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1936 • 1h 35min • Approved • Comedy

My Man Godfrey

"Butler! FOR THE COCK-EYEDEST FAMILY in the WHOLE WORLD!...and the butler-blonde battle was on!"

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 7.9

RT 97%

MC 82

Director

Gregory La Cava

Writers

Eric Hatch

Morrie Ryskind

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William Powell

Godfrey

Carole Lombard

Irene Bullock

Alice Brady

Angelica Bullock

Gail Patrick

Cornelia Bullock

Eugene Pallette

Alexander Bullock

Jean Dixon

Molly

Alan Mowbray

Tommy Gray

Mischa Auer

Carlo

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William Powell Godfrey

Carole Lombard Irene Bullock

Alice Brady Angelica Bullock

Gail Patrick Cornelia Bullock

Eugene Pallette Alexander Bullock

Jean Dixon Molly

Alan Mowbray Tommy Gray

Mischa Auer Carlo

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