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My Man Godfrey (Blu-ray)

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THE CRITERION COLLECTION

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Carole Lombard and William Powell dazzle in this definitive screwball comedy by Gregory La Cava—a potent cocktail of romantic repartee and social critique.

Irene (Lombard), an eccentric, wealthy Manhattanite, wins a society-ball scavenger hunt after finding a “forgotten man” (Powell)—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 that has never been bested.

La Cava’s deft film was the first to garner Oscar nominations in all four acting categories, and it is one of Hollywood’s greatest commentaries on class and the social unrest of the Depression era.

Extras
  • New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
  • New program featuring jazz and film critic Gary Giddins
  • New interview with critic Nick Pinkerton on director Gregory La Cava
  • Outtakes
  • Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1938
  • Newsreels depicting Great Depression class divides
  • Trailer
  • PLUS: An essay by critic Farran Smith Nehme
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SKU 5050629679632
Catalogue Number CC2944BDUK
Product contents 1 disc
Year 1936
Director Gregory La Cava
Format Blu-Ray
Publisher(s) THE CRITERION COLLECTION
Countries USA
Aspect ratio 1.33:1
Colour Black & White
Language(s) English
Running time 93 min
Blu-ray region B
Certificate PG
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