Eugene William Pallette was an American actor who worked in both the silent and sound eras, performing in more than 240 productions between 1913 and 1946.
Pallette in My Man Godfrey (1936)
Pallette with May Allison in Fair and Warmer (1920)
Léon Bary, Pallette, Douglas Fairbanks and George Siegmann in The Three Musketeers (1921)
Eugene Pallette's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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, with uncredited contributions by La Cava, based on 1101 Park Avenue, a short novel by Eric S. Hatch. The story concerns a socialite who hires a derelict to be her family's butler, and then falls in love with him.
Theatrical release poster by Karoly Grosz
Eugene Pallette, Mischa Auer and Alice Brady in My Man Godfrey