My Man Godfrey (1957)

Directed by

Henry Koster

Genre

romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy but scatterbrained socialite hires a homeless man as her family's butler during a scavenger hunt. He turns out to be more than he seems, bringing order and romance into her chaotic world.

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What happens

My Man Godfrey is a 1957 American CinemaScope comedy film starring June Allyson and David Niven. It was adapted by Peter Berneis, William Bowers and Everett Freeman, and directed by Henry Koster. The film is a color remake of Gregory La Cava's 1936 screwball comedy of the same name. Allyson played the role created by Carole Lombard in the original version, and Niven took on the role made famous by William Powell. Niven had played the role of Tommy Gray, Godfrey's former classmate, in a 1938 radio version. While the original film from 1936 did not have its copyright renewed and is in the public domain, this film's copyright was renewed. Both films are derivative works of the still copyrighted 1935 novel by Eric S. Hatch, 1101 Park Avenue. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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