The Palm Beach Story (1942) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Preston Sturges.

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
• William Demarest as First Member Ale and Quail Club
• Jack Norton as Second Member Ale and Quail Club
• Robert Greig as Third Member Ale and Quail Club
• Roscoe Ates as Fourth Member Ale and Quail Club
• Dewey Robinson as Fifth Member Ale and Quail Club
• Chester Conklin as Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
• Sheldon Jett as Seventh Member Ale and Quail Club
• Robert Dudley as Wienie King
• Franklin Pangborn as Manager
• Arthur Hoyt as Pullman Conductor
• Al Bridge as Conductor
• Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Colored Bartender
• Charles R. Moore as Colored Porter
• Frank Moran as Brakeman
• Harry Rosenthal as Orchestra Leader
• Esther Howard as Wife of Wienie King
• Frank Faylen as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
• J. Farrell MacDonald as Officer O'Donnell (uncredited)
• Edward McNamara as Officer in Penn Station (uncredited)
• Bert Moorhouse as Diner on Train (uncredited)
• Marcelle Corday as Elderly Maid (uncredited)
• Bess Flowers as Gerry's Maid of Honor/Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
• Max Wagner as Tom's Best Man (uncredited)
• Byron Foulger as Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
• Joe Gilbert as Store Employee (uncredited)

Crew

• Preston Sturges — Director
• Preston Sturges — Screenplay
• Victor Milner — Director of Photography
• Victor Young — Original Music Composer

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