i've always been a huge fan of 'my fair lady'. when i had the opportunity of experiencing 'kitty'1945, i couldn't believe how unoriginal 'my fair lady'1964 became. scenes, lines, specific training sequences (eg when goddard aka kitty was told to stop dropping her 'h's)all a repeat. not to take anything away from 'my fair lady'...but it does act as a testament to how great 'kitty' is. 'my fair lady' has always been said to be based on 'Pygmalion'. what ever happened to giving credit to this movie? of course the music in my fair lady is sensational....by the way. i found it on DVD!!! go to www.ashfaultsclassicmovies.com

I also remember watching this film on AMC and loved it to death, it is a twist on the Pygmalian story with lots more sass, and gritty, but in a total Old Hollywood glamor. Which seems to make no sense but that is why this is such a gem of a film. Eliza Doolittle would not last two seconds with Kitty in the room, she's a lot more earthy than most heroines and reminds me in some respects of Becky Sharp from Vanity Fair in her single minded climb to the top. All in all a great actress playing a part that is the best of some great female characters all in one juicy and sassy package. This film is well worth preserving, and bring into the modern format of DVD, hopefully with restored picture and sound.

Paulette Goddard deserves to have this movie seen and enjoyed, and so do we. She was a charming actress, and this film gave her a chance to show it. Ray Milland is also a very charming cad. It's been too long since I've seen it, on TV when I was much younger, but I remember how much I liked it. For years I think I had it confused with FOREVER AMBER, but I was able to get ahold of that film on VHS a couple of years ago, and was greatly disappointed--I thought it sure wasn't as good as I remembered. It wasn't until I happened upon KITTY while looking at films done by Paulette, whom I also loved in REAP THE WILD WIND, that I realized I was disappointed by AMBER because it was not KITTY. Well, so it goes. Come on, whoever owns the Paramount vault, dig into it. And look at other Mitchell Leisen films too, like HOLD BACK THE DAWN, TO EACH HIS OWN, and LADY IN THE DARK (which I don't think I've seen but would love to). He is one of the great UNDISCOVERED directors.Give us DVDs--PLEEEEZE.leisen

Amusing and witty story of a street girl (Paulette Goddard) in 18th century London, who rises to become a duchess.Of particular note is Constance Collier, showing off a brilliant flare for comedy as Lady Susan Dowitt, an aging courtesan who instructs Goddard in matters of gentility. Constance had a long career on stage and screen going back to the silent era, and this film displays her talents as a fine comedienne.