Kitty Foyle

"The natural history of a woman"

1940 1h 48m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 57

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's disapproval.

“The natural history of a woman”

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Cast

Ginger Rogers
Kitty Foyle
Dennis Morgan
Wyn Strafford
James Craig
Mark
Eduardo Ciannelli
Giono
Ernest Cossart
Pop
Gladys Cooper
Mrs. Strafford
Odette Myrtil
Delphine Detaille
Mary Treen
Pat

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sam Wood
Writers: Dalton Trumbo
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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86 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sam Wood, shot by Robert De Grasse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Roy Webb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Henry Berman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Ginger Rogers and Dennis Morgan and James Craig carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The natural history of a woman".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0032671 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 57 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Sam Wood directs. Robert De Grasse behind the camera. Roy Webb scores. Henry Berman cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

186 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Sam Wood, shot by Robert De Grasse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Roy Webb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Henry Berman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ginger Rogers and Dennis Morgan and James Craig carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The natural history of a woman".
7IMDB entry: tt0032671 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 57 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Robert De Grasse
Original score: Roy Webb
Editing: Henry Berman
Costume design: Renié
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Kitty Foyle (1940)

Awards

Academy Award for Best Actress

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What people are saying

DanDare2017-09-23
Ginger Rogers won a best actress Oscar for portrayal of Kitty Foyle from Irish working class roots. Told in flashbacks, the film starts with Wyn asking Kitty to run away with him to South America and live in sin as he is already married. We see the Kitty is torn between, wealthy and monied Wyn (Dennis Morgan) or marry a safe and sturdy Doctor Eisen (James Craig) who woos her. Kitty enchanted by the dashing Wyn from Philadelphia aristocracy but his family disapproves of her. The film has a feminist bent as it recounts of the independence of women in 20th century America. It also with Dalton Trumbo as a screenwriter has political leanings which lends the film more interest.
CinemaSerf2022-06-23
★ 7/10
This demonstrates clearly that Ginger Rogers was much more than just a dance partner, as she pretty much single-handedly holds this rather sweet melodrama together. She starts work as the secretary to Philadelphia gent "Wyn Stratford" (Dennis Morgan) and before long they fall in love... but what can come of it? He is from a wealthy society family, she a hard working gal of Irish-immigrant stock. Sam Wood takes us on a gentle ride as their on/off relationship thrives then falters as they try to reconcile what divides them with what drives them. Rogers plays the eponymous "Kitty" delicately and purposefully; feisty when she has to be, romantic and sensitive when called for too. Morgan is a good looking young man, and his performance as the fella just a bit too tied to the apron-strings (of the money, if not the family) is good too. For it's time, it also touches on a few subjects that might be considered risqué and it does not follow the traditional happy-ever-ending route that you might expect. To beat an Oscar nomination list including Fontaine, Hepburn & Bette Davis to the statuette speaks volumes...

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