The lady Eve / a Paramount picture ; produced by Paul Jones ; written and directed by Preston Sturges.

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A conniving father and daughter meet up with the heir to a brewery fortune-- a wealthy but naïve snake enthusiast-- and attempt to bamboozle him at a cruise ship card table. Their plan is quickly abandoned when the daughter falls in love with their prey. But when the heir gets wise to her gold-diggi...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Criterion collection ; 103. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	Paramount Pictures, Inc Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Sturges, Preston (Screenwriter, Director) Jones, Paul, 1901-1968 Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907-1990 (Actor) Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982 Coburn, Charles (Actor) Pallette, Eugene, 1889-1954 (Actor) O'Driscoll, Martha, 1922-1998 (Actor) Demarest, William (Actor) Blore, Eric, 1887-1959 (Actor) Milland, Ray (Actor) Hoffe, Monckton, 1880-1951
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English subtitles.
Published:	[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2001]
Series:	Criterion collection ; 103. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Man-woman relationships > Drama. Swindlers and swindling > Drama. Impostors and imposture > Drama. Deception > Drama. Fathers and daughters > Drama. Feature films. Comedy films. Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Comedy films. Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	A conniving father and daughter meet up with the heir to a brewery fortune-- a wealthy but naïve snake enthusiast-- and attempt to bamboozle him at a cruise ship card table. Their plan is quickly abandoned when the daughter falls in love with their prey. But when the heir gets wise to her gold-digging ways, she must plot to re-conquer his heart.
Note:	Aspect ratio 1.33:1. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1941. Includes commentary by Marian Keane and the 1942 Lux radio theater adaptation (Barbara Stanwyck, Ray Milland). Videorecording.
Call Number:	AF6 D0005834 VideoDVD PN1995.9.M27 L33 2001 VideoDVD
Audience:	Not rated.
ISBN:	1559409142
Credits:	Cinematography, Victor Milner ; editing, Stuart Gilmore ; musical direction, Sigmund Krumgold.
System Details:	DVD, mono.
Cast:	Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, William Demarest, Eric Blore, Charles Coburn, Eugene Pallette, Melvilloel Cooper, Martha O'Driscoll, Janet Beecher.