THE FOXES OF HARROW

DIRECTED BY JOHN M STAHL
PRODUCED BY WILLIAM A. BACHER
ORIGINAL MUSIC BY DAVID BUTTOLPH
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION

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Plot Summary

Fox; an orphan boy from Ireland who makes his own fortune in America in the 1810's.
Winning a plantation in a lucky game of cards, from a sore loser who also forfeits his life,
Fox sets out to establish a new Harrow, one with a benevolent attitude
to the slave workers, and to pursue and marry Maureen O'Hara
--- where the trouble begins.
Written by ethanedwards

Full Cast
Rex Harrison .... Stephen Fox
Maureen O'Hara .... Odalie 'Lilli' D'Arceneaux
Richard Haydn .... Andre LeBlanc
Victor McLaglen .... Captain Mike Farrell
Vanessa Brown .... Aurore D'Arceneaux
Patricia Medina .... Desiree
Gene Lockhart .... Viscount Henri D'Arceneaux
Charles Irwin .... Sean Fox
Hugo Haas .... Hugo Ludenbach
Dennis Hoey .... Master of Harrow
Roy Roberts .... Tom Warren
Dorothy Adams .... Mrs. Fox (uncredited)
Rene Beard .... Little Inch (uncredited)
A.C.H. Billbrew .... Tante Caleen (uncredited)
Eugene Borden .... French auctioneer (uncredited)
Frederick Burton .... Creole Gentleman (uncredited)
André Charlot .... Dr. Terrebone (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan .... Captain (uncredited)
Helen Crozier .... Zorline (uncredited)
Mary Currier .... Mrs. Warren (uncredited)
William 'Wee Willie' Davis .... Sailor (uncredited)
Jean Del Val .... Dr. Le Fevre (uncredited)
Bernard DeRoux .... Creole Waiter (uncredited)
Ralph Faulkner .... (uncredited)
John Hamilton .... Ship's cargo official (uncredited)
Suzette Harbin .... Belle (uncredited)
Marcel Journet .... St.-Ange (uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane .... Auctioneer (uncredited)
Jimmy Lagano .... Etienne, age 3 (uncredited)
Henri Letondal .... Maspero (uncredited)
Celia Lovsky .... Minna Ludenbach (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel .... Josh (uncredited)
Clear Nelson Jr. .... Little Inch at Age 3 (uncredited)
Georges Renavent .... Priest (uncredited)
William Schallert .... Philadelphia Banker (uncredited)
Napoleon Simpson .... Georges (uncredited)
Randy Stuart .... Stephen's Mother (uncredited)
Libby Taylor .... Angelina (uncredited)
Bill Walker .... Ty Demon (uncredited)
Bill Ward .... Etienne Fox at Age 6 (uncredited)
Kenneth Washington .... Achille (uncredited)
Kenny Washington .... Achille (uncredited)
Jasper Weldon .... Jode (uncredited)

Writing Credits
Wanda Tuchock
Frank Yerby novel

Cinematography
Joseph LaShelle

Trivia
Kenneth Washington's TV debut.

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 6, 1948 with Maureen O'Hara reprising her film role.

"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on February 23, 1948 with Rex Harrison, Maureen O'Hara and Gene Lockhart reprising their film roles.

Memorable Quotes (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039394/quotes)

Filming Location
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

The Foxes of Harrow (1947) is an adventure film directed by John M. Stahl
and produced by William A. Bacher.
The film Rex Harrison, Maureen O'Hara, Richard Haydn with Victor McLaglen,
Vanessa Brown, Patricia Medina, Gene Lockhart, and Hugo Haas.
It features original music by David Buttolph and cinematography by Joseph LaShelle.
The film was nominated an Academy Award for Best Art Direction
(Lyle Wheeler, Maurice Ransford, Thomas Little, Paul S. Fox). [1]
The storyline is derived from the eponymous novel
The Foxes of Harrow by Frank Yerby.

As far as I know, this film is a rare one
as films like this, about slavery, are no longer always readily available.

Apparently this is an engrossing drama,Maureen stars with Rex Harrison,
who is trying to marry, her, when the trouble begins
Another good performance from Maureen
in this rare Stahl film.
Victor McLaglen is in this one, so it's got to be worth seeing!

User Review

Author: vitaleralphlouis from United States
Forget Frank Yerby's novel and take this fine movie on its own terms and you'll find Rex Harrison -- a great actor from my father's era -- as Fox; an orphan boy from Ireland who makes his own fortune in America in the 1810's. Winning a plantation in a lucky game of cards, from a sore loser who also forfeits his life, Fox sets out to establish a new Harrow, one with a benevolent attitude to the slave workers, and to pursue and marry Maureen O'Hara --- where the trouble begins.

The story will involve the Panic of 1821 and other matters which make for a great story whose description ought to end right here.

In the South (as well as in most northern states; particularly New York and New Jersey) they had slaves working on plantations and elsewhere in the 1810-1821 era. Slavery has set current day Hollywood into a tizzy and state of confusion, thus films of historic accuracy made by a pre- Political Correctness film industry are not only misjudged but are under suppression. Thus Foxes of Harrow and virtually any other film portraying slaves (except revisionist history like Steven Spielberg's foolish and unsuccessful Amisted) are no longer available for public view. Foxes of Harrow has never been released in video.

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Turning difficult for Maureen who did not like Rex Harrison as being too vulgar and arrogant. She nicknamed him "Sexy Rexy" ... Note that this is the only film in which some words were exchanged in French!

a small video (http://www.archive-host.com/video.php?id=a5883c0ad7921345070f1aa5ef8915cde1f24 22c.mp4)

Good reading!

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