A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.
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| 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:
Mein Mann Godfrey See more »Edit
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$656,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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(1864) (uncredited)
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Based on the German folk song "Zu Lauterbach Hab' I Mein Strumpf Velor'n"
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Rogelio A. González, a Mexican director, took this story and adapted it to make 'Escuela de vagabundos', with English title School for Tramps (1955), starring the Mexican superstar Pedro Infante. That movie is considered one of the funniest movies in Mexican film history. See more »Goofs
In the living room scene just after the PARK AVENUE CHATTER column that appears, Cornelia's magazine changes. At first, Cornelia picks up a magazine having a dark stripe along the top and bottom of the front cover, then the magazine has a lighter front cover and a woman (resembling her) in an ad on the back cover. As Cornelia moves over to the couch, the magazine changes back to the original one; further, it reveals a star shape on the front cover and a non-portrait on the back cover. See more »Crazy Credits
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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Der Deitcher's Dog (Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone)(1864) (uncredited)
Traditional
Based on the German folk song "Zu Lauterbach Hab' I Mein Strumpf Velor'n"
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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.