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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. The film was nominated for the
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( Lyle R. Wheeler, Maurice Ransford,
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, Paul S. Fox).


Plot summary

In pre-Civil War New Orleans, roguish Irish gambler Stephen Fox ( Rex Harrison) buys his way into society – something he couldn't do in his homeland because he is illegitimate.


Cast

* Rex Harrison as Stephen Fox * Maureen O'Hara as Odalie 'Lilli' D'Arceneaux *
Richard Haydn Richard Haydn (born George Richard Haydon, 10 March 1905 – 25 April 1985) was a British-American comedy actor. Some of his better known performances include his roles as Professor Oddley in '' Ball of Fire'' (1941), Roger in '' No Time for Lo ...
as Andre LeBlanc *
Victor McLaglen Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959) was a British boxer-turned-Hollywood actor.Obituary ''Variety'', 11 November 1959, page 79. He was known as a character actor, particularly in Westerns, and made sev ...
as Captain Mike Farrell *
Vanessa Brown Vanessa Brown (born Smylla Brind, March 24, 1928 – May 21, 1999) was an Austrian-born American actress who worked in radio, film, theater, and television. Early life Born in Vienna, Austria, to Jewish parents (Nah Brind, a language teacher, a ...
as Aurore D'Arceneaux *
Patricia Medina Patricia Paz Maria Medina (19 July 1919 – 28 April 2012) was a British actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the films ''Phantom of the Rue Morgue'' (1954) and ''Mr. Arkadin'' (1955). Early life Medina was the daughter of Laure ...
as Desiree *
Gene Lockhart Edwin Eugene Lockhart (July 18, 1891 – March 31, 1957)"Gene Lockhart"
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as Viscount Henri D'Arceneaux * Charles Irwin as Sean Fox *
Hugo Haas Hugo Haas (19 February 1901 – 1 December 1968) was a Czech film actor, director and writer. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1926 and 1962, as well as directing 20 films between 1933 and 1962. Life and career Haas was born in B ...
as Otto Ludenbach *
Dennis Hoey Dennis Hoey (born Samuel David Hyams, 30 March 1893 – 25 July 1960) was a British film and stage actor, best known for playing Inspector Lestrade in six films of Universal's Sherlock Holmes series. Early life Hoey was born Samuel David ...
as Master of Harrow * Roy Roberts as Tom Warren * Randy Stuart as Stephen's birth mother (uncredited; her first acting role) * Ralph Faulkner as Fencing Instructor (uncredited) * Kenneth Washington as Achille (uncredited) *
Eugene Borden Eugene Borden (born Élysée Eugène Prieur-Bardin, March 21, 1897 – July 2, 1971) was an American character actor in silent and sound films. Born in France, he immigrated to the United States as a teenager, and entered the film industry a sh ...
as French Auctioneer (uncredited)


Notes

The storyline is derived from the 1946 eponymous novel ''The Foxes of Harrow'' by Frank Yerby. Fox paid author Frank Yerby $150,000 for the motion picture rights to ''The Foxes of Harrow'', which was his first novel. A December 1947 ''
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'' article called the figure "the biggest bonanza ever pocketed by a colored writer" and stated that the book was "the first Negro-authored novel ever bought by a Hollywood studio."


See also

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* * * * 1947 films 20th Century Fox films Films based on American novels Films directed by John M. Stahl Films scored by David Buttolph Films set in New Orleans Films set in Ireland American historical adventure films 1940s historical adventure films Films set in the 1820s Films set in the 1830s 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{adventure-film-stub