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Cranky Professor Henry Higgins (Leslie Howard) takes a bet that he can turn Cockney guttersnipe Eliza Doolittle (Wendy Hiller) into a "proper lady" in a mere six months in this delightful comedy of bad manners, based on the play by George Bernard Shaw. This Academy Award–winning inspiration for Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady was directed by Anthony Asquith and star Howard, edited by David Lean, and scripted by Shaw himself.
Original Release
03/03/1939
US Release
03/03/1939
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Wendy Hiller | Eliza Doolittle |
| Wilfrid Lawson | Alfred Doolittle |
| Marie Lohr | Mrs. Higgins |
| Scott Sunderland | Colonel Pickering / Colonel George Pickering |
| Jean Cadell | Mrs. Pearce |
| David Tree | Freddy Eynsford-Hill / Freddy Eynsford Hill |
| Everley Gregg | Mrs. Eynsford Hill / Mrs. Eynsford-Hill |
| Leueen MacGrath | Clara Eynsford-Hill / Clara Eynsford Hill |
| Esme Percy | Count Aristid Karpathy |
| Violet Vanbrugh | Ambassadress |
Directors
Leslie Howard, Anthony Asquith
Writers
George Bernard Shaw, W.P. Lipscomb, Cecil Lewis, Ian Dalrymple, Anatole de Grunwald, Kay Walsh
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Wendy Hiller | Eliza Doolittle |
| Wilfrid Lawson | Alfred Doolittle |
| Marie Lohr | Mrs. Higgins |
| Scott Sunderland | Colonel Pickering / Colonel George Pickering |
| Jean Cadell | Mrs. Pearce |
| David Tree | Freddy Eynsford-Hill / Freddy Eynsford Hill |
| Everley Gregg | Mrs. Eynsford Hill / Mrs. Eynsford-Hill |
| Leueen MacGrath | Clara Eynsford-Hill / Clara Eynsford Hill |
| Esme Percy | Count Aristid Karpathy |
| Violet Vanbrugh | Ambassadress |
| Iris Hoey | Ysabel - Social Reporter / Ysabel |
| Viola Tree | Perfide - Social Reporter / Perfide |
| Irene Browne | Duchess |
| Kate Cutler | Grand Old Lady |
| Cathleen Nesbitt | A Lady |
| O.B. Clarence | A Vicar / Mr. Birchwood |
| Wally Patch | First Bystander |
| H.F. Maltby | Second Bystander |
| George Mozart | Third Bystander |
| Ivor Barnard | Sarcastic Bystander |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Gabriel Pascal | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1939 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
| 1939 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1939 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1939 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay | Won |
