THE LADY EVE

Henry Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck, Charles Coburn

Universal Pictures; Directed by Preston Sturges

Black and White; Not Rated; 94 minutes; 1941

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Distaff card shark (Barbara Stanwyck) spots a cast-iron sucker in beer heir "Hopsie" Pike. Hopsie is too engrossed in his lifelong project, a book called Are Snakes Necessary to care much for his millions and Eve's father Handsome Harry Harrington, who can produce more aces than a playing card factory, sends her into action in this statement on the battle of the sexes.