of Review. He appeared in Sturges' The Sin of Harold Diddlebock, Unfaithfully Yours and The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend. Many members of Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors appear in film, such as Al Bridges, Chester Conklin, Jimmy Conlin, William Demarest, Robert Dudley, Byron Foulger, Robert Greig, Harry Hayden, Arthur Hoyt, Torben Meyer, Frank Moran, Charles R. Moore, Jack Norton, Franklin Pangborn, Victor Potel, Dewey Robinson, Harry Rosenthal, Julius Tannen and Robert Warwick. This was the seventh of ten films written by Preston Sturges in which William Demarest appeared. Claudette Colbert received $150,000 for her role, and Joel McCrea was paid $60,000. The second unit did background shooting at Penn Station in Manhattan. The film went into general release on 1 January 1943. It was released on video in the U.S. on 12 July 1990 and re-released on 30 June 1993. Reception In 1998, Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader included the film in his unranked list of the best American films not included on the AFI Top 100. In 2000, the American Film Institute included the film in AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs (#77). References External links Archival NYTimes Review By Bosley Crowther, December 11, 1942 Greatest Films- The Palm Beach Story Critique and thorough plot description/analysis. The Palm Beach Story at Portico The Palm Beach Story on Screen Guild Theater: March 15, 1943 The Palm Beach Story: Love in a Warm Climate an essay by Stephanie Zacharek for the Criterion Collection 1942 films 1942 romantic comedy films 1940s screwball comedy films American romantic comedy films American screwball comedy films American black-and-white films Films about twins Films scored by Victor Young Films directed by Preston Sturges Films set in Florida Rail transport films Films with screenplays by Preston Sturges Paramount Pictures films 1940s American films 1940s English-language films