The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Love is fickle! Love is blind! She runs 'round the country...with him behind!
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.
- Released: 1942-08-28
- Genres: Comedy, Romance
- Runtime: 1h 28m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 213 votes
Directed by Preston Sturges.
Top cast
- Claudette Colbert as Geraldine 'Gerry' Jeffers
- Joel McCrea as Tom Jeffers
- Mary Astor as The Princess Centimillia
- Rudy Vallee as John D. Hackensacker III
- Sig Arno as Toto
- Robert Warwick as Mr. Hinch
- Arthur Stuart Hull as Mr. Osmond
- Torben Meyer as Dr. Kluck
- Jimmy Conlin as Mr. Asweld
- Victor Potel as Mr. McKeewie
Where to watch The Palm Beach Story
- United States: stream on YouTube TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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