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The Little Foxes is a 1941 American drama, romance, and historical film in the English language, directed by William Wyler and produced by Samuel Goldwyn for RKO Pictures and Samuel Goldwyn Productions. Set in Alabama, it was written by Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker, and Alan Campbell, with cinematography by Gregg Toland, editing by Daniel Mandell, production design by Stephen Goosson, costumes by Orry-Kelly, and a score by Meredith Willson. It stars Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, Teresa Wright, and Richard Carlson. Filmed in black-and-white with a runtime of 116 minutes, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Film Editing, and received a National Board of Review: Top Ten Films honour. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.9.
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7.5In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build cotton mills in their Deep South town.
Cast
- Bette Davis as Regina Hubbard Giddens
- Herbert Marshall as Horace Giddens
- Teresa Wright as Alexandra "Zan" Giddens
- Richard Carlson as David Hewitt
- Dan Duryea as Leo Hubbard
- Patricia Collinge as Birdie Hubbard
Themes
- southern usa
- bathroom
- bank
- staircase
- alabama
- family relationships
- money
- business
- train
- theft
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Key facts
- Directed by
- William Wyler
- Screenplay by
- Lillian Hellman
- Based on
- The Little Foxes , 1939 play, by Lillian Hellman
- Produced by
- Samuel Goldwyn
- Starring
- Bette Davis , Herbert Marshall , Teresa Wright
- Cinematography
- Gregg Toland
- Edited by
- Daniel Mandell
- Music by
- Meredith Willson
- Production company
- Samuel Goldwyn Productions
- Distributed by
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Release dates
- August 29, 1941 ( 1941-08-29 ) (U.S.) August 20, 1941 ( 1941-08-20 ) (Premiere-New York City)
- Running time
- 115 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Box office
- $2,167,000 (worldwide rentals)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- historical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- William Wyler
- Screenwriter
- Dorothy Parker
- Cast member
- Russell Hicks
- Composer
- Meredith Willson
- Producer
- Samuel Goldwyn
- Production company
- Samuel Goldwyn Productions
- Cinematographer
- Gregg Toland
- Narrative location
- Alabama
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 948571
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Bette Davis and Herbert Marshall "The Little Foxes" (1941).jpg
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- Commons category
- The Little Foxes (film)
- publication date
- 1941-01-01
- film editor
- Daniel Mandell
- title
- The Little Foxes
- distributed by
- RKO Pictures
- production designer
- Stephen Goosson
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Orry-Kelly
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 100%
- after a work by
- Lillian Hellman
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Encyclopedic overview
The Little Foxes is a 1941 American drama film directed by William Wyler. The screenplay by Lillian Hellman is based on her 1939 play The Little Foxes. Hellman's ex-husband Arthur Kober, Dorothy Parker and her husband Alan Campbell contributed additional scenes and dialogue.
The film's title comes from Chapter 2, Verse 15 of the Song of Solomon in the King James version of the Bible, which reads, "Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes."
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