The Little Foxes (1941) 7.9
The ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the deep South at the turn of the 20th century. Director:William Wyler |
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The Little Foxes (1941) 7.9
The ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the deep South at the turn of the 20th century. Director:William Wyler |
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Herbert Marshall | ... | |
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David Hewitt
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Dan Duryea | ... | |
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Patricia Collinge | ... | |
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Charles Dingle | ... | |
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Carl Benton Reid | ... | |
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Jessica Grayson | ... |
Addie
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John Marriott | ... | |
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Russell Hicks | ... | |
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Lucien Littlefield | ... |
Manders
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Virginia Brissac | ... |
Mrs. Hewitt
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Terry Nibert | ... |
Julia
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Henry 'Hot Shot' Thomas | ... | |
The ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the deep South at the turn of the 20th century. Regina Giddons née Hubbard has her daughter under her thumb. Mrs. Giddons is estranged from her husband, who is convalescing in Baltimore and suffers from a terminal illness. But she needs him home, and will manipulate her daughter to help bring him back. She has a sneaky business deal that she's cooking up with her two elder brothers, Oscar and Ben. Oscar has a flighty, unhappy wife and a dishonest worm of a son. Will the daughter have to marry this contemptible cousin? Who will she grow up to be - her mother or her aunt? Or can she escape the fate of both? Written by J. Spurlin
The Little Foxes is as entertaining today as it was in 1941. Lillian Hellman's theatrical hit with Tallulah Bankhead is magnificently brought to the screen by William Wyler with Bette Davis in the TB role. Davis received her fourth straight Oscar nomination (her sixth over all at that point in her career) for portraying Regina Giddons. It is a performance that rates among the best ever created by Davis, or any other actress for that matter.
Greg Toland's deep focus photography rivals that of his work on Citizen Kane.
It's nine Oscar nominations include Teresa Wright's for best supporting actress.
This was the third and last time Davis and Wyler worked together. During the shoot the two did not get along -- Davis even walked off the set and was almost replaced by Goldwyn. She was loaned to Goldwyn as part of a trade out for Warner Bros to have Gary Cooper for Sgt. York -- he took home the Oscar for best actor.
Dorothy Parker translated the theatrical script for the screen adding more location scenes for Wright.