Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle

Kitty Foyle (1940)

6.5 ? Dec 27, 1940 1h 48m

Overview

A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's disapproval.

Genres

Drama Romance

Release Date

December 27, 1940

Rating

6.5 /10

Runtime

1h 48m

Official Trailer from YouTube

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Kitty Foyle

Dennis Morgan

Dennis Morgan

Wyn Strafford

James Craig

James Craig

Mark

Eduardo Ciannelli

Eduardo Ciannelli

Giono

Ernest Cossart

Ernest Cossart

Pop

Gladys Cooper

Gladys Cooper

Mrs. Strafford

Odette Myrtil

Odette Myrtil

Delphine Detaille

Mary Treen

Mary Treen

Pat

K.T. Stevens

K.T. Stevens

Molly

Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford

Mr. Kenneth

Cecil Cunningham

Cecil Cunningham

Grandmother

Nella Walker

Nella Walker

Aunt Jessica

Edward Fielding

Edward Fielding

Uncle Edgar

Kay Linaker

Kay Linaker

Wyn's Wife

Richard Nichols

Wyn's Boy

Florence Bates

Florence Bates

Customer

Heather Angel

Heather Angel

Wife in Prologue (uncredited)

Tyler Brooke

Tyler Brooke

Husband in Prologue (uncredited)

Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Cleaning Lady (uncredited)

Fred Aldrich

Fred Aldrich

Man at Premiere / Policeman (uncredited)

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DanDare

Sep 23, 2017

Ginger Rogers won a best actress Oscar for portrayal of Kitty Foyle from Irish working class roots. Told in flashbacks, the film starts with Wyn asking Kitty to run away with him to South America and live in sin as he is already married. We see the Kitty is torn between, wealthy and monied Wyn (Dennis Morgan) or marry a safe and sturdy Doctor Eisen (James Craig) who woos her. Kitty enchanted by the dashing Wyn from Philadelphia aristocracy but his family disapproves of her. The film has a feminist bent as it recounts of the independence of women in 20th century America. It also with Dalton Trumbo as a screenwriter has political leanings which lends the film more interest.

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CinemaSerf

7.0/10

Jun 23, 2022

This demonstrates clearly that Ginger Rogers was much more than just a dance partner, as she pretty much single-handedly holds this rather sweet melodrama together. She starts work as the secretary to Philadelphia gent "Wyn Stratford" (Dennis Morgan) and before long they fall in love... but what can come of it? He is from a wealthy society family, she a hard working gal of Irish-immigrant stock. Sam Wood takes us on a gentle ride as their on/off relationship thrives then falters as they try to reconcile what divides them with what drives them. Rogers plays the eponymous "Kitty" delicately and purposefully; feisty when she has to be, romantic and sensitive when called for too. Morgan is a good looking young man, and his performance as the fella just a bit too tied to the apron-strings (of the money, if not the family) is good too. For it's time, it also touches on a few subjects that might be considered risqué and it does not follow the traditional happy-ever-ending route that you might expect. To beat an Oscar nomination list including Fontaine, Hepburn & Bette Davis to the statuette speaks volumes...

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