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The Foxes of Harrow is a 1947 American 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.
The Foxes of Harrow: Directed by John M. Stahl. With Rex Harrison, Maureen O'Hara, Richard Haydn, Victor McLaglen. 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.
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- Action, Drama, Romance
- John M. Stahl
- 1947-09-24
The Foxes of Harrow was one of the best-selling novels of 1946, prompting Fox to pay $150,000 for the screen rights. The book bore more than a passing resemblance to other historical romances like Gone With the Wind and Anthony Adverse, but its first-time author was an original.
The Foxes of Harrow Released Sep 24, 1947 1h 57m Drama List Reviews In 1827, Stephen Fox (Rex Harrison), illegitimate child of the illustrious Irish Harrow family, is a successful young gambler in ...
- Drama
- Rex Harrison, Maureen O'hara, Victor Mclaglen
- John M. Stahl
Quick Reference. Set in the antebellum South between 1825 and 1865, The Foxes of Harrow (1946) is a historical romance that chronicles the adventures of Stephen Fox, an Irish immigrant who rises from poverty to wealth in New Orleans society. The novel, which was written by Frank Yerby, opens with Fox being thrown off a steamboat on the ...
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"The Foxes of Harrow," released in 1947, like a lot of Fox movies, is reminiscent of classics made at other studios. Fox was very reactive: when San Francisco was a hit, Fox followed with In Old Chicago; It Happened One Night - Fox does Love is News; and here we have Fox's low-budget answer to Gone with the Wind, The Foxes of Harrow.
Frank Yerby's Foxes of Harrow was one of those long historical novels so popular in the 1940s. 20th Century-Fox boiled the novel down into 118 minutes' worth of essentials for this film version. In antebellum New Orleans, roguish Irish gambler Rex Harrison buys his way into society--something he couldn't do in his homeland because he is ...
