The standard for all screwball comedies to follow, this film is a national treasure for its send up of the rich and idle during the Great Depression with prosperity just around the corner. William Powell stars as Godfrey Parke, the “lost man” hobo found by madcap heiress Irene Bullock (Carole Lombarde in one of her wackiest and most memorable performances). Irene, the most eccentric member of an eccentric family, brings the man home to serve as the family butler. The laughs are endless, starting with the “find a forgotten man” ball when head-of-the-household/nuthouse Alexander Bullock (Engene Pallette) runs into an old friend who observes, “the place slightly resembles an insane asylum.” In a priceless exchange he goes on to say, “did you take a look at the crazy dame with the goat” to which Bullock answers, “Yes, that’s my wife.” Powell is terrific as the hobo/butler who is really a member of one of Boston’s most wealthy families, and Eugene Pallette, as head of the crazy family, delivers some of the best lines. Academy Award Nominations 1936 – William Powell for Best Actor, Carole Lombard for Best Actress, Gregory La Cava for Best Director, Eric Hatch and Morris Ryskind for Best Original Screenplay, Mischa Auer for Best Supporting Actor, Alice Brady for Best Supporting Actress. (1936)