... |
Conductor
(as Alan Bridge)
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| Fred 'Snowflake' Toones | ... |
Colored Bartender
(as Snowflake)
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| Charles R. Moore | ... |
Colored Porter
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| Frank Moran | ... |
Brakeman
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| Harry Rosenthal | ... |
Orchestra Leader
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| Esther Howard | ... |
Wife of Wienie King
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| Ernest Anderson | ... |
Club Car Steward (uncredited)
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George Anderson | ... |
The Gent (uncredited)
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| Wilson Benge | ... |
Yacht Steward (uncredited)
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| Monte Blue | ... |
Mike the Doorman (uncredited)
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Ralph Brooks | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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James Carlisle | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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James Conaty | ... |
Nightclub Dance Extra / Store Employee (uncredited)
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| Marcelle Corday | ... |
Elderly Maid (uncredited)
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Oliver Cross | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Laurie Douglas | ... |
Maid in Princess' Room (uncredited)
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| Frank Faylen | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Tom Ferrandini | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Gerry's Maid of Honor / Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
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| Byron Foulger | ... |
Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
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Joe Gilbert | ... |
Store Employee (uncredited)
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Alfred Hall | ... |
Bishop (uncredited)
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| Sam Harris | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Harry Hayden | ... |
Prospect (uncredited)
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John Holland | ... |
Member of Wedding Party (uncredited)
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| Mike Lally | ... |
Mate with Binoculars (uncredited)
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| J. Farrell MacDonald | ... |
Officer O'Donnell (uncredited)
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Edward McNamara | ... |
Officer in Penn Station (uncredited)
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| Charles Meakin | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Esther Michelson | ... |
Near-Sighted Woman (uncredited)
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| Howard M. Mitchell | ... |
Man in Apartment (uncredited)
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| Bert Moorhouse | ... |
Diner on Train (uncredited)
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| Mantan Moreland | ... |
Diner Waiter (uncredited)
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| Odette Myrtil | ... |
Sales Clerk (uncredited)
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| Monty O'Grady | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Paul Power | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Lillian Randolph | ... |
Maid on Train (uncredited)
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| Keith Richards | ... |
Shoe Salesman (uncredited)
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| Julius Tannen | ... |
Proprietor of Store (uncredited)
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| Harry Tyler | ... |
Gateman at Penn Station (uncredited)
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| Max Wagner | ... |
Tom's Best Man (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Preston Sturges | ||
Written by
| Preston Sturges | ... | (written by) |
| Ernst Laemmle | ... | (contributing writer) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Buddy G. DeSylva | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Paul Jones | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Victor Young | ... | (music score) |
Cinematography by
| Victor Milner | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Stuart Gilmore | ... | (edited by) |
Art Direction by
| Hans Dreier | ||
| Ernst Fegté | ||
Makeup Department
| Wally Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
| Leonora Sabine | ... | hair supervisor (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Frank Caffey | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Hal Walker | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Sam Comer | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Oscar Lau | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Harry Lindgren | ... | sound recordist |
| Walter Oberst | ... | sound recordist |
| Howard Joslin | ... | sound crew (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Irene | ... | gowns: Miss Colbert |
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| George Parrish | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Walter Scharf | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Leo Shuken | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Adolph Zukor | ... | presenter |
| Edwin Gillette | ... | secretary: Mr. Sturges (uncredited) |
| Sam Ledner | ... | dance director (uncredited) |
| Marie Morris | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
| Harold Schwartz | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1942) (United States) (theatrical) (as Paramount Pictures Corporation)
- Paramount Film Service (1942) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1942) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1942) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1942) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Central Motion Picture Exchange (1948) (Japan) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
- Prénom H Co. Ltd. (1994) (Japan) (theatrical) (re-release)
- MCA Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Studios (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Studios (2006) (United States) (DVD) (included in "Preston Sturges: The Filmmaker Collection" box set)
- BAC Vidéo (2007) (France) (DVD)
- Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2015) (United States) (DVD)
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Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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.
Written by Col Needham |
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| Taglines | TO BE OR NOT TO BE MARRIED...that is the question!? (print ad - Lubbock Avalanche Journal - Midway Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - May 5, 1945) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In the long dolly shot of Joel McCrea and Mary Astor strolling on the pier from Rudy Vallee's yacht, Preston Sturges makes a rare Alfred Hitchcock-style appearance as the chubby, moustachioed leader of the crew toting Claudette Colbert's luggage. See more » |
| Goofs | On the train, the men with the shotguns shoot out the glass of the same window several times. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Beverly Hills Cop II/Amazing Grace and Chuck/Ishtar/The Chipmunk Adventure (1987). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Isn't It Romantic? See more » |
| Crazy Credits | While the opening credits are running, a prequel story about the two leads' wedding is being shown that is only hinted at in the last few minutes of the movie and the words, "And they lived happily ever after...or did they?". The movie comes full circle at the end to another wedding with the the same phrase "And they lived happily ever after...or did they?" See more » |
| Quotes |
Wienie King:
Cold are the hands of time that creep along relentlessly, destroying slowly but without pity that which yesterday was young. Alone our memories resist this disintegration and grow more lovely with the passing years. Heh! That's hard to say with false teeth! See more » |