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My Man Godfrey
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My Man Godfrey (1936) -- A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler...but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.
My Man Godfrey (1936) -- Trailer for this comedy of a dizzy debutante and her butler

Overview

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Director:
Gregory La Cava
Writers:
Eric Hatch (novel)
Morrie Ryskind (writer) ...
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Release Date:
17 September 1936 (USA) more
Genre:
Romance | Comedy more
Plot:
A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler...but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 1 win more
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(5 articles)
Back to the 1930s for Bones
 (From TVfanatic. 21 October 2009, 1:19 PM, PDT)

Curio: 10 Cents for Carole
 (From FilmExperience. 7 October 2009, 11:00 AM, PDT)

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The 1st movie Oscar nominated in all 4 acting category. more (77 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
94 min | USA:90 min (2005 DVD release)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (re-rating) (1996) | Australia:G | South Korea:15 (2003) | Finland:K-16 | USA:Unrated

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Trivia:
This was the first film to ever receive four acting nominations at the Academy Awards, and it did so in the year that the supporting categories were introduced. more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the Tea Party While Irene is talking to Charlie Van Rumple, in the background you see Godfrey serving Cornelia with a tray and she takes an item in each hand. A few seconds later the scene shifts to Cornelia, and Godfrey again serves her and she takes the two items again. more
Quotes:
[Irene poses dramatically]
Cornelia Bullock: Oh, I remember that pose so well. I learned it in Dramatics School. It's Number 8 isn't it?
Faithful George: Yep, that's Number 8 all right.
Cornelia Bullock: Am I spoiling your act, dear?
Irene: [under her breath to Cornelia] I'll spoil something of yours someday and it won't be your act!
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Movie Connections:
References Show Boat (1936) more

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What is the answer to Molly's crossword puzzle?
How did Godfrey know Cornelia hid the necklace under the mattress?
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17 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
The 1st movie Oscar nominated in all 4 acting category., 4 June 2003
10/10
Author: dcurry-1 from washington dc

Why it did not receive a Best Picture nomination is a mystery to me. This is an excellent screwball comedy with a sane & socially conscious message. Although the whole cast is flawless, I would give a slight edge to Alice Brady. She did not win the Oscar in 36, but did win in 37 for "In Old Chicago". She had one of the best lines in the movie when speaking to one of her daughters 'It took me all these years to realize insanity runs on your father's side'. Eugene Pallete is excellent as the father & should also have been nominated. This is the only movie I can remember watching with Carole Lombard & she illuminates the screen in every scence. A must! 10/10

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