The Lady Eve (1941)
When you deal a fast shuffle, love is in the cards.
1941 · 1h 37m · Comedy, Romance
Genres: Comedy, Romance
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.
Director: Preston Sturges
Writers: Preston Sturges, Monckton Hoffe
Music by: Leo Shuken, Sigmund Krumgold
Cinematography: Victor Milner
Editor: Stuart Gilmore
Rated 7.3/10 by 404 viewers
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck as Jean HarringtonHenry Fonda as Charles PikeCharles Coburn as 'Colonel' HarringtonEugene Pallette as Horace PikeWilliam Demarest as MuggsyEric Blore as Sir Alfred McGlennan KeithMelville Cooper as GeraldMartha O'Driscoll as MarthaJanet Beecher as Janet PikeRobert Greig as BurrowsDora Clement as GertrudeLuis Alberni as Emile, Pike's chefMore like this
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