Kitty Foyle

DVD Features:

• Region 1; USA & Canada
• Keep Case
• Full Frame - 1.33
• Audio:

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Major Awards:

Academy Awards 1940 - Best Actress: Ginger Rogers

Description by OLDIES.com:

Known for light comedies and her partnership with Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers stepped off the dance floor and into the 1940's Oscar spotlight with her Best Actress turn as Kitty, an indomitable working-class 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 Morgan) or marriage to a struggling physician (James Craig). Rogers' deserved Academy Award confirmed she was more than a dance star - a fact humorously underscored when she returned to the studio and was greeted by staffers and actors in top hats and tails.

Product Description:

Based on the novel by Christophe Morley, KITTY FOYLE stars Ginger Rogers in an Academy Award-winning performance. Centered on the high society of Philadelphia's Main Line and those who wish to marry into it, the film addresses issues of class in America. Having grown up on the wrong side of the tracks, Kitty eventually becomes a successful executive in a New York fashion house. However, she still carries the torch for her former husband, Wyn, whose wealthy family couldn't accept her working-class background. Unwilling to forfeit his money and position for her, Wyn had the marriage is annulled. Several years later, in New York, Kitty must choose between two men--Wyn, who has reentered her life and wants to run away with her, and Mark, a doctor who wishes to marry her. Kitty follows her conscience and heart to make a decision that will alter her life.

Description by Warner Home Video:

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 working-class 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 Morgan) or marriage to a struggling physician (James Craig). Rogers' deserved Academy Award confirmed she was more than a dance star - a fact humorously underscored when she returned to the studio and was greeted by staffers and actors in top hats and tails.

Jane Wyman won the Best Actress Academy Award for her sensitive portrayal of Belinda, capturing the girl's affecting isolation, awakening desire to learn and ultimate triumph. Directed by Jean Negulesco and co-starring Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford and Agnes Moorehead (all four Oscar nominees* for their fine work), Johnny Belinda (nominated for a total 11 Oscars including Best Picture) blends atmosphere, nuance and high drama into a heartbreaking classic.

Plot Synopsis:

Sam Wood's melodrama tells the story of a young working girl who must choose between two men--one a rich playboy, the other a poor doctor--in this adaptation of Christopher Morley's novel.

Plot Keywords:

Love Triangle | Romance | Self-Discovery | Social Issues

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DVD Details:

• 2 Classic Cartoons: Bad Luck Blackie
  
• Tom and Jerry in Kitty Foiled
  
• 2 Radio Productions with Ginger Rogers
  
• Theatrical Trailer
  
• Subtitles: English, French & Spanish (Feature Film Only)
  
• Format: DVD
  
• Genre: Drama
  
• Label: Warner Home Video
  
• Originally Released in: 1940
  
• Rated: Not Rated
  
• Run Time: 1 hours, 48 minutes
  
• Video: Black & White
  
• Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
  
• Release Date: January 31, 2006
  
• OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 1,208
  
• Item Number: MM 6772D
  
• UPC: 053939677225
  
• Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item for International Shipping.