The Lady Eve
A conniving father and daughter meet up with the heir to a brewery fortune - a wealthy but naive snake enthusiast - and attempt to bamboozle him at a cruise ship card table. Their plan is quickly abandoned when the daughter falls in love with their prey. But when the heir gets wise to her gold-digging ways, she must plot to re-conquer his heart. One of director Preston Sturges' most clever and beloved romantic comedies, 'The Lady Eve' balances broad slapstick and sophisticated sexiness with perfect grace. Starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda.
Year: 1941
Genre: Alice's 500 Greatest Films, Romance, Best of the 1940s, Time Mag's 100 Best, Movies (1001 You Must See Before You Die), Classic Cinema
Country: USA
Director: Preston Sturges
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn, Eugene Pallette, Martha O'Driscoll, William Demarest
Duration: 93 Minutes
Rating: PG
8/10
Location in store: Alice's 500 Greatest Films
AVAILABILITY
DVD AVAILABLE NOW!
Permanent Collection
For in-store pickup reservations please call 03 3650 615
ALICE ALSO SUGGESTS:
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
A post World War II comedy in which Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable and Lauren Bacall try to attract ri...
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Joel McCrea plays successful Hollywood director John L Sullivan, an idealist who believes you can't...
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Joel and Ethan Coen take on the classic battle-of-the-sexes screwball comedy. George Clooney is Mil...
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
The captivating Claudette Colbert stars as the frustrated wife of struggling engineer Joel McCrea. I...
Born to Be Bad (1934)
Cary Grant stars as a dairy farmer whose kindness towards an unmarried woman (Loretta Young), and he...
Written and Directed by Preston Sturges 2: Sullivan's Travels / The Lady Eve / The Great Moment / Christmas in July (1941)
This collection of four films from legendary writer/director Preston Sturges includes: "Sullivan's T...
Cluny Brown (1946)
Tongues start wagging when a plumber's niece (Jennifer Jones) breaks from convention and teams up wi...