| My Man Godfrey | |
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| Directed by | Henry Koster |
| Written by | Peter Berneis William Bowers Everett Freeman |
| Based on | My Man Godfrey 1935 novel by Eric Hatch My Man Godfrey 1936 film |
| Produced by | Ross Hunter |
| Starring | June Allyson David Niven |
| Cinematography | William H. Daniels |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth |
| Music by | Frank Skinner |
| Color process | Eastmancolor |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| 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.
- ^ "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
- ^ "My Man Godfrey". filmaffinity.com. FilmAffinity. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ "My Man Godfrey". afi.com. American Film Institute. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
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