Despite being created roughly 25 years prior to "My Fair Lady," it requires a little while to adjust to the fact that there’s no singing present. After that initial hurdle, you can appreciate its clever and sharp commentary on social standing and appearances, which provokes both laughter and disapproval. Leslie Howard delivers a strong performance as the rather arrogant phonetics professor ("Prof. Higgins"), who makes a wager with his friend "Col. Pickering" (Scott Sunderland) to transform a working-class flower girl, "Eliza" (Wendy Hiller), into someone believable enough to pass for a duchess among the upper class. Hiller is also excellent; she grabs hold of the part of the hesitant, innocent but determined and intelligent street vendor, and it soon becomes clear that the professor has found an equal match. His housekeeper, "Mrs. Pearce" (Jean Cadell), occasionally steps in to mediate, while Esme Percy provides a memorable portrayal of the even more self-important "Count Karpathy," who is the only person "Higgins" worries might expose his scheme. Starting with the boisterous and funny bathing scene, it moves along briskly, consistently criticizing the British social structure – mocking both the privileged and those working class—as Bernard Shaw’s story comes to life on film in a manner that (one would hope) the writer himself would have enjoyed. I wasn't fond of the play’s conclusion, and I don’t particularly like how it wraps up here either, but it’s an impressive experience showcasing skill at nearly every moment.

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