The Little Foxes (1941)
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- Approved
- 1h 56min
- Drama, Romance
- 29 Aug 1941 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 9 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Bette Davis | ... |
Regina Giddens
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Herbert Marshall | ... |
Horace Giddens
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Teresa Wright | ... |
Alexandra Giddens
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Richard Carlson | ... |
David Hewitt
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Dan Duryea | ... |
Leo Hubbard
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Patricia Collinge | ... |
Birdie Hubbard
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Charles Dingle | ... |
Ben Hubbard
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Carl Benton Reid | ... |
Oscar Hubbard
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Jessica Grayson | ... |
Addie
(as Jessie Grayson)
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John Marriott | ... |
Cal
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Russell Hicks | ... |
William Marshall
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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 | ... |
Harold
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Charles R. Moore | ... |
Simon
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Hooper Atchley | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Al Bridge | ... |
Dawson (uncredited)
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Morgan Brown | ... |
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
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Tex Driscoll | ... |
Bank Customer (uncredited)
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Jesse Graves | ... |
Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Lew Kelly | ... |
Train Companion (uncredited)
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Henry Roquemore | ... |
Depositor (uncredited)
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Thomas W. Ross | ... |
Dr. Sloan (uncredited)
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Libby Taylor | ... |
Belle - Servant (uncredited)
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Kenny Washington | ... |
Servant (uncredited)
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Hank Worden | ... |
Loafer at Train Station (uncredited)
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Directed by
William Wyler |
Written by
Lillian Hellman | ... | (by) |
Lillian Hellman | ... | (screen play) |
Arthur Kober | ... | (additional scenes and dialogue) & |
Dorothy Parker | ... | (additional scenes and dialogue) and |
Alan Campbell | ... | (additional scenes and dialogue) |
Produced by
Samuel Goldwyn | ... | producer |
Music by
Meredith Willson |
Cinematography by
Gregg Toland | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
Daniel Mandell |
Art Direction by
Stephen Goosson |
Set Decoration by
Howard Bristol | ... | (set decorations) |
Costume Design by
Orry-Kelly | ... | (costumes) |
Makeup Department
Perc Westmore | ... | makeup: Miss Davis |
Norbert A. Myles | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Tummel | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Frank Maher | ... | sound recorder |
Camera and Electrical Department
Vic Jones | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Ned Scott | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Carmen Dragon | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Alfred Newman | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Max Terr | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Eugene Zador | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Samuel Goldwyn | ... | presenter |
Dalton S. Reymond | ... | technical advisor |
Herman Shumlin | ... | producer: stage play |
Niven Busch | ... | story editor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1941) (United States) (theatrical) (as RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.) (released through)
- RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (1941) (Canada) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1941) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1941) (Australia) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1942) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Nederland NV (1947) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films A/S (1946) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Blue Dolphin Film Distribution (1982) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (Re-issue)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS)
- Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2000) (Canada) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment (United States) (DVD)
- Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Captions (subtitles) (1998 DVD release)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (approved certificate) (no. 7450)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
The ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the Deep South at the turn of the 20th century. Regina Giddens née Hubbard has her daughter under her thumb. Mrs. Giddens is estranged from her husband, who suffers from a terminal illness and is convalescing in Baltimore. 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 older brothers, Oscar and Ben. Oscar has a flighty, unhappy wife and a dishonest worm of a son. Will the daughter need 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 |
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Taglines | Samuel Goldwyn presents his screen version of the most sensational stage success of 1940 See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Bette Davis and William Wyler fought a great deal during filming. Disagreements ranged from Davis's interpretation of the character (Wyler thought she should be more sympathetic) to the appearance of the house (Davis thought it was far too opulent for a family struggling financially), to her appearance (Wyler thought her white makeup made her look like a Kabuki performer.) Davis eventually walked out of production, but returned when she heard rumors she was going to be replaced by Katharine Hepburn or Miriam Hopkins. See more » |
Goofs | At the end, just before Alexandra leaves Regina, when Regina climbs the stairs and asks Zan if she would "like to sleep in her room tonight", there is a chair in the background (which earlier Regina had been sitting in). There is nothing on the chair. Two shots later, when Alexandra goes to collect her hat and coat to leave, they are on the chair. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Myra Breckinridge (1970). See more » |
Soundtracks | Never Too Weary to Pray See more » |
Crazy Credits | Opening credits prologue: "Take us the foxes, The little foxes, that spoil the vines: For our vines have tender grapes." The Song of Solomon 2:15 Little foxes have lived in all times, in all places. This family happened to live in the deep South in the year 1900. See more » |
Quotes |
Regina Giddens:
I hope you die! I hope you die soon! I'll be waiting for you to die! See more » |