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The Foxes of Harrow (1947)

The Foxes of Harrow poster
Directed by
John M. Stahl
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 57m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A handsome Irish gambler moves to pre-Civil War New Orleans and schemes his way into high society. He marries a proud woman and builds a plantation, but his reckless ambitions strain their relationship.

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What happens

The Foxes of Harrow is a 1947 American-British 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 film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Production Design (Lyle R. Wheeler, Maurice Ransford, Thomas Little, Paul S. Fox). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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