Kitty Foyle
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Movie Reviews of Kitty Foyle
Movie Review: Oh Ginger....
Summary: 5 Stars
After loving her in all 10 Astaire & Rogers films PLUS enjoying her performance in "Stage Door," I could not get enough of that sassy blonde who couldn't stop from spitting out one wisecrack after another.
Lo and behold, she can do more than just sing, dance, and act like a tough-street-smart gal.... she can convincingly portray an entire range of human emotions known to man. and do it well.
I am not biased when I say that Ginger Rogers' performance in this film is flawless. The story is now a bit old-fashioned for the modern-day-audience but in her quiet and loud "Judas Priest" moments are filled with motivation and meaning. There were moments where she could bring me to absolute tears. and during the entire duration of the film, I was constantly empathizing with Kitty.
The only problem I had was maybe seeing her playing Kitty as a 15 year old. In all honesty, it was not believable that a woman with such mature looks could be an early teen.
But no matter no matter... Ginger was out to prove something when she took on this role and by Judas Priest, she truly did. On an important sidenote, Dennis Morgan is absolutely beautiful as the idealistic and romantic Wynn.
(I suggest, if you haven't already, watching "Stage Door"... a more flashy role and yet, another subtle, believable performance!)
Movie Review: Ginger Rogers' Oscar Winning Performance Will Resonate With All Working Girls
Summary: 5 Stars
Ginger Rogers stepped off the dance floor and into dramatic movies in the 1940's. This classic love story, subtitled "The Natural History of a Woman," is a great introduction to her work for those not familiar with it.
She plays the part of Kitty Foyle, a working class girl with lots of moxie and a desire to have all the finer things in life that only a rich husband could provide. The movie begins at the end when she has until midnight to choose between two lovers: her former boss, the handsome and wealthy Wynn Strafford (Dennis Morgan) of Philadelphia's Main Line Society who can offer her an unmarried arrangement or the poor yet dedicated doctor (James Craig) who has courted her and wants to marry her. The story unfolds in flashbacks as Kitty gazes into a snow globe and remembers all the heartache and complex situations that have brought her to this night.
Notable for its depiction of a working class girl and her shattered dreams, this earned Ginger Rogers the Academy Award for Best Actress. Included in the special features on the DVD are two appropriate cartoons: a Tom and Jerry episode entitled "Kitty Foiled" and a classic spoof of the movie entitled "Bad Luck Blackie."
Movie Review: Yes, THAT Ginger Rogers stars as Kitty Foyle in this serious drama
Summary: 5 Stars
I was flipping the channels the other night and this B&W movie must have just started because the scene of the working girl on the bus just caught my attention. (back in those days of pre-Marlon Brando, all stars had that "star" look to them whether they were playing a poor beggar or a rich heiress)
I was caught up in the movie just like that. Only after the movie ended did I find out that the main character Kitty was Ginger Rogers and she'd won an Oscar for her role in this movie with the same name: Kitty Foyle. It made sense to me why she won the Oscar that year. Ginger was Kitty.
I had no idea she had made any dramas. I only knew about her dancing with Fred Astaire. I was told I was watching a Ginger Rogers marathon and did not move until I watched another of her movies, "It Had to be You."
And within those few hours, a Ginger Rogers fan was born.
p.s. It did not hurt that in Kitty Foyle, the actor who played Wyn was oh-so-very-handsome
Movie Review: Heart Rending Depiction of Class and Gender
Summary: 5 Stars
"Kitty Foyle" is a provocative depiction of class and gender politics during the era preceding World War II in America. The film bluntly displays how your happiness could be impeded by your station in life and if you are a woman it's that much harder. There are no real villains in the piece other than the archaic mores set down for generations. Interesting, though based on a novel by Christopher Morley, the script was adapted by Dalton Trumbo who would later be blacklisted. Ginger Rogers, in a performance of great strength and nuance, more than earned her Oscar for her work here. Those who would dismiss her as Fred Astaire's dance partner should check out her work in films like "42nd Street" and "Stage Door".Movie Review: one of my favorites!
Summary: 5 Stars
Kitty Foyle, starring Ginger Rogers -- in one of her non-dancing roles -- is one of my favorite movies of all time! Ms. Rogers won an Oscar -- and rightly so -- for her performance of a woman torn between the love of her life (who is always just out of her reach) and the love of a young doctor who adores her. A classic tale, wonderfully acted and artfully directed...grab the popcorn and snuggle in...don't forget the Kleenex!