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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Barbara Stanwyck | ... | Jean | |
| Henry Fonda | ... | Charles | |
| Charles Coburn | ... | 'Colonel' Harrington | |
| Eugene Pallette | ... | Mr. Pike | |
| William Demarest | ... | Muggsy | |
| Eric Blore | ... | Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith | |
| Melville Cooper | ... | Gerald | |
| Martha O'Driscoll | ... | Martha | |
| Janet Beecher | ... | Mrs. Pike | |
| Robert Greig | ... | Burrows | |
| Dora Clement | ... | Gertrude | |
| Luis Alberni | ... | Pike's Chef | |
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Returning from a year up the Amazon studying snakes, the rich but unsophisticated Charles Pike meets con-artist Jean Harrington on a ship. They fall in love, but a misunderstanding causes them to split on bad terms. To get back at him, Jean disguises herself as an English lady, and comes back to tease and torment him. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
21 March 1941 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Lady Eve See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA See more »Edit
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Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Jean: Do you really think so?
Charles: Yes, you have a definite nose.
Jean: Well, I'm glad you like it. Do you like any of the rest of me?
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(1845) (uncredited)
from the opera "Tannhäuser"
Written by Richard Wagner
Background music while Charles forgives Eve on their nuptial night train ride
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One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by MCA ever since. It was released on DVD 21 November 2006 as one of seven titles in Universal's Preston Sturges: The Filmmaker Collection, and as a single 1 June 2010 as part of the Criterion Collection. Since that time, it's also enjoyed frequent airings on Turner Classic Movies. See more »Goofs
When Jean is looking at Charles in the mirror, what she sees is the right way round (you can clearly see this by looking at the cover of Charles' book). See more »Quotes
Charles: [speaking of card playing] Now you, on the other hand, with a little coaching you could be terrific.Jean: Do you really think so?
Charles: Yes, you have a definite nose.
Jean: Well, I'm glad you like it. Do you like any of the rest of me?
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Crazy Credits
A very large cartoon snake displays the opening credits while twining around an apple tree. See more »Connections
Referenced in The Love Boat: Hong Kong Cruise: Polly's Poker Palace/Shop Ahoy/Double Date/The Hong Kong Affair/Two Tails of a City: Part 2 (1984) See more »Soundtracks
Pilgrims Chorus(1845) (uncredited)
from the opera "Tannhäuser"
Written by Richard Wagner
Background music while Charles forgives Eve on their nuptial night train ride
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A second viewing of this after many years has confirmed it as truly one of the great comedies. I don't think Sturges was ever better (although I haven't seen all his films), and certainly he was never blessed with a better star pairing than Fonda and Stanwyck, plus his usual wonderful array of character comedians in the supporting roles. A double bill of Eve with "Hail the Conquering Hero" reveals that, while both still have their charms, Eve can still have a theatre rocking with laughter, while Hero leaves them a bit cold with its descent into Capra-cornish patriotism and mother love.
The Lady Eve has one of my favourite performances ever from Henry Fonda, showing that his grave sincerity could serve screwball comedy equally as well as Fordian moral uplift. He takes some of the funniest deadpan pratfalls this side of Buster Keaton.
And of course Stanwyck is a delight ... and Charles Coburn ... and Eugene Pallette ... and William Demarest ... and ... and ... ssshhh ... Eric Blore.
If you've never seen it, give yourself a treat