THE LADY EVE
"THE LADY EVE" --- (1941) ---
MY THOUGHTS: This movie serves as another example of how incredibly talented Barbara Stanwyck is! I had never seen this one before and I found it to be quite enjoyable. She was terrific, but so were her co-stars, who added to both the drama and the comedy. It is definitely worth a watch.
SYNOPSIS: "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."
STARRING: Henry Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck, Charles Coburn, William Demarest, Eugene Pallette, Melville Cooper and Martha O'Driscoll
SCREENPLAY: Preston Sturges, based on a story by Monckton Hoffe about a mismatched couple who meet on board an ocean liner.
DIRECTOR: Preston Sturges
AWARDS & OTHER HONORS:
It was nominated for one (1) Academy Award but did not win.
In 1941, it was named one of the year's "Top Ten Films" by the National Board of Review.
In 1941, it was named the "Year's Best Film" by The New York Times.
In 1994, it was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry at The Library of Congress.
In 2000, it was Ranked 55 in AFI's "100 Years...100 Laughs."
In 2002, it was Ranked 26 in AFI's "100 Years... 100 Passions."
The Writer's Guild of America ranked it as the 52nd Best ever written.
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