If you loved The Lady Eve, try The Palm Beach Story

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Preston Sturges, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Lady Eve, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Palm Beach Story is

Here's a screwball comedy that actually understands the screw. Gerry Jeffers needs to ditch her husband to help him get rich. Finding a new sugar daddy in Palm Beach seems like the only logical solution. It's hard to say whether true love or true wealth wins out.

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