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The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve

Genre:
Comedy
Mood:
Farr-cical
Decade:
1940's
Country:
United States
Director:
Preston Sturges
Actor:
Henry Fonda
Actress:
Barbara Stanwyck
Supporting Cast:
Charles Coburn,
Eugene Palette,
William Demarest
Release Year:
1941
Studio: Criterion Collection
Runtime: 94 Mins.
Format: Black & White
Rating: Unrated
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WHAT IT'S ABOUT:

Colonel Harrington and his daughter, Jean, are skilled card sharks (Coburn and Stanwyck) who intend to ply their lucrative trade on board a chic ocean liner. Also on board is Charles Pike (Fonda), a shy, naive heir to a brewery fortune. He's the perfect mark, but Jean starts to fall for him. Infectiously entertaining complications ensue.

WHY I LOVE IT:

Preston Sturges' crazy genius jumps off the screen in this movie. Originally a writer, he had an off-the-wall sensibility way ahead of his time. Barbara Stanwyck is at the peak of her appeal here, and Coburn is incongruously cuddly as her wily father. Fonda, of all people, is a hoot in a rare comedic turn.


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