| The Little Foxes | |
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| Directed by | William Wyler |
| Screenplay by | Lillian Hellman |
| Based on | The Little Foxes 1939 play by Lillian Hellman |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Starring | Bette Davis Herbert Marshall Teresa Wright |
| Cinematography | Gregg Toland |
| Edited by | Daniel Mandell |
| Music by | Meredith Willson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,167,000 (worldwide rentals)[2][3] |
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.[4]
The film's 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."
- ^ "The Little Foxes: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Jewell, Richard B. (1994). "RKO Film Grosses, 1929-1951: the C.J. Tevlin ledger". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 14 (1): 37–49. doi:10.1080/01439689400260031.
- ^ Jewell, Richard B. (1994). "Appendix 1". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 14 (S1): 1–11. doi:10.1080/01439689408604545.
- ^ Landazuri, Margarita. "Articles: The Little Foxes (1941)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved August 22, 2024.