Jun 18, 2011 a thread for kitty foyle, the shortlived daytime soap based on the film ginger rogers won an oscar for. Kitty foyle is a whitecollar office worker in new york who is about to get married to her boyfriend, handsome doctor mark elsen. Either way, read the book and give the picture a miss. Ginger rogerss oscar winning performance in this film was her only oscar. Having recently seen the movie on tcm, my mom wanted to read the book. A bestseller in 1939 and 1940, it was adapted as a popular 1940 film. With so many fantastic performances in 1940 and if youre curious what ones im talking about heres a shameless plug for robert james book who won which i recommend you buy to learn more, what is it about rogers performance that makes it stand out. But it is set in 1932, at the start of the great depression, a depression that was over by. A year before pearl harbour, kitty foyle feels more like casablanca 1942 or mildred pierce 1945 than top hat. Jul 28, 2019 the story of kitty foyle, as scripted by dalton trumbo, is told in flashback on the eve of her lifes greatest decision.
A bestseller in 1939 and 1940, it was adapted as a popular 1940 film, and was republished during. Ginger is kitty foyle, a career girl from philadelphia who falls for her. Kitty foyle full frame, manufactured on demand, dolby. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Kitty foyle sam wood, 1940 may 11, 2007 by grunes in a piece on mildred pierce michael curtiz, 1945, the film for which joan crawford won an oscar, i noted the extent to which the hollywood production code required a reformulation of james m. Wood used a snowglobe as a transitional device to kittys flashbacks of their. Kitty foyle is a 1940 romantic drama directed by sam wood and starring ginger rogers in the title role. Kitty foyle 1940 sam wood synopsis, characteristics.
Wood used a snowglobe as a transitional device to kitty s flashbacks of their. Based on the novel by christophe morley, kitty foyle stars ginger rogers in an academy awardwinning performance. Common types of primary sources include works of literature, historical documents, original philosophical writings, and religious texts. Ginger is kitty foyle, a career girl from philadelphia who falls for her boss, wyn strafford dennis morgan, in what she thinks is everything shes dreamed about all her life.
Christopher morleys 1939 novel kitty foyle is best known from the film of the next year, which gave ginger rogers a chance to shine and to win an academy award in a dramatic role. A primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. Kitty foyle ginger rogers donnees cles titre original wikipedia en francais. The novel tells of a whitecollar girl who falls in love with a young socialite, despite the objections of his family. According to chris schemerings book, for publicity the producers went on a lengthy talent hunt, involving over 200 actresses, before casting kathleen murray. Mark eisen james craig or run away with a dashing member of philadelphias upper crust, wyn strafford dennis morgan. But just as shes preparing to elope, none other than her old boyfriend wyn stafford shows up. She has had two serious relationships, one associated with each city and each man with who she falls in love but in vastly different ways. Kitty foyle was the only oscar win for ginger rogers, why, ill never know as she was a fine actress and starred in a good few worth the same accolade. And dont be too reliant on the catalogue description, that this story of kitty foyle is symptomatic of an era in the anne vickers school.
The film was adapted by dalton trumbo and donald ogden stewart from the 1939 novel kitty foyle by christopher morley. The film s best scene is the opening montage of the american womans progress once she enters the workplace an uncredited heather angel is the central character in this delightful pantomimic vignette. The sentimental soap opera, which was based on christopher morleys best seller, centres on a workingclass girl ginger rogers who must choose between her wealthy boss and an idealistic doctor. Ginger rogers won the academy award for best actress for her portrayal of kitty foyle, and the dress she wore in the film became a new dress style, known as a kitty foyle dress.
It isnt christopher morleys kitty foyle which rko has brought to the. In sum, if you havent seen kitty foyle the film, read the book instead and if youve only read the book, dont see the film. Kitty foyle was a radio serial for sixteen years before coming to life on the small screen in january, 1958. Kitty foyle 1939 molly and me had a talk one time about the white collar women, theres millions of them, getting maybe 15 to 30 a week, theyve got to dress themselves right up to the hilt, naturally they have a yen for social pleasure, need to be a complete woman with all a womans satisfactions and they need a chance to be creating and doing. Kitty foyle full frame, manufactured on demand, dolby, mono. Synopsis a working class girl from philadelphia reflects on her life when she finds herself forced to choose between a wealthy suitor from back home or a respectable doctor from new york. The film portrays a whitecollar working girl who receives a warm. The novel is the story of katherine kitty foyle, a young woman coming of. A white collar worker from a blue collar family, kitty foyle has spent her so far short adult life in her hometown of philadelphia or new york city. The film comes at a time when europe is in turmoil and america sits uneasily with itself. The films best scene is the opening montage of the american womans progress once she enters the workplace an uncredited heather angel is the central character in this delightful pantomimic vignette. Sam wood directed this very entertaining film based on christopher morleys popular book. Book is crisp and clean, with reasonably tight binding and sharp corners.
The films best scene is the opening montage of the american womans progress once she enters the workplace an uncredited heather angel is the central. Featured in the cast of kitty foyle is director sam woods daughter katherine stevens, better known as. Before rko started filming kitty foyle, life magazine did a photoessay in which they explored the locations, sights and sounds of kittys life as explored in the novel. Philadelphia working girl ginger rogers handles tragedy and suitors dennis morgan, james craig. Kitty foyle, subtitled the natural history of a woman, is a 1940 film starring ginger rogers, dennis morgan, and james craig, which is based on christopher morley s 1939 bestseller also titled kitty foyle.
