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The House of Squibb presents Academy Award. Every week Squibb brings you Hollywood's finest. The great picture plays, the great actors and actresses, techniques and skills chosen from the honor roll of those who have won or been nominated for the famous Golden Oscar of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. And now, E.R. Squibb and Sons, manufacturing chemists to the medical profession since 1858, bring you as our star tonight, the distinguished actor William Powel…

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Synopsis

In My Man Godfrey, the narrative is set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, a time when America grapples with economic hardship and societal upheaval. The story begins with Godfrey, a man living in a shack at a city dump, who is approached by the wealthy Cornelia Bullock during a scavenger hunt. Cornelia's invitation to participate in the hunt offers Godfrey a chance to escape his dire circumstances, albeit temporarily. As he reluctantly agrees, he is thrust into the extravagant world of the Bullock family, where the absurdities of wealth clash with the realities of poverty.

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Academy Award 10-02-46 (28) My Man Godfrey.mp3

Academy Award Theater, Episode 28

My Man Godfrey

Wednesday, October 2, 1946

Academy Award Theater, Episode 28

My Man Godfrey

Wednesday, October 2, 1946

Summary

In My Man Godfrey, a down-and-out man named Godfrey becomes entangled with a wealthy family during a scavenger hunt. As he navigates their eccentricities, he faces the challenge of his own past and the societal divide of the Great Depression.

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