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- The Philadelphia Story (1940) It’s hard to believe, but in the late 1930s, Katharine Hepburn was dubbed “box office poison” due to a series of flops.
- Gaslight (1944) In this well-done film noir, Ingrid Bergman plays Paula Alquist, the niece of a famous opera singer who was murdered in her home years before, supposedly for some valuable jewels.
- My Fair Lady (1964) Adapted from the stage play, “Pygmalion”, “My Fair Lady” is one of the most beloved musicals of all time. The film stars Rex Harrison as snobbish Professor Higgins, who bets a colleague he can turn cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn) into a lady.
- A Star Is Born (1954) Fifteen years after turning down the opportunity to direct the first “A Star Is Born”, Cukor was asked by Judy Garland’s husband Sid Luft to helm this remake.
A great director who made splendid films with most of the best actresses of the golden age. List activity. 2.9K views. 4 this week. Create a new list. List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 30 titles. Sort by List order. 1. The Philadelphia Story. 1940 1h 52m Approved. 7.9 (74K) Rate. 96 Metascore.
His career flourished at RKO when David O. Selznick, the studio's Head of Production, assigned Cukor to direct several of RKO's major films, including What Price Hollywood? (1932), A Bill of Divorcement (1932), Our Betters (1933), and Little Women (1933).
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George Cukor. Director: My Fair Lady. George Cukor was an American film director of Hungarian-Jewish descent, better known for directing comedies and literary adaptations. He once won the Academy Award for Best Director, and was nominated other four times for the same Award.
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1931 1h 23m Passed. 6.0 (252) Rate. Tarnished Lady is a 1931 Pre-Code American drama film directed by George Cukor. The screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart is based on his short story, A Story of a New York Lady. Director George Cukor Stars Tallulah Bankhead Clive Brook Phoebe Foster. 5. Girls About Town. 1931 1h 20m.
George Cukor, American film director who produced movies of high quality for 50 years, combining his skill in working with actors and his careful attention to details. His films included Little Women (1933), The Philadelphia Story (1940), A Double Life (1947), Born Yesterday (1950), and My Fair Lady (1964).
George Dewey Cukor was an American film director. He mainly concentrated on comedies and literary adaptations. His career flourished at RKO and later MGM, where he directed What Price Hollywood? (1932), A Bill of Divorcement (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), Little Women (1933), David Copperfield (1935), Romeo and Juliet (1936) and Camille (1936).
