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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 9781417037902
Format: Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 1417037903
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 01, 2005
Running Time: 88 minutes
Sales Rank: 14901
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: November 07, 1942
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Product Description:
An inventor needs cash to develop his big idea. His wife who loves him decides to raise it for him by divorcing him and marrying a millionaire. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 02/01/2005 Starring: Claudette Colbert Jack Norton Run time: 88 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Preston Sturges
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Among the earliest writers to set his sights on the director's chair, Preston Sturges brought a frank, unsentimental view of the war between the sexes to his mid-'40s features that exemplify his style, as demonstrated in this prescient 1942 gem. Architect Tom Jeffers (Joel McCrea) and his wife, Gerry (Claudette Colbert), further refine the archetypal Sturges couple--the male embodying strength, idealism, and a certain naivete, the female ultimately stronger, smarter, and (as revealed early on in an astonishing speech by Colbert) clearer-eyed and more pragmatic about the subtext of sex. This giddy shaggy-dog story follows the couple's split, and Gerry's subsequent flight to Palm Beach. This head-snapping frolic is paced by double-entendres and lampooning looks at the very rich, with standout performances by the predatory Princess Centimillia (the delicious Mary Astor), who's more than ready to comfort Tom, and the wealthy, dim-witted John D. Hackensacker III (Rudy Vallee, staking out a new career, post-crooner, as comic foil), Gerry's new suitor. Even the predictable reunion of the star-crossed lovers is achieved with an antic surrealism. Sturges's strength in building strong character ensembles is matched by his affection for coupling screwball dialogue with physical slapstick, seldom to better effect than in the drunken target practice of the Ale and Quail Club, who make Colbert's train ride to Florida a different kind of shoot-'em-up. --Sam Sutherland
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Rating:  - A great family comedy
A terrific comedy for the whole family. It takes place in the 1940s but the story and acting is superb. A great addition to any DVD library!
Rating:  - THE PALM BEACH STORY
This is a great comedy to add to anyone's DVD movie library. I have watched it a couple of times because it is so funny and I loved hearing singer, Rudy Vallie's rendition of "Goodnight Sweetheart" with a full orchestra. Of course the leading actors, Claudette Colbert and Joel McCrea did an outstanding job in their roles.
Rating: - Great!
I love the old movies, and I was not born during that time. Goofy humor, sweet story. Love Claudette Colbert!
Rating: - Fantastic Campy Film
This film is a riot--definitely not a film to take seriously, but just a fun romp in another reality (yes, based in FL, but still I don't think this could ever happen).
If you don't care for situations that are campy and silly and a whole lot of air...this isn't the film for you. But if you enjoy all those things, then you'll probably love this film.
Just leave logic and sense at the door and have a good time watching this film.
Rating: - The Palm Beach Story
Preston Sturges's inspired romantic romp remains delightfully kooky and fresh. McCrea and Colbert create divinely combustible chemistry, and Astor almost steals the picture as the zany heiress (her title alone is priceless). And watch out for Sturges's peerless group of comic stock players (including stand-by William Demarest), seen here in the guise of "The Ale and Quail Club". Irresistible fun.
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