In Her Own Words
I may have posted this on the site before, but if so it was a long while ago, and it's fun enough to see again. If it even is "again."
As has been known from the time the film was released, Audrey Hepburn's performance in the film version of My Fair Lady was enhanced by the use of Marni Nixon dubbing her singing. This is audio matched to the film footage of Hepburn's own singing on two of the songs -- "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" and "Show Me."
She does a pleasant, effective job with them. Her singing is a bit thin, and she probably wouldn't have been able to handle all the song, especially the more soaring ones like "I Could Have Danced All Night," but it's nice that she holds her own here.
The piece is party of a TV production and narrated by Jeremy Brett who played 'Freddie Eynesforth-Hill" in the film, the character who sings "On the Street Where You Live.". It's worth noting that Brett, who did sing in some later productions, was dubbed himself in this one. He also later played 'Sherlock Holmes' in a series of British TV films.
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