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The year~§ recaptures ::reat sift MY MAN GODFREY of night for men OVIE PLAYERS as a rule love their art and get a great in a new and , lovely M kick out of working before the camera, hut not for perfume - ARPEGE - many a moon has a group of Hollywood denizens en delicate as a nocturne joyed such a laugh while making a picture as William Powell, ployed on muted strings. Carole Lombard and the rest of the cast did during the filming of "My Man Godfrey," the comedy which Gregory La Cava directed for Universal. Adapted from Eric Hatch's It's a hairbrush-smart, mod novel by the author himself ern, with a fine black-and and Morrie Ryskind who chrome finish. The bristles are wrote such comical extrava imported. As a brush alone, it ganzas as " Of Thee I Sing" would delight any man. But and "A Night At The Opera," when you consider that in this brush is a complete shaving and the plot of "My Man God hair dressing kit, you will see why this is the year's greatest gift. frey," goes out for comedy without any respect for Cleverly hidden in the head are a safety razor, five blades, a rhyme or reason. However, tube for cream, a genuine badger brush, a mirror and a comb. fifty per cent of the fun at So ingeniously are these nested in their places, no rattle betrays tached to the production will their presence. William Powell helps Carole Lombard clean up in "My Man Godfrey." never he seen by an audience. the The Weekender is packed in a case of genuine leather- That is because it took place when Powell and his merry or "weekends." perfect kit for a man who travels, camps mates clowned and jested between the real scenes of the film. o one, from star to stand-in knew when he was going to find 'IO a gold fish in his pocket or a firecracker in his cigar. Usually PARKER & BATTERSBY such buffoonery is sternly discouraged while a picture is going the horseplay be Street, New York City through its birth pangs. La Cava encouraged 46 West 50th the players in the hilarious mood necessary for cause it kept ; . SCANDAL . .. RUMEUR a frothy comedy like "My Man Godfrey," which tells how Irene Bullock, "New York's dizziest de- hutante," played by Miss Lombard, TheW(EKEnDER brings William Powell as Godfrey .\.. -·, Made by Metalfield Inc., 43-01 22nd Street, Long Island City, N. Y. Parke, one of the depression's For gotten Men from his refuse dump shack to the Waldorf ballroom to win h erself first prize in a Scaven ger Hunt party. She falls in love (~' FOR • • • ASK with him, insists that he become [ : , ~ the family butler and thus starts THcJ\faooir ~cbelieo the endless chain of harum-scarum a'l 6,-~ . ,.t •· complications. ~~- .~'17°'~ -~ .t':~ M . J. F. Naturally such a moonstruck film get under way in broad . '· "-·~{.( ·:::{.._;, /•:.:,, ',t• could not ~-~~' --~· ~ daylight like a staid, law ahidin.,rr RARE OLD LIQUEUR Gail Patrick, Robert Light, William picture. Shooting began late at Powell and Carole Lombard night under the blaze of several Whisl~y scores of huge arc lights arranged in batteries on heavy wood Scotch scaffolding overlooking the rubbish dump set. This set was a three acre hole in the ground filled with ten thousand tin cans almost as many discarded auto tires and a hamlet of packino • hox shanties. " As Miss Lombard accompanied hy Gail Patrick picked her All over 10 years way daintily over the tomato cans and empty heer bottles in a thousand dollar evenin g wrap by Travis Banton to meet Bill old. There is Powell for their first scene, it was none finer • taken for granted that they would shake hands in conventional fash ion, and get to work. They had not met professionally for a mat • ter of three years. But the God frey frivolity must have struck the both of them at once, for as though hy previous agreement Imported by they rubbed noses like a couple BROWN, WRIGHT & COMPANY, Inc. of Eskimos. After they played the scene they did it again. They Apply to John 0. Evans, Afanager, Manoir Richelieu, 15 West 44th Street, New York, N. Y. Afurray B ay, Quebec, or Canada Steamship L ines repeated it before and after every o.ffice.s m principal cities, or your Local Tra1.1el Agent. F. GORDO BROW , Presiclent scene from then until the close Gregory La Cava directing a scene in "My Man Godfrey." of the film. A DIVISION OF CANADA STEAMSHIP LINES 94 .