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Synopsis
Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller star in Anthony Asquith's and Leslie Howard's classic version of George Bernard Shaw's satiric comedy. Henry Higgins (Howard) is an upper class phonetics professor who encounters low-class guttersnipe Eliza Doolittle (Hiller) and bets his friend Colonel Pickering (Scott Sunderland) that he can pass her off as a duchess within three months. Pickering accepts Higgins' bet, with Eliza readily agreeing to the proposal, since she will get to live in Higgins' fancy home. Once in Higgins' house, Eliza is subjected to intensely repetitive phonetics lessons in an effort to transform her Cockney accent into the speech of proper English. Things are a bit rocky at first, with Eliza blurting out "Not bloody likely" at a tea party. But when Eliza is presented at the Ambassador's Ball, she is not only accepted as a princess but is the talk of the ball, everyone in attendance commenting on her charm, beauty, and poise. Relishing his success, Higgins abruptly dismisses her. But Eliza has fallen in love with Higgins and is aghast at her cursory treatment by him. She tells him, "I sold flowers. I didn't sell myself. Now you've made a lady of me, I'm not fit to sell anything else." When Eliza leaves, Higgins realizes that he loves her too, but Eliza has announced to Higgins that she plans to marry high society playboy Freddie Eynsford-Hill (David Tree). ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Cast

Jean Cadell Mrs. Pearce
O.B. Clarence Vicar
Wendy Hiller Eliza Doolittle
Iris Hoey Ysabel
Wilfred Lawson Alfred Doolittle
Marie Lohr Mrs. Higgins
Cathleen Nesbitt Old Lady
Esme Percy Count Aristid Karpathy
Scott Sunderland Col. Pickering
David Tree Freddy Eynsford-Hill
Viola Tree Perfide
Violet Vanbrugh Ambassadress
Leslie Howard Prof. Henry Higgins

Production Crew

Laurence Irving Art Director
Harry Stradling Cinematographer
Arthur Honegger Composer (Music Score)
Prof. Czettell Costume Designer
Schiaparelli Costume Designer
Worth Costume Designer
Anthony Asquith Director
Leslie Howard Director
David Lean Editor
George Bernard Shaw Play Author
Gabriel Pascal Producer
Anthony Asquith Screenwriter
Cecil Lewis Screenwriter
George Bernard Shaw Screenwriter
Ian Dalrymple Screenwriter
W.P. Lipscomb Screenwriter
Year: 1938
Runtime: 96
Country: UK
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy

Produced by
MGM

Release
by General Film Distributors

Awards
1938 - Best Picture - Academy
1938 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie