My Man Godfrey
Starring: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady
Director: Gregory La Cava
Writer: Gregory La Cava, Morrie Ryskind, Eric S. Hatch
Producer: Gregory La Cava
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.
Trivia
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Academy Award for Best Actor; Academy Award for Best Actress; and 2 more.
- Based on My Man Godfrey (A 1935 novel by Eric S. Hatch).
- The film is based on the 1935 Eric S. Hatch novel, 1101 Park Avenue.
- Charles Rogers, head of Universal, called it "a sure-fire laugh-getting novel". That studio purchased the film rights and assigned Hatch to write the script with Morrie Ryskind, who received top billing for the screenplay.
- Rogers hired Gregory La Cava to direct, "the best comedy director in Hollywood." It was the first major film from Universal after that studio had been taken over by new management, including head of production Charles Rogers.
Previous Showings
14 Runs • 7 Festivals
15,694 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (October 11, 1936)
Original Run: October 11, 1936 (Sunday - Wednesday)
All runs on record (14):
- October 11, 1936 (Sunday - Wednesday)William Powell, Carole Lombard
- February 17, 1988 · 0 ticketsw/ True Confession
- August 18 - 21, 1990 · 2,550 ticketsw/ To Be or Not to Be
- July 24 - 29, 1992 · 3,417 ticketsw/ After the Thin Man, The Last Command
- April 16 - 19, 1994 · 1,504 ticketsw/ The Gay Divorcee
- October 28 - 31, 1995 · 1,024 ticketsw/ Life with Father
- July 11 - 12, 1996 · 790 ticketsw/ To Be or Not to Be
- November 21 - 24, 1998 · 986 ticketsRomantic Comedy Seriesw/ The Gay Divorcee
- August 19 - 20, 1999 · 1,023 ticketssummer99w/ It Happened One Night
- December 1 - 2, 2004 · 751 ticketsBrandow/ Top Hat
- August 16 - 19, 2008 · 1,122 ticketsSummer 2008 Bette Davis, James Stewart, silent films and more!w/ Female
- November 24 - 26, 2009 · 814 tickets20th Anniversary Festivalw/ The Thin Man
- January 11 - 14, 2013 · 944 ticketsJanuary 2013 More Classics from Universal Picturesw/ Show Boat
- November 4 - 5, 2023 · 769 ticketsUniversal Pictures: Horror and Morew/ Only Yesterday