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Alan Mowbray, Alice Brady, Carole Lombard, Eugene Pallette, Gail Patrick
A scatterbrained socialite hires Godfrey, a vagrant, as a family butler, but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.
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One of those rare near perfect films. The more I see of William Powell, the more I wish I could have sat down and had a beer with him. An extraordinary actor with an amazing range. He is never overstated, always choosing under the top delivery combined with perfect, subtle ges...( read more)
the ever vivacious carole lombard only seems to star in this american 30's"upstairs, downstairs" but actually she's only a stand-in, a mannequin for what hollywood powers-that-be must've thought of most of the a
"girls-next-door", rich or poor: vapid chowderheads. her only real...( read more)
This kind of comedy of manners is the kind of thing that would be made as a vehicle for Adam Sandler these days, and would therefore be mindless, hateful, junk. But starring the likes of Carole Lombard and William Powell, and sporting the kind of witty and insightful screwball sc...( read more)
My Man Godfrey falls under the I Want To Kick Myself In The Ass For Not Seeing This Sooner category. The characters are all lunatics (save Powell), they're all hilarious and if it weren't for the very, very end My Man Godfrey would be the perfect movie. The scene where Irene and ...( read more)
Great Great screwball comedy...Powell's best performance out side of the Thin Man series
Love this movie!!! Never get tired of this great story!!! The actors are all excellent!!! Highly recommend this one!!!
My Man Godfrey is the story of Godfrey, a down on his luck fellow who is sought after by a pair of sisters for a scavenger hunt. Turning down the snootier of the two, he accepts the invitation of the younger one and unwittingly becomes the household butler. Unfortunately for Godf...( read more)
