Preston Sturges
Preston Sturges( born Edmund Preston Biden; August 29, 1898 – August 6, 1959) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director.
In 1941, he won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the film" The Great McGinty", his first of three nominations in the category.
Sturges took the screwball comedy format of the 1930s to another level, writing dialogue that, heard today, is often surprisingly naturalistic, mature, and ahead of its time, despite the farcical situations.
It is not uncommon for a Sturges character to deliver an exquisitely turned phrase and take an elaborate pratfall within the same scene.
Prior to Sturges, other figures in Hollywood( such as Charlie Chaplin, D. W. Griffith, and Frank Capra) had directed films from their own scripts, however Sturges is often regarded as the first Hollywood figure to establish success as a screenwriter and then move into directing his own scripts, at a time when those roles were separate.
Sturges famously sold the story for" The Great McGinty" to Paramount Pictures for$ 1, in return for being allowed to direct the film.
Pardners (1917 film)
Pardners is a lost 1917 silent feature drama written by Paul Sloane and starring Charlotte Walker.
It is based on a Rex Beach story.
The film was produced by the Edison Company and released through Mutual Film.
A one reel short of this Rex Beach story was produced in 1910 by Thomas Edison under the title of" Pardners".
California Firebrand
California Firebrand is a 1948 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by J. Benton Cheney, John K. Butler and Royal K. Cole.
The film stars Monte Hale, Lorna Gray, Paul Hurst, Alice Tyrrell, Tristram Coffin and LeRoy Mason.
The film was released on April 1, 1948, by Republic Pictures.
Philip Ford (film director)
Philip Ford( October 16, 1900 – January 12, 1976) was an American film director and actor.
He directed 43 films between 1945 and 1964.
He also appeared 16 in films between 1916 and 1926.
He was the son of actor/ director Francis Ford and the nephew of director John Ford.
He was born with the family name Feeney in Portland, Maine, and only later took on the family name of" Ford" after his father and uncle had.
He died in Los Angeles, California.
The Palm Beach Post
The Palm Beach Post is an American daily newspaper serving Palm Beach County in South Florida, and parts of the Treasure Coast.
On March 18, 2018, in a landmark deal worth 42.35 million US Dollars, The Palm Beach Post and Palm Beach Daily News were purchased by New York- based New Media Investment Group Inc. who own and operate the Palm Beach Post, all circulations and associated digital media sources to this day.
Sig Arno
Sig Arno( born Siegfried Aron, 27 December 1895 – 17 August 1975) was a German- Jewish film actor who appeared in such films as" Pardon My Sarong" and" The Mummy's Hand".
He may be best remembered from" The Palm Beach Story"( 1942) as Toto, the nonsense- talking mustachioed man who hopelessly pursues Mary Astor's" Princess Centimillia".
Herbie Pennell
Alfred G." Herbie" Pennell( 1921- 2000) was an American polo player and long- time manager of the Palm Beach Polo and Country Club in Palm Beach, Florida.
Palm Beach Daily News
The Palm Beach Daily News is a daily newspaper in Florida, serving the town of Palm Beach in Palm Beach County in South Florida.
It is also known as "The Shiny Sheet" because of its heavy, slick newsprint stock.
It was founded in 1897 as the "Lake Worth Daily News", and it covers the social affairs of the wealthy residents on the island of Palm Beach itself.
Owned by Cox Enterprises, it has been a sister publication of "The Palm Beach Post" since 1948, when Florida newspaper owner John Perry, owner of "The Post", bought the "Daily News" as well.
Cox acquired all of Perry's properties in the Palm Beaches in 1969.
On October 31, 2017, Cox Media Group announced its plans to sell the "Palm Beach Daily News" and "Palm Beach Post".
In 2018, it was announced that GateHouse Media would buy the newspapers for $49.25 million, with the deal closed in May.
The Palm Beach Story
The Palm Beach Story is a 1942 romantic screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, and starring Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor and Rudy Vallée.
Victor Young contributed the lively musical score, including a fast-paced variation of the "William Tell Overture" for the opening scenes.
Typical of a Sturges film, the pacing and dialogue of "The Palm Beach Story" are very fast.
Ben Palmer
Ben Palmer is a British film and television director who is known for being the director of" Bo' Selecta" and" The Inbetweeners".

Question: Which film has the director who is older than the other, California Firebrand or The Palm Beach Story? 
Answer: The Palm Beach Story