The Palm Beach Story poster

The Palm Beach Story( 1942)

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Love is fickle! Love is is blind! She runs 'round the country...with him behind!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Claudette Colbert

      Geraldine '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

      John 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

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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

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      Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

      Colored Bartender

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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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      Frank Faylen

      Taxi Driver (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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      Bert Moorhouse

      Diner on Train (uncredited)

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      Marcelle Corday

      Elderly Maid (uncredited)

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      Bess Flowers

      Gerry's Maid of Honor/Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

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      Max Wagner

      Tom's Best Man (uncredited)

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      Byron Foulger

      Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)

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      Joe Gilbert

      Store Employee (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by barrymost

    9
    Written by barrymost on Fri Oct 04 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 cast. Watch for early scenes with the endearing, little old "Wienie King". The film is a wonderful, joyfully hilarious romp. Would I recommend? Yes. The quintessential screwball comedy....

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • florida
    • airport
    • yacht
    • marriage
    • love
    • money
    • train
    • divorce
    • screwball comedy
    • palm beach
    • comedy of remarriage