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The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve
★ 7.3/10•1941•1h 37m•Comedy•Romance

When you deal a fast shuffle, love is in the cards.

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.

Preston Sturges · Director

Preston Sturges · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 37m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 25, 1941
Budget$660,000

Actors

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

Jean Harrington

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Charles Pike

Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn

'Colonel' Harrington

Eugene Pallette

Eugene Pallette

Horace Pike

William Demarest

William Demarest

Muggsy

Eric Blore

Eric Blore

Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith

Melville Cooper

Melville Cooper

Gerald

Martha O'Driscoll

Martha O'Driscoll

Martha

Janet Beecher

Janet Beecher

Janet Pike

Robert Greig

Robert Greig

Burrows

Dora Clement

Dora Clement

Gertrude

Luis Alberni

Luis Alberni

Emile, Pike's Chef

Abdullah Abbas

Man with Potted Palm (uncredited)

Norman Ainsley

Sir Alfred's Servant (uncredited)

Mary Akin

Mary Akin

Passenger on Ship (uncredited)

Sam Ash

Sam Ash

Husband on Ship (uncredited)

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