{"id":2300,"date":"2009-01-17T18:59:28","date_gmt":"2009-01-18T03:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.furiousdreams.com\/blog\/?p=2300"},"modified":"2009-01-27T14:06:23","modified_gmt":"2009-01-27T22:36:23","slug":"1936-is-so-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furiousdreams.com\/blog\/1936-is-so-now\/","title":{"rendered":"1936 is so now"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘My Man Godfrey’<\/em> is a classic set during the (first) depression amidst ‘forgotten men’. Carol Lombard, William Powell, impeccable writing and worth 94 minutes of your time. The maid has some of the best lines.<\/p>\n

Cornelia tries to frame the butler Godfrey by hiding her pearls under his mattress. The police are at the residence to ask questions.<\/p>\n

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Maid to police grilling her about the missing pearl necklace;\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cop to maid: \u00c2\u00a0‘Who are you<\/em>?’<\/div>\n
Maid in doily get-up: ‘Guess…’<\/div>\n
Cop: ‘Just a minute, sister.’<\/div>\n
Maid with one hand on hip: ‘If I thought that were true, I’d disown my parents.’<\/div>\n
Cop: ‘Heh, heh, heh….so you got a passion for jewelry, eh?’<\/div>\n
Maid: ‘Yes, I also got a passion for sockin’ cops.’<\/div>\n
Cop: ‘Where are they?’<\/div>\n
Maid: ‘Most of them are in cemeteries’.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here’s a clip and you can watch the whole movie here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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