The Foxes of Harrow

The Foxes of Harrow
Theatrical film poster
Directed byJohn M. Stahl
Screenplay byWanda Tuchock
Dwight Taylor (contributor to dialogue) (uncredited)
Edwin Justus Mayer (contributor to dialogue) (uncredited)
Thomas Job (contributor to dialogue) (uncredited)
Based onThe Foxes of Harrow
1946 novel
by Frank Yerby
Produced byWilliam A. Bacher
Darryl F. Zanuck
StarringRex Harrison
Maureen O'Hara
Richard Haydn
Victor McLaglen
Vanessa Brown
Patricia Medina
Gene Lockhart
CinematographyJoseph LaShelle
Edited byJames B. Clark
Music byDavid Buttolph
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • 24 September 1947 (1947-09-24)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom-United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,750,000[1]
Box office$3,150,000 (US rentals)

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The Foxes of Harrow is a 1947 American-British adventure film directed by John M. Stahl. The film stars Rex Harrison, Maureen O'Hara, and Richard Haydn. It is based on the novel of the same name by Frank Yerby, the sixth best-selling novel in the US in 1946.[4]

The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Production Design (Lyle R. Wheeler, Maurice Ransford, Thomas Little, Paul S. Fox).[5]

  1. ^ "The Foxes of Harrow (1947) - Notes". TCM.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  2. ^ "Variety". Archive.org. January 1948. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  3. ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History Rowman & Littlefield, 2002. p 221
  4. ^ Alice Payne Hackett and James Henry Burke (1977). 80 Years of Best Sellers. New York, London: R. R. Bowker. p. 142.
  5. ^ "The Foxes of Harrow". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2008-12-20.