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The Palm Beach Story

Blu-Ray - 2015 Blu-ray Comedy Palm 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.2 out of 5

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Call Number: Blu-ray Comedy Palm
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Downtown 1st Floor
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1942.
1.37:1 aspect ratio.
Film clip and additional information on the film available at the Criterion Collection website.
Special features: New 4K digital restoration; James Harvey on Sturges (new interview with writer and film historian James Harvey); BIll Hader on Sturges (new interview with actor and comedian Bill Hader); Radio adaptation (Screen Guild Theater radio adaptation of the film from March 15, 1943, starring Claudette Colbert, Randolph Scott, and Rudy Vallee); Safeguarding military information (short film from 1941, written by Preston Sturges and distributed by the War Activities Committee of the Motion Picture Industry, appearance by Eddie Bracken); Insert features an essay by critic Stephanie Zacharek.
Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallee, William Demarest, Franklin Pangborn, Robert Warwick, Chester Conklin, Al Bridge, Rosco Ates.
"Tom and Gerry are a married New York couple who are on the skids, financially and romantically. With Tom hot on her trail, Gerry takes off for Florida on a mission to solve the pair's money troubles, which she accomplishes in a highly unorthodox manner"--Container.
Blu-ray, Region A ; requires Blu-ray player; monaural.

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Preston Sturges, so the dialogue's great, but... submitted by lisa on June 27, 2019, 4:30pm ... it's not his best film, or even near it. Everyday fare. Some screwballitude.