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The Palm Beach Story
[1942] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Starring: Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallee, Sig Arno
Director: Preston Sturges
Format: Dolby DVD-Video Full Screen Subtitled NTSC
Released: 01 Feb 2005
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The Best - By: John Ellis, 31 Aug 2006
This is the best American comedy film ever made. How's that? Perfectly written, directed & cast. Shakespeare would have been jealous & thought of how he might have cribbed a "Taming of the Shrew" sequel out of it.

It has one flaw, that has maybe been nearly fatal for getting the attention of people who have never heard of it. The title is as plain a linoleum.

There is one better Sturges film - "Remember the Night". But it is as much a drama as a comedy.

Buy this but in the box set, as us Yanks must because most of the them haven't been issued in the US. Or are $40 a pop.
A Breezy, Witty Comedy - By: Alejandra Vernon, 04 Aug 2005
A great cast & some snappy dialogue make this nutty comedy about a woman who wants to divorce her husband in order to finance him by marrying a wealthy man, is everything this genre of comedy can be. Preston Sturges wrote & directed this little gem with fast pacing, & lots of little character parts to back up his stars, that help the keep the humor going throughout the film. The generous but deaf Wenie King (Robert Dudley), Sig Arno as Toto, & Arthur Hoyt as the Pullman conductor are among those that make this film take flight.

Claudette Colbert sparkles, & looks heavenly in an assortment of lavish gowns, & Joel McCrea plays her handsome but penniless husband, an inventor whose ideas have never paid off. Enter myopic millionaire John D. Hackensacker III, played with marvelous ease by Rudy Valllee, who goes on a shopping spree when he meets Claudette that includes a very large diamond ring. To complicate matters, Rudy has a sophisticated & lustful sister (Mary Astor in a terrific performance), who sets her heart on Joel, because she has been led to believe he is Claudette's brother.

Victor Young wrote the music, & Rudy Valllee, the legendary "Megaphone Crooner" of the 1930s, sings "Goodnight Sweetheart." Always unpredictable, "Palm Beach Story" is a silly, wacky farce that is written with intelligence, making it a smart & sassy comedy, with never a dull moment between chuckles. Total running time is 88 minutes.