Working for Paramount in the 1940s playwright and scriptwriter Preston Sturges directed a succession of exceptional comedies of which the Palm Beach Story is perhaps the finest. Pym's account recreates the subtlety and a dazzling energy of this near perfect film. In the BFI FILM CLASSICS series.
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Working for Paramount in the 1940s playwright and scriptwriter Preston Sturges directed a succession of exceptional comedies of which the Palm Beach Story is perhaps the finest. Pym's account recreates the subtlety and a dazzling energy of this near perfect film. In the BFI FILM CLASSICS series.
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London. 1998. British Film Institute. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0851706711. BFI Film Classics. 96 pages. paperback. keywords: Film. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Working for Paramount in the 1940's, in the shadow of war, playwright and scriptwriter Preston Sturges directed a succession of exceptional comedies of which The Palm Beach Story (1942) is perhaps the finest. An effervescent, quick-fire, perfectly timed adult fantasy about the driving forces of sex and money starring Claudette Colbert and Joel McCrea, and featuring the unforgettable Ale and Quail club, The Palm Beach Story is classical Hollywood at its most accomplished. John Pym's finely crafted account recreates the subtlety and a dazzling energy of this near perfect film. inventory #34856.
