Isobel Elsom
1) My fair lady
Description
In 1910s London, Professor Henry Higgins bets he can transform Eliza Doolittle, a crude flower girl, into a lady of high society through linguistic training. Eliza, seeking a better life despite her Cockney accent, enlists Higgins and Colonel Pickering's help. Along the way, Higgins is impressed by Eliza's father, Alfred P. Doolittle's, honesty and linguistic talents, recommending him to a wealthy American.
Series
Criterion collection volume 652
Description
Chaplin is a twentieth-century Bluebeard, an enigmatic family man who goes to extreme lengths to support his wife and child, attempting to bump off a series of wealthy widows.