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Pygmalion (1939)

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.

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Leslie HowardLeslie HowardHenry Higgins
  • Photo of Wendy HillerWendy HillerEliza Doolittle
  • Photo of Wilfrid LawsonWilfrid LawsonAlfred Doolittle
  • Photo of Marie LohrMarie LohrMrs. Higgins
  • Photo of Scott SunderlandScott SunderlandColonel George Pickering
  • Photo of Jean CadellJean CadellMrs. Pearce
  • Photo of David TreeDavid TreeFreddy Eynsford-Hill
  • Photo of Everley GreggEverley GreggMrs. Eynsford-Hill
  • Photo of Leueen MacGrathLeueen MacGrathClara Eynsford-Hill
  • Photo of Esme PercyEsme PercyCount Aristid Karpathy

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