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- 1936
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 34 m
- 1936
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 34 m
Summary A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.
Directed By: Gregory La Cava
- 1936
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 34 m
- 1936
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 34 m
My Man Godfrey
6.7
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Summary A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.
Directed By: Gregory La Cava
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
82
100% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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One of the better, if not the best, of the famous screwball comedies of the era, Godfrey stands as an excellent example of witty scripting, direction, and editing.
One of the first and still among the best of the '30s screwball comedies, My Man Godfrey serves up absurdist romance and light social commentary in a fizzy mix that benefits from director Gregory La Cava's willingness to indulge improvisation, a trait he acquired from friend and frequent collaborator W.C. Fields.
La Cava’s supple but cutting romantic comedy is one of the finest works of class-conscious comedy in Hollywood history.
The humour in My Man Godfrey is madcap, but in the best way.
William Powell and Carole Lombard are pleasantly teamed in this splendidly produced comedy. Story is balmy, but not too much so, and lends itself to the sophisticated screen treatment of Eric Hatch's novel.
The movie starts out with a promising satiric idea and winds up in box-office romance, but it's likable and well-paced even at its silliest.
Gregory La Cava's improvisational style received its highest critical acclaim for this 1936 film, a marginally Marxist exercise in class confusion during the Depression.
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Generally Favorable
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Generally Favorable
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 6 Nominations
National Film Preservation Board, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Online Film & Television Association
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
