Lady Eve, The

USA 1941, 93 minutes
Dir. Preston Sturges
Genres: Classics / Romance, Screwball

Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn, William Demarest

Aroview: One of the greatest Hollywood screwball comedies ever, this begins with naïve zoologist Henry Fonda (“Snakes are my life”) falling in love with a repentant con-artist, Barbara Stanwyck, before events spiral out into ever-absurder dimensions. With a delightful mixture of literate dialogue and slapstick farce that was peculiar to dir. Sturges, this is guaranteed to conquer anyone’s glum day.

Member Reviews

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5 stars (Exceptional) Watch Stanwyck in the long takes and marvel at her precision, versatility and charm. And that's only ONE aspect of the riches on display...''Let us be crooked but never common''. ~HiFi
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5 stars (Exceptional) Great cast. Even makes falling on your arse look clever. ~Regando

DVD Features

Criterion Collection edition available to rent. Region 4 version includes the documentary "Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer".