The Palm Beach Story (1942)

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Released:
1942-08-28

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.

Director:
Preston Sturges

Runtime:
1h 28min

Genre:
Comedy, Romance

  • Cast:
  • Claudette Colbert
    as
    Geraldine 'Gerry' Jeffers
  • Joel McCrea
    as
    Tom Jeffers
  • Mary Astor
    as
    The Princess Centimillia
  • Rudy Vallee
    as
    John D. Hackensacker III
  • Sig Arno
    as
    Toto