The Lady Eve
| The Lady Eve | |
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| Directed by | Preston Sturges |
| Written by | Preston Sturges |
| Based on | "Two Bad Hats" by Monckton Hoffe |
| Produced by | Paul Jones Buddy G. DeSylva (uncredited) |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Victor Milner |
| Edited by | Stuart Gilmore |
| Music by | Phil Boutelje Charles Bradshaw Gil Grau Sigmund Krumgold John Leipold Leo Shuken (all uncredited) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $660,000 |
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".