Kitty Foyle
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| Kitty Foyle | |
|---|---|
| Image:Cffb48b6ce767aa74e07d2b12def3e05.jpg original movie poster | |
| Directed by | Sam Wood |
| Produced by | David Hempstead Harry E. Edington |
| Written by | Dalton Trumbo Donald Ogden Stewart |
| Starring | Ginger Rogers Dennis Morgan James Craig |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | Robert De Grasse |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1940 |
| Running time | 108 min. |
| IMDb profile | |
Kitty Foyle, subtitled The Natural History of a Woman, is a 1940 film which tells the story of a white-collar girl who falls in love with a young socialite, despite the objections of his family. It stars Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig, Ernest Cossart and Gladys Cooper.
Katharine Hepburn was offered the title role but turned it down. She lost the Oscar that year to Ginger Rogers (Hepburn was nominated for The Philadelphia Story).
The film was adapted by Dalton Trumbo and Donald Ogden Stewart, from the 1939 novel by Christopher Morley. It was directed by Sam Wood.
The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay. Ginger Rogers won for Best Actress.
[edit] Trivia
Kitty Foyle is also a dress style of the 1940s characterized by a dark fabric and contrasting (usually white) collar and cuffs; it is named after a dress worn by Ginger Rogers in the film of the same name.
Because Ginger Rogers was best known for song-and-dance roles in frothy musicals opposite Fred Astaire, her straight dramatic performance in Kitty Foyle was something of a revelation. After she won the Academy Award for this role, she received a telegram from Astaire containing a one-word message: "Ouch!"
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