Hands down, "The Palm Beach Story". Claudette Corbert on the train to Palm Beach with the gentlemen of the Hunt Club is, perhaps, the funniest scene in any movie. For those of you who don't know this film, CC and Joel McCrea play young marrieds living way beyond their means. She decides to divorce McCrea so that she can marry rich and support him. Rudy Vallee is the target of her scheme, Mary Astor plays his oft-married sister. Needless to say that things don't go exactly as CC plans. Second choice, "My Favorite Wife". Cary Grant's double take while the elevator door closes is worth the whole movie.
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