Some 30s-40s comedies rely on the theory that if you shoot off enough text, rapid-fire, the audience will be kept afloat at a steady height of exhilaration - no matter how dull the humor. Godfrey isn't a train-wreck like some Kath Hepburn vehicles I've seen which subscribe to this concept, but it wobbles a lot. At times an eloquent comedy of manners a-la Shaw or Wilde, other times it anticipates Buñuel's crass farces casting aristocrats as unredeemable buffoons, which I find boring. Powell=good.

An enjoyable movie from this era.

Terribly charmless comedy.

The other day, I was trying to think of what this movie was called. I haven't seen this in awhile, but I love it so much. Classic movie.

The women in this movie are extremely obnoxious, and the whole "hey, he's just pretending to be a bum" feels a little like cheating.

Better than the usual romantic comedy. It's amusing but not absurd like so many of them are. William Powell does a wonderful job as a tramp, a butler, and finally, the owner of a successful business.

a very entertaining comedy that's light on the laughs, but piles on the amusment. i'm not really digging that the chick falls in love with him immediately, and especially that he gives in without argument at the end, but whatever, it's the 30's, such is cinema.

This movie is so god damned charming it hurts. When I wasn't laughing, I was grinning from ear to ear, from alternately the razor-sharp dialogue, the incisive skewering of high society, or the sheer good-naturedness of it all. Godfrey is not only sharp as a tack, he's the kind of guy every guy wants to be, and every woman (as evident in the film) wants to be with, and every minute of the film spent in his presence is a joy. First-rate entertainment.

William Powell takes great lines and makes them better. His style is absolutely suave and entertaining, and while nobody else in the film reaches his level, they all do a damn fine job with a superb screenplay. This is like an American screwball version of Rules of the Game, where all the flighty, moronic aristocrats make their own pointless drama because there's nothing else to do. Carole Lombard is especially hilarious, hopelessly in love without caring why. Hell of a classic.

A delightful 30's comedy with a not to subtle commentary on the social,economic and political climate at the time this film was made.I really liked how William Powell's character stayed above the fray while getting in some nice zingers of his own.The ending drove home the points this movie makes a little to heavy handed for my taste.

A very good 1930's comedy. It suffers a bit from the typical shortcomings of comedues of the era; the over the top supporting characters, the unrealistic situations and an ending which is too neat and tidy, but that doesn't stop it from being a very good comedy. The dialogue is witty and sharp, Powell does what he does best and Lombard, while occasionally a bit too over the top, does a great job. There's some insightful commentary tucked in there too which helps balance the film well.

A truly hysterical and genuinely romantic film. Carole Lombard is delightfully psychotic, Gail Patrik is delightfully coniving, and William Powell is delightful as the butler who observes "This is the craziest family I've ever seen".

It's very impressive how the writers were able to keep the film constantly moving at such a miraculous pace for more than an hour and a half. The dialogue -- silly though it is -- is very charming, in no small part because of the all-around inspired acting. It doesn't hurt that while the film may be a screwball, it's grounded in realism. The uneasy spirit of the time looms large, even though the members of the family the film revolves around try their best not to be affected by it.

Amusing.

Along with "Follow the Fleet," the highest scoring film of 1936, with "Swing Time" a very close third.