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02/09/06
My Man Godfrey (1936)
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Reviews Counted: 15 Fresh: 15 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Synopsis: Based on the novel by Eric Hatch, this screwball comedy is a genre favorite. On a scavenger hunt for a society ball, haughty Cornelia Bullock discovers Godfrey, a dirty, dishevelled bum lurking around the city dump. She's looking for a "forgotten man" and Godfrey fits the bill perfectly.... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Mischa Auer, Eugene Pallette, Alice Brady
Director: Gregory La Cava
Producer: Gregory La Cava
Screenwriter: Morrie Ryskind
Composer: Charles Previn
Producer: Gregory La Cava
Screenwriter: Morrie Ryskind
Composer: Charles Previn
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09/24/07
The ultimate Depression-era satire of the idle rich and tribute to the noble poor. This popular theme was never more devastatingly realized than in this opening sequence…
11/17/03
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03/10/03
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11/06/01
...clearly defines the screwball comedy...Powell and Lombard at their best and funniest. Yet...with a serious touch, juxtaposing the worlds of the haves and have-nots.
08/01/01
uses the screwball genre in unexpected ways, infusing social critique and a political message
08/01/01
My Man Godfrey (1936) is one of the 1930s' delightful, classic screwball comedies. Directed by Gregory La Cava for Universal, the definitive social comedy
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