My man Godfrey
(DVD)
Contributors
La Cava, Gregory, 1892-1952, film director,
Ryskind, Morrie, 1895-1985 screenwriter.
Hatch, Eric, 1901-1973, screenwriter.
Powell, William, 1892-1984, actor.
Lombard, Carole, 1908-1942 actor.
Ryskind, Morrie, 1895-1985 screenwriter.
Hatch, Eric, 1901-1973, screenwriter.
Powell, William, 1892-1984, actor.
Lombard, Carole, 1908-1942 actor.
Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2001].
ISBN
1559409177, 9781559409179
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Status
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | DVD MY | On Shelf |
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Bloomingdale Public Library - Adult AV | CLASSIC MY | On Shelf |
Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks | DVD MY (1936) | On Shelf |
Frankfort Public Library District - Stacks | DVD MY | On Shelf |
Geneva Public Library District - 2nd Flr - Video | DVD COMEDY MY | On Shelf |
Glen Ellyn Public Library - Adult DVD Feature Film | CLASSICS M | Checked out |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Butlers -- Drama.
Comedy films.
Drama.
Families -- Drama.
Family secrets -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Hatch, Eric, -- 1901-1973 -- Film adaptations.
Household employees -- Drama.
Household employees -- Drama.
Impostors and imposture -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Rich people -- Drama.
Romance films.
Screwball comedy films.
Social classes -- United States -- Drama.
Social stratification -- United States -- Drama.
Socialites -- Drama.
Tramps -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Comedy films.
Drama.
Families -- Drama.
Family secrets -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Hatch, Eric, -- 1901-1973 -- Film adaptations.
Household employees -- Drama.
Household employees -- Drama.
Impostors and imposture -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Rich people -- Drama.
Romance films.
Screwball comedy films.
Social classes -- United States -- Drama.
Social stratification -- United States -- Drama.
Socialites -- Drama.
Tramps -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2001].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
1559409177, 9781559409179
UPC
715515011921, 715515220514
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1936.
General Note
Based on the novel by Eric Hatch.
General Note
Includes feature length audio commentary by film historian Bob Gilpin, deleted scenes, the complete 1938 broadcast of the Lux Radio Theater adaptation, production stills archive, and original theatrical trailer. Special features: The La Cava touch: new piece about the film with jazz and film critic Gary Giddins; Effortless art: new discussion about director Gregory La Cava with critic Nick Pinkerton; outtakes; Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1938, starring actors William Powell, Carole Lombard, Gail Patrick, and Mischa Auer; newsreels from the thirties documenting the class divide during the Great Depression; outtakes; trailer.
General Note
May be accompanied by a fold-out leaflet featuring an essay, "The right kind of people", by critic Farran Smith Nehme
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, Ted Tetzlaff ; editors, Ted Kent, Russell Schoengarth ; musical director, Charles Previn.
Participants/Performers
William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick, Jean Dixon, Eugene Pallette, Alan Mowbray.
Description
Irene, an eccentric, wealthy Manhattanite, wins a society-ball scavenger hunt after finding a "forgotten man" -- an apparent down-and-out drifter -- at a dump. She gives him work as the family butler and soon falls head over heels for him. Her attempts to both woo Godfrey and indoctrinate him in the household's dysfunction make for a string of madcap high jinks.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; 4:3 presentation (1.33:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital mono.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Local note
DVD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
La Cava, G., Ryskind, M., Hatch, E., Powell, W., Lombard, C., Brady, A., Patrick, G., Dixon, J., Pallette, E., Mowbray, A., Tetzlaff, T., Kent, T., Schoengarth, R., Previn, C., & Hatch, E. (2001). My man Godfrey . Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gregory La Cava et al.. 2001. My Man Godfrey. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gregory La Cava et al.. My Man Godfrey Criterion Collection, 2001.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)La Cava, Gregory, et al. My Man Godfrey Criterion Collection, 2001.
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