The Foxes of Harrow (1947)

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1h 57min
Action, Drama
24 Sep 1947 (USA)
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In pre-Civil War New Orleans, Louisiana, roguish Irish gambler Stephen Fox (Sir Rex Harrison) buys his way into society, something he couldn't do in his homeland because he is illegitimate.

Director:

John M. Stahl

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Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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	Rex Harrison	...	Stephen Fox
	Maureen O'Hara	...	Odalie 'Lilli' D'Arceneaux
	Richard Haydn	...	Andre LeBlanc
	Victor McLaglen	...	Capt. Mike Farrell
	Vanessa Brown	...	Aurore D'Arceneaux
	Patricia Medina	...	Desiree
	Gene Lockhart	...	Viscount Henri D'Arceneaux
	Charles Irwin	...	Sean Fox
	Hugo Haas	...	Otto Ludenbach
	Dennis Hoey	...	Master of Harrow
	Roy Roberts	...	Tom Warren
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Dorothy Adams	...	Mrs. Sara Fox (uncredited)
	Demetrius Alexis	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Louis Bacigalupi	...	Crew Member (uncredited)
	John Bagni	...	Crew Member (uncredited)
	William Bailey	...	Club Member (uncredited)
	Carlos Barbe	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Rene Beard	...	Little Inch - at 6 (uncredited)
	Emile Bejaut	...	Vendor (uncredited)
	Edward Biby	...	Club Member (uncredited)
	A.C.H. Bilbrew	...	Tante Caleen (uncredited)
	Eugene Borden	...	French Auctioneer (uncredited)
	Jacques Boyjan	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Leonard Bremen	...	Crew Member (uncredited)
	Frederick Burton	...	Creole Gentleman (uncredited)
	Peter Camlin	...	Vendor (uncredited)
	André Charlot	...	Dr. Terrebone (uncredited)
	Gordon B. Clarke	...	Fop (uncredited)
	James Conaty	...	Club Member at Craps Table (uncredited)
	Rus Conklin	...	Crew Member (uncredited)
	Onest Conley	...	Drummer in Voodoo Sequence (uncredited)
	Gino Corrado	...	Club Member (uncredited)
	Joseph Crehan	...	Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
	Helen Crozier	...	Zorline (uncredited)
	Jessie Cryer	...	Vendor (uncredited)
	Mary Currier	...	Mrs. Warren (uncredited)
	Frank Dae	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	William 'Wee Willie' Davis	...	Sailor (uncredited)
	Jean De Briac	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Paul De Corday	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Jean Del Val	...	Dr. Le Fevre (uncredited)
	Bernard DeRoux	...	Creole Waiter (uncredited)
	John Doucette	...	Crew Member (uncredited)
	John Dutriz	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Ralph Faulkner	...	Fencing Instructor (uncredited)
	Leo Galitzine	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	John Hamilton	...	Ship's Cargo Official (uncredited)
	Suzette Harbin	...	Belle (uncredited)
	Maynard Holmes	...	Fat Man (uncredited)
	Perry Ivins	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	CeePee Johnson	...	Drummer in Voodoo Sequence (uncredited)
	Marcel Journet	...	St.-Ange (uncredited)
	Robert Emmett Keane	...	Auctioneer (uncredited)
	Jack Kirkwood	...	Auctioneer (uncredited)
	Jimmy Lagano	...	Etienne Fox - at 3 (uncredited)
	Tony Laurent	...	Vendor (uncredited)
	Eddie Le Baron	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Henri Letondal	...	Maspero (uncredited)
	Celia Lovsky	...	Minna Ludenbach (uncredited)
	Eddie Lynn	...	Drummer in Voodoo Sequence (uncredited)
	Maurice Marsac	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Andre Marsaudon	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Paul Maxey	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Sam McDaniel	...	Josh (uncredited)
	Jerry Miley	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Billy Mitchell	...	Vendor (uncredited)
	Alberto Morin	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Jimmy Moss	...	Etienne Fox - at 6 (uncredited)
	Edward Mundy	...	Vendor (uncredited)
	Clear Nelson Jr.	...	Little Inch - at 3 (uncredited)
	Mayo Newhall	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Barry Norton	...	Club Member (uncredited)
	Manuel París	...	Club Member (uncredited)
	Georges Renavent	...	Priest (uncredited)
	Leonardo Scavino	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	William Schallert	...	Philadelphia Banker (uncredited)
	Cy Schindell	...	Crew Member (uncredited)
	Wallace Scott	...	Crew Member (uncredited)
	Napoleon Simpson	...	Georges (uncredited)
	Jester Hairston Singers	...	Voodoo Spirits (uncredited) (voice)
	Al Sparlis	...	Crew Member (uncredited)
	Randy Stuart	...	Mrs. Fox (uncredited)
	Brick Sullivan	...	Riverboat Crewman (uncredited)
	Libby Taylor	...	Angelina (uncredited)
	Jim Toney	...	Crew Member (uncredited)
	Lena Torrence	...	Slave (uncredited)
	Juan Varro	...	Crew Member (uncredited)
	Bill Walker	...	Ty Demon (uncredited)
	Billy Ward	...	Etienne Fox - at 6 (uncredited)
	Kenny Washington	...	Achille (uncredited)
	Jasper Weldon	...	Jode (uncredited)

Directed by

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John M. Stahl

Written by

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Frank Yerby	...	(novel)

Wanda Tuchock	...	(screenplay)

Thomas Job	...	(contributor to dialogue) (uncredited)

Edwin Justus Mayer	...	(contributor to dialogue) (uncredited)

Dwight Taylor	...	(contributor to dialogue) (uncredited)

Produced by

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William A. Bacher	...	producer
Darryl F. Zanuck	...	executive producer (uncredited)

Music by

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David Buttolph

Cinematography by

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Joseph LaShelle

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director of photography

Editing by

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James B. Clark

Casting By

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James Ryan

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(uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Maurice Ransford
Lyle R. Wheeler	...	(as Lyle Wheeler)

Set Decoration by

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Paul S. Fox
Thomas Little

Makeup Department

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Ben Nye

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makeup artist

Production Management

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Raymond A. Klune

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production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Joseph C. Behm

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assistant director

Sound Department

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Roger Heman Sr.	...	sound (as Roger Heman)
George Leverett	...	sound

Special Effects by

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Fred Sersen

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special effects

Stunts

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Ralph Faulkner	...	stunts
John Epper	...	stunts (uncredited)
Audrey Scott	...	stunts (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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René Hubert	...	wardrobe designer
Charles Le Maire	...	wardrobe director
Ed Wynigear	...	wardrobe
Eugene Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)
Zoya Nedzvejsky	...	costume fitter (uncredited)
Lizzie Rogers	...	costume fitter (uncredited)

Music Department

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Maurice De Packh	...	orchestrator
Alfred Newman	...	musical director
Jester Hairston	...	vocal coach (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Michael Audley	...	dialogue director (uncredited)
Grace Bowman	...	dialogue director (uncredited)
Ralph Faulkner	...	technical advisor: fencing (uncredited)
Galen Gough	...	technical advisor: jujitsu (uncredited)
Harry Mendoza	...	technical advisor (uncredited)
Aldo Nadi	...	technical advisor (uncredited)
Frances C. Richardson	...	researcher (uncredited)

Production Companies

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Twentieth Century Fox

Distributors

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Twentieth Century Fox (1947) (United States) (theatrical)
20th Century Fox (1947) (Brazil) (theatrical)
Fox Films (1947) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1947) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Twentieth Century-Fox (1947) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Twentieth Century-Fox (1947) (Cuba) (theatrical)
Twentieth Century-Fox (1947) (Peru) (theatrical)
Twentieth Century-Fox (1948) (Mexico) (theatrical)
National Telefilm Associates (NTA) (1956) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD) (20th Century Fox Cinema Archives)
Twentieth Century Fox (1948) (Belgium) (theatrical)

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Storyline

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Plot Keywords	slave-owner slavery plantation fireworks bastard See All (52) »
Taglines	The Pages of a Best Seller Pour Their Excitement Onto the Screen! See more »
Genres	Action Drama Romance
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Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:PG Belgium:KNT/ENA (visa#36.687) Finland:S Norway:16 United Kingdom:A United States:Passed United States:Approved

Additional Details

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Also Known As	La fière créole (France) Débil es la carne (Spain) Slægten på Harrow (Denmark) La superba creola (Italy) Débil es la carne (Mexico) See more »
Runtime	117 min
Country	United States
Language	English French
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Filming Locations	Maspero's Restaurant, French Qtr., New Orleans, LA, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia

The movie was based on Frank Yerby's bestseller, his first book. It was not widely known at the time that Yerby was African-American. His many books about "the old South" painted a more accurate picture than that of "Gone with the Wind". Nevertheless, Twentieth Century Fox was hoping for its own GWTW success and paid Yerby one hundred fifty thousand dollars for the rights, an astronomical figure. Yerby went on to write thirty-three books of historical fiction. See more »

Quotes

Stephen Fox: [after nodding to a passing coach] That's the second time I've comprised you. Once more and your father would probably force me to marry you.
Odalie 'Lilli' D'Arceneaux: Me to Marry you? Why you're the most insufferable, insulting - !
Stephen Fox: Stop being so angry with yourself. Face up to it. All your pretty notions are going astray and you have little left to use against me except I'm no gentleman and you're wrong there too. Because I'm from as fine a flock of sheep that's ever grazed in Ireland. But I had the luck to be the odd one. And it carried me out into a good world, full of living. And it will carry me out wherever I want it to - even to you.
[kisses her]
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