Forrest Gump
Comedy · Drama
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Film / 1938
Der Roman eines Blumenmädchens
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Leslie HowardHenry Higgins
Wendy HillerEliza Doolittle
Wilfrid LawsonAlfred Doolittle
Marie LohrMrs. Higgins
Scott SunderlandColonel George Pickering
Jean CadellMrs. Pearce
David TreeFreddy Eynsford-Hill
Everley GreggMrs. Eynsford-Hill
Leueen MacGrathClara Eynsford-Hill
Esme PercyCount Aristid Karpathy
Violet VanbrughAmbassadress
Irene BrowneDuchess
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Kate CutlerGrand Old Lady
O.B. ClarenceMr. Birchwood
Ivor BarnardSarcastic Bystander
Cecil TrouncerFirst Policeman
Iris HoeyYsabel
Viola TreePerfide
Cathleen NesbittA Lady
Wally PatchFirst Bystander
H.F. MaltbySecond Bystander
George MozartThird Bystander
Stephen MurraySecond Policeman
Eileen BeldonMrs. Higgin's Parlourmaid
Frank AtkinsonTaxi-Driver
Anthony QuayleEliza's Hairdresser (uncredited)
Leo GennPrince (uncredited)
Moyna MacGillWoman Bystander (uncredited)
Patrick MacneeExtra (uncredited)
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