The Lady Eve

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The Lady Eve (1941)

"When you deal a fast shuffle ... Love is in the cards."

Audience Score

73

NR 1 hr 37 minMar 21st, 1941Romance, Comedy

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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DirectorPreston Sturges

StarringBarbara StanwyckHenry FondaCharles Coburn

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Cast & Crew

Barbara Stanwyck

as Jean Harrington

as Charles Pike

as 'Colonel' Harrington

Eugene Pallette

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 21st, 1941 - Buy Tickets

On DVD & Blu-ray:October 16th, 2001 - Buy DVD

Original Language:English

Production Companies:Paramount

Movie Tags:wealth, gambling, revenge, money, snake, fraud, daughter, ship

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