My Man Godfrey (1936)is a screwball comedy starring William Powell and Carole Lombard. The story takes place during the Great Depression. As a part of a scavenger hunt, a group of young socialites go to a city dump looking for a "forgotten man" What they find is Godfrey (William Powell). Godfrey is eventually hired as a butler for Irene (Carol Lombard), one of the young women in the group.
Penny Serenade (1941) is a romantic melodrama that follows the life of a young couple raising an adopted child. Starring Irene Dunn and Cary Grant.
After losing her hamburger joint in Jersey City, Ellen McNulty (Themla Ritter) visits her son. Her daughter-in-law (Gene Tierney), whom she has never seen before, mistakens her for the hired help.
A blind private eye (Duncan) takes on a case for an old friend (Norma). Norma's step-daughter (Barbara) is involved with a much older man. When Barbara's lover is killed, an investigation ensues and an espionage scheme is uncovered.
A former senator (Blake Washburn) works as an editior for a local newspaper. Blake campaigns against the evils of big business. After his sister is trapped in a tunnel and the products of big business (a company plane and a medical device) save her life, Blake has a change of heart.