Godfrey (William Powell): You want me to tell you what I REALLY think of you? Required fields are marked *. My Man Godfrey is a 1936 film about a socialite who hires a derelict to be her family's butler, only to fall in love with him, much to his dismay.. My Man Godfrey is a 1936 film about a socialite who hires a derelict to be her family's butler, only to fall in love with him, much to his dismay. You don’t know anything about him. Detective: No wisecracks. Godfrey (William Powell): You really want to know? I assure you it'll be a pleasure to go back to a society of really important people.
Godfrey (William Powell): Well, I’ll try to simplify it. Irene Bullock (Carole Lombard): It’s mother’s protege. I knew it had been dumped on the market, so I sold short. Carlo (Mischa Auer): [entering the room] May I come in? Alexander Bullock (Eugene Pallette): [to Carlo] Why don’t you stop imitating a gorilla and start imitating a man? It happened to me also. Cornelia Bullock (Gail Patrick): I’ll do my own killing. Godfrey (William Powell): Do you mind telling me just what a scavenger hunt is? Molly (Jean Dixon): Is that your name? My curiosity is satisfied. Now this family helped me. Carlo (Mischa Auer): Ochi Chornya… Ochi Chornya… Ochi Chornya! Godfrey (William Powell): Does the butler have quarters here in the house, or is that necessary? Cornelia Bullock (Gail Patrick): You can’t go on like this forever. Nobody wants me. Carlo (Mischa Auer): Very interesting book. Molly (Jean Dixon): Most of them are in cemeteries. You mean gentlemen’s underwear? Directed by Gregory La Cava.Written by Morrie Ryskind, Eric Hatch, and Gregory La Cava (uncredited), based on Hatch's short novel 1101 Park Avenue. Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it’s been there a long time. Irene Bullock (Carole Lombard): No she hasn’t. [Irene poses dramatically] Godfrey (William Powell): The only difference between a derelict and a man is a job. I learned patience from Mr. Bullock. People who take in stray cats say they make the best pets, Madame. Detective: Who are you? Irene Bullock (Carole Lombard): Well, the last one had recommendations and stole all the silver. Godfrey (William Powell): Well, that makes me a sort of Cornelia beater doesn’t it? Irene Bullock (Carole Lombard): Oh, it’s a lovely view – the view of the bridge. Irene Bullock (Carole Lombard): What difference does it make where one puts flowers when one’s heart is breaking?
And I may add, some of the money went into a project of my own.