Pygmalion (1939)
Pygmalion (1939)
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.

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Cast

Leslie Howard Leslie Howard As: Henry Higgins
Wendy Hiller Wendy Hiller As: Eliza Doolittle
Wilfrid Lawson Wilfrid Lawson As: Alfred Doolittle
Marie Lohr Marie Lohr As: Mrs. Higgins
Scott Sunderland Scott Sunderland As: Colonel George Pickering
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Storyline

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.


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

Details

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Language: English

Release Date: 03 March 1939

Country: GB

Runtime: 96m

Company Credits

Company: Gabriel Pascal Productions, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Budget: $350,000

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Cast

Leslie Howard

Leslie Howard

Henry Higgins

Wendy Hiller

Wendy Hiller

Eliza Doolittle

Wilfrid Lawson

Wilfrid Lawson

Alfred Doolittle

Marie Lohr

Marie Lohr

Mrs. Higgins

Scott Sunderland

Scott Sunderland

Colonel George Pickering

Jean Cadell

Jean Cadell

Mrs. Pearce

David Tree

David Tree

Freddy Eynsford-Hill

Everley Gregg

Everley Gregg

Mrs. Eynsford-Hill

Leueen MacGrath

Leueen MacGrath

Clara Eynsford-Hill

Esme Percy

Esme Percy

Count Aristid Karpathy

Violet Vanbrugh

Violet Vanbrugh

Ambassadress

Irene Browne

Irene Browne

Duchess

Kate Cutler

Kate Cutler

Grand Old Lady

O.B. Clarence

O.B. Clarence

Mr. Birchwood

Ivor Barnard

Ivor Barnard

Sarcastic Bystander

Cecil Trouncer

Cecil Trouncer

First Policeman

Iris Hoey

Iris Hoey

Ysabel

Viola Tree

Viola Tree

Perfide

Cathleen Nesbitt

Cathleen Nesbitt

A Lady

Wally Patch

Wally Patch

First Bystander

H.F. Maltby

H.F. Maltby

Second Bystander

George Mozart

George Mozart

Third Bystander

Stephen Murray

Stephen Murray

Second Policeman

Eileen Beldon

Eileen Beldon

Mrs. Higgin's Parlourmaid

Frank Atkinson

Frank Atkinson

Taxi-Driver

Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Eliza's Hairdresser (uncredited)

Leo Genn

Leo Genn

Prince (uncredited)

Moyna MacGill

Moyna MacGill

Woman Bystander (uncredited)

Patrick Macnee

Patrick Macnee

Extra (uncredited)

Directed By

Leslie Howard

Leslie Howard

Director

Anthony Asquith

Anthony Asquith

Director

Teddy Baird

Teddy Baird

Assistant Director

Hazel Wilkinson

Hazel Wilkinson

Continuity

Writing Credits

George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

Theatre Play

George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

Screenplay

George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

Dialogue

W.P. Lipscomb

W.P. Lipscomb

Scenario Writer

Cecil Lewis

Cecil Lewis

Scenario Writer

Carl Mayer

Carl Mayer

Script Consultant

Ian Dalrymple

Ian Dalrymple

Writer

Production Crew

Phil C. Samuel

Phil C. Samuel

Production Manager

Gabriel Pascal

Gabriel Pascal

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Ladislaw Czettel

Ladislaw Czettel

Costume Designer

Madeleine Godar

Madeleine Godar

Wardrobe Master

Sound

Sash Fisher

Sash Fisher

Sound Recordist

Arthur Honegger

Arthur Honegger

Music

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Jack Hildyard

Jack Hildyard

Camera Operator

Harry Stradling Sr.

Harry Stradling Sr.

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Baden Siddall

Baden Siddall

Property Buyer

Laurence Irving

Laurence Irving

Set Designer

John Bryan

John Bryan

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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