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"He picked up a girl from the gutter - and changed her into a glamorous society butterfly!"

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.

Top Cast

  • Leslie Howard

    Leslie Howard

    Henry Higgins

  • Wendy Hiller

    Wendy Hiller

    Eliza Doolittle

  • Wilfrid Lawson

    Wilfrid Lawson

    Alfred Doolittle

  • Marie Lohr

    Marie Lohr

    Mrs. Higgins

  • Scott Sunderland

    Scott Sunderland

    Colonel George Pickering

  • Jean Cadell

    Jean Cadell

    Mrs. Pearce

  • David Tree

    David Tree

    Freddy Eynsford-Hill

  • Everley Gregg

    Everley Gregg

    Mrs. Eynsford-Hill

  • Leueen MacGrath

    Leueen MacGrath

    Clara Eynsford-Hill

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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