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Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Our play reading group (of retired university peeps & spouses) recently finished Shaw's "Pygmalion" and -- as we often do when available -- show a film of the play we've just read for both our play reading group plus any of the hundred or so other retiree members who'd like to attend.We thought that this 1938 film was absolutely superb. It fully captured Professor Higgins' lack of any personal concern for Eliza, her growth and developing inner conflict, and Col. Pickering's valuable humanity with Eliza. Almost all the characters were very nicely and fully brought to life except, IMO, perhaps one and that's Eliza's father, Alfred Doolittle. While this film does give an initial view of him that's quite adequate (e.g., in his willingness to "sell" Eliza for 5 pounds), it's not quite as detailed or adequate (IMO) as the play in depicting his misery as the recipient of a grant that makes him wealthy. (But that's a small point and perhaps mainly just me.) A TRULY EXCELLENT film -- Wendy Hiller as Eliza is absolutely SUPERB!

Henry Higgins is a bully and a braggart and full of himself. He has little respect for others, so when he chooses Eliza Doolittle to be the object of an experiment, he sees her as a prop, a part of his laboratory. The fact that he succeeds in taking a simple flower girl and making her fit in with royalty is not the issue. What is, is what the play is really about. It's about the growth of the characters. Eliza becomes so much more. Wendy Hiller is marvelous in this film, which, of course, has no music. Her facial expressions are excellent, her resolve even more. Leslie Howard as Higgins gives her nothing in the way of reward or kindness. He is a jerks to the bitter end. Shaw oversaw this play and the conclusion is a bit controversial. We will never know his intent, but he wanted to make sure that it has his imprint because he feared the producers would destroy it. Maybe one of the best films ever. If you saw "My Fair Lady," enjoy another interpretation of the characters.

The character of Professor Higgins is a pompous, arrogant, thoughtless. selfish and completely unlikable character and it beggars belief that anyone could find anything about him worth caring about. And what is worse, he never redeems himself. George Bernard Shaw is far too enamoured with the sound of his own words to have been allowed to write the screenplay. There is good writing here no doubt, but most of the scenes are interminably long and verbose and continue long after the point has been made. Wendy Hiller is an absolute joy both to watch and listen to. Her performance is outstanding, but sadly not enough to save the movie from the endlessly annoying droning of Professor Higgins.

Wonderful adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play.There is great chemistry existing here between Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller.If you've seen "My Fair Lady" first, you might be disappointed. With all the beautiful music, that film was far more captivating, but this 1938 gem is not exactly a slouch either.With a totally different ending that might disappoint you, this is basically a story of a woman coming into her own and after succeeding, learning that in life we must assert ourselves. The next to the last scene where Hiller asserts her intentions is absolutely terrific.The scene at the ball may have been a little too dull, but nevertheless, it fits the decor.Cheers to George Bernard Shaw for his creation.