The Little Foxes (1941)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 115 minuten
Alternative title: Hyena's
Country:
United States
Directed by: William Wyler
Stars: Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall and Teresa Wright
IMDb score:
7,9 (14.068)
Releasedate: 29 August 1941
The Little Foxes plot
"...the film version of the stage hit, as the ruthless beauty whose ambition spelt the doom of three men"
Regina Giddens lives in a small town in the deep south of America around 1900. For her, nothing is more important than money and power. In order to carry out a plan with her equally ruthless brothers that will give her even more money and power, she uses her naive daughter Alexandra. Her role is to pick up Regina's sick and estranged husband from Baltimore. When she can't convince her husband to give her money for their plan, Regina's brothers decide to get the money in another way.
Actors and actresses
Regina Hubbard Giddens
Horace Giddens
Alexandra "Zan" Giddens
David Hewitt
Leo Hubbard
Birdie Hubbard
Ben Hubbard
Oscar Hubbard
Addie
Cal
Reviews & comments
Roger Thornhill
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- 6070 messages
- 2476 votes
I've never been particularly fond of William Wyler, so I wasn't particularly keen on this film, partly because of its setting in the somewhat run-down American South. But having learned from several previous experiences with Wyler's carefully constructed films (and because Bette Davis is one of my favorite actresses), I decided to give it a try, and from the 15th minute on, I was hooked. A very exciting and sultry film with excellent performances from everyone, but especially from Davis, Herbert Marshall (in a beautifully understated performance that steals almost every scene), and Patricia Collinge as the tragic Birdie.
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Dievegge
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- 3180 messages
- 8228 votes
This family drama takes place in a small Alabama town in the early twentieth century. The South still lives according to the old ways: large households with loyal Black servants. Yet, the transition from a land-based to a money-based economy is in full swing. Bette Davis is at her best as Regina Hubbard, a selfish, manipulative woman.
It's about individual greed, but you can also see it more broadly, as an indictment of the capitalist system. It's based on a play by Lillian Hellman, a member of the Communist Party who would later end up on the blacklist.
The staircase is a central visual motif, with the diagonal of its railing and the alternation between bird's-eye and frog's-eye views of characters intimidating and being intimidated. Later, that same staircase becomes crucial to the story when Horace dies on it. Legally, Regina has little to blame; by doing nothing, she committed the perfect murder. However, in Hollywood at the time, no evil deed went unpunished. Regina gets the money, but loses her daughter.
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scorsese
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- 13232 messages
- 11124 votes
An excellent film in which a woman needs her husband's money to make an investment. A compelling story with strong characters that strains their relationships. This makes the film entertaining from beginning to end. Beautiful cinematography and excellent acting, led by Bette Davis.
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