My Man Godfrey (Criterion Collection) (1936)

Director: Gregory La Cava  Starring: Carole Lombard  William Powell  
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Product Summary
Publisher: Home Vision/Public Media
Format: DVD
UPC: 00715515011921
Buy.com Sku: 40153376
Item#: V4XMFH
Buy.com Sales Rank: 24661
Category Keywords: Classic  Essential Cinema  Rags To Riches  Recommended  Romance  Vintage 
Rating: NR
 
 
Features: DVD, Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, Black & White
 
The definitive screwball comedy, My Man Godfrey follows the madcap antics of a wealthy and eccentric family when they hire a down-and-out "forgotten man" as their butler. My Man Godfrey features brilliant performances by Carole Lombard and William Powell and was the first film to receive Academy Award nominations in all four acting categories.
 
"Delightful romp... Classic screwball comedy..."  Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"One of the all-time great screwball comedies."  AMC Classic Movie Companion
"A screwball feast."  Movieline

 


Editor's Note

Based on the novel by Eric Hatch, this screwball comedy is a genre favorite. On a scavenger hunt for a society ball, haughty Cornelia Bullock discovers Godfrey, a dirty, dishevelled bum lurking around the city dump. She's looking for a "forgotten man" and Godfrey fits the bill perfectly. Hoping to win her first prize, she offers him five dollars to come along with her. Proud and dignified, he refuses, casting her aside. Minutes later, when her lovely younger sister Irene makes the same request, an enamored Godfrey accepts. The hunt sets off an unusual chain of events that bring Godfrey into the Bullock household as a permanent fixture. He'll become deeply embroiled in their family saga before anyone learns his true identity. Re-made in 1957.


Plot Summary

Based on the novel by Eric Hatch, this screwball comedy is a genre favorite. On a scavenger hunt for a society ball, haughty Cornelia Bullock discovers Godfrey, a dirty, dishevelled bum lurking around the city dump. She's looking for a "forgotten man" and Godfrey fits the bill perfectly. Hoping to win her first prize, she offers him five dollars to come along with her. Proud and dignified, he refuses, casting her aside. Minutes later, when her lovely younger sister Irene makes the same request, an enamored Godfrey accepts. The hunt sets off an unusual chain of events that bring Godfrey into the Bullock household as a permanent fixture. He'll become deeply embroiled in their family saga before anyone learns his true identity.

 
Features
English Subtitles
Optional Image Quality: RSDL Dual-Layer Edition
Production Stills Archive
Original Theatrical Trailer
Lux Radio Theater Adaptation, Starring Powell And Lombard
New Digital Transfer
Audio Commentary By Film Historian Bob Gilpin
Rare Outtakes
 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Home Vision/Public Media
Release Date: 7/31/2001
Running Time: 93 minutes
Original Release Date: 1936
Catalog ID: 1570
UPC: 00715515011921
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English
Available Subtitles: English
Video: B&W

Aspect Ratio
4:3

 
Cast & Crew
Alice Brady
Carole Lombard
Gail Patrick
William Powell
Eric Hatch - Based On Novel By
Gregory La Cava - Director
Ted Tetzlaff - Director of Photography
Charles Previn - Musical Score
Charles R. Rogers - Producer
Gregory La Cava - Producer
Morrie Ryskind - Writer
Eric Hatch - Writer

 
Awards

Oscar (1937)
   William Powell, Nominee, Best Actor
   Carole Lombard, Nominee, Best Actress
   Gregory La Cava, Nominee, Best Cinematography
   Mischa Auer, Nominee, Best Supporting Actor
   Alice Brady, Nominee, Best Supporting Actress
   Eric Hatch, Morrie Ryskind, Nominee, Best Writing, Screenplay

 
Professional Reviews
USA Today
"...[A] screwball classic....The first film to win Oscar nominations in all four acting categories..." 08/03/2001 p.5E

  
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