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1936 American comedy-drama film directed by Gregory La Cava

This article is about the 1936 film. For the remake, see My Man Godfrey (1957 film).

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 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.

The film was critically acclaimed, and was nominated for six Oscars in the 9th Academy Awards including best actor for leads Powell and Lombard, supporting actors Auer and Brady, director and screenplay.

It has a 97% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

In 1999, the original version of My Man Godfrey