The Palm Beach Story 82 years old

Love is fickle! Love is is blind! She runs 'round the country...with him behind!

The Palm Beach Story

Gerry and Tom Jeffers are finding married life hard. Tom is an inventor/ architect and there is little money for them to live on. They are about to be thrown out of their apartment when Gerry meets rich businessman being shown around as a prospective tenant. He gives Gerry $700 to start life afresh but Tom refuses to believe her story and they quarrel. Gerry decides the marriage is over and heads to Palm Beach for a quick divorce but Tom has plans to stop her.

Credits

The Palm Beach Story Cast

Name Character
Franklin Pangborn He was 53, 69 years old when he died as Manager
Joel McCrea He was 37, 84 years old when he died as Tom Jeffers
Roscoe Ates He was 47, 67 years old when he died as Fourth Member Ale and Quail Club
Jimmy Conlin He was 58, 77 years old when he died as Mr. Asweld
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones He was 36, 56 years old when he died as Colored Bartender
Chester Conklin He was 56, 85 years old when he died as Sixth Member Ale and Quail Club
J. Farrell MacDonald He was 67, 77 years old when he died as Officer O'Donnell (uncredited)
Robert Greig He was 62, 78 years old when he died as Third Member Ale and Quail Club
Victor Potel He was 53, 57 years old when he died as Mr. McKeewie
Mary Astor She was 36, 81 years old when she died as The Princess Centimillia
Charles R. Moore He was 49, 54 years old when he died as Colored Porter
Arthur Hoyt He was 68, 78 years old when he died as Pullman Conductor
Edward McNamara He was 58, 60 years old when he died as Officer in Penn Station (uncredited)
Torben Meyer He was 57, 90 years old when he died as Dr. Kluck
Harry Rosenthal He was 42, 52 years old when he died as Orchestra Leader
Marcelle Corday She was 52, 81 years old when she died as Elderly Maid (uncredited)
William Demarest He was 50, 91 years old when he died as First Member Ale and Quail Club
Frank Faylen He was 36, 79 years old when he died as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse He was 47, 59 years old when he died as Diner on Train (uncredited)
Robert Warwick He was 64, 85 years old when he died as Mr. Hinch
Sig Arno He was 46, 79 years old when he died as Toto
Claudette Colbert She was 39, 92 years old when she died as Geraldine 'Gerry' Jeffers
Al Bridge He was 51, 66 years old when he died as Conductor
Rudy Vallée He was 41, 84 years old when he died as John D. Hackensacker III
Jack Norton He was 60, 76 years old when he died as Second Member Ale and Quail Club
Esther Howard She was 50, 72 years old when she died as Wife of Wienie King
Sheldon Jett She was 41, 59 years old when she died as Seventh Member Ale and Quail Club
Arthur Stuart Hull He was 64, 72 years old when he died as Mr. Osmond
Robert Dudley He was 368, 381 years old when he died as Wienie King
Frank Moran He was 55, 80 years old when he died as Brakeman
Dewey Robinson He was 44, 52 years old when he died as Fifth Member Ale and Quail Club

The Palm Beach Story Crew

Name Department
Hans Dreier as Art Direction. He was 57 (81) years old when He died Art
Victor Milner as Director of Photography. He was 48 (78) years old when He died Camera
Stuart Gilmore as Editor. He was 33 (62) years old when He died Editing
Ernst Fegté as Art Direction. He was 42 (76) years old when He died Art
Irene as Costume Design. She was 41 (61) years old when She died Costume & Make-Up
The Palm Beach Story poster
The Palm Beach Story (82 years)

Love is fickle! Love is is blind! She runs 'round the country...with him behind!

  • Release day: Friday, August 28, 1942
  • Runtime: 88 minutes