The Lady Eve

Year:

1941

Duration:

94 min

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

IMDB rate:

8

Director:

Preston Sturges

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1941-03-21

Filming Locations: Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Barbara Stanwyck

The Lady Eve

Bobby Barber

Henry Fonda

Charles

Charles Coburn

'Colonel' Harrington

Eugene Pallette

Mr. Pike

William Demarest

Muggsy

Eric Blore

Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith

Melville Cooper

Gerald

Martha O'Driscoll

Martha

Janet Beecher

Mrs. Pike

Robert Greig

Burrows

Dora Clement

Gertrude

Luis Alberni

Pike's Chef

Abdullah Abbas

Man with Potted Palm (uncredited)

Norman Ainsley

Sir Alfred's Servant (uncredited)

Mary Akin

Passenger on Ship (uncredited)

Sam Ash

Husband on Ship (uncredited)

Harry A. Bailey

Lawyer (uncredited)

Ambrose Barker

Mac (uncredited)

Wilson Benge

First Butler at Party (uncredited)

Wilda Bennett

Party Guest (uncredited)

Evelyn Beresford

Party Guest (uncredited)

Al Bridge

First Steward (uncredited)

Jan Buckingham

Passenger on Ship (uncredited)

Ken Carpenter

Himself - Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Marcelle Christopher

Daughter on Ship (uncredited)

Jimmy Conlin

Third Steward (uncredited)

Georgie Cooper

Party Guest (uncredited)

Nell Craig

Ship Passenger at Railing (uncredited)

Madge Crane

Passenger on Ship (uncredited)

Eva Dennison

Mother on Ship (uncredited)

Harry Depp

Man with Glasses on Ship (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

Mother on Ship (uncredited)

Pauline Drake

Social Secretary (uncredited)

Robert Dudley

Husband on Ship (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Tailor in Montage (uncredited)

Betty Farrington

Mother on Ship (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Party Guest (uncredited)

Ray Flynn

Lawyer (uncredited)

Almeda Fowler

Mother on Ship (uncredited)

Kenneth Gibson

Party Guest (uncredited)

Alfred Hall

Party Guest (uncredited)

Eddie Hall

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Party Guest (uncredited)

John Hartley

Young Man on Ship (uncredited)

Arthur Hoyt

Lawyer at Phone in Pike's Office (uncredited)

Arthur Stuart Hull

Party Guest (uncredited)

Mitchell Ingraham

Passenger on Ship (uncredited)

Sheldon Jett

Sunbather on Ship (uncredited)

Jack W. Johnston

Lawyer (uncredited)

Richard Kipling

Father on Ship (uncredited)

Bertram Marburgh

Party Guest (uncredited)

Wanda McKay

Daughter on Ship (uncredited)

George Melford

Party Guest (uncredited)

Torben Meyer

Mr. Clink - Purser (uncredited)

Esther Michelson

Wife on Ship (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Diner on Ship (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Diner on Ship (uncredited)

Frank Moran

Bartender at Pike's Party (uncredited)

Ella Neal

Daughter on Ship (uncredited)

Joseph North

Second Butler at Party (uncredited)

Barry Norton

Passenger on Ship (uncredited)

Ernesto Palmese

Man on Ship (uncredited)

Barbara Pepper

Lady Wrestler Type on Ship (uncredited)

Jean Phillips

Sweetie (uncredited)

Victor Potel

Second Steward (uncredited)

Frances Raymond

Old Lady on Ship (uncredited)

Jack Richardson

Father of Girl on Ship (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgeway

Diner on Ship (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Husband on Ship (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell

Diner on Ship (uncredited)

Harry Rosenthal

Piano Tuner (uncredited)

Reginald Sheffield

Professor Jones (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Jeweler (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Ship's Officer (uncredited)

Julius Tannen

Lawyer (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

One of Pike's Cooks (uncredited)

Wally Walker

Sparky (uncredited)

Robert Warwick

Passenger on Ship (uncredited)

Pat West

Ship's Bartender (uncredited)

Gayne Whitman

Party Guest (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1994.

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One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by MCA ever since.

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The check that Henry Fonda's character, Charles Pike, writes to Charles Coburn, playing "Colonel" Harrington, is dated August 29. August 29th is director Preston Sturges' birthday.

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Goofs

When "Colonel" Harrington talks to Jean in her cabin the morning after Pike proposes, the shadow of a spotlight moves up and out of frame.

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When Charles and Jean are standing on the deck talking, the ambient, background sounds - of people talking and birds singing - can be heard running on a loop. The scene lasts several minutes, but the ambient sounds repeat every several seconds.

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When Jean is looking at Charles in the mirror, what she sees is the right way round (you can clearly see this by looking at the cover of Charles' book).

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Quotes

Jean Harrington: [snuggling happily] Oh, you don't know what you've done to me.

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"Colonel" Harrington: Ah, there you are. Well, it certainly took you long enough to come back in the same outfit.

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Jean Harrington: You see, Hopsi, you don't know very much about girls. The best ones aren't as good as you probably think they are and the bad ones aren't as bad. Not nearly as bad.

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