Verified Unrenewed Public Domain 1936 Feature

My Man Godfrey

Name: My Man Godfrey
Director: Gregory La Cava
Released: 1936
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Edward Gargan, Pat Flaherty, Jean Dixon, Alan Mowbray, Grady Sutton

Directed by Gregory La Cava → • Production: Universal Pictures

My Man Godfrey is a 1936 American screwball comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring William Powell and Carole Lombard, who had been briefly married years before appearing together in the film. The screenplay for My Man Godfrey was written by Morrie Ryskind and Eric S. Hatch, with uncredited contributions by La Cava, based on Hatch's 1935 novel, 1101 Park Avenue. The story concerns a socialite who hires a derelict to be her family's butler, and then falls in love with him.

Runtime

90 minutes

Aspect Ratio

1412:1071

Archival Copies

1 Vault Holding(s)

Classification

1929–1963 Unrenewed

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⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance

First published in 1936. Under the Copyright Act of 1909, works published between 1929 and 1963 required mandatory formal copyright registration renewal during their 28th year. Official United States Copyright Office Catalog of Copyright Entries records show zero renewal registration was filed, placing this work permanently in the Public Domain.

My Man Godfrey

Archival Master Preserved in Studio Vaults

⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance

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