Only He can bring order out of this chaos." He told them that their great battle would begin that night to restore China to greatness - he would resurrect the Emperor and the Emperor""s army of terra-cotta mummies, and serve as the Emperor""s faithful general.Diz: Then what are you doing in the Senate?Sweeney: What""s he doing? Well, honorary appointments.Reporter: The country needs men up there who know and have courage as it never did before.He""s just gonna decorate a chair and get himself honored.Reporter: And that he votes, sure, just like his colleague tells him to.Diz: Yes sir, like a Christmas tiger, he""ll nod his head and vote ""YES."" You""re not a Senator.You""re an honorary stooge.You ought o be shown up.BackgroundMy Man Godfrey(1936) is one of the 1930""s most delightful, classic screwball comedies.It was directed by Gregory La Cava for Universal and is now considered the definitive screwball comedy, with its social commentary on life during the 30s...even for a woman!"WARDEN: "...who wouldn""t do it...even for her..."MONTGOMERY CLIFT: "Prew was a hardhead, the tougher it got...the better he liked it!"PREW: "...who wanted to be left alone..."DEBORAH KERR: "Looks colder""n an iceberg, but she knows the score.And I know who taught her."KAREN: "...who was looking for a real man..."FRANK SINATRA: "He""s such a comical little runt.He makes me want to cry while I""m laughin"" at him."MAGGIO: "...you just have to laugh at him..."DONNA REED: "Sure I""m nice to you.We""re nice to all the boys."LORENE: "...to look at her you""d never guess..."[Note: If casting decisions had gone differently, Aldo Ray, Edmond O""Brien, Joan Crawford, Julie Harris, and Eli Wallach would have played the roles given to Clift, Lancaster, Kerr, Reed, and Sinatra, respectively.The role also could later have served as the model for Bob Fosse""s alter-ego inAll That Jazz (1979).]Its familiar plot was a typical-for-the-time backstage tale about putting on a lavish show - in this case, touring stage productions for major motion-picture houses.The iconic part was turned down by Paul Newman, John Wayne, and Steve McQueen.[Earlier in his career, Eastwood had starred in a series of "spaghetti" Westerns with graphic violence filmed by Sergio Leone as an amoral, lone and brutal "Man With No Name" gunfighter.