The Lady Eve
“When you deal a fast shuffle, love is in the cards.”
1941•1h 37m•7.3•Released
ComedyRomance
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
Writer
Preston Sturges
Budget
$1M
Languages
English
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck
Jean Harrington
Henry Fonda
Charles Pike
Charles Coburn
'Colonel' Harrington
Eugene Pallette
Horace Pike
William Demarest
Muggsy
Eric Blore
Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith
Melville Cooper
Gerald
Martha O'Driscoll
Martha
Janet Beecher
Janet Pike
Robert Greig
Burrows
Dora Clement
Gertrude
Luis Alberni
Emile, Pike's Chef
Abdullah Abbas
Man with Potted Palm (uncredited)
Norman Ainsley
Sir Alfred's Servant (uncredited)
Mary Akin
Passenger on Ship (uncredited)
Production
Company
Paramount Pictures
Producer
Albert Lewin
Producer
Buddy G. DeSylva
Producer
Paul Jones
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