The Palm Beach Story

When John finally introduces himself to Gerry, he is holding his book up, but in the next cut it is in his lap.

The position of Tom's tie changes from when he first kneels at the wedding, and in the following cut.

Gerry's hand changes position when hiding in the closet from the Wienie King.

During the shoot out on the train, the cracker bowl is knocked over.

The rod used to knock it over is visible.

Gerry ('Claudette Colbert' (qv)) is referred to as "tall," "dark-haired," and "long-legged.

" She is in fact short, blonde, and rather shorter-than-average of leg.

On the trainthe men with the shotguns shoot out the glass of the same window several times.

This type of movies were very popular in the late '30's and early '40's. Lots of classics were made during that time period and lots of actors got launched to stardom, thanks to movies like this.

This being only the second screwball comedy I had ever viewed, I have to say for the most part that I enjoyed it. The acting, while a bit dated, made for an enjoyable experience.

The opening credits were rather confusing, showing little bits of the story, like a lady tied up in a closet. The movie had some rather dramatic characters and also held a lot of qualities of a silent film, with the big over exaggerated facial expressions and hand gestures.

The opening scene tells it all. Well not really, as we don't understand it all until the end, but it begins the comedy, and this opening scene is one for the ages.

Funny enough, even for modern viewers. I am not and never will be interested in romantic comedies, however, this movie was entertaining enough to hold my attention throughout.

I hate to speak ill of any movie made before my time that's regarded as a classic and is an AFI award winner(# 77 on it's 100 funniest movies list),but this film just did not resonate with me at all.I found the plot utterly ridiculous.

One element of this film that shouldn't be ignored is that it, like "Sullivan's Travels" and "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek," is a conscious lampooning of earlier movies from the 1930s. It takes a standard, conventional plot from those movies and turns it on its ear.

Preston Sturges wrote and directed this wacky screwball comedy that features Joel McCrea and Claudette Colbert as Tom and Gerry Jeffers, a happily married but poor couple who are about to be evicted from their apartment. Tom is a good but poor inventor and architect who just needs money to get started, and after meeting an eccentric prospective tenant(and millionaire!