My Man Godfrey
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My Man Godfrey is a 1936 screwball comedy film about a "forgotten man" hired as a wealthy family's butler, renowned for its witty social satire and classic performances.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| My Man Godfrey canonical | 11 |
| My Man Godfrey (1936 film) | 2 |
| My Man Godfrey (1957 film) | 1 |
| My Man Godfrey (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2044810 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: My Man Godfrey Context triple: [Eugene Pallette, appearedIn, My Man Godfrey]
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A.
The Lady Is a Tramp
"The Lady Is a Tramp" is a popular show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical "Babes in Arms," later becoming a jazz and pop standard widely recorded by major artists.
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B.
Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby is a classic 1938 screwball comedy film starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, renowned for its fast-paced farce, witty dialogue, and influential place in Hollywood comedy history.
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C.
The Great McGinty
The Great McGinty is a 1940 political satire film written and directed by Preston Sturges, notable for its sharp, comedic take on corruption and machine politics.
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D.
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib is a classic 1949 American romantic comedy film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who oppose each other in a high-profile court case about gender equality.
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E.
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1936 comedic play by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman about an eccentric family whose free-spirited lifestyle clashes with conventional society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: My Man Godfrey Target entity description: My Man Godfrey is a 1936 screwball comedy film about a "forgotten man" hired as a wealthy family's butler, renowned for its witty social satire and classic performances.
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A.
The Lady Is a Tramp
"The Lady Is a Tramp" is a popular show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical "Babes in Arms," later becoming a jazz and pop standard widely recorded by major artists.
-
B.
Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby is a classic 1938 screwball comedy film starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, renowned for its fast-paced farce, witty dialogue, and influential place in Hollywood comedy history.
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C.
The Great McGinty
The Great McGinty is a 1940 political satire film written and directed by Preston Sturges, notable for its sharp, comedic take on corruption and machine politics.
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D.
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib is a classic 1949 American romantic comedy film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who oppose each other in a high-profile court case about gender equality.
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E.
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1936 comedic play by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman about an eccentric family whose free-spirited lifestyle clashes with conventional society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
screwball comedy film ⓘ |
| AcademyAwardNominationFor |
Best Actor
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Best Actress ⓘ Best Director ⓘ Best Screenplay ⓘ Best Supporting Actor ⓘ Best Supporting Actress ⓘ |
| AcademyAwardNominations | 6 ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Eric Hatch ⓘ |
| basedOn |
My Man Godfrey
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
My Man Godfrey (novel)
|
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Alexander Bullock
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Angelica Bullock ⓘ Cornelia Bullock ⓘ Godfrey ⓘ Irene Bullock ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ted Tetzlaff ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Gregory La Cava ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ted J. Kent ⓘ |
| era | Great Depression ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
romantic comedy film ⓘ screwball comedy ⓘ |
| hasRemake |
My Man Godfrey
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
My Man Godfrey (1957 film)
|
| leadActorRole | William Powell as Godfrey ⓘ |
| leadActressRole |
Carole Lombard
ⓘ
surface form:
Carole Lombard as Irene Bullock
|
| musicBy | Charles Previn ⓘ |
| notableFact | First film to receive Academy Award nominations in all four acting categories. ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classic screwball comedy performances
ⓘ
witty social satire of class and wealth during the Great Depression ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A "forgotten man" from a Hooverville is hired as a wealthy family's butler and brings wisdom and stability to their chaotic lives. ⓘ |
| producer | Charles R. Rogers ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 94 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Eric Hatch
ⓘ
Morrie Ryskind ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Alice Brady
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Carole Lombard ⓘ Eugene Pallette ⓘ Gail Patrick ⓘ Mischa Auer ⓘ William Powell ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: My Man Godfrey Description of subject: My Man Godfrey is a 1936 screwball comedy film about a "forgotten man" hired as a wealthy family's butler, renowned for its witty social satire and classic performances.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eugene Pallette
this entity surface form:
My Man Godfrey (1936 film)
this entity surface form:
My Man Godfrey (novel)
this entity surface form:
My Man Godfrey (1957 film)
this entity surface form:
My Man Godfrey (1936 film)