TMDb Rating
7.5/10
377 verified votes
My Man Godfrey (1936)
Comedy
95 min
"Butler! FOR THE COCK-EYEDEST FAMILY in the WHOLE WORLD!...and the butler-blonde battle was on!"
Plot Summary
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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Keywords to include
ComedyGregory La CavaWilliam PowellCarole Lombard1936
Director
Gregory La Cava
Top Cast
William PowellCarole LombardAlice BradyGail PatrickEugene Pallette
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