The Lady Eve
Also known as Lady Eve
1941 film by Preston Sturges
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7.3It'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.
Released: 1941-02-2597 minDir: Preston SturgesComedy, RomanceBudget: $660,000
Cast
- Barbara Stanwyck as Jean Harrington
- Henry Fonda as Charles Pike
- Charles Coburn as 'Colonel' Harrington
- Eugene Pallette as Horace Pike
- William Demarest as Muggsy
- Eric Blore as Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith
Themes
- daughter
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1940s screwball comedy films1941 American films1941 films1941 romantic comedy filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican crime comedy filmsAmerican films with live action and animationAmerican romantic comedy filmsAmerican screwball comedy filmsComedy of remarriage filmsFilms about con artistsFilms based on works by Monckton Hoffe