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| My Man Godfrey (Enhanced) 1936 | 
 enlarge | Director: Gregory Lacava
Actors: William Powell, Carole Lombard
Studio: Public Domain Flicks
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 53697
Format: Dolby, Full Screen, Ntsc, Surround Sound
Language: English (Unknown)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 93
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 837654078365
EAN: 0837654078365
ASIN: B001GAH9Y8
Release Date: September 1, 2008
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Product Description
My Man Godfrey (Enhanced) 1936 starring William Powell & Carole Lombard This film has been enhanced using a Video Enhancement Program that reduces noise and enhances video quality. My Man Godfrey is a screwball comedy. Directed by Gregory LaCava, it was released in 1936 and was adapted from Eric Hatch's novel 1101 Park Avenue. The first movie in history to be Academy Award & Oscar nominated all four acting categories, My Man Godfrey concerns a socialite who hires a derelict to be her family's butler, only to fall in love with him, much to his dismay. The film stars William Powell and Carole Lombard, supported by Alice Brady, Gail Patrick, Eugene Pallette, Mischa Auer and Alan Mowbray. During the Great Depression, Godfrey Smith lives alongside other men down on their luck in the city dump. Socialite Cornelia Bullock (Gail Patrick) offers him five dollars to be her 'forgotten man'; for a scavenger hunt. Annoyed, he backs her up until she falls on a pile of ashes. She leaves in a fury, much to the glee of her sister Irene (Carole Lombard). After talking with her, Godfrey finds her to be kind, if a bit scatter-brained. He offers to go with Irene to help her beat Cornelia. This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
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A Classic Comedy about how out of touch the wealthy can be October 30, 2008
This movie is great. Obviously it is one of the greatest romantic comedies of all time. What I rarely see in reviews, is people talking about the satirical side of this film. What you have is a pair of rich sisters who are in a scavenger hunt. One of the items is a "lost" man. By "lost", they mean homeless. Carole Lombard's character finds her lost man in William Powell. So we have the rich, playing a game that involves treating homeless people like game pieces...See the satire?
William Powell turns out to be someone other than who everyone thought and saves the day. This is a perfect cover-up for the writer's clear opinion of the lower-class...I love the movie even though I'm not even close to the upper-class because of how funny it is and because it shows that if you pay attention, you can see everything.
One of the great Romantic Comedys from the past October 13, 2008
"My Man Godfrey" is truly one of the greatest films of the 20th century. Between comedy and romance, a great moral and wise words are nestled. The film's theme can best be stated by Godfrey's own words: "The only difference between a man and a derelict is a job.." The movie really hits home the fact that men are men, job or not. William Powell does a magnificent job at portraying Godfrey, the butler who humanizes derelicts everywhere. The cast is just as fantastic as the story. Carole Lombard does an amazing job at portraying Irene Bullock, the histrionic and comedic daughter of Alexander and Angelica Bullock, played by Eugene Palette and Alice Brady, both of whom do an amazing job as well. Gail Patrick also does great work as Cornelia Bullock,the uptight and bratty sister of Irene. Jean Dixon and Mischa Auer absolutely steal the show as the Bullocks' hysterical maid and protege (respectively). The film is definitely a 10.
William Powell & Carole Lombard are in top form in this film. William Powell is the straight man, and he plays it very well. All the rest are as nutty as ever. Carole Lombard probably gives her greatest performance here (I suppose I shouldn't say that since I've only seen her in one other film; I can only guess at this since it is one of the funniest performances of film history). Gail Patrick is perfectly devious as Lombard's conniving sister. Eugene Pallette is great as their father. Alice Brady, though, steals the show as their mother, a total fruit cake whose protoge, Carlo (Mischa Auer) does nothing but eat the household's food and pound the same couple of notes on their piano.
William Powell is at his best. October 5, 2008
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A dysfunctional but seemingly wealthy family takes in a new butler of dubious background. In return the butler saves the family in more ways than one. (This is a comedy)
I really appreciate this movie on many levels. You may recognize several people types just in the Bullock family. The interaction between Carole Lombard and William Powell is worth watching in its self. I particularly like when Tommy Gray (Alan Mowbray) has to explain his earlier relationship with Godfrey.
As good as this movie is I still like the remake with David Niven and June Allyson just as well. "My Man" Godfrey (1957) but many of his movies are hard to find. Such as "The Statue" and "Prudence and the pill."
One of the greatest Screwball Comedies of ALL TIME!!! October 1, 2008
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My Man Godfrey is one of the all-time classic screwball comedies; as great on it's 100th viewing as the first. Carole Lombard, in arguably her best performance aside from "To Be or Not To Be", plays Irene Bullock, a dizzy society heiress who rescues a "forgotten man" from the city dump--Godfrey (played by William Powell). Godfrey becomes the Bullock family butler, and soon realises exactly how eccentric the entire household is! As Irene flirts desperately with her "protegee", Godfrey hides a secret that could change Irene's life as well as his own...
If you are a fan of comedy than this film belongs in your library. It sets the foundation for 100's of comedies to follow. I give this film an A+++
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