Follows the transformation of a Cockney flower girl's speech, dress, and manners as the result of a wager between Professor Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering until she successfully passes as a duchess at an ambassador's reception.
"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."
"Follows the transformation of a Cockney flower girl's speech, dress, and manners as the result of a wager between Professor Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering until she successfully passes as a duchess at an ambassador's reception."
"Follows the transformation of a Cockney flower girl's speech, dress, and manners as the result of a wager between Professor Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering until she successfully passes as a duchess at an ambassador's reception."@en
"Eliza, a cockney "guttersnipe", is rescued from a life of Covent Garden flower-mongering by a professor of phonetics who teaches her "proper" English, so perfectly as to have her mistaken for a member of the European nobility."@en
"A cranky professor takes a bet that he can turn flower-seller Eliza Doolittle into a 'proper lady' in no time."@en
"Professor Higgins, a linguist, has to win the bet that any common Cockney girl, once tought to speak poperly, can pass as a duchess in London society."@en
"A professor turns a cockney girl into a picture of refinement in this George Bernard Shaw comedy."@en
"Professor Henry Higgins' efforts to make Eliza Doolittle, a pretty flower girl, into an elegant lady of society."
"Bernard Shaw's story about a professor teaching a Cockney flower seller to speak correct English."@en
"The story of Professor Henry Higgins' efforts to make Eliza Doolittle, a flower girl, into an elegant young lady of society."@en
"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."@en
"The immortal and classic tale of authoritarian Henry Higgins, Professor of Elocution, who wagered his companion, Pickering, that within a few months instruction he could transform a Cockney flower girl into a lady. Eliza Doolittle, plucked from the market streets outside Covent Garden, was to be the object of his experiment, and hers a face he would grow much accustomed to. (Does not circulate)."
"A phonetics professor bets his friend that he can transform a Cockney flower girl into a refined lady within three months."
"The story of Professor Henry Higgins' efforts to make Eliza Doolittle, a flower girl, into an elegant lady of society."@en
"Un intellectuel parie avec un ami qu'en quelques mois il réussira à transformer une modeste ouvrière en dame du grand monde. Il réussira mais se désintéressera d'elle jusqu'au moment où il se rendra compte qu'il en est amoureux."
"George Bernard Shaw wrote the screenplay adaptation of his own beloved stage masterpiece about Professor Henry Higgins's wager to turn a low-class flower vendor into a "proper lady," and won an Oscar for his efforts. Pygmalion, which would later be adapted once again, as the musical My Fair Lady, is one of the great Cinderella stories and a tart-tongued romantic comedy par excellence. (Quelle: Umschlag)."
"Follows the transformation of a Cockney flowergirl's speech, dress and manners as the result of a wager between Professor Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering until she successfully passes as a duchess at an ambassador's reception."@en
"George Bernard Shaw's play, later made as My Fair Lady. Leslie Howard excels as the professor, with Wendy Hiller as the Cockney-speaking pupil."
"Professor Higgins, a linguist, has to win the bet that any common Cockney girl, once taught to speak properly, can pass as a duchess in London Society."
"Professor Higgins, a linguist, has to win the bet that any common Cockney girl, once taught to speak properly, can pass as a duchess in London Society."@en
"The delightful story of a linguistics professor who attempts, with devastating success, to turn a Cockney flower girl into an elegant young lady of society."@en
"Professor Henry Higgins (Howard) works to make a pretty flower girl into a young lady of society."@en
"Professor Higgins, a linguist, has to win the bet that any common Cockney girl, once taught to speak properly, can pass as a duchess in London society."@en
"An adaptation of Shaw's play about a Cockney flower girl who is transformed by a professor of English into a lady of fashion."@en
"The story of a cockney "guttersnipe" rescued from a life of Covent Garden flower-mongering by a professor of phonetics who teaches her "proper" English - so perfectly as to have her mistaken to be a member of the European nobility."@en
"Pygmalion is the delightful story of Professor Higgins' efforts to make Eliza Doolittle, a pretty flower girl, into an elegant young lady of society."@en
"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."@en
"Henry Higgins, professeur fier et hautain, parie avec lun de ses amis quil peut, en lespace de six mois, transformer Eliza Doolittle, modeste vendeuse de fleurs, en une dame raffinée pourvue de bonnes manières. Cependant, la chose savère plus difficile que prévu et la belle donne beaucoup de fil à retordre au professeur vaniteux..."
"Professor Henry Higgins (Howard) works to make a pretty flower girl (Hiller) into a young lady of society."
"Professor Henry Higgins works to make a pretty flower girl into a young lady of society."
"Professor Henry Higgins works to make a pretty flower girl into a young lady of society."@en
"A cranky professor takes a bet that he can turn Cockney guttersnipe Eliza Doolittle into a 'proper lady' in a mere six months."@en
"A Cockney waif is transformed by Professor Henry Higgins into an elegant lady."@en
"An intelligent, satisfying and tasteful adaptation of Shaw's play about a cockney flower girl who is transformed by a professor of English into a lady of fashion. Not a particularly cinematic film, but marked by the wit and intelligence of its dialogue and the polished playing of Leslie Howard (Professor Higgins), Wendy Hiller (Eliza Doolittle), and Wilfred Lawson as her outrageous dustman father."@en
"A misogynist professor of phonetics takes a bet that he can turn a cockney flower seller in six months into a lady who can pass as a duchess."
"A misogynist professor of phonetics takes a bet that he can turn a cockney flower seller in six months into a lady who can pass as a duchess."@en
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Speech and social status - England - London - Drama.
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