Pygmalion(1938)

He picked up a girl from the gutter - and changed her into a glamorous society butterfly!

70

1h 36m

  • Comedy,
  • Drama,
  • Romance

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.

Cast

  • Leslie Howard

    Leslie Howard

    Henry Higgins

  • Wendy Hiller

    Wendy Hiller

    Eliza Doolittle

  • Wilfrid Lawson

    Wilfrid Lawson

    Alfred Doolittle

  • Marie Lohr

    Marie Lohr

    Mrs. Higgins

  • Scott Sunderland

    Scott Sunderland

    Colonel George Pickering

  • Jean Cadell

    Jean Cadell

    Mrs. Pearce

  • David Tree

    David Tree

    Freddy Eynsford-Hill

  • Everley Gregg

    Everley Gregg

    Mrs. Eynsford-Hill

  • Leueen MacGrath

    Leueen MacGrath

    Clara Eynsford-Hill

  • Esme Percy

    Esme Percy

    Count Aristid Karpathy

  • Violet Vanbrugh

    Violet Vanbrugh

    Ambassadress

  • Irene Browne

    Irene Browne

    Duchess

  • Kate Cutler

    Kate Cutler

    Grand Old Lady

  • O.B. Clarence

    O.B. Clarence

    Mr. Birchwood

  • Ivor Barnard

    Ivor Barnard

    Sarcastic Bystander

  • Iris Hoey

    Iris Hoey

    Ysabel

  • Cathleen Nesbitt

    Cathleen Nesbitt

    A Lady

  • Wally Patch

    Wally Patch

    First Bystander

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    Status

    Released (Oct 6, 1938)

    Budget

    $350,000

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