The Palm Beach Story

1h 28m · 1942 · Directed by Preston Sturges · 3.8 / 5 on Letterboxd

The Palm Beach Story (1942) runs 1h 28m, directed by Preston Sturges. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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.

Genres: Comedy, Romance

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.