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Okay, this is a work of genius. Preston Sturges wrote and directed THE PALM BEACH Narrative, one of the best screwball comedies ever, made (1942) when the they weren’t making many madcap comedies anymore. At least not the type that appealed to adult sensibilities. Like most screwball comedies it’s a sage of two slightly mismatched lovers, here caught in the fourth year of their marriage. Joel McCrea plays Tom Jeffers, an inventor and builder who’s having difficulties making a go of it. Claudette Colbert is his wife Geraldine, a graceful woman who can’t cook or sew and by now feels she’s become a bit of a `milestone’ to her husband. So it’s off to Palm Beach, where she can gather a divorce, marry a wealthy man and pick up the $90,000 her husband needs to compose his skyline airport. You witness, she tranquil loves him, and he peaceful loves her….
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The raw materials of comedy are also those of melodrama and tragedy. A fable of worship imperiled by impending poverty can be taken down Heartbreak Road, but THE PALM BEACH Record is filled with more exquisite oddballs and surreal situations than any other movie I can deem of, beginning with the Colbert character, who makes any number of unique decisions based on the `logic of the site.’ Problems start when the `Wienie King’ appears. He’s a puny customary man in an oversized coat and hat who’s a bit hard of hearing and a bit gruff of manner, wonderfully played by used character actor Robert Dudley. Well-behaved of nature and a fount of common-sensical wisdom beneath his crust, the Wienie King’s act of largesse early on in the film starts the jealously and resentment ball rolling. Like all the secondary characters in this one, though, he’s more angel than devil, and his generosity will pay off in the destroy. And, again like most of the minor characters, he gets more laughs than Colbert or McCrea, who more – noteworthy more, in the case of McCrea – or less play it straight while the comedy froths about them. Dudley isn’t the only silly character, either. There’s the Ale and Quail Club members who adopt Colbert as a mascot for a spell, and Sig Arno as a peculiar foreigner, language spoken and country of origin unknown, who plays gigolo to Mary Astor’s Princess Centimillia. Astor’s man-hungry princess is the sister of John D. Hackensacker III, son of the son of an oil baron and played to funny perfection by Rudy Vallee. It’s in this fizzy sea of absurd to surreal characters that THE PALM BEACH Yarn tells its story of care for triumphant.
What can you say about a comedy that serene makes you laugh even though you’ve watched it a zillion times? Colbert is lovely, McCrea is rock proper, and Vallee is a laughable revelation. This one serene breezes by every time I see it. The highest recommendation for what’s, in my concept, one of the best comedies ever made. The print’s in okay condition and the dvd offers no extras.
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Ignore the carping here from other reviewers about DVD quality (objective fair, if short on extras) or the merits of the film — how ridiculous, when PALM BEACH Record is one of the funniest, most adult comedies from Hollywood’s Golden Age! Colbert has never been more charmingly pragmatic, and the underrated Joel McCrea simmers and stews with virile magnetism and ace amusing timing. Throw in stellar supporting turns from Mary Astor and Rudy Vallee (whose rendition of “Goodnight, Sweetheart” sparks the film’s finale), the usual Sturges suspects wrecking a whine as the hilarious Ale and Quail Club, and the unforgettable Wienie King, my nominee for most endearing supporting performance in any classic movie, and this DVD is a loyal bargain. If you know the film, you’ll be delighted with this transfer. If not, sit benefit and relax — visiting Paramount’s blissfully loony Manhattan and Palm Beach, you’re in the hands of masters.
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