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.
Genres
Comedy
Studio
Universal Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How My Man Godfrey performed
Budget
$575,375
Worldwide Gross
$684,200
Gross Profit
$108,825
Return
1.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$99K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Godfrey
William Powell
Godfrey
Irene Bullock
Carole Lombard
Irene Bullock
Angelica Bullock
Alice Brady
Angelica Bullock
Cornelia Bullock
Gail Patrick
Cornelia Bullock
Alexander Bullock
Eugene Pallette
Alexander Bullock
Molly
Jean Dixon
Molly
Tommy Gray
Alan Mowbray
Tommy Gray
Carlo
Mischa Auer
Carlo
Mike Flaherty
Pat Flaherty
Mike Flaherty
Faithful George
Robert Light
Faithful George
Mrs. Merriweather (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Mrs. Merriweather (uncredited)
Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited)
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