The Palm Beach Story

     

The Palm Beach Story1942

Stars: Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallee
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Rating: PASSED
Runtime: 88 minutes

The Palm Beach Story is a 1942 romantic screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, and starring Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor and Rudy Vallée. Victor Young contributed the lively musical score, including a fast-paced… more »


John D. Hackensacker III:
[Referring to Gerry's husband, whom Gerry has claimed she is divorcing] There is a name for such reptiles, but I won't sully this sweet ocean breeze by mentioning it. I may not be exactly in the best of shape, but if ever I meet this Mr... "Jeffers," I'll thrash him within an inch of his life.

Gerry Jeffers:
Oh, well then I hope you never meet him.

John D. Hackensacker III:
I suppose he's large?

Gerry Jeffers:
Well, he's not small...

John D. Hackensacker III:
That's one of the tragedies of this life - that the men who are *most* in need of a beating up are ALWAYS enormous.

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