Review of The Palm Beach Story (1942) by Adrian B — 25 Oct 2012

The cast were great, too bad the story was not that strong enough :).

This review of The Palm Beach Story (1942) was written by Adrian B on 25 Oct 2012.

The Palm Beach Story has generally received very positive reviews.

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