Kitty (1945)An 18th century London wench gets involved with the nobility. Director:Mitchell Leisen |
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Kitty (1945)An 18th century London wench gets involved with the nobility. Director:Mitchell Leisen |
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| Paulette Goddard | ... |
Kitty
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| Ray Milland | ... |
Sir Hugh Marcy
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| Patric Knowles | ... |
Brett Harwood Earl of Carstairs
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| Reginald Owen | ... |
Duke of Malmunster
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Cecil Kellaway | ... |
Thomas Gainsborough
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Constance Collier | ... |
Lady Susan Dowitt
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Dennis Hoey | ... |
Jonathan Selby
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Sara Allgood | ... |
Old Meg
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Eric Blore | ... |
Dobson
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Gordon Richards | ... | |
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Michael Dyne | ... |
Prince of Wales
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Edgar Norton | ... |
Earl of Campton
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Patricia Cameron | ... |
Elaine Carlisle
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Percival Vivian | ... |
Dr. Holt
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Mary Gordon | ... |
Nancy
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London, 1783: Kitty, a saucy wench of the slums, meets the painter Gainsborough by stealing his shoes. He paints her as an "anonymous lady" who excites the interest of his noble friends, notably penniless Sir Hugh Marcy, who schemes to pass Kitty off as a genuine lady (a formidable task) and marry her off for financial gain. But Kitty has her own ideas about the uses of matrimony. Lots of decolletage. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Paulette Goddard deserves to have this movie seen and enjoyed, and so do we. She was a charming actress, and this film gave her a chance to show it. Ray Milland is also a very charming cad. It's been too long since I've seen it, on TV when I was much younger, but I remember how much I liked it. For years I think I had it confused with FOREVER AMBER, but I was able to get ahold of that film on VHS a couple of years ago, and was greatly disappointed--I thought it sure wasn't as good as I remembered. It wasn't until I happened upon KITTY while looking at films done by Paulette, whom I also loved in REAP THE WILD WIND, that I realized I was disappointed by AMBER because it was not KITTY. Well, so it goes.
Come on, whoever owns the Paramount vault, dig into it. And look at other Mitchell Leisen films too, like HOLD BACK THE DAWN, TO EACH HIS OWN, and LADY IN THE DARK (which I don't think I've seen but would love to). He is one of the great UNDISCOVERED directors.
Give us DVDs--PLEEEEZE.
leisen