My Man Godfrey
She wanted her breakfast in bed - but not alone.
1957 | 92m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Henry Koster |
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| Writer: | Eric Hatch, Peter Berneis, Everett Freeman, William Bowers |
| Staring: |
| The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled Godfrey Godfrey at the docks and, fancying him and noticing his obviously good manners, gets him the job. He proves a great success, but keeps his past to himself. When an old flame turns up Irene's sister Cordelia starts making waves. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 11, 1957 |
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| Director: | Henry Koster |
| Writer: | Eric Hatch, Peter Berneis, Everett Freeman, William Bowers |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | screwball comedy, butler |
| Production Companies | Universal International Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| June Allyson | Irene Bullock |
| David Niven | Godfrey Smith |
| Jessie Royce Landis | Angelica Bullock |
| Robert Keith | Alexander Bullock |
| Eva Gabor | Francesca Gray |
| Jay Robinson | Vincent |
| Martha Hyer | Cordelia Bullock |
| Jeff Donnell | Molly |
| Herbert Anderson | Hubert |
| Eric Sinclair | Brent |
| Fred Essler | Captain |
| Dabbs Greer | Lieutenant O'Connor |
| Jack Mather | Second Detective |
| Paul Levitt | Young Man at Bar |
| Harry Cheshire | Elliott |
| Robert Clarke | George |
| Robert Brubaker | Man with Monkey |
| Fred Coby | Investigator |
| Voltaire Perkins | Man at Bar |
| William Hudson | Howard |
| Robert Foulk | Motor Cop |
| Thomas Browne Henry | Henderson |
| Richard Deacon | Farnsworth |
| Lovyss Bradley | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Leoda Richards | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Monya Andre | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Gertrude Astor | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Mary Bayless | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| June Blair | Wayward Girl at Party (uncredited) |
| Robert Board | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Eugene Borden | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Paul Bradley | Scavenger Hunter (uncredited) |
| Chet Brandenburg | Dockhand (uncredited) |
| Ralph Brooks | Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| George Calliga | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Steve Carruthers | Scavenger Hunter (uncredited) |
| Jack Chefe | Official at Scavenger Hunt (uncredited) |
| Beulah Christian | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Oliver Cross | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Richard Emory | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Ella Ethridge | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | Scavenger Hunter / Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Sam Flint | Mr. Pepper (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth Flournoy | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Charles Fogel | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| George Ford | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Janine Grandel | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Robert Haines | Party Bartender (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Scavenger Hunter (uncredited) |
| Shep Houghton | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| June Jocelyn | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Donald Kerr | Restaurant Waiter (uncredited) |
| Mike Lally | Official at Scavenger Hunt (uncredited) |
| Charles Lind | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Leota Lorraine | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Philo McCullough | Scavenger Hunter (uncredited) |
| William Meader | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Scavenger Hunter with Skunk (uncredited) |
| Charles Morton | Dockhand (uncredited) |
| Sol Murgi | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Monty O'Grady | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Charles Perry | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| George Peters | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Murray Pollack | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Paul Power | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Anthony Redondo | Chauffer (uncredited) |
| Otto Reichow | Ship Steward (uncredited) |
| Waclaw Rekwart | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Henry Rowland | Ship Manifest Officer (uncredited) |
| Jerry Rush | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Paul Russell | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Cosmo Sardo | Scavenger Hunter (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Norman Stevans | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Hal Taggart | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Lee Thomas | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Paul Weber | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Harry Wilson | Dockhand (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Frank Skinner | Original Music Composer |
| Eric Hatch | Novel |
| Peter Berneis | Screenplay |
| Everett Freeman | Screenplay |
| Milton Carruth | Editor |
| Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Richard H. Riedel | Art Direction |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Julia Heron | Set Decoration |
| Bill Thomas | Costume Design |
| Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Joe Lapis | Sound |
| Frank Shaw | Assistant Director |
| Clifford Stine | Special Effects |
| Joseph Gershenson | Music Supervisor |
| Henry Koster | Director |
| William Bowers | Screenplay |
| William H. Daniels | Director of Photography |
| Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ross Hunter | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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I am an huge fan of David Niven, but not even his suave, sophisticated portrayal of "Godfrey" can rescue this from the clutches of June "Dorothy-on-speed" Allyson's frenetically annoying performance as "Irene". He is, ostensibly, a penniless Austrian vagabond she discovers on a pier, takes a bit of ... a shine to, and impressed by his cultivated style and urbane turn of phrase, takes him back to the US to be the butler in their exclusive family home. Needless to say, he fits in perfectly and has them all eating from his hands. He does not, however, disclose that his past isn't quite what they expect and when he is eventually rumbled - and not in the way you might expect, the story becomes terribly convoluted. Comparisons with the 1936 Lombard/Powell version do not really flatter this production. It is too in-your-face without the subtle humour or romance of its predecessor. Odd to see Jay Robinson in a film without a cape and some centurions and Eva Gabor brings some glamour (if little else) to the proceedings.