Pygmalion
Pygmalion
Pygmalion
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1938
1h 36m
7.0(153 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.

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29 members
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Leslie Howard

Henry Higgins

Leslie Howard
Acting

Wendy Hiller

Eliza Doolittle

Wendy Hiller
Acting

Wilfrid Lawson

Alfred Doolittle

Wilfrid Lawson
Acting

Marie Lohr

Mrs. Higgins

Marie Lohr
Acting

Scott Sunderland

Colonel George Pickering

Scott Sunderland
Acting

Jean Cadell

Mrs. Pearce

Jean Cadell
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David Tree

Freddy Eynsford-Hill

David Tree
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Everley Gregg

Mrs. Eynsford-Hill

Everley Gregg
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Leueen MacGrath

Clara Eynsford-Hill

Leueen MacGrath
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Esme Percy

Count Aristid Karpathy

Esme Percy
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Violet Vanbrugh

Ambassadress

Violet Vanbrugh
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Irene Browne

Duchess

Irene Browne
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Kate Cutler

Grand Old Lady

Kate Cutler
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O.B. Clarence

Mr. Birchwood

O.B. Clarence
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Ivor Barnard

Sarcastic Bystander

Ivor Barnard
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Cecil Trouncer

First Policeman

No Image
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Iris Hoey

Ysabel

Iris Hoey
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Viola Tree

Perfide

No Image
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Cathleen Nesbitt

A Lady

Cathleen Nesbitt
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Wally Patch

First Bystander

No Image
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H.F. Maltby

Second Bystander

No Image
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George Mozart

Third Bystander

George Mozart
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Stephen Murray

Second Policeman

No Image
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Eileen Beldon

Mrs. Higgin's Parlourmaid

No Image
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Frank Atkinson

Taxi-Driver

Frank Atkinson
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Anthony Quayle

Eliza's Hairdresser (uncredited)

Anthony Quayle
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Leo Genn

Prince (uncredited)

Leo Genn
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Moyna MacGill

Woman Bystander (uncredited)

Moyna MacGill
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Patrick Macnee

Extra (uncredited)

Patrick Macnee

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