PYGMALION (1938) - ♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard

Written by - George Bernard Shaw, W.P. Lipscomb, Cecil Lewis, Ian Dalrymple, Anatole de Grunwald, Kay Walsh

Starring - Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfrid Lawson

"A vainglorious snob vows to turn a poor flowergirl into a high society lady. Bernard Shaw’s story, inspired by the legend of the Pygmalion, gets a faithful rendition in this film version that perhaps does it more justice than the more famous adaptation My Fair Lady; it is less glamorous but more realistic and sometimes challengingly painstaking. Screenplay and acting are extraordinary."

Comedy, UK