Review of The Palm Beach Story (1942) by Sv G — 12 Jan 2011

Featured as disc 5 in a Preston Sturges box set I am viewing, this was probably my least favorite as far as the story goes. It was not as strong as the other of his I have viewed, however the performances were.

Caludette Colbert, and Joe McCrea more than make up for that and I was surprised and delighted in how much I enjoyed Rudy Vailee's delightful performance as well. The ending of the film falls perfectly flat and is ridiculous even for a farse or "romp" of a film from the 40s, but there iis still enough fun in this to enjoy the viewing.