If you have a book youd like to submit, you can do it here. Kitty foyle is a 1939 american novel by christopher morley. Read the fulltext online edition of kitty foyle 1940. Christopher morley a novel by, dalton trumbo screen play 1 more credit. This proves how facile chris morley can be, for this is a far cry from everything he has done, whether whimsy, humor or intellectualized satire.
The movie is still well known, probably for that reason, but it should not put the book entirely in. Kitty foyle, subtitled the natural history of a woman, is a 1940 film starring ginger rogers. Good stuff from the book none of which is remotely in the movie. What rogers was particularly good at was portraying the common, not to say vulgar, shop girl, and that, in christopher morleys oncefashionable novel, is what kitty foyle is. Kitty foyles claim to fame is securing ginger rogers her first, and only, oscar for best actress. Featured in the cast of kitty foyle is director sam woods daughter katherine stevens, better known as k. Kitty foyle in the cinematic flesh at the rivoli invisible woman.
A hardworking, whitecollar girl from a middleclass family meets and falls in love with a young socialite, but she soon clashes with his family. The novel that served as the basis for the 1940 film with ginger rogers as kitty foyle, a saleswoman in a new york boutique. The story of kitty foyle, as scripted by dalton trumbo, is told in flashback on the eve of her lifes greatest decision. Kitty foyle is a 1940 romantic drama directed by sam wood and starring ginger rogers in the title role kitty foyle is a whitecollar office worker in new york who is about to get married to her boyfriend, handsome doctor mark elsen. Kitty foyle by christopher morley, 1940 online research. Kitty foyle and philadelphia, the grand homey old town. Kitty foyle by sam wood ginger rogers, dennis morgan, james. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright, with tiny chips at corner tips. Ginger rogers won the academy award for best actress for her portrayal of kitty foyle, and the dress she wore in the film became a new. This is primarily the story of a shanty irish girl, how she was born, bred, and put through. With ginger rogers, dennis morgan, james craig, eduardo ciannelli. The movie is still well known, probably for that reason, but it should not put the book entirely in the shade, or be seen as a substitute for it. From kitty foyle, born of modest irishamerican stock in a manufacturing region of. The novel tells of a whitecollar girl who read more.
Centered on the high society of philadelphias main line and those who wish to marry into it, the film addresses issues of class in america. Cains plot in order for it to pass moralistic muster. Its good fun, though i never quite warmed to the romance to the extent that morley wanted me to, i think. The story of kitty foyle, as scripted by dalton trumbo, is told in flashback on the eve of her. Based on christopher morleys story of an american girl, the film, told in flashback, relates the progress of workinggirl kitty foyle ginger rogers as she pursues her cinderella dreams. See more ideas about ginger rogers, kitty and fred and ginger. Kitty foyle novel, the 1939 novel by christopher morley kitty foyle film, the 1940 film adaptation of that novel kitty foyle dress, a style of dress worn by ginger rogers in the film wikipedia.
Its brief runit was cancelled in june, 1958was notable primarily for its casting of elevenyearold patty duke. Kitty foyle tells the tale of its eponymous narrator, a lowermiddleclass philadelphia girl growing up between the wars, especially her love affair with a member of the philadelphia gentry. With kathleen murray, ralph dunne, bob hastings, william redfield. After initially rejecting the role as too sentimental, ginger rogers found the title character of kitty foyle to be an oscar winner and a career breakthrough. It is a delight to see this versatile actress go from joy to real misery, then back again. Ginger rogers and ernest cossart in kitty foyle 1940 ginger rogers in kitty. Jul 22, 2019 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The natural history of a woman december 27, 1940 theres a lot of living to do in this world. Kitty foyle by sam wood ginger rogers, dennis morgan. May 11, 2007 kitty foyle sam wood, 1940 may 11, 2007 by grunes in a piece on mildred pierce michael curtiz, 1945, the film for which joan crawford won an oscar, i noted the extent to which the hollywood production code required a reformulation of james m.
A bestseller in 1939 and 1940, it was adapted as a popular 1940 film, and was republished during wwii as an armed services edition. Dalton trumbo from the novel by christopher morley. Kitty foyle 1940 movie clip racing a stork ginger rogers title character, in her academy awardwinning role is collected. Kitty foyle novel project gutenberg selfpublishing. Christopher morley irishamerican girl struggles to make a better life for herself in a philadelphia industrial district. A thread for kitty foyle, the shortlived daytime soap based on the film ginger rogers won an oscar for.
Released in 1940, only a year after her ninepicture partnership with fred astaire ended, kitty foyle helped establish rogers as a nonmusical boxoffice star. And yet the film of that name, which arrived yesterday at the rivoli, is of and by itself a. Kitty foyle, james craig, which is based on christopher morleys 1939 bestseller also titled kitty foyle. Kitty foyle, dvd, full frame, manufactured on demand, dolby, mono sound, dramaclassics, 883316860205. The film s best scene is the opening montage of the american womans progress once she enters the workplace an uncredited heather angel is the central. Kitty foyle, subtitled the natural history of a woman, is a 1940 film starring ginger rogers, dennis morgan, and james craig, which is based on christopher morleys 1939 bestseller also titled kitty foyle. But it is set in 1932, at the start of the great depression, a depression that was over by the time the film came to cinemas.
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