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The Little Foxes

  • Film
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Time Out says

Lillian Hellman's play about the malevolence of human greed, as displayed in the internecine machinations of a wealthy Southern family, now creaks audibly. But you are unlikely ever to see a better version than this, caressed by Gregg Toland's deep focus camerawork, embalmed by Wyler's direction and Goldwyn's sumptuous production values, galvanised by some superlative performances. The sulphurous Davis, her face a livid mask as she dispenses icy venom behind feline purrs, outdoes herself to provide the proceedings with a regally vicious centre; even so, she is in constant danger of being upstaged by Duryea, Dingle and Collinge.
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Release Details

  • Duration:116 mins

Cast and crew

  • Director:William Wyler
  • Screenwriter:Lillian Hellman, Arthur Kober, Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell
  • Cast:
    • Bette Davis
    • Herbert Marshall
    • Teresa Wright
    • Patricia Collinge
    • Dan Duryea
    • Charles Dingle
    • Richard Carlson
    • Carl Benton Reid
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