The Lady Eve (1941)
When you deal a fast shuffle ... Love is in the cards.
Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn
Directed by Preston Sturges
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.
Runtime: 97 min.
Rating: 7.3
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Comedy,Romance
Keywords: gambling,snake,passenger,ship,fraud,daughter,revenge,wealth,con artist,money,hair,cardsharp,screwball comedy
Cast
Jean Harrington
Charles Pike
'Colonel' Harrington
Horace Pike
Muggsy
Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith
Gerald
Martha
Janet Pike
Burrows
Gertrude
Emile, Pike's chef
Ship's Waiter with Toupee (uncredited)
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Man with Potted Palm (uncredited)
Sir Alfred's Servant (uncredited)
Passenger on Ship (uncredited)
Passenger on Ship (uncredited)
Passenger on Ship (uncredited)
Passenger on Ship (uncredited)
Passenger on Ship (uncredited)
Passenger on Ship (uncredited)
Husband on Ship (uncredited)
Husband on Ship (uncredited)
Husband on Ship (uncredited)
Lawyer (uncredited)
Lawyer (uncredited)
Lawyer (uncredited)
Lawyer at Phone in Pike's Office (uncredited)
Mac (uncredited)
First Butler at Party (uncredited)
First Steward (uncredited)
Himself - Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Third Steward (uncredited)
Ship Passenger at Railing (uncredited)
Mother on Ship (uncredited)
Mother on Ship (uncredited)
Mother on Ship (uncredited)
Mother on Ship (uncredited)
Man with Glasses on Ship (uncredited)
Social Secretary (uncredited)
Tailor in Montage (uncredited)
Young Man on Ship (uncredited)
Sunbather on Ship (uncredited)
Father on Ship (uncredited)
Father of Girl on Ship (uncredited)
Daughter on Ship (uncredited)
Daughter on Ship (uncredited)
Mr. Clink - Purser (uncredited)
Wife on Ship (uncredited)
Diner on Ship (uncredited)
Diner on Ship (uncredited)
Diner on Ship (uncredited)
Bartender at Pike's Party (uncredited)
Second Butler at Party (uncredited)
Lady Wrestler Type on Ship (uncredited)
Sweetie (uncredited)
Second Steward (uncredited)
Old Lady on Ship (uncredited)
Piano Tuner (uncredited)
Professor Jones (uncredited)
Jeweler (uncredited)
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
One of Pike's Cooks (uncredited)
Sparky (uncredited)
Ship's Bartender (uncredited)