The Lady Eve
1941 · Movie · 97 min · ★ 7.3
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.
Also known as Two Bad Hats
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Details
- Years
- 1941
- Release date
- 1941-02-25
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 97 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (397 votes)
- Budget
- $660,000
Themes
- daughter
- ship
- snake
- gambling
- passenger
- fraud
- romcom
- deception
- con artist
- money
- revenge
- wealth
- +5 more
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Story · 1942 · nominated
Cast & crew
Barbara Stanwyck
as Jean Harrington
Henry Fonda
as Charles Pike
Charles Coburn
as 'Colonel' Harrington
Eugene Pallette
as Horace Pike
William Demarest
as Muggsy
Eric Blore
as Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith
Melville Cooper
as Gerald
Martha O'Driscoll
as Martha
Janet Beecher
as Janet Pike
Robert Greig
as Burrows
Directed by Preston Sturges