Kitty (1945)

Drama - England - Late 1700's. Paulette Goddard plays a guttersnipe (thieving and uncouth) who is taken in by an aristocrat (Ray Milland) who wishes to market her outstanding outward beauty. He plans to marry her off to a duke, and cash in on her wealth. So he trains her intensely in the social arts of conversation, dance, how to dine, etc. She falls in love with him and him her (but he doesn't know it). Lots of twists and turns, the story keeps us guessing. Fine performances and script. 103 min.