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Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman (1940) -- Ginger Rogers, 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.

Overview

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Director:

Sam Wood

Writers:

Christopher Morley (novel)
Dalton Trumbo (screenplay)
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Release Date:

27 December 1940 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Romance more

Tagline:

The natural history of a woman. more

Plot:

Ginger Rogers, a hard-working white-collar girl from a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania low, middle-class family... more | add synopsis

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 4 nominations more

User Comments:

The Best more (27 total)


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
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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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Kitty Foyle (USA) (short title)
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Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:15 | UK:A | USA:Approved (PCA #6639)


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Trivia:

This was RKO's biggest hit of 1940, earning $869,000 in profits. more

Goofs:

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. 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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Movie Connections:

References Lost Horizon (1937) more

Soundtrack:

Gschichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op. 325 (Tales from the Vienna Woods) more


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24 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
The Best, 11 January 1999
10/10
Author: Ariana Eirlys (arianaeirlys@yahoo.com) from Wisconsin, USA

A wonderful story of a young woman caught between two worlds, what she wants and what she needs. This has got to be one of the best stories of all time. Ginger Rogers gives an outstanding performance of a young woman from the wrong side of the tracks that stands up to society and makes her way on her own.

It is incredibly forward thinking for the time period and yet it deals with struggles that seem to be timeless.

I give it as many stars as can be given.

Ariana Eirlys

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