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Actors: Carole Lombard, William Powell, Mischa Auer, Eugene Pallette
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about My Man Godfrey
MY MAN GODFREY is a social comedy directed in 1936 by Gregory La Cava. William -Godfrey Smith- Powell is an unemployed man trying to survive in the America of the Depression era. He is hired as a butler by Carole -Irene Bullock- Lombard, a member of the high society of the city. The Bullocks are a very eccentric family, totally unaware of what's going on outside their fancy mansion. Soon Irene falls in love with Godfrey, her "protégé", despite the warnings of her sister Cornelia. But who is really Godfrey ?

A very smart comedy.   

--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar


Analysis of My Man Godfrey
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Plot
Time/era of movie: - 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging Yes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story? Yes
Job: - "the rich"
Strong "rags to riches" component? Yes
Poverty story? Yes
Poverty plotlets: - coping with poverty (general)
Lover is... - of a different social class

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - 40's-50's
Hair color? - brunette (Black)
Hair type - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - (man) average
Events of movie makes character more... - happy
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - blonde
Hair style - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type - (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - not employed but independently wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 60%
Hair color - brunette (Black)
Hair type - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes
City: - New York - dirty, grimy (like New York) - wealthy
Misc setting - fancy mansion - bar

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Movie makes you feel... - concerned
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - kissing
Check here if B&W Yes
Is this movie based on a - book
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