THE LADY EVE..is about a lady cardsharp and her father who are outsmarted on a transatlantic liner by a millionair simpleton,she plans an elaborate revenge. Hetic romantic farce, really a great film scintilating entertainment,from a play by MONCKTON HOFFE...directed by PRESTON STURGES it stars..BARBARA STANWYCK..HENRY FONDA..WILLIAM DEMAREST. BARBARA STANWYCK and her father cheat HENRY FONDA (the millionair) out of a lot of money,he is a complete innocent,but thats not all she falls in love with him,they marry and he finds out that she is a card sharp,they divorce,but are both still in love. So barbara or EVE accidentally on purpose...meets him all over again but this time pretends to be barbaras cousin THE LASY EVE. Thats when the fun begins..made in 1941 in black and white it is still a great film to-day highly recomended.
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The Lady Eve [1941]
In 1941, Barbara Stanwyck was offered two screwball roles equally suited to her tart
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intelligence, deft comic timing, and undeniable sex appeal, and it's a photo finish as to which was funnier--showgirl-on-the-lam Sugarpuss O'Shea, the title character ...
The Lady Eve [1941]
In 1941, Barbara Stanwyck was offered two screwball roles equally suited to her tart
... more
intelligence, deft comic timing, and undeniable sex appeal, and it's a photo finish as to which was funnier--showgirl-on-the-lam Sugarpuss O'Shea, the title character ...
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