My Man Godfrey

"Butler! FOR THE COCK-EYEDEST FAMILY in the WHOLE WORLD!...and the butler-blonde battle was on!"

Sep 6 1936 Approved 1h 34m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

In the depths of the Depression, a party game brings dizzy socialite Irene Bullock to the city dump where she meets Godfrey, a derelict, and ends by hiring him as family butler. He finds the Bullocks to be the epitome of idle rich, and nutty as the proverbial fruitcake. Soon, the dramatizing Irene is in love with her 'protege'...who feels strongly that a romance between servant and employer is out of place, regardless of that servant's mysterious past...

Written by

Morrie Ryskind, Eric Hatch, Zoe Akins

Directed by

Gregory La Cava

Cast

William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

Deutsch, English

Awards

Nominated for 6 Oscars. 2 wins & 6 nominations total

Trailers
My Man Godfrey - Trailer
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Michael Lehmann on MY MAN GODFREY
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