Enough said?
In this 97-minute screwball romantic comedy, her chemistry with Henry Fonda makes the bw film positively shimmer. A fun plot, a great set-up, and a wacky conclusion that is also satisfying. Two enthusiastic thumbs up.
Some fun lines:
'Colonel' Harrington, Jean's father: "Let us be crooked but never common."
Jean describing another young woman on the ship, her competition for the eligible rich bachelor: "How'd you like that hanging on your Christmas tree?"
J, when the bachelor runs away from the ladies' attention: "Go soak your head, and see if I care!"
J. to "Hopsy" in the middle of trying to con him: "Don't you know it's dangerous to trust people you don't know very well?"
Colonel H, the card sharp: "It's the principle of the thing that bothers me."
Jean, soon to be Lady Eve to carry out her revenge: "I need him like the ax needs the turkey."
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