My Man Godfrey
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| Directed by | Gregory La Cava |
| Produced by | Charles R. Rogers |
| Written by |
Eric Hatch Morrie Ryskind Gregory LaCava (uncredited) |
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| Music by |
Charles Previn Rudy Schrager (both uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Ted Tetzlaff |
| Edited by |
Ted J. Kent Russell F. Schoengarth |
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Universal Pictures
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time
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94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $656,000 (est.) |
| Box office | $684,200 |
My Man Godfrey is a 1936 American screwball comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava. The screenplay was written by Morrie Ryskind, with uncredited contributions by La Cava, based on 1101 Park Avenue, a short novel by Eric Hatch. The story concerns a socialite who hires a derelict to be her family's butler, only to fall in love with him, much to his dismay. The film stars William Powell and Carole Lombard. Powell and Lombard had been briefly married years earlier.
The film was remade in 1957 with June Allyson and David Niven in the starring roles. 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.
During the Great Depression, Godfrey "Smith" Parke (William Powell) is living alongside other men down on their luck at a New York City dump on the East River near the 59th Street Bridge. One night, spoiled socialite Cornelia Bullock (Gail Patrick) offers him five dollars to be her "forgotten man" for a scavenger hunt. Annoyed, he advances on her, causing her to retreat and fall on a pile of ashes. She leaves in a fury, much to the glee of her younger sister, Irene (Carole Lombard). After talking with her, Godfrey finds her to be kind, if a bit scatter-brained. He offers to go with Irene to help her beat Cornelia.
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