The Lady Eve (1941)

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Released:
1941-02-25

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.

Director:
Preston Sturges

Runtime:
1h 37min

Genre:
Comedy, Romance

  • 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