Pygmalion
1938, Romance/Comedy, 1h 36m
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When linguistics professor Henry Higgins (Leslie Howard) boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle (Wendy Hiller) as a princess with only six months' training, Colonel George Pickering (Scott Sunderland) 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 (Wilfrid Lawson). But the plucky young woman is not the only one undergoing a transformation.
Cast & Crew
Leslie Howard
Professor Henry Higgins
Professor Henry Higgins
Wendy Hiller
Eliza Doolittle
Eliza Doolittle
Wilfrid Lawson
Alfred Doolittle
Alfred Doolittle
Marie Lohr
Mrs. Higgins
Mrs. Higgins
David Tree
Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Scott Sunderland
Colonel George Pickering
Colonel George Pickering
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May 07, 2016George Bernard Shaw was commissioned to write the screenplay to Anthony Asquith and Leslie Howard's 1938 adaptation of his 1913 play "Pygmalion." A story so familiar to people as the basis of so many romantic comedies that have been updated and contemporarized, most notably as the musical "My Fair Lady" and more recently as the teenage comedies "She's all That" and "The Duff." Professor Higgins (Leslie Howard) spends his time around London listening to people talk writing their words down. He can pinpoint where a person comes from by their accent within two blocks. He meets Eliza Doolittle (Wendy Hiller) a flower girl with a heavy Cockney accent and crude behavior. Higgins makes the claim that he can pass her off as a Duchess in three months time. Colonel Pickering (Scott Sundersund) takes him up on this offer. Eliza soon comes to live in Higgin's house learning how to speak like a lady. The Greek mythology Pygmalion was a sculpter who fell in love with a statue he had carved who was then brought to life. Eliza is metaphorically "brought to life" and becomes Higgin's ideal woman. Wendy Hiller does a tremendous job with a marvelous Oscar winning script written by Shaw with new dialogue and scenes with help by W. P. Lipscomb and Cecil Lewis. Leslie Howard comes off arrogant and stuck-up, but he pulls it off extremely well. A wonderful film that was David Lean's first editing job.Joseph B Super Reviewer
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Nov 17, 2014Fan of the English language? Fancy yourself as your local arbiter for the British vernacular? Well then this adaptation of Shaw's is just your ticket and man how she sparkles, with more wit per scene, per exchange, than a season's worth of 30 Rock. Howard blueprints Higgens for the generations but Hiller imbues Dolittle with such humanity as to shimmer like a jewel.Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
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Feb 13, 2014While most people will be familiar with the Our Fair Lady treatment of the sixties, this one has its charms as well...and it must succeed without a sugar coated soundtrack.John B Super Reviewer
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Nov 12, 2011The great original adaptation of Shaw's satiric play, which would be remade as the classic musical My Fair Lady many years later in 1964. Clever and convincing, this version relies on a sharp, well-written dialogue and superb performances by Hiller and Howard.Carlos M Super Reviewer
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