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The Little Foxes

  • 19411941
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 56m
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7.9/10
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Bette Davis, Richard Carlson, and Teresa Wright in The Little Foxes (1941)
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The ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the deep South at the turn of the twentieth century.The ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the deep South at the turn of the twentieth century.The ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the deep South at the turn of the twentieth century.
IMDb RATING
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12K
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  • Director
    • William Wyler
  • Writers
    • Lillian Hellman(by)
    • Arthur Kober(additional scenes and dialogue)
    • Dorothy Parker(additional scenes and dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Bette Davis
    • Herbert Marshall
    • Teresa Wright
  • Director
    • William Wyler
  • Writers
    • Lillian Hellman(by)
    • Arthur Kober(additional scenes and dialogue)
    • Dorothy Parker(additional scenes and dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Bette Davis
    • Herbert Marshall
    • Teresa Wright
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 139User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 9 Oscars
      • 3 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Bette Davis and Herbert Marshall in The Little Foxes (1941)
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    THE LITTLE FOXES, Teresa Wright, Director William Wyler, Bette Davis, Goldwyn
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    Bette Davis
    Bette Davis
    • Regina Giddens
    Herbert Marshall
    Herbert Marshall
    • Horace Giddens
    Teresa Wright
    Teresa Wright
    • Alexandra Giddens
    Richard Carlson
    Richard Carlson
    • David Hewitt
    Dan Duryea
    Dan Duryea
    • Leo Hubbard
    Patricia Collinge
    Patricia Collinge
    • Birdie Hubbard
    Charles Dingle
    Charles Dingle
    • Ben Hubbard
    Carl Benton Reid
    Carl Benton Reid
    • Oscar Hubbard
    Jessica Grayson
    • Addie
    • (as Jessie Grayson)
    John Marriott
    John Marriott
    • Cal
    Russell Hicks
    Russell Hicks
    • William Marshall
    Lucien Littlefield
    Lucien Littlefield
    • Manders
    Virginia Brissac
    Virginia Brissac
    • Mrs. Hewitt
    Terry Nibert
    Terry Nibert
    • Julia
    Henry 'Hot Shot' Thomas
    • Harold
    Charles R. Moore
    Charles R. Moore
    • Simon
    Hooper Atchley
    Hooper Atchley
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Al Bridge
    Al Bridge
    • Dawson
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Wyler
    • Writers
      • Lillian Hellman(by) (screen play)
      • Arthur Kober(additional scenes and dialogue)
      • Dorothy Parker(additional scenes and dialogue)
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    • 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.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Regina Giddens: I hope you die! I hope you die soon! I'll be waiting for you to die!

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Edited into Myra Breckinridge (1970)
    • Soundtracks
      Never Too Weary to Pray
      (1941) (uncredited)

      Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson

      Sung off-screen by an unidentified group during the opening and closing credits

    User reviews139

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    Magnificent adaptation of Hellman's hit play
    As the greedy, conniving Regina Giddons, Bette Davis gives a fascinating performance which ranks with her very finest. Tallulah Bankhead had her greatest stage success playing Regina on Broadway in 1939. Wyler wanted Davis to portray Regina with a more sympathetic "hot house" flavour, but Bette was adamant that the character was a witch in spades: the resulting performance is striking. Regina Giddons is a classic example of a character movie viewers love to hate. Carl Benton Reid is great as the equally greedy brother and Dan Duryea is fine as Leo the crumb. As Alexandra, Teresa Wright is almost annoyingly innocent in the beginning, but she wisens up considerably towards the end of the film: "Why, Alexandra, you have spirit after all. I used to think you were all sugar-water" says a frankly impressed Regina. As the alcoholic flibbertigibbet Birdie, Patricia Collinge is perfection personified: a truly memorable portrait brilliantly enacted. Herbert Marshall is fine as the tragically deceived Horace who shouldn't depend on his "lovely" wife to fetch his heart medicine for him. A magnificent example of a great play transferred to film, Wyler's guiding hand is patent throughout: they definitely don't make films like this anymore - no matter what the cost.
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    • Feb 17, 2003

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    • Release date
      • August 29, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die kleinen Füchse
    • Filming locations
      • Belle Helene Plantation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
    • Production company
      • The Samuel Goldwyn Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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