My Man Godfrey (1957)
- Directed by
- Henry Koster
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 26 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A wealthy but scatterbrained socialite hires a homeless man as her family's butler during a scavenger hunt. He turns out to be more than he seems, bringing order and romance into her chaotic world.
lightheartedromanticbreezywhimsicalscrewballfast-pacedwittyplayfulcharming
What happens
My Man Godfrey is a 1957 American CinemaScope comedy film starring June Allyson and David Niven. It was adapted by Peter Berneis, William Bowers and Everett Freeman, and directed by Henry Koster. The film is a color remake of Gregory La Cava's 1936 screwball comedy of the same name. Allyson played the role created by Carole Lombard in the original version, and Niven took on the role made famous by William Powell. Niven had played the role of Tommy Gray, Godfrey's former classmate, in a 1938 radio version. While the original film from 1936 did not have its copyright renewed and is in the public domain, this film's copyright was renewed. Both films are derivative works of the still copyrighted 1935 novel by Eric S. Hatch, 1101 Park Avenue. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.