My Man Godfrey
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- Year:
- 1936
- 94 min
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Hello, Duke.
Hello, Mike.
Any luck today?
and everything was going great
until the cops came along.
Too bad it didn't work.
If them cops would stick
to their own racket,
we'd get somewhere
in this country...
without a lot of this
relief and all that stuff.
Mike, I wouldn't worry.
Prosperity's just around the corner.
Yeah. It's been there a long time.
I wish I knew which corner.
Well, Duke, I'm gonna turn in.
- Bonsoir.
- Bonsoir, Mike.
This is the place, all right.
That looks like one of them.
- Stall Irene. I'll talk to the fellow.
- I told you about this place.
- We got here first.
Well, she's not gonna
get ahead of me.
Good evening.
- Good evening.
- How'd you like to make five dollars?
Huh? I didn't quite
catch what you said.
I said, how'd you like
to make five dollars?
- Five dollars?
- Five dollars.
Well, I don't want
to seem inquisitive,
but what would I
have to do for it?
All you have to do is go
to the Waldorf Ritz Hotel with me,
I'll show you to a few people,
and then I'll send you right back.
May I inquire just why
you would want...
to show me to people
at the Waldorf Ritz?
Oh, if you must know,
it's a game... a scavenger hunt.
If I find a forgotten man first, I win.
Is that clear?
Yes, quite clear.
Shall I wear my tails,
or come just as I am?
You needn't be fresh. Do you want
the five dollars or don't you?
Madam, I can't tell you
how flattered I am...
by your very generous offer.
However, I'll have to take it up
with my board of directors.
- Don't you touch me!
- No matter what my directors advise,
- I think you should be spanked.
- George, do something!
Are you in the habit
of hitting ladies?
I'm in the habit of hitting gentlemen
also, if that'll interest you.
- Aren't you going to do anything?
- Let's get a policeman.
- Who are you?
- I'm Irene.
That was my sister Cornelia
you pushed in the ash pile.
- Like me to push Cornelia's sister?
- I don't think I'd like that.
- Then you'd better get out of here.
- Oh, you bet.
Wait a minute!
Sit down!
I'm sitting.
What's up, Duke?
Need some help?
No, thanks, boys.
Got everything under control.
Are you a member
of this hunting party?
I was, but I'm not now.
Are they all forgotten men too?
Yes, I guess they are, maybe. Why?
I couldn't help but laugh. I've wanted
to do that since I was six years old.
- You wanted to what?
- Oh, push Cornelia in a pile of ashes.
That was Faithful George with her.
That isn't really his name.
He gets in everybody's hair.
His father's the broker.
That's very enlightening.
Cornelia thought she was going to win,
and you pushed her.
Could follow an intelligent conversation
for just a moment?
- I'll try.
- Well, that's fine.
Do you mind telling me
just what a scavenger hunt is?
Well, a scavenger hunt
is exactly like a treasure hunt.
In a treasure hunt
you try to find something you want.
In a scavenger hunt you try to find
something that nobody wants.
- Hmm, like a forgotten man?
- That's right.
The one that wins gets a prize,
only there really is no prize.
It's just the honor of winning.
The money goes to charity.
That is, if there's any money left over,
Well, that clears
the whole matter up beautifully.
I've decided I don't want to play any
more games with human beings as objects.
It's kind of sordid when you think
of it, when you think it over.
Yeah, well, I don't know.
I haven't thought it over.
I don't like to change the subject, but
why do you live in a place like this?
There's so many
other nice places.
- You really want to know?
- Oh, I'm very curious.
Because my real estate agent felt the
altitude would be good for my asthma.
- Oh, my uncle has asthma.
- No!
Well, now there's a coincidence.
Well, I suppose I should
be going now, shouldn't I?
That's a good idea.
I want to see who won the game.
I suppose it was Cornelia.
She probably got another
forgotten man by now.
If you took me with you,
you'd win the game? Is that the idea?
Well, I might if I got there first.
to Cornelia, I'm not saying anything.
But you'd win if you
got back first with me?
It'd be awfully nice of you,
but I don't like to ask.
Let's beat Cornelia.
- It wouldn't be asking too much?
- Mm-mm.
See, I've got a sense of curiosity,
just the same as you have.
I'd really like to see
just what a scavenger hunt looks like.
- But I told you!
- Yes. I'm still curious.
Well, come on.
Thank you.
- My name's Blake.
- My name is Bullock.
an insane asylum.
Well, all you need
to start an asylum...
is an empty room and
the right kind of people.
That's right.
Oh, good evening, Mrs. Jordan.
Look what I brought with me.
Oh, why, look!
- And the baby came along too!
- Here.
Take a look at the dizzy
old gal with the goat.
I've had to look at her for 20 years.
That's Mrs. Bullock.
Alexander!
- Alexander! Alexander!
- I'm terribly sorry.
How do you think I feel?
All right, Angelica!
Alexander, Alexander, come here.
Look at the pretty goat.
Carlo and I found him in the Bronx.
Isn't he just sweet?
- He doesn't smell very sweet.
- Oh, Alexander never did like animals.
Come on, goat, goat, goat.
Come on. Come on.
- Are you talking to me or that thing?
- Oh, Alexander!
Don't be afraid of the stairs. Angelica
won't let anything happen to you.
Quick, quick, quick.
Come on. Quick, quick.
Come on, goat, goat, goat.
Come on.
I have a goat!
I have a goat!
I have a goat!
Will you please
pay attention to me?
I'm Mrs. Bullock,
and I have a goat.
I have a goat!
I have a goat!
I have a goat!
I have a goat!
I know you've got a goat. Will you
please get Mrs. Bullock's goat?
Get those things
out of the way.
I have a little baby goat.
What am I supposed
to do with that?
- What else do we have to find?
- What?
What else do we have to get?
All you have to get is one forgotten man
and a bowl ofJapanese goldfish.
What? Get that thing
out of the way! What?
I said, a forgotten man
and a bowl ofJapanese goldfish.
One man... Let's go.
AJapanese man.
A man and a bowl
ofJapanese men.
- I can't remember what he said.
- What are you talking about?
We just have
A bowl ofJapanese men
and a forgotten goldfish.
- Goldfish!
- I don't know about the goldfish!
But if you want a forgotten man,
you'll find me home in bed!
I can't concentrate, Alexander.
Come along, Carlo. Goldfish...
- Are all these people hunters?
- Oh, no, we work in groups.
Some are hunters,
and some are receivers.
- Sounds like a bankruptcy proceeding.
- Who receives me?
- I have to take you to the committee.
- You don't mind, do you?
- I can hardly wait.
Wait a minute!
What have you there?
This is Godfrey.
Is Cornelia back yet?
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