

The Lady Eve
When you deal a fast shuffle, love is in the cards.
Comedy
Romance
Overview
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1941-02-25
Runtime:
1h 37m
Director:
Preston Sturges
Writer:
Preston Sturges
Top Cast

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
Official Videos

The Lady Eve trailer - back in cinemas 14 February | BFI
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