(ed sikov) barbara stanwyck, in "the lady eve," takes henry fonda for a ride.avily and then ... (ed sikov) she enjoys watching him suffer at her hands. ohh... ohhhh... you better go to bed, hopsy. i can sleep peacefully now. i wish i could say the same. why, hopsy! (narrator) ironically, it may have been the industry's censorship code that was at the heart of what made screwball comedies so clever, subtle, and even sexy. (announcer) hays enforcement officer, joel breem has done the difficult job of making sure no picture offensive to any race, class or creed will reach the screen. (molly haskell) the movies' censorship body came in, in 1934, which was the time when screwball comedy came to be. the hays office had a whole set of codes against showing anything sexual or physical so it gave rise to this very imaginative and indirect kind of romance. oh, pardon me, mrs. wally, you misunderstand. i am a voice teacher, am i not? for one year she has been my pupil. and from time to time i pat her on the back. oh, that's nice. i mean i, i congratulate her, on her -- de