The Lady Eve

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

7.2

1941

1h 37m

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.

Key Crew

Director

Preston Sturges

Producers

Albert Lewin

Buddy G. DeSylva

Paul Jones

Writers

Preston Sturges

Cinematography

Victor Milner

Cast (76)

Barbara Stanwyck

Jean Harrington

Henry Fonda

Charles Pike

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