Kitty Foyle

Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman is a 1940 film directed by Sam Wood, written by Dalton Trumbo, based on a novel by Christopher Morley. It stars Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig and Eduardo Ciannelli. It was nominated for five Oscars, of which it won one. The film chronicles Kitty Foyle's struggle to choose between the affections of two men.

Secretary Kitty Foyle (Ginger Rogers) falls in love with her boss, Wynnewood Statfford VI (Dennis Morgan). When it becomes clear that their relationship isn't progressing, Foyle takes off for New York City—where she falls in love again and gets engaged. Lo and behold, Foyle's former boss shows up in New York, professes his love for her and asks her to marry him. Foyle is torn between the two men, and must make a difficult but necessary choice.

• Ginger Rogers as Kitty Foyle

• Dennis Morgan as Wynnewood 'Wyn' Strafford VI

• James Craig as Dr. Mark Eisen

• Eduardo Ciannelli as Giono (as Edward Ciannelli)

• Ernest Cossart as Pop

• Gladys Cooper as Mrs. Strafford

• Odette Myrtil as Delphine Detaille

• Mary Treen as Pat

• K.T. Stevens as Molly (as Katharine Stevens)

• Walter Kingsford as Mr. Kennett

• Cecil Cunningham as Grandmother

"As the working class Cinderella, Ginger Rogers gives a strong dramatic performance in one of the era's better women's pictures; subplot of pregnancy was controversial at the time."—Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.comhttp://www.emanuellevy.com/search/details.cfm?id=7996

"Overly melodramatic, the film has aged rather poorly (despite Rogers' Oscar-winning performance) and seems rather un-feminist today."—Christopher Null, Filmcritic.comhttp://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/84dbbfa4d710144986256c290016f76e/fa46332c03c74629082571150070e84f