My man Godfrey
(Blu-ray) 

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Contributors
La Cava, Gregory, 1892-1952, film director,
Ryskind, Morrie, 1895-1985 screenwriter.
Hatch, Eric, 1901-1973, screenwriter.
Powell, William, 1892-1984, actor.
Lombard, Carole, 1908-1942, actor.
Published
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2018].
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
ISBN
9781681434995, 1681434997
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
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Adult Blu-ray - Public Shelving
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Butlers -- Drama.
Depressions -- 1929 -- Social aspects -- Drama.
Families -- Drama.
Family secrets -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Romantic comedy films.
Screwball comedy films.
Social stratification -- United States -- Drama.
Socialites -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Published
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2018].
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681434995, 1681434997
UPC
715515220415

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel by Eric Hatch.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1936.
General Note
1.33:1 aspect ratio.
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Ted Tetzlaff ; editors, Ted Russell, Kent Schiengarth ; music direction, Charles Previn.
Participants/Performers
William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick, Jean Dixon, Eugene Pallette, Alan Mowbray.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
Blu-ray; region A; LPCM uncompressed monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
In English with optional English subtitles for the hearing-impaired.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

La Cava, G., Ryskind, M., Hatch, E., Powell, W., Lombard, C., Brady, A., Patrick, G., Dixon, J., Pallette, E., Mowbray, A., & Hatch, E. (2018). My man Godfrey (Blu-ray special edition.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gregory La Cava et al.. 2018. My Man Godfrey. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gregory La Cava et al.. My Man Godfrey The Criterion Collection, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

La Cava, Gregory, et al. My Man Godfrey Blu-ray special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2018.

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