Pygmalion (1935 film)

Pygmalion is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Jenny Jugo, Gustaf Gründgens and Anton Edthofer. It is based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play Pygmalion.^[1]

Pygmalion
Directed by	Erich Engel
Written by	Heinrich Oberländer Walter Wassermann
Based on	Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
Produced by	Eberhard Klagemann
Starring	Jenny Jugo Gustaf Gründgens Anton Edthofer
Cinematography	Bruno Mondi
Edited by	René Métain
Music by	Theo Mackeben
Production company	Klagemann-Film
Release date	2 September 1935
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The basic plot consists of a professor's attempts to transform an uneducated flower seller into a proper lady.^[2]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler and Arthur Schwarz.

Cast

• Jenny Jugo as Eliza Doolittle
• Gustaf Gründgens as Professor Higgins
• Anton Edthofer as Oberst Pickering
• Eugen Klöpfer as Alfred Doolittle
• Hedwig Bleibtreu as Mrs. Higgins
• Käthe Haack as Mrs. Pearce
• Olga Limburg as Mrs. Hill
• Karin Evans as Klara Hill
• Vivigenz Eickstedt as Freddy Hill
• Erika Glässner as Betsy
• Hans Richter as Jonny
• Erna Morena
• Werner Pledath
• Josef Dahmen
• Ernst Behmer
• Erich Dunskus
• Oskar Höcker
• Wera Schultz

References

1. Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 920. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3.
2. "Pygmalion". IMDB. 2 September 1935. Retrieved 17 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter GmbH. ISBN 978-3-598-11492-2.

External links

• Pygmalion at IMDb