Film
The Lady Eve (1941)
When you deal a fast shuffle, love is in the cards.
Comedy, Romance· Directed by Preston Sturges· 97 min
Overview
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.
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- Eve Sure Knows Her Apples!
- Mother Eve had nothing on her!
- Paramount's vexiest picture!
- Positively the funniest love and laugh show of 1941! Positively the richest entertainment you'll give your patrons in a long time!
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- Boy, does Eve know her apples... when it comes to getting a man! The funniest comedy in years!
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- Barbara Stanwyck has Henry Fonda Bewitched and Bewildered
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- Another Preston Sturges Hit!
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Connections
Top billing
- Barbara Stanwyck as Jean Harrington
- Henry Fonda as Charles Pike
- Charles Coburn as 'Colonel' Harrington
- Eugene Pallette as Horace Pike
- William Demarest as Muggsy