Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman (1940)

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108 min - Drama | Romance - 27 December 1940 (USA)

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Kitty Foyle, a hard-working white-collar girl from a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania low, middle-class family... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Ginger Rogers	...	Kitty Foyle
	Dennis Morgan	...	Wynnewood 'Wyn' Strafford VI
	James Craig	...	Dr. Mark Eisen
	Eduardo Ciannelli	...	Giono (as Edward Ciannelli)
	Ernest Cossart	...	Pop Foyle
	Gladys Cooper	...	Mrs. Strafford
	Odette Myrtil	...	Delphine Detaille
	Mary Treen	...	Pat
	K.T. Stevens	...	Molly (as Katharine Stevens)
	Walter Kingsford	...	Mr. Kennett
	Cecil Cunningham	...	Grandmother
	Nella Walker	...	Aunt Jessica
	Edward Fielding	...	Uncle Edgar
	Kay Linaker	...	Wyn's Wife
	Richard Nichols	...	Wyn's Boy

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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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USA

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English

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27 December 1940 (USA) See more »

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RKO Radio Pictures See more »

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108 min

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Mono (RCA Sound System)

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Black and White

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1.37 : 1

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"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on May 5, 1941 with Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan and James Craig reprising their film roles. See more »

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Revealing mistakes: When Tom Foyle's waste basket catches fire Kitty pours whiskey on it to put it out, yet the fire doesn't flare up. See more »

Quotes

Dr. Mark Eisen: You know the first thing I thought of when I saw you this afternoon?
Kitty Foyle: Yes.
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Referenced in Kitty Foiled (1948) See more »

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"Gschichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op. 325 (Tales from the Vienna Woods)"
Music by Johann Strauß
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