For the record, rogers does not give one of the two best performances in kitty foyle. 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. Kitty did mention thinking about how old her child and another child she meets in connection with mark would be in the year 2000 and wonders what he would be doing. Kitty foyle by sam wood ginger rogers, dennis morgan, james. The resilient, workingclass lead character gave ginger rogers one of her best roles. Ginger rogers title character, in her academy awardwinning role is collected by doctor boyfriend mark james craig who has an important question, early in kitty foyle, 1940, directed by sam wood. Original hard cover movie tiein book for kitty foyle. Enter kitty foyle, the most popular literary heroine of the day and the timing couldnt have been better. Aug 29, 2014 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 is primarily the story of a shanty irish girl, how she was born, bred, and put through. Kitty, a workingclass girl, endures the rejection of philadelphia society, makes her own way as a single woman, and ultimately chooses between an unmarried arrangement with main line scion wynnewood strafford vi or marriage to a struggling physician. Apr 06, 2020 kitty foyle is a 1939 american novel by christopher morley. Kitty foyle by christopher morley, 1940 online research library. A bestseller in 1939 and 1940, it was adapted as a popular 1940 film, and was republished during wwii as an armed services edition.
The natural history of a woman december 27, 1940 theres a lot of living to do in this world. 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. On a snowy eve, kitty foyle, an executive at delphine detailles fashion house, is confronted with a choice that will change the course of her life. The novel that served as the basis for the 1940 film with ginger rogers as kitty foyle, a saleswoman in a new york boutique. Kitty foyle by christopher morley, 1940 online research. 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. When trueblue craig comes back into her life, kitty, repeating her favorite phrase by judas priest. The kitty foyle dress is also named after the shirtwaist dress worn by ginger rogers in the 1940 movie kitty foyle designed by rko costume designer renie conley. Kitty foyle by christopher morley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ginger rogers, gladys cooper, and dennis morgan in kitty foyle 1940.
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. Wyn hires kitty to be his secretary, he the editor for his pet project, a magazine, which is funded by family money. 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. The rather simplistic plot focuses on kitty s choice of sharing her life with either a married scion of a mainline family or an impoverished doctor, both of whom love her. His 1939 antiwar novel, johnny got his gun, won the national book award. 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.
A bestseller in 1939 and 1940, 1 it was adapted as a popular 1940 film. Kitty foyle is a 1939 american novel by christopher morley. From kitty foyle, born of modest irishamerican stock in a manufacturing region. He attended the university of colorado for two years working as a reporter for the boulder daily camera and contributing to the campus humor magazine, the yearbook and the campus newspaper.
While kitty foyle opens with a musical medley, it isnt a songanddance film. The books of the century, 19401949 open computing facility. Kitty foyle, james craig, which is based on christopher morleys 1939 bestseller also titled kitty foyle. It about kitty foyle, a hardworking whitecollar girl from a philadelphia, pennsylvania low, middleclass family, who meets and falls in love with young socialite. Its good fun, though i never quite warmed to the romance to the extent that morley wanted me to, i think. Easy to read, fairly smooth moving, and a window into the 1930s, the book is an interesting read. There is no use trying to pick good things out of this book. Leading the fine supporting cast is thelma ritter, who shines in a hilarious turn as a dumbbunny juror who cant decide if the defendant is guilty or. Ginger rogers as kitty foyle, with dennis morgan, eduardo cianelli, feathers, in kitty foyle 1940 miss kitty foyle has several amusing hats, but i am especially partial to her date night with her patrician boss in new york city on election day 1932 hat. Find books like kitty foyle from the worlds largest community of readers.
A hardworking, whitecollar girl from a middleclass family meets. Kitty s now deceased father, despite liking wyn as a person, warned kitty against falling in love with him, regardless of his outward intentions, as his type always returned to his own kind. The most astonishing thing about kitty foyle is that it was written by a man. Part of the best picture project featuring an oscar winning turn by the beautifully talented ginger rogers, kitty foyle is part a christmas carol, part annie hall, and part working girl, and its just about less than the sum of its parts, but is still frankly enjoyable. 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. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Kitty foyle and philadelphia, the grand homey old town 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. With ginger rogers, dennis morgan, james craig, eduardo ciannelli. Goodreads members who liked kitty foyle also liked. The novel tells of a whitecollar girl who read more. We travel swiftly through the emancipation of women in the first five minutes, where woman climbed down from her pedestal and worked shoulder to shoulder with men who became so accustomed to her presence during the day that evening brought a new malady to the white collar girl. Kitty foyle 1940 and thirty seconds over tokyo 1944. Book is crisp and clean, with reasonably tight binding and sharp corners. 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.
Kitty foyle 1940 i finished rereading christopher morleys excellent. A bestseller in 1939 and 1940, it was adapted as a popular 1940 film. The novel tells of a whitecollar girl who falls in love with a young socialite, despite the objections of his family. May 11, 2007 kitty foyle was a yearend release, and rko therefore promoted rogers for an oscar in this rather than in the other film, which rko also produced. Ben mankiewicz intro kitty foyle 1940 robert osborne intro kitty foyle 1940 kitty foyle 1940 movie clip racing a stork airing. Odette myrtil is delicately poignant as delphine detaille, kittys boss. 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. Kitty foyle is a lush, expertly done example of the womens films that were popular in the 1940 s and are so rare today.
Kitty foyles claim to fame is securing ginger rogers her first, and only, oscar for best actress. Bestselling books, book of the month club selections, and notable books. Mark eisen james cra ig and be respectable or sail away with the alreadymarried wyn straff ord dennis morgan, whom she has loved for many years and ha s just reentered. 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. The stars of kitty foyle, the film that earned rogers a 1940 best actress oscar, show they still have plenty of screen chemistry in this engaging blend of romance, comedy and courtroom thriller.
Kitty foyle and philadelphia, the grand homey old town. Kitty foyle full frame, manufactured on demand, dolby, mono. Overview of kitty foyle, 1940, directed by sam wood, with ginger rogers, dennis morgan, james craig, at turner classic movies. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The rather simplistic plot focuses on kittys choice of sharing her life with either a married scion of a mainline family or an impoverished doctor, both of whom love her. 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. Dalton trumbo worked as a cub reporter for the grand junction daily sentinel, covering courts, the high school, the mortuary and civic organizations. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Ginger rogers title character, in her academy awardwinning role is collected by doctor boyfriend mark james craig who has an important question, early in kitty foyle, 1940, directed by sam wood view the tcmdb entry for kitty foyle 1940. 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. 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.
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. Kitty foyle is a lush, expertly done example of the womens films that were popular in the 1940s and are so rare today. 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 line scion wynnewood strafford vi. But the character of kitty makes me want to scream. Kitty foyle was created by soap opera mogul irna phillips of guiding light fame and produced by daytime radio monarchs frank and anne hummert of helen trent recognition. But just as shes preparing to elope, none other than her old boyfriend wyn stafford shows up. Known for light comedies and her partnership with fred astaire, ginger rogers stepped off the dance floor and into 1940s 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 line scion wynnewood strafford vi dennis. Read the fulltext online edition of kitty foyle 1940. 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 was the creation of author christopher morley, a hardworking white collar girl who was fed up to her typewriter ribbons. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright, with tiny chips at corner tips. Kitty foyle by christopher morley, first edition abebooks. 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. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
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