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My Man Godfrey (1936) More at IMDbPro »

In the depths of the Depression, a party game brings dizzy socialite Irene Bullock to the city dump where she meets Godfrey, a derelict, and ends by hiring him as family butler. He finds the Bullocks to be the epitome of idle rich, and nutty as the proverbial fruitcake. Soon, the dramatizing Irene is in love with her 'protege'...who feels strongly that a romance between servant and employer is out of place, regardless of that servant's mysterious past... Written by Rod Crawford {puffinus@u.washington.edu}

Godfrey is "forgotten man" who is hired by a young, wealthy eccentric as the family's new butler. Godfey brings sanity a dose of reality to this spoiled rich family. Written by Ken Carson {kcarson@efn.org}

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