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The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve

1941Movie⏱️ 1h 34mApproved
ComedyRomance
7.7
IMDB Rating
25,191 votes

A trio of classy card sharks targets a socially awkward brewery heir, until one of them falls in love with him.

Director
Preston Sturges
Writers
Monckton Hoffe, Preston Sturges
Stars
Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn
Release Date
March 21, 1941
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 5
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 174
Reviews
📋 23.5K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck
as Jean Harrington
Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
as Charles Pike
Charles Coburn
Charles Coburn
as 'Colonel' Harrington
Eugene Pallette
Eugene Pallette
as Mr. Horace Pike
William Demarest
William Demarest
as Muggsy
Eric Blore
Eric Blore
as Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith
Melville Cooper
Melville Cooper
as Gerald
Martha O'Driscoll
Martha O'Driscoll
as Martha
Janet Beecher
Janet Beecher
as Mrs. Janet Pike
Robert Greig
Robert Greig
as Burrows

💰 Box Office

$15,142
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA
Production
Paramount Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

con artistscrewball comedysnakeseductionheir

🎯 Categories

Screwball ComedySlapstickComedyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Wonderful Romantic Comedy
by claudio_carvalho2013-05-18
8/10

"After one year in Amazon researching snakes, the naive ophidiologist Charles Pike (Henry Fonda) returns to the United States in a transatlantic. Charles is the son of the Connecticut's brewery millionaire Mr. Pike (Eugene Palette) and disputed by gold diggers. The swindlers Jean Harrington (Barbara Stanwyck), her father "Colonel" Harrington (Charles Coburn) and their friend Gerald (Melville Cooper) plan a confidence trick on Charles, but unexpectedly Jean falls in love with Charles and she calls off the scheme. However Charles's bodyguard Muggsy (William Demarest) discovers..."

💡 Did You Know?

It was hibernation season during the shoot, and Emma the king snake was always sleeping while also shedding her skin. Needless to say, she was very uncooperative.

📖 Synopsis

A trio of classy card sharks targets a socially awkward brewery heir, until one of them falls in love with him.