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It sits within the topics 1940 American films, 1940 drama films and 1940 English-language films.
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6.6A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's disapproval.
Cast
- Ginger Rogers as Kitty Foyle
- Dennis Morgan as Wyn Strafford
- James Craig as Mark
- Eduardo Ciannelli as Giono
- Ernest Cossart as Pop
- Gladys Cooper as Mrs. Strafford
Themes
- philadelphia, pennsylvania
- socialite
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Sam Wood
- Screenplay by
- Dalton Trumbo
- Based on
- Kitty Foyle , by Christopher Morley
- Produced by
- David Hempstead
- Starring
- Ginger Rogers Dennis Morgan James Craig
- Cinematography
- Robert De Grasse
- Edited by
- Henry Berman
- Music by
- Roy Webb
- Distributed by
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Release date
- December 27, 1940 ( 1940-12-27 )
- Running time
- 108 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $738,000
- Box office
- $2.4 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 665498
- Image
- Kitty foyle - life magazine.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kitty Foyle (film)
- publication date
- 1940-01-01
- title
- Kitty Foyle
- review score
- 75%
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Encyclopedic overview
Kitty Foyle (subtitled: The Natural History of a Woman) is a 1940 American drama film starring Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, and James Craig, based on Christopher Morley's 1939 bestselling novel of the same name. The film focuses on a working class woman from Philadelphia who falls in love with a young socialite, soon finding herself at odds with his austere family.
Rogers won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the title character, and the dress she wore in the film became known as a Kitty Foyle dress.
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