The Lady Eve

IMDb 7.2 1941 • 97 min • ComedyRomance

Director

Preston Sturges

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck Jean Harrington
Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda Charles Pike
Charles Coburn
Charles Coburn 'Colonel' Harrington
Eugene Pallette
Eugene Pallette Horace Pike
William Demarest
William Demarest Muggsy