The Lady Eve
The Lady Eve

Movie·1941·1h 37m

The Lady Eve

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

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

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.

Producer

Paul Jones, Buddy G. DeSylva

Cinematography

Victor Milner

Editor

Stuart Gilmore

Themes

daughtershipsnakegamblingpassengerfraudromcomdeceptioncon artistmoneyrevengewealth

Production House

Paramount Pictures

Audience Score

72%

394 votes

Skip9%
Timepass20%
Go for it39%
Perfection32%

Where to watch

Region: IN

Rent

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// cast

Cast

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

Bobby Barber

Bobby Barber

Ship's Waiter with Toupee (uncredited)

Eddie Hall

Eddie Hall

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Arthur Stuart Hull

Arthur Stuart Hull

Party Guest (uncredited)

Wilda Bennett

Party Guest (uncredited)

Evelyn Beresford

Party Guest (uncredited)

Georgie Cooper

Party Guest (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges

Director, Screenplay

Paul Jones

Producer

Buddy G. DeSylva

Producer

Albert Lewin

Albert Lewin

Producer

Victor Milner

Director of Photography

Stuart Gilmore

Editor

William LeBaron

William LeBaron

Executive Producer

Monckton Hoffe

Story

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