The Lady Eve
When you deal a fast shuffle, love is in the cards.
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.
- Director
- Preston Sturges
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Humour
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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.
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Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $660,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- Release date
- Feb 25, 1941
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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