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The Lady Eve (1941)

Poster for The Lady Eve

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Preston Sturges
  • Profile picture of Barbara Stanwyck
    Jean Harrington Barbara Stanwyck
  • Profile picture of Henry Fonda
    Charles Pike Henry Fonda
  • Profile picture of Charles Coburn
    'Colonel' Harrington Charles Coburn
  • Profile picture of Eugene Pallette
    Horace Pike Eugene Pallette
  • Profile picture of William Demarest
    Muggsy William Demarest
  • Profile picture of Eric Blore
    Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith Eric Blore
  • Profile picture of Melville Cooper
    Gerald Melville Cooper
  • Profile picture of Martha O'Driscoll
    Martha Martha O'Driscoll

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  • revenge
  • wealth
  • hair
  • cardsharp
  • screwball comedy
  • gold digger