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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 .
A classic screwball comedy starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda as con artists who fall in love and deceive each other. Watch the trailer, see photos, read reviews and trivia, and learn about the production and box office of this Oscar-nominated film.
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- 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.
Preston Sturges is at it again. The ingenious writer-director spins out a sinfully romantic comedy in The Lady Eve, and the "lady" of the title is Barbara Stanwyck.
Jan 17, 2024 · A classic comedy film by Preston Sturges, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda as card sharks who fall in love with a brewery heir. Watch or download the full movie for free online.
- 94 min
It's no accident when wealthy Charles (Henry Fonda) falls for Jean (Barbara Stanwyck). Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for...
- (104)
- Romance, Comedy
The Lady Eve was voted best picture of the year by the New York Times, and ranked among the top ten films in box office sales. In 1956, Paramount released The Birds and the Bees, a remake of The Lady Eve, directed by Norman Taurog, and starring George Gobel, Mitzi Gaynor and David Niven.
