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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| William Powell | ... | Godfrey | |
| Carole Lombard | ... | Irene Bullock | |
| Alice Brady | ... | Angelica Bullock | |
| Gail Patrick | ... | Cornelia Bullock | |
| Eugene Pallette | ... | Alexander Bullock | |
| Jean Dixon | ... | Molly | |
| Alan Mowbray | ... | Tommy Gray | |
| Mischa Auer | ... | Carlo | |
| Pat Flaherty | ... | Mike Flaherty | |
| Robert Light | ... | Faithful George | |
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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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butler | class differences | great depression | homelessness | based on novel |Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
6 September 1936 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Al servicio de las damas See more »Edit
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Budget:
$656,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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Molly: Oh, you won't need any quarters. Just hang your hat near the door so you can get it quickly on the way out.
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(1901) (uncredited)
Words and Music by G.B. Brigham
Sung a bit a cappella by William Powell
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This was the first film to ever receive four acting nominations at the Academy Awards, and it did so in the year that the supporting categories were introduced. See more »Goofs
Godfrey is placing roses in a vase while ignoring Irene. In one shot, he has already placed five stems in the vase. The camera cuts away to the rest of the cast but when Godfrey is seen again, there is only one rose in the vase. See more »Quotes
Godfrey: Does the butler have quarters here in the house, or is that necessary?Molly: Oh, you won't need any quarters. Just hang your hat near the door so you can get it quickly on the way out.
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The opening credits features a darkened city skyline and the names of the cast and crew appear as the camera pans across lighted billboards and neon signs. See more »Alternate Versions
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Drink a Highball(1901) (uncredited)
Words and Music by G.B. Brigham
Sung a bit a cappella by William Powell
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Irony. splendid performances. social critic. and a fairy tale. a film about people, perspectives, using a noble message and the right cast. and a brilliant script. in fact, a parable about selfishness and superficiality. special for the bitter humor and the impecable dialogues. and, sure, for the portrait of a familiar world, maybe too obvious but enough for succes to large public. the great virtue - maybe the performance of Will Powell and the adorable sweetness of Carole Lombard in two roles who are not real unique in the context of the cinema of period but who works in beautiful manner. and, maybe, that is the key for the seductive force of this old movie about money, family, society and ...love.