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Pygmalion

(1939)

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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1hrs 36m

Overview

When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training, Colonel George Pickering takes him up on the bet. Eliza moves into Higgins's home and begins her rigorous training after the professor comes to a financial agreement with her dustman father, Alfred. But the plucky young woman is not the only one undergoing a transformation.

Score

70

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Leslie Howard as Henry Higgins

Leslie Howard

** Henry Higgins

Wendy Hiller as Eliza Doolittle

Wendy Hiller

** Eliza Doolittle

Wilfrid Lawson as Alfred Doolittle

Wilfrid Lawson

** Alfred Doolittle

Marie Lohr as Mrs. Higgins

Marie Lohr

** Mrs. Higgins

Scott Sunderland as Colonel George Pickering

Scott Sunderland

** Colonel George Pickering

Jean Cadell as Mrs. Pearce

Jean Cadell

** Mrs. Pearce

David Tree as Freddy Eynsford-Hill

David Tree

** Freddy Eynsford-Hill

Everley Gregg as Mrs. Eynsford-Hill

Everley Gregg

** Mrs. Eynsford-Hill

Leueen MacGrath as Clara Eynsford-Hill

Leueen MacGrath

** Clara Eynsford-Hill

Esme Percy as Count Aristid Karpathy

Esme Percy

** Count Aristid Karpathy

Violet Vanbrugh as Ambassadress

Violet Vanbrugh

** Ambassadress

Irene Browne as Duchess

Irene Browne

** Duchess

Kate Cutler as Grand Old Lady

Kate Cutler

** Grand Old Lady

O.B. Clarence as Mr. Birchwood

O.B. Clarence

** Mr. Birchwood

Ivor Barnard as Sarcastic Bystander

Ivor Barnard

** Sarcastic Bystander

Cecil Trouncer as First Policeman

Cecil Trouncer

** First Policeman

Iris Hoey as Ysabel

Iris Hoey

** Ysabel

Viola Tree as Perfide

Viola Tree

** Perfide

Cathleen Nesbitt as A Lady

Cathleen Nesbitt

** A Lady

Wally Patch as First Bystander

Wally Patch

** First Bystander

H.F. Maltby as Second Bystander

H.F. Maltby

** Second Bystander

George Mozart as Third Bystander

George Mozart

** Third Bystander

Stephen Murray as Second Policeman

Stephen Murray

** Second Policeman

Eileen Beldon as Mrs. Higgin's Parlourmaid

Eileen Beldon

** Mrs. Higgin's Parlourmaid

Frank Atkinson as Taxi-Driver

Frank Atkinson

** Taxi-Driver

Anthony Quayle as Eliza's Hairdresser (uncredited)

Anthony Quayle

** Eliza's Hairdresser (uncredited)

Leo Genn as Prince (uncredited)

Leo Genn

** Prince (uncredited)

Moyna MacGill as Woman Bystander (uncredited)

Moyna MacGill

** Woman Bystander (uncredited)

Patrick Macnee as Extra (uncredited)

Patrick Macnee

** Extra (uncredited)

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