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The Lady Eve

When you deal a fast shuffle, love is in the cards.

Not Rated Comedy Romance

Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn, Eugene Pallette, William Demarest

Writer: Preston Sturges, Monckton Hoffe

Release Date:
February 25, 1941
Ratings:
7.2 / 10
Director:
Preston Sturges
Companies:
Paramount Pictures

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.