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My Man Godfrey (1936)
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A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler...but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye. Director:Gregory La Cava |
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Nominated for 6 Oscars.
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| Carole Lombard | ... | ||
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Alice Brady | ... | |
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Gail Patrick | ... | |
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Eugene Pallette | ... | |
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Jean Dixon | ... | |
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Alan Mowbray | ... | |
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Mischa Auer | ... | |
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Storyline
In the depths of the Depression, a party game brings dizzy socialite Irene Bullock to the city dump where she meets Godfrey, a derelict, and ends by hiring him as family butler. He finds the Bullocks to be the epitome of idle rich, and nutty as the proverbial fruitcake. Soon, the dramatizing Irene is in love with her 'protege'...who feels strongly that a romance between servant and employer is out of place, regardless of that servant's mysterious past... Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Al servicio de las damas See more »Box Office
Budget:
$656,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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| USA: (2005 DVD release)Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Noiseless Recording Electric)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Alexander Bullock: What's going on?
Angelica Bullock: Oh, let me see. I knew what it was I wanted to say, but somehow it slipped my mind.
Alexander Bullock: What's the matter with Irene?
Angelica Bullock: Oh, yes, that's it. Irene's got herself engaged!
Alexander Bullock: To whom?
Angelica Bullock: Oh, I don't know, Van something-or-other. I think he's the boy with his arm around that girl in pink. He's got lots of money.
Alexander Bullock: Well, he'll need it.
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the cast and crew appear as the camera pans across lighted billboards
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(1901) (uncredited)
Words and Music by G.B. Brigham
Sung a bit a cappella by William Powell See more »
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Although stars William Powell and Carole Lombard had been divorced for three years by the time they made this, when offered the part Powell declared that the only actress right for the part of Irene was Lombard. See more »Goofs
Continuity: At the Tea Party While Irene is talking to Charlie Van Rumple, in the background you see Godfrey serving Cornelia with a tray and she takes an item in each hand. A few seconds later the scene shifts to Cornelia, and Godfrey again serves her and she takes the two items again. See more »Quotes
Angelica Bullock: Oh, Alexander, you missed all the excitement.Alexander Bullock: What's going on?
Angelica Bullock: Oh, let me see. I knew what it was I wanted to say, but somehow it slipped my mind.
Alexander Bullock: What's the matter with Irene?
Angelica Bullock: Oh, yes, that's it. Irene's got herself engaged!
Alexander Bullock: To whom?
Angelica Bullock: Oh, I don't know, Van something-or-other. I think he's the boy with his arm around that girl in pink. He's got lots of money.
Alexander Bullock: Well, he'll need it.
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Crazy Credits
The opening credits features a darkened city skyline and the names ofthe cast and crew appear as the camera pans across lighted billboards
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Soundtracks
"Drink a Highball"(1901) (uncredited)
Words and Music by G.B. Brigham
Sung a bit a cappella by William Powell See more »
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