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Pygmalion 1938 Directed by Anthony Asquith , Leslie Howard

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

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Budget $350,000
Release Date 6 October 1938
96 mins
Cast
Leslie Howard Henry Higgins
Wendy Hiller Eliza Doolittle
Wilfrid Lawson Alfred Doolittle
Marie Lohr Mrs. Higgins
Scott Sunderland Colonel George Pickering
Jean Cadell Mrs. Pearce
David Tree Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Everley Gregg Mrs. Eynsford-Hill
Leueen MacGrath Clara Eynsford-Hill
Esme Percy Count Aristid Karpathy
Violet Vanbrugh Ambassadress
Irene Browne Duchess
Kate Cutler Grand Old Lady
O.B. Clarence Mr. Birchwood
Ivor Barnard Sarcastic Bystander
Cecil Trouncer First Policeman
Iris Hoey Ysabel
Viola Tree Perfide
Wally Patch First Bystander
H.F. Maltby Second Bystander
George Mozart Third Bystander
Stephen Murray Second Policeman
Eileen Beldon Mrs. Higgin's Parlourmaid
Frank Atkinson Taxi-Driver
Anthony Quayle Eliza's Hairdresser (uncredited)
Leo Genn Prince (uncredited)
Moyna MacGill Woman Bystander (uncredited)
Patrick Macnee Extra (uncredited)