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The Little Foxes is a 1939 play by Lillian Hellman, considered a classic of 20th century drama. Its title comes from Chapter 2, Verse 15, of the Song of Solomon in the King James version of the Bible, which reads, "Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes."
- Lillian Hellman
- 1939
The Little Foxes is a 1941 American drama film directed by William Wyler. The screenplay by Lillian Hellman is based on her 1939 play The Little Foxes. Hellman's ex-husband Arthur Kober, Dorothy Parker and her husband Alan Campbell contributed additional scenes and dialogue.
A classic film adaptation of Lillian Hellman's play about a ruthless Southern family in the early 20th century. Bette Davis stars as Regina Giddens, a greedy matriarch who manipulates her daughter and brothers for her own gain.
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- Drama, Romance
- William Wyler
- 1941-08-29
A classic film adaptation of Lillian Hellman's play about a corrupt Southern family's schemes to build a cotton mill. Critics and audiences praise Bette Davis' performance as the ruthless matriarch, but the film is slow and creaky.
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- Bette Davis
- William Wyler
- Drama
Regina Hubbard Giddens (Bette Davis) and her scheming brothers, Oscar (Carl Benton Reid) and Ben (Charles Dingle), plan to get rich from a cotton mill, but f...
The Little Foxes, drama in three acts by Lillian Hellman, a chronicle of greed and hate in a ruthless family in the American South, produced and published in 1939. The play is set in the South at the turn of the 20th century and concerns the manipulative Regina Giddens and her two brothers, Ben and.
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A classic drama film based on Lillian Hellman's play, starring Bette Davis as a ruthless woman who schemes to gain wealth and power. Learn more about the cast, crew, awards, trivia and quotes of this 1941 movie on TCM.
