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It Started with Eve

It Started with Eve

1941Movie⏱️ 1h 30mApproved
ComedyMusicRomance
7.6
IMDB Rating
2,152 votes

In order to please his dying father, a man convinces a hat-check girl to impersonate his fiancée, but complications arise when the father's health suddenly improves.

Director
Henry Koster
Writers
Norman Krasna, Leo Townsend, Hanns Kräly
Stars
Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton, Robert Cummings
Release Date
September 26, 1941
Language
English, Spanish
Country
United States
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Nominations
💬 43
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Deanna Durbin
Deanna Durbin
as Anne Terry
Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
as Jonathan Reynolds
Robert Cummings
Robert Cummings
as Jonathan Reynolds Jr.
Guy Kibbee
Guy Kibbee
as Bishop Maxwell
Margaret Tallichet
Margaret Tallichet
as Gloria Pennington
Catherine Doucet
Catherine Doucet
as Mrs. Pennington
Walter Catlett
Walter Catlett
as Doctor Harvey
Charles Coleman
Charles Coleman
as Roberts
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Leonard Elliott
as Reverend Henry Stebbins
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
as Raven

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production
Universal Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

durbin and cummingsgirlmanquirky comedyromantic comedy

🎯 Categories

Quirky ComedyRomantic ComedyComedyMusicRomance

⭐ Featured Review

So adorable!
by HotToastyRag2018-04-26
8/10

"When you rent It Started with Eve-because after reading this review, you'll be unable to resist-you're going to consider turning it off after the first ten minutes as you reach for your hankie. Please don't turn it off! I know the beginning is very sad, but if you stay with it, it turns into an absolutely delightful romantic comedy. Charles Laughton is Robert Cummings's ailing father, and as his doctor, Walter Catlett, has given him mere minutes to live, there's a very tearful deathbed scene. Charles begs Bob to describe his lovely fiancé and gives his dying wish to m..."

💡 Did You Know?

While making this movie at Universal, Robert Cummings was also making the drama Kings Row (1942) at Warner Bros., so he was rushing from one studio to the other to play two completely different types of roles.

📖 Synopsis

In order to please his dying father, a man convinces a hat-check girl to impersonate his fiancée, but complications arise when the father's health suddenly improves.