My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey
	Theatrical release poster by Karoly Grosz
Directed by	Gregory La Cava
Screenplay by	Morrie Ryskind; Eric Hatch; Contributing writers:; Zoë Akins; Robert Presnell Sr.
Based on	1101 Park Avenue; 1935 novel; by Eric Hatch
Produced by	Charles R. Rogers
Starring	William Powell; Carole Lombard
Cinematography	Ted Tetzlaff
Edited by	Ted J. Kent; Russell F. Schoengarth
Music by	Charles Previn; Rudy Schrager; (both uncredited)
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	September 6, 1936;
Running time	94–95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$575,375
Box office	$684,200

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.^[2]^[5] The screenplay for My Man Godfrey was written by Morrie Ryskind, with uncredited contributions by La Cava, based on 1101 Park Avenue, a short novel by Eric S. Hatch. The story concerns a socialite who hires a derelict to be her family's butler, and then falls in love with him.

In 1999, the original version of My Man Godfrey was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. The film was remade in 1957 with June Allyson and David Niven in the starring roles.

^ Nourmand, Tony; Marsh, Graham, eds. (2003). Film Posters of the 30s: The Essential Movies of the Decade. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 8. ISBN 1-85410-938-3.
^ ^a ^b "My Man Godfrey (1936)". AFI Catalog. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
^ Dick, Bernard K. (2015). City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures. University Press of Kentucky. p. 106. ISBN 9780813158891.
^ Sedgwick, John and Pokorny, Michael (February 2005) "The Film Business in the United States and Britain during the 1930s" in The Economic History Review New Series, v.58, n.1, pp.79-112
^ Wrigley, Charles (October 22, 2018). "10 Great Screwball Comedy Films". British Film Institute. Retrieved May 7, 2016.

[1] Nourmand, Tony; Marsh, Graham, eds. (2003). Film Posters of the 30s: The Essential Movies of the Decade. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 8. ISBN 1-85410-938-3.

[:0-2] "My Man Godfrey (1936)". AFI Catalog. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

[dick-3] Dick, Bernard K. (2015). City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures. University Press of Kentucky. p. 106. ISBN 9780813158891.

[4] Sedgwick, John and Pokorny, Michael (February 2005) "The Film Business in the United States and Britain during the 1930s" in The Economic History Review New Series, v.58, n.1, pp.79-112

[5] Wrigley, Charles (October 22, 2018). "10 Great Screwball Comedy Films". British Film Institute. Retrieved May 7, 2016.

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