Celeste and I published episode 31, Kitty Foyle (1940) on YouTube April 1, 2026. So many other tasks got in the way that I’m just now getting to publishing it here. This is one of those iconic Hollywood movies with an iconic star that plays often on TCM and is available on other streaming services. Celeste and I hope you’ll go check it out.
Here’s the short description: A hard-working white-collar girl from a middle-class family meets and falls in love with a young socialite, but she soon clashes with his family.
Kitty Foyle, stars Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, and James Craig. It’s directed by Sam Wood.
The story seems to be a fairly simple one of a girl who is dazzled by the wealthy class in Philadelphia and dreams of marrying into it. When her dreams come true, she finds that the fairy tale life she thought she was going to live was an illusion. The man she’s in love with, Win Stratfford, dazzles her at first with gifts and trips. However she learns the hard way, when she and Win get married, that he is bound by the conditions of his trust fund. Though he continues to declare that he wants to be free, he doesn’t have the skills to deal with adversity.
Along the way, Kitty meets Mark, a young doctor who has dreams of helping poor children so they can hopefully grow into productive adults. Kitty discovers that she and Mark have very similar values. Their relationship is interrupted from time to time by Win’s reappearances. In the end Kitty must make a choice, completely changing herself to fit into Win’s world, or marry Mark and work with him to make a difference in the lives of those who need help.
To me Kitty Foyle is a great example of a strong woman who chooses to make a difference.
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