Miss Kitty
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Miss Kitty |
| Original title | Kitty Foyle |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1940 |
| length | 105 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Sam Wood |
| script |
Dalton Trumbo , Donald Ogden Stewart |
| production | David Hempstead , Harry E. Edington ( Executive Producer ) |
| music | Roy Webb |
| camera | Robert De Grasse |
| cut | Henry Berman |
| occupation | |
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Miss Kitty is an American drama film directed in 1940 by Sam Wood . The script is based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Morley . In Germany, the film was first shown in cinemas on October 7, 1947.
action
One winter evening, Kitty Foyle, an employee of a beauty salon, is faced with a difficult choice: Either she marries the young doctor Mark Eisen, or she sails away with her childhood sweetheart Wyn Stafford. Kitty thinks back to her teenage years in Philadelphia .
The young Kitty's dreams of a dream man get so out of hand that her academic achievements decline. Five years later she meets Wyn Stafford, with whom she immediately falls in love. Wyn offers her a position in his new company. Although Wyn also feels something for the young woman, he cannot bring himself to hold her hand and thus give up life in the society of Philadelphia.
After her beloved father dies, Kitty moves to New York. She gets to know the doctor Mark Eisen and keeps meeting him. Wyn follows her, they both get married. Back in Philadelphia, Wyn's parents try to integrate the young wife into society, but Kitty rebels. She complains to Wyn, but he is more interested in his parents' social position and money. So their marriage is annulled.
Back in New York, Kitty learns that she is pregnant. She also hears that Wyn married a high society woman in Philadelphia. Kitty decides to raise her child on her own. But the baby dies in childbirth. A few years later, Kitty returns to Philadelphia, this time to open a branch of the beauty salon. She meets Wyn's wife and son. In the process, she reflects on her past and decides to go to New York and marry Mark Eisen, who is patiently waiting for her.
criticism
"The fate of women told in cumbersome flashbacks, excellently played."
Awards
- Oscar for Best Actress to Ginger Rogers
- Nomination in the Best Film category
- Nomination for Best Director for Sam Wood
- Nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for Dalton Trumbo
- Nomination in the Best Sound category for John Aalberg
background
For the production company RKO , the film was the box-office hit of 1940. It brought in approximately 870,000 US dollars in profits. The original title of the film is subtitled The Natural History of a Woman . The novel also served as a template for a radio play that was first broadcast in 1942. In 1958, a TV series with the title Kitty Foyle followed .
Actress Sigourney Weaver's uncle , Doodles Weaver, plays a minor role as a pianist .
Donald Ogden Stewart was responsible for the adaptation of the novel for this film. In the same year he won an Oscar for his original screenplay for the film The Night Before the Wedding (The Philadelphia Story) .
Soundtrack
- I Want a Girl by Harry Von Tilzer and Will Dillon
- Daisy Bell by Harry Dacre
- The Battle Cry of Freedom by George F. Root
- I'll See You In My Dreams by Isham Jones and Gus Kahn
- Happy Days Are Here Again by Jack Yellen and Milton Ager
- Three Little Words by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby
- Home! Sweet Home! , Folk song
- Stories from the Vienna Woods by Johann Strauss
- The Sidewalk of New York by Chas B. Lawlor and James W. Blake
- Bridal choir from the opera Lohengrin by Richard Wagner
Web links
- Miss Kitty in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Miss Kitty. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Miss Kitty at IMDb