The Palm Beach Story (1942)
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" Notes: First of all, to be honest, Iām usually not a huge fan of such classic screwball comedies. In this case, there was also the issue that they developed the idea that, for a pretty woman like Gerry Jeffers, the best prospect was not to find an actual job to support herself but finding some rich guy who would support her. Sure, you might argue that I shouldnāt take this movie too seriously but it did make the damned thing look rather dated. And, yet, I have to admit that this movie actu"

" Notes: First of all, to be honest, Iām usually not a huge fan of such classic screwball comedies. In this case, there was also the issue that they developed the idea that, for a pretty woman like Gerry Jeffers, the best prospect was not to find an actual job to support herself but finding some rich guy who would support her. Sure, you might argue that I shouldnāt take this movie too seriously but it did make the damned thing look rather dated. And, yet, I have to admit that this movie actu"
“Since this movie seemed to have a solid reputation (it is included in the ā1001 Movies You Must See Before You Dieā list among other things), I was quite eager to check it out. First of all, to be honest, Iām usually not a huge fan of such classic screwball comedies. In this case, there was also the issue that they developed the idea that, for a pretty woman like Gerry Jeffers, the best prospect was not to find an actual job to support herself but finding some rich guy who would support her. Sure, you might argue that I shouldnāt take this movie too seriously but it did make the damned thing look rather dated. And, yet, I have to admit that this movie actually worked for me. For starters, the intro was just so weird, I had no idea what this movie was actually about and I thought th” read more

"11.-12.4 Yhdysvallat/Sturges Mallikelpoisessa vauhtifarssissa varioidaan klassista MeidƤnvastaeronneidenkesken/vanhasuolajanottaa-juonitemplaattia. Colbert ja McRea ovat mainio pƤƤpari, koohottaminen on hauskaa ja romantiikka romanttista. Rakenne jossa ensin tƶrmƤillƤƤn yƶjunan makuuvaunuosastolla, ja seuraavaksi kuherrellaan nƶrtin kanssa floridalaisella jahdilla tuntuu liian samanlaiselta Piukkojen Paikkojen kanssa ollakseen sattumaa."

" Joel McCrea, Rudy Vallee, Mary Astor and Claudette Colbert"

" Notes: First of all, to be honest, Iām usually not a huge fan of such classic screwball comedies. In this case, there was also the issue that they developed the idea that, for a pretty woman like Gerry Jeffers, the best prospect was not to find an actual job to support herself but finding some rich guy who would support her. Sure, you might argue that I shouldnāt take this movie too seriously but it did make the damned thing look rather dated. And, yet, I have to admit that this movie actu"

" Notes: First of all, to be honest, Iām usually not a huge fan of such classic screwball comedies. In this case, there was also the issue that they developed the idea that, for a pretty woman like Gerry Jeffers, the best prospect was not to find an actual job to support herself but finding some rich guy who would support her. Sure, you might argue that I shouldnāt take this movie too seriously but it did make the damned thing look rather dated. And, yet, I have to admit that this movie actu"

" Oh, I do love Claudette Colbert. Such a tiny little angel-looking thing. It's movies like this that make me sad for folks who won't watch anything that's made in black and white. What a fun screwball comedy this was! Shenanigans!"

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"Another comedy great mostly overlooked by the Academy ā spotting a trend, are we? ā Preston Sturges only picked up three nods and one win, all for screenplays, for his work, and many of his films werenāt nominated for anything. One of the most notable is his great āThe Palm Beach Story,ā starring Joel McCrea and Claudette Colbert as two sets of twins embroiled in an unconventional marriage. The filmās a perfectly-engineered comedy machine, but like the previous yearās āSullivanā"