My Man Godfrey
About My Man Godfrey
During a scavenger hunt, Irene Bullock needs a forgotten man and finds Godfrey Park at a dump by the East River. She hires him as the family butler. Her sister Cornelia tries to get him fired. Irene falls for him. Godfrey pawns a pearl necklace of Cornelia's, buys back the family's stock, returns the necklace, and with his friend Tommy turns the dump into a nightclub called The Dump. Irene finds him there, says she is moving in, and they are married with a mayor's help.
Cast & crew
More about My Man Godfrey
Gregory La Cava directed and produced. Morrie Ryskind and Eric S. Hatch wrote the screenplay, with uncredited work by La Cava, from Hatch's 1935 novel 1101 Park Avenue. Ted Tetzlaff photographed it. Ted J. Kent edited. Charles Previn wrote the music. Universal released it on 6 September 1936. William Powell and Carole Lombard, briefly married years earlier, play Godfrey and Irene.
Themes
Look
Ted Tetzlaff photographed the East River dump and the Bullock apartment.
Music
Charles Previn composed the score.
Preservation
Named to the National Film Registry in 1999. A copy is on the Internet Archive.
Notes
- Alice Brady plays Angelica Bullock. Gail Patrick plays Cornelia. Eugene Pallette plays Alexander Bullock. Mischa Auer plays Carlo.
- It was nominated for six Oscars: actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, and adapted screenplay. It won none.
- The Library of Congress added it to the National Film Registry in 1999.
- A 1957 remake stars June Allyson and David Niven.
- A copy is on the Internet Archive.
Scenes
- Irene hauls Godfrey out of the dump to win the scavenger hunt.
- He opens The Dump as a nightclub on the same ground and marries her there.
Influenced by
- Eric Hatch's 1101 Park Avenue
Also available
- Internet Archive (my_man_godfrey)
