My Man Godfrey
“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.
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Cast
43 people
William Powell
Godfrey
Known for
The Thin Man
The Great Ziegfeld
Carole Lombard
Irene Bullock
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Alice Brady
Angelica Bullock
Known for
Young Mr. Lincoln
The Gay Divorcee
Gail Patrick
Cornelia Bullock
Known for
My Favorite Wife
Stage Door
Eugene Pallette
Alexander Bullock
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Jean Dixon
Molly
Known for
You Only Live Once
Holiday
Alan Mowbray
Tommy Gray
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Terror by Night
Mischa Auer
Carlo
Known for
You Can't Take It with You
Destry Rides Again
Pat Flaherty
Mike Flaherty
Known for
Only Angels Have Wings
Sergeant York
Robert Light
Faithful George
Also in
Murder in the Clouds
Reckless
Bess Flowers
Mrs. Merriweather (uncredited)
Known for
Funny Face
Monkey Business
Bert Moorhouse
Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited)
Also in
Samson and Delilah
Weather Wizards
Gregory La Cava Director · Morrie Ryskind Screenplay Eric Hatch Screenplay
Worldwide gross $684K · Budget $575K · United States release September 2, 1936
Box office
Budget
$575,375
Worldwide gross
$684,200
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
United States · September 1, 1936
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · September 2, 1936
Limited theatrical
United States
September 6, 1936 · Theatrical
Canada
September 2, 1936 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 9, 1937 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 30, 1936 · Theatrical
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