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The Palm Beach Story

film by Sturges [1942]

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In Preston Sturges: Films of the early 1940s
…turned to McCrea again for The Palm Beach Story (1942), pairing him with Claudette Colbert as a husband and wife whose pursuit of their dreams and each other leads them into misadventures in Florida. Unlike Sullivan’s Travels, this zany romantic comedy never takes itself seriously.
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In Claudette Colbert
…Ameche and John Barrymore), and The Palm Beach Story (1942; with Joel McCrea). She also had notable dramatic roles in such films as Private Worlds (1935; with Charles Boyer and McCrea), for which she was nominated for the best actress Academy Award; Since You Went Away (1944), which also won…
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