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The Lady Eve

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The Lady Eve
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NR,1hr 33min
Genre:
Comedy
Release:
1941
Director:
Preston Sturges
Distributor:
Criterion
Starring:
Henry Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck, Charles Coburn  ...more
Synopsis: (Preston Sturges) wrote and directed this classic romantic comedy starring Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck, who are involved in a scintillating battle of the sexes, as Sturges points up the terrors of sexual passion and the unattainability of the romantic ideal. Henry Fonda plays Charles Pike, the heir to the Pike Ale fortune ("The Ale That Won for Yale"). An ophiologist (a snake expert), he just spent a year "up the Amazon" looking for rare snakes with his cynical and protective guardian/valet ... Full Synopsis
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Richard Gilliam, AMG Review
The Lady Eve is among the funniest films of the World War II era, and one of the few comedies whose humor has survived both cultural changes and shifting audience demographics. Directed by Preston Sturges with his usual efficiency, the battle-of-the-sexes story allows star performers Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck to shine, though supporting performer William Demarest often steals the show. As was ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Henry Fonda
Charles Pike
Barbara Stanwyck
Jean Harrington
Charles Coburn
"Colonel" Harry Harrington
Eugene Pallette
Mr. Pike
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