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Sua Excelência, O Chofer

Título original: Merrily We Live
  • 1938
  • Approved
  • 1 h 35 min
AVALIAÇÃO DA IMDb
7,3/10
2,5 mil
SUA AVALIAÇÃO
Brian Aherne and Constance Bennett in Sua Excelência, O Chofer (1938)
Dizzy society matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find is a handsome "tramp" who shows up at her doorstep and soon ends up in a chauffeur's uniform. He also catches the eye of her pretty Geraldine.
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Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaA wealthy socialite who hires ex-cons and hobos as staff takes in a handsome drifter as her chauffeur. Her daughter Geraldine becomes interested in him.A wealthy socialite who hires ex-cons and hobos as staff takes in a handsome drifter as her chauffeur. Her daughter Geraldine becomes interested in him.A wealthy socialite who hires ex-cons and hobos as staff takes in a handsome drifter as her chauffeur. Her daughter Geraldine becomes interested in him.

  • Direção
    • Norman Z. McLeod
  • Roteiristas
    • Eddie Moran
    • Jack Jevne
    • E.J. Rath
  • Artistas
    • Constance Bennett
    • Brian Aherne
    • Alan Mowbray
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  • AVALIAÇÃO DA IMDb
    7,3/10
    2,5 mil
    SUA AVALIAÇÃO
    • Direção
      • Norman Z. McLeod
    • Roteiristas
      • Eddie Moran
      • Jack Jevne
      • E.J. Rath
    • Artistas
      • Constance Bennett
      • Brian Aherne
      • Alan Mowbray
    • 70Avaliações de usuários
    • 18Avaliações da crítica
  • Veja as informações de produção no IMDbPro
    • Indicado a 5 Oscars
      • 1 vitória e 5 indicações no total

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    Constance Bennett
    Constance Bennett
    • Jerry Kilbourne
    Brian Aherne
    Brian Aherne
    • Wade Rawlins
    Alan Mowbray
    Alan Mowbray
    • Grosvenor (butler)
    Billie Burke
    Billie Burke
    • Mrs. Kilbourne
    Patsy Kelly
    Patsy Kelly
    • Etta
    Ann Dvorak
    Ann Dvorak
    • Minerva Harlan
    Tom Brown
    Tom Brown
    • Kane Kilbourne
    Clarence Kolb
    Clarence Kolb
    • Mr. Kilbourne
    Bonita Granville
    Bonita Granville
    • Marion Kilbourne
    Marjorie Rambeau
    Marjorie Rambeau
    • Mrs. Harlan
    Phillip Reed
    Phillip Reed
    • Herbert Wheeler
    Willie Best
    Willie Best
    • George
    Sidney Bracey
    Sidney Bracey
    • 2nd Butler
    Paul Everton
    Paul Everton
    • Senator Harlan
    Marjorie Kane
    Marjorie Kane
    • Rosa
    Wilma Cox
    • Mrs. Remington
    • (não creditado)
    Sarah Edwards
    Sarah Edwards
    • Mrs. Fleming
    • (não creditado)
    Pat Flaherty
    Pat Flaherty
    • Pat - Police Officer
    • (não creditado)
    • Direção
      • Norman Z. McLeod
    • Roteiristas
      • Eddie Moran
      • Jack Jevne
      • E.J. Rath
    • Elenco e equipe completos
    • Produção, bilheteria e muito mais no IMDbPro

    Avaliações de usuários70

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    8planktonrules

    Very, very derivative BUT enjoyable!

    This is hardly an original film, as it was apparently a variation on the 1930 film WHAT A MAN. Plus, it's amazingly similar to the 1936 hit film, MY MAN GODFREY. However, despite being so unoriginal, the overall film is amazingly watchable and a lot of fun.

    Like in GODFREY, the rich family that is the focus of the film is amazingly ditsy and....well, nuts! Unlike GODFREY, most of the insanity is concentrated into the mother (played by Billie Burke)--though as the film progresses, you come to realize they're all touched! As for Burke, her stupid schtick wears thin at the beginning of the film (making you wonder why the other family members haven't killed her). But, fortunately, as the film continues, she is given such wonderful lines of dialog that I really am glad they didn't kill her. Additionally, the rest of the family's dialog was great as well--showing that the writers were really hitting their mark.

    The film is about Burke's bizarre habit of bringing home hobos to rehabilitate them, though in many ways they were treated more like pets or toys than people. The rest of the family is sick of this because the hobos are usually thieves or opportunists, so it's no wonder that when Brian Aherne is taken in by Burke that the rest of the family is angry and wants Aherne to go. However, what's really strange is that although Aherne is dressed like a bum, he never WANTS to be saved by Burke and he more or less becomes a part of the family against his will! As the film progresses, like Godfrey, Aherne is obviously more than just a man down on his luck--leading to a dandy conclusion.

    The film has excellent and well-paced direction, wonderful writing and an excellent ensemble cast. It is actually quite surprising that this film isn't more well-known, as it's one of the better comedies of the 1930s.
    9lolarites-68701

    In Praise of Clarence Kolb

    I absolutely love this screwball. I don't care if it's a Godfrey remake or not. It's full of heavy hitters from Patsy Kelly to Alan Mowbray (who was in Godfrey) to Constance Bennett and Billie Burke. It seems no screwball can be without Billie in it. However, to me, it's Clarence that makes it all worthwhile. He can't do anything without making me laugh. His attempts at trying to rein in his family alway make things worse. He does this spectacular pratfall in the kitchen that had me howling. He was obviously very athletic and coordinated to pull it off. I wonder how many takes it took. I loved him on Margie and every time he would bellow "Albright, you're fired!" I would laugh, but this is really his show. I wish we had wonderful character actors like him around now, but sadly they are all gone. I love the way the two great Danes played him too. He played the stooge to everyone. I suspect Preston Sturges had something to do with this, but there is no mention of him. It's so unfortunate how some gems like this one get buried and forgotten when they could be making so many people happy.
    8blanche-2

    Under-appreciated comedy

    Brian Aherne is a hobo taken in by Billie Burke to be a family chauffeur in "Merrily We Live," also starring Constance Bennett, Alan Mowbray, Bonita Granville, Tom Brown, and Clarence Kolb. The film is basically the same story as "My Man Godfrey" but I'm going to go out on a limb here and say it's funnier, though "Godfrey" had the serious undertones (and William Powell) that this movie completely lacks. Unfortunately for "Merrily We Live," it came out at a time when the screwball comedy had had its day. It's so interesting now to see these true gems that suffered from bad timing. "Bringing Up Baby," regarded today as a classic, also suffered at the box office.

    The family Aherne comes to work for is never boring. The matriarch, Emily (Billie Burke), is bonkers. She's constantly picking up hobos and hiring them. In the first scene, the last bum in residence has stolen all of the silverware so the family is using all kinds of devices as utensils in order to get through breakfast. The younger daughter Marian (Bonita Granville) spends most of her time fooling around with the chimes so that when the harried butler Grosvenor (Mowbray) tries to ring them, they fall apart. Grosvenor, by the way, keeps his bags packed and ready to go at all times and leaves in disgust at least once a day. When Marian isn't making Grosvenor's life miserable, she's hitting people up for money in exchange for information. Mr. Kilbourne (Kolb) drinks to escape. Jerry, the older daughter (Bennett, who is 19 years older than Granville) seems to be the one who keeps things together. Then she falls for Aherne.

    The last scene in this film should be regarded as the ultimate in screwball. It's one of those things you laugh out loud at even when you're alone.

    It was commented that Bennett was too old for the role - 34. She definitely was playing a woman in her twenties, but given that Burke was 53, Tom Brown (the son) was 25, and Granville was 15, the ages work out, and those age gaps exist in families. In those days, it was not uncommon, as in my own family, for a woman to have 9 pregnancies and only have three living children spread far apart. Bennett didn't have the best role but she was believable and beautiful. She was almost at the end of her "A" picture leads by 1938. Tom Brown doesn't have much to do but is very good. Mowbray is terrific, as is Kolb, as a man who knows more about what's going on than he pretends. Patsy Kelly plays one of the house staff, and she gives a stagy and loud performance. She's seen to better advantage elsewhere. Burke is a delightful dingbat. Granville is energetic bordering on hyper, as she always was, and she's perfect as the mischievous daughter.

    Aherne is very handsome and makes not only a great hobo but a great butler. This was definitely one of his finest roles, and he handles it elegantly.

    "Merrily We Live" is a real treat, another lost treasure of the '30s.
    775groucho

    Cute, charming, and very funny, but am I the only one to notice....

    ...that it's basically a remake of "MY MAN GODFREY"? I can't be the only person to have noticed this. It's a screwball comedy about a hobo taken in as butler for a wealthy but eccentric family. There's the exasperated father, airhead mother, two daughters each with ulterior motives, wisecracking other servants, and the handsome young man who seems a little too polished to be a tramp. Even right down to the closing water-splashing payoff involving the leading man and the ingénue.

    But to this film's credit, it's worthy of viewing in its own right. The gags are clever, the dialogue is sharp, and the plot is well-structured and fast paced. Solid screwball comedy with a great cast: Constance Bennett, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray, Patsy Kelly, and young Bonita Granville. It's a forgotten classic only because people remember MY MAN GODFREY better.
    8poealexan

    Hysterically funny!

    Unlike "Ninotchka" (1939), with its witty innuendos and tight screenplay, "Merrily We Live" is a wacky, completely irreverent screwball comedy, similar to the style of "Philadelphia Story" (1940)or "Bringing Up Baby" (1938). I laughed through the whole movie, sometimes so hard I couldn't even breathe! It is a tongue-in-cheek look at philanthropy, and thoroughly joyous. Billie Burke is brilliant, Brian Aherne a handsome and charming rogue, and Constance Bennett lovely and amusing. I too wonder why this has not been released on DVD. After all, it did garner five Academy Award nominations (but won nothing). What does it take to get MGM to release this on DVD?

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    • Curiosidades
      Alan Mowbray, Billie Burke, and Constance Bennett had worked on director Norman Z. McLeod's previous film, A Dupla do Outro Mundo (1937). The commercial and critical success of Topper played a large role in their inclusion in this film.
    • Erros de gravação
      When Jerry and Marian are rushing down the stairs near the beginning, a shadow of the boom microphone is visible on the wall to the left.
    • Citações

      Marian Kilbourne: [Introducing the two Great Danes] How do you do? I'd like you to meet my dogs. This dog's name is "Get Off The Rug." His name is "You, Too!"

    • Cenas durante ou pós-créditos
      Behind the opening credits, the cast walks arm in arm up the driveway towards the camera.
    • Conexões
      Featured in The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984)
    • Trilhas sonoras
      Merrily We Live
      (1938)

      Music by Phil Charig

      Lyrics by Arthur Quenzer

      Sung by an offscreen chorus during the opening and closing credits

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    • Data de lançamento
      • 4 de março de 1938 (Estados Unidos da América)
    • País de origem
      • Estados Unidos da América
    • Centrais de atendimento oficiais
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    • Idioma
      • Inglês
    • Também conhecido como
      • Su excelencia el vagabundo
    • Locações de filme
      • Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, Califórnia, EUA
    • Empresa de produção
      • Hal Roach Studios
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    • Tempo de duração
      1 hora 35 minutos
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