My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

 Cast: William Powell
William Powell
, Carole Lombard
Carole Lombard
, Eugene Pallette
Eugene Pallette
, Alice Brady
Alice Brady
, Gail Patrick
Gail Patrick
My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

 Cast: William Powell
William Powell
, Carole Lombard
Carole Lombard
, Eugene Pallette
Eugene Pallette
, Alice Brady
Alice Brady
, Gail Patrick
Gail Patrick

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Overview

One of the landmark "screwball" comedies of the 1930s, My Man Godfrey offers the radiant Carole Lombard in her definitive performance as flighty young heiress Irene Bullock, who on a society scavenger hunt stumbles on Godfrey (William Powell), an erudite hobo residing in the city dump. Godfrey becomes the family's butler, much to the dismay of Irene's father Alexander (Eugene Pallette), who thinks his household is crazy enough without another apparent lunatic under his roof. Halfway through the film, we discover that Godfrey isn't a penniless bum at all, but the scion of a wealthy Boston family. Having been burned by an unhappy romance, Godfrey dropped out of life, taking up residence in the dump. Here his faith in humanity was restored by his fellow indigents, who managed to survive and remain optimistic despite the worst deprivations. Meanwhile, however, he wants to straighten out the Bullock family, who he feels are a basically decent bunch beneath all their pretensions and eccentricities -- and along the way, of course, Irene determines that Godfrey will be her husband. While Godfrey's ultimate "solution" to the exigencies of the Depression seems more of a placebo, My Man Godfrey is all in all a totally satisfying jolt of 1930s-style wish fulfillment.

Product Details

Release Date: 07/09/2015
UPC: 0644827116928
Original Release: 1936
Source: Reel Vault
Language: English
Sales rank: 13,864

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
William Powell Godfrey
Carole Lombard Irene Bullock
Eugene Pallette Alexander Bullock
Alice Brady Angelica Bullock
Gail Patrick Cornelia Bullock
Alan Mowbray Tommy Gray
Jean Dixon Molly, Maid
Mischa Auer Carlo
Robert Light Faithful George
Pat Flaherty Mike
Bob Perry Bob, the Hobo,Doorman,Actor,Socialite
Franklin Pangborn Scorekeeper
Selmer Jackson Blake, a Guest,Blake, a Guest
Ernie Adams Forgotten Man,Forgotten Man
Phyllis Crane Party Guest
Jean Rogers Girl
Grady Sutton Van Rumple
Jack Chefe Headwaiter
Eddie Featherston Process Server
Edward Gargan Detective
James Flavin Detective
Arthur Singley Chauffeur
Reginald Mason Mayor
Jane Wyman Girl at Party
Bess Flowers Guest
Grace Field Socialite
Harley Wood Socialite
David Ward Van Rumple
Elaine Cochrane Socialite
David Horsley Socialite,Socialite
Philip Merrick Socialite
Chick Collins Double for William Powell
Arthur Wanzer Man
Eddie Fetherstone Process Server
Jimmy Aye Party Guest
James Carlisle Socialite
Eddie Fetherston Process Server
Carlton Griffin Socialite
Richard Kipling Socialite
Andrea Leeds Socialite at Scavenger Hunt
Ethelreda Leopold Socialite
Charles Previn Composer
Rudy Schrager Composer

Technical Credits
Gregory La Cava Director,Producer
Morrie Ryskind Screenwriter
Eric Hatch Screenwriter
Charles R. Rogers Executive Producer
John P. Fulton Special Effects
Chick Collins Stunts
Homer G. Tasker Sound Effects
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