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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. It is based on the novel of the same name by Frank Yerby, the sixth best-selling novel in the US in 1946.
The Foxes of Harrow: Directed by John M. Stahl. With Rex Harrison, Maureen O'Hara, Richard Haydn, Victor McLaglen. In pre-Civil War New Orleans, Louisiana, roguish Irish gambler Stephen Fox (Sir Rex Harrison) buys his way into society, something he couldn't do in his homeland because he is illegitimate.
- (572)
- Action, Drama, Romance
- John M. Stahl
- 1947-09-24
In Ireland, in 1795, the master of the House of Harrow orders his servants, Sean and Sara Fox, to rear his daughter's illegitimate baby. The Foxes are paid well, and although the master admonishes Sean to mold the boy into a humble man, the grieving mother begs Sara to give him enough strength to leave Ireland.
In 1827, Stephen Fox (Rex Harrison), illegitimate child of the illustrious Irish Harrow family, is a successful young gambler in New Orleans.
- Drama
- Rex Harrison, Maureen O'hara, Victor Mclaglen
- John M. Stahl
Frank Yerby’s Foxes of Harrow was one of those long historical novels so popular in the 1940s. 20th Century-Fox boiled the novel down into 118 minutes’ worth of essentials for this film version. In antebellum New Orleans, roguish Irish gambler Rex Harrison buys his way into society–something he couldn’t do in his homeland because he is ...
An Irish rascal and inveterate gambler uses his considerable skills at the gaming tables of New Orleans to become fabulously rich.
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. It is based on the novel of the same name by Frank Yerby, the sixth best-selling novel in the US in 1946.
