The Palm Beach Story
Turkish title: Aradığım Aşk
“Love is fickle! Love is blind! She runs 'round the country...with him behind!”
1942 · 1 h 28 min
Directed by 
Preston Sturges
Preston SturgesCast
Claudette Colbert
Joel McCreaCredits
Written by: Preston Sturges
Plot
A woman leaves her husband to find a rich new one in Florida.
Sinekatalog’s take
Preston Sturges's screwball comedy is fast, silly and brilliant. Claudette Colbert and Joel McCrea play with sparkle, and the Wiener King and Ale and Quail Club scenes are classic Sturges mayhem.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (13,971 votes)
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