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{{Short description|1957 film by Henry Koster}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = My Man Godfrey
| name = My Man Godfrey
| image_size =
| image = My Man Godfrey FilmPoster.jpeg
| image = My Man Godfrey (1957) poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Henry Koster]]
| director = [[Henry Koster]]
| producer = [[Ross Hunter]]
| producer = [[Ross Hunter]]
| writer = Peter Berneis<br>[[William Bowers]]<br>Everett Freeman<br>[[Eric S. Hatch|Eric Hatch]] (novel)
| based_on = {{based on|''My Man Godfrey''<br>1935 novel|[[Eric S. Hatch|Eric Hatch]]<br>''[[My Man Godfrey]]''<br>1936 film}}
| writer = Peter Berneis<br>[[William Bowers]]<br>[[Everett Freeman]]
| narrator =
| narrator =
| starring = [[June Allyson]]<br>[[David Niven]]
| starring = [[June Allyson]]<br>[[David Niven]]
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| cinematography = [[William H. Daniels]]
| cinematography = [[William H. Daniels]]
| editing = Milton Carruth
| editing = Milton Carruth
| color_process = [[Eastmancolor]]
| studio = Universal Pictures
| studio = Universal Pictures
| distributor = [[Universal Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Universal Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|1957|10|11|New York City|1957|10|18|United States}}
| released = {{Film date|1957|10|11|New York City|1957|10|18|United States}}
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| language = English
| language = English
| budget =
| budget =
| gross = $1.2 million<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/variety213-1959-01/page/n46/mode/1up?q=%22top+grossers%22|magazine=Variety|title=Top Grossers of 1958|date=7 January 1959|page=48}} Please note figures are for US and Canada only and are domestic rentals accruing to distributors as opposed to theatre gross</ref>
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'''''My Man Godfrey''''' is a 1957 American [[CinemaScope]] [[Eastmancolor]] [[comedy film]] starring [[June Allyson]] and [[David Niven]].<ref>{{cite web|title=My Man Godfrey|url=http://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film234058.html|website=[[FilmAffinity]]|publisher=[[filmaffinity.com]]|accessdate=28 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=My Man Godfrey|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=52293|website=AFI|publisher=[[afi.com]]|accessdate=28 December 2015}}</ref> 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 in film|1936]] [[screwball comedy]] [[My Man Godfrey|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.
'''''My Man Godfrey''''' is a 1957 American [[CinemaScope]] [[comedy film]] starring [[June Allyson]] and [[David Niven]].<ref>{{cite web |title=My Man Godfrey |url=http://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film234058.html |publisher=[[FilmAffinity]] |website=filmaffinity.com |access-date=December 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=My Man Godfrey |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/52293-MY-MANGODFREY |publisher=[[American Film Institute]] |website=afi.com |access-date=February 18, 2023}}</ref> 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 [[My Man Godfrey|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.{{Efn|Under [https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/detailed-record/7139426 RE0000242777]}} Both films are derivative works of the still copyrighted 1935 novel by [[Eric S. Hatch]], ''1101 Park Avenue''.


==Plot==
==Plot==
The plot begins as a zany heiress uses and then takes pity on a man whom she believes to be homeless. She insists the man come home with her and gives him a job as the eccentric family's [[butler]]—much to the chagrin of her father, especially when it becomes clear the girl is falling in love with the fellow. The family's new butler, however, harbors a secret: he is actually as wealthy as and, in fact, more well-born than are they.
The plot begins as a zany heiress uses and then takes pity on a man whom she believes to be homeless. She insists the man come home with her and gives him a job as the eccentric family's [[butler]]—much to the chagrin of her father, especially when it becomes clear the girl is falling in love with the fellow. The family's new butler, however, harbors a secret: he is actually as wealthy as and, in fact, more well-born than they are.


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[June Allyson]] as Irene [Bullock]
* [[June Allyson]] as Irene [Bullock]
*[[David Niven]] as Godfrey
* [[David Niven]] as Godfrey
*[[Jessie Royce Landis]] as Angelica [Bullock]
* [[Jessie Royce Landis]] as Angelica [Bullock]
*[[Robert Keith (actor)|Robert Keith]] as Mr. [Alexander] Bullock
* [[Robert Keith (actor)|Robert Keith]] as Mr. [Alexander] Bullock
*[[Eva Gabor]] as Francesca [Gray]
* [[Eva Gabor]] as Francesca [Gray]
*[[Jay Robinson]] as Vincent
* [[Jay Robinson]] as Vincent
*[[Martha Hyer]] as Cordelia [Bullock]
* [[Martha Hyer]] as Cordelia [Bullock]
*[[Jeff Donnell]] as Molly
* [[Jeff Donnell]] as Molly
*[[Herbert Anderson]] as Hubert
* [[Herbert Anderson]] as Hubert
*[[Eric Sinclair]] as Brent
* [[Eric Sinclair (actor)|Eric Sinclair]] as Brent
*[[Dabbs Greer]] as Lieutenant O'Connor
* [[Dabbs Greer]] as Lieutenant O'Connor
*[[Fred Essler]] as Captain
* [[Fred Essler]] as Captain


==Production==
==Production==
The film was meant to mark the Hollywood debut of [[O.W. Fischer]], but he was fired two weeks into production and was sued by Universal.<ref>UNIVERSAL SUES ACTOR IT OUSTED: Studio Charges O. W. Fischer With Contract Breach in Filming of 'Godfrey' Huxley to Work on Cartoon By THOMAS M. PRYOR Special to The New York Times.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 21 Feb 1957: 30</ref>
The film was meant to mark the Hollywood debut of [[O. W. Fischer]], but he was fired two weeks into production and was sued by Universal.<ref>{{Cite news |title=UNIVERSAL SUES ACTOR IT OUSTED: Studio Charges O. W. Fischer With Contract Breach in Filming of 'Godfrey' Huxley to Work on Cartoon |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/113933766 |first=Thomas M. |last=Pryor |date=February 21, 1957 |work=[[The New York Times]] |page=30 |id={{ProQuest|113933766}} |access-date=February 18, 2023}}</ref>
The film was released on September 6, 2016 as part of the Universal Vault Series on MOD DVD


==References==
==References==
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==Notes==
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==Bibliography==
* {{Cite book |last=Cassano |first=Graham |url=https://brill.com/view/title/17456 |title=A New Kind of Public: Community, Solidarity, and Political Economy in New Deal Cinema, 1935-1948 |date=July 17, 2014 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-27519-5 |doi=10.1163/9789004276963_004}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0050738|My Man Godfrey}}
* {{IMDb title|0050738|My Man Godfrey}}
* {{TCMDb title|id=84365}}
* {{AFI film|52293}}
* {{YouTube|id=h6yIpqT1dZ4|title=''My Man Godfrey''}}


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Latest revision as of 02:52, 22 December 2024

My Man Godfrey
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHenry Koster
Written byPeter Berneis
William Bowers
Everett Freeman
Based onMy Man Godfrey
1935 novel
by Eric Hatch
My Man Godfrey
1936 film
Produced byRoss Hunter
StarringJune Allyson
David Niven
CinematographyWilliam H. Daniels
Edited byMilton Carruth
Music byFrank Skinner
Color processEastmancolor
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • October 11, 1957 (1957-10-11) (New York City)
  • October 18, 1957 (1957-10-18) (United States)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.2 million[1]

My Man Godfrey is a 1957 American CinemaScope comedy film starring June Allyson and David Niven.[2][3] 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.[a] Both films are derivative works of the still copyrighted 1935 novel by Eric S. Hatch, 1101 Park Avenue.

Plot

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The plot begins as a zany heiress uses and then takes pity on a man whom she believes to be homeless. She insists the man come home with her and gives him a job as the eccentric family's butler—much to the chagrin of her father, especially when it becomes clear the girl is falling in love with the fellow. The family's new butler, however, harbors a secret: he is actually as wealthy as and, in fact, more well-born than they are.

Cast

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Production

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The film was meant to mark the Hollywood debut of O. W. Fischer, but he was fired two weeks into production and was sued by Universal.[4] The film was released on September 6, 2016 as part of the Universal Vault Series on MOD DVD

References

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  1. ^ "Top Grossers of 1958". Variety. January 7, 1959. p. 48. Please note figures are for US and Canada only and are domestic rentals accruing to distributors as opposed to theatre gross
  2. ^ "My Man Godfrey". filmaffinity.com. FilmAffinity. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "My Man Godfrey". afi.com. American Film Institute. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  4. ^ Pryor, Thomas M. (February 21, 1957). "UNIVERSAL SUES ACTOR IT OUSTED: Studio Charges O. W. Fischer With Contract Breach in Filming of 'Godfrey' Huxley to Work on Cartoon". The New York Times. p. 30. ProQuest 113933766. Retrieved February 18, 2023.

Notes

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  1. ^ Under RE0000242777

Bibliography

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