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  • Pygmalion (1938)
  • 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Pygmalion (1938)
96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A phonetics and diction expert makes a bet that he can teach a cockney flower girl to speak proper English and pass as a lady in high society.
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Writers
George Bernard Shaw (screen play and dialogue) (as Bernard Shaw) | W.P. Lipscomb (scenario) | Cecil Lewis (scenario)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Harry Stradling Sr. (photography) (as Harry Stradling)
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Release date
Mar 3, 1939 (United States)

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Cast

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30 cast members
Name Known for
Leslie Howard
Professor Henry Higgins Professor Henry Higgins   See fewer
Wendy Hiller
Eliza Doolittle Eliza Doolittle   See fewer
Wilfrid Lawson
Alfred Doolittle Alfred Doolittle   See fewer
Marie Lohr
Mrs. Higgins Mrs. Higgins   See fewer
Scott Sunderland
Colonel Pickering Colonel Pickering   See fewer
Jean Cadell
Mrs. Pearce Mrs. Pearce   See fewer
David Tree
Freddy Eynsford Hill Freddy Eynsford Hill   See fewer
Everley Gregg
Mrs. Eynsford Hill Mrs. Eynsford Hill   See fewer
Leueen MacGrath
Clara Eynsford Hill (as Leueen Macgrath) Clara Eynsford Hill (as Leueen Macgrath)   See fewer
Esme Percy
Count Aristid Karpathy Count Aristid Karpathy   See fewer
Violet Vanbrugh
Ambassadress Ambassadress   See fewer
Iris Hoey
Ysabel - Social Reporter Ysabel - Social Reporter   See fewer
Viola Tree
Perfide - Social Reporter Perfide - Social Reporter   See fewer
Irene Browne
Duchess (as Irene Brown) Duchess (as Irene Brown)   See fewer
Kate Cutler
Grand Old Lady Grand Old Lady   See fewer
Cathleen Nesbitt
A Lady (as Kathleen Nesbitt) A Lady (as Kathleen Nesbitt)   See fewer
O.B. Clarence
A Vicar A Vicar   See fewer
Wally Patch
First Bystander First Bystander   See fewer
H.F. Maltby
Second Bystander Second Bystander   See fewer
George Mozart
Third Bystander Third Bystander   See fewer
Ivor Barnard
Sarcastic Bystander Sarcastic Bystander   See fewer
Cecil Trouncer
First Policeman First Policeman   See fewer
Stephen Murray
Second Policeman Second Policeman   See fewer
Eileen Beldon
Mrs. Higgins' Parlourmaid Mrs. Higgins' Parlourmaid   See fewer
Frank Atkinson
Taxi-Driver Taxi-Driver   See fewer
Wallace Bosco
Passer-by (uncredited) Passer-by (uncredited)   See fewer
Leo Genn
Prince (uncredited) Prince (uncredited)   See fewer
Moyna MacGill
Woman Bystander (uncredited) Woman Bystander (uncredited)   See fewer
Patrick Macnee
Extra (uncredited) Extra (uncredited)   See fewer
Anthony Quayle
Eliza's Hairdresser (uncredited) Eliza's Hairdresser (uncredited)   See fewer
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