Easy to read, fairly smooth moving, and a window into the 1930s, the book is an interesting read. 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. Ironically, kitty meets the embodiment of her dreams in an acquaintance of his. Kitty foyle, written by christopher morley, is a book about a good old american girl growing up in the 1920s and 30s. 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.
Just that todays viewers may find the longer shots and longer dialog a little strange. Overview of kitty foyle, 1940, directed by sam wood, with ginger rogers, dennis morgan, james craig, at turner classic movies. This is primarily the story of a shanty irish girl, how she was born, bred, and put through. Kitty foyle flashes back to her youth in philadelphia. Kitty foyle by sam wood ginger rogers, dennis morgan. Apology for murder 1945, kitty foyle 1940 the sheila. The novel is the story of katherine kitty foyle, a young woman coming of age in philadelphia in the late 1920s. Judas priest kitty foyle 1940 discussion moviechat. Except for the kitty foyle style dress, sleeve did not have cuffs. The acting is typical of 1940s films, which is not meant to be demeaning at all. As a teenager, kitty gawks at the citys elite main liners in a parade that precedes their annual assembly ball.
Kitty, clearly in need of mothering, seems to be on her way to a productive life when she falls for a guy who is. 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. Working in new york as a salesgirl in a fancy department store, kitty meets and falls for kindhearted. 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. See more ideas about 1940s fashion, 1940s dresses, fashion. Kitty foyle by christopher morley, 1940 online research. Short or long sleevesdresses in the early 40s had sleeves that ended just above the elbow or mid forearm.
The resilient, workingclass lead character gave ginger rogers one of her best roles, and it remains. Kitty foyle 1940 ginger rogers oscar winning performance on her only nomination of a modern working woman one who falls for a wealthy man dennis morgan from the other side of the tracks whose family isnt too keen on the idea. 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. Kitty foyle known for light comedies and her partnership with fred astaire, ginger rogers stepped off the dance floor and into 1940 s oscar spotlight with her best actress turn as kitty, an indomitable workingclass girl who endures the rejection of philadelphia society, makes her own way as a single woman and ultimately chooses between an unmarried arrangement with main. Kitty foyle is a 1939 american novel by christopher morley. A bestseller in 1939 and 1940, it was adapted as a popular 1940 film, and was republished during.
Apology for murder is a lowrent postman always rings twice. The blatant sexuality and the abortion kitty foyle chooses to have in the book was taken out of the story all together. Kitty foyle is a good example of hollywoods portrayal of women characters in the 1940s, and it foreshadowed the types of scruffy, proletariat screenplays which would later bring dalton trumbo to the attention of the house committee on unamerican activities. Dennis morgan, james craig, edward ciannelli, ernest cossart, gladys cooper, odette myrtil, mary treen, katharine stevens, walter kingsford, cecil cunningham. Kitty foyle, a hardworking whitecollar girl from a philadelphia, pennsylvania low, middleclass family, meets and falls in love with young socialite wyn strafford but his family is against her. A hardworking, whitecollar girl from a middleclass family meets and falls in love with a young socialite, but she soon clashes with his family. Opening crease along spine and big corner crease on front cover. Judas priest, i could write poetry myself if i had a whole year for it. Overly melodramatic, the film has aged rather poorly despite rogers oscarwinning performance and seems rather unfeminist today.
Dalton trumbo with additional dialogue by donald ogden stewart, based on a novel by. Instead, kitty loses the baby in childbirth and the film takes the direction of a romantic love triangle. Kenny blake hugh beaumont is a reporter on the beat, fond of slipping out of the office and getting plastered in the middle of the day. But the character of kitty makes me want to scream. 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. Good paperback copy of kitty foyle by christopher morley. The book was also turned into a movie starring ginger rogers. Still, its an odd and unique testament to 1940s zeitgeist, a period of hope and despair, both of which are reflected in ms. Kitty foyle by christopher morley, 1940 online research library. Kitty foyle novel project gutenberg selfpublishing. 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. It was used by sinclair lewis in his 1922 book babbitt. Kitty foyle 1940 in 2001 americans have bridget jones and in 1940 they had sassy singleton kitty foyle ginger rogers, the heroine of author christopher morleys 1939 bestseller subtitled the natural history of a woman. Home browse books book details, kitty foyle kitty foyle.
Kitty foyle, dvd, full frame, manufactured on demand, dolby, mono sound, dramaclassics, 883316860205. Ginger rogers, as usual, makes a strong appearance as a somewhat confused target of two completely different men. From kitty foyle, born of modest irishamerican stock in a manufacturing region. Others in the cast were bud collyer and mark smith. Rko shot kitty foyle at its studios during the summer of 1940. Kitty foyle 1940 kitty foyle s claim to fame is securing ginger rogers her first, and only, oscar for best actress. Ginger rogers and ernest cossart in kitty foyle 1940 ginger rogers in kitty. Ginger accepted the role after these parts were replaced and it would have been a shame if she did not. Dresses of the 40s often had collars like smaller versions of those on mens dress. Warner home video presents kitty foyle 1940 but nobody owes a thing to kitty foyle. With ginger rogers, dennis morgan, james craig, eduardo ciannelli.
Workingclass philadelphia teen kitty foyle dreams of life in the citys fashionable society circles, but when she impulsively weds her former boss, wealthy wyn strafford, his family disapproval is too severe for the young couple to overcome. See more ideas about ginger rogers, kitty and fred and ginger. Only 67 minutes long, it wastes no time in well, anything. Upon the films release in december 17, the new york times comme nted, kitty foyle is a sentimentalists delight. Kitty foyles claim to fame is securing ginger rogers her first, and only, oscar for best actress. Apr 22, 2020 get inspired by vintage 1940s clothing. Ginger rogers plays her with much forthright and appealing integrity as one can possibly expect. It was written in 1939 and became one of the most popular books of that year. Moviechat forums kitty foyle 1940 discussion judas priest judas priest posted 10 years ago by avalon123 5 replies. This man was wyn strafford, dennis morgan who is very good looking and started to fall in love with her. A bestseller in 1939 and 1940, it was adapted as a popular 1940 film. The books of the century, 19401949 open computing facility.
For th eir part, va riety w rote, ginger rogers provides strong dramatic portrayal in the title role. Kitty foyle 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. But just as shes preparing to elope, none other than her old boyfriend wyn stafford shows up. Shop for new 1940s style fashion on our 1940s style clothing pin board. Kitty foyle full frame, manufactured on demand, dolby. The novel tells of a whitecollar girl who falls in love with a young socialite, despite the objections of his family. The most astonishing thing about kitty foyle is that it was written by a man. Enjoyed this film starring ginger rogers, katherine kitty foyle playing the role of a young girl who works for a magazine in philadelphia and was hired by a man during the great depression. The serial of kitty foyle, beginning in june 1942 with julie stevens in the title role, proved so popular with the listening audience that stories america loves was dropped, as the title was simply changed to kitty foyle on october 5, 1942. Kitty foyle by christopher morley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. High neck linea 1940s day dress had a neck line that is modest by todays standard yet revealing for the times. The resilient, workingclass lead character gave ginger rogers one of her best roles, and it remains a good example of her. Kitty foyle is a provocative depiction of class and. 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.
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