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The Lady Eve
When you deal a fast shuffle, love is in the cards.
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.
- Original title
- The Lady Eve
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $660,000
- Revenue
- —
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Jul 11, 2025 · via TMDB
Barbara Stanwyck is on great form in this slightly far-fetched caper, but it’s really a strong supporting cast which includes co-star Henry Fonda and Charles Coburn that add together to make this an enjoyable romp through the courting process tempered with some double-identities and a deck with five aces. She is travelling with her father (Coburn) and both are sought by the authorities for being accomplished confidence tricksters. Their mark on this particular voyage is the ridiculously wealthy “Pike” (Fonda) whom she strings along merrily whilst they fleece him at cards. Then something entirely unexpected happens. She falls for the man. His innocence and naivety strike a chord and she even begins to rebel against her father! Luckily, for “Pike”, he is tipped off just in time and manage to escape her venal clutches - or so he thinks. “Jean” (Stanwyck) is determined on an unique sort of revenge which sees her adopt the identity of a visiting British aristocrat (“Lady Eve”) and visit her uncle who just happens to be in the same social circle as you know who. Surely he will recognise her? He can’t be that gullible? Though it’s not so obvious at the start, there develops an entertaining chemistry between Stanwyck and the rarely upright and constantly flustered Fonda who seems to be able to trip over just about anything and everything! Of course, there isn’t really a great deal of jeopardy as the plot thickens, but with Coburn holding a steady course and both Eugene Palette and Eric Blore - this time not the butler - having a decent amount of the latter play, this is an enjoyably eccentric look at greed tinged with love. Or is that the other way around?
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Barbara Stanwyck
Jean Harrington
Henry Fonda
Charles Pike
Charles Coburn
'Colonel' Harrington
Eugene Pallette
Horace Pike
William Demarest
Muggsy
Eric Blore
Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith
Melville Cooper
Gerald
Martha O'Driscoll
Martha
Janet Beecher
Janet Pike
Robert Greig
Burrows
Dora Clement
Gertrude
Luis Alberni
Emile, Pike's chef
Bobby Barber
Ship's Waiter with Toupee (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull
Party Guest (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Party Guest (uncredited)
Bertram Marburgh
Party Guest (uncredited)
George Melford
Party Guest (uncredited)
Gayne Whitman
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mary Akin
Passenger on Ship (uncredited)
Mitchell Ingraham
Passenger on Ship (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Passenger on Ship (uncredited)
Robert Warwick
Passenger on Ship (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Husband on Ship (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
Husband on Ship (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Husband on Ship (uncredited)
Jack W. Johnston
Lawyer (uncredited)
Julius Tannen
Lawyer (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt
Lawyer at Phone in Pike's Office (uncredited)
Ambrose Barker
Mac (uncredited)
Al Bridge
First Steward (uncredited)
Ken Carpenter
Himself - Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
Third Steward (uncredited)
Nell Craig
Ship Passenger at Railing (uncredited)
Betty Farrington
Mother on Ship (uncredited)
Almeda Fowler
Mother on Ship (uncredited)
Harry Depp
Man with Glasses on Ship (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Tailor in Montage (uncredited)
John Hartley
Young Man on Ship (uncredited)
Jack Richardson
Father of Girl on Ship (uncredited)
Wanda McKay
Daughter on Ship (uncredited)
Ella Neal
Daughter on Ship (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Mr. Clink - Purser (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Diner on Ship (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Diner on Ship (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Diner on Ship (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Bartender at Pike's Party (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper
Lady Wrestler Type on Ship (uncredited)
Jean Phillips
Sweetie (uncredited)
Victor Potel
Second Steward (uncredited)
Frances Raymond
Old Lady on Ship (uncredited)
Harry Rosenthal
Piano Tuner (uncredited)
Reginald Sheffield
Professor Jones (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Jeweler (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
One of Pike's Cooks (uncredited)
Pat West
Ship's Bartender (uncredited)
Edith Head
Costume Design
Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist
Sam Comer
Set Dressing Artist
Preston Sturges
Director
William LeBaron
Executive Producer
Albert Lewin
Producer
John Leipold
Music
Preston Sturges
Screenplay
(HEAD!) Over Heels
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Some Like It Hot
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Le Bonheur des autres
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To Be or Not to Be
Wings of Desire
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Meet the Parents
I
Thanks for Everything
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Extract
Feb 25, 1941
New York City, New York
Mar 21, 1941
Jul 12, 1990
videotape
Jun 30, 1993
videotape re-release
Jul 14, 2020
4K Blu-ray
