My Man Godfrey emerges with that evasive quality that is not skillful playing, writing or direction, but something that mysteriously adds itself to these things, and makes a tip-top picture.
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04/24/09
My Man Godfrey (1936)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:26
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.4/10
Consensus: A class satire in a class of its own, My Man Godfrey's screwball comedy is as sharp as the social commentary is biting.
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Comedies
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... [More]
Starring: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Mischa Auer, Eugene Pallette
Director: Gregory La Cava
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Reviews for My Man Godfrey
Top CriticA brilliantly executed screwball, full of both madcap humour and bitter satire.
02/06/09
Top Critic[A] screwball masterpiece.
02/06/09
Top CriticGod, but this film is beautiful.
02/06/09
Top CriticGregory La Cava's improvisational style received its highest critical acclaim for this 1936 film, a marginally Marxist exercise in class confusion during the Depression.
02/06/09
Top CriticWilliam Powell and Carole Lombard are pleasantly teamed in this splendidly produced comedy.
10/18/08
Top CriticDirector Gregory La Cava was a master of the sustained comedy.
09/24/07
Its whimsical winning nature still comes through.
03/10/06
The film has lost some of its allure over the years, but it's still streets and streets ahead of the addled whimsy favoured by latter-day Hollywood.
02/09/06
Top CriticNo review available.
06/12/05
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05/17/05
No review available.
07/08/04
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…
11/17/03
No review available.
08/22/03
A silvery romp.
07/30/03
Top CriticThere may be a sober moment or two in the picture; there may be a few lines of the script that do not pack a laugh. Somehow we cannot remember them.
05/20/03
Top CriticHugely popular in its day, this is witty romantic comedy with barbed social commentary.
03/10/03
No review available.
12/05/02
Scintillating screwball comedy. One of the best.
11/05/02
No review available.
07/30/02
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