The Birds and the Bees (film)

The Birds and the Bees
Directed byNorman Taurog
Screenplay bySidney Sheldon
Norman Taurog
Story bySidney Sheldon
Produced byPaul Jones
StarringGeorge Gobel
Mitzi Gaynor
David Niven
CinematographyDaniel L. Fapp
Edited byArchie Marshek
Music byWalter Scharf
Production
company
Gomalco Productions
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • March 20, 1956 (1956-03-20)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.8 million (US)[1]

The Birds and the Bees is a 1956 American screwball comedy film with songs, starring George Gobel, Mitzi Gaynor and David Niven. A remake of Preston Sturges' 1941 film The Lady Eve, which was based on a story by Monckton Hoffe, the film was directed by Norman Taurog and written by Sidney Sheldon. The costumes for the film were designed by Edith Head.

  1. ^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957