Screening Notes The film My Man Godfrey shows the specific characteristics of a Classic Hollywood film. One main technique that was used during this period was to have a structured narrative that the producers knew would work. In My Man Godfrey there are two storylines that are tied together; the love Irene has for Godfrey, and the series of events that lead Godfrey to opening a club at the city dump. These two plots come …showed first 75 words of 423 total…

…showed last 75 words of 423 total…film. This sort of class commentary is presented in Rear Window as well. We know that the protagonist is a middle class photographer and that his girlfriend is an upperclass society lady. He does not think that their relationship will work even though she wants it to. This is a comment on contemporary social class issues, but it is not much an intricate part of the plot as in My Man Godfrey. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** none