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My Man Godfrey 1936 Directed by Gregory La Cava

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

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Russian
Gnere Comedy
Production Company Universal Pictures
Budget $575,375
Revenue $684,200
Release Date 2 September 1936
95 mins
Cast
William Powell
William Powell Godfrey
Carole Lombard
Carole Lombard Irene Bullock
Alice Brady
Alice Brady Angelica Bullock
Gail Patrick
Gail Patrick Cornelia Bullock
Eugene Pallette
Eugene Pallette Alexander Bullock
Jean Dixon
Jean Dixon Molly
Alan Mowbray
Alan Mowbray Tommy Gray
Mischa Auer
Mischa Auer Carlo
Pat Flaherty
Pat Flaherty Mike Flaherty
Robert Light
Robert Light Faithful George
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers Mrs. Merriweather (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Bert Moorhouse Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited)
Franklin Pangborn
Franklin Pangborn Guthrie (uncredited)
Grady Sutton
Grady Sutton Charlie Van Rumple (uncredited)
Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman Socialite (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Ernie Adams Forgotten Man (uncredited)
Jimmy Aye
Jimmy Aye Party Guest (uncredited)
James Carlisle
James Carlisle Socialite (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Jack Chefe Headwaiter (uncredited)
Phyllis Crane
Phyllis Crane Party Guest (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
Eddie Fetherston Process Server (uncredited)
Grace Field
Grace Field Socialite (uncredited)
James Flavin
James Flavin Detective (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
Edward Gargan Detective (uncredited)
Carlton Griffin
Carlton Griffin Socialite (uncredited)
David S. Horsley
David S. Horsley Socialite (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)
Richard Kipling
Richard Kipling Socialite (uncredited)
Andrea Leeds
Andrea Leeds Socialite at Scavenger Hunt (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Ethelreda Leopold Socialite (uncredited)
Reginald Mason
Reginald Mason Mayor Courtney (uncredited)
Louis Natheaux
Louis Natheaux Socialite (uncredited)
Bob Perry
Bob Perry Bob (Doorman) (uncredited)
Katherine Perry
Katherine Perry Socialite (uncredited)
Albert Petit
Albert Petit Receptionist (uncredited)
Jean Rogers
Jean Rogers Socialite (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Ronald R. Rondell Socialite at Scavenger Hunt (uncredited)
Arthur Singley
Arthur Singley Clarence (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Larry Steers Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Russell Wade
Russell Wade Socialite at Scavenger Hunt (uncredited)
William Wagner
William Wagner Waiter (uncredited)
Arthur Wanzer
Arthur Wanzer Arthur Valentine (uncredited)
Harley Wood
Harley Wood Socialite (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Gregory La Cava
Gregory La Cava
Writers
Eric Hatch
Eric Hatch
Morrie Ryskind
Morrie Ryskind
Producer
Charles R. Rogers
Charles R. Rogers
Executive Producer
Charles R. Rogers
Charles R. Rogers
Cinematography
Ted Tetzlaff
Ted Tetzlaff
Editors
Ted J. Kent
Ted J. Kent
Russell F. Schoengarth
Russell F. Schoengarth
Sound
Homer G. Tasker
Homer G. Tasker
Original Writer
Eric Hatch
Eric Hatch
Art Direction
Charles D. Hall
Charles D. Hall
Costume Design
Travis Banton
Travis Banton
Music
Charles Previn
Charles Previn