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Year
1941
Runtime
94 min.
Director
Preston Sturges
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Rating *
7.8
Votes *
16,376
Checks
5,741
Favs
513
Dislikes
50
Favs/checks
8.9% (1:11)
Favs/dislikes
10:1
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  1. melle224's avatar

    melle224

    The horse made this movie. 10 years 9 months ago
  2. ChrisReynolds's avatar

    ChrisReynolds

    Classic stuff that's still funny and entertaining. It's the sort of film that made me feel happy just from watching it. It's more of a series of sketches of comedy and romance, but the story hangs together once you accept the comedy logic of farces. Stanwyck and Fonda are both brilliant here and all the actors put in excellent support (particularly the horse!). 8 years 1 month ago
  3. Siskoid's avatar

    Siskoid

    1941's The Lady Eve stars Barbara Stanwyck as a grifter who snares eligible young men into her father's crooked card games, but suddenly falls for her latest mark, the shy and clumsy heir to Connecticut ale business, played by Henry Fonda. Can swindlers really fall in love, or rather, can they be in trusting relationships? There's the rub. While Fonda is good enough as the sap stuck doing farce and slapstick, Stanwyck gets all the wit of the piece. Both managed to make me laugh. The film's structure is a little odd, but that helps keep it fresh. You do feel like you've watched an entire story by the end of the second act, but it's all just a set-up for an even greater scheme. And in The Lady Eve, you're never too sure if Stanwyck IS playing Fonda, or if she is, how and why. A nice surprise. 6 years 3 months ago
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