The Little Foxes
A merciless Southern family turns marriage, illness, and inheritance into weapons in a struggle for industrial wealth.
Overview
A tale of ambition and manipulation unfolds in the deep South, where family ties are tested by greed.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- oppressive
- bitter
- psychologically intense
- classic cinema night
- Bette Davis retrospective
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a powerful, expertly performed classic melodrama with exceptional direction and a commanding ensemble.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Hubbard siblings treat marriage, illness, and family loyalty as instruments in a cotton-mill business deal.
Key confrontations unfold in the Giddens home, where staircases, rooms, and private negotiations expose shifting control.
Regina Giddens engineers her husband's return and pressures her daughter to advance her financial position.
The Hubbard clan's power in the early twentieth-century Deep South is tied to money, business, and domination of their community.
Films like The Little Foxes, and why
Jezebel
morally corrosive family drama, ruthless female protagonist, and tightly controlled period melodrama
The Letter
classic Hollywood domestic melodrama centered on manipulation, betrayal, and a commanding Bette Davis performance
A Place in the Sun
period family conflict shaped by money, social power, and psychologically intense performances
Movie Details
- Director
- William Wyler
- Release Date
- 1941-08-29
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (199)
Cast
- Bette Davis
- Herbert Marshall
- Teresa Wright
- Richard Carlson
- Dan Duryea
- Patricia Collinge
- Charles Dingle
- Carl Benton Reid
- Jessica Grayson
- John Marriott
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Little Foxes about?
- A merciless Southern family turns marriage, illness, and inheritance into weapons in a struggle for industrial wealth.
- What is The Little Foxes like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Little Foxes as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Little Foxes violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Little Foxes as mild.
- What did critics think of The Little Foxes?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a powerful, expertly performed classic melodrama with exceptional direction and a commanding ensemble.
- Which films are like The Little Foxes?
- Films with a similar feel include Jezebel, The Letter, and A Place in the Sun.
- How long is The Little Foxes?
- The Little Foxes runs 117 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Little Foxes?
- In United States, The Little Foxes streams on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
