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The Palm Beach Story DVD

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The captivating Claudette Colbert stars as the frustrated wife of struggling engineer Joel McCrea. In a seemingly amicable agreement Colbert hops a train to Palm Beach where divorces come easy. Desperate to escape a group of obnoxious millionaires on the train to Florida Colbert hides out in a sleeping car where she meets unbeknownst to her one of the world's richest men (Rudy Vallee) who is relentless in his attempt to romance her. Upon their arrival in Palm Beach Colbert is met by her husband who has come to claim her back only to find that Vallee's man-crazy sister... (Mary Astor) is after him! The foursome's story unfolds through intensely humorous dialogue flirtatious situations and a splendid soundtrack. [show more]

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Released
05 May 2008
Directors
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Format
DVD 
Publisher
Universal Pictures UK 
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Runtime
88 minutes 
Features
Black & White, PAL 
Barcode
5050582545869 
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The captivating Claudette Colbert stars as the frustrated wife of struggling engineer Joel McCrea In a seemingly amicable agreement Colbert hops a train to Palm Beach where divorces come easy Desperate to escape a group of obnoxious millionaires on the train to Florida Colbert hides out in a sleeping car where she meets unbeknownst to her one of the world&39;s richest men (Rudy Vallee) who is relentless in his attempt to romance her Upon their arrival in Palm Beach Colbert is met by her husband who has come to claim her back only to find that Vallee&39;s man-crazy sister (Mary Astor) is after him! The foursome&39;s story unfolds through intensely humorous dialogue flirtatious situations and a splendid soundtrack Actors Claudette Colbert Joel McCrea Mary Astor Rudy Vallee Sig Arno Robert Warwick Arthur Stuart Hull Torben Meyer Jimmy Conlin Victor Potel & William Demarest Director Preston Sturges Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1942 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English

Classic romantic comedy written and directed by Preston Sturges. Tom (Joel McCrea) and Gerry (Claudette Colbert) are a down-on-their luck married couple living in New York City. The pair's financial troubles eventually force Gerry to break off their marriage and she travels to Palm Beach, Florida where she meets the extremely wealthy John D. Hackensacker III (Rudy Vallee). Tom decides to follow Gerry to Palm Beach determined to win her back. When he meets Hackensacker, Gerry introduces him as her brother. Pretty soon, Hackensacker falls for Gerry, and his man-hungry sister, Princess Centimillia (Mary Astor), chases Tom.

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