The Palm Beach Story - The Criterion Collection

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.

Music: Victor Young
Actor: Arthur Stuart Hull
Actor: Jimmy Conlin
Producer: Buddy G. DeSylva
Actor: William Demarest
Actor: Victor Potel
Actor: Robert Warwick
Actor: Joel McCrea
Producer: Paul Jones
Actor: Rudy Vallee
Actor: Mary Astor
Actor: Claudette Colbert
Actor: Torben Meyer
Director: Preston Sturges
Writer: Preston Sturges
Actor: Sig Arno