My
Man Godfrey (1936) 93 min view
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With: Carole Lombard,
Alice Brady, Gail Patrick, Eugene Pallette
A masterpiece.
Powell's a tramp who's adopted by scatterbrained Lombard as her family's
butler - he solves the crazy family's problems and finds his own place
in life at the same time. This movie set the standards for screwball comedies,
and Powell's Godfrey Parke is flawless.
The
Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) 98 min 
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With: Joan Crawford,
Robert Montgomery, Frank Morgan
Crawford as a jewel
thief posing as a great lady, Powell as her confederate meet their match
when they try to burglarize Montgomery.
The
Emperor's Candlesticks (1937) 89 min
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With: Luise Rainer,
Robert Young, Maureen O'Sullivan
Powell and Rainer
are spies in pre-WWI Russia - on opposite sides - each trying to get their
hands on a pair of valuable candlesticks in which state secrets have been
hidden.
The
Baroness and the Butler (1938) 
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With: Annabella,
Henry Stephenson, Joseph Schildkraut
Another butler role
for Powell - this time he has political amibitions on the opposing side
of his employer's, and romantic problems with the daughter of the house.
Crossroads
(1942) 84 min view
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With: Hedy Lamarr,
Basil Rathbone, Claire Trevor
A good one. Powell
is an amnesia victim blackmailed by suave Rathbone and sleek Trevor.
The
Youngest Profession (1943) 82 min 
With: Virginia Weidler, Edward
Arnold
Amusing tale of
two young girls obsessed with obtaining autographs from a bevy of MGM's
greatest stars. Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Robert Taylor, and Powell
appear as themselves.
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