The Palm Beach Story (1942)

Movie Details

Original Title The Palm Beach Story

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 0.4

Cast

Claudette Colbert

Geraldine 'Gerry' Jeffers

Popularity: 0.9

Joel McCrea

Tom Jeffers

Popularity: 5.8

Mary Astor

The Princess Centimillia

Popularity: 2.5

Rudy Vallee

John D. Hackensacker III

Popularity: 2.7

Sig Arno

Toto

Popularity: 0.3

Robert Warwick

Mr. Hinch

Popularity: 2.3

Arthur Stuart Hull

Mr. Osmond

Popularity: 1.0

Torben Meyer

Dr. Kluck

Popularity: 1.1

Jimmy Conlin

Mr. Asweld

Popularity: 0.3

Victor Potel

Mr. McKeewie

Popularity: 2.6

William Demarest

First Member Ale and Quail Club

Popularity: 0.5

Jack Norton

Second Member Ale and Quail Club

Popularity: 0.9

Key Crew

Screenplay Preston Sturges

Director Preston Sturges

Editor Stuart Gilmore

Production

Paramount Pictures

Videos & Trailers

The Palm Beach Story ≣ 1942 ≣ Trailer

Trailer

Three Reasons: The Palm Beach Story

Featurette

Mick Garris on THE PALM BEACH STORY

Featurette

The Palm Beach Story Official Trailer #1 - Robert Warwick Movie (1942) HD

Trailer

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

barrymost 9/10

Oct 4, 2019

A woman leaves her inventor husband, believing that it would be better for him if she were gone. She heads to Palm Beach to get a divorce, and meets kind billionaire John D. Hackensacker the III during crazy train ride there. The energy is bursting in every scene thanks to film's great, seasoned c ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Jun 5, 2025

“Men don’t get smarter as they get older, they just lose their hair”! That’s the view of “Gerry” (Claudette Colbert) who is married to frustrated designer “Tom” (Joel McCrea). He needs $90,000 to build a state of the art airport but all of the traditional investment sources have poli ... Read more