---
title: 'My Man Godfrey (1936)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gregory La Cava'
released: '1936-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-man-godfrey-1936'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028010/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# My Man Godfrey (1936)

1936 · 94 min · Romance · United States


## Synopsis

My Man Godfrey is a 1936 American screwball comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring William Powell and Carole Lombard, who had been briefly married years before appearing together in the film. The screenplay for My Man Godfrey was written by Morrie Ryskind and Eric S. Hatch, with uncredited contributions by La Cava, based on Hatch's 1935 novel, 1101 Park Avenue. The story concerns a socialite who hires a derelict to be her family's butler, and then falls in love with him.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gregory La Cava](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-la-cava)
- **Screenplay:** [Gregory La Cava](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-la-cava), [Morrie Ryskind](https://cinepixo.com/people/morrie-ryskind), [Eric S. Hatch](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-s-hatch)
- **Producer:** [Gregory La Cava](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-la-cava)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Charles Previn](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-previn)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ted Tetzlaff](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-tetzlaff)
- **Editor:** [Ted J. Kent](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-j-kent)

## Cast

- [Jane Wyman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-wyman)
- [Grady Sutton](https://cinepixo.com/people/grady-sutton)
- [Carole Lombard](https://cinepixo.com/people/carole-lombard)
- [Alan Mowbray](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-mowbray)
- [Edward Gargan](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-gargan)
- [Pat Flaherty](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-flaherty-2)
- [Mischa Auer](https://cinepixo.com/people/mischa-auer)
- [Gail Patrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/gail-patrick)
- [William Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-powell)
- [Eugene Pallette](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-pallette)
- [Alice Brady](https://cinepixo.com/people/alice-brady)
- [Jean Dixon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-dixon)
- [James Flavin](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-flavin)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-man-godfrey-1936
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