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
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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. Full Review |
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A brilliantly executed screwball, full of both madcap humour and bitter satire. Full Review |
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[A] screwball masterpiece. Full Review |
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4/4 |
God, but this film is beautiful. Full Review |
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Gregory La Cava's improvisational style received its highest critical acclaim for this 1936 film, a marginally Marxist exercise in class confusion during the Depression. Full Review |
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William Powell and Carole Lombard are pleasantly teamed in this splendidly produced comedy. Full Review |
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Director Gregory La Cava was a master of the sustained comedy. Full Review |
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Its whimsical winning nature still comes through. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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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… Full Review |
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A silvery romp. Full Review |
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4/5 |
There 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. Full Review |
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Hugely popular in its day, this is witty romantic comedy with barbed social commentary. Full Review |
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Scintillating screwball comedy. One of the best.
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