The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story is a 1942 romantic screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges.

Plot synopsis

Joel McCrea and Claudette Colbert play Thomas and Geraldine Jeffers ("Tom and Gerry"), a married couple in New York City who love each other, but are down on their luck financially. Gerry decides they would both be better off if they split, so she goes to Palm Beach, Florida to establish residency in anticipation of a divorce (in the hopes of gaining funds from a wealthy second husband to help Tom). Tom pursues her and they become involved with the very wealthy John D. Hackensacker III (a take-off of John D. Rockefeller, played by Rudy Vallee) and his nymphomaniac sister, Princess Clementilla (Mary Astor). Posing as brother and sister themselves, the Jeffers find themselves romantically pursued by the pair.

Related Topics:
Joel McCrea - Claudette Colbert - New York City - Palm Beach - Florida - John D. Rockefeller - Rudy Vallee - Nymphomaniac - Mary Astor

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