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title: 'The Birds and the Bees (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Norman Taurog'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-birds-and-the-bees-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049011/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Birds and the Bees (1956)

1956 · 94 min · Music, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Birds and the Bees is a 1956 American screwball comedy film, 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; its costumes were designed by Edith Head.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Norman Taurog](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-taurog)
- **Screenplay:** [Sidney Sheldon](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-sheldon), [Preston Sturges](https://cinepixo.com/people/preston-sturges)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Walter Scharf](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-scharf)
- **Producer:** [Paul Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-jones)
- **Director of Photography:** [Daniel L. Fapp](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-l-fapp)

## Cast

- [Matt Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-moore)
- [Charles Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lane)
- [King Donovan](https://cinepixo.com/people/king-donovan)
- [Kevin Corcoran](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-corcoran)
- [Harry Bellaver](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-bellaver)
- [Fred Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-clark)
- [Bartlett Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bartlett-robinson)
- [Reginald Gardiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/reginald-gardiner)
- [Mitzi Gaynor](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitzi-gaynor)
- [Clinton Sundberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/clinton-sundberg)
- [Rex Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/rex-evans)
- [George Gobel](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-gobel)
- [Steven Geray](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-geray)
- [Harold Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-miller)
- [Norma Varden](https://cinepixo.com/people/norma-varden)

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