The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve

7.3IMDb Score
Released:1941-02-25
Duration:97 min
Director:Preston Sturges
Actors:Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn, Eugene Pallette, William Demarest
Production: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.

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