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The Resource My man Godfrey, Universal presents ; a Gregory La Cava production ; screen play by Morrie Ryskind, Eric Hatch ; directed by Gregory La Cava

My man Godfrey, Universal presents ; a Gregory La Cava production ; screen play by Morrie Ryskind, Eric Hatch ; directed by Gregory La Cava

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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
  • 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
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Edition
DVD special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (93 min.)
Note
  • Based on the novel by Eric Hatch
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1936
  • 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; an essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme
Isbn
9781681435008
Instance
Label
My man Godfrey
Title
My man Godfrey
Statement of responsibility
Universal presents ; a Gregory La Cava production ; screen play by Morrie Ryskind, Eric Hatch ; directed by Gregory La Cava
Contributor
Actor
Film director
Film producer
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
  • A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler ... but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye
  • 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
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Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated
Language note
In English with optional English subtitles for the hearing-impaired
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.M9 2018
PerformerNote
William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick, Jean Dixon, Eugene Pallette, Alan Mowbray
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1892-1952
  • 1892-1984
  • 1908-1942
  • 1892-1939
  • 1911-1980
  • 1896-1981
  • 1889-1954
  • 1896-1969
  • 1895-1985
  • 1901-1973
  • 1901-1973
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • La Cava, Gregory
  • Powell, William
  • Lombard, Carole
  • Brady, Alice
  • Patrick, Gail
  • Dixon, Jean
  • Pallette, Eugene
  • Mowbray, Alan
  • Ryskind, Morrie
  • Hatch, Eric
  • Hatch, Eric
Runtime
93
Series statement
The Criterion collection
Series volume
114
Technique
live action
Label
My man Godfrey, Universal presents ; a Gregory La Cava production ; screen play by Morrie Ryskind, Eric Hatch ; directed by Gregory La Cava
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Based on the novel by Eric Hatch
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1936
  • 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; an essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
DVD special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (93 min.)
Isbn
9781681435008
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515220514
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
CC2945DDVD
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • on1047736412
  • (OCoLC)1047736412
System details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; 4:3 presentation; Dolby digital mono
Video recording format
DVD
Label
My man Godfrey, Universal presents ; a Gregory La Cava production ; screen play by Morrie Ryskind, Eric Hatch ; directed by Gregory La Cava
Publication
Note
  • Based on the novel by Eric Hatch
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1936
  • 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; an essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
DVD special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (93 min.)
Isbn
9781681435008
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515220514
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
CC2945DDVD
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • on1047736412
  • (OCoLC)1047736412
System details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; 4:3 presentation; Dolby digital mono
Video recording format
DVD

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