Pygmalion (1939)

Pygmalion (1939)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1939-03-03 United Kingdom 96 Min. PG-13
6.993 143 votes
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 is Henry Higgins
Henry Higgins
Wendy Hiller is Eliza Doolittle
Eliza Doolittle
Wilfrid Lawson is Alfred Doolittle
Alfred Doolittle
Marie Lohr is Mrs. Higgins
Mrs. Higgins
Scott Sunderland is Colonel George Pickering
Colonel George Pickering
Jean Cadell is Mrs. Pearce
Mrs. Pearce
David Tree is Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Everley Gregg is Mrs. Eynsford-Hill
Mrs. Eynsford-Hill
Leueen MacGrath is Clara Eynsford-Hill
Clara Eynsford-Hill
Esme Percy is Count Aristid Karpathy
Count Aristid Karpathy
Violet Vanbrugh is Ambassadress
Ambassadress
Irene Browne is Duchess
Duchess
Kate Cutler is Grand Old Lady
Grand Old Lady
O.B. Clarence is Mr. Birchwood
Mr. Birchwood
Ivor Barnard is Sarcastic Bystander
Sarcastic Bystander
Cecil Trouncer is First Policeman
First Policeman
Iris Hoey is Ysabel
Ysabel
Viola Tree is Perfide
Perfide
Cathleen Nesbitt is A Lady
A Lady
Wally Patch is First Bystander
First Bystander
H.F. Maltby is Second Bystander
Second Bystander
George Mozart is Third Bystander
Third Bystander
Stephen Murray is Second Policeman
Second Policeman
Eileen Beldon is Mrs. Higgin's Parlourmaid
Mrs. Higgin's Parlourmaid
Frank Atkinson is Taxi-Driver
Taxi-Driver
Anthony Quayle is Eliza's Hairdresser (uncredited)
Eliza's Hairdresser (uncredited)
Leo Genn is Prince (uncredited)
Prince (uncredited)
Moyna MacGill is Woman Bystander (uncredited)
Woman Bystander (uncredited)
Patrick Macnee is Extra (uncredited)
Extra (uncredited)

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