Kitty Foyle (1940)

Director:

Sam Wood

Writers:

Christopher Morley (A novel by)
Dalton Trumbo (screen play)
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Release Date:

27 December 1940 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

The natural history of a woman.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Socialite | Pregnant | Marriage | Divorce | Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 4 nominations

Cast

Ginger Rogers	...	Kitty Foyle
Dennis Morgan	...	Wyn Strafford
James Craig	...	Mark
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
Florence Bates	...	Customer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Spencer Charters	...	Father (scenes deleted)
Fred Aldrich	...	Man at Premiere / Policeman (uncredited)
Heather Angel	...	Wife in Prologue (uncredited)
Polly Bailey	...	Tenement Woman (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict	...	Speakeasy Patron - 100% American (uncredited)
Mary Benoit	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Joseph E. Bernard	...	Nightclub Waiter #1 (uncredited)
May Boley	...	Fainting Customer (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke	...	Husband in Prologue (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks	...	Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
Helen Brown	...	Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Julie Carter	...	Second Girl in Elevator (uncredited)
Tom Coleman	...	Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Patricia Conway	...	Infant Baby (uncredited)
Gino Corrado	...	Speakeasy Waiter (uncredited)
Mary Currier	...	Clerk at Delphine's (uncredited)
Max Davidson	...	Flower Man (uncredited)
Mimi Doyle	...	Jane (uncredited)
Aaron Edwards	...	Policeman (uncredited)
William Elmer	...	Neway (uncredited)
Harold Entwistle	...	Harrison - Strafford's Butler (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty	...	Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Renee Godfrey	...	Shopgirl in Elevator (uncredited)
Mary Gordon	...	First Charwoman (uncredited)
Fay Helm	...	Prim Girl (uncredited)
Tom Herbert	...	Nightclub Waiter #2 (uncredited)
Charles Irwin	...	Drunk (uncredited)
Donald Kerr	...	First New York Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Mike Lally	...	Speakeasy Doorman (uncredited)
Max Linder	...	Chauffeur (uncredited)
Helen Lynd	...	Girl in Elevator (uncredited)
Patricia Maier	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Bertram Marburgh	...	Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
Edward McNamara	...	Tim - Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Tony Merlo	...	Speakeasy Waiter (uncredited)
Frank Milan	...	Parry - Office Worker (uncredited)
Charles Miller	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Anna Mills	...	Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Frank Mills	...	Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Gerda Mora	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Louis Natheaux	...	Speakeasy Waiter (uncredited)
Hattie Noel	...	Myrtle - Black Woman (uncredited)
Rosa Palmese	...	Flower Woman (uncredited)
Jane Patten	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Hilda Plowright	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Charles Quigley	...	Bill - Office Worker (uncredited)
Tom Quinn	...	Speakeasy / Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Bill Ramsay	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Joey Ray	...	Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Mel Ruick	...	Bandleader and Violinist (uncredited)
Walter Sande	...	Trumpeter (uncredited)
Larry Steers	...	Man at Premiere (uncredited)
Ray Teal	...	Clarinet Player (uncredited)
Gohr Van Vleck	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan	...	Mary - Second Charwoman (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz	...	Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Doodles Weaver	...	Pianist (uncredited)
Joe Whitehead	...	Porter (uncredited)
Jan Wiley	...	Miss Bala - Office Worker (uncredited)

Directed by
Sam Wood

Writing credits
Christopher Morley		(A novel by)
Dalton Trumbo		(screen play)
Donald Ogden Stewart		(additional dialogue)

Produced by
Harry E. Edington	....	executive producer
David Hempstead	....	producer

Original Music by
Roy Webb

Cinematography by
Robert De Grasse		(director of photography) (as Robert de Grasse)

Film Editing by
Henry Berman		(edited by)

Art Direction by
Van Nest Polglase

Set Decoration by
Darrell Silvera		(set decorations)

Costume Design by
Renié		(gowns)

Makeup Department
Mel Berns	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Argyle Nelson	....	assistant director

Art Department
Mark-Lee Kirk	....	associate art director

Sound Department
John L. Cass	....	recordist

Special Effects by
Vernon L. Walker	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
John Miehle	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Music Department
Fletcher Henderson	....	music arranger (uncredited)

Other crew
Robert Ardrey	....	treatment (uncredited)

Production Companies

• RKO Radio Pictures (presents) (as RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.)

Distributors

• RKO Radio Pictures (1940) (USA) (theatrical) (as An RKO Radio Picture)
• RKO Radio Pictures Argentina (1941) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• RKO Radio Pictures (1946) (France) (theatrical) (as RKO Radio Films)
• C&C Television Corporation (1955) (USA) (TV)
• Turner Home Entertainment (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Turner Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• RKO Radio Pictures (1948) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Odeon Entertainment (2012) (UK) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1968) (USA) (all media)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

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

Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Trivia:

Ginger Rogers would listen to Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet in her dressing room to get her into the mood for her sad scenes.

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.

Quotes:

Dr. Mark Eisen:You know the first thing I thought of when I saw you this afternoon?
Kitty Foyle:Yes.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kitty Foiled (1948)

Soundtrack:

Home Sweet Home

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A wonderful movie that explains Ginger Rogers' enduring appeal. Always loved her and always will. Ditto on Dennis Morgan. Lovely movie that makes a lovely memory, even if it isn't my own. It feels right just as does every sentence, every pause and every look. One of the all time keepers and bless TCM for making it available to all those people out there wondering what love looks like, what it feels like and why so many people loved Ginger, with Fred or without him. One of the keepers. Don't want to give away the ending so I'll stop here but you ought to watch it through the very end and then smile. Not Ginger's smile but a warm and lovely smile just the same.