The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes (1941)

Timing: 1:57 (117 min)

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Release date

1941-08-29

Country

United States

Production

RKO Radio Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Genre

Drama, Romance, History

Budget

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Revenue

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Director

William Wyler

Actors

Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, Teresa Wright, Richard Carlson, Dan Duryea, Patricia Collinge, Charles Dingle, Carl Benton Reid, Jessica Grayson, John Marriott
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Scenario

Producer

Samuel Goldwyn, Herman Shumlin

Operator

Gregg Toland

Composer

Meredith Willson

Artist

Audition

Editing

Daniel Mandell
All team (25)

• During filming, actress Bette Davis (1908-1989) and director William Wyler (1902-1981) constantly argued over everything – from how Davis envisioned her character (Wyler believed she should show more empathy), to how the house looked from the outside (Wyler thought it looked too good for the people living in it who were experiencing financial difficulties), and to the heroine’s appearance (in his opinion, she looked like a Kabuki theater actress). Once, Davis even left the project altogether, but returned when she learned that Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003) or Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972) might take her place.
• Herbert Marshall (1890-1966) lost a leg in World War II. In the scene where his character crawls up the stairs, a stunt double was used. Marshall walked up to the stairs himself, but at the moment he was hidden behind the curtain, the stunt double replaced him.
• Herbert Marshall (1890-1966) lost his right leg during World War I. In the scene where his character crawls up the stairs, a stunt double was used. Marshall walked up to the stairs himself, but at the moment he is hidden behind the curtain, he was replaced by the double.