“My Servant Godfrey” ( English My Man Godfrey ) - a classic eccentric comedy directed by Gregory La Cava , released in 1936 . Screen adaptation of the novel by Eric Hatch .
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| Genre | comedy melodrama |
| Producer | Gregory La Cava |
| Producer | Gregory La Cava |
| Author script | Morrie Riskind Eric Hatch |
| In the main cast | William Powell Carol Lombard |
| Operator | Ted Tetslaff |
| Composer | Charles Previn Rudy Schrager |
| Film company | Universal pictures |
| Duration | 94 minutes |
| Budget | 656 thousand $ |
| A country |  USA |
| Tongue | English Russian |
| Year | 1936 |
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In 1957, Henry Coster made a remake of the film with David Niven and June Allison in the lead roles.
Content
Story
During the “ garbage hunt ”, the eccentric Irene Bullock, a representative of a wealthy family, meets a beggar named Godfrey, an ideal candidate for the role of a “forgotten man” at a city dump. Godfrey agrees to help the girl, partly from a desire to see what this game consists of, and partly from a desire to teach a lesson to the arrogant Cornelia, sister Irene. After the latter receives the coveted prize, the tramp expresses everything he thinks about these amusements of high society. Irene, delighted with this man’s sense of humor and self-esteem, offers him to work with them as a lackey. The next day, Godfrey arrives at the house of the eccentric Bullocks to begin his difficult duties ...
Cast
- William Powell - Godfrey
- Carol Lombard - Irene Bullock
- Alice Brady - Angelica Bullock
- Gail Patrick - Cornelia Bullock
- Eugene Pallett - Alexander Bullock
- Gene Dixon - Molly
- Alan Mowbray - Tommy Gray
- Misha Auer - Carlo
- Pat Flaherty - Mike
Recognition
The film received 6 Academy Award nominations in the following categories: Best Director (Gregory La Cava), Best Screenplay (Morrie Riskind, Eric Hatch), Best Actor ( William Powell ), Best Actor ( Carol Lombard ), Best Actor Supporting Actress ( Misha Auer ), Best Actress in a Supporting Role ( Alice Brady ).
In 1999, the film was included in the National Register of Films , and the following year it was placed on the list of 100 funniest films according to the American Film Institute (44th place).
Links
- My Godfrey Servant on the Internet Movie Database
- My servant Godfrey on allmovie