My man Godfrey, Universal presents ; a Gregory La Cava production ; screen play by Morrie Ryskind, Eric Hatch ; directed by Gregory La Cava
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Contributor
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- Mowbray, Alan, 1896-1969
- Powell, William, 1892-1984
- Brady, Alice, 1892-1939
- Flaherty, Pat, 1897-1970
- Perry, Robert, 1878-1962
- Patrick, Gail, 1911-1980
- Lombard, Carole, 1908-1942
- Auer, Mischa, 1905-1967
- Kent, Ted
- Tetzlaff, Ted, 1903-1995
- Universal Pictures Corporation
- Nehme, Farran Smith
- Hatch, Eric, 1901-1973
- Light, Robert, 1911-1997
- Schoengarth, Russell
- Ryskind, Morrie, 1895-1985
- Pallette, Eugene, 1889-1954
- Dixon, Jean, 1896-1981
- Previn, Charles, 1888-1973
- Pangborn, Franklyn, 1889-1958
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- La Cava, Gregory, 1892-1952
Genre
8
Subject
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- Impostors and imposture -- Drama
- Social classes -- United States -- Drama
- Butlers -- Drama
- Family secrets -- Drama
- Comedy films
- Romantic comedy films
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Hatch, Eric, 1901-1973 -- Film adaptations
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Families -- Drama
- Household employees -- Drama
- Social stratification -- United States -- Drama
- Romance films
- Feature films
- Screwball comedy films
- Fiction films
- Rich people -- Drama
- Depressions -- 1929 -- Social aspects -- Drama
- Socialites -- Drama
- Tramps -- Drama
Content
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Actor
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Label
My man Godfrey, Universal presents ; a Gregory La Cava production ; screen play by Morrie Ryskind, Eric Hatch ; directed by Gregory La Cava
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated
Main title
My man Godfrey
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
1047736412
Responsibility statement
Universal presents ; a Gregory La Cava production ; screen play by Morrie Ryskind, Eric Hatch ; directed by Gregory La Cava
Runtime
93
Series statement
The Criterion collection, 114
Summary
Irene, an eccentric, wealthy Manhattanite, wins a society-ball scavenger hunt after finding a "forgotten man"--An apparent down-and-out drifter-- at a dump. She gives him work as the family butler and soon falls head over heels for him. Her attempts to both woo Godfrey and indoctrinate him in the household's dysfunction make for a string of madcap high jinksCarole Lombard and William Powell dazzle in this definitive screwball comedy by Gregory La Cave--a potent cocktail of romantic repartee and social critique. Irene (Lombard), an eccentric, wealthy Manhattanite, wins a society-ball scavenger hunt after finding a "forgotten man" (Powell)--an apparent down-and-out drifter--at a dump. She gives him work as the family butler and soon falls head over heels for him. Her attempts to both woo Godfrey and indoctrinate him in the household's dysfunction make for a string of madcap high jinks that has never been bested. La Cava's deft film was the first to garner Oscar nominations in all four acting categories, and it is one of Hollywood's greatest commentaries on class and the social unrest of the Depression era
Technique
live action
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