The Lady Eve (1941)

02/25/1941 (US) • 1h 37m

Comedy, Romance

When you deal a fast shuffle, love is in the cards.

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.

Top Billed Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

Jean Harrington

Henry Fonda

Charles Pike

Charles Coburn

'Colonel' Harrington

Eugene Pallette

Horace Pike

Eric Blore

Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith

Janet Beecher

Janet Pike


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

daughter

ship

snake

gambling

passenger

fraud

romcom

deception

con artist

money

revenge

wealth

hair

black and white

cardsharp

screwball comedy

gold digger

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