The Palm Beach story
(Blu-ray) 

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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015].
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
ISBN
9781604659436, 1604659432
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
Adult Blu-ray - Public Shelving
BLU-RAY Feature PALM
1 available

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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015].
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781604659436, 1604659432
UPC
715515135917

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1942.
General Note
1.37:1 aspect ratio.
General Note
Film clip and additional information on the film available at the Criterion Collection website.
General Note
Special features: New 4K digital restoration; James Harvey on Sturges (new interview with writer and film historian James Harvey); BIll Hader on Sturges (new interview with actor and comedian Bill Hader); Radio adaptation (Screen Guild Theater radio adaptation of the film from March 15, 1943, starring Claudette Colbert, Randolph Scott, and Rudy Vallee); Safeguarding military information (short film from 1941, written by Preston Sturges and distributed by the War Activities Committee of the Motion Picture Industry, appearance by Eddie Bracken);
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Victor Milner ; music score, Victor Young ; art direction, Hans Dreier, Ernst Fegté ; edited by Stuart Gilmore ; Miss Colbert's gowns by Irene.
Participants/Performers
Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallee, William Demarest, Franklin Pangborn, Robert Warwick, Chester Conklin, Al Bridge, Rosco Ates.
Description
"Tom and Gerry are a married New York couple who are on the skids, financially and romantically. With Tom hot on her trail, Gerry takes off for Florida on a mission to solve the pair's money troubles, which she accomplishes in a highly unorthodox manner"--Container.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
Blu-ray, Region A ; requires Blu-ray player; monaural.
Language
English dialogue with English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Sturges, P., Colbert, C., McCrea, J., Astor, M., Vallée, R., Pangborn, F., Warwick, R., Conklin, C., Bridge, A., Ates, R., Dreier, H., Fegté, E., Gilmore, S., Irene, 1., Harvey, J., Scott, R., Bracken, E., Zacharek, S., Demarest, W., Hader, B., Milner, V., & Young, V. (2015). The Palm Beach story (Blu-ray edition.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Preston, Sturges et al.. 2015. The Palm Beach Story. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Preston, Sturges et al.. The Palm Beach Story The Criterion Collection, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Sturges, Preston,, et al. The Palm Beach Story Blu-ray edition., The Criterion Collection, 2015.

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