· Pygmalion · by Anthony Asquith @ Mary Riley Styles Public Library

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.

■ Title — Pygmalion
■ Director — Anthony Asquith; co-directed by Leslie Howard
■ Cast — Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfrid Lawson
■ 1938 | 1hr 36 mins | British Romantic Comedy-Drama