

My Fair Lady
A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.
Critics Sentiment
Eliza expresses her joy at the breakthrough in song
Doolittle sings about his impending marriage and middle class morality
The film drops significantly from the triumphant embassy ball sequence to the sluggish final act featuring Doolittle's overlong musical numbers.
My Fair Lady maintains exceptional quality through its first two hours, with critics universally praising the musical numbers, performances, and visual splendor. The film peaks during Eliza's breakthrough and transformation sequences, particularly 'I Could Have Danced All Night' and the Ascot/embassy ball scenes. However, the final hour sees a notable decline in pacing and engagement, with several critics specifically noting that the last act feels plodding and overlong compared to the earlier brilliance.
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Audrey Hepburn
Eliza Doolittle

Rex Harrison
Professor Henry Higgins

Stanley Holloway
Alfred P. Doolittle

Wilfrid Hyde-White
Colonel Hugh Pickering

Gladys Cooper
Mrs. Higgins

Jeremy Brett
Freddy Eynsford-Hill

Theodore Bikel
Zoltan Karpathy

Mona Washbourne
Mrs. Pearce

Isobel Elsom
Mrs. Eynsford-Hill

John Holland
Butler

Marni Nixon
Eliza Doolittle (singing voice) (uncredited)

Colin Kenny
Ad Lib at Church (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Gentleman (uncredited)

Frank Baker
Gentleman (uncredited)

Marjorie Bennett
Cockney with Pipe (uncredited)

Betty Blythe
Lady at Ball (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey
Singer (uncredited)

Al Bain
Cockney (uncredited)

William Beckley
Footman (uncredited)

Lillian Kemble-Cooper
Lady Ambassador (uncredited)
Crew
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