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The Lady Eve is a 1941 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda. The film is based on a story by Monckton Hoffe about a mismatched couple who meet on board an ocean liner.
The Lady Eve: Directed by Preston Sturges. With Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn, Eugene Pallette. A trio of classy card sharks targets a socially awkward brewery heir, until one of them falls in love with him.
- (23K)
- Comedy, Romance
- Preston Sturges
- 1941-03-21
Nov 23, 1997 · A movie like "The Lady Eve” is so hard to make that you can't make it at all unless you find a way to make it seem effortless. Preston Sturges does a kind of breathless balancing act here, involving romance, deception and physical comedy.
Jan 17, 2024 · by. Preston Sturges. Publication date. 1941. Topics. Preston Sturges, Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda. Language. English. A trio of classy card sharks targets a socially awkward brewery heir, until one of them falls in love with him.
- 94 min
After Charles Poncefort Pike, an ophiologist and heir to the Pike's Pale Ale fortune, leaves a zoological expedition in the South American jungle, he boards an ocean liner headed for the East Coast.
- Preston Sturges, Barton Adams, Mel Epstein
- Barbara Stanwyck
With love and payback on her mind, she re-introduces herself to Charles, this time as an aristocrat named Lady Eve Sidwich. It's no accident when wealthy Charles (Henry Fonda) falls for Jean ...
- (104)
- Romance, Comedy
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The Lady Eve. Barbara Stanwyck sizzles, Henry Fonda bumbles, and Preston Sturges runs riot in one of the all-time great screwballs, a pitch-perfect blend of comic zing and swoonworthy romance.
