Pygmalion
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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Budget: $350,000 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 96 minutes
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Four Daughters
Leslie Howard
Played Henry Higgins
Wendy Hiller
Played Eliza Doolittle
Wilfrid Lawson
Played Alfred Doolittle
Marie Lohr
Played Mrs. Higgins
Scott Sunderland
Played Colonel George Pickering
Jean Cadell
Played Mrs. Pearce
David Tree
Played Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Everley Gregg
Played Mrs. Eynsford-Hill
Leueen MacGrath
Played Clara Eynsford-Hill
Esme Percy
Played Count Aristid Karpathy
Violet Vanbrugh
Played Ambassadress
Irene Browne
Played Duchess
Kate Cutler
Played Grand Old Lady
O.B. Clarence
Played Mr. Birchwood
Ivor Barnard
Played Sarcastic Bystander
Cecil Trouncer
Played First Policeman
Iris Hoey
Played Ysabel
Viola Tree
Played Perfide
Cathleen Nesbitt
Played A Lady
Wally Patch
Played First Bystander
H.F. Maltby
Played Second Bystander
George Mozart
Played Third Bystander
Stephen Murray
Played Second Policeman
Eileen Beldon
Played Mrs. Higgin's Parlourmaid
Frank Atkinson
Played Taxi-Driver
Anthony Quayle
Played Eliza's Hairdresser (uncredited)
Leo Genn
Played Prince (uncredited)
Moyna MacGill
Played Woman Bystander (uncredited)
Patrick Macnee
Played Extra (uncredited)
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