The Palm Beach Story

1942 · 88 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 13,308 VOTES · DIR. Preston Sturges

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Overview

A New York inventor, Tom Jeffers, needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife, Gerry, decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire, J. D. Hackensacker III.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,229 lines

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00:02:50 ...in case we miss the train or something. We have the big place in Yonkers. Of course.
00:07:24 I had to use my brains. You'll get over it. You'll get over being young too.
00:11:00 And here's $14 in change. That's for you.
00:14:26 I don't mean I'm not good for somebody, but I can't cook or sew or whip up a little dress out of last year's curtains.
00:17:40 may I ask who are all these men who are gonna faint at your feet?
00:23:39 The name happens to be O'Donnell, if it's all the same to you
00:27:02 Hinch and valet. Hinch and valet.
00:30:48 It ain't me that's cockeyed. Lookin' for trouble, eh?
00:34:40 For you I pine
00:39:06 Ohh. Oh, I'm so sorry.
00:42:18 A-hunting we will go
00:46:25 a woman who can sew and cook and bake, even if she doesn't have to.
00:50:08 Why not? What kind of stones do you like?
00:53:00 I write things down, but I never add them up.
00:55:51 How does he want it? In cash, maybe.
00:59:33 What language does he speak?
01:02:12 She's a woman of iron determination, and once her mind is made up, he might as well yield.
01:05:14 That'll be a signal, and we'll never have to mention the subject.
01:07:58 I'm madly in love with you. Ohh.
01:11:14 Oh, is that so? What's all this business...
01:14:30 Well, there's nothing like saving your faith.
01:17:59 What? Well, won't you kiss your brother good night?
01:21:24 Oh, darling, darling, darling!
01:25:10 - Hello! - Oh, shut up!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,229
Dialogue density14.0 lines / min
First line00:02:50
Final line01:25:10

Production Record

DirectorPreston Sturges
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes13,308