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02/09/1936 Comedy 1h 35m
75
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Butler! FOR THE COCK-EYEDEST FAMILY in the WHOLE WORLD!...and the butler-blonde battle was on!

Overview

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.

  1. Gregory La Cava

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. William Powell

    Godfrey

  2. Carole Lombard

    Irene Bullock

  3. Alice Brady

    Angelica Bullock

  4. Gail Patrick

    Cornelia Bullock

  5. Eugene Pallette

    Alexander Bullock

  6. Jean Dixon

    Molly

  7. Alan Mowbray

    Tommy Gray

  8. Mischa Auer

    Carlo

  9. Pat Flaherty

    Mike Flaherty

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2020-04-26
I see a room full of empty headed nitwits!

If I was the sort of person who scrutinised every frame of my viewings looking for flaws, then I still wouldn't have issue here because My Man Godfrey has no cracks in its make up. It is perfect cinema from a golden age that we rarely see in this day and age. During a rich person's socialite scavenger hunt, air head Irene Bullock wins the contest to see who can find a forgotten man, a hobo, and showcase him at the toffs party. She falls for the charisma of down and out Godfrey Parke and gives him the job of Butler to the family Bullock. This of co...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$575,375.00

Revenue
$684,200.00

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