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The Lady Eve (1941)

U 94 min  -  Comedy | Crime | Romance  -   21 March 1941 (USA)
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A trio of classy card sharks targets the socially awkward heir to brewery millions for his money, till one of them falls in love with him.

Director:

Preston Sturges

Writers:

Monckton Hoffe (based on a story by), Preston Sturges
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Barbara Stanwyck ...
Henry Fonda ...
Charles
Charles Coburn ...
'Colonel' Harrington
Eugene Pallette Eugene Pallette ...
Mr. Pike
William Demarest William Demarest ...
Muggsy
Eric Blore Eric Blore ...
Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith
Melville Cooper Melville Cooper ...
Gerald
Martha O'Driscoll Martha O'Driscoll ...
Martha
Janet Beecher Janet Beecher ...
Mrs. Pike
Robert Greig Robert Greig ...
Dora Clement Dora Clement ...
Gertrude
Luis Alberni Luis Alberni ...
Pike's Chef
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Storyline

Returning from a year up the Amazon studying snakes, the rich but unsophisticated Charles Pike meets con-artist Jean Harrington on a ship. They fall in love, but a misunderstanding causes them to split on bad terms. To get back at him, Jean disguises herself as an English lady, and comes back to tease and torment him. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Love | Money | Con Artist | Ship | Lady  | See more »

Taglines:

Barbara Stanwyck has Henry Fonda Bewitched and Bewildered See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

As Três Noites de Eva See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

At the beginning Henry Fonda makes references to the help of a "Professor Marsdit". Raymond L. Ditmars of the AMNH at the time was the best-known reptile expert in the country, the kind of popularizer that Carl Sagan later became. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Jean is looking at Charles in the mirror, what she sees is the right way round (you can clearly see this by looking at the cover of Charles' book). See more »

Quotes

Jean Harrington: Boy, would I like to see you givin' some old harpie the three in one!
"Colonel" Harrington: Don't be vulgar, Jean. Let us be crooked, but never common.
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Connections

Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) See more »

Soundtracks

"Isn't It Romantic"
(1932) (uncredited)
Music by Richard Rodgers
Played often in the score See more »