My Man Godfrey

     

My Man Godfrey1957

Director: Gregory La Cava
Stars: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick, Jean Dixon
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Runtime: 93 minutes

Director Gregory La Cava deftly balances satire, romance, and social comment in this 1936 classic, which echoes Frank Capra in its Depression-era subtext. The Bullocks are a well-heeled, harebrained Manhattan family genetically engineered for screwb… more »


Godfrey:
Hasn't it occurred to you that I might very easily be a - be a dope peddler, or a murderer?

Irene:
Oh, no! You're not the kind of man that would ever come easily to it, Mr. Godfrey. And anyway, if you really did it, I'm quite sure they had it coming to them.

Godfrey:
Who?

Irene:
Whoever you murdered.

Godfrey:
Well, it's just that little old lady I strangled for her money, you know.

Irene:
Oh, well, we don't have any little old ladies in the house, so you can start in the morning.

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