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The Lady Eve
The Lady Eve is a 1941 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda. The film is based on a story by Monckton Hoffe about a mismatched couple who meet on board an ocean liner. Regarded amongst the greatest films of all time, The Lady Eve was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1994 by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".
Plot
thumb|left|[[Charles Coburn]], [[Barbara Stanwyck]] and [[Henry Fonda]] in ''The Lady Eve''
Awards
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| author | Monckton Hoffe Preston Sturges |
|---|---|
| award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| director | Preston Sturges |
| editor | Stuart Gilmore |
| events | gambling |
| genre | action animation comedy crime historical |
| keywords | card sharp con artist con man married masquerade ocean liner ocean voyage ophiology read sail snake expert swindle trip unfinished young women |
| musicBy | Phil Boutelje |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Story |
| producer | Buddy DeSylva Paul Jones |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| theme | comedy of remarriage crime comedy romantic comedy screwball comedy |