The Palm Beach Story
| The Palm Beach Story | |
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| Directed by | Preston Sturges |
| Written by | Preston Sturges |
| Produced by | Buddy G. DeSylva (uncredited) |
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| Cinematography | Victor Milner |
| Edited by | Stuart Gilmore |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $950,000 (approx) |
| Box office | $1.7 million (US rentals) |
The Palm Beach Story is a 1942 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, and starring Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor and Rudy Vallée. Victor Young contributed the musical score, including a fast-paced variation of the William Tell Overture for the opening scenes. Typical of a Sturges production, the pacing and dialogue of The Palm Beach Story are very fast. The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures.