My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey is a screwball comedy film released in 1936 by Universal Pictures. The film has since fallen into the public domain. In 1999, the film was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. It has been made avalible officially on DVD through The Criterion Collection in 2002 (previously, low-quality, yet legal editions had been avalible on VHS for several years). A colorized version of the film was released by 20th Century Fox in 2005.

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Screwball comedy - 1936 - Universal Pictures - Public domain - 1999 - Library of Congress - National Film Registry - DVD - The Criterion Collection - 2002 - VHS - Colorized - 20th Century Fox - 2005

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The movie was adapted by Morrie Ryskind, Eric Hatch and Gregory La Cava (uncredited) from the novel 1101 Park Avenue by Hatch in which a socialite hires a derelict as her butler, only to fall in love with him, to his dismay. The film was directed by La Cava, and stars William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick, Eugene Pallette, Mishca Auer and Alan Mowbray.

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Morrie Ryskind - Eric Hatch - Gregory La Cava - William Powell - Carole Lombard - Alice Brady - Gail Patrick - Eugene Pallette - Mishca Auer - Alan Mowbray

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The film was nominated for Academy Awards in the categories: Best Actor in a Leading Role (William Powell), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Mischa Auer), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Carole Lombard), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Alice Brady), Best Director and Best Writing, Screenplay.

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Academy Awards - Best Actor in a Leading Role - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Best Director - Best Writing, Screenplay

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The film was remade in 1957 starring June Allyson, David Niven (who had played the role in the 1938 radio version), Jessie Royce Landis, Robert Keith and Eva Gabor. It was adapted by Peter Berneis, William Bowers and Everett Freeman, and directed by Henry Koster.

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1957 - June Allyson - David Niven - 1938 - Jessie Royce Landis - Robert Keith - Eva Gabor - Peter Berneis - William Bowers - Everett Freeman - Henry Koster

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