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21 August 1941 (USA)
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...the film version of the stage hit, as the ruthless beauty whose ambition spelt the doom of three men
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The ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the deep South at the turn of the 20th century. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 9 Oscars.
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Kelly McGillis And Julia Duffy Lead The Cast Of The Little Foxes At Pasadena Playhouse, Opens 5/22
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 29 April 2009, 10:25 PM, PDT)
McGillis and Duffy Head Up 'The Little Foxes' at Pasadena Playhouse 5/22 - 6/28
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 29 April 2009, 10:20 PM, PDT)
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 29 April 2009, 10:25 PM, PDT)
McGillis and Duffy Head Up 'The Little Foxes' at Pasadena Playhouse 5/22 - 6/28
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 29 April 2009, 10:20 PM, PDT)
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Davis is unforgettable
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Bette Davis | ... | Regina Giddens |
 | Herbert Marshall | ... | Horace Giddens |
 | Teresa Wright | ... | Alexandra Giddens |
| Richard Carlson | ... | David Hewitt |
| Dan Duryea | ... | Leo Hubbard |
| Patricia Collinge | ... | Birdie Hubbard |
| Charles Dingle | ... | Ben Hubbard |
| Carl Benton Reid | ... | Oscar Hubbard |
| Jessica Grayson | ... | Addie (as Jessie Grayson) |
| John Marriott | ... | Cal |
| Russell Hicks | ... | William Marshall |
| Lucien Littlefield | ... | Sam Manders |
| Virginia Brissac | ... | Mrs. Lucy Hewitt |
| Terry Nibert | ... | Julia Jordan |
| Henry 'Hot Shot' Thomas | ... | Harold |
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115 min
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In an effort to recoup its losses after the initial box office failure of Citizen Kane (1941), RKO distributed that film on a double bill with "The Little Foxes" in January 1942.
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Continuity: In the final scene, just before Alexandra leaves Regina, in the shot when Regina climbs the stairs, and asks Zan if she would "like to sleep in her room tonight", we see a chair in the background (which earlier in the scene, Regina had sat in). The chair seat is empty. Two shots later, when Alexandra collects her hat and coat to leave, they have suddenly appeared on the chair.
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Ben Hubbard:
Regina, you're a fool! How many times did mama tell you it's unwise for a good-lookin' woman to frown? How many times have i told you that softness and a smile will do more to the hearts of men?
Regina Giddens: I'll do things in my own way, Ben. I know what I'm doing.
Ben Hubbard: I hope you do, Regina.
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Regina Giddens: I'll do things in my own way, Ben. I know what I'm doing.
Ben Hubbard: I hope you do, Regina.
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Featured in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
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This film fully deserves its reputation as one of the most scorching dramas of greed and corruption ever placed on celluloid. A deceptively slow start soon draws into the machinations of the Hubbard clan whose brazen backstabbings and betrayals even today make our jaws drop. Davis' stunning portrayal of the supremely grasping Regina Giddens leads a stellar cast which does a superb job of delineating a finely drawn group of characters. Charles Dingle's deceptively warm smile masks the cooly intelligent deviousness of Ben Hubbard. Carl Reid's Oscar Hubbard is just as malicious but his inferior intelligence makes him yield to his brother's and sister's lead. Dan Duryea nicely portrays the imbecilic and immature Leo Hubbard, a characterization which borders on but never crosses over into comedy. Patricia Collinge breaks our hearts as the broken-spirited and alcoholic Birdie, Oscar's wife. Herbert Marshall's performance as the doomed Horace, Regina's husband, delineates the pain, anger, and sense of betrayal burning beneath his deathly illness. The star of the proceedings, however, is clearly Davis. Wyler's superb direction blends all these characters into a masterful whole.
Hellman's skill as a dramatist must be credited for much of this, but her Marxist inclinations clearly peep through the seams of the dialogue.
I'm glad I finally had a chance to see this undoubted classic. Thanks again to that great channel, American Movie Classics.