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The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve

  • Status: Released
  • 25-02-1941
  • Runtime: 97 min
  • Score: 7.239
  • Vote count: 371

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.

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)

Wilda Bennett

Party Guest (uncredited)

Evelyn Beresford

Party Guest (uncredited)

Georgie Cooper

Party Guest (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Party Guest (uncredited)

Kenneth Gibson

Party Guest (uncredited)

Alfred Hall

Party Guest (uncredited)

Bertram Marburgh

Party Guest (uncredited)

George Melford

Party Guest (uncredited)

Gayne Whitman

Party Guest (uncredited)

Abdullah Abbas

Man with Potted Palm (uncredited)

Norman Ainsley

Sir Alfred's Servant (uncredited)

Mary Akin

Passenger on Ship (uncredited)

Jan Buckingham

Passenger on Ship (uncredited)

Madge Crane

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)

Harry A. Bailey

Lawyer (uncredited)

Jack W. Johnston

Lawyer (uncredited)

Julius Tannen

Lawyer (uncredited)

Arthur Hoyt

Lawyer at Phone in Pike's Office (uncredited)

Ambrose Barker

Mac (uncredited)

Wilson Benge

First Butler at Party (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)

Eva Dennison

Mother on Ship (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

Mother on Ship (uncredited)

Betty Farrington

Mother on Ship (uncredited)

Almeda Fowler

Mother on Ship (uncredited)

Harry Depp

Man with Glasses on Ship (uncredited)

Pauline Drake

Social Secretary (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Tailor in Montage (uncredited)

John Hartley

Young Man on Ship (uncredited)

Sheldon Jett

Sunbather on Ship (uncredited)

Richard Kipling

Father 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)

Esther Michelson

Wife on Ship (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)

Joseph North

Second Butler at 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)

Bert Stevens

Ship's Officer (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

One of Pike's Cooks (uncredited)

Wally Walker

Sparky (uncredited)

Pat West

Ship's Bartender (uncredited)

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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?