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Kitty Foyle, a hard-working white-collar girl from a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania low, middle-class family, meets and falls in love with young socialite Wyn Strafford but his family is against her. Written by
Jack McKillop <jem3@donuts0.bellcore.com>
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The natural history of a woman.
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Ginger Rogers was initially reluctant to take on the lead role, as the novel the film was based on contained explicit sexuality and Kitty has an abortion in it. Rogers' mother advised her to wait until she sees a screenplay before making up her mind, pointing out that the production code wouldn't allow most of the material Rogers found objectionable to be seen in films anyway. Sure enough, the adapted screenplay was "clean" enough for Rogers.
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Goofs
When Tom Foyle's waste basket catches fire Kitty pours whiskey on it to put it out, yet the fire doesn't flare up.
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Quotes
Kitty Foyle:
Pop, you might as well try to argue me out of a case of bronchitis. Because I love him.
Tom Foyle:
Judas Priest.
Kitty Foyle:
You said it.
Tom Foyle:
You mean you want to marry him?
Kitty Foyle:
Mm-hmm.
Tom Foyle:
Has he ever asked you to meet his family?
Kitty Foyle:
Well, I've never worried much about his family because I've always had a funny idea that I'm just as good as they are.
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Soundtracks
"Happy Days Are Here Again"
(1929) (uncredited)
Music by
Milton Ager
Lyrics by
Jack Yellen
Sung by the patrons at the speakeasy when Roosevelt is elected in 1932
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Story of a working girl stuck on two different suitors, one with old-generation money and the other no less than a doctor, was dangerously close to becoming a mawkish soap opera, but firm handling by director Sam Wood and an Oscar-winning performance by Ginger Rogers in the lead make it work. Wood's attempts to show the various roles women have played throughout the years are weakly-handled, and the shapeless script seems intent on making the same points over and over again, but there several funny, cynical sequences and some sharp dialogue. Rogers hits a few wrong notes, but her energy and enthusiasm are unmistakable. **1/2 from ****