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The Lady Eve
“When you deal a fast shuffle, love is in the cards.”
7.3 / 10• 1941• 1h 37m•NR• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and still pining for the millionaire, devises a plan to get back in Charles' life. With love and payback on her mind, she re-introduces herself to Charles, this time as an aristocrat named Lady Eve Sidwich.
Cast & Crew
Barbara Stanwyck
Jean Harrington
Lead
Henry Fonda
Charles Pike
Charles Coburn
'Colonel' Harrington
Eugene Pallette
Horace Pike
William Demarest
Muggsy
Eric Blore
Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith
Melville Cooper
Gerald
Martha O'Driscoll
Martha
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Preston Sturges's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Lady Eve is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
