My Man Godfrey (1936) – Filming Locations
Comedy · Directed by Gregory La Cava · Starring William Powell, Carole Lombard
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.
Where was My Man Godfrey filmed?
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Interior scenes of the Bullock mansion and various household sequences. Studio-based production with extensive interior set work filmed at Universal Studios in Hollywood
- New York, United States, New York – Opening sequence where Godfrey is discovered living as a hobo among other vagrants by the river. Real location filming of the depression-era homeless encampment that establishes the film's social commentary