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***NOMINEE*** - Best Writing, Original Story: 1942 Academy Awards®35mm Screening!
Charles Pike (Henry Fonda, The Grapes of Wrath), heir to the Pike brewing fortune, is a shy man who would much rather read a book than interact with people. While returning home from a scientific expedition in South America, he meets the lovely Jean Harrington (Barbara Stanwyck, Double Indemnity). Unbeknownst to him however is the fact that Jean is part of a trio of cardsharps who travel on ocean liners looking for men just like him to give up his money. As they spend time together they soon fall in love and she is determined to protect him from her colleagues. Charles’ bodyguard smells a rat and when he gets proof that Jean is a con artist, Charles breaks off the relationship. Jean now sets her sights on revenge and once back home, poses as the English Lady Eve to confuse and confound the innocent Charles.
Preston Sturges screwball comedy classic has been ranked one of the greatest films of all time by Sight & Sound Magazine, The New York Times, the British Film Institute, Empire Magazine, Time Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, American Movie Classics, and nominated for 6 (appearing on 2) of the American Film Institute’s “Top 100” films lists.
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1300 S Orlando Ave, Maitland, FL, United States, Florida 32751
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