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By Martin T (888) on 23 Sep 2009

Another Preston Sturges comedy with Joel McCrea, not as satisfying as Sullivan but enjoyable. Lots of drunk acting, which is a pet peeve of mine…

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By Sunil J (740) on 10 Jul 2009

Claudette Colbert is A++. This is the first time I've thought of her as genuinely sexy, even though I've seen her in plenty of other things…

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By Frankie P (51) on 30 Jun 2009

Quirkiest movie I've seen in a LONG time. And what a brilliant cast- every character is endearing…

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By Andy C (1,868) on 09 Jun 2009

Hilarious if a little heartless. colbert makes a charming gold digger…

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By Paul J (1,190) on 06 Apr 2009

That's one of the tragedies of this life: that the men who are most in need of a beating up are always enormous…

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By Allan C (2,173) on 23 Feb 2009

Raucous Preston Sturges comedy, with a beginning and end that defy belief and suggest that at this point he was becoming more interest in form…

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By Yqnancy W (6) on 02 Feb 2009

Someone should go back in time and shoot Joel McCrea before he made any movies. I love Sturges, but this was tedious…

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By Spencer L (152) on 02 Feb 2009

Someone should go back in time and shoot Joel McCrea before he made any movies. I love Sturges, but this was tedious…

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By Mike K (761) on 16 Jan 2009

Yet another must-see movie from the original writer-director Preston Sturges…

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By Ernesto G (28) on 10 Jan 2009

Sublime screwball, from the Wiener King to the Ale & Quail Club - even Mary Astor shines in this one…

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By Masorad ( (274) on 16 Dec 2008

Superlative Sturges fare that dances around the Hays Code with dialogue that nudges and winks…

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By Johan A (60) on 05 Dec 2008

Light and fluffy knockabout nonsense…

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By Pei Yee W (13) on 25 Nov 2008

Preston Sturges is insane…

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By Chrisanne S (256) on 17 Sep 2008

Quite good. Hard to beat illogical reasoning although I REALLY want to understand the muddled scene under the opening credits…

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By Michael M (3,845) on 04 Aug 2008

Fast-paced & screwy comedy. not the greatest PRESTON STURGES movie but worth it alone for genius that is the weenie king…

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By Dan B (1,694) on 31 Jul 2008

One of Preston Sturges' funniest comedies, The Palm Beach Story is filled with fast paced, razor sharp dialogue and filled with delightfully…

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By Raelene S (83) on 23 Jul 2008

Brilliant comedy, it was so funny in bits, bless the weenie king I wish I could meet an old man that would just hand me alot of money and disappear…

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By Beth V (20) on 07 Jul 2008

I wanted to be Myrna Loy in Mr. Blandings or The Thin Man, or Barbara Stanwyck in The Lady Eve or Claudette Colbert in most of her films…

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By Caralivia L (2) on 07 Jul 2008

This is the film that sparked my love for Claudette Colbert! The characters just pull you in and who among us does not love the Weenie King…

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By Lisa R (646) on 07 Jul 2008

I wanted to be Myrna Loy in Mr. Blandings or The Thin Man, or Barbara Stanwyck in The Lady Eve or Claudette Colbert in most of her films…

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