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Lakeshore Classic Movies

My Man Godfrey (1936)

Season 2023 Episode 51

In this Depression-era screwball comedy, a Park Avenue brat (Carole Lombard, in an Academy Award nominated role) is looking for a ‘forgotten man’(William Powell) in a scavenger hunt, and goes on to bring him home to be the family’s new butler.

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Detour (1945)
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A hitchhiker takes on the identity of the man who gave him a ride when he suddenly dies.
Pitfall (1948)
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1:25:35
Married insurance adjuster Dick Powell becomes involved with an embezzler’s girlfriend.
The Big Combo (1955)
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A police detective (Cornell Wilde) is determined to catch a gang boss (Richard Conte),
Four thieves hold up an armored truck and leave an ex-con (John Payne) to take the rap.
Quicksand (1950)
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Mickey Rooney borrows $20 from the till to take out a new girl, leading to more trouble.
Bells of San Angelo (1947)
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1:15:22
Roy Rogers is a border agent investigating silver smuggling over the Mexican border.
My Pal Trigger (1946)
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1:18:48
When a prized horse is shot, breeder Roy Rogers is framed to look like the guilty party.
The Outlaw (1943)
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1:55:48
Jane Russell is the center of attention of Pat Garrett, Doc Holliday and Billy the Kid.
Pimpernel Smith (1941)
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Archaeology professor travels to Nazi Germany for research and to secretly free prisoners.
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
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British Lord (Leslie Howard) is a vigilante who rescues aristocrats from the guillotine.
Of Human Bondage (1934)
1:22:11
Medical student Leslie Howard falls in love with waitress Bette Davis and suffers for it.
Royal Wedding (1951)
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1:32:36
Fred Astaire and Jane Powell star as a brother-and-sister musical act touring London.
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