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      The Lady Eve

      1941, Romance/Comedy, 1h 37m

      104 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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      A career highlight for Preston Sturges, The Lady Eve benefits from Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda's sparkling chemistry -- and a script that inspired countless battle-of-the-sexes comedies. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      It's no accident when wealthy Charles (Henry Fonda) falls for Jean (Barbara Stanwyck). 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.

      • Genre: Romance, Comedy

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Preston Sturges

      • Producer: Paul Jones

      • Writer: Monckton Hoffe, Preston Sturges

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Distributor: Paramount Pictures, Criterion Collection

      • Production Co: Paramount Pictures

      • Sound Mix: Mono

      • Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Flat (1.37:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Barbara Stanwyck
      Henry Fonda
      Charles Coburn
      William Demarest
      Eric Blore
      Luis Alberni
      Victor Milner
      Stuart Gilmore
      Hans Dreier
      Ernst Fegté
      Edith Head

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      • Nov 17, 2019

        I don't like handing out "best ever" platitudes, but I must say that Barbara Stanwyck's performance in The Lady Eve is one of the best ever. And, it isn't the chemistry she has with co-star Henry Fonda that most impresses me. It's the chemistry she has with writer-director Preston Sturges that sizzles.

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      • Sep 11, 2018

        With a perfect balance between farce, screwball, slapstick, romance and even suspense, this is a witty comedy that relies on a delightful dialogue (which should be considered one of the finest ever written) and a wonderful chemistry between Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda.

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      • Nov 29, 2016

        Barbara Stanwyck sizzles in this movie, which has a bit of everything - sex, intrigue, and comedy. She plays a card sharp who travels with her father and his associate, bilking rich people out of their money. Henry Fonda plays her mark, a bumbling herpetologist and heir to a brewery business, but his naïve innocence makes her fall for him. The scenes where she is seducing him are absolutely electric. Later, she begins to be protective of him, and the gambling scene with her father (played by Charles Coburn) is wonderful. Frankly, Stanwyck's eyes and face are so alive that she steals every scene she's in. Director Preston Sturges paces the movie very well, there is never a dull moment or anything wasted. At the midway point it's hard to say what will happen, but I won't give anything away, except to say the first half of the movie is a bit better than the second. Released in 1941, it's got a couple of topical references, including William Demarest doing a Hitler impression, which was an interesting reminder of the darkness looming in the world. Overall, a very enjoyable movie, and a memorable Stanwyck performance.

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      • Dec 07, 2013

        An extremely weird movie, far weirder than remembered. I think this is how Sturges was able to get away with the more titillating material.

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