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The Palm Beach Story

1942 film by Preston Sturges
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Summary

The Palm Beach Story is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,724 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Palm Beach Story's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Palm Beach Story was directed by Preston Sturges[4].
  • Preston Sturges wrote the screenplay for The Palm Beach Story[5].
  • The Palm Beach Story's composer is recorded as Victor Young[6].
  • The Palm Beach Story's genre is romantic comedy[7].
  • A cast member of The Palm Beach Story was Joel McCrea[8].
  • A cast member of The Palm Beach Story was Claudette Colbert[9].
  • A cast member of The Palm Beach Story was Rudy Vallée[10].
  • A cast member of The Palm Beach Story was Mary Astor[11].
  • A cast member of The Palm Beach Story was William Demarest[12].
  • A cast member of The Palm Beach Story was Jimmy Conlin[13].
  • A cast member of The Palm Beach Story was Robert Warwick[14].
  • A cast member of The Palm Beach Story was Arthur Hoyt[15].
  • A cast member of The Palm Beach Story was Chester Conklin[16].
  • A cast member of The Palm Beach Story was Dewey Robinson[17].
  • A cast member of The Palm Beach Story was Franklin Pangborn[18].
  • A cast member of The Palm Beach Story was J. Farrell MacDonald[19].
  • A cast member of The Palm Beach Story was Odette Myrtil[20].
  • A cast member of The Palm Beach Story was Robert Dudley[21].
  • A cast member of The Palm Beach Story was Robert Greig[22].
  • A cast member of The Palm Beach Story was Roscoe Ates[23].
  • A cast member of The Palm Beach Story was Sig Arno[24].
  • A cast member of The Palm Beach Story was Torben Meyer[25].
  • A cast member of The Palm Beach Story was Victor Potel[26].
  • A cast member of The Palm Beach Story was Sheldon Jett[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Palm Beach Story was produced by Buddy DeSylva[28]. It was directed by Preston Sturges[4]. Preston Sturges wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Joel McCrea[8], Claudette Colbert[9], Rudy Vallée[10], Mary Astor[11], William Demarest[12], and Jimmy Conlin[13].

Publication

The Palm Beach Story was released on January 1, 1942[29]. The original language of it was English[30]. Its genre is romantic comedy[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Reception

Reviews include 97%[32] and 8.7/10[33].

Why It Matters

The Palm Beach Story ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,724 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

Claudette Colbert film Florida Joel McCrea Mary Astor Netflix Preston Sturges United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · Davidultra · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv spielfilm film id → 1294221
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Tv spielfilm film id: 1294221"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 35169
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 74860
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 74860, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1942-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Preston Sturges
    Duration → {'amount': '+88'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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