My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

95 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Sept. 2, 1936

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.

My Man Godfrey

95 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Sept. 2, 1936

My Man Godfrey
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.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title My Man Godfrey
Directors Gregory La Cava
Writers Morrie Ryskind, Eric Hatch

Cast

William Powell

as Godfrey

Carole Lombard

as Irene Bullock

Alice Brady

as Angelica Bullock

Gail Patrick

as Cornelia Bullock

Eugene Pallette

as Alexander Bullock

Jean Dixon

as Molly

Alan Mowbray

as Tommy Gray

Mischa Auer

as Carlo

Pat Flaherty

as Mike Flaherty

Robert Light

as Faithful George

Bess Flowers

as Mrs. Merriweather (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

as Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited)

Franklin Pangborn

as Guthrie (uncredited)

Grady Sutton

as Charlie Van Rumple (uncredited)

Jane Wyman

as Socialite (uncredited)

Ernie Adams

as Forgotten Man (uncredited)

Jimmy Aye

as Party Guest (uncredited)

James Carlisle

as Socialite (uncredited)

Jack Chefe

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

Phyllis Crane

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Eddie Fetherston

as Process Server (uncredited)

Grace Field

as Socialite (uncredited)

James Flavin

as Detective (uncredited)

Edward Gargan

as Detective (uncredited)

Carlton Griffin

as Socialite (uncredited)

David S. Horsley

as Socialite (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

as Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)

Richard Kipling

as Socialite (uncredited)

Andrea Leeds

as Socialite at Scavenger Hunt (uncredited)

Ethelreda Leopold

as Socialite (uncredited)

Reginald Mason

as Mayor Courtney (uncredited)

Louis Natheaux

as Socialite (uncredited)

Bob Perry

as Bob (Doorman) (uncredited)

Katherine Perry

as Socialite (uncredited)

Albert Petit

as Receptionist (uncredited)

Jean Rogers

as Socialite (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell

as Socialite at Scavenger Hunt (uncredited)

Arthur Singley

as Clarence (uncredited)

Larry Steers

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Russell Wade

as Socialite at Scavenger Hunt (uncredited)

William Wagner

as Waiter (uncredited)

Arthur Wanzer

as Arthur Valentine (uncredited)

Harley Wood

as Socialite (uncredited)