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My Man Godfrey

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My Man Godfrey (1936)

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Reviews Counted: 15 Fresh: 15  Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Synopsis:
Based on the novel by Eric Hatch, this screwball comedy is a genre favorite. On a scavenger hunt for a society ball, haughty Cornelia Bullock discovers Godfrey, a dirty, dishevelled bum lurking around the city dump. She's looking for a "forgotten man" and Godfrey fits the bill perfectly.... [More]
Based on the novel by Eric Hatch, this screwball comedy is a genre favorite. On a scavenger hunt for a society ball, haughty Cornelia Bullock discovers Godfrey, a dirty, dishevelled bum lurking around the city dump. She's looking for a "forgotten man" and Godfrey fits the bill perfectly. Hoping to win her first prize, she offers him five dollars to come along with her. Proud and dignified, he refuses, casting her aside. Minutes later, when her lovely younger sister Irene makes the same request, an enamored Godfrey accepts. The hunt sets off an unusual chain of events that bring Godfrey into the Bullock household as a permanent fixture. He'll become deeply embroiled in their family saga before anyone learns his true identity. Re-made in 1957. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Mischa Auer, Eugene Pallette, Alice Brady

Director: Gregory La Cava
Producer: Gregory La Cava
Screenwriter: Morrie Ryskind
Composer: Charles Previn

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Jan 30, 2007

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Its whimsical winning nature still comes through.

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Jake Euker
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The ultimate Depression-era satire of the idle rich and tribute to the noble poor. This popular theme was never more devastatingly realized than in this opening sequence…

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Nell Minow
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Scintillating screwball comedy. One of the best.

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...clearly defines the screwball comedy...Powell and Lombard at their best and funniest. Yet...with a serious touch, juxtaposing the worlds of the haves and have-nots.

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uses the screwball genre in unexpected ways, infusing social critique and a political message

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08/01/01 02:51 PM
James Kendrick
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My Man Godfrey (1936) is one of the 1930s' delightful, classic screwball comedies. Directed by Gregory La Cava for Universal, the definitive social comedy

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