Barbara Stanwyck
Jean Harrington/Lady Eve Sidwich
Search results
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 · Barbara Stanwyck plays a con artist who falls for a naive heir (Henry Fonda) on a cruise ship, then tries to trick him again as a different woman. Preston Sturges directs this classic of romantic comedy, with witty dialogue, pratfalls and a famous hair-toy scene.
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
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
Preston Sturges' romantic comedy The Lady Eve (1941) appears at first to be a classy crime thriller movie, then devolves into a study of what people want in their ideal spouse.
- (104)
- Romance, Comedy
People also ask
Is the Lady Eve based on a true story?
Where can I watch the Lady Eve?
When was the Lady Eve filmed?
Who starred in 'the Lady Eve'?
Why was 'the Lady Eve' so popular?
Is the Lady Eve a good movie?
A classic screwball comedy starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda as a con artist and a snake researcher who fall in love on a cruise ship. The Criterion edition features a new 4K transfer, commentary, introduction, video essay, and more.
