MY MAN GODFREY
"MY MAN GODFREY" --- (1936) ---
SYNOPSIS: "Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one fits that description more than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two."
STARRING: Carole Lombard, William Powell, Gail Patrick, Alice Brady, Jean Dixon, Eugene Pallette, Mischa Auer, Alan Mowbray, Robert Light, Pat Flaherty and Andrea Leeds.
SCREENPLAY: Morries Ryskind and Eric Hatch; Contributing writers: Zoe Akins and Robert Presnell Sr. ; Based on1101 Park Avenue - 1935 novel by Eric Hatch
DIRECTOR: Gregory LaCava
AWARDS & HONORS:
It was nominated for six (6) Academy Awards and won none.
It was the first movie to be nominated in all four acting categories, in the first year that supporting categories were introduced.
It is also the only film in Oscar history to receive a nomination in all four acting categories and not be nominated for Best Picture.
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