A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.
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- Director
- Writers
- Morrie Ryskind(screen play)
- Eric Hatch(screen play)
- Zoe Akins(contributing writer)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Morrie Ryskind(screen play)
- Eric Hatch(screen play)
- Zoe Akins(contributing writer)
- Stars
- See more at IMDbPro
- Nominated for 6 Oscars
- 1 win & 6 nominations total
Videos1
Ernie Adams
- Forgotten Manas Forgotten Man
- (uncredited)
Jimmy Aye
- Party Guestas Party Guest
- (uncredited)
James Carlisle
- Socialiteas Socialite
- (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
- Headwaiteras Headwaiter
- (uncredited)
Elaine Cochrane
- Socialiteas Socialite
- (uncredited)
Phyllis Crane
- Party Guestas Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
- Process Serveras Process Server
- (uncredited)
Grace Field
- Socialiteas Socialite
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Morrie Ryskind(screen play)
- Eric Hatch(screen play) (based on the novel by)
- Zoe Akins(contributing writer) (uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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... —Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
- Taglines
- Butler! FOR THE COCK-EYEDEST FAMILY in the WHOLE WORLD!...and the butler-blonde battle was on! (Print Ad-Daily Argus, ((Mount Vernon, NY)) 15 October 1936)
- Genres
- Certificate
- Not Rated
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaWilliam Powell suggested his ex-wife Carole Lombard for the leading role with the explanation that his real -life romance with her had been much the same as it was for the characters of Godfrey and Irene.
- GoofsThe background footage of the 59th Street Bridge used in Godfrey's office is from the opposite side of the river to the footage used for the outdoor scenes at "The Dump".
- Crazy creditsThe 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.
- Alternate versionsAlso available in a computer-colorized version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Film Preview: Episode #1.4 (1966)
- SoundtracksOchi Chyornye (Black Eyes)
(1843) (uncredited)
Alternately spelled "Ochi (or Otchi) Tchornya (or Chornya, Choirni, Tchorniya)
Lyrics by Yevhen Hrebinka
Played on piano and sung often by Mischa Auer
Top review
seductive. ago and ago
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.
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- Apr 24, 2018
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- Also known as
- Diskretni sobar Godfri
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- Budget
- $656,000 (estimated)
- Runtime
- 1h 34min
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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