My Man Godfrey(Movie, 1936)

Name: My Man Godfrey
Genre: Comedy, Romance / Love, Drama
Released: 1936
Duration: T01:35:00
Rating: 3.8

1h 35min | Genres: Comedy, Romance / Love, Drama

Rating: 3.8/5 (with 139 votes)

My Man Godfrey is a 1936 American screwball comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring William Powell and Carole Lombard, who had been briefly married years before appearing together in the film. The screenplay for My Man Godfrey was written by Morrie Ryskind, with uncredited contributions by La Cava, based on 1101 Park Avenue, a short novel by Eric S. Hatch. The story concerns a socialite who hires a derelict to be her family's butler, and then falls in love with him. In 1999, the original version of My Man Godfrey was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. The film was remade in 1957 with June Allyson and David Niven in the starring roles. ()

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Awards & Nominations for My Man Godfrey

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director nominated for: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

About My Man Godfrey

Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: New York City (NYC)

Derivative works/Adaptions: "My Man Godfrey" (movie, 1957)

Made by: Universal Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Russian (RU)

Translated into 16 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/02/1936

Cast: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick, Eugene Pallette, Mischa Auer, Jean Dixon, James Flavin, Jane Wyman, Alan Mowbray, Grady Sutton, Pat Flaherty, Edward Gargan

Director: Gregory La Cava

Producer: Gregory La Cava

Screenwriter: Gregory La Cava, Morrie Ryskind, Eric S. Hatch

Film Editor: Ted J. Kent

Director of Photography: Ted Tetzlaff

Composer: Charles Previn

Costume designer: Travis Banton

Production Designer: Charles D. Hall

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Irene, a teimosa"

Keywords: europe, screwball comedy, butler

Budget: 575,375 USD

Revenue: 684,200 USD (= 119%)

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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