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)Awards
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- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1937 - Gregory La Cava (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1937 - William Powell (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1937 - Carole Lombard (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1937 - Mischa Auer (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1937 - Alice Brady (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1937 - Eric Hatch, Morrie Ryskind (Best Adapted Screenplay)