My Man Godfrey (1936)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $575,375.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $684,200.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.734 |
Directed By
Gregory La Cava
Crew
John P. Fulton
Charles Previn
Travis Banton
Eric Hatch
Gregory La Cava
Charles D. Hall
Charles R. Rogers
Ted J. Kent
Ted Tetzlaff
Russell F. Schoengarth
Homer G. Tasker
Morrie Ryskind
Eric Hatch
Charles R. Rogers
TOP CAST
William Powell
Godfrey
Carole Lombard
Irene Bullock
Alice Brady
Angelica Bullock
Gail Patrick
Cornelia Bullock
Eugene Pallette
Alexander Bullock
Jean Dixon
Molly
Alan Mowbray
Tommy Gray
Mischa Auer
Carlo
Pat Flaherty
Mike Flaherty
Robert Light
Faithful George
Bess Flowers
Mrs. Merriweather (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited)
Franklin Pangborn
Guthrie (uncredited)
Grady Sutton
Charlie Van Rumple (uncredited)
Jane Wyman
Socialite (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Forgotten Man (uncredited)
Jimmy Aye
Party Guest (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Socialite (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Phyllis Crane
Party Guest (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
Process Server (uncredited)
Grace Field
Socialite (uncredited)
James Flavin
Detective (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
Detective (uncredited)
Carlton Griffin
Socialite (uncredited)
David S. Horsley
Socialite (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)
Richard Kipling
Socialite (uncredited)
Andrea Leeds
Socialite at Scavenger Hunt (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Socialite (uncredited)
Reginald Mason
Mayor Courtney (uncredited)
Louis Natheaux
Socialite (uncredited)
Bob Perry
Bob (Doorman) (uncredited)
Katherine Perry
Socialite (uncredited)
Albert Petit
Receptionist (uncredited)
Jean Rogers
Socialite (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Socialite at Scavenger Hunt (uncredited)
Arthur Singley
Clarence (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Russell Wade
Socialite at Scavenger Hunt (uncredited)
William Wagner
Waiter (uncredited)
Arthur Wanzer
Arthur Valentine (uncredited)
Harley Wood
Socialite (uncredited)
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