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Silver Screen Standards: My Man Godfrey (1936) I’m a big fan of screwball comedy, so of course, I enjoy the wacky antics of Gregory La Cava’s 1936 classic, My Man Godfrey, which stars William Powell and Carole Lombard as an unlikely couple brought together by a scavenger hunt and the societal read more

William Powell and Carole Lombard in “My Man Godfrey” My Man Godfrey (1936) is an American screwball comedy directed by Gregory La Cava and starring William Powell and Carole Lombard. The film is based on a short novel, 1101 Park Avenue by Eric S. Hatch. My Man Godfrey is considered read more

What a harebrained movie this is in all the best ways. The origins of Merrily We Live themselves are a tad murky or, at the very least, convoluted. It’s purportedly based on the novel The Dark Chapter, which subsequently received a Broadway adaptation, They All Want Something. There was a fil read more

Our November Picks on the Classic Movie Hub ChannelNovember Birthdays and Film Noir! It’s that time again… We have our monthly free streaming picks for our Classic Movie Hub Channel at Best Classics Ever (BCE) – the mega streaming channel for classic movies and TV shows! read more

Classic Movie Hub’s June picks for ourCMH-Curated BCE Channel As announced a few weeks ago, CMH is thrilled to have partnered with Best Classics Ever (BCE), a mega streaming channel dedicated to classic films and TV shows! And, we are proud to have our own Classic Movie Hub Channel there, read more

MY MAN GODFREY (1936) isn't just one of the greatest screwball comedies of all time--it's one of the greatest American film comedies, period. The movie has just been released on Blu-ray by Criterion. The rich Bullock sisters, Irene (Carole Lombard) and Cornelia (Gail Patrick), visit a New York City read more

COMEDY GOLD #7: The morning after from My Man Godfrey (1936) On July 29, 2018July 29, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized My Man Godfrey (1936), the screwball comedy with a conscience. Apart from being insanely hilarious, its commentary about social injustic read more

DOUBLE BILL #11: Merrily We Live (1938) and My Man Godfrey (1936) On February 9, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized In many ways, Merrily We Live (1938) is the forgotten cousin of My Man Godfrey (1936). They are strikingly similar, plot-wise and character-w read more

There’s a key moment in My Man Godrey where the ditzy Irene Bullock (Carole Lombard) giddily announces to her mother, “Godfrey loves me. He put me in the shower!” Her mother’s response could best be described as one of indignance but it’s a barrel of laughs for the aud read more

There’s a key moment in My Man Godrey where the ditzy Irene Bullock (Carole Lombard) giddily announces to her mother, “Godfrey loves me. He put me in the shower!” Her mother’s response could best be described as one of indignance but it’s a barrel of laughs for the aud read more

My Man Godfrey: the 1957 remake Você acredita que há uma crise de criatividade em Hollywood e que esta é a razão de existirem tantos remakes? Você sente falta dos bons e velhos tempos da velha Hollywood, quando todas as ideias eram originais? Então eu estou aqui para desapontá-lo: remakes read more

Last January 16 marked the 75th anniversary of Carole Lombard’s passing. This luminous actress tragically lost her life at the young age of 33 in a plane crash. To honour her memory, my friends Crystal from In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood and Laura from Phyllis Loves Classic Movies read more

Exhausted but beyond excited, I arrived in Los Angeles last night for the kickoff of the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival, taking place in Hollywood this weekend for its sixth year. The theme this year is “History According to the Movies,” which leaves plenty of room for interpretation&# read more

My Man Godfrey REMAKE (1957) 5/30/2014 3 Comments   No until Hell freezes over. NO!!! No!To the 1957 My Man Godfrey remake,  I say,  NO!David Niven?    NO!June Allyson?!?NO!Oh, so hideous.  read more

My Man Godfrey REMAKE (1957) 5/30/2014 3 Comments   No until Hell freezes over. NO!!! No!To the 1957 My Man Godfrey remake,  I say,  NO!David Niven?    NO!June Allyson?!?NO!Oh, so hideous.  So hideous.  June Allys read more

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/5794/My-Man-Godfrey/#tcmarcp-143343-212816                      Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. My Man Godfrey (1936) is the story of an eccentric Park Avenue heiress who meets a “forgotten man” living in the City Dump and hires read more

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/5794/My-Man-Godfrey/#tcmarcp-143343-212816                      Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. My Man Godfrey (1936) is the story of an eccentric Park Avenue heiress who meets a “forgotten man” living in the City Dump and hires read more

And we’re back with another Film Class Wednesday review.  I believed, for quite a while, that I’d previously reviewed My Man Godfrey; I mean, it’s a beloved classic and I’ve watched it several times.  Looks like I was wrong, and now I get to review it for you fine people!  read more

Imagine a classic film, such as "My Man Godfrey" with Carole Lombard and William Powell, getting a sequel decades after it was made. Well, yesterday it was announced that another iconic movie will be getting such treatment.We are referring to "It's A Wonderful Life," the beloved 1946 Frank Capra fil read more

Starring William Powell and Carole Lombard with a zany cast of others, the film follows a funny socialite daughter who takes a “Forgotten Man” as her family’s butler. Godfrey takes the job and soon learns how to cope with the scatterbrained girl, her stuck up sister, their ditsy mo read more