Summer of Satire: My Man Godfrey (1936)

In this Depression Era satire of the upper class, the hairbrained daughter (Lombard) of a rich and eccentric family brings a ‘hobo’ (Powell) home as an item in a scavenger hunt but soon discovers that he is more than he seems. An all-around masterpiece of chemistry and comic-timing with a potent social conscience. [NH]

1936 • dir Gregory La Cava w/William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady, Eugene Pallette • 94 min • DCP

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Repertory Series
SUMMER OF SATIRE
Wednesdays, July 23 – Aug 27

Our Summer of Satire series offers an entertaining collection of celluloid satires skewering war, capitalism, racism, class and ideology with absurdism, surrealism, and biting humor. These films expose the contradictions and hypocrisies of modern society across eras, cultures, and political systems. Join us on Wednesdays beginning July 23 for Summer of Satire. Learn more at

DUCK SOUP • Wed, Jul 23 at 4:30, 6:30 • DCP
MY MAN GODFREY • Wed, Jul 30 at 4:30, 8:30 • DCP
BOUDU SAVED FROM DROWNING • Wed, Jul 30 at 6:30 • DCP
ELMER GANTRY • Wed, Aug 6 at 6:00 • 35mm
WEEKEND • Wed, Aug 13 at 3:45, 8:00 • 35mm
THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL • Wed, Aug 13 at 6:00 • DCP
ONE, TWO, THREE • Wed, Aug 20 at 6:00 • DCP
DR. STRANGELOVE • Wed, Aug 20 at 3:45, 8:15 • DCP
WATERMELON MAN • Wed, Aug 27 at 4:15, 8:30 • 4K DCP
PUTNEY SWOPE • Wed, Aug 27 at 6:30 • DCP

https://brattlefilm.org/film-series/summer-of-satire/

You may also like the following events from Brattle Theatre:

• This Wednesday, 23rd July, 04:30 pm, Summer of Satire: Duck Soup in Cambridge
• This Thursday, 24th July, 08:00 pm, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe • New 4K Restoration in Cambridge
• This Friday, 25th July, 03:30 pm, Friday Film Matinee: The Wind in the Willows in Cambridge

Also check out other Entertainment events in Cambridge, Workshops in Cambridge.