My Man Godfrey Movie Review 1936

Spoiled rich girl Irene Bullock (Lombard) picks up someone she assumes is a bum (Powell) as part of a scavenger hunt and decides to keep him on as her family's butler. In the process, Godfrey teaches her about life, money, and happiness--and that everything is not as it seems. Top-notch screwball comedy defines the genre. Lombard is a stunner alongside the equally charming Powell. Watch for Jane Wyman as an extra in the party scene. From the novel by Eric Hatch. Remade in 1957 with June Allyson and David Niven.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Screwball Comedy, Mistaken Identity, Wrong Side of the Tracks, New York, New York, The Help: Male, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Gregory La Cava, Morrie Ryskind

Cast

William Powell, Carole Lombard, Gail Patrick, Alice Brady, Mischa Auer, Eugene Pallette, Alan Mowbray, Franklin Pangborn, Jane Wyman

Cinematography

Ted Tetzlaff

Director

Gregory La Cava

Music

Charles Previn

Producer

Universal International, Gregory La Cava

Awards

Natl. Film Reg. 1999.