The Lady Eve 1941

The Lady Eve is a 1941 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda.

Plot

thumb|left|[[Charles Coburn]], [[Barbara Stanwyck]] and [[Henry Fonda]] in ''The Lady Eve''

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
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
publisher	Paramount Pictures
theme	comedy of remarriage crime comedy romantic comedy screwball comedy