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The BBC 100: The Palm Beach Story

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Preston Sturges's classic comedy, starring Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallee

After five years of marriage, inventor Tom Jeffers and his wife Gerry have everything but money. Gerry decides that she must divorce him and find a new and very rich partner - in Palm Beach, Florida.
(1942) B/W
Film Reviews pages 45-52

Contributors

Director:
Preston Sturges
Gerry Jeffers:
Claudette Colbert
Tom Jeffers:
Joel McCrea
Princess Centimillia:
Mary Astor
JD Hackensacker III:
Rudy Vallee
Toto:
Sig Arno
Mr Hinch:
Robert Warwick
MrOsmond:
Arthur Stuart Hull
The Ale and Quail Club:
William Demarest
The Ale and Quail Club:
Jack Norton
The Ale and Quail Club:
Robert Greig
The Ale and Quail Club:
Roscoe Ates
The Ale and Quail Club:
Dewey Robinson
The Ale and Quail Club:
Chester Conklin
The Ale and Quail Club:
Sheldon Jett
Source: Radio Times

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