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.
- Director
- Gregory La Cava
- Signature
- Craft · Humour · Tension
- Worldwide
- $684,200
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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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Box Office & Release
My Man Godfrey returned 1.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $575,375
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $684,200
- Release date
- Sep 2, 1936
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- MPAA rating
- NR
- Language
- English, Russian
- Country
- United States of America
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