Kitty Foyle (1940)
Country: US
Technical: bw 108m
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig
Synopsis:
A working class Irish girl joins the ranks of the white collar workforce and falls in love with her employer, the scion of a wealthy Philadelphia family. However, the Depression and the difference in their social backgrounds send her to New York, where she is pursued by an honest and broke doctor.
Review:
RKO star vehicle that broadened Rogers' palette slightly, though the handling seems torn between comedy and drama, one feels. It was a laudable attempt by the studio to appeal to the female audience by setting out, often with wry humour thanks to Trumbo's screenplay, what women had gained and lost through their newfound independence. Specifically, on the debit side, was the freedom Kitty has in deciding between two potential mates, and it is the roller coaster emotional ride she endures that in flashback powers the movie. Economic realities and the niceties of sharing a one-room flat are astutely captured, Rogers is great, and the film keeps you guessing right up to the end.
Country: US
Technical: bw 108m
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig
Synopsis:
A working class Irish girl joins the ranks of the white collar workforce and falls in love with her employer, the scion of a wealthy Philadelphia family. However, the Depression and the difference in their social backgrounds send her to New York, where she is pursued by an honest and broke doctor.
Review:
RKO star vehicle that broadened Rogers' palette slightly, though the handling seems torn between comedy and drama, one feels. It was a laudable attempt by the studio to appeal to the female audience by setting out, often with wry humour thanks to Trumbo's screenplay, what women had gained and lost through their newfound independence. Specifically, on the debit side, was the freedom Kitty has in deciding between two potential mates, and it is the roller coaster emotional ride she endures that in flashback powers the movie. Economic realities and the niceties of sharing a one-room flat are astutely captured, Rogers is great, and the film keeps you guessing right up to the end.
Country: US
Technical: bw 108m
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig
Synopsis:
A working class Irish girl joins the ranks of the white collar workforce and falls in love with her employer, the scion of a wealthy Philadelphia family. However, the Depression and the difference in their social backgrounds send her to New York, where she is pursued by an honest and broke doctor.
Review:
RKO star vehicle that broadened Rogers' palette slightly, though the handling seems torn between comedy and drama, one feels. It was a laudable attempt by the studio to appeal to the female audience by setting out, often with wry humour thanks to Trumbo's screenplay, what women had gained and lost through their newfound independence. Specifically, on the debit side, was the freedom Kitty has in deciding between two potential mates, and it is the roller coaster emotional ride she endures that in flashback powers the movie. Economic realities and the niceties of sharing a one-room flat are astutely captured, Rogers is great, and the film keeps you guessing right up to the end.