The Palm Beach story
(Blu-ray) 

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Contributors
Sturges, Preston film director,
Colbert, Claudette, actor.
McCrea, Joel, 1905-1990, actor.
Astor, Mary, 1906-1987 actor.
Vallée, Rudy, 1901-1986 actor.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015].
ISBN
9781604659436, 1604659432
Status
On Shelf
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Oak Lawn Public Library - AVBLU-RAY COMEDY PALMOn Shelf
Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - VideoBLURAY GOLDEN ERA PChecked out

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Inventors -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Marital conflict -- Drama.
Palm Beach (Fla.) -- Drama.
Paramours -- Drama.
Romantic comedy films.
Spouses -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
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); Insert features an essay by critic Stephanie Zacharek.
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.
System Details
Blu-ray, Region A ; requires Blu-ray player; monaural.
Language
English dialogue with English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Local note
BLU-RAY

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Sturges, P., Colbert, C., McCrea, J., Astor, M., Vallée, R., Demarest, W., Pangborn, F., Warwick, R., Conklin, C., Bridge, A., Ates, R., Milner, V., Young, V., Dreier, H., Fegté, E., Gilmore, S., Irene, 1., Harvey, J., Hader, B., Scott, R., Bracken, E., & Zacharek, S. (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. [New York, N.Y.]: The Criterion Collection.

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

Preston Sturges et al.. The Palm Beach Story [New York, N.Y.]: The Criterion Collection, 2015.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Sturges, P., Colbert, C., McCrea, J., Astor, M., Vallée, R., Demarest, W. and Pangborn, F. et al (2015). The palm beach story. Blu-ray edn. [New York, N.Y.]: The Criterion Collection.

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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