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)
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![Selmer Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/948/159948634_afe05a.jpg)
Selmer Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Sudden Fear (1952)
![Bert Moorhouse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/217/160217477_338503.jpg)
Bert Moorhouse
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
![Russell Wade](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/388/160388611_7e2e4a.jpg)
Russell Wade
USA
Best movies:
Ball of Fire (1941)
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
Vivacious Lady (1938)
Edward Gargan
USA
Best movies:
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Eddie Fetherson
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Scarface (1932)
Phyllis Crane
Canada
Best movies:
My Man Godfrey (1936)
Possessed (1931)
Broadway Bill (1934)
James Carlisle
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Reginald Mason
USA
Best movies:
The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
My Man Godfrey (1936)
Baby Face (1933)
David S. Horsley
USA
Best movies:
My Man Godfrey (1936)
Air Force (1943)
Born to Dance (1936)
Ethelreda Leopold
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
All About Eve (1950)
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
![Grady Sutton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/587/161587687_826793.jpg)
Grady Sutton
USA
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
It's a Wonderful World (1939)