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The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve (1941)

Comedy, Crime, Romantic | United States

Director: Preston Sturges

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Rating: 7.7/10

User rating: 4.8/10
(4 votes)

SYNOPSIS

Returning from a year up the Amazon studying snakes, the rich but unsophisticated Charles Pike meets con-artist Jean Harrington on a ship. They fall in love, but a misunderstanding causes them to split on bad terms. To get back at him, Jean disguises herself as an English lady, and comes back to tease and torment him.

Actors

Voice: Ken Carpenter

Writer: Monckton Hoffe, Preston Sturges

Producer: Buddy G. DeSylva, Paul Jones

RUNTIME: 94 min

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Reviews

Godine 1941. američki je filmaš Preston Sturges (Pozdrav osvajaču, Čudo u Morgan's Creeku) iza sebe imao dva uspješna redateljska projekta i nagradu Oscar osvojenu za scenarij svoga debija "Veliki McGinty". Osokoljen uspjehom odlučio je zadržati ritam snimanja dva filma u jednoj godini te je za svoj sljedeći film izabrao priču dramatičara Moncktona Hoffea (London Melody, Daybreak). U njezinom je središtu stručnjak za zmije i bogataš Charles Pike koji se zaljubi u prevaranticu Jean Harrington.... (more)

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