Most roadshow movie presentations made at that time had an overture recorded especially for the movie, meant to be heard while the lights in the theater were still up and the movie screen curtains were still closed. Then, at the end of the overture, the lights would go down and the movie would start with what was known as its Main Title music. The overture to the stage version of "My Fair Lady" was longer than the movie's opening credits, but Lerner and Loewe apparently still wanted to use it. So, rather than using the typical roadshow format of Overture and Main Title music to get around this, the filmmakers shot the movie so that half of the Overture is heard against shots of flowers appearing on the screen; then halfway through the Overture, the lights go down and the opening credits begin.

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