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| Barbara Stanwyck | ... | Eugenia 'Jean' Harrington | |
| Henry Fonda | ... | Charles 'Charlie' Poncefort Pike | |
| Charles Coburn | ... | 'Colonel' Harry Harrington | |
| Eugene Pallette | ... | Horace Pike | |
| William Demarest | ... | Ambrose 'Muggsy' Murgatroyd | |
| Eric Blore | ... | Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith | |
| Melville Cooper | ... | Gerald | |
| Martha O'Driscoll | ... | Martha - the Maid | |
| Janet Beecher | ... | Janet Pike | |
| Robert Greig | ... | Burrows - Pike's Butler | |
| Dora Clement | ... | Gertrude | |
| Luis Alberni | ... | Emile, Pike's chef | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Abdullah Abbas | ... | Man With Potted Palm (uncredited) | |
| Norman Ainsley | ... | Sir Alfred's Servant (uncredited) | |
| Mary Akin | ... | Passenger on Boat (uncredited) | |
| Sam Ash | ... | Husband on Boat (uncredited) | |
| Harry A. Bailey | ... | Lawyer (uncredited) | |
| Bobby Barber | ... | Ship's Waiter with Toupee (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 Boat (uncredited) | |
| Marcelle Christopher | ... | Daughter on Boat (uncredited) | |
| Jimmy Conlin | ... | Third Steward (uncredited) | |
| Georgie Cooper | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Nell Craig | ... | Boat Passenger at Railing (uncredited) | |
| Mrs. Gardner Crane | ... | Passenger on Boat (uncredited) | |
| Eva Dennison | ... | Mother on Boat (uncredited) | |
| Harry Depp | ... | Man With Glasses on Boat (uncredited) | |
| Helen Dickson | ... | Mother on Boat (uncredited) | |
| Pauline Drake | ... | Social Secretary (uncredited) | |
| Robert Dudley | ... | Husband on boat (uncredited) | |
| Franklyn Farnum | ... | Tailor in Montage (uncredited) | |
| Betty Farrington | ... | Mother on Boat (uncredited) | |
| Bess Flowers | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Ray Flynn | ... | Lawyer (uncredited) | |
| Almeda Fowler | ... | Mother on Boat (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 Boat (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Hoyt | ... | Lawyer at Phone in Pike's Office (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Stuart Hull | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Mitchell Ingraham | ... | Passenger on Boat (uncredited) | |
| Sheldon Jett | ... | Sunbatheron Ship (uncredited) | |
| Jack W. Johnston | ... | Lawyer (uncredited) | |
| Richard Kipling | ... | Father on Boat (uncredited) | |
| Bertram Marburgh | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Wanda McKay | ... | Daughter on Boat (uncredited) | |
| George Melford | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Torben Meyer | ... | Mr. Clink, Purser (uncredited) | |
| Esther Michelson | ... | Wife on Boat (uncredited) | |
| Harold Miller | ... | Diner on Ship (uncredited) | |
| Frank Moran | ... | Bartender at Pike's Party (uncredited) | |
| Ella Neal | ... | Daughter on Boat (uncredited) | |
| Joseph North | ... | Second Butler at Party (uncredited) | |
| Barbara Pepper | ... | Lady Wrestler Type on Ship (uncredited) | |
| Jean Phillips | ... | Sweetie (uncredited) | |
| Victor Potel | ... | Second Steward (uncredited) | |
| Frances Raymond | ... | Old Lady on Boat (uncredited) | |
| Jack Richardson | ... | Father of Girl on Board (uncredited) | |
| Suzanne Ridgeway | ... | Diner on Ship (uncredited) | |
| Cyril Ring | ... | Husband on Boat (uncredited) | |
| Ronald R. Rondell | ... | Diner on Ship (uncredited) | |
| Harry Rosenthal | ... | Piano Tuner (uncredited) | |
| Reginald Sheffield | ... | Professor Jones (uncredited) | |
| Bert Stevens | ... | Ship's Officer (uncredited) | |
| Julius Tannen | ... | Lawyer (uncredited) | |
| Dorothy Vernon | ... | One of Pike's Cooks (uncredited) | |
| Walter Walker | ... | Sparky (uncredited) | |
| Robert Warwick | ... | Passenger on Boat (uncredited) | |
| Pat West | ... | Ship's Bartender (uncredited) | |
| Gayne Whitman | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Preston Sturges | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Monckton Hoffe | (story) | |
| Preston Sturges | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Paul Jones | .... | producer | |
| Buddy G. DeSylva | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
| Albert Lewin | .... | associate producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Phil Boutelje | (uncredited) | ||
| Charles Bradshaw | (uncredited) | ||
| Gil Grau | (uncredited) | ||
| Sigmund Krumgold | (uncredited) | ||
| John Leipold | (uncredited) | ||
| Leo Shuken | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Victor Milner | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Stuart Gilmore | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Hans Dreier | |||
| Ernst Fegté | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Edith Head | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Wally Westmore | .... | makeup artist | |
Sound Department | |||
| Don Johnson | .... | sound | |
| Harry Lindgren | .... | sound | |
Animation Department | |||
| Leon Schlesinger | .... | producer: title sequence (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Sigmund Krumgold | .... | musical director | |
Other crew | |||
| Edwin Gillette | .... | secretary: Mr. Sturges (uncredited) | |
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I don't know how I missed seeing this until now, but tonight I watched THE LADY EVE unfurl on TCM and took notice of how great the chemistry was between BARBARA STANWYCK and HENRY FONDA. And even more so, how fantastic their ability with screwball comedy had to be in order to make their characters as believable as they are.
Fonda, especially, impressed me with his honestly naive interpretation of a man without guile. He seemed totally hoodwinked by Stanwyck's con artist, even in those relentless close-ups that captured every expression on his Honest Abe face. Stanwyck, of course, had a role tailored to her abilities and was at the top of her form as an actress.
I would have liked a better role for Melville Cooper who is somewhat wasted in his rather thankless supporting role but Charles Coburn, William Demarest and Eric Blore have no such trouble with full-bodied character parts.
Sturgess obviously is a master of long takes--and proves it again in his seduction scene where Stanwyck toys with Fonda's hair as she drapes herself across him, a spider spinning her web. Her best moment is the scene in the dining room where she uses her make-up mirror to make a running commentary on all the women who are ogling the rich catch (Fonda) while he becomes aware of the female attention. Although Fonda's pratfalls are painfully real, Sturges lets them occur a little too frequently. Demarest too has his share of falls--as he did in that other Sturges masterpiece, THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK.
Fonda's performance ranks with his mild professor in THE MALE ANIMAL. As for Stanwyck, her professionalism has never been more solid. She was nominated in 1941 for Best Actress in BALL OF FIRE but she is equally impressive in her dual role assignment here.