
The ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the deep South at the turn of the 20th century. Regina Giddens née Hubbard has her daughter under her thumb. Mrs Giddens is estranged from her husband, who is convalescing in Baltimore and suffers from a terminal illness. But she needs him home, and will manipulate her daughter to help bring him back. She has a sneaky business deal that she's cooking up with her two elder brothers, Oscar and Ben. Oscar h... (Full plot summary below)
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The ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the deep South at the turn of the 20th century. Regina Giddens née Hubbard has her daughter under her thumb. Mrs Giddens is estranged from her husband, who is convalescing in Baltimore and suffers from a terminal illness. But she needs him home, and will manipulate her daughter to help bring him back. She has a sneaky business deal that she's cooking up with her two elder brothers, Oscar and Ben. Oscar has a flighty, unhappy wife and a dishonest worm of a son. Will the daughter have to marry this contemptible cousin? Who will she grow up to be - her mother or her aunt? Or can she escape the fate of both?
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzWhen viewed today, the hysterical melodrama seems creaky. |
| culturevulture.netNigam NuggehalliA classic example of how a play can be successfully adapted into a movie. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevySignificantly (and surprisingly) the nasty tone of Hellman's morality drama about corruption and greed in a Southern clan remained intact, allowing Bette Davis (in a role that Bankhead originated on stage) to shine as the amoral and immoral matriarch |
| Stream on DemandSean AxmakerBette Davis could freeze almost anyone with her icy stare, the practiced look of a woman who's learned how to operate in the man's world of business, in director William Wyler's film version of Lillian Hellman's chilly play... |
| User ReviewRachel D1940s film with some intense family dynamic-issues! I was horrified at some points. |
| User ReviewAshley HThe Little Foxes is an amazing film. It is about the corrupt machinations of a wealthy Southern family. Bette Davis and Herbert Marshall give excellent performances. The screenplay is well written. William Wyler did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the drama and romance. The Little Foxes is a must see. |
| User ReviewJackGreat Movie...in classic Bette Davis!! Shes awesome |
| User Reviewrobert bDavis is the envy of any woman who wants to control anything and everything she wants. Regina Giddens is the most manipulative, vindictive and classiest women of the south ever. She is not above doing all she can to exert her authority over all living things, especially humans. To say she is not the perfect woman is the very minimal of what she is. Her tones all carry a heavy weight of what she wants and will get at any cost. Men are putty in her hand. Her husband caves into her. Her daughter obeys every word she says. Even her brothers are beholden to her. Bette Davis was given some of the most powerful and enduring roles, and one view of this film will teach anyone that women are not above playing mind games to get what they want. Whether that is right or wrong is up to the viewer to decide. In any regard it is a snapshot at the life of a very determined woman. |
| User ReviewScott RThe Little Foxes is an amazing film. It is about the corrupt machinations of a wealthy Southern family. Bette Davis and Herbert Marshall give excellent performances. The screenplay is well written. William Wyler did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the drama and romance. The Little Foxes is a must see. |
| User ReviewChristopher BA must watch classic - as are a few other of Bette's works. It would be great to have seen a follow up film 5 or even 20 years later, and see how things worked out for both this family and the community. This film should be required of all film school curricula. |