Review of Kitty Foyle (1940) by Joseph B — 18 Sep 2014

For a romance, this film is not nearly as predictable; it also has an even blend of comedy and drama. Ginger Rogers shines and the musical selections fit perfectly.

However, the film does have its faults. The acting is "below-par", with Kitty's Irish-stereotype father, Tom, and Wyn, the Philadelphia magazine owner with a Midwestern accent. What the film preaches is that the women should know their place, even if they are "free, white and 21," as the film puts it. They cannot know true love (women's idiocy) and they NEED a man to lead them.

Classist, sexist, and bigoted. Sure it is a product of its time, but Judas Priest, how outdated!