A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler...but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.
Run Time
94 min, USA:90 min (2005 DVD release)
Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Language
English
Keyword
Butler, Socialite, Forgotten Man, Eccentric, Love
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
Mono
Colour
Black and White
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Screwball Comedy, Comedy of Manners, Sophisticated Comedy
Themes
Mistaken Identities, Servants and Employers, Class Differences
Tones
Madcap, Satirical, Witty, Bright, Irreverent
Mood
Mood Enhancers
Has Detailed Data (New)
1, 2, 3
Wikipedia Text
My Man Godfrey is a 1936 American screwball comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava. The screenplay was written by Morrie Ryskind, with uncredited contributions by La Cava, based on "1101 Park Avenue", a short story by Eric Hatch. The story concerns a socialite who hires a derelict to be her family's butler, only to fall in love with him, much to his dismay. The film stars William Powell and Carole Lombard.
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