Directed by:
Gregory La CavaCinematography:
Ted TetzlaffCast:
William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick, Eugene Pallette, Jean Dixon, Alan Mowbray, Mischa Auer, Pat Flaherty, Jane Wyman, Jean Rogers (more)VOD (2)
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Carole Lombard and William Powell dazzle in this definitive screwball comedy, directed by Gregory La Cava—a potent cocktail of romantic repartee and Depression-era social critique. Irene (Lombard), an eccentric Manhattan socialite, wins a society-ball scavenger hunt after finding one of the “items” on the list, a “lost man” (Powell), at a dump. She gives the man she believes to be a down-and-out drifter work as the family butler, and soon falls head over heels in love. Her attempts to both woo Godfrey and indoctrinate him in the dysfunctional ways of the household make for an unbeatable series of madcap hijinks. La Cava’s deft film was the first to garner Oscar nominations in all four acting categories, and it is one of Hollywood’s greatest commentaries on class and the social unrest of its time. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
William Powell
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
After the Thin Man (1936)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Carole Lombard
USA
Best movies:
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Zelig (1983) - a.f.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
Alice Brady
USA
Best movies:
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
My Man Godfrey (1936)
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
Gail Patrick
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
Stage Door (1937)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Eugene Pallette
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
Jean Dixon
USA
Best movies:
Holiday (1938)
The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
My Man Godfrey (1936)
Alan Mowbray
UK
Best movies:
Desire (1936)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The King and I (1956)
Mischa Auer
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (1955)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Pat Flaherty
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Jane Wyman
USA
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
The Yearling (1946)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Jean Rogers
USA
Best movies:
My Man Godfrey (1936)
Dames (1934)
Night Key (1937)
Ernie Adams
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Franklin Pangborn
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Carefree (1938)
Stage Door (1937)
Bess Flowers
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Rear Window (1954)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
James Flavin
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Jack Chefe
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
It Started with Eve (1941)
All About Eve (1950)
Louis Natheaux
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Larry Steers
USA
Best movies:
The Gold Rush (1925)
Love Crazy (1941)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Carlton Griffin
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Love Is News (1937)
William Wagner
USA
Best movies:
It Happened One Night (1934)
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
My Man Godfrey (1936)