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About
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.
Theatrical
Sep 6, 1936
Box Office
$684K
Budget
$575K
Return
1.2x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 30, 1998
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producer
Studio
Universal Pictures
Quotes
See all →Navigating Love and Responsibility
Irene
You're my responsibility and someone has to take care of you.
Godfrey
I can take care of myself.
Irene
You can't look me in the eye and say that. You love me and you know it. You know, there's no sense in struggling against a thing when it's got you. It's got you and that's all there is to it. It's got you!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Gratitude and Reality in Relationships
Irene
Every place I went, everybody was Godfrey...when I get in a cab, the driver is Godfrey and I'd say, this is his chariot and he's taking me up to his clouds to his castle on the mountains.
Godfrey
...I've been doing some things also. I've been trying to do things that I thought would make you proud of me....You helped me to find myself and I'm very grateful.
Irene
You'd make a wonderful husband.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →W
William Powell
Godfrey
C
Carole Lombard
Irene Bullock
A
Alice Brady
Angelica Bullock
G
Gail Patrick
Cornelia Bullock
E
Eugene Pallette
Alexander Bullock
J
Jean Dixon
Molly
A
Alan Mowbray
Tommy Gray
M
Mischa Auer
Carlo
P
Pat Flaherty
Mike Flaherty
R
Robert Light
Faithful George
B
Bess Flowers
Mrs. Merriweather (uncredited)
B
Bert Moorhouse
Card Playing Party Guest (uncredited)
F
Franklin Pangborn
Guthrie (uncredited)
G
Grady Sutton
Charlie Van Rumple (uncredited)
J
Jane Wyman
Socialite (uncredited)
E
Ernie Adams
Forgotten Man (uncredited)
J
Jimmy Aye
Party Guest (uncredited)
J
James Carlisle
Socialite (uncredited)
J
Jack Chefe
Headwaiter (uncredited)
P
Phyllis Crane
Party Guest (uncredited)
