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It Started with Eve

“The Most Romantic Riot Since Eve Gave Adam the Applesauce!”

1941 · 1 h 30 min
Directed by Henry Koster · USA · New Hollywood
ComedyMusicalRomance

Cast

Deanna Durbin Charles Laughton Robert Cummings Guy Kibbee Margaret Tallichet Catherine Doucet

Credits

Written by: Norman Krasna

Plot

A young man asks a hat check girl to pose as his fiancée to please his dying father, who then recovers.

Sinekatalog’s take

Henry Koster's comedy, with Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton and Robert Cummings, is charming and funny, a classic of its kind.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (2,265 votes)
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