Watch Pygmalion (1938) Official Trailer
He picked up a girl from the gutter - and changed her into a glamorous society butterfly!
7 / 10 IMDb October 6, 1938 1h 36m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 36m
Release Date
October 6, 1938
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Status
Released
Budget
$350,000
Languages
English
Country
United Kingdom
Producers
Cast
Leslie Howard
as Henry Higgins
Wendy Hiller
as Eliza Doolittle
Wilfrid Lawson
as Alfred Doolittle
Marie Lohr
as Mrs. Higgins
Scott Sunderland
as Colonel George Pickering
Jean Cadell
as Mrs. Pearce
David Tree
as Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Everley Gregg
as Mrs. Eynsford-Hill
Leueen MacGrath
as Clara Eynsford-Hill
Esme Percy
as Count Aristid Karpathy
Violet Vanbrugh
as Ambassadress
Irene Browne
as Duchess
Kate Cutler
as Grand Old Lady
O.B. Clarence
as Mr. Birchwood
Ivor Barnard
as Sarcastic Bystander
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Cecil Trouncer
as First Policeman
Iris Hoey
as Ysabel
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Viola Tree
as Perfide
Cathleen Nesbitt
as A Lady
Wally Patch
as First Bystander
Production Companies
Gabriel Pascal Productions
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Pygmalion Official Trailer 1938
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