The Lady Eve

ComedyRomance
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.
Budget : Na
language : en
Runtime : 97 min
Release Date : 1941-02-25
Imdb ID : tt0033804
Status : Released

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck
Jean Harrington

Henry Fonda
Charles Pike

Charles Coburn
'Colonel' Harrington

Eugene Pallette
Horace Pike

William Demarest
Muggsy

Eric Blore
Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith

Melville Cooper
Gerald

Martha O'Driscoll
Martha

Janet Beecher
Janet Pike

Robert Greig
Burrows

Dora Clement
Gertrude

Luis Alberni
Emile, Pike's chef

Bobby Barber
Ship's Waiter with Toupee (uncredited)

Eddie Hall
Chauffeur (uncredited)

Arthur Stuart Hull
Party Guest (uncredited)

Wilda Bennett
Party Guest (uncredited)

Evelyn Beresford
Party Guest (uncredited)

Georgie Cooper
Party Guest (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Party Guest (uncredited)

Kenneth Gibson
Party Guest (uncredited)

Alfred Hall
Party Guest (uncredited)

Bertram Marburgh
Party Guest (uncredited)

George Melford
Party Guest (uncredited)

Gayne Whitman
Party Guest (uncredited)

Abdullah Abbas
Man with Potted Palm (uncredited)

Norman Ainsley
Sir Alfred's Servant (uncredited)

Mary Akin
Passenger on Ship (uncredited)

Jan Buckingham
Passenger on Ship (uncredited)

Madge Crane
Passenger on Ship (uncredited)

Mitchell Ingraham
Passenger on Ship (uncredited)

Barry Norton
Passenger on Ship (uncredited)

Robert Warwick
Passenger on Ship (uncredited)

Sam Ash
Husband on Ship (uncredited)

Robert Dudley
Husband on Ship (uncredited)

Cyril Ring
Husband on Ship (uncredited)

Harry A. Bailey
Lawyer (uncredited)

Jack W. Johnston
Lawyer (uncredited)

Julius Tannen
Lawyer (uncredited)

Arthur Hoyt
Lawyer at Phone in Pike's Office (uncredited)

Ambrose Barker
Mac (uncredited)

Wilson Benge
First Butler at Party (uncredited)

Al Bridge
First Steward (uncredited)

Ken Carpenter
Himself - Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Jimmy Conlin
Third Steward (uncredited)

Nell Craig
Ship Passenger at Railing (uncredited)

Eva Dennison
Mother on Ship (uncredited)

Helen Dickson
Mother on Ship (uncredited)

Betty Farrington
Mother on Ship (uncredited)

Almeda Fowler
Mother on Ship (uncredited)

Harry Depp
Man with Glasses on Ship (uncredited)

Pauline Drake
Social Secretary (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
Tailor in Montage (uncredited)

John Hartley
Young Man on Ship (uncredited)

Sheldon Jett
Sunbather on Ship (uncredited)

Richard Kipling
Father on Ship (uncredited)

Jack Richardson
Father of Girl on Ship (uncredited)

Wanda McKay
Daughter on Ship (uncredited)

Ella Neal
Daughter on Ship (uncredited)

Torben Meyer
Mr. Clink - Purser (uncredited)

Esther Michelson
Wife on Ship (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse
Diner on Ship (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway
Diner on Ship (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell
Diner on Ship (uncredited)

Frank Moran
Bartender at Pike's Party (uncredited)

Joseph North
Second Butler at Party (uncredited)

Barbara Pepper
Lady Wrestler Type on Ship (uncredited)

Jean Phillips
Sweetie (uncredited)

Victor Potel
Second Steward (uncredited)

Frances Raymond
Old Lady on Ship (uncredited)

Harry Rosenthal
Piano Tuner (uncredited)

Reginald Sheffield
Professor Jones (uncredited)

Larry Steers
Jeweler (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
Ship's Officer (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon
One of Pike's Cooks (uncredited)

Wally Walker
Sparky (uncredited)

Pat West
Ship's Bartender (uncredited)

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Reviews

Geronimo1967
Barbara Stanwyck is on great form in this slightly far-fetched caper, but it’s really a strong supporting cast which includes co-star Henry Fonda and Charles Coburn that add together to make this an enjoyable romp through the courting process tempered with some double-identities and a deck with five aces. She is travelling with her father (Coburn) and both are sought by the authorities for being accomplished confidence tricksters. Their mark on this particular voyage is the ridiculously wealthy “Pike” (Fonda) whom she strings along merrily whilst they fleece him at cards. Then something entirely unexpected happens. She falls for the man. His innocence and naivety strike a chord and she even begins to rebel against her father! Luckily, for “Pike”, he is tipped off just in time and manage to escape her venal clutches - or so he thinks. “Jean” (Stanwyck) is determined on an unique sort of revenge which sees her adopt the identity of a visiting British aristocrat (“Lady Eve”) and visit her uncle who just happens to be in the same social circle as you know who. Surely he will recognise her? He can’t be that gullible? Though it’s not so obvious at the start, there develops an entertaining chemistry between Stanwyck and the rarely upright and constantly flustered Fonda who seems to be able to trip over just about anything and everything! Of course, there isn’t really a great deal of jeopardy as the plot thickens, but with Coburn holding a steady course and both Eugene Palette and Eric Blore - this time not the butler - having a decent amount of the latter play, this is an enjoyably eccentric look at greed tinged with love. Or is that the other way around?