Yep...I think I hate Preston Sturgess comedies.  I was more than underwhelmed by THE LADY EVE and now...THE PALM BEACH STORY is even more nonsensical and silly.  Soooo...it seems a wife is mad that a husband can't pay the rent.  So she "leaves" him so she can swindle money away from a rich man to pay for his architectural dreams.  Too bad the husband thinks it is real...and winds up chasing his wife down, only to become twisted up in the ruse with the rich man's Princess sister.  I guess this all could have been charming...but there is no realistic emotion or even proper comedy that shines through.  That train sequence with the millionaire clubs?  My god....TEDIOUS.  Looks like 1940s comedies are quite lacking.