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Bullock realizes his daughter has orchestrated the whole thing and informs her that the pearls are not insured. The
Bullocks send their daughters to Europe to help Irene get over her broken engagement to Charlie, but when they return, her feelings for Godfrey have not changed. Irene stages a fainting spell and swoons into Godfrey's arms, who soon discovers she is faking it. He puts her in the shower and turns on the cold water. This, however, has an unexpected result. She says, "Oh Godfrey, now I know you love me...You do or you wouldn't have lost your temper."
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Charlie Van Rumple, but breaks down in tears and flees after being congratulated by Godfrey. Over lunch the next day, Tommy wonders what one of the elite "Parkes of Boston" is doing as a servant. Godfrey explains that when he lost the woman he loved, he considered suicide, but the undaunted attitude of the homeless men living at the dump rekindled his spirits.
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Waldorf-Ritz Hotel, Irene's businessman father Alexander Bullock waits resignedly, as his ditsy wife Angelica and her mooching protégé Carlo play the game. Godfrey is authenticated as a "forgotten man", allowing Irene to win that part of the hunt. Godfrey takes the opportunity
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Universal producer Rogers said it was key to the film's production to make "everyone connected with the picture" feel "a happy-go-lucky mood," and "keep them laughing... madder and merrier the better," "while you're shooting the picture." Film crew described star
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Charlie. Cornelia attempts to seduce Godfrey on his day off, but when he rebuffs her, she plants her pearl necklace under Godfrey's mattress and calls the police to report it missing. However, the police do not find the pearls under the mattress. Mr.
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Godfrey to his office and apartment at The Dump, makes it clear that she is moving in, and, when Tommy sends in New York's mayor to marry them, Irene leads a startled Godrey up by the hand and says "Stand still
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was in production from April 15 to May 27, 1936, and then had retakes in early June of the year. Its budget was $ 575,375; Powell was paid $ 87,500 and Lombard $ 45,645. The film was one of the first under the new regime of
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to publicly express his contempt for the players' antics before leaving in a huff. An apologetic Irene decides to make him her protégé and hires him as the new family butler.
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1936 American comedy-drama film directed by Gregory La Cava
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2572:Living in a Big Way
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2580:One Touch of Venus
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