the horse that keeps hitting henry fonda in the head during the scene where charles proposes is the funniest shit i've ever seen
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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.
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barbara stanwyck invented charisma, lying to men, AND making henry fonda fall down!!! we owe her so much!!!
Jean: Not badly. You have a right to have an ideal. Oh, I guess we all have one.Charles: What does yours look like?Jean: He's a little short guy with lots of money.Me: (ears perk up like a dog)Charles: Why short?Me: Yeah, why Jean: What does it matter if he's rich? It's so he'll look up to me. So I'll be his ideal.Me: (taking notes)Charles: That's a funny kind of reason.Jean: Well, look who's reasoning. And when he takes me out to dinner, he'll never add up the check and he won't smoke greasy cigars or use grease on his hair. And, oh yes, he, he won't do card tricks.Me: (furiously taking notes)
Common questions
What is The Lady Eve about?+
The film follows a naive, wealthy heir who falls for a charming con artist on a cruise ship, only to have his heart broken when he discovers her true intentions, leading to a comedic game of cat-and-mouse when she returns in disguise.
Who directed The Lady Eve?+
The film was directed by Preston Sturges in 1941, a filmmaker celebrated for his rapid-fire dialogue and satirical take on social class in classic American cinema.
Has The Lady Eve won any awards?+
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Story and is widely recognized as one of the definitive screwball comedies of the golden age of Hollywood.
