The Lady Eve puts a wicked comic spin on the Adam and Eve story as a nave Henry Fonda and conniving Barbara Stanwyck make a high stakes play for love. Bizarre plot twists, mistaken identities, dizzying dialogue the film received a Best Writing Oscar nomination - outrageous slapstick, and stellar performances from two of Hollywoods biggest stars, mark this screwball screamer from the great Preston Sturges